[guidogodoy] Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:47:34 PM
Hell, I live in the middle of nowhere, gotta have a horse, right?
Sort of an odd situation, though, as I keep her on the farm of the person who sold her to me some years ago. The woman who sold her to me raises horses but her business is with Jack Mules. She is in the running for the largest ever, btw. I am the legal owner but she takes care of all the day-to-day business of mucking stalls, vet care, etc. I have some three acres here but she has like 100 and is REALLY set up for horses. Plus, she has no other job than taking care of her many animals.
You know me, I am a Detroit city-boy. I wouldn't own a horse if it weren't for this unique arrangement. Great horse, though. I love taking her out for trots whenever I get a free minute. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by hellrider 31038 from Wednesday, October 29, 2008 11:34:25 PM)
hellrider 31038 wrote:
never new you had a horse.awesome man.very nice
guidogodoy wrote:
Udo, this is mine. Saffie. Even better than riding her, I love BRUSHING her. Talk about taking away the worries of the day. When you are dealing with an animal this big (as well as all the others that typically roam around in the field where I keep her) you certainly have nothing else on your mind! Picture is a bit old as it was when I registered her. That is her mother roaming around her. Saffron is about as big as she is now. VERY fast horse.
Udo S. wrote:
Thank you all for your kind comments!
And having a horse is very nice and pretty much of a challenge.
I started horse riding at the age of 36 after meeting my wife (finally the woman of all - no, beyond - my dreams!). She had been riding for over 20 years.
I got totally hooked because a horse is ALIVE. When you hop onto your motorbike the machine does what you what it to do - always reacting in the same way to the same conditions. A horse - well, I always say a horse is only a person anyway - reacts the way it FEELS. Like we do. Going to the stable and meeting up with Spirit is always very cool because he'll show you immediately how he feels (tired, excited, even pissed off).
Of course I'm in charge - I have to be because giving him that feeling makes him feel secure with his surroundings. But I'm not gonna beat the shit out of him if he's having a bad day. Then we "talk" about it and just take it easy. He learns to trust me and I learn to be patient (I'm still a bit of an excited kinda guy...)!
