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Welcome to my HorseSynergy blog. Never done this before but thought if I had been fortunate enough to have found information about horses, riding, and trainers earlier maybe just maybe I would not have made as many mistakes as I have made with my girls.
I have two mares. The first horse I ever bought was a horse with many issues. However, it just didn't matter. When I laid my eyes on her I fell in love with her and all her "hidden" issues. Of course, the person selling her to me warned me that she had been abused and could be difficult but it went in one ear and out the other. This mares name was Shilo when I bought her. I didn't want to change her name but I did want to name her so I added an "h" to her name, Shiloh. I was her eighth or ninth owner. What a journey we have had. Now that I have this blog site I'm going to share it and relieve my last five years. I'll bet you anything I'll relearning what I might have forgotten I learned.
My second horse really was the horse my husband and son fell in love with in a pasture above Waikele at Koa Ridge. Ellie or LL Precious as her paper work states was a four year old with maybe two hours of ground work with Dave Carswell when she was two. We had to basically teach her ground manners because she was lucky enough to be one of those babies left alone for the most of her life living in a herd or horses where her partner in crime was her half sister Twinkles that is either a month older or younger. The alpha mare was Roanie who was lame most the time so they weren't not disciplined as much as they should have been as youngsters. But that is okay, I'm sure it makes her who she is today and we love her.
Well, my husband and son sort of left Ellie to me and now I can say she is pretty much my horse too. When we bought her she was not even green broke. Thank goodness she was so ready to do something that she was willing and ready to learn anything. Of course, she had a bit of an attitude when she decided she had had enough and that in itself is a long story to be told through this blog.
If you ever have questions or comments I look forward to your stories and insight. Please share, for that is what Horse Synergy was created for. We can all learn from each other and if I can possibly save someone from making the same mistakes as I have man that would mean a lot.
I have two mares. The first horse I ever bought was a horse with many issues. However, it just didn't matter. When I laid my eyes on her I fell in love with her and all her "hidden" issues. Of course, the person selling her to me warned me that she had been abused and could be difficult but it went in one ear and out the other. This mares name was Shilo when I bought her. I didn't want to change her name but I did want to name her so I added an "h" to her name, Shiloh. I was her eighth or ninth owner. What a journey we have had. Now that I have this blog site I'm going to share it and relieve my last five years. I'll bet you anything I'll relearning what I might have forgotten I learned.
My second horse really was the horse my husband and son fell in love with in a pasture above Waikele at Koa Ridge. Ellie or LL Precious as her paper work states was a four year old with maybe two hours of ground work with Dave Carswell when she was two. We had to basically teach her ground manners because she was lucky enough to be one of those babies left alone for the most of her life living in a herd or horses where her partner in crime was her half sister Twinkles that is either a month older or younger. The alpha mare was Roanie who was lame most the time so they weren't not disciplined as much as they should have been as youngsters. But that is okay, I'm sure it makes her who she is today and we love her.
Well, my husband and son sort of left Ellie to me and now I can say she is pretty much my horse too. When we bought her she was not even green broke. Thank goodness she was so ready to do something that she was willing and ready to learn anything. Of course, she had a bit of an attitude when she decided she had had enough and that in itself is a long story to be told through this blog.
If you ever have questions or comments I look forward to your stories and insight. Please share, for that is what Horse Synergy was created for. We can all learn from each other and if I can possibly save someone from making the same mistakes as I have man that would mean a lot.
my first horse was fresh off the track and she was one of those "problem" horses. it was love at first sight for me and for her, i was walking by the stall and she nickered to me and that was it...i was in love..she was very head strong, very athletic and "hot" as a summer night. and i was green, very green... it took us a year until she finally gave in and let me be the lead mare. i was bucked off every lesson, at least three time. finally i learned to stay on during her temper tantrums. it was funny people would ask me which arena i was going to ride in and then they would ride in a different arena. i found out later that people at the stables had a bet on who was going to kill who first... she was quite a hand full, but i didn't care. i was young and in love.
after she let me lead, we were unstoppable, we won every event we entered, especially the speed classes. we enjoyed jumpers the most, nether on of us liked hunters much, but we did o.k in hunters but our true passion was jumpers.. we would win by 5 seconds...she was so fast! she taught me so much. she was my best friend and was alway there for me. my first love and you never forget your first love. i know i am a better person for having known her. she is now retired and lives on a farm in California. i miss her very much. horses are so special. i wish everyone could know the love of a horse. the world would be a better place.
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Thank you for sharing Angela, your story brought tears to my eyes and the whole time I read it I was nodding my head. Yes, totally understand. Gayle
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