Found this on a blog I follow, and figured, why not?
1. How old were you when you first started riding? 8
2. First horse ridden: little pony ride at the fair on "Black Jack"
3. First horse trotted on: Star
4. First horse cantered on: Dusty
5. First Horse fallen off of: ummm.... Geronimo i think
6. Most recent horse fallen off of: Speckles
7. Most terrifying fall: My first with geronimo (hey, i was 8!) or Speckles x-c adventure
8. First horse jumped with: If 6 inch cross-rails count Star. If we're talking big uns, Dusty
9. First horse who ran away with you: Pidgeon, a crazy Arab that hadn't been ridden in months. that was smart
10. First horse that scared the crap out of you: Thunder, big 6 yo percheron mare
11. First horse shown: Star
12. First horse to win a class with: Star. Same show
13. Do you/have you taken lessons: Unfortunately, yes. For 6 years
14. First horse you ever rode bareback: Geronimo. I promptly fell off
15. First horse trail ridden with: Dusty or Star. I can't remember
16. Current Barn name: In middle of transition from Hearts and Horses to Freestyle Farms
17. Do you ride English or western?: Both
18. First Horse to place at a show with: Wasn't this a repeat? Star
19. Ever been to horse camp?: Yup. didn't bring my own horse tho. that was where the Geronimo incident happenned
20. Ever been to a riding clinic? Uhh.... a gathering we called a clinic, even though it really wasn't
21. Ridden sidesaddle? No, but i think it'd be cool
22. First horse leased: Speckles..... *cries*
24. Highest ribbon in a show: 1st
25. Ever been to an 'A' rated show?: Ummm... i dunno...
26. Ever competed in pony games/relay races?: no, but hopefully soon i will
27. Ever fallen off at a show: nope. *knocks on wood*
28. Do you ride Hunter/Jumpers?: Heck yeah! life's not worth living till u jump!
29. Have you ever barrel raced? semi... w/t only so far
30. Ever done pole bending?: yes
31. Favorite gait: flat-out gallop baby!
32. Ever cantered bareback?: Yup. and jumped
33. Have you ever done dressage?: Yes, unfortuneatly. i hate dressage with a passion
34. Have you ever evented?: 2-phases
35. Have you ever mucked a stall?: Oh, PLEASE! need i answer?
36. Ever been bucked off?: no, but i have been bucked
37. Ever been on a horse that reared: hoovees came about a foot off the ground... i don't consider that a rear
38. Horses or ponies. Ponies are cute... but i like riding the big guys
39. Do you wear a helmet?: Except for when I'm feeling rebellious
40. What's the highest you've jumped: umm.... 2' 6" technically, but Specks overjumped 4 feet once
41. Have you ever ridden at night?: in an indoor
42. Do you watch horsey television shows?: heck yeah! but only jumping and racing
43. Have you ever been seriously hurt/injured from a fall?: not really.... *knocks on wood again*
44. Most falls in one lesson: never fallen in a lesson. after lesson cool-outs are a different story though...
45. Do you ride in an arena/ring?: mostly. but i do love a good trail and/or x-c course
46. Have you ever been trampled by a horse?: Yup. Good ol' Cilver... i was leading him out of a paddock, and the gate was basically one of those electric fence tapes with a hook. I didn't kno it was charged, and as he walked through he got zapped on the butt. Next thing i know the 17.3 standardbred is far far away and i'm on the ground with a nearly broken arm. oops.
47. Have you ever been bitten?: Speckles was a good ol' Left-brain introvert for u parellians. He was QUITE mouthy. Ooh, you gave me a treat *chomp* ooh, there's a bird *chomp*
48. Ever had your foot stepped on by a horse?: Oh yeah. Big ol' friesians. gypsies, clydesdales and shires. Never a mini though. Figures
49: Favorite riding moment: finishing a clear round with the best time (a frequent occurence)
50. Most fun horse you've ridden: Oh boy. I don't know where to start. Dusty was fun cuz he was a ball of fire. Stardust was fun cuz she was so unbelieveably awesome. Specks was fun cuz he was amazing. Celebration was fun cuz i was the first in a saddle on her back. Aren't I smart?
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