Horse Sense

Alright, this is my final 'pet post' (for now anyway) to introduce our horses to you! My husband is the horse person - he grew up (literally) on horses. They grew up riding and camping out with the horses so boy was I in luck after we got married!

Our first horse is Daisy. She is an 8 year old Quarter Horse (with we think a touch of Paint in her) although we can't be 100% sure because she isn't registered. Actually neither of our horses are but since we won't be professional horse breeders any time soon it doesn't matter :)

Daisy is Logan's horse - although we both ride either horse, we still have 'ours' that we prefer. Daisy is pretty easy-going but can be VERY stubborn and hardheaded! (Hmm...maybe just like her human?). Logan hopes to start training her to barrel race as soon as it gets warm!

Here's Daisy (she is considerably chubbier now! Big girl likes to eat!)

My horse is Brisco. He is a 4 year old Thoroughbred. He is very young and had a LOT of energy. He has come leaps and bounds since we first bought him - he (and I) have learned a lot! We believe (from listening to our vet) that he was probably an 'in training' race horse and had an injury to his hoof (it's a little oddly shapen but nothing that bothers him now) and that is why he was sold. The idiot that sold him to us told us he was a Quarter Horse - um wrong. We knew that when we bought him but it was funny that he would even think to tell us that. I guess people aren't inclined to buy a Thoroughbred around here because they are a little more high strung and not as easygoing as Quarter Horses.

We have learned an interesting quirk of his - he is TERRIFIED of cows. Not just nervous around them - totally scared to death! He shakes and trembles and tries to run away from them. It's a little funny when you think about it but not when you are riding him! Poor Nervous Nelly!

Isn't he gorgeous! I thought so too! And yes, that is my arm...Let's just say I don't 'photograph well'...Hopefully in the spring and summer I will be able to show a lot more pictures of our 'horse adventures'. We just got a horse trailer so I am sure we will be going out often!

So, to leave you, here are some lovely horse pics! I will be back after the weekend - hopefully with some adventures to share! I am going to visit one of my best girlfriends in Cary, NC and we always have a blast! Have a good weekend!!

A beautiful farm scene in our back pasture (back before it became a desert last summer and when we still had grass!)

Silly Brisco - he's like a dog - he loves to follow you around and be rubbed on! I am sure he would live inside if we invited him in!

This was taken a day or so after I first got Brisco - we had gotten him in February or early March and it was about 20 degrees here! Look at that pretty headset - he was obviously started English but is a Western boy now! Yee Haw! Where's my hat?