Horse Poll!!! (: (20 characters)?

1-I own two!!

2-Dameer and Littlebit.

3-Arabian and a Quarter horse mix of some kind.

4-Dameer will be 11 tomorrow and Littlebit turned 8 in November.

5-Dameer is 14.3 and Littlebit is 14.2!

6-Dameer is dark bay with a start on her forehead and Littlebit is a chestnut with a blaze and three white socks.

7- Western.

8-Home!

9-Barrel racing!

10-Since I was three and I am almost 18.

11-Yes I do barrels.

12-Anything a horse can eat really lol.

13-Both 2 and a half years almost 3.

14-I don't really have one.

15-Barbs, Paints, Quarter horses, Arabians.

16-All the colors =).

17-Just grew up loving them then wanted one of my own.

18-Yes as long as the person isn't stupid with it and is actually harming the horse more then teaching it.

19-The smell of the horses and being able to run full speed down the road :D!

20-Sure hope so! If I die, I'll die doing what I love to do.

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse? Own

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)? Athena

3. What breed is your horse(s)? Friesian

4. How old is your horse(s)? 5

5. How tall is your horse(s)? 16"3

6. What color is your horse(s)? ( sorry I realize there's 2 6's, I don't want to change all of the numbers, lol.) Black

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride? Reining / trail

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)? Yes

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home? Board , but i plan to bring her home sometime in the next couple months .

9. What is your favorite discipline? Barrels

10. How long have you been riding? 8 years

11. Do you show? Sometimes

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats? Apple tarts

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)? 4 years

14. Who is your equestrian idol? John wayne

15. What is your favorite breed?Friesian

16. What is your favorite color of horse? Buckskin

17. How did you get into horses? Parents owned horse for 30 years

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship? Yes

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider? Owning a horse

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life? Yes

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse? My own horse:)

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)? Tex (Witchwoods Texas Hold 'Em) Dezzie (My Desirea Dawn)

3. What breed is your horse(s)? Tex is a Welsh Cob Sport Pony and Paint. Dezzie is a Pinto Arab

4. How old is your horse(s)? Tex is 5 and Dezzie is 23:)

5. How tall is your horse(s)? Tex is 14.2hh and Dezzie is 15.1hh

6. What color is your horse(s)? ( sorry I realize there's 2 6's, I don't want to change all of the numbers, lol.) Tex is Paint and Dezzie is Pinto

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride? Barrels, small jumps, trails everyday, cone weaving, and obstacle courses:)

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)? Nope

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home? We are leasing our own 2 stall barn until we move onto a farm. Probably this month:)

9. What is your favorite discipline? Trails

10. How long have you been riding? My whole life I've known how to ride but about 4 years I've really been riding.

11. Do you show? Nope! I might do some barrels or reining eventually.

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats? Tex's are apple wafers and carrots. Dezzie's are carrots.

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)? We owned 2 horses when I was 2 until I was 4 and then we moved and now we own again. For the last three years. And I've ridden the last 4:)

14. Who is your equestrian idol? My mom:D Haha

15. What is your favorite breed? Definitly Paints or Arabs, very smart and fiesty ALL their life!

16. What is your favorite color of horse? Paint:)

17. How did you get into horses? My mom has had horses all of her life from 6-26 and now again 31-present.

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship? Yes:)

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider? The bond with my horse and I <3

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life? YES!! Always! When I get old and can't ride I'll get a horse that can drive and that's what I'll do!:D

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse? LESSON

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)? I RIDE A PONY CALLED GIZMO

3. What breed is your horse(s)? NOT SURE

4. How old is your horse(s)? 8

5. How tall is your horse(s)? 12.2

6. What color is your horse(s)? ( sorry I realize there's 2 6's, I don't want to change all of the numbers, lol.) GREY

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride? ENGLISH

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)? YES

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home? I RIDE AT A STABLES

9. What is your favorite discipline? JUMPING

10. How long have you been riding? 6 YEARS

11. Do you show? NO

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats? DONT KNOW

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)? 6 YEARS

14. Who is your equestrian idol? ME

15. What is your favorite breed? FRIEISIANS OR WELSHES

16. What is your favorite color of horse? BLACK, DAPPLE GREY, DUN

17. How did you get into horses? FAMILY

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship? DONT KNOW

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider? HORSES

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life? YES

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse? Lease!

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)? Boomer

3. What breed is your horse(s)? Draft/paint

4. How old is your horse(s)? 14

5. How tall is your horse(s)? 15'1

6. What color is your horse(s)? ( sorry I realize there's 2 6's, I don't want to change all of the numbers, lol.) brown and white

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride? jumpers, equitation

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)? yes i do!

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home? board

9. What is your favorite discipline? jumpers!

10. How long have you been riding? 6 years

11. Do you show? yep!

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats? apple treats :)

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)? 4 months

14. Who is your equestrian idol? Mary King

15. What is your favorite breed? Quarter horse

16. What is your favorite color of horse? black

17. How did you get into horses? summer camp

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship? yes

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider? the bonds you experience

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life? of course :)

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse? I own a horse, and take lessons.

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)? His name is Dakota.

3. What breed is your horse(s)? Appaloosa

4. How old is your horse(s)? 7 years old

5. How tall is your horse(s)? 15hh

6. What color is your horse(s)? Black with a white blanket.

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride? English: Hunter, Jumper, Dressage, Cross Country, Equatation, Hunter Under Saddle, Etc. Sometimes, for fun i do western games though.

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)? Yep, mostly dressage and hunter/jumper.

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home? I board my horse.

9. What is your favorite discipline? idk... Either Hunter/ Jumper or X country

10. How long have you been riding? 6 years

11. Do you show? Yes. At least one a month.

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats? Anything he can find. He might as well be a goat.

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)? I used to take lessons on my horse before i bought him, so i have ridden him for 3 years. I've owned him for 1 1/2 years.

14. Who is your equestrian idol? I don't really have one yet.

15. What is your favorite breed? Appaloosas, even though they're stubborn... :)

16. What is your favorite color of horse? Dapple gray.

17. How did you get into horses? Not really sure... probably kind of a "Mom, i want to ride horses." "OK, lets go." situation.

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship? Yep

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider? I love how horses can always be there and be your best friend. Also, the feeling of being in the air going over a jump.

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life? Even if i broke every bone in my body, i would drive out and sit there all day. I'm going to be one stubborn old lady one day... so yes.

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse?

Lesson horses at the moment.

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)?

Some are Riot, Simba and Maggie.

3. What breed is your horse(s)?

Riot: Cob, Simba: TB, Maggie: Cob.

4. How old is your horse(s)?

Riot: 10, Simba: 6 or 7, Maggie: 13.

5. How tall is your horse(s)?

I don't know i think Riot is 14.1h, Simba is 14hh and Maggie is 15hh

6. What color is your horse(s)?

Riot: Skewbald, Simba: Bay, Maggie: Piebald.

6. What discipline(s) do you ride?

English, mostly Dressage and Show jumping.

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)?

Yep. Every week.

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home?

Lesson horses. Kept at the yard.

9. What is your favourite discipline?

English- Dressage and Showjumping.

10. How long have you been riding?

7-8 Months =).

11. Do you show?

Did once but not normally.

12. What are your horse(s)'s favourite treats?

Apples and carrots given with love <3 .

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)?

7-8 Months.

14. Who is your equestrian idol?

Some of my teachers Katie, Kitty, Shannan and Anna =).

15. What is your favorite breed?

Cobs =).

16. What is your favorite color of horse?

Buckskin, Skewbald, Piebald, Palomino, Tri coloured and light bay.

17. How did you get into horses?

I always wanted to and when I went on holiday they had ponies and offered riding lessons so yay had a lesson then and carried on from then.

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship?

Yep.

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider?

Seeing the horses and having that connection. Also i love the fact that horses can open a new way of looking at things.

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life?

I hope so. I will try. =)

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse? Own

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)? Mo

3. What breed is your horse(s)? Paso fino

4. How old is your horse(s)? 13

5. How tall is your horse(s)? not really sure

6. What color is your horse(s)? fleabitten gray

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride? whatever i want to try

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)? i dont take lessons

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home? keep her at my house

9. What is your favorite discipline? show jumping (english)

10. How long have you been riding? since i was 3

11. Do you show? not at the moment

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats? Anything

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)? a few months

14. Who is your equestrian idol? Not really sure

15. What is your favorite breed? Paint <3

16. What is your favorite color of horse? Jet black

17. How did you get into horses? My cousin, she loved horses and i started loving them when i was around 2 and a half

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship? To a certain extent

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider? Horses dont care about how rich you are, or what you look like, they love you for who you are, and give you friendship

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life? OF COURSE! I plan to become an equine veterinarian

1. Lesson, lease, or your own horse?

OWN

2. What is your horse(s)'s name(s)?

MAGNIFIC AF "MAG"

3. What breed is your horse(s)?

ARABIAN

4. How old is your horse(s)?

5

5. How tall is your horse(s)?

14.3

6. What color is your horse(s)? ( sorry I realize there's 2 6's, I don't want to change all of the numbers, lol.)

GREY

6. What dicipline(s) do you ride?

ENDURANCE

7. Do you take lessons in that discipline(s)?

NOPE

8. Do you board your horse(s) or keep them at home?

BOTH...BOARD DURING COLLEGE AND HOME FOR THE SUMMER

9. What is your favorite discipline?

ENDURANCE =p

10. How long have you been riding?

ABOUT 13 YEARS

11. Do you show?

SOMETIMES

12. What are your horse(s)'s favorite treats?

FOOD IN GENERAL

13. How long have you owned/ridden your horse(s)?

MY CURRENT HORSE = 9 MONTHS

14. Who is your equestrian idol?

CHRISTOPH SCHORK

15. What is your favorite breed?

ARABIAN

16. What is your favorite color of horse?

BLACK, BUCKSKIN, OR BAY

17. How did you get into horses?

FAMILY

18. Do you believe in Natural Horsemanship?

YEAH FOR THE MOST PART

19. What is your favorite thing about being a rider?

BEING ABLE TO BOND AND HAVE A UNIQUE CONNECTION WITH HORSES

20. Will you continue to ride throughout your life?

HELL YA!

1 - Own

2 - Eric

3 - Connemara

4 - 19

5 - 14.1hh

6 - Chocolate dun

6 - English - I do county level showing (M&M ridden classes and Veteran Horse Society ridden classes), dabble in dressage and jump a little at home

7 - Of course - I have lessons as and when I need them on my own pony and on the horses at college we jump and flat once a week

8 - He's on part livery - will be on working livery at college for the academic year from September (will be going back to current yard afterwards)

9 - I love watching eventing - if only I had the guts to have a go and didn't have a memory like a sieve!

10 - About 14 years now (give or take - I'm not sure I remember not riding or being around horses)

11 - Yes - mentioned above

12 - Everything - he'll try anything once, even if it's not edible!

13 - We've owned him 9 years - I've ridden him full time for about 7-8-ish years (my mum bought him for herself - when my first pony went out on loan before being sold, I started riding him)

14 - Pippa Funnell - seriously read her autobiography. She's had such a struggle to get where she is and is still regularly competing, even if a lot of her horses are youngsters at the minute.

15 - Connemara, Fell, Andalusian. A type I like is the good old honest cob - my mum wants a traditional coloured cob in the future (guess who'll be doing the cleaning though? Me!)

16 - I love coloured horses as no two are the same. Other than that I love greys

17 - My mum has been riding since she was a child and I went on a couple of pony rides when I was really small - she took me on a riding holiday in Wales when I was about 4 1/2-5 years old and I started riding lessons about a month after we got back (had to find somewhere suitable where my mum could also ride as she wanted to start riding again)

18 - Not Parelli. Kelly Marks and Monty Roberts, on the other hand... Love them - Kelly Marks set up Intelligent Horsemanship in order to give advice, help and teach others and promote an effective way to gain your horse's trust and improve their attitude to work and other things that generally worry them. Intelligent Horsemanship is all about thinking like a horse - none of this pussyfooting around with ridiculous piece of equipment or filling out charts (just a pen and a lunge line - getting the horse to want to be in your herd and want to cooperate and want to do what you ask, no forcing, no telling people what to do, working with the horse and rider/owner as individuals)

19 - Stops me being a social shut in - I was bullied up until I was about 15 about my weight and the fact I ride and I probably would have done something stupid if I didn't have my pony to see and ride

20 - Why wouldn't I? If I'm ever told to stop riding for medical reasons, I'll just hack or slow it down a bit.