Horses

As many of you know, I love horses! My wonderful parents bought me and my siblings our first pony when I was around five years old. So, I grew up with equines and was heart-broken when I moved away to attend college and couldn't spend time with my horse, Jackpot. We ended up selling him to a good family, whom I hear still has him to this day! After moving back to Minnesota, I reconnected with my Auntie Billi, who so happens to love horses just as much (if not more) than I. She just so happened to have a few horses (woo woo!!), so we started getting together on weekends to play. I quickly bonded with a beautiful (and stubborn as hell) pinto named Kyan Pepper and we eventually began trail riding. Two summers ago, Kyan was bit by a tick and contracted anasplasmosis and was out for the season. Last summer he came down with a harsh case of laminitis and was, again, out for the summer. He is doing much better, hooves are almost at 100%, so Billi and I decided that it would be a great idea to spend some time and much-needed TLC with him to get him into shape for this riding season. I researched some boarding facilities in my area and was lucky enough to get into one that is less than ten miles away. Billi had been telling me for months and months that Kyan was my horse and on March 1, 2008 he officially became my horse! We transferred his papers to my name and moved him into the stable. I've been working/playing with him 2-4 times a week. Josh has been extremely supportive and understanding, and often jokes that I have a boyfriend on the side:) But Josh knows he's my main man:) Anyway, here are a few pics and will have more to come:)

Costume Contest

The stable where Kyan calls home, the Triple S, has a fall fun day where they have all these horse and rider games (egg in spoon, red light-green light, musical stalls, barrel racing, etc.) and a horse and rider costume contest. Over the past couple years of going to the Renaissance Festival, I've been putting together a gypsy costume. So, why not make one for Ky...it's a work in progress:)

Body

I actually mounted the blanket on my bareback tacky pad with velcro so I won't have to worry about it sliding off:) I still have a few more things to add...

Head Shot

A little bling never hurt...:)

Horse Women

Here I am with my mom and aunt doing what we love - riding! The horses, at the time this picture was taken, belong to Auntie Billi June and are very sweet boys (not to mention beautiful!) :) Now, as you know, Kyan is my guy!

Kyan Pepper Head

Kyan head shot.

Kyan Pepper Left

Kyan left side.

Kyan Pepper Right

Right side of Kyan.

So It Begins

The first summer Billi and I rode together, she on her grey arab Solitaire (Soli) and me on Kyan.