There is a horse in my backyard.

[mystyangel]

Dad was on a trail ride all week and last night Flashy got kicked. Dad brought him home to flush out the cut because it was easier than going down to the barn to do it. Shadow was ecstatic. He is sure that Flashy is going to be his new bestest best friend ever and play with him. Flashy is sure that the barking dog isn't as interesting as the

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[29pixie]

Do you ride? I used to ride competitively and I miss it SO much. Beautiful horse!

[mystyangel]

Less than I used to; we've had horses since I was little. I've always done more trail riding than showing--and then always western pleasure classes. Flashy's my dad's horse and he's an absolute sweetheart.

What events did you compete in?

[29pixie]

Mostly just LOTS of walk, trot, canter as a kid. By the time I did more than that, I had stopped showing. I did English exclusively, and find the Western saddle absolutely bizarre. I went on a trail ride this summer and the guide looked at me weird when my instinct was to post when trotting. Right. You don't do that in western... Trail riding is fun and there's so many great rides out in CO.

[mystyangel]

I've ridden primarily Western, but I really enjoy English--there's a lot less saddle getting in the way. And I totally post even when riding Western. =)

[f0rd_prefect]

RUN ITTY-BITTY! RUN!

[mystyangel]

She was less than thrilled about the horse...