Jasper
This is my baby. I usually only call him Jasper when he is in trouble, or I'm trying to get his attention. Most of the time I just call him Pony. He is a very sweet boy, and tries his best to do what is asked of him. He's about 14.3 hh, and is currently 5 years old. I got this guy when he was just over a year and a half. He was a rescue. He was a PMU colt that was at a feedlot in Canada getting ready to head to slaughter. I was able to get him through the United Pegasus Foundation. Every year, around fall, they post, on their website, pictures of PMU horses that need saved. They handle all the transactions and communicate for the broker that you are buying your horse from. United Pegasus was great to work with, and I would definitely consider rescuing through them again.
Lightning
This is my sister's horse, Lightning. He is a 15.1hh leopard appaloosa. My sister started taking lessons on this guy years before my family bought him. He can be hard headed and quite testy for new rider, so, at the time, only experienced enough riders were allowed to ride him. However, there weren't enough at the lesson barn, and so he was sent back to his original owner. My sister and I followed him there about a year later, and started working there in exchange for free rides on their horses. Shortly after we bought him, and I got Pony, we were able to move them both to our family's new place along with my friends two horses (Maggie and Space.) Lightning is a fat lazy horse who enjoys his food and being the boss of the field more than anything else.
You have very cute horses!! Can't wait to hear more about the animals!
ReplyDeleteYour horses look lovely. Sounds a fantastic place to live with all that space. I am very envious living in a city with a very small garden with barely enough room for a horse to stand in let alone live. Looking forward to hearing more about your horses.
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ReplyDeleteawwww:) your horses are soo cute:) i have two horses of my own, and im thinking about starting a blog about them and me:) really cute horses:) i live on a farm with 16+ acres...so i know how you feel! it is really nice:) i love LOVE love living in the country:) i cant wait to read more of your Blog!!!
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