I like to write

Yes I do, my friend mentioned yesterday 'how are you going to find the time to have a horse, work and have a social life' and I have figured it out.

7am - wake up, straight to field, feed, water etc.
8am - get ready for work
9am - work
5pm - finish work, cup of tea, go field
5.30pm - groom, ride/school, quick tidy up, cool down, feed
7pm - home, dinner, research (equine short course/general stuff) own time, see a friend or go out
11pm - sleep

If we didn't have to sleep it would be okay :D

I want sundays off to which would be used to have a proper clean at home + field, nice long ride, see family and have the whole evening doing nothing. haha, oh I want this life style now, not in a few months / in 8 months time! - depending whether I get into second year or not.

See this is why I am keeping back up plans, i write things down for everything.

Oh and I also realized working 9-5 six days a week is 48 hours which is quite alot...so maybe have another day off...that would be better, haha.

Ideally I am looking for a youngster that I can train...yes I can easily buy a horse for a grand that is around 10 years old and done a bit of everything, but I would love to be able to train my horse to be able to jump, do dressage and be a good all rounder. I have trained my 4 year old TB, she was backed but that was it, it took months to get her used to traffic, people, and being ridden but after a while she could happily hack out alone, walk over and around 'spooky' objects & jump quite nice. I only had her for about a year before she was put down due to a very broken leg :( she was skinny and crazy when I bought her home, then the last time I saw her she was a nice size, shiny coat, and calm...even when she was in so much pain, bless her.

BUT as I was saying...ideally a mare, just incase I want to breed her at any time. So if I manage to find myself a lovely filly/young mare that will reach 16-17hh would be perfect :D I have seen a few, one I saved to my bookmarks, absolutly gorgeous colt, han x shire for 850 :o
Ohhh I can dream (:

I am listening to some french music ( again ) and I am in a proper country mood, probably down to me watching horse movies today and last night, haw haw.

TIME FOR MORE BROWSING!

Rescue?

I have recently been getting some more information on rescue horses, and how I may be able to acheive this.
Got in touch with a few people whom gave me advice and things...
I would love to be able to rescue a horse and give it a loving home, but they take time to find the perfect match for you.

Mine would be :
15.2-17hh
Under 10, good age would be 3/4 because I want to do lots of training and schooling and things.
And preferably not a too scatty horse, because I have already had one of them, thoroughbred young mare, oh gosh she was work, loved her to pieces though...but still :)

Listening to the Horse Whisperer sound track, all I want to do is research horses, read everything about them. I have so many books I have yet to finish reading, oh I really cant wait to have one again! x

Parts of the Saddle and Bridle

Digestive System of a Horse

1. Mouth
2. Pharynx
3. O esophagus
4. Diaphragm
5. Spleen
6. Stomach
7. Duodenum
8. Liver, upper extremity
9. Large colon
10. Coecum
11. Small intestine
12. Floating colon
13. Rectum
14. Anus
15. Left kidney and its ureter
16. Bladder
17. Urethra

Here we take a deeper look into the horse, into their Digestive System, once again good to know so you can really have an in depth knowledge of how your horse works from the inside out.

The Anatomy of a Horse

It is always handy to learn every part of the horse, it really is quite simple...didn't take me too long to know the basics.

extracted from http://gottalovehorses.com

After learning the outside of the horse we will take a look inside the horse, at the skeletal and muscular area's...thus being hard, not even I know them all but I am hoping soon I will :)

Average cost of a horse

I have spent hours working on spread sheets and so on this afternoon to work out how much it will cost to keep a horse on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis. The last time I didn't keep track of how much they cost, but now I have managed to figure out a rough estimate.


This is the cost sheet where I live roughly, insurance can be more than this depending on the value of your horse.

The initial start you will need quite a bit of equipment etc so here is a rough list :

Head Collar
Lead Rope
Feed Bucket
Water Bucket
Feed
Sponges to clean
Hard Brush
Soft Brush
Hoof Pick
Sponges
Shampoo
Main and Tail Conditioner
Curry Comb
Lightweight Rug
Winter Rug
Haynet
Wheel Barrow
Torch
Bridle
Saddle
Numnah
Exercise boots/wraps
Sweat Scraper
Fly Veil

I am so excited to get my own horse and pay for him/her with my own money, this gives me something to aim towards whilst im at University...Instead of going out and drinking a few glasses of wine, I will opt for 1 glass and a glass of water, which saves about £4, every little penny counts when it comes to horses, because as soon as I move down to Cornwall in May from University I will need a flat as well :)

EXPENSIVEEEEE, but worth it!