Comments on: Blog of the Week – Hopelessly Horseless http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/2008/12/06/blog-of-the-week-hopelessly-horseless/ Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:12:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: clickthisandmakeawish! http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/2008/12/06/blog-of-the-week-hopelessly-horseless/comment-page-1/#comment-130 clickthisandmakeawish! Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:09:46 +0000 http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/?p=840#comment-130 yur like me!my mom never understood my horseluving ways,but now she does,and me 2 i wish i had a horse i'd even go drastic measures! yur like me!my mom never understood my horseluving ways,but now she does,and me 2 i wish i had a horse i’d even go drastic measures!

]]> By: Janet Baca http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/2008/12/06/blog-of-the-week-hopelessly-horseless/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Janet Baca Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:02:44 +0000 http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/?p=840#comment-101 I am living in Arizona now but grew up in NJ and moved to CA when I was 27 yo. I yearned and begged for a horse while I was growing up. My parents were in business and said no even though we had plenty of land (rural Hunterdon Co) to put them on. I finally went behind my parents back and bought a retired pacer for $100 (this was many years ago lol). Well, needless to say, I got in trouble, was grounded when they found out I bought this horse and also lost the horse. They gave the horse back to the people that owned it (a doctor). They almost got into a lawsuit over it. I never got a horse until I was in my 40s. By then I had moved to AZ. I was married then and we enjoyed two horses before we split up and I moved to another town so that I could afford to keep my lovely mare. I did finally make a trade with my ex for the other horse that he had as he was not interested in owning horses by then. It is true what they say, "I traded my husband for a horse, I got a good deal". Since then I've purchased 2 more horses (arabians) for my endurance riding habit. I rode endurance in AZ and NV for about 7 years. Had a great time, learned a lot about horses and I became obsessed with it. I also did competitive trail riding. I finally was force retired when my company shut down and I have been traveling. That was about 3 years ago. It's now time to start riding again. I'm about to turn 62 later this year. I hope the old bones can handle it. BTW, yes I also read that NJ had more horses per capita than any other state in the US. I guess it still holds true today. Had I stayed in NJ I never would have been able to afford horses. It's interesting how your life takes little turns here and there and you end up doing what you wanted to do in the first place. Always keep the horsey faith!!!! Janet, Kingman, AZ I am living in Arizona now but grew up in NJ and moved to CA when I was 27 yo. I yearned and begged for a horse while I was growing up. My parents were in business and said no even though we had plenty of land (rural Hunterdon Co) to put them on. I finally went behind my parents back and bought a retired pacer for $100 (this was many years ago lol). Well, needless to say, I got in trouble, was grounded when they found out I bought this horse and also lost the horse. They gave the horse back to the people that owned it (a doctor). They almost got into a lawsuit over it. I never got a horse until I was in my 40s. By then I had moved to AZ. I was married then and we enjoyed two horses before we split up and I moved to another town so that I could afford to keep my lovely mare. I did finally make a trade with my ex for the other horse that he had as he was not interested in owning horses by then. It is true what they say, “I traded my husband for a horse, I got a good deal”.

Since then I’ve purchased 2 more horses (arabians) for my endurance riding habit. I rode endurance in AZ and NV for about 7 years. Had a great time, learned a lot about horses and I became obsessed with it. I also did competitive trail riding. I finally was force retired when my company shut down and I have been traveling. That was about 3 years ago. It’s now time to start riding again. I’m about to turn 62 later this year. I hope the old bones can handle it.

BTW, yes I also read that NJ had more horses per capita than any other state in the US. I guess it still holds true today. Had I stayed in NJ I never would have been able to afford horses. It’s interesting how your life takes little turns here and there and you end up doing what you wanted to do in the first place.

Always keep the horsey faith!!!!
Janet, Kingman, AZ

]]> By: Caryn http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/2008/12/06/blog-of-the-week-hopelessly-horseless/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Caryn Wed, 20 May 2009 19:37:28 +0000 http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/?p=840#comment-88 I grew up "hopelessly horseless" in NJ too. I have since owned a few of my own, as well as been a trainer of carriage driving horses, Saddlebreds, Hackneys, Rocky & KY Mountains, etc. I am once again horseless, but please never feel hopeless. My soulmate horse was actually given to me by people I hardly knew. There are a million ways to have fun around horses without owning one too. I have worked for a couple associations at the KY Horse Park, traveled & worked at all sorts of shows all over the US & Paris, France, worked at one of the leading horse hospitals in America, & had many other great horse adventures. Currently I am Equine Sales Manager for manufacturer of horse grooming products, & have my own horse collectibles business. AND I will own another horse again when the time is right. P.S. NJ has more horse per square acre than KY, & has had a strong Horse Council & state Equine Advisory Board for far longer than KY has. Best wishes for staying hopeful, Caryn, Lexington, KY I grew up “hopelessly horseless” in NJ too. I have since owned a few of my own, as well as been a trainer of carriage driving horses, Saddlebreds, Hackneys, Rocky & KY Mountains, etc. I am once again horseless, but please never feel hopeless. My soulmate horse was actually given to me by people I hardly knew. There are a million ways to have fun around horses without owning one too. I have worked for a couple associations at the KY Horse Park, traveled & worked at all sorts of shows all over the US & Paris, France, worked at one of the leading horse hospitals in America, & had many other great horse adventures.
Currently I am Equine Sales Manager for manufacturer of horse grooming products, & have my own horse collectibles business. AND I will own another horse again when the time is right.
P.S. NJ has more horse per square acre than KY, & has had a strong Horse Council & state Equine Advisory Board for far longer than KY has.
Best wishes for staying hopeful,
Caryn, Lexington, KY

]]> By: OMG!i'mthesameway! http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/2008/12/06/blog-of-the-week-hopelessly-horseless/comment-page-1/#comment-80 OMG!i'mthesameway! Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:35:55 +0000 http://stablescoop.horseradionetwork.com/?p=840#comment-80 my family thought i was in a phase too! i kept asking for a horse, but my family never budged. we thought of leasing for a horse. but, that was a no-go. they just can't seem to understand why i love horses. <a href="null" rel="nofollow"></a> my family thought i was in a phase too! i kept asking for a horse, but my family never budged. we thought of leasing for a horse. but, that was a no-go. they just can’t seem to understand why i love horses.

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