Entries Tagged as ‘First Horse’

September 15, 2007

Buying a Horse: Looking at Conformation

Conformation is perhaps the most important aspect to consider when you’re purchasing a horse. If a horse has bad conformation, he is usually going to have some sort of lameness issues or other physical conditions later on down the road that will inhibit its performance. However, there are those poorly conformed horses that do make [...]

June 26, 2007

First Ponies

You just have to love first ponies. They teach you the ropes of riding as well as horse care. They are excellent teachers and often very forgiving ones as well. Pictured is me at 5 years old with my first pony Buttercup. I had her until I was 13 years old and learned a plethora [...]