I'm addicted

Yup, I am addicted to this online virtual horse game, lol. And, right now they are having a "lottery" competition where you can win virtual prizes to use on the game. Which means I am going on there every two hours or so to buy tickets, lol. Pretty sad... but then again there isn't anything a whole lot better to do on a rainy dismal day like today. The game is called Howrse by the way (if anyone is interested.)

Today, like I said, was cloudy and rainy. And, to make matters worse, I had an exam today. It wasn't too bad though. It was in one of my easier classes (music appreciation.) I'm not a music major though; I'm an animal science major. I have no idea exactly what I want to do in terms of career path, but I know it is going to be with animals. Yay! Oh, and spring break is next week! I'm going to work with my pony, and have fun. I cant wait! I also cant wait for summer; it never seems to come soon enough!

The Horses (Part 1)

On this post I'm going to introduce you all to a couple of my family's horses. They will be mentioned a lot in this blog, and this way you will know what each horse looks like and the story behind them...

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.

About Me

So, I thought I would start this blog off with a bit of an introduction about me. First off, my name is not Jasper. Jasper is my horse's name. And, no, he is not named after a certain fictional vampire. I do like the Twilight series, but he was named Jasper long before I had ever heard of it.

I'm a college student at the moment majoring in animal science. I don't live in a dorm; instead I live with my parents on their 10+ acre horse farm where we board horses. We also quite frequently rescue horses. My horse was a rescue that we got a while ago, and, almost a year ago, my mom got an OTTB (off the track thoroughbred.) We also have been talking about possibly rescuing another horse.

I love animals; my family currently has 3 dogs, 5 cats, 4 horses, and a bird. Very rarely do we actually buy our animals (apart from the horses.) They are usually freebies that people no longer want, strays, and occasionally gifts (our golden retriever.)

This blog will mostly be about horses, my life, animals, and more horses. So, read if you want and enjoy if you can.