However, in the past year I began to feel the old familiar yearning of wanting to get on horseback. More so when Farm Girl hit the trails and I was keeping her company on a bike rather than a horse. I began to play with the idea of getting my own. But I knew I wanted a quiet well-broke bombproof horse that had more whoa than go. The hunt began but not real hard, just looking now and then to see if anything caught my eye. Then along came Aussie and he seemed perfect. Perhaps a little taller than I had wanted, but his temperament was exactly what I wanted. He may be big, but he is a pussycat. Nevertheless, when it was time for me to get up in his saddle, I was nervous and asked Farm Girl to lead me around the arena on a leadline.
Aussie has settled in and feeling right at home. (On a side note, decided I may like his name more if it were spelled Aussie instead of Ozzie--it worked, I'm okay with it now.) He is such a fantastic horse and really is the perfect horse for me. I cannot believe I lucked out with him. He is the sweetest and most perfect horse and I love him to pieces. Like any new horse he acted strange for the first week and a bit uneasy. He tested us a bit but not a whole lot, nevertheless he wasn't comfortable riding with a stranger on his back and in an unfamiliar place so I had Farm Girl ride him for the first couple weeks to work out his kinks and help relax him. It really didn't take him long to relax though and before I new it, it was my turn to climb up into that saddle. However, it's been a long time since I was in a saddle and the only time I was briefly was a couple years ago and the incident left me sore. Not that I had an accident or anything but we got caught in a thunderstorm out on the trails and had to boogy to get back to the trailer. I was hardly in shape for galloping and my body paid the price for it days--weeks afterward. Needless to say I was in no hurry to return to the saddle. However, in the past year I began to feel the old familiar yearning of wanting to get on horseback. More so when Farm Girl hit the trails and I was keeping her company on a bike rather than a horse. I began to play with the idea of getting my own. But I knew I wanted a quiet well-broke bombproof horse that had more whoa than go. The hunt began but not real hard, just looking now and then to see if anything caught my eye. Then along came Aussie and he seemed perfect. Perhaps a little taller than I had wanted, but his temperament was exactly what I wanted. He may be big, but he is a pussycat. Nevertheless, when it was time for me to get up in his saddle, I was nervous and asked Farm Girl to lead me around the arena on a leadline. Yes, the same way she does my son. :P But by the next day, I had regained my confidence and was riding my horse all on my own. It felt wonderful. I hadn't realized how much I had missed horseback riding. I can't wait now for me to build my confidence up even more and finally hit those trails with Farm Girl.
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Introducing Ozzie, a handsome registered sorrel quarter horse! The other horse we were suppose to get fell through but all is meant to be as Ozzie is perfect! Not sure about his name though, hopefully I can get use to it otherwise Ozzie is getting a name change.
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