Oh my word.

[Watch Your Step]

I am so jealous! Congratulations, good luck with your horse.

 

[bluewater rangerbreds]

Actually this horse in the photo is a buckskin not a light bay. Appaloosas are also often difficult to correctly determine colors because the LP (leopard complex) gene that makes appaloosa also makes colors do funny things. But if your horse looks like this, he's more likely a Buckskin or bay dun instead of just a bay.

Hey! So my sister chose Tommy. He is a beautiful light bay Appaloosa. Kinda like this color

http://static.desktopnexus.com/thumbnails/648933-bigthumbnail.jpg

That isnt him, but his coloring is like that. Anyways he is light bay with typical rump spots.

xx Elizabeth

 

[catjac1975]

So I have his immense fear of planes. It's so horrible that about 3 years ago when I was 13, I was hyperventilating so bad that they had to lay me down in the middle of the aisle so I could breathe. I have no idea where this fear of planes came from, my whole family loves to travel. I'm kinda the rustic farm girl stuck inside a family of city dwellers Anyways, my family is taking a trip to Switzerland, and I had to go. I have known about it for about a year now, and have been freaking out. Then we found out that the schedules were messed up so I would have to miss a week of school to be able to go. They told me I could stay home! I was bursting with joy, no plane ride! Anyways my mom was absolutley distraught that I wasn't going, and my dad thought I was going to hate him forever. So they decided to make me go by bribeing me. With a horse.

I have been riding for a very long time, 7 maybe 8 years? I have been dreaming of owning a horse, as all horse lover do. It's been my dream ever since I can remember. Well it would have killed me to say no, so I said yes. Now I have to go on a plane, but I get a horse. A lot of you may be going "Are you crazy girl? Who doesn't want to go to Switzerland? And you get a horse!" Well I'm not exactly pumped up to go on a plane. It's one of my worst fears. But they agreed that they would knock me out, so yeah. But I'm super pumped that my dream is going to come true. Now for the details.

I get to choose between two, 17hh geldings. I'm 5'6 so they're pretty big. I have ridden one before, Rusty. He is a red roan Appaloosa. I'm not sure how old, but I rode him when I was 8, he is a pretty bombproof horse. He has his days, but really, what horse doesn't? The other is Tommy a Bay Appaloosa. I have never ridden him, or met him. I think he may be 5 years old. There's also a mule, but I dont think I will be choosing him I have a full lease/ownership for a full year, and then I may be able to actually buy him! They have a really, I mean really nice indoor arena, paddock and stalls! I do not have to pay board, but I have to work to "pay" it off. I have to ride which horse I choose a minimum of 3 days each week, but I will probably be over there everyday since it is a 1 min bike ride/walk to the place!

I have absolutley no idea how this happened, because of where we live and related stuff, it would have been nearly impossible to own a horse. We are going to visit them tomorrow, so I can decide which one I'm going to lease! I will post more details tomorrow! All I'm gonna say is it is a blessing from the Lord!

So have you taken the flight yet? What you describe is just like me. I avoided flying until my mid thirties. Have your parents take you to the Doctor to get something to take for the flight. The anxiety that you feel for such a long time outweighs any trouble you may worry about taking meds. I am not a lover of prescription drugs but it helped me to a point where I do not need them any more. I was so bad my family was put in the "terrorist" line. The extra screening caused us to miss our flight. I once ran off a plane in tears. (Yes as an adult)

 

[Rose N Lynne Farm]

It's been a while since we got back, but everything went well.

 

[catjac1975]

It's been a while since we got back, but everything went well.

Everything went well? Will they get you another horse next time?