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Crazy ride?
Posted On 06/24/2008 13:21:44 by KellyHB1

Star is now approaching her year and a half mark.  She is so much fun to work with and likes to interact with people. (Her only issue is at feeding time...I am working on that !)

Anyway, I know it will be a while until I start breaking her to ride, but I just can't help but wonder what that will be like.  You see, Star is very athletic and with her being half Arab, she can have lots of energy!  At sunset is her most active time.  She loves to run, stop, jump strait up into the air, spin, chase the dogs and is so much fun to watch.  Now, the other night as my husband and I walked the dogs on the bridlepath by our back pasture fence, Star came trotting up whipping her head all around.  We fed her some of the long grass on the bridle path that she can't reach, then continued to throw the ball for the dogs on our walk.  As the dogs chased the ball, so did Star, spinning and bucking and making laps around the pasture.  Mind you, it is 100 degrees even at sunset this time of year in Phoenix!  

My husband looked at me and said, "And you are going to get up on that, someday...Crazy ride!"

I guess so!  I'll be sure to hand on tight when that day comes!



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06/30/2008 00:46:12


Stormie wrote:
How much have you handled Star so far?

As a whole lot of good ground work/manners work with her now girl and it will sure pay off for you later on..and on an energetic horse such as an Arab, a really good round pen work-out before riding her each time will get some energy burnt off and her mind and manners in focus. You enjoy that special day when you first saddle up and mount up as its sure going to be a special moment in time to feel her under you that first time!

Yeehaw!

I actually have done a lot of ground work with her.  I have had a natural horseman trainer show me the basics and I have done play days with her (See my photo gallery for more Star pictures!)  I pony her on trail rides behind my trusty gelding, and she developed a "boxy" hoof at 4 months that I have had to have a farrier trim every two weeks.  She stands better now than most horses do for the farrier!  I imprinted her right at the moment of birth and sometimes I don't think she thinks she's a horse.  I bred her for distance riding so I think she definitely has that Arab energy!  I love Arabs!



06/29/2008 23:37:47
How much have you handled Star so far?
As a whole lot of good ground work/manners work with her now girl and it will sure pay off for you later on..and on an energetic horse such as an Arab, a really good round pen work-out before riding her each time will get some energy burnt off and her mind and manners in focus. You enjoy that special day when you first saddle up and mount up as its sure going to be a special moment in time to feel her under you that first time!
Yeehaw!


06/24/2008 16:58:29
The video sounds cool. Most of us here has watched Star grow through your posts. It would definately be worth watching!



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