So, I figured I may as well make a journal post. Saw one of my friends do this little survey thing, and decided I may as well use it because I can never think of what to write for this sort of thing anyway.

1. How old were you when you first started riding?
9

2. First horse ridden?
Oliver at Lowersaxony Stables

4. First horse cantered on:
Oliver again

5. First Horse fallen off of:
Elmo. Also from Lower, while he was still a school horse

6. Most recent horse fallen off of:
Jersey. I had one foot in the stirrup, was about t swing my leg over and she bolted.

7. First horse you trotted over poles with:
Uhm....I think it was Belle. Also from Lower. Can you tell where I started riding?

8. First horse jumped with?
Good ol' Oliver again

9. First horse who ran away with you:
I keep thinking Prince, but I have a sneaky feeling it was actually Archie... both at Lowersaxony still.

10. First horse that scared the crap out of you:
Prince. Definitely, positively Prince. Of course, I now find a flat out gallop fun, but that is not the point.

11. First horse shown:
Awh, little Lucy. From Lower. Most adorable black pony I ever saw. And fat!

12. First horse to win a class with:
Archie. Ironically. We had a love-hate relationship.

13. Do you/have you taken lessons:
For 7 and a half years now

14. First horse you ever rode bareback:
Pumpkin. Fatter than Lucy. At Lower.

15. First horse trail ridden with:
Pumpkin again. Little shit ran me into a tree.

16. Current Barn name:
Uhm, this is a little difficult...We have a Hobby Farm with no name, but I take lessons at Centaur. And I might take up lessons again at Levesque....

17. Do you ride English or western?:
English.

18. First Horse to place at a show with:
Lucy, at my first show

19. Ever been to horse camp?:
Oh yesssss, most recently was a year and a half ago at an Advanced camp at Riverview.

20. Ever been to a riding clinic?:
Well, they called it a clinic, but it was more just a private lesson....

22. First horse leased/partboard?:
Archieeeeeee

23. First horse owned:
Star. My psycho/stubborn mare.

24. Highest ribbon in a show:
Erm, does division champion count? If not, then 1st.

25. Ever been to a 'B' rated show?
....B? We've got Schooling, Trillium, and A circuit...Highest I've been is Primary Trillium(Trillium-prep)

26. Ever competed in pony games/relay races?
In camps, and in random lessons

27. Ever fallen off at a show?
You betcha! Not pleasant, not fun, and ENTIRELY embarrassing. But funny when you think back.

28. Do you ride Hunter/Jumpers?
Did. Then Star went loco this winter, and I'm aiming for only Dressage with little Jersey

29. Have you ever barrel raced?
....For fun in a lesson.... I won

30. Ever done pole bending?
Nope

31. Favorite gait:
Uhm...Depends on the horse. In general, I'd have to go with trot. If it's bouncy, you just post! -evil laugh-

32. Ever cantered bareback?:
Yup. Jumped too.

33. Have you ever done dressage?:
Yessss, but not too seriously. Going to this year.

34. Have you ever evented?:
Uhm, well, we did a mini event at the Riverview Advanced camp....

35. Have you ever mucked a stall?:
Hell yes. Can I say good anger management? (grrrr....-chuck manure at wheelbarrow-)

36. Ever been bucked off?
Yup. The day after I got a cast off my arm.(Wasn't I a genius?)

37. Ever been on a horse that reared?:
Yeah. And I really want to sell her or breed her.(Star)

38. Horses or ponies?
Ponies are awesome, but I'm a bit too tall for most of them. So, for sensibility, horses. If it's just for fun, ponies

39. Do you wear a helmet?:
Yes. I'm not stupid.

40. What's the highest you've jumped:
3'10" oxer

41. Have you ever ridden at night?:
Inside with lights on, yes.

42. Do you watch horsey television shows?
HEARTLAND!!!

43. Have you ever been seriously hurt/injured from a fall?
Broke my wrist.

44. Have you ever ridden without anything (tack):
If halter and leadrope don't count, I've done that.

45. Do you ride in an arena or ring?:
Both

46. Have you ever been trampled by a horse?
No. Don't plann on it either(of course, i doubt anyone ever does...)

47. Have you ever been bitten?
Yes.

49. Do you clean your tack regularly?
-whistles innocently-

50. Ever played ride-a-buck?:
Yes. And I would have won if we hadn't been doing posting trot bareback for, like, five minutes straight -_- (well, maybe not, but I like to think I would have)