This message is from: "mom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- Original Message ----- From: John Murdoch To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 10:04 PM Subject: [RecreationalEquineDriving] Sane, Quiet Gelding with Experience?
Hi! My daughter, Annie, has been driving a miniature horse at a therapeutic riding program for the past two and a half years. I've written about Annie to the list several times, and I think I still have pictures up on the board. Annie has outgrown the mini, and it's time to move up. We're looking for a 12 to 14 hand gelding with at least a couple of years of experience driving, and that is pretty close to bomb proof. The guy we're looking for is the complete antithesis of the "up in the lines boy's horse with plenty of snap" you see advertised in the Lancaster Intelligencer classifieds. We're looking for the guy the Amish gave up on because he was too slow, too patient, and too interested in scoring treats from adoring little girls to go racing down the road. We're looking with the driving instructor from Equi-Librium (http://www.equi-librium.org), the NAHRA program where Annie drives. We'll board the pony at Equi-Librium, where Annie will drive (and where Annie is doing vocational training as part of her school work). Depending upon the horse, he may also be used for hippotherapy (physical therapy on horseback). We're in eastern Pennsylvania--we're willing to go a distance (Connecticut, northern Virginia, Finger Lakes of New York). Do you know of a suitable horse? We'd love to hear from you (either here, or off list). John Murdoch P.S. For the time being--purely as an interim measure--Annie is driving a 17h Belgian with a wagon. It's a big adjustment (not least because Annie gets into the wagon by riding the lift on the back--the wagon was designed for whips in wheelchairs). But the "Three Hs" as we call 'em (handling, harnessing, and hooking) are a big part of Annie's program--and harnessing a 17h horse is a real challenge when you're only 14h yourself. __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (1) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity a.. 5New Members b.. 5New Photos Visit Your Group Y! Sports for TV Access it for free Get Fantasy Sports stats on your TV. Ads on Yahoo! Learn more now. Reach customers searching for you. Sell Online Start selling with our award-winning e-commerce tools. . __,_._,___ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
