I don't know if I have mentioned this on the blog but I used to ride horses. Big horses. English style. I had the riding hat and riding boots and everything. Even had my own whip and spurs (getting spurs was a big deal and I remember buying them with my dad thinking "This is it! I've graduated to spurs!").
Here is a list of random horse facts, according to Dancing Branflake.
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image from via from the Wuthering Heights movie.
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Dancing Branflake Horse Facts:
~I love that horses have bangs.
~When I was young and we would drive by horses I always dreamed of hoping on one
and galloping along the freeway.
~I used to ride three horses: Moondrop (a grey pony), Tutti Frutti (a big jerk who flung me off once), and Freemont (a huge Thoroughbred with the kindest soul).
~I love their soft noses. Nothing in the world is as soft as the tip of a horse's nose.
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Photo taken in Scotland. See that soft nose and those side swept bangs? Pure Joy.
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~Cleaning the horse's hooves is oddly very therapeutic.
You have to get thisclose to their massive legs. The amount of trust between you and the horse is incredible.
~I used to obsessively collect horse figurines and display them proudly on a glass shelving unit.
I had every color and breed.
~My intense affinity toward riding boots is directly linked to my love for riding horses.
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Anthropologie riding boots. Swoon!
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~You must always feed a horse with a flat palm or else they will unknowingly bite your finger.
I tell my Magical Ballerinas this when we feed our pretend ponies after riding in our pretend field of flowers.
~Me on a Horse + Fog + Green Fields in the Scottish Highlands = (unrequited) Dream Come True
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photo by Michelle at Bonjour Hello
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Are you a horse lover?
I could wax poetry about horses forever so you'll probably see more horse posts in the future.
Oh yes I'm a horse lover! I used to do a good deal of riding.
ReplyDeleteThe last photograph melts my heart! I love horses so much and I find their eyes the most amazing. Have a great Thursday, sweetie.
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Am I a horse lover? YES! I basically read every horse book series as a child, and, at the age of seven, I even picked out a name for the horse that I will someday own...Spellbinder. :P
ReplyDeleteI asked for a horse every year for Christmas until I was about 13 (at that point I realized that there's no way my parents were getting me a horse). I collected the horse figurines too!
ReplyDeleteI love horses - I took riding lessons when I was a kid and I just think they're beautiful animals!
ReplyDeleteI can totally picture you as an equestrian. Now, you have to see this horse: http://pinterest.com/pin/196468271/
ReplyDeleteI have only ridden them once, but I liked it :) I really would love to go riding again (just casually...maybe along the beach ;).
ReplyDeleteOh man, when you frog the hooves, you become that animal's fourth leg. It's kinda crazy.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, I once had a horse inflate her stomach so much that I wasn't able to pull the cinch tight enough. An hour later, the saddle (along with me) went totally sideways. Not fun.
ha! i never thought about the fact that horses have bangs. they do, don't they?! love those boots!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea you rode! Whenever I pull on my riding boots and do my hair in a French braid John teases me that I never actually learned to ride!
ReplyDeleteOooooh those riding boots are awesome. What a neat hobby.
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yes! used to ride when i was little... i miss those days!
ReplyDeletegorgeous pics! i love riding!
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Beautiful pictures! I've always wanted to learn to ride a horse. Sigh.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love horses! I rode a few times when I was younger but not with any regularity. My step mother used to ride all the time so on the weekends that I would spend with her and my father I'd have the opportunity :)
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I love horeses too. I used to have so many books and toys and posters in my room LOL.
ReplyDeletemy dad used to take us riding all of the time. I love it. *dont forget that when you go down hill ur supposed to leane back and when you go UP hill you lean forward to help the horse out lugging your weight lol*
I don't have any experience with horses, but I do think they're beautiful! And I LOVE riding boots!
ReplyDeletei have never ridden a horse. truth be told, i think i would be too scared to do it. they are so big! and i am such a chicken!
ReplyDeletebut i would LOVE LOVE LOVE to pet, brush and hug up on one. seriously. i think i would die and go to heaven if i could do that. i think it would be fab. and you can better believe i would touch (or KISS!) that soft nose. seriously!
I always found horses to be interesting animals. I participated in Horse 4H when I was a kid, and when it came time to ride the gigantic beasts I stopped going, afraid!
ReplyDeleteI too, however, have an obsession with the equestrian look.
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horses are so beautiful, i started riding when i was 6 and i love them... plus horse riding clothing can be so chic from tigh fitting pants to gorgeous ridding boots!
ReplyDeleteI never ride a horse but I think they are one of the most beautiful animals ever.. One family nearby has their horse and I see him whenever I go to the shopping center.. He is so so amazing!
ReplyDeleteOh yesss! My childhood romance was doing acrobatics on horses which is why I did vaulting. Absolutely loved it!
ReplyDeleteyears ago, i drempt i was riding bareback on a white horse along misty scottish moors. it was so vivid, i'll never forget it, and often times it's one of my "happy places" when my mind goes drifting. i feel like we just had a "gone with the wind" moment :)
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are you familiar with Monty Roberts' work? I read his book, " The Man who listens to horses" a few years back, I highly recommend it!
ReplyDeleteI love horses as well. they are such beautiful, intelligent creatures!
love this. i was totally obsessed for most of my juvenile life. i moved away from home and moved away from my horses, but part of my heart will always be with my sweet quarter horses!
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I used to ride horses too. And cleaning their hooves is very therapeutic. I especially loved it when all the gunk would come out with one "scoop". I miss it- the scooping and riding.
ReplyDeleteI also used to dance. I was never very good, but I loved it, and that's all that really matters.
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Have a great weekend!