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I'm in Minnesota. (Central)

I grew up in Texas with horses, but I haven't had one since I was old enough to drink. I actually chased the concept of a genetic game here. That the art is horses is just bonus. I'd be just as happy with cats. But I'm probably one of very few who currently owns no animals. My last dog was the best boy, and I'm not ready to try again.

I live in Michigan currently, but previously lived in Sydney Australia and have plans to move back eventually.

I rode horses for most of my younger years, but had to leave the field entirely when I turned 18 and couldn't afford it on my own. I miss it dearly and would do anything to ride again, but it just isn't in the foreseeable future.

Now, I am a full time student with goals of veterinary medicine. I also work part time as a veterinary technician at a cat only hospital and have been there for 4 years.

I am on the East coast (EST)

I currently own a 24 y/o QH mare that I raised and trained from a foal. She is retired from riding now due to arthritis, so living out her days as a pasture ornament. I was your typical horse crazy kid and turned into a still pretty horse crazy adult, lol. Not sure yet if I will replace my mare when she passes, but I would like to be able to go riding again someday.

I will have been a member for 2 years this September and have enjoyed slowly expanding my stable and starting up way to many various breeding programs.

@TripleGRanch you honestly remind me of one of my old trainers. I think she may play the game. It would be hilarious if y’all were the same person

Update for anyone that cares, she is in fact my old trainer.

Hi from the Seattle, WA area! (Pacific Time)
I'm a driving instructor and former long-haul trucker with zero RL horse experience, just a childhood collection of Breyers that I now occasionally find time and inspiration to customize. Like Seaswell, I was chasing the concept of a genetic game, bonus that it happens to be horses. I've always thought they were gorgeous animals, even back to the days of my My Little Pony collection.

My name is Gypsy (dad named me after a Fleetwood Mac Song), and I’m soon to be 40.

I am a journeyman farrier currently based out of Missouri, but I’ll always be a Northern California girl at heart. I also have a business my sister and I been trying to build for the last year called Wood Witch Apothecary… we make salves, tinctures, soaps, teas, herbal incense blends, candles, and bath and beauty products.

I’m the weird spotted four horned jacob sheep of the black sheep side of the family…. I grew up on a multi generational cattle ranch, but my parents were kinda hippies so they converted it to a biodynamic grass fed operation. I was riding before I could walk, and have had horses most of my life. I apprenticed with a farrier through high school.

I dropped out of college my freshman year to work sound crew on Grateful Dead tour and jumped around doing sound for a few other bands, and when I got tired of the constant travel I took some herbalism courses and got a job as the herb/supplement manager at a health food store and had a side gig as a medical marijuana grower and still shod a few horses on the side. I did that until my grandmother broke her hip seven years ago and I moved back to Missouri to help take care of her so she could continue to live at home. When I moved back I picked my farrier education back up and now I specialize in laminitis and navicular maintenance and rehabilitation.

I have four dogs, five cats, three horses, two donkeys, I lost count of the chickens and other feathered critters, six cows, a pig, and a herd of meat rabbits.

I’m a bookworm. I play five instruments poorly. I like sewing, pottery, macrame, welding cool things out of used horseshoes, and gardening.

Hey there! I'm out in Western Oregon in the Willamette Valley (PST). The grass pollen is quite awful right now. I have 2 littles and have feel like I have finally reached the other side. I feel like me again and I'm getting back into regular riding lessons that having been bringing me so much joy.
I do have two ponies; 11hh and 13.3hh. I've just been doing loads of self taught ground work. Last year we did quite a bit of mountain trail shows. The 13hh just turned 3 and will likely be started under saddle next year. I was a horse obsessed little kid in the suburbs that was a working student riding mainly hunters in SoCal. And I never outgrew it. Now as my parents say its my husband's problem lol.
I also love reading, newly found flower gardening and beebopin around on h&j. I do spend a good chunk of time chasing my feral kids and hanging out with them.

@mamamiastables
Check out Clouds Rider and Rider at the Gate. Sci-fi horse books. I really enjoyed both of them.

I love this! Getting to know a bit about everyone is beautiful!

I'm in Kentucky (EST) and work on a thoroughbred farm. During foaling season I'm on foal watch at night and assist the girls with foaling. Once everyone is foaled out and happy, I go back on days and take care of what were the barren mares who are now pregnant with more mares added as weaning happens.

I currently have one mare, a 23yo TWH, who used to ride trails with me but has been retired for the past few years. She's the absolutely sweetest girl to ever live with an obsession for yellow horses (buckskin, palomino, gold champagne, etc). Now she hangs out in a pasture with another retired TWH mare and a QH mare and gelding. They all get peppermints every time I visit.

I bought my favorite TB mare from the Keeneland auction when the farm I was working for at the time decided to sell her. She was an older lady, barren, unraced/ not broke to ride, and very opinionated. She was strong willed but respectable so long as everything was being done her way. I adored her. She passed from colic in 2017.

I've always loved horses but never had one of my own until I was 25 when I got the girl I still have. Growing up we didn't have money for lessons or paid trail rides, but I had friends who would let me play whenever I was there. My papaw kept a pair of draft horses he worked with in the logging woods when I was a wee child before they moved to town. They weren't for riding because they were off work he say and resting up for tomorrow, but I could pet them and brush their legs and tummies(that's all I could reach) and take them a sugar cube each in the evenings.

In addition to my mare, I have three dogs and one very geriatric diabetic cat. I love to read anything and everything. And I mean everything. If it has words written on it, I'm reading it. I also collect vinyl records and canisters.

I am Cat and I am old (how old will remain a secret).

I apologize for not being American! I live in Ontario (EST) Canada (born in the UK).

I am an ESHQ Manager for a branch of a German chemical company. I have had horses since I graduated post secondary - currently have a 16 year old 17 hh Percheron TB. I have done eventing bu now I have gone down the rabbit hole of Positive Reinforcement or Clicker training and having a blast. I also coach, judge and exam Pony Club kids.
I have one teen and one young adult at home with a disabled spouse, 2 cats, 3 dogs, 1 budgie, 1 gp, and soon to have chickens again!

Hi! I'm Stella! Born and raised in California, so PT. Lol my age will also remain a secret, but I am still studying. I live in a huge city, so no space or time for me to have a horse. I ride regularly and show occasionally (show jumping and English pleasure). I lease a gorgeous red dun sabino splash AQH/Arab called Sneak. She's so cute.

I spend almost all my free time with my friends, of course. I used to have a cat who I absolutely obsessed over (I managed to teach him how to stand on his hind legs and spin on command lol). He sadly passed away three years ago. I'm traveling this summer (France, Switzerland, and got to Scotland last night) but when I get back I'm going to find another cat.

Uhhh lets see... not much else about my boring life to share. I'm single, love horses, play volleyball, and run long distance.