I rode an Arabian today

[Country Girl 43]

My friend known as Ajdesertrider on the forum also brings her son to the gymkhanas. She has only Arabians. So today, while we were standing around talking, she was holding her horse Bella and I said.... "Hey, let me get on and you lead me back to the trailer."

She almost fell over laughing. She told me "NO, if you get on you are riding her on your own." :p So I hopped up on Bella and was going to just ride her back to the trailers, but AJdesertrider MADE me ride her around the arena.... of course I told her she had to walk with me, cuz I am such a CHICKEN!!! :hysterical: :hysterical:

Geez, I hate getting old and fragile. :rolleyes: :crazy:

So here is Bella and I today.

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[Cat]

Looks like one wild beast! LOL. You look good up there.

[Steelhorserider]

Bella is very pretty....are you now switching to arabians?

[allie0]

Oooh she's beautiful :D

[gabhainn]

you have a hole in your pants;)..........Kevin

[vicklynn]

Yup, that horse sure looks scarey..lol

Kevin,,,your a nut...LOL

[HeavensEast]

Did you canter her? They're a dream to canter :)

[gaited07]

Bella sure fits her name;)

Wait til I get down there, We'll get you up on Chip!!!!

[Country Girl 43]

Looks like one wild beast! LOL. You look good up there.
Oh yeah... she's a wild one... LOL :hysterical: Actually she is a real sweet heart, I am just not used to having the head so far up in the air. :crazy:

Bella is very pretty....are you now switching to arabians? Absolutely NOT!! I love my QH's. :D I was just trying to get some confidence back.

Oooh she's beautiful :D Yes, she is. And she is so sweet too!

you have a hole in your pants;)..........Kevin
Ummm.... yeah, I had several holes. Can't wear shorts yet so I made sure I had some kind of Air Conditioning to keep me cool. :hysterical:

Yup, that horse sure looks scarey..lol


Oh yeah.... she is a beast.... NOT!!! :D She took care of me even though I had butterflies in my stomach. Ajdesertrider kept telling me to BREATH!! :hysterical:

Did you canter her? They're a dream to canter :)

ummm no. :p It was all I could do just to WALK her around... LOL OK yes I am a wimp right now. :doh: But at least I am trying. ;)

[Country Girl 43]

Wait til I get down there, We'll get you up on Chip!!!!

I DON'T THINK SO!!! :nono::nono::rant::rant::help: :p

[gaited07]

I DON'T THINK SO!!! :nono::nono::rant::rant::help: :p

You'll want to ride him (after I work 380 some miles of SNOT out of him:) ) And don't worry, I have 9-1-1 on speed dial;) whats that number again:pJK

[Gypsy Rose]

Good for you! You need to ride more Arabs- they're a blast to ride. Very sensitive, but most of them aren't explosive, like so many think the breed is, lol! They're actually quite smart!

[shewasmyshadow]

You look good! Yes, please don't get sensitive mixed up with crazy. Arabs are actually my breed of choice when it comes to children's mounts. I've ridden and shown with LOTS of arabians. They are vastly under appreciated and under valued.

[KCandAllegro'sMom]

A friend of mine had an Arab that I used to ride all the time - she was hot in the sense that all she wanted to do was run, but she wasn't out of control. She was great on trails and could go for days. She was such a sweetie ...but I felt really big on her (I'm 5'10) and she was pretty small.

And when I was a kid I used to show and take lessons on an Arab. He was a stinker for adults, but did excellent with kids.

[Petra]

You look good on her! Very pretty horse! Glad you had fun!

[Fjords <3]

Aw come on, scared of such a sweet little thing? Bella is B-E-A-U-TIFUL! I agree, the first time I rode an Arabian (which, sad to say, was after I bought one lol) the whole high head thing kinda freaked me out. But I got over that pretty quick. The thing that bothered me most for the longest time was how fast they walk, or at least how fast Angel walked. The Fjords and QHs and others that I rode walked reeeaaallllyyy slow and Angel's walk was practically as fast as their trot! Looks like fun though lol. I'm jealous of your sunny-ness!

[Country Girl 43]

I agree, the first time I rode an Arabian (which, sad to say, was after I bought one lol) the whole high head thing kinda freaked me out.

THAT is what got to me too. :rolleyes: she holds her head higher than my quarter horses. And she walked faster than my horses. I kept wanting to hold her back, but I didn't want to confuse her. My stomach was in knots as it was. :crazy:

[Fjords <3]

THAT is what got to me too. :rolleyes: she holds her head higher than my quarter horses. And she walked faster than my horses. I kept wanting to hold her back, but I didn't want to confuse her. My stomach was in knots as it was. :crazy:

Mhm lol. First time I rode Angel I was freaking out because I'm like, are you going to bolt or something on me? :rant: But I eventually got used to it. It's actually a lot of fun when you do get a feel for their gaits. Very different from others I've ridden.

[Remali]

She's gorgeous! First horse I ever rode was an Arabian..... they are a dream to ride!!

[FatSpottedAppy]

You look awesome up there! What a pretty horse. (:

[mandisue]

That's a pretty arab! And I love her saddle, the zebra print latigo has something to do with it....lol.

She looks FEROCIOUS!