Heart Full of Horse (and Their Accessories)
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What makes a horse lover?
Is it the strength combined with the grace, so
rarely combined in such elegance in nature?
Is it the power of controlling such an awesome
beast? Is it
the loving nature of many horse breeds and their loyalty
to their owner?
Is it we all watched movies as we grew up that
featured unbelievable mounts likeThe Black Stallion, or
Silver (that goes a long way back to “The Lone
Ranger”!), Black Beauty or Flicka?
Or was it the thundering of hooves at a horse
race that echoes in our hearts long after those awesome
creatures sped by?
Whatever it is, when it’s there,
the love of various breeds of horses is a powerful
emotion.
When I came to the time in my life where I could own
one, I considered many breeds of horses, looking for the
one that would satisfy my personality and particular
needs.
I had a love of three colors - all
black, all white or palomino.
But these colors come in many of the various
breeds of horses, like Thoroughbreds, Arabians, the
American Standardbred and American Saddle Horse, as well
as the Missouri Fox Trotter and Morgan.
Those were all American breeds.
I decided it would be best to limit my search to
American breeds, just by assuming that they were more
readily available and less expensive.
After all, I was going to need an
aluminum horse
trailer, electric fencing, not to mention a western
saddle, certainly used, and all the
western horse tack -
just to name some things.
So I studied temperaments of the
various American horse breeds.
The American Saddle Horse is bred primarily for
show and the Standardbred for racing.
So I didn’t think either of those breeds were
what I was looking for.
I really wanted a pet.
I was intrigued by the American Quarter Horse.
It’s the most popular breed in the US, developed
by the early English colonists.
It got its name for the quarter-mile sprints for
which it was so adept.
It came to be used as a cow pony as it seemed to
have a remarkable instinct for herding and cutting out
cattle. It’s
attractive, compact, and is known for its kind
disposition.
I found an American Quarter mare, palomino (they’re
golden-coated with creamy mane and tail) for sale not
too far from where I live and went to see her.
Her name is Buttercup, and she’s now my
“dream-come-true”.
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