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Sorry I have not written in awhile. I have been very busy. Friday was the end of the marking period at my school and I had to get a whole bunch of work in. On Wednesday, I rode Zippo and I cantered him for the first time since he has been at Sam's (where we are boarding him). He did very nicely, but he was a little stiff because of the cold air and non-cantering for awhile. The only problem I had with him was that once he cantered, all he wanted to do was go! I found out that I AM going to fair this year with him! Yay! We still have alot of work,but I think he will do just fine! *Autumn* PS: We are going to enter him in: Horsemanship, Halter, Western Pleasure-Novice, Dressage-green as grass 1, and something else. I cannot wait until summer!!

Well, the first time I tried to ride Zippo, he tried to buck me off. My mom said that the look on my face said "Hell nah! Not again! Not another crazy horse!". I totally believe her. That is exactly what I was thinking! Well, I took his head to my knee and made him do a few tight circles and he was fine the rest of the night. I rode him again yesterday. He wasn't as good as he was the first time I rode him, but at least he didn't try to buck me off! That brings me to my 2nd tip. ***If a horse is trying to buck or rear or act stupid, just take the inside rein and drag his/her head to your knee and make them do a few tight circles. If you do that, they are unable to do anything stupid.***

I haven't written in a couple of days, but it's all good. Gimly got delivered to the place where we are bording him today. It was very exciting!!! But it also brings me to a tip: **Don't ride a horse on the first day it is delivered to wherever you are going to keep it!** My grandma told me this and it was probably a good idea because Gimly was really hyped up! I think he id a good horse though. *sigh* I don't get to ride him until tomorrow :(. well, g2g! Homework stinks and I am SUPPOSE to be doing it right now...bye!

First of all, I would like you to know that I am only 13 years old and I have been riding for about 1 year. Though I am young and green, I have been through many things with horses. In the summer of 2004 my grandmother had leased me a beautiful BEAUTIFUL bay roan named Cody. I loved the horse with all my heart...but he was dangerous. We have been seperated for months now because my grandma refused to buy him for me and he was sold to somebody far away. Even though he reared over backwards with me, bucked me off I don't know how many times, bit me hard enough that it left a scar, threw me and galloped back to the barn, and stepped on my foot, I knew he loved me. He trusted me and we had a very special bond. I cried long and hard when he was sold. But I moved on to my green broke horse named Eagle (Star's Sahara Eagle, to be exact). I spent many long hours and days working with that horse and I came to love and trust him more than i did Cody. They were both dangerous though. One day Eagle had had enough and decided to pull a rodeo stunt while I was riding him. I threw myself off and landed on my feet with the reins in my hand. I have never really trusted him after that and I have not ridden any horse for months. Wait, I take that back, I went to a speed show a couple weeks after that with Eagle and we got a 5th place ribbon. But I still don't trust him and am very afraid to ride him. That is why today, january 9th, 2005, we bought a new horse named Toll Free Zippo (nicknamed "Gimly"). I will spend many weeks learning this horse and you will be able to read all the things that happen. Yay for you! And ME!!!!