Runaway Horses

One Jump Higher Imagine that it is your birthday, and all you get is to go to a horse show. Would you be happy? I know I would because I admire horses. “Happy 13th birthday Lilly!” yelled Jack and Cindy, My parents, “We are going on a road trip to get your present!” I was confused because her parents had told her a week earlier that they were going to the Kentucky Derby to see Stela, a famous horse that has won over 24 races, can jump 8 feet and 2 inches, and is only 4 years old! I started to stutter

Have you ever realized that everything was going to be fine and normal until it happened? First, I got a horse to crow hop. It all happened in 7th grade at the barn in the arena. I was ready to walk Samson around to get used to obstacles and poles with all of the brown/orange dirt on the ground as we waited at the entrance. Samson was a very hairy beast with a white coat. I walked around the arena with him 1 or 2 times. After I was done walking around the walls in the barn, Christina got a stepping

The first time I rode a horse was exciting and horrific at the same time. When I was about eight years old we had a horse named “Touch the clouds,” he is a sorrow and a gelding Mom thought it was time I learned how to halter, bridle, brush, care, saddle, and ride a horse I was nervous. Since the times I rode a horse my dad was walking the horse. Well, I couldn’t really halter, bridle, and saddle the horse since I was little So, my mom just showed me and taught me the parts of the halter, bridle,

crucially, there’s no judgement with a horse.” Equine therapy involves a range of different activities. These activities include trotting, stretching exercises while they are on the horse, a ring tree which is used for balancing and stretching, and more. Therefore, Equine therapy can help children develop cognitively, emotionally, and physically. During an equine therapy session a child is assisted in mounting their horse depending on their physical ability. For example, if a child is wheelchair

Divine River, aka ‘River’ my horse of three years. He is the horse everyone desires

I started riding when I was five years old. Since then my involvement in the horse community has continued to grow. I have been participating at my county 4-H horse show since I was nine years. Including 2016, I have qualified for and then ridden at the Wisconsin State 4-H Horse Expo in West Allis. In 2013, my first year showing, I won grand champion in english equitation. The following year I won top ten in both trail and english equitation. In 2015 I received a top ten in english equitation and

The Pegasi colt, Little Cloud, looked to the darkening sky. It was getting late. It might, or might not be a good idea to walk into town at night. It would be strange enough that a never before seen colt would walk in from the Everfree Forest. Ponies certainly did not allow their children to walk alone in such locations. Not at night, at least. But during the day was a grey area to him. He didn't know how ponies reacted to the Forest in general. He was willing to take the chance that ponies

After graduating from Glasgow Veterinary College in 1937,James Herriot set out on a journey in search of his lifelong dream to work as a veterinary surgeon and open his own practice. Things seem to be going his way until Dr. Herriot ends up in a small rural community infested with farms, cows, and overconfident farmers. In this small town Dr. Herriot applies to work for a popular veterinarian named Mr. Siegfried Farnon. After successfully getting employed Dr. Herriot experiences a new life filled

This article was written on September 9, 2015 by Bonnie Shelton. It is called "Rupert family's pet pony dragged by vehicle, abused". The subject is based on an abused animal in Southern Idaho. In Rupert, Idaho, a pet pony, named Patches, was taken from the Lopez' yard around 10 p.m. this last Saturday. The pony was believed to be tied to a vehicle and dragged down a road for a mile or so. Patches was found the morning after still alive but severely hurt. The pony's eyes looked like they had been

preferred animals, horses. Of all the horses in the cattle he just likes the horse, named Optimus. The young man lived on the farm since he was born. Because both his parents had died when he was born. Because he was very fond of a horse that he became a professional horseman. Barry's greatness of riding horses heard by the kingdom, so he recruited to be a breeder also be a horse trainer. Of the many royal horse and a white horse belonging beautiful princess named Ellie, but the horses looked sick and