So you're a horse lover,,,,,,were you born that way.

[Equuisize]

My Mom always said it was genetic and I'd gotten it from her father.

I was a late life baby and he was gone years before I was ever

born, however, he raised Morgan horses in the late 1800's in the

San Juan Islands of Washington State. There were LOTS of stories

about him as I grew up and his love of, particularly, his stallion.

Genetic or not I've always had the 'bug'.

Until this past November kept my hair waist length...as a little girl

I perfected the walk of swinging my hair like a horses tail.

Always had to have taps on my shoes because I had to trot every

where and wanted to 'sound' like a horse. I also was

accomplished at doing flying lead changes, no matter where I was

trotting to...

This is the look I get from everyone else in my family

that missed

the genetic mutation of being a horse lover.

Still, any sign that says 'House for Sale" nearly gives me whiplash just

in case it says 'HORSE for sale'. I HAVE to look.

 

[SWA]

This is the look I get from everyone else in my family

that missed

the genetic mutation of being a horse lover.

Still, any sign that says 'House for Sale" nearly gives me whiplash just

in case it says 'HORSE for sale'. I HAVE to look.

LOL! I got that look (still do) too, from family and friends who just don't "get it". OH! Poor babies, LOL!

I remember as a child every time John Wayne or Clint Eastwood (or ANY movie that had HORSES in it) came on TV, I would ALWAYS actually KISS the TV Screen and NOT because of John Wayne or Clint...although "they" were handsome fellers in their own right, LOL! But, I ALWAYS had to make absolutely SURE that each and every horse that blipped across the screen got a SMOOCHIE from me, just in case the "movie folks" forgot to give any of theirs, LOL!

Can you say... um... slightly finatical??

YOU BET 'YER BOOTS!

And...mighty proud to fess up to it too, LOL!

Although, I've long since kind of outgrown that childhood "fettish" ....I do still secretly blow kisses to any horses on the screen.

No matter how old I get, the "kid" in me just can't seem to "completely" kick that old habit, LOL!

 

[Contessa]

I was definately born a horse fanatic!

My first words were "gimme pony"

 

[wildoak]

Have to say, this has been a great thread! I've enjoyed - and related to - most of the stories, lots of laughs and good memories. When we took car trips, my dad was a get on the road and get there kind of guy. I could just never understand why he wouldn't stop every time we passed what even resembled a horse farm (or why some people had pastures just full of horses and I couldn't have one of them LOL).

Tony - wonderful pictures!

Jan

 

[TripleDstables]

Well... my mom had horses when she was young, but she got rid of them when she got hurt riding. I don't know when I first saw a horse, but I started naggin mom from that moment on. So, when I was about 6 or so, she started taking my brother and I to horse back riding lessons. And, that led to me getting my first horse when I was 9. Then, the saying "Horses are like potato chips" finally made sense to me. I now have 6 horses, 4 of which are mine, the other two are mom and dad's.

I got my first mini in 2005... And, I got two more over the past two years! I'm hooked on the biggies and the little ones.

This is my first horse Coco, who was a quarab gelding. I no longer have him, because I kept growing, he didn't! He was 14.2.

This is my second horse Jetta. We got her when she was a weanling, she is now 6. I still have her. She's my mom's show horse.

This is my third horse Spot. She's my current show horse. She's coming 4 years old this year, and is Jetta's full sister.

This is my fourth horse Trinity. She was a standardbred Thoroughbred cross. 15.2. She's now a lesson horse at another barn.

My fifth horse, and first mini... Angel! I bought her in utero from Nicky Dobson. She is now turning 3.

My sixth horse Diva, is Angel's paternal half sister, I also purchased in utero from Nicky. She is turning 2 this year. And, I hope to take her to a few shows!

My seventh horse is my stallion Studmuffin. We found him browsing online for a biggy! But, instead we brought home a 28" cutie. I don't think he'll be going anywhere anytime soon.

And, our eighth horse Mongo. My dad's 16hh beast of a morgan! He's a retired show horse, that now rides around on the trails with dad.

I love the idea of this thread, thanks for letting me share!