My first horsey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kinnip]

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That's precisely what her former owner was telling me this morning. It's been awhile since Sheba has had a human to bond with. I plan on spending a lot of time with her. I've ridden Arabs before, but I never had my own. I so look forward to really bonding with a horse. While it is much fun, riding schooling horses lacks a certain sense of fulfillment.

 

[chubbydog811]

PortageGirl wrote: Enjoy her and always remember, the smart ones are both the best and the worst!! (often at the same time.)

i second that! we were discussing that the other day...how we couldnt decide if having a smart horse, or a not so smart horse was better! its a toss up!

she is pretty cute! congrats!
i will say though, i was never fond of arabs. they just arent my kind of horse (it happens)...i like the track thoroughbreds and sport horses a lot more! ive had bad experiences with every arab we've had - they have all had that impossible, bossy personality about them, and i hated it! the tb's let you tell them what to do, it doesnt require much discussion depending on the horse!

anyway, enjoy her

 

[ranchhand]

Please give her a big ole smooch on the nose and some serious ear "scritches" from me!

 

[kbarrett]

She's lovely...congrats!

 

[wendy]

So beautiful, I have always loved there look.

Was it Shrek 2 that Donkey turned into a horse just like this, I watched that movie New Years Eve

 

[kinnip]

She's not too hot tempered, but she's no slouch either. I like a horse with some spunk as long as their ground manners are good. She's a real sweetie, no nipping, not too much head butting, not ear shy, stands when you mess with her feet. I definitely lucked out. The only problem she has, and it is a big one, is that she wants to get behind the bit, which means she has no brakes. It's a result of how she's been ridden in the past year. After riding her for about half an hour, she loosened up a lot and started listening to my seat. Had she not shown improvement so fast, I'd have passed on her. A rider who balances with the hands can really mess up a horse, even a well trained one.

 

[Jenlyn9483]

How gorgeouse! I'm SOOO jealous! I always wanted a gray arab! My son's grandparents have a sorrell one that was retired from being a beach horse. (The ones that they rent out for beach rides). She has the smoothest canter of any horse I've ever ridden. LOVE to ride her.

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Kinnip, so happy to hear more about your horse.

 

[ranchhand]

Kinnip, where've you been? You must be spending all your time keeping Miss Sheba warm!
Is she in the house yet?

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

My daughter has a 12 year old part Arab Bay..right now she looks like a wooly Mammoth...her coat is so beautiful...the black looks like velvet.....Her name is Kansas but I call her the Diva.....She has a beautiful long tail and mane and I think she knows it...my husband calls her skinny butt compared to his girl maybelline a part Belgian horse...
She's such a good horse exspecially with my daughter...