by sarahhickner | Apr 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
I don’t remember what the last straw was, but it was finally pulled. My parents were afraid to say it to me. Herald Farms was where I spent every spare second of my life for the past 4 years. This was where my dream of owning and riding horses had finally...
by sarahhickner | Apr 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
There was always a small group of girls at the barn – usually 3 of us. Mrs. Brenda taught us to be true horse people. On the weekends when we weren’t barrel racing we could be found at the local horse auctions. She would buy horses cheap, bring them...
by sarahhickner | Apr 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Sometimes bad beginnings can have happy endings. Shortly after I got Dixie I went out to the barn and she had a gigantic cut on her face. It was right along the ridge of her cheek bone a couple inches below her left eye, about 3 inches long. It looked bad, but Mrs....
by sarahhickner | Apr 15, 2011 | Uncategorized
Today was a frustrating day. Thanks to weather, work, and locking my keys in the car Monday I haven’t been able to ride in nearly a week. That means my young horse has had nearly a week to lose all work ethic he may have previously gained. My trainer has been...
by sarahhickner | Apr 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
I mentioned before that it was time to move on from Henry. A lot of people don’t understand selling horses. It is hard to explain, but I think it really depends on where you are in life. Some people have the means to keep every horse they have ever...
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