Because I'm sick and bored, pictures of my horse

[skygazer]

[david13]

1. Beautiful. They are rather lovely creatures, aren't they. But also

good for transportation, for instance, if you were to go camping.
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[Haole Girl]

2. Oh, very pretty!

Your pics make me wish I lived in the country.
:loveya:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. I love the asymmetric white diamond on his head.

Character!

[skygazer]

4. It's a she actually, and so do I

I call it her kissing spot. She's a nut, only 4 years old so she's still very much a baby. Lots of endearing characteristics. I love her to pieces. :)

[rebel with a cause]

8. Isn't it called a star?

I remember in the old westerns that they referred to the white spot on the horses forehead as a star. Your horse is beautiful and her face looks so gentle.

Did a quick google search and sure enough I found it. I love to look at horses (never had one) and I find even this site interesting.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=&imgrefurl=http://www.cghorses.com/Markingsofthehorse.html&h=457&w=350&sz=26&tbnid=mm22wvT69zUuYM:&tbnh=257&tbnw=197&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhorse%2Bmarkings&hl=en&usg=__qYX-ehDHEB-fq-0QcTIVqm2Q6tM=&ei=ivsXS9nwMZLmM9ObrN4C&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=3&ct=image&ved=0CAcQ9QEwAg

[skygazer]

9. It is indeed a star

And the marking on her lip is called a snip. Also a kissing spot. :)

She is a lovely, gentle girl though she has plenty of spirit and fire. Thanks. :hi:

[justabob]

5. do you compete?

I miss horses so much. I don't know that I could go back on the show circuit, but I would give almost anything to be able to keep a horse again.

[skygazer]

7. Not anymore - I did in the past

Low level eventing and hunter classes for the most part. Then I foxhunted for years with a drag hunt (for the uninitiated, that means we didn't hunt live fox - the hounds followed a scent that was laid down by a person who ran on ahead with a scent bag).

I bought Bella in June off the track - she's coming along really nicely but I'm taking it very slow. I mainly want her as a pleasure and trail horse but I may do some low level/fun showing with her. There is a drag hunt in the area too, so if she reaches the point where she's ready for that, I may do some of that.

Mostly though, I just love having a horse, working with her, riding with friends, that sort of thing. It's the companionship and relationship that I love.

[justabob]

10. very cool

I can't handle the cross-country stuff, eventing and the hunt. I am not sure what it is, but I have never been comfortable in an english saddle on the trails. I'll go out on a trail ride in a western saddle, no problem. I guess it is that the fences don't come down. I rode show jumpers and jumping didn't bother me a bit, not even grand prix size jumps, but I can't deal with 3ft high permanent fencing. :)

I want to get into dressage. I am too old for jumpers. I would love to take baby green horses off the track and teach them. I don't know if I will ever get the opportunity, but I think of it often. I am envious of your lovely mare and your setup. :D

[skygazer]

11. Thanks

I hope you get the opportunity. A life without horses for someone who loves them is a life with an empty spot in it.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

6. i envy you...

:loveya:

[blueamy66]

12. What a beauty!

I'm jealous.

[Flaxbee]

13. what a beautiful girl. I like the third picture of her, sort of a 3/4 profile

image leaning out of her stall.

[guitar man]

14. What a beauty

Great conformation, she looks really sound. Fabulous color. :thumbsup:

[skygazer]

17. Thank you

She is a 4 year old Thoroughbred and I think she's built pretty beautifully. She is a great-granddaughter of Seattle Slew which doesn't hurt and is probably where she gets her coloring as he was a dark bay.

[guitar man]

19. Wow

Great lineage, I bet she's a blast to ride.

[phasma ex machina]

15. Beautiful break. Thanks for sharing.

[Arugula Latte]

16. Ooh, pretty!

When I was a kid/teen I had a horse that looked similar (although not quite as fine-boned as your horse). He was a Quarter/Morgan gelding, dark bay, but in the summer he was almost black and in the winter he was more like your horse's color.

:hi:

[Mutley]

18. So beautiful. I love horses.

If I had some money and some land, I would definitely have a horse.

[applegrove]

20. Horses are such gorgeous animals.

[Odin2005]

21. Gorgeous!