30+ year long grail!

[Kiwi]

Very cool!

[JaguarKisses]

Major congrats on this. I hope you are able to finish everything up really soon.

[kiwimlp]

Thank you once again everyone.  For those of you still longing for a horse of your own, hang in there!  You will get one if you want it badly enough.  My first pony was on a lease only basis.  I rode her bareback until I had enough money for a saddle and then I used to work at the school canteen at lunch times to pay for shoeing.

Ashes, you would be welcome to draw my girls anytime

[Endocat]

WOW nice tack room!  Love the pictures of the horseys up   Do you specialise in any particular horsey discipline?

[Sea_Breeze]

WOW...!!! I'm loving all the ribbons too.. Congrats on your lovely tack room

[Loa]

WOOHOO!

[Marlin]

oh my gosh - that is sooo cool! And your ribbons! Wow!


How many horses do you have, and what are your events? Dressage? Show Jumping? Cross country?


My mum had horses when I was young (I think that's largely where my love for them/drawing horses came from). I lost my confidence riding early on, but absolutely love being around horses (just get a little nervous on their back! - stupid, eh?). But gimme a halter, a grooming brush and a hoof pick and I'm happy as larry. And their smell... oh... that has got to be one of the best things about them!


Mum sadly sold her last horse when I was about 16. We're in Auckland, and out where we used to graze has just got so ridiculously built up. So sad. It's so wonderful that you got your lifestyle block; you must enjoy it so much 

[GazeboMouse]

Wow! Nice tack room!
My mum saved for years to buy a horse. Sadly she got married and had to spend the money on buying a wardrobe instead! She's worked at the same riding school for over 40 years but on those lousy wages she's never been able to afford her own horse!

[melodys_angel]

Huge congrats hun!

That room is amazing!  Soo many ribbons

[dollhands]

So awesome! congrats!

[kiwimlp]

WOW nice tack room!  Love the pictures of the horseys up   Do you specialise in any particular horsey discipline?

I did everything on my old horse!  Eventing, show jumping, show hunter, dressage, showing and trail riding.  I even took him in a hunt (but he pulled my arms out of their sockets, lol). He was a fantastic little horse and a total winning machine. He made the monkey on his back (aka: me) look like I could ride, LOL.  I miss him so much.
 

oh my gosh - that is sooo cool! And your ribbons! Wow!


How many horses do you have, and what are your events? Dressage? Show Jumping? Cross country?


My mum had horses when I was young (I think that's largely where my love for them/drawing horses came from). I lost my confidence riding early on, but absolutely love being around horses (just get a little nervous on their back! - stupid, eh?). But gimme a halter, a grooming brush and a hoof pick and I'm happy as larry. And their smell... oh... that has got to be one of the best things about them!


Mum sadly sold her last horse when I was about 16. We're in Auckland, and out where we used to graze has just got so ridiculously built up. So sad. It's so wonderful that you got your lifestyle block; you must enjoy it so much 

I only have one riding horse at a time.  Currently I own a pinto X-Bred but I am looking at a 3/4 TB to replace her *fingers crossed*.  I am not a particuarly confident rider either so don't feel bad.  I've had some pretty untrained horses in my time and they have done some fairly dangerous things to me so I am cautious about what I get on now!  I know what you mean about the land getting built out, it is happening in our area too.  So sad.
 

Wow! Nice tack room!
My mum saved for years to buy a horse. Sadly she got married and had to spend the money on buying a wardrobe instead! She's worked at the same riding school for over 40 years but on those lousy wages she's never been able to afford her own horse!

Jobs with horses never seem to pay well.  At least she gets to be around horses and with riding all different ones it will help improve her skills. 
 
Thank you to everyone else for your lovely comments.  I really am surprised by how many of you have posted here!    When I was a teenager all of the other kids had walls full of ribbons they had won. I was so envious (not in a nasty way) so I just had to hang mine up when I finally got my room