New Additions To The Family

I have always been a horse lover

as far back as I can remember.

I used to dream of having my own horse.

When I was 17 I finally got a horse.

I was in horse heaven!

I lived in the mountains of British Columbia

and most of my riding was up mountain

sides on logging trails or animal trails.

I was fearless.

I had Pride for a year and a half.

Then in 1985 I finally bought another horse.

The day I went to see him for the first time

he bucked me off. 

I traded a motorcycle for him :)

Three months later I bought my next 

horse...Nefers Keefer

a little registered Arabian.

He was my sweetie.

Keefer and I at the Saddle Club grounds

He and I rode the mountain trails again

and took Western Pleasure classes.

Angie riding Keefer

I taught my oldest daughter to ride.

She and I used to have fun riding double

down to the 'Saddle Club' where

we built a barn and kept

3 horses for a number of years.

Angie and her younger sister Caitlyn and my sister Janet from England

in front of our barn. 

Angie and I with Keefer warming up

It was pretty convenient having our horses

there as we passed the Saddle Club grounds

every time we went to town

and I could walk down the hill

to feed the horses from our house. 

In 1991 I sold my last horse.

Pride...when I first bought him he pranced instead of walking

Above is me at 17 riding my first horse

Pride with my little brother.

I never had a saddle

the whole 

time

 I owned that horse.

Above is me trying out a new horse

just last week...

her name is Hope.

I sure never thought I'd be looking

to have a horse again at my age.

I just turned 59 on Tuesday.

Boy does time fly!

We ended up buying Hope.

Hope here on the farm

She is an 11 year old Quarter Horse.

Hope

My hubby wanted an older horse for a 

companion for Hope

and the people gave him Rosey.

She's looking a little scruffy right now but

she'll fill out. Rosey is around 20 years old

and is a Quarter Horse.

Rosey

I'm looking forward to doing a little riding

but I'm very glad I won't 

be riding mountain trails at this time.

No...country roads and fields will 

do me just fine.

:)