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I love horses. Considering the fact I grew up in Wyoming I haven't ridden a ton, but I have a little. For a while in my early twenties I took English riding lessons so I'm familiar with both the English style and Western style of riding. I ride about once a year, usually when I go to visit my mom on the coast of Oregon. It's a lot of fun to ride on the ocean.

I think that's a very good comparison. However, I have a lot harder time reading horses than I do dogs. That's probably due to the fact that I haven't been around horses a great deal and don't understand the ways they communicate.

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I love to watch horses, I think they are a beautiful animal, but I haven't been on one since I was about 8.
I try to encourage my little ones to go and see the horses, as there are several stables near us, and I plan to organize an hours horse riding for them,I think that will be fun, and as my children both have special needs, I have been told that horse riding can have a therapeutic affect on special needs children, it might be of benefit to them!

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My grandma has always wanted to have a horse, ever since she was little. A few years ago, she was able to get one, and she loved it, up to the point she was bucked off and injured. That was their second horse, and after that they sold it with no intent of getting another one.

I only rode it a few times, but had a couple of mishaps... Once my friend and I were both riding, not too fast, but the saddle started to slide off to the side! We both started screaming, and just fell on the ground. I'm sure that would have been a funny site to see. Fortunately the horse stopped, and we brought it over next to a wheel line (irrigation pipe) because we couldn't get back on it on our own!

Another time, a different friend went for a ride and we saw her in the distance going pretty fast, right before she dissappeared behind the house. When the horse emerged on the other side, my friend was no where to be seen! She was scraped up a bit, but ok.

Another time the horse escaped from her corral. It was kind of scary because there's a highway not too far away, and we were afraid she would get hit by a car. This actually happened more than once, but fortunately she was found each time.

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Growing up in rural Idaho, I had a lot of chances to ride. Once, we owned a Welsh pony, and she was wonderful. However, we didn't have a saddle of any type, and no good bridle. So, I never got to ride her. (I was a little, scrawny 11 year old at the time.)

I don't ever remember having any particular mishaps with horses. I have always loved them.

About 7 years ago, when we were living in Arizona, some friends bought a lovely filly. They kept her at a local stable, and did a good job of taking care of her. Twice, when they had to go away for a few days, we took care of her. The woman who owned her was a little bit afraid of her, I think just because she was so large, although I thought she was a pretty small horse.

Anyway, she loved it when I went into the stall with her and rubbed her down a bit. She was a very friendly creature.

My children and I hope to one day soon own a little bit of land, so that we can have at least one horse. Even though it can be a lot of work, I think it is worth it.

The hard part is to really learn how to ride, so that you don't experience the little mishaps.

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I like horses but for some reason I am pretty terrified to be around one. I am always afraid that they jump on me and hurt me. They are pretty scary to me.

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Maybe you should hang around a couple of Shetland or Welsh ponies for a while. Once you get used to them, then you could play with a young filly, getting to know her while she gets to know you. That might help you get over your fear.

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Comments: You can tell which direction a horse is looking by the way it moves the ears. horses move their ears in sync with their eyes. Pretty cool huh?