Michelle

Well almost mine, lol. Everyone, even the barn owners, refere to him as mine haha. I'm one three people allowed to ride him at my barn and we have grown incredibly close. I never knew the bond some people had with their horse, and now I know how amazing it feels. He favors me over everyone in the barn, although he is friendly and will come up to everyone for attention, he hears my voice or name and he turns his head and starts flapping his lips and sticks his head out of his stall excited I'm there. I spend 3-4 days a week out there with him wether it just leading him around, teaching him tricks or riding him. He's still green so I'm helping train him as well. He rides english, jumps 2ft right now and were working on eventually raising it, and he also rides western and is AMAZING at barrels. The barn owners and the other girl who helps train him said they have never seen him so relaxed and happy like he is when I'm spending time with him. They offered to let me buy him since he doesn't fit into their lesson program and because of the bond we have (he's very difficult to ride for a beginner and needs an experienced rider and still has a lot of work to do). They refuse to let him go to anyone else besides with me, otherwise they're going to keep him and I'll continue to keep working with him. Once I get a job to pay for half of board, my dad is going to buy him for me and we'll split boarding costs. I'm beyond excited. He's a 15.3 hand arabian/quarter horse cross, or as I call him my "Quabian" lol. Sorry most of these are all cell phone pics so theyre kind of crappy.


My Quabian by adayinmylife9, on Flickr

his eye lashes are so cute!

Gentle Eyes by adayinmylife9, on Flickr


Untitled by adayinmylife9, on Flickr


Untitled by adayinmylife9, on Flickr


Untitled by adayinmylife9, on Flickr
^this moment just about made my heart melt. I was leading him around and was tired so I just sat on a barrel that was laying out and he came over and pushed his head into my chest and rested it in my lap.


Untitled by adayinmylife9, on Flickr
I bought him matching burgundy saddle pad and wraps, and the halter in the previous pics. I may be biased but I think he's adorable.

I think I've posted these before, but for anyone who didn't see them here's a couple more.


47/365 Me and my buddy Dusty by adayinmylife9, on Flickr


Dusty by adayinmylife9, on Flickr
^^don't mind my crappy position lol, it was during cool down so I wasn't really concerned about how I looked.

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georgiapeach

He's a cutie and reminds me of Sigfried, a small horse (14.3) my dad leased for me (a VERY long time ago-lol) while I was looking to buy a horse. Siggy was a sweetie and provided me lots of good times! At the small schooling shows in my area, the barns were gracious enough to let me compete in the pony division since I was young, even though Siggy exceeded the pony height by 1 inch!

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SarainPA

Nope. you are not bias...he is a cutie! I got my mare when she was 2 years old and she is now on her mid 20's - still healthy as could be. She was a handful as a green horse and even now she will embarrass someone if they try to show off on her! But, if you are an inexperienced rider, she will baby sit you all day.

You really can bond with them, can't you?


Enjoy!

Rowan

I grew up with horses and they will always have a special place in my heart. My home contains a lot of horse artwork and statuary, etc.

He's a beauty and has a sweet face. You can tell a lot about a horse from his eyes, and your description of "gentle eyes" is so accurate.

CT Girl

I am so excited for you. I use to muck out stalls to get to ride and to have a horse of my own would have been a dream come true. Love the burgundy saddle pad and wraps, and halter - that is his color. He does have a very sweet look in his eyes especially when you are in the picture - you can tell the crush is mutal. How old is he?

Michelle

Sorry, I totally forgot about this thread.

Thanks everyone! And he's a rescue so were not sure on his age but were guessing about 13-15 years old

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Ms Stella

awwwww look at your both!! I had a horse growing up too. Mine was a buckskin and he was shown in gaited classes..a Racking horse. I LOVE horses..training a strong willed breed of dog is a lot like training a horse..its all a mind and respect thing. If horses had any idea how big and strong they are they could totally blow us off! Same with a dog..but they love, respect and depend on us and submit to us if we treat them with love ans respect. Great photos..I use to love riding bareback. We use to take our horses to a lake and ride them bareback into the water. I LOVED riding while mine would swim. I felt so "one" with my horse then. Ahhhhh thanks for the wonderful memories!

LEUllman

Has Atticus ever met him? That would be a sight to see.