let's see the horses that YOU own!!LONG introduction sorry i waffle!

[junglediva]

well... i love all the horses on this post!!

been really fun looking at the lovely neds!!

 

[JoJo_]

This is Tia. She is 8yo, 16.1hh ISH and I have owned her for 18months!

 

[Enfys]

I did a bit of a mental headcount and have amazed myself by actually only having six of my own at the moment. Usually it is more.

In my signature there is Juno and Zeus, Robin, Charley masquerading as a unicorn, and I'll add Lola and Peggy Sue when I can doctor photos.

 

[twisteddiamond]

this is flash my newforest, hes 18 and 13.2hh, we have had him for 16yrs (doesnt time fly)

this is twister hes standardbredxirish, 17.2hh and 5yo and ive had him since he was weaned

and this is havana, my welsh cob, shes 14.2hh and 8yo ive only had her 7 months but she is a star

 

[FanyDuChamp]

Fany Du Champ Trait Ardennais (Ardennes) Trying Parelli, thinks it is better than work!

Waiting for the Farrier, she does not like being shod, hence mare face. Hooves are normall shape now, she no longer leaves cow style hoof prints

Captain. A KPWN Gelderlander. Not enjoying parelli at all!

Cheeky monkey

 

[pootleperkin]

This is Cassie, my eldest - she is now a pasture ornament aged 23 - could have still be ridden, but she told me pretty firmly that all she now wants to do is look after the youngster and generally be miserable

I can still remember the feeling of my parents telling me (finally) that yes, I could have horse! She was 3 and I was 16......we brought each other on quite a bit! (sorry about the quality of the photo!) This was us team chasing at the York and Ainsty, years ago!

Think you have all seen Gully on my siggy, but here he is anyway - dutch WB, now 6 years old.

and here is Sky, the baby - 4 in April - also a dutch WB by Goshka Festivo.

 

[tikino]

ok where do i start
first is skye 10 nyr old clydes x wb and she is having a break from ridden work to have a babies. she had her first foal this year a filly and due baby 2 in june

NEXT IS TOBY 12yr old pba MY SPECIAL BOY WHO WAS MY FIRST EVER HOMEBRED

bea 3 yr old dutch wb

jerry rising 4 yr old you i bought few months ago in a poor condition

ellie this years foal

blaze 9 yr old welsh a

archie my mini shetland

 

[Depp_by_Chocolate]

Bijou

Barney

Xanten

 

[Chavhorse]

Nevada (Vardi) Rising 5 Bought as a 3.5 year old

He is going wonderfully and is such a cool level headed dude for a youngster I am convinced the Passport is a fake.

He is the horse I bought to see me out I am 45 now so I intend us to be creaking about together in 20 years time.

I only have the one so I have indulged myself with lots of photos!

 

[Janette]

This is the only horse I own, and will probably be the last horse I ever own.
She is a 14.2 coloured native (Dales X something coloured). I had to wait till I was 43 before I had a horse all of my very own, and I was given her by my mum who couldn't cope with star's bolshy ways.
Here, she's being 'Aunty' to Lilly the Filly, who was orphaned and needed to learn how to be a horse when turned out. (Lilly is a Shire)

Despite having health issues, (tendons, cancer....) Star can still strut her stuff at local shows and dressage.

I still can't believe that I actually own this horse, life is good isn't it.

 

[Digger123]

This is my current horse.My friend got him for me from a dealers yard in Wales as 2yr old.Unknown breeding - he has a minature horse passport - but he isn't a minature he's just about 15.2/3 at the moment

He was backed this summer when he was 3 and has now been on holiday since October. Going to bring him back into work in the spring
Introducing Brodie

 

[251libby]

This is my girl....Jazz, she is my horse for life, I brought her when she was 7 and I was 15 for £500 with money I saved myself, she is nearly 14 now and I'm 22!

 

[smudge99]

This is my first post so be gentle lol.

Brook is 18.1 shire x WB. Dope on a rope on the ground but not the easiest to ride, luckily I have a plucky daughter.

This is Jess, my daughters pony, she is a 14.1 Haffie x arab, odd mix but it works, such a shame we are going to sell in the spring as Susan really needs to move on to something a bit bigger.

Liz

 

[Dizzykizzy]

This is a great thread, it is fab to see all the horses photos put to their names. Don't we have wonderful horses us HHOers??



This is one of my favourite pictures of my beautiful old arab mare Kizzy with her first and only born son, Oberon at a few days old.
Kizzy is rising 19 now and Obi will be 3 in June. Kizzy has been with us 8 years and will never be sold. Obi might have to find a new Mummy as I won't be able to bring him on .

Obi last summer at 2 years old. I don't have any recent ones....must get out with the camera.

Luna is the love of my daughter's life (most of the time LOL)
We have owned her 6 and a bit years now since she was a baby 4 year old. She is out of a pure bred arab by a welsh cross hackney stallion. Fab jumper!

And last of our brood is rising 2 year old Tigerlily. She was a BOGOF foal and her Mum is now rehomed with a lovely family, hopefully in a home for life.
Again, no recent photos.
I would love to keep her to see how she grows but sadly I think she will also have to find a new home as I am not going to be able to cope with all the horses when my daughter leaves for Uni next year.

 

[Taffster]

I only have the one a 3 yr old called Ed the Ned he is a bit on the stupid side bless him!

He is going to his first show at the end of February - anybody fance a luagh at his expense come and watch!!

 

[juevans]

here are my 3
Avalon my 15h 11 year old pure bred arab had her only a few months im going to put her in foal to a coloured sports horse stallion in the new year

chicco my fell foal who im hoping to show as a yearling in 2010

dan my 13.1 3 nearly 4 year old welsh sec c gelding whose just been proffesionally backed and is now unfortunatley for sale and will make someone a very smart little pony

 

[mainpower]

This is Laddie, nearly 18, Welsh D/IDxTb. He was bought in the "planning stage", and was only going to be a hack for my semi-horsey husband. But I pinched him, and we have had many dressage successes up to Elementary, and started showing in cob classes last year. We have a relationship like the Duckworths... plenty of grumbling but I feel we have a solid partnership!

And this is Brogan, taken last year as a 2yo. He is Welsh D/ID, and I'm hoping he'll be a nice RC horse to see me into my retirement!

Sorry if pics are big, I have no idea how to resize them!

 

[vallin]

This is Frenchie, 11yrs, 16.1, pure SF, and the smartest, cheekiest mare ever

 

[shadowboy]

Love the post.
I dont have pics on the PC of my first 2 horses (digital cameras not invented yet!!)
But this is shadow I bought him as a 2 year old and was forced to sell him during my PGCE as I just couldnt afford to keep him- desperately seeking him now (he would be 9 now)

then I bought Witchita (she nearly killed me many times) but broke my leg sooo badly I couldnt walk for close to 6 months so she had to be sold as I could walk let alone feed her.

Then in March 2009 I bought this little fella as a rescure from a dealer- her arrived skinny and looking like this

then he looked like this

and had been winning everything so my £100 investment was a good one! Hes about 12.3hh at 19months so hoping he will make the 13.2hh im looking for.
In august I bought Merlin a buddy for Howie - he is a Blagdon Cob x Appaloosa (currently standing at 13hh at 19months- hoping he will make the 14hh I looking for)

(howie in the back gorund) I often wish I had horses and not ponies- but then I spend time with the boys and forget they are ponies- they have big characters!!

 

[charlimouse]

These are my lot!

Pippa a 15.2 IDxTB who I got when I was 16, We did PN together. She is now semi retired.

Millie a 15hh TB, rescued from the Meat man. I took her to CCI*, she is now in foal.

Murphy a 16.1hh ISH who i'm hopefully going to do 2* on next season

Jem, a 16HH TB, who I bought for £100 in March. Eventing at PN level

Colin my 4yo Scottish sports horse at his first ever dressage competition a few weeks ago, he came 2nd!

 

[Murphy88]

This is Murphy, my 15.1hh IDxTB. I've had him for 6 years and he has been the best horse I could have asked for. He tried to buck me off when i tried him (something he still likes to practice) but I got him anyway, and I have never looked back! He is 18 on friday, but will be with us for life.

This is Savannah - my baby. She was my 12th birthday present 9 1/2 years ago. No-one else wanted her because she was nutty, but I begged to be allowed to ride her while her owners tried to sell her, and then on my birthday I got given a box with her photo in it! She is scatty and nervous, sucked at dressage, and had a habit of dropping me on my head, but she was also nearly unbeatable at SJ and I loved having a pony that made people stop and go 'wow'. This picture was taken this summer, when she was 21 - enjoying her semi-retirement now she has become a lead-rein show pony!

Here they are last week in the cold - both are turned away for winter, and are rather fluffy as a result.

 

[colormorestud]

I am finally after many years down to 3...
This is Pompadour he is a westphalian gelding as you see he is rather cheeky...

But then he knows his job

This Nahajola she is a kwpn,she has had 2 babies whilst here with us,and really now leads a life of leisure..she'll live the rest of her days here with us...nobody else would put up with her whims!!!

as you can see she also knew how to perform

And finally this is Peppadour he is the son of Pompadour and Nahajola..he will be the only foal of Pompadour as we decided to have him gelded...Peppadour is rather special and he knows it! cheeky like dad and posh like mum

 

[vicky86]

Great post - some lovely neddies
Sorry I have a far few pictures as am lucky enough to own 4 (Greedy I know ;-))

This is Zak when we bought him as a 3yo, he was a complete lunatic and used to put me on the floor on a daily basis..

10 years on he has turned out to be my horse of a lifetime done PC/RC opens eventing, BSJA PC open teams and BSJA to newcomers and dressage to Elementary...

Digli bought as a 3 yo part bred Trakenher -

now as a 5yo -

Neo KWPN by Negretto as a 2 y.o

and finally Harley 4yo IDxTB bought to sell but still have a year on-

Sorry lots of pics

 

[colormorestud]

wow..Zak what a difference!!! You have some beautiful horses I must say

 

[hussar]

All three of mine in one handy package,demonstrating what is meant by 'good doer' ... on the left, Poco, my 10yo pure-bred Polish Arab endurance horse; in the middle, Moses, 4yo companion donkey gelding; and on the right, Sol, retired 19yo PBA endurance veteran.

 

[vicky86]

arrr thankyou colormore.. i like them but then again am very bias

 

[soph21]

I bought Buddie for £60 when I was 15, he was a 4 yr old, he's now coming 13. I used to havea great laugh with Buddie, Id go and get him from the yard and bring him up to the village, he'd hang out with me and my mates all day

I bought Bear 3 yrs ago for £1200 as an un broken 3yr old, I broke him myself, he's been there done it alll now, He's my perfect Horse, I love him to bits

Our 1st dressage this season! He did really well

I bought Gimley off JM07 last winter from seeing a couple of pics, as a rising 4 yr old. travelled 3-4 hours to collect him. Never looked back

I broke him in the Spring, and had a very successful showing seaion in hand and under saddle. I could have sold him 10 times over

But he's with us for life, he's a dude

Gimley picked my daughter up from school

Won a posh rossette and trophy on his 1st time out under saddle!

I wont bore you with any more

 

[Gooby]

Jan 2008 my parents gave me a budget of £2000 to get my first horse. The first horse I put a deposit on turned out to have a serious heart murmour so didn't get him. The second horse I looked at took off galloping around the arena before I had my foot in the stirrup and then the third horse I looked at was the picture of my ideal horse. Over 16hh, grey ID.
So my first horse Fin:

He was the love of my life but unfortunatly things didn't go to plan and after less than 2 months of owning him he pulled a tendon and spent 8 months on box rest which sent him stir crazy. The vet wouldn't give me sedatives to try and help when I had to walk him out which resulted in a few accidents and him kicking me over (by accident, he didn't aim for me I just was in the wrong place). I lost so much confidence in my abilitys I sent him away to be brought back into work. When it came time to bring him home I lost my nerve and decided to sell him. The lady I sold him too part ex-d him for a tb called harvey, 16hh:

I wasn't too convinced as I had really been looking for a 13-14hh pony to have fun on and regain my confidence. After a month Harvey started playing up spinning and bolting and rearing. My confidence was low enough as it was and my OH had recently been made redundant so back he went while I decided whether to continue with trying to own my own horse. My YO then rang out of the blue to say another livery wanted to sell their 15.3hh Welsh d for £1000 inc tack. I went to try him and he has been with me since march. So my third and final horse, Gilby:

Gil will be with me until his last day and I'm in contact with Fins owner so am hoping to visit him next year and if he ever comes up for sale he will be back with me!

 

[JustMe22]

My boy, he's a 6yo ex-racer. Bought him for about £300 as a four and a half year old the day he finished racing.

That was his first time over a biggish jump, 1.20m. No ground line or fillers though, so for him to find his stride was a bit difficult.

These are at his first novice:

Working trot

And him being a cheeky bugger:

Sorry for the really poor image quality!!

 

[joeanne]

Oh let me see.
The "Long Term Residents" In others words, going nowhere!
Tinkabelle, Bought for far too much money at Reading Shet sales, but at 20, couldnt possibly leave her there, so she came home with us

Matey, freebie, old as the hills, but happy as larry (he is on the right, Tink on the left)

Fern and the two foalies (Flick the other mum just out the pic).
Bought at Reading Market for peanuts. Foalies are now growing up (both greyed out now and one gone to her new home).

Ginger Ninja aka Amber (original huh!) Been a long hard slog with her, but getting there slowly.

Ollie and Stanley AKA the hooligans. Ollie is staying, Stanley once gelded etc will be sold, both came from BR sales. Stanley (the bay in the pink spotty rug

)cost the grand sum of £17 including passport change.

And not forgetting Little Stig

There are a couple with us on loan (owner emigrated) but will have to dig them out!