About Me
So, me in a nut shell... I Love horses! I am in a pre-veterinary program at the moment in hopes of becoming a large animal veterinarian specializing in horses. I have often thought of becoming certified in equine massage therapy and chiropractics. This summer I am planning on getting my Level 1 coaching. I am a fanatic about animals great and small all types excluding most insects and spiders. I enjoy showing my two boys and doing gymkanna and jumping with my moms mare. I am a Paint girl through and though! Might have to do with the fact that my first horse Spirit was a paint horse. Loved him so much I went and bought my self another Paint as a weanling. The two horses that a have ever owned are the horses that have taught me everything I know about handling/ riding/ keeping and loving horses! Spirit taught me to ride... I was on the ground more often than I would have liked but with out him I wouldn't have the seat I have now when riding. Phantom taught me just about as much as I was able to teach him... if not more. I trained him through a program in 4-H called YHDP (Young Horse Development Program). This program involves the member going to a number of ranches looking at the stock and choosing their foal with no guidance or help of any sort. What you pick is what you got. My choice was Phantom. The day my family went to pick him up and bring him home the rancher ran Phantom and his dam into a chute, put a halter on Phantom than let the mother go. Phantom was put in the trailer and on his way to his new home. Kinda traumatizing I thought but this was how the rancher usually did it. Over the last couple of years I have been training Phantom. He has turned out to be a wonderful horse to work with! My life at the moment is my two boys (Spirit and Phantom)! So that's me in a nut shell at the moment. Look forward to meeting some new horsey people on this site!
Amy
A neat outline that I found on another members profile with my own answers. (just something fun to do and to see my achievements!)
Have You Ever
Galloped?: yes
Ridden bareback?: yes
Jumped bareback?: yes (it was only about a foot high) lol
Ridden double?: yes
Ridden a draft horse?: no, but some day a shire!
Ridden a pony?: yes
Sat on a horse backwards?: yes
Gotten a 1st place at a show?: yes
Been to a horsey attraction?: yes
Seen a foal being born?: no
Ridden without stirrups?: yes
Had a longe lesson?: yes
Been yelled at by an instructor?:yes (supposedly my butt wasn't high enough off the saddle while posting in drill riding) LOLZ
Spent the night at the barn?: no
Spent an entire day at the barn?: yes
Longed a horse?: yes
Fallen off?: yes
Fallen off at a show?: yes
Ridden a horse that bucked/reared/bolted?: yes
Ridden a horse that spooked?: yes
Been seriously injured in a riding accident, or seen someone injured?: nothing too bad just bruised kidneys from getting bucked off.
Made your own jumps, treats, or other horse-related item?: yes
Ridden in a body of water?: yes, all trust was in my horse for that one.
Blanketed a horse?: yes
Bathed a horse?: yes
Cleaned a horse's sheath?: yes
Pulled or braided a mane?: yes
Known a horse that died?: yes
Leased a horse?: no
Been on a carriage ride?: yes
Been on a tourist trail ride?: no
Ridden at night?: yes
Been kicked?: no
Been bitten?: yes
Been stepped on?: yes
Made your dog jump fences or in some other way act like a horse?: yes
Drawn little horses all over your school papers?: yep
Been made fun of for your horse obsession?: yes, they're just jealous haha
Mucked a stall?: yes
Been to a clinic?: yes
Done natural horsemanship stuff?: yes
Helped train a horse?: yes and trained my own!
Ridden with a crop or spurs?: yes
Ridden next to a road?: yes
Met friends through some kind of horse-related activity?: yes
Met friends on a horse web site/forum?: yes
Been to horse camp?:
Ridden with gum, an iPod, etc.?: gum
Ridden without a helmet?: yes it was the day i had my grad hair trial. Helmet wouldn't fit with out wrecking it. kept to only flat work.
Worked toward and achieved a riding goal?: yes
Kept a riding/lesson/show journal?:no, but lots of pictures
Critiqued your riding videos?: yes
Collected model horses?: no
Cleaned tack?: yes
Moved hay bales?: yes
Amy's Riding Style
| Primary Discipline |
 Western |
|
 Pleasure  Trail  Halter  Halter Showmanship |
| Secondary Discipline |
 English |
|
 Hunter / Jumper |
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