Horse riders?

bharriscar
bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
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How many horse riders do we have on MFP? What activity: Trail riding, Endurance, Dressage?
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  • desilou52879
    desilou52879 Posts: 18
    I do a lot of pleasure riding/trail riding! My horse is another kid to me! :)
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    Neat, what breed is she/he?
  • desilou52879
    desilou52879 Posts: 18
    He is a 6 year old gelding paint quarter horse.
  • nixism
    nixism Posts: 258 Member
    I have a 23yr old gelding, appaloosa. I just pleasure ride, but he's old now, so we don't do alot these days. I'm in the market for a new horse too. I'm in New Zealand.
  • Naples6020
    Naples6020 Posts: 18
    I have rode and shown horses for 33 years. My best show horse was a CPO appy. He was a wonderul horse.
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    Some great animals here. I like all breeds, especially Quarter Horses and Oldenburg. An Oldenburg won the Bronze at individual jumping today.
  • valmb2
    valmb2 Posts: 41 Member
    Me! I adopted a race horse. LOVE him! :)
  • jeannelawrie
    jeannelawrie Posts: 53 Member
    I haven't been riding the last few years mostly due to lack of time and money, but showed hunt seat over fences for years. I had a gelding app who was the greatest partner any rider could ever wish for. I miss him dealy every day of my life!!!!
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    bump
  • BioQueen
    BioQueen Posts: 694 Member
    I'm a hunter/jumper but I don't have much opportunity while I was in college and now when I am working before medical school. When I make money that is my priority though! I also have become certified and worked as a therapeutic riding instructor.
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    I used to be a competitive hunter/jumper but now I just ride for fun when I can. I haven't in quite a while so I am sure I will be sore next time!
  • 1nr15
    1nr15 Posts: 155
    hunter jumper... :heart:
  • nevergiveup92
    nevergiveup92 Posts: 99
    pleasure riding :)
  • thescrumisfun
    thescrumisfun Posts: 355
    Here :) Haven't ridden in almost a year though, due to school/lack of funds. Did hunters, but would love to do jumpers.The horse I rode/ride is a beautiful, silly, bay Appendix named Solo :love:
  • jacqui1612
    jacqui1612 Posts: 128 Member
    I haven't ridden for the last year and a half due to lack to time. But I still have my horse at home. Actually got 3 there. Mine, my old one and my sisters. One 15.2hh chestnut thoroughbred, a 17hh black/brown thoroughbred and a flea-bitten 15 hh welsh x arab. I really want to get back into it, but the horses are now a bit too old, and my old one ( the chestnut) has cancer. :(
    My horse (the 17hh massive thing!) was a showjumper, and basically could not do much other stuff. Though I still did pony club on him but focused on jumping. I did some eventing on my old one before I moved on. I did pretty much everything though, and absolutely loved it!
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    Well I'll admit my message topic was somewhat self serving. I own Montana Cincha company and was wondering what type of riders there were on mfp. I saw a few Endurance riders also. There's nothing like a horse lover : )
  • KStambulic
    KStambulic Posts: 131
    I had to sell my horses last year when I moved. I rode dressage and did trails with my Appys, Appy/Westfalan and Trakehner mares. Also bred and raised quite a few foals over the years. My 17hh Trakehner mare is the reason why my shoulder is so weak though as she threw me into a fence when she bolted.
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    Long Haired dachshunds are great dogs, lots of attitude.
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    Did anyone watch the Olympic jumping today?
  • sowonderfultonight
    sowonderfultonight Posts: 41
    PRESENT \o/ uhh...I dooo.....whatever my crazy *kitten* 18 year old appy gelding that I've been riding since I was 13 feels like doing....xD or what I can convince him to do, rather. We taught him to jump last year! Just...don't put anything with color or flowers in front of him xD He'll have a heart attack <3

    For a visual, he /is/ the horse in my weight loss ticker thingie under my comment. I know, so gorgeous ;^; my baby <3
  • AggieLu
    AggieLu Posts: 873 Member
    SAVE THE HORSE, RIDE A COWBOY :blushing:
  • somedaysoon84
    somedaysoon84 Posts: 82
    Me! I adopted a race horse. LOVE him! :)

    ME TOO!! i love OTTBs, and i've had several. my guy is 13 this year. i've had him since he was a 6 yr old. we do some lower level dressage, hunter on the flat, and trail ride.
  • OhKelsey1
    OhKelsey1 Posts: 139
    I was a competitive hunter jumper for most of my childhood/adolescence! Quit when I went to college, but my jumper's still munching grass in my backyard. His back is sloped and his belly's a little rounder now though. :)
  • gryphalkon
    gryphalkon Posts: 21
    Haven't ridden in a few years due to college. But I've had a few horses over the years. I mainly did eventing and trail riding, also did pony club. Miss it a ton and can't to start up again!
  • Stary714
    Stary714 Posts: 110 Member
    I don't own a horse but I'm currently in the market for my first! I do a lot of english pleasure riding and this spring I'm going to start showing locally!
  • bharriscar
    bharriscar Posts: 91 Member
    Looks like the hunter/jumpers have it. Personally I'm a trail rider. Did crew for a Endurance team, lots of fun and good competition. Happy trails to all of you.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    I've ridden a horse once in my life, when I was younger and my dad said I could have lessons. Lol of course he only took me to one.

    I'm going to visit family on my mom's side in Arkansas in about a month and I'm very excited to go horseback riding!!
  • Kay684
    Kay684 Posts: 2
    I currently have an 8 year old gelding that I show in western pleasure, hunter under saddle and showmanship on the paint circuit.
  • blytheandbonnie
    blytheandbonnie Posts: 3,275 Member
    *sigh* I wish. Still horse crazy after all these years.
  • gogonunubean
    gogonunubean Posts: 160 Member
    I am a dressage rider, but as my horse has gone lame and is being retired from the arena, I have been taking hunter jumper lessons while he gets some trail training for a rehoming. I actually love it - who knows, maybe eventing is next on my horsey agenda!

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