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Riding Survey

Sun Jan 27, 2008, 4:35 PM
  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: It's Only Life
I guess this has been going around...

1. How old were you when you first started riding?
14 or 15?

2. First horse ridden:
Bo

3. First horse trotted on:
Bo

4. First horse cantered on:
Bo

5. First Horse fallen off of:
Roany
It was my second lesson ever and the horse flipped out when somebody slammed their car door. I rode a few big bucks and then bailed. I didn't know that you weren't supposed to bail. :)

6. Most recent horse fallen off of:
Mickey, but it was in the water so it was actually fun.

7. First horse you trotted over poles with:
Never trotted over poles.

8. First horse jumped with:
Fudge

9. First horse who ran away with you:
Rascal

10. First horse that scared the crap out of you:
Talusha
She's a beauty but she's outta control! Lol.

11. First horse shown?
Bo

12. First horse to win a class with:
Bo

13. Do you/have you taken lessons:
Had many lessons, and now teaching them. :)

14. First horse you ever rode bareback:
Bo- I hit the trails and creeks with him all the time.

15. First horse trail ridden with:
Bo

16. Current Barn name:
Doringcourt Stables

17. Do you ride English or western?
Dressage

18. First Horse to place at a show with:
Bo

19. Ever been to horse camp?
Yes

20. Ever been to a riding clinic?
Yes

21. Ridden sidesaddle?
Heck no.

22. First horse leased:
Annie- 16 hand bay QH mare, sweetheart.

23.first horse owned:
Rascal!!!! He was mine at the beginning of this year.

24. Highest ribbon in a show-
2nd place, lol.

25. Ever been to an 'A' rated show?
Nope, only schooling.

26. Ever competed in pony games/relay races?
No, but I would love to.

27. Ever fallen off at a show:
No.

28. Do you ride Hunter/Jumpers?
Nope, but jumping is fun on trails.

29. Have you ever barrel raced?
No, but I want to try it for fun someday.

30. Ever done pole bending?
No, but it looks fun.

31. Favorite gait:
Canter.

32. Ever cantered bareback?
Yeah!! What's a trail ride without cantering bareback?

33. Have you ever done dressage?
That's all I do. :)

34. Have you ever evented?
No, but it would be awesome.

35. Have you ever mucked a stall?
No, we don't have stalls.

36. Ever been bucked off?
Yes, just once.

37. Ever been on a horse that reared?
Yes, and arabian. It was fun! She was playing.

38. Horses or ponies?
Horses.

39. Do you wear a helmet?
Always.

40. What's the highest you've jumped:
1 ft.

41. Have you ever ridden at night?
Yep.

42. Do you watch horsey television shows?
Lol, I have to admit I watch The Saddle Club sometimes.

43. Have you ever been seriously hurt/injured from a fall?
No.

44. Have you ever ridden without anything (no saddle, bridle, halter etc)?
On Bo, once. Not for long, didn't really do much.

45. Do you ride in an arena or ring?
I ride wherever I need to. Arena, round pen, in the open, on the trail...

46. Have you ever been trampled by a horse?
No.

47. Have you ever been bitten?
Oh yeah.

48. Ever had your foot stepped on by a horse?
Yes. Last May Gus the belgian stepped on my right foot. I lost feeling of a small section on top of my foot because he crushed some nerves, and I just got the feeling back about a month ago. My foot is still slightly discolored from that event also. :):) It's a cool story though.

49. Do you clean your tack regularly?
I try to.

50. Ever played ride-a-buck?
No, it would be fun though.

51. Show name:
None yet, Rascal is hard to incorporate into a cool show name. However I did give Bo a show name, "Let's Go Bo". :)

52. Barn Name:
??

53. Any nicknames?
Nah.

54. Breed:
Throughbred, off the track.

55. Goes english or western:
English. (dressage)

56. Sex?
Gelding

57. Age:
6

58. Primary Discipline?
Dressage

59. Show experience:
Not yet, first one's in March.

60. Good on the trail:
Pretty good. Will get better.

61. Did you train this horse yourself?
100%!

62. Vices:
Want's to love everyone. Lol, is that a vice??
Sometimes he bites, because he thinks it's hilarious.

63. Spooky?
For an ex-racehorse, he's bombproof.

64. Is your horse able to be ridden bareback
Only done it twice for short periods of time.

65. Does your horse come when you call?
Most of the time.

66. Is your horse good with children and other horses?:
Great, except most horses think he's annoying.

67. Is your horse worked regularly:
Only on weekends, i'm in school still.

68. Ever a lesson horse?
NO!

69. Does your horse like treats?
Only carrots. Weirdo, I know.

70. Do you take lessons on your horse?
Yes.

71. Is your horse easy to work around?
Yes.

72. Has your horse ever escaped from it's stall?
Don't have stalls.

74. Is your horse hard to worm?
No.

75. Is your horse good for the farrier / vet?
Yes.

76. Have you ever won a class with your horse?
Haven't shown him yet.

77. Have you ever had a moment where you feel really connected to your horse?
Of course!

78. Does your horse like hay?
Yes.

79. Does your horse have special feed or supplement?
No.

80. Does your horse often have a very messy stall?
Don't have stalls.

81. Does your horse use any special boots?
No.

82. Do you use a whip and spurs?
Mostly just a whip, sometimes spurs.

83. Does your horse like to run?
Well, he raced.

84. How many times a week do you ride your horse?
3

85. Does your horse have markings?
Star, white left heel.

86. Do you braid your horse for shows?
Yes, dressage braids.

87. What color is your horse's halter?
Black and lime green.

88. Does your horse follow you?
Yes.

89. Can your horse backup?
Yes, but not well yet.

90. Is your horse's trot easier to sit to or post to?
Both.

91. Have you ever dressed your horse up for Halloween?
Not yet, haven't had him for Halloween yet.

93. Has your horse ever produced offspring?
No, gelding.

94. Do you and your horse have "colors"?
Black and lime green.

95. What is your horse's favorite treat?
Carrots.

96. Do you normally lunge your horse before riding?
Only sometimes, when i'm not going to ride much.

97. Has your horse ever given a pony ride?
Not yet.

98. How many people owned this horse before you?
Just one, the racing stables.

99. Does your horse get dirty easily?
No, most thoroughbreds off the track don't really know what "dirty" means yet. :):)

100. What's your favorite horsey memory?
Buying Rascal.

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