Pinky
10-26-2008, 09:09 AM
Right, for the people that don't know - Heidi was the first horse I leased. Basically; I completely took over her care and costs for 3 or 4 months and had the time of my life. She was like my own, my first horse in a way.
A 17hh (16.3hh on papers), 6yr old, Dark Bay, OTTB mare would make a brilliant 'first horse'. And she did :D
She started my love of big horses - but no horse I've ridden since has really been like her.
Sure, I've got Sammy (and he is very special) but as his owner still does a majority of his care I don't have the bond like I did with Heidi.
She taught me a lot - mostly that running in a flat-out gallop (like when she used to race) bareback and bridless up a field is the most fun possible. :) She has issues that I was never told about; but she never showed them to me. Apparently, she used to kick, buck, rear, bite and bolt.
The worst she did with me was put her head up so I couldn't bridle her.
Those 3 months were the best of my life. But then her owner decided to sell (hoped we'de buy her). But my mum didn't want to commit to owning a horse (I was...13/14?) and she would have had to have had the papers in her name. So Heidi got sold to some pretty dodgy people.
I heard recently she'd been sold to a dealer - I'm not sure if this is true or not. And, a year after I first met her (to the day), I check on horses for loan online. I find a horse that looks/sounds/is possibly Heidi. But she's for loan - so I can't get her
I'm getting a job soon; if she's still up I'll contact the owners. I'd give anything to have her back :( There is a video on my youtube (2 actually), I'll put it up later.
Worse news now....
Okay, Sam and Aike are kept at their owners house. Now they're selling the house and moving 2 hours away; plus taking the horses :( So I can't see them anymore.
Really fed up right now and I just don't have the energy to try and communicate how upset I am. Third time lucky....I wish.
I give up. Seriously, I do. When everything is going well this happens. Maybe I'm just not meant to have horses right now.
We even thought about buying their house (plus 12 acres, 8 stables, menage, tack room etc.) but then my mum realised if we did that I might start wanting my own horse again - and that'd take time away from her gym time (eh?:huh:) so now she doesn't want the house.
*sigh* I. give. up. I'll keep an eye out for more horses to exercise but right now, there are none and I have no way to finance my own lessons (because, you know, the £500 my dad gives my mum a month in maintenence for me won't cover a £10 lesson):doh:.
A 17hh (16.3hh on papers), 6yr old, Dark Bay, OTTB mare would make a brilliant 'first horse'. And she did :D
She started my love of big horses - but no horse I've ridden since has really been like her.
Sure, I've got Sammy (and he is very special) but as his owner still does a majority of his care I don't have the bond like I did with Heidi.
She taught me a lot - mostly that running in a flat-out gallop (like when she used to race) bareback and bridless up a field is the most fun possible. :) She has issues that I was never told about; but she never showed them to me. Apparently, she used to kick, buck, rear, bite and bolt.
The worst she did with me was put her head up so I couldn't bridle her.
Those 3 months were the best of my life. But then her owner decided to sell (hoped we'de buy her). But my mum didn't want to commit to owning a horse (I was...13/14?) and she would have had to have had the papers in her name. So Heidi got sold to some pretty dodgy people.
I heard recently she'd been sold to a dealer - I'm not sure if this is true or not. And, a year after I first met her (to the day), I check on horses for loan online. I find a horse that looks/sounds/is possibly Heidi. But she's for loan - so I can't get her
I'm getting a job soon; if she's still up I'll contact the owners. I'd give anything to have her back :( There is a video on my youtube (2 actually), I'll put it up later.
Worse news now....
Okay, Sam and Aike are kept at their owners house. Now they're selling the house and moving 2 hours away; plus taking the horses :( So I can't see them anymore.
Really fed up right now and I just don't have the energy to try and communicate how upset I am. Third time lucky....I wish.
I give up. Seriously, I do. When everything is going well this happens. Maybe I'm just not meant to have horses right now.
We even thought about buying their house (plus 12 acres, 8 stables, menage, tack room etc.) but then my mum realised if we did that I might start wanting my own horse again - and that'd take time away from her gym time (eh?:huh:) so now she doesn't want the house.
*sigh* I. give. up. I'll keep an eye out for more horses to exercise but right now, there are none and I have no way to finance my own lessons (because, you know, the £500 my dad gives my mum a month in maintenence for me won't cover a £10 lesson):doh:.