The road that brought me to where I am right now with my two beloved Thoroughbreds has been an interesting one. If you told me when I moved to Texas six years ago that I’d eventually own two hunter/jumper Thoroughbreds at a show barn, I would have laughed in your face. Though my background has always been in (struggle bus) hunter/jumper, I wanted to do AQHA when I first moved here. I figured that Texas was a Quarter Horse state if…
It’s official – I have a new pony to lease, and I love him! When I bought Teaspoon in Nov 2010, I had a definite type in mind for the kind of horse I wanted. Either a big bodied QH, Warmblood, or Draft Cross. A slow minded gelding. Not reactive, and a definite “push” ride. Of course, sometimes our horses get hurt and then we don’t have thousands of dollars to replace them with fat fancy Warmbloods. I started riding…
He’s just a wittle Teaspoon. He’s available for lease. I think he’s adorable, and even though he needs a lot of work to get into any kind of show ring – I luff him and he’s going to be mine. I’m going to start leasing him in November, and try to move him to a boarding facility closer to where I live. He’s got a dog-like personality. Loves to be groomed, loves attention, etc. I wouldn’t say any horse is…