Hamster Clone
Posted 05 January 2015 - 03:25 AM
Forum Name: Hams & Happiness
Favorite Breed: Appaloosa
Favorite Color: Blanket
How long have you been riding: 5 to 6 years
Disipline: Western
Do you own a horse: Sadly, no
Extra info: I've been taking lessons for 5 years, but I've volunteered at rescues for about 2 years now.
Hamster Clone
Posted 05 January 2015 - 03:49 AM
Forum Name: Hams & Happiness
Favorite Breed: Appaloosa
Favorite Color: Blanket
How long have you been riding: 5 to 6 years
Disipline: Western
Do you own a horse: Sadly, no
Extra info: I've been taking lessons for 5 years, but I've volunteered at rescues for about 2 years now.
Accepted! Hey, I would love to volunteer at rescues once I get a little bit more experienced! 
I love horses!
Forum name: Animal Obsessed
Favorite horse breed (or pony): Friesian
Favorite Color: Black or Gray
How long have you been riding: on and off for 5 years (the first two years were just camps)
Discipline: English
Do you own any horses: No, I wish!
Extra information that's not on the form: I work at a local barn every week!
Accepted! That's cool how you work at your local barn! I need to do something like that soon, lol.
The following answers are answered bellow:
Bubbles backyard
Quarter horse and paint
Palomino
I'm guessing but maybe 5 years
Western
I have a palomino pony
Her name is Tulip and is the sweetest pony I have ever met. I hope when I grow out of her she can learn to pull a cart;)
Accepted! Aww, Tulip sounds adorable! Have any pictures? 
I really love hotbloods, as I find their "difficulty" quite passionate, if you will. I find that they have the biggest personalities, and once they trust you (which takes a long time), are the most loyal. However, I am partial to Quarter Horses and Paints as well for their stability, as those are the breeds I started on.
Hmm, I really need to start checking out all the different horse breeds! I can't wait to see what breed of horse I'll get for lessons.
Edited by EightCloudyCupcakes, 05 January 2015 - 03:53 AM.
Full-Fledged Hamster
Posted 05 January 2015 - 04:25 AM
Hmm, I really need to start checking out all the different horse breeds! I can't wait to see what breed of horse I'll get for lessons.
Most riding schools will start you off with a reliable breed; Quarter Horses definitely dominate this field.
Hamster Clone
Posted 05 January 2015 - 04:35 AM
Most riding schools will start you off with a reliable breed; Quarter Horses definitely dominate this field.
Awesome! Quarter horses are the ones that are the fastest breed of horse and were bred for racing?
Full-Fledged Hamster
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:02 AM
Awesome!
Originally, yes, they were bred for quarter milers, which is how they got their name. However, today's flat racing industry is almost 100% Thoroughbreds, which are superior in any distance over a quarter mile. Today, Quarter Horses dominate and are mainly shown in Western riding classes, including reining, barrel racing, polebending, etc, but are great horses all around. You will most likely be started on an older lesson horse (15+) that is completely quiet and sound. I began riding on a chestnut QH named Rex, and he is really what made me fall in love with riding. 
Hamster Clone
Posted 05 January 2015 - 05:05 AM
Originally, yes, they were bred for quarter milers, which is how they got their name. However, today's flat racing industry is almost 100% Thoroughbreds, which are superior in any distance over a quarter mile. Today, Quarter Horses dominate and are mainly shown in Western riding classes, including reining, barrel racing, polebending, etc, but are great horses all around. You will most likely be started on an older lesson horse (15+) that is completely quiet and sound. I began riding on a chestnut QH named Rex, and he is really what made me fall in love with riding.
I absolutely can't wait to start my lessons now Thanks for the information!
Hamster Clone
Posted 05 January 2015 - 06:47 AM
Can I join? i used to ride but don't anymore as it clashes with helping at animal farm but i also want to go back to horse riding but my mum cant find any riding lessons that are open on sundays.(if anyone who is in the uk knows of any that are open on sundays please PM me)
Forum Name : mostlyrodentdoglover
Favorite Horse Breed (or pony) : Paint or Shetlands
Favorite Color of horse: Brown.white,black,splashed
How long have you been riding? : i used to ride for 1 1/2 years
Do you own any horses? : Nope
Extra Information that's not on the form: I help look after Shetland ponies at the animal farm i volunteer at
Can I join? i used to ride but don't anymore as it clashes with helping at animal farm but i also want to go back to horse riding but my mum cant find any riding lessons that are open on sundays.(if anyone who is in the uk knows of any that are open on sundays please PM me)
Forum Name : mostlyrodentdoglover
Favorite Horse Breed (or pony) : Paint or Shetlands
Favorite Color of horse: Brown.white,black,splashed
How long have you been riding? : i used to ride for 1 1/2 years
Do you own any horses? : Nope
Extra Information that's not on the form: I help look after Shetland ponies at the animal farm i volunteer at
Hamster Clone
Posted 06 January 2015 - 07:13 PM
I guess I got good news! The place I'm looking at offers trail riding lessons I believe. I think I'm going to learn the basics of riding first, then I'll switch to those lessons.
Junior Hamster
Posted 06 January 2015 - 09:26 PM
Hamster Clone
Posted 07 January 2015 - 04:23 AM
Forum name: Hamsterluver43ver
Favorite Horse Breed (or pony) : Quarter horse
Favorite Color : Chestnut, bay, buckskin , pinto
How long have you been riding? : 7 years
Discipline : Western pleasure
Do you own any horses? : yes , he's a Quarter horse chestnut named Travis
Extra Information that's not on the form : no
Hamster Clone
Posted 12 January 2015 - 09:33 AM
Update - I want to pay for my shoes and helmet.. and I have the money for both.. but then again I really need to get a new molecular gastronomy kit! 
(I lost my other in storage 
)
I'll guess I'll have to save up another $50 to get another kit! 
Oh well, I guess delicious frozen chocolate foam will have to wait. 
Hamster Clone
Posted 16 January 2015 - 04:35 AM
Hey, I kinda got bad ish news! Well, in my area there are very few places that actually do western lessons! The place I've been talking about isn't too good, so I may have to pick somewhere else. I may have to do hunter / jumper, though I would be fine with that since jumping is pretty cool.
Hamster Clone
Posted 19 January 2015 - 01:40 AM
Forum Name : Harveyham
Favorite Horse Breed (or pony) : Pony of the Americas (POA), Friesians, and Fjords
Favorite Color : Dun
How long have you been riding? : 8 years I think?
Discipline : Western (but usually I just hop on bareback, or ride in a bareback pad)
Do you own any horses? : Yes. I have a 20ish year old POA named Ginger, and an 11ish year old Fjord/Quarter Horse named Taffy
Extra Information that's not on the form : Taffy was supposed to be shared by my mom and brother, but bolted and bucked a few times. This caused my brother to lose basically all his love of horses. Also, my mom is kind of a beginner so, I have been working with Taffy and hope to do a lot with her starting this spring. I have been working on my bond with her lately and I'm pretty sure she will be amazingly fun this summer. I did some liberty stuff last year and am really excited for spring and summer, so I can do more!
Veteran Hamster
Posted 19 January 2015 - 08:09 AM
Forum Name: TheSleepySnorlax
Favorite Horse Breed:too hard to choose
Favorite Color: piebald
How long have you been riding? on and off since i was 8
Discipline: english
Do you own any horses? No unfortunately, hopefully in the future
Extra info: starting lessons again in next couple of weeks
Hamster Clone
Posted 19 January 2015 - 10:56 PM
Forum Name : Harveyham
Favorite Horse Breed (or pony) : Pony of the Americas (POA), Friesians, and Fjords
Favorite Color : Dun
How long have you been riding? : 8 years I think?
Discipline : Western (but usually I just hop on bareback, or ride in a bareback pad)
Do you own any horses? : Yes. I have a 20ish year old POA named Ginger, and an 11ish year old Fjord/Quarter Horse named Taffy
Extra Information that's not on the form : Taffy was supposed to be shared by my mom and brother, but bolted and bucked a few times. This caused my brother to lose basically all his love of horses. Also, my mom is kind of a beginner so, I have been working with Taffy and hope to do a lot with her starting this spring. I have been working on my bond with her lately and I'm pretty sure she will be amazingly fun this summer. I did some liberty stuff last year and am really excited for spring and summer, so I can do more!
Accepted! Taffy and Ginger sound adorable, and that's great your working on Taffy! Fjord horses are amazing! Defiantly post pictures if you can!
Forum Name: TheSleepySnorlax
Favorite Horse Breed:too hard to choose
Favorite Color: piebald
How long have you been riding? on and off since i was 8
Discipline: english
Do you own any horses? No unfortunately, hopefully in the future
Extra info: starting lessons again in next couple of weeks
Accepted! That's exciting that your starting to do lessons again soon!
Edited by EightCloudyCupcakes, 19 January 2015 - 10:56 PM.
