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Horse Mania Newsletter #23
June 13th 2000
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Hi, readers!
Welcome to Issue #23- the first anniversary issue of Horse Mania! Yes,
we’ve actually been going a year. I can hardly believe it! The first issue
was sent out on June 6th 1999 to just 50
subscribers. Now, onto our 23rd issue and with nearly 900 subscribers,
Horse Mania is still going strong! Thanks to everyone who has helped me
get it this far, especially all our wonderful writers.
There is a new feature poll for June on the main page of Horse Mania
(http://horsemania.cjb.net) so be sure to stop by and put in your vote!
I’ve also managed to wade through most of the award applications. The May
winners are printed in this issue, and all the June winners will be in
here the issue after next. As always, the complete list of winners is on
the Horse Mania website. Congratulations to all the winning websites!
I’m getting that urge to redesign the Horse Mania website again. I’ve
got lots of ideas and want to maybe change the layout a bit. But it will
be a while before I get the chance to get all that done, so I’ll tell you
all when there’s actually some redeveloping starting. That is, if I get
around to it! :o)
If anyone out there enjoys writing horse stories, please send them in
to me! I’d like to have another continuing story to publish in Horse Mania
over a few issues like we’ve had before.
I hope everyone and their horses are doing well. I have just started
regularly having riding lessons again and I’m loving it! I missed it a
lot, and am glad to be back in the saddle! I sure need to get those riding
muscles back into shape though, I’m a bit sore today. :o)
That’s about it, I hope you all enjoy this issue and I’ll see you again
in a couple of weeks. As usual any criticism, comments or suggestions are
welcome.
Susan
(thehorse@hotpop.com)
http://horsemania.cjb.net
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In this Issue:
-Wanted
-Archer’s Corner
-Sunrise Stables
-Horse Fable
-Tell Us About Yours
-The Name Game
-Riding Tips
-The Horse’s Mouth
-Horse Poems
-Websites
-Award Winners
-Horse Polls
-Pen Pals
-Newsletter Information
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ARCHER’S CORNER by Archer
Hey there horse folks!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m back!!!!!! At last I was able to get
a brand new computer and I’ve just finished reading all the issues I
missed. Well 2000 is the last high school year for
me......yeeeeeeeehhhaaaaa..
At last I’m going to be out and straight for university. Riding ok.. but a
little bit down cuz my mares suffers of a fly bite, which got infected
and complicated. Nether less, the show must go on (at last). So I’d like
to restart my corner with my typical Horse Whispering stuff. Lean back
and enjoy!!!:D See ya!
Horse and Rider a never ending bond.
What are the 2 most important elements to any relationship? Ask a marriage
counselor and he’ll quickly say trust and respect. With these you can do
nearly anything, but without.......fear, suspicion, frustration, anger etc
will quickly appear. Does this sound familiar? Don’t you think all this
can work in our equine pals?
When you lead your horse, does he walk politely with you? Can you handle
him in any situation, and will he let you touch him anywhere, even in
ticklish spots? Will he do whatever you ask, whenever you ask without fear
or resentment? If he does, and with a willing attitude, then you have
yourself a great relationship. If he doesn’t, though, something is
missing in your partnership- most likely mutual regard and faith in each
other.
To earn these from your horse you need to employ a few psychological
tools; the best one I know are based on equine social systems.
Since thousands of years man and horse have had similar social systems.
Both are based in trust and subordination to authority and both groups
understood dominance and submission.
An example: Watch horses in a herd situation. Horses have a strong desire
for social order and depend on a herd hierarchy, and they establish this
through sometimes subtle but often forceful interactions. They play
dominance games to establish a pecking order that determines which horse
becomes the alpha herd member and which ones rank below him or her, on
down the line. After securing the position as a dominant member, a horse
can control the movements of others by various cues ranging from a
specific look to an outright attack. The dominant horse will first look
at the individual he wants to move, then pin back his ears and approach.
The less dominant horse knows that if he doesn' t respond appropriately
(by moving away) the dominant animal will become more assertive, going as
far as biting and kicking. All these actions can be observed when horses
are together. Even in your 2 or 3 horses in their paddock. Watch when you
feed them. Who eats first, who’s the first to drink water?
When we use these laws of nature we find that communicating with horses
becomes easy. Instead of trying to force our horse in to a human
framework, we should try to understand their point of view. Horses have a
much easier time understanding us when we use there language, and we will
be tapping in to behaviours that have been developed and perfected within
equine social structure over millennia.
Trust and respect go hand and hand. In order for a horse to become a good
partner for you he needs to learn to be comfortable around you and to
trust that you’ll never give him any suggestions that aren’t good for him.
He needs to be able to have faith in your judgements and use his whenever
necessary.
While a trusting horse is gentle, it doesn’t necessarily mean that he’ll
be respectful. A gentle horse accepts people and permits them to handle
them. A respectful horse does this, too, but is much more tuned in to his
handler and knows his place in human/horse hierarchy.
To get a horse’s respect, you have to let him know that in your
relationship you’re the leader and he’s the follower. This doesn’t mean
you should become whip-wielding dictator - that would undermine his trust.
All you need to do is communicate with your horse so that he understands
you’re the alpha member and he’s the next in line. Nearly all horses are
born followers and are most comfortable when they have a trustworthy
leader. It’s not so hard to establish this relationship. First treat a
horse a similar way another horse will treat him. Establish a friendship
by letting him know being around you is a good thing. By stroking him all
over, by feeding him and grooming him I’m saying that I mean him no harm.
Next show him I can control his movements, and not only from the saddle
but also from the ground. This is important, we need to gain the horses
respect from the ground before even expecting some response on the
saddle. Be as gentle as you can but also as firm as you need to be.
Many famous trainers (Monty Roberts, John Lyons etc) use different
natural horsemanship approach to start a horse. They all have the same
results, show the horse that you know his language and can control him
from the ground. It takes time and effort to learn horses body language.
The best thing you can do is read books, watch videos, go to clinics but
the best of all watch horses.
But do it and I guarantee good and positive results.
Next issue : What’s all this body language all about? Does "Equus" sound
familiar? Monty Roberts?
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SUNRISE STABLES by Melanie Harris
There is a place in California near the San Francisco Bay Area known as
Silicon Valley. My family moved there in 1960 and bought a house in San
Jose. There was nothing remarkable about the house, but walking to school
I
would pass by the front pasture of Sunrise Stables. If you go to San Jose
today, you won't be able to visit Sunrise Stables, but if you use the
Saratoga on-ramp to Highway 85, you will be driving across a few acres of
land that was my world for a while and what happened there changed my life.
The stables and a little house were on leased land designated for the
highway decades before starting construction The boarding facilities were
ramshackle, and there was no trail access, but railroad tracks ran along
the
south side of the property which would take a horse and rider across the
city quite nicely.
To say that I was horse crazy doesn't even come close to the desire that
those who have it understand and those who don't have it will never
understand. I overhead some girls at school talking about going riding,
but
had never heard of renting a horse by the hour before that day. After
saving up a few dollars from babysitting I rode my bicycle up to the
stable.
Once I knew that you could rent a horse by the hour it became my sole
passion for a short period of time. I eventually was able to own a horse
and after twenty-five years with Manny, I have now been able to own my
second horse, Treadwell. But the time I spent at Sunrise Stables, and the
animals I rode there for two dollars an hour, are still very near to my
heart.
I probably can't recall what I cooked for dinner yesterday, but the time I
spent with the animals at Sunrise Stables gave me such full memories of
every one which is astonishing because I don't have that connection at the
barn where I board my horse today. Not yet anyway, but I have only had
Treadwell a few months.
You could rent a horse for two dollars per hour, or you could rent a pony
for one dollar per hour but I never wanted to ride the ponies. After
riding
I always spent the rest of the day at the stables, and watched the horses
and the owners of the other horses who were boarded at Sunrise Stables.
After a while I became friends with the girls that worked there and even
worked with them a few times. Instead of being paid, we were allowed to
ride the rental horses and I would imagine that I could stay in the saddle
forever.
I remember that there were three ponies, one sweet Shetland, a bay gelding
named Bobby who was calm and slow, and children could actually ride Bobby.
Tom was a welsh-type appaloosa, and today I suppose he would be a POA, but
at that time he was just Tom. Then there was Rebel, a bigger chestnut with
a wild, full mane and tail who was very spirited and could only be ridden
by
Lisa, a girl who worked there saddling the rent horses. Lisa's legs
reached
almost to the ground and one day she thought Rebel would jump over a chain
between two posts that was intended to prevent railroad right of way access
to automobiles. I watched Rebel's short strides, fascinated by the way
horses could figure out how many steps to take before they jumped, but I
don't know if Rebel jumped. I do remember him flipping completely, heels
over head over heels, having caught the chain instead of clearing it.
Frightening.
The horses were older geldings that were no trouble. The way that those
horses were willing to give everything they had made it seem worse that
they
weren't fed enough. One flea-bitten gray was named Blue and I used to look
into his eyes and wonder at what he had seen during his life. He had some
scars on his throat and chest from something so horrible I can hardly
describe it. Sadly, since then I've learned that what happened was not
some
isolated incident. During the night some unknown person, probably insane,
must have taken a carving knife to this kind, trusting animal. He was
still
on his feet the next morning, and was stitched up and was not ridden while
he recovered from the attack. Being off of work which sometimes meant four
different riders a day, he put on weight and looked like a different animal
for a while.
Bo was another gelding, and I believe he was a true albino horse which gave
him an odd ghostly appearance. I never rode Bo, having fallen in love with
a short paint horse that was all white except for a tan patch on his face.
Shanty has one brown eye and one blue eye and when my parents agreed to buy
me a horse for my fourteenth birthday we tried to buy him from the owner
but
was told that he was not for sale. We did find a young chestnut gelding
for
sale named Seamus, who was with us over twenty five years, yet I will never
forget the rent horses that taught me how to ride at Sunrise Stables.
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HORSE FABLE (“All That Glistens Is Not Gold”)
written by Martine Macdonald
A long time ago, on the west coast of Ireland lived a wild heard of
Connemara ponies and horses. Untouched by civilization, they ran free
through the vast fields, grazed in the lush, grassy meadows and drank the
cool, pristine water from the running streams, life was peaceful.
Sometimes, the ponies would gallop up to the cliff that overlooked a busy
little city, where the people had lost their sense of freedom and
constantly rushed around working when they didn’t even know what they were
working for.
In the middle of the city was a huge church with a large tower in the
center and in that tower was an enormous golden shiny bell.
The ponies were always wise enough not to let the city folk ever see them
and they never, ever went down to the city.
On a stormy Monday evening one year, a beautiful dappled gray colt was
born. This foal was very special because he was the son of one of the
strongest stallions, Cobalt, who was darker than a midnight sky and the
fastest mare, Friska who was as white as a bolt of lightning.
As each day went on, Cash became stronger and faster than all the other
horses and ponies in the herd. He grew up to be a gorgeous stallion, his
silver coat gleamed, his long mane and tail danced when he ran, his dark
eyes shined with pride and his body was a sight of equine perfection, each
strong bone was covered in muscle.
Beneath the beauty and strength was a heart of gold and a curious mind.
His fifth birthday landed on another stormy Monday and as the lightning
flashed, Cobalt cantered up towards the cliff and signaled for Cash to
follow. With a surge of anticipation, Cash bolted forward, passing his
father and almost fell off the cliff.
Cobalt came dashing behind his son and caught his sparkling tail between
his teeth and pulled his son backwards.
The ebony stallion reared high and whinnied, to show his son the view of
the city.
As the younger stallion marveled at the sight, a bolt of lightning struck
down and hit the church bell, causing it to ring and flash so bright it
was almost blinding.
The amazed gray stallion’s desire to go down to the bell flourished in his
heart.
He asked his father if there was any way to get down and received a sharp
warning never to go down to the city.
That only sparked the young horse’s curiosity, and his desire grew.
As the father and son trotted back to their herd who were sheltered under
a small bunch of trees, the gears spun in Cash’s mind.
The days followed and Cash’s desire grew to an obsession, he was
determined to go down, no matter what he was told.
He would go to the cliff every day, searching for a way down and observing
the large golden bell.
One day, his heart had a leap of faith and just jumped right off the
cliff. He knew to land on his side for the least amount of injury. He
landed hard and got up right away but he was sore. He walked it off and
set off for the bell. As the wild horse entered the city, his excitement
soared.
As the colt trotted down the stone roads, the people of the city were
amazed and confused.
Cash heard voices coming from everywhere and he sped up into a canter.
People started to chase him so he broke into a flat out gallop, leaping
over obstacles that came in his way. Men were yelling behind him, but they
could never catch up.
The frantic horse finally reached the church and looked up high to see the
bell.
He just gazed and then realized that the bell was just a sight, nothing
special, nothing that would change him.
Cash turned around but was caught. Four large men had grabbed his legs and
as the stallion lashed out in every way, regret clouded over his high
spirit.
He gave up, and let the men lead him wherever they pleased.
Cash was kept in the city for a year, doing hard labor, pulling carts and
treads, being ridden for hours on end. His heart was slowly withering away.
Until one stormy Monday night, the lightning flashed and Cash looked up to
the cliff where he once stood, a loud whinny erupted and in the temporary
light, he saw his father reared up.
The strength in Cash s heart exploded and he broke right through the old
wooden shed he was locked into and galloped at full speed to the bottom of
the cliff.
He whinnied at his father and ran to the side around to the other end of
the cliff, the lowest part.
On the cliff stood his entire heard and memories of when he was once wild
flashed through his mind. The heard began to drop mud and rocks down,
creating a ramp for Cash to climb up.
It took all night but Cash finally returned with his herd and realized
that what was truly gold was his freedom.
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TELL US ABOUT YOURS
This a section where you can tell us about your own horse, or the horse
you ride.Send it in to thehorse@hotpop.com and I’ll put it in. It can any
length you like.
“My horses are: My love, My Life
My two horses are my most favorite animals in the world, my life revolves
around them. I love them LOTS. First I'll tell you about Relic because
he's the first horses that I ever had. Relic is a full blood quarter
horse, and he is aprox. 15 years old. Hes also a retired rodeo horse. He
used to be the roping horse of a man name Guy P. (i only remember mis last
name dnitial.) My dad used to take his horses the Guy's dad for shoeing. I
got Relic from Mr. P himself. I remember when I first saw him I was sooo
excited!! I waz thinkin " I get a horsey my very own horseY!!" I learned
almost everything I know about riding on Relster. He was my favorite thing
in the world. I liked to go out and see him all the time.
Then when I was about 13 years old I think that I must have out grown him
or something. It wasn't that he got to big, it was just that he was
getting older and lazyer. My dad had this young horse named Red, that he
had bought about 6 years ago, and i must have had my eye on him or
something, so I asked my dad if I could start riding him. Now you have to
know that red is no ordinary horse. ( think he's a mustang or something)
He'd a full blood Arabian, and he's got a lotta "fire" under the hood. He
doesn't like to do anything slow or quietly. He thinks he's gotta snort
his way through everything. That's why I love him. So I started riding
Redie and I still am. And don't worry, I never left out Relic. I still
ride him too. Its kinda routine now to go out to the pasture, catch Relic,
go for a ride, then go catch Red and ride him. That way both of them get
equal exercise and equal love. ;0) ”
-"Rebecca Penner"
HORSE MANIA PHOTO GALLERY
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/gallery.html
Do you have a photo of your horse on the computer? Horse Mania has a photo
gallery of reader’s horses. If you have a pic, send it to me as an
attachment or URL to thehorse@hotpop.com
Include your name, your horse’s name, your horse’s breed and any other
information you would like to add. It will then be displayed on the Horse
Mania website in the photo gallery so that everyone can admire your horse!
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THE NAME GAME by Megan
Hey, I don’t know where anybody's from that’s reading this, but did
anybody else go to the Hawkridge trillium show on the 10th? Kyle Carter's
place,baby! Olympian! I'd never seen the facilities before, and man, those
people must be loaded!!! 'Course I suppose they are! No "his and hers"
towels for them, I saw "his and hers" gators!! That is so cool! Anyway, I
should really stop taking up space, and get on to what my article is
about.
Thanks to everybody who sent in names for the Dutch Warmblood foal.
Everybody was great to point out that I forgot to mention if it was a colt
or filly, and I know it's a little late now, but just so you know, it was
a colt. The winner I picked for him was "Dance If You Dare" sent into me
by Abigail! (Also, I think Bettina is really smart! she says she loves
Dutch Warmbloods too!) Furthermore, now onto this weeks horse:
Breed: Appaloosa (I think that has 2 l's)
Age: a "this year" foal
Colour/Markings: dark bay, blanket, appy. No facial, or leg markings
except for a mottled appy muzzle, and striped hooves.
Sire: Ponokamita
Dam: Natasha Handprint
Gender: Filly
Conformation type: solidly put together
Photo: https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/ng23.jpg
As usual, just send me in any and all suggestions you have for this
beautifully coloured filly's name! My email is srice@king.igs.net (I
really don’t know why I ever bother to type that, I'm pretty sure Susan
put it in at the top of my column by the name for me!) C ya next issue!
BYE!
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RIDING TIPS by Diana
Hi! Welcome to riding tips edition 2! I have a couple people who actually
liked my column! hehehe... that is enuff motivation to keep this column
good
up and going! Today.. I will go into detail for the canter, and perhaps a
little discussion.. but I will review a little what I had last edition.
We already pointed out when walking (or any other pace)that you should sit
up
strait and pretend that there is a string attached to your helmet that
pulling you up.. your leg position should be as so: Leg back just so you
can
see the tip or your riding boot.. when you look over your knee... just the
TIP..
nothing more. To walk, squeeze slightly and go with the rhythm of your
horse..
In trotting, you should always practice a sitting trot which is really
hard to
do when your riding a sure footed bouncy horse (and a riding bareback on a
bony horse! but that's another story:P) Check your position, and sit deep
into
the saddle, wrap your legs around the horses legs, and try to sit still.
Posting trot, you should move up and down rhythmically with the horses
hoofbeats. To make sure your on the right diagonal, when the horses
outside
shoulder moves towards you, sit down. When the horses outside shoulder
moves
forward, sit up. And so forth..
PLEASE DO NOT MOVE ONTO A CANTER WHEN YOU HAVE THESE 2 GAITS MASTERED!
Cantering when you don't know what your doing is very dangerous.
Alright, finally.. CANTERING
Cantering is a gait that once we learn not to fall off, with correct
position, that we enjoy dearly. Cantering is MY favorite gait and I love
every minute of it. So I will try to explain as clearly as possible so
that
you may come to enjoy it too.
Always remember the correct riding position as I have told you above in
walking and trotting.. and cantering is different for every sport. But for
now, I'm focusing on English hunter/jumping (we haven't gone to the
jumping
part, that'll come in a later newsletter, so you can practice all this
stuff).
English hunter/jumping is jumping (duh) but focusing on correct form of
the
horse and rider, so I think it's important to take a course in that when
learning English.
For those who don't know, cantering is a 3 beat gait.. also a SLOW gallop.
Very often, riding school horses are not schooled so that their hind legs
act
to push them forward from behind- instead, the horse just pulls himself
along
with his front legs, and his back flips up and down, making it difficult
for
the rider to sit to. Again, the more the rider bounces, the more the horse
will stiffen up his back. It is very uncomfortable for him, and is often
the
primary cause of why so many horses are reluctant to canter, and why
beginner
riders find it so difficult to maintain the canter. Horses that are
sensitive
and more forward going by nature, tend to react by running off and
speeding
up.
It is the rider's lower back that must absorb the canter movement, not the
upper body by 'rowing' the shoulders back and forth, as if rowing a boat.
Not
only does the latter look ugly, the seat bones are pushed down concavely
against the horse's back, which is trying to come up convexly under the
rider, if the canter is not to be flat and lifeless. 'Rowing' with the
shoulders also makes the seat heavy, and 'squashes' the canter, making it
very much more difficult for the horse to lift and round his back under
the
rider.
So how do we absorb the movement of the canter? Again, sitting on the
stool,
place your hands on your hipbones, so that you can feel, and flex your
back
in, and straighten the spine again, but now moving the hipbones forward
and
back to upright together, not separately, (as in trot), at least at this
stage in your riding career, and in the smooth, (call out loud again) one,
two three, one, two, three, time of the canter.
Allowing the lower back to absorb the movement in this way does not
prevent
the horse from raising his back. The seat bones acting as a pivot, merely
mirror the rise and fall of the horse's back, allowing the canter to rise
up
under the rider's seat, and not restricting the back of the horse. The
rider
also appears to remain very still in the saddle, which is so much more
pleasing to the eye, than all of this obtrusive upper body movement that
is
so often seen in canter, and a darn sight more comfortable for both
parties!
The Correct Lead
If you're cantering to the right the off fore (right) leg 'leads' - it is
the
leg that extends the most in front. For canter to the left the near fore
(left
leg) leads.
Cantering on the wrong leg is when the horse strikes off incorrectly with
the
wrong leading leg. This can be done intentionally as a suppling exercise
and
is called counter canter.
I've ridden at many stables and all of them have different techniques on
how
to break a horse into canter. The one I'm at now, believes in walk to
canter,
or halt to canter transitions. Which I believe to be different then trot
to
canter. So I leave on how to break a horse into this 3 beat gait up to you
and your riding instructor. This column is merely trying to express
correct
riding position for you and your horse. I hope you all enjoyed this column
as
much as I enjoyed writing it.
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THE HORSE’S MOUTH
This is a new section of the newsletter. It’s the place for readers to
communicate. If you have any horse related event to announce, a message to
post, or a letter about the Horse Mania Newsletter or other horse related
issue, this is the place for it. It can be anything from a show/event
announcement to a request for a certain model horse or advice on a
difficult horse or even just a letter on something in the horse world.
Just send it in to Susan at thehorse@hotpop.com and I’ll put it in the
next issue.
*Please Note* This is not an invitation for commercial advertisements.
Sorry!
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HORSE POEMS
If you have written a horse related poem and would like to see it in Horse
Mania, send it in to Susan at thehorse@hotpop.com and publish it here.
I love all horses,
I read about horses from all sources,
I really would like to have a horse of my own,
it would be nice if it were a roan,
I'd like it to be an Arabian,
if I had a horse of my own,
I'd name him Prince Caspian.
by Georgina
The smell of the crisp dirt
The excitement in the air around
The wild heart yerns for the freedom of the reins
Then he gets what his heart and sould longed for
he runs with great power
He has already put the rest of the field behind
For he is the wild beast who only wants to win one race....
this race
by Joyce
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WEBSITES
If you have a horse related website or would like to suggest a good one,
send in the address to Susan at thehorse@hotpop.com and I’ll list it here.
Equine Trends
http://www.equinetrends.com
Horse Magic
http://www.horsemagic.com
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AWARD WINNERS- May 2000
Congratulations to all the following websites which won a “Horse Mania
Excellent Horse Webpage” Award in May 2000! We have already had quite a
few winners for June, and all June winners will be listed in the issue
after next.
*Excellent Sim Horse Game Award*
HorseKrazy T.J.'s SIM Game
http://expage.com/page/horsekrazytj
RACE: Riders And Caring Equestrians
http://CyberHorses.homestead.com
Hand Gallop
http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Arbor/2999/HandGallop.html
*BRONZE Award*
Pony Pal Page
http://happyrockponypal.homestead.com/Homepage.html
A Page of Nothing but Horses! (and some dogs, too)
http://home.beseen.com/friends/glenwillow
*SILVER Award*
Horse Crazy
http://www.crosswinds.net/~hcrazy/
Equine Stable
http://www.homestead.com/equinstable/equinstable.html
Jaclyn's World Of Horses
http://www.jaclynsworldofhorses.homestead.com/home.html
For The Love of Horses
http://loveofhorses.cjb.net
*GOLD Award*
(none)
If you would like to nominate your horse related site, fill out the form
located at https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/winaward.html For the
full list of winners, visit
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/winners.html
NOTE: If you won an award before I changed the design and would like to
exchange it for the new design of award just email me at
thehorse@hotpop.com with your site’s name and the award it was given and
I’ll send you the URL to get the new one.
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HORSE POLLS
I have some Horse Polls on the website for you to vote for your opinion!
Every month there is a feature poll, which is featured on the main page,
at http://horsemania.cjb.net
Past polls are displayed at
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/polls.html
Current Questions:
*feature poll of the month*
How long have you been riding?
*past polls*
Do you own a horse?
What is your favorite horse movie?
Which of these is your favorite Horse Breed?
What style of horseriding do you prefer?
Current Results for feature poll: (JUNE)
*Riding Poll*
How long have you been riding?
answer - number of votes - percentage
under a year: 5 (11%)
1 to 5 years: 18 (40%)
6 to 15 years: 15 (34%)
16 to 25 years: 3 (6%)
over 25 years: 3 (6%)
Total Number of Votes: 44
Past polls are located at
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/polls.html and you can still vote
for them and view the results. To vote for the feature poll, go to the
home page at http://horsemania.cjb.net
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PEN PALS
Here is the Pen Pal section for adults and kids. The penpal section is
online at the Horse Mania Website, with the newest ads being posted in an
issue of Horse Mania as well. If you would like to place an ad, please
visit https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/penpals.html For the complete
list of pen pal ads, go to
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/penlist.html
Most recent ads:
Name = Racquel
Email = Quel@horsemail.com
Age = 12 almost 13
Gender = f
Location = upstate New York
Hobbies = Horseback riding
Likes = Horses. music, art, friends and my family
Dislikes = snotty nasty people
Comments = I love to ride horses. I might just be a little"horse Crazy"
but, I'm not nutty! I would love to
have a penpal. I promise... I will write back!!! I have a TB Mare and a
Tobiano colt. I LOVE TO RIDE !!
Name = Sarah
Email = horselover@gci.net
Age = 14
Gender = female
Location = Kodiak, Alaska
Hobbies = I enjoy riding, drawing, talking, watching, and dreaming HORSES,
riding my dad's Harley with him, camping and anything outdoors, chatting
over ICQ with my friends, riding my bike, reading anything and horse
books, making stuff- craft stuff, collecting figurines and Breyer horse
models- I now have 22 and two huge barns, hanging out with my best friend,
and lots, Lots, LOTS of other things.
Likes = I like all of my hobbies, including watching movies, mostly horse,
on my bedroom TV, cooking- making messes in the kitchen and e-mailing my
friends
Dislikes = I dont like people who are mean to horses and treat them badly,
seeing horses in pain or terrible treatment, swearing and such, um...
various food, heights, bugs in general- especially bees and spiders, being
bossed around, and tests/schoolwork.
Comments = Hi! Here's a little bit about me, so you can decide if you want
to be an e-mail Pen-Pal with me. Please accept. Here'Goes!: I volunteer
and therefore get free riding lessons at a local barn. I will be working
for pay at another nearby barn this summer. I've ridden where I volunteer
for three-four years. I plan to be an assistant instructor next year and
show. The various horses I've ridden there are the following: a brown
Morgan/QH mare, an Appaloosa gelding, a chestnut QH gelding who is the
Morgan's sire, and my current mount is a bay Morgan gelding name Dancer.
He bucked me off at my first show last year. This summer, a friend from
Palmer is coming down with four horses and has a National Show
Horse/Saddlebred mare for me to ride... Well, I've obviously gone WAY off
the short commentary (but I enjoyed it!). If you are interested, please
e-mail me. I would very much like a Pen-Pal near my age, and will reply
immediately as an answering e-mail is rec! ieved. I love horses, if that
is not quiet evident, yet, and would like to see if you love horses as
much as me. :-) I promise to write back, always, and will enjoy an e-mail
Pen-Pal. Thank You!!!
Name = Amy
Email = pbudgeon@selcon.com.au
Age = 12
Gender = F
Location = Australia
Hobbies = Horse riding (What else!)
Likes = Horses!!!
Dislikes = ?????
Comments = I'm leasing a horse for a while and I just want a penpal!
Name = BJ
Email = BLandis2@aaah.zzn.com
Age = 12
Gender = female
Location = Pennsylvania
Hobbies = Horse back ridding
Likes = horses, pets
Dislikes = brothers, spiders
Comments = Great site!
Name = Madelaine
Email = grim@grim61.freesurve.co.uk
Age = 10
Location = westcliff ,Essex,England
Hobbies = horse-riding,horses,music
Likes = horses,sclub 7,chocalate,fun
Dislikes = school
Name = Mary
Email = Ponymad101@hotmail.com
Age = 15
Gender = Female
Location = UK
Hobbies = Horse-riding
Likes = All animals except spiders(they don't count)
Dislikes = Spiders, most food (I'm a really fussy eater!
Comments = Hi! I'm 15 & live in England. I've been riding for six years
now, & have jumped 4ft. (But only by accident!) :-) I don't own my own
horse~~yet!~~but I've been working at the stables near where I live since
I was 11. I love piebald horses, and shaggy welsh ponies! I love tack
cleaning and mucking out, but I hate grooming and sweeping the yard!
(weird, I know!) My ambition for the year 2K is to ride on a beach.
There's one at the bottom of the road from our stables, but the owner
won't let us ride on it :( **I want to write to anyone Male or Female,
about my sort of age, that's horse-mad!**
Name = Jessica Everett
Email = summer00486@aol.com
Age = 13
Gender = Female
Location = Indiana
Hobbies = Horses Friends Family
Likes = Horses school
Dislikes = mean people
Name = Bethany Radford
Email = pheobehhalliwell@acmecity.com
Age = 12
Gender = female
Location = Ontario, canada
Hobbies = Horsebackriding of all kinds, training horses, running, and many
more sport/things.
Likes = HORSES
Dislikes = Show Offs, lots of food.
Comments = If u are between 11 and 14, luvs horses,and music,then email me
at
Pheobehhalliwell@acmecity.com. Female or make it doesn't matter!
Name = Lindsay Tutwiler
Email = cloudy_daze6@hotmail.com
Age = 19
Gender = Female
Location = USA
Hobbies = writing, reading, music, and animals
Likes = dogs, cats, listening to music
Dislikes = snakes, heavy metal music, smoking
Comments = Hi! I'm looking for someone with some of the same interests
that is friendly and fun.
Name = Lin-Z
Email = cleo677@aol.com
Age = :*:12:*:
Gender = FeMaLe
Location = :*:Maryland:*:
Hobbies = All animals especially horses and cats!
Likes = Horses and Cats RULE!
Dislikes = People who hurt horses
Name = Abby
Email = AGgirl@aol.com
Age = 10
Gender = female
Location = Missouri
Hobbies = riding,collecting horses
Likes = all animals
Dislikes = my brother
Name: Georgina
Email: gmclodge@aol.com
Age: 11 years
Gender: Female
Location: Ohio
Hobbies: Horses, Insects (especially ants), and writing and reading (I
read a lot).
Likes:Horses
Dislikes:Math, BSB, and Brittany Spears
Comments: no comments
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