Entries Tagged as ‘Horses by Name’

September 29, 2006

Phylliss

I’ve been meaning to pay tribute to Phylliss for some time.  Phyllis is the first horse I rode when I began taking lessons two years ago. She was in her 20s, didn’t like anyone, threatened to kick and bite all the time, and was generally a pain.  For my first lesson, I was so keyed [...]

August 29, 2006

Mopey

Mopey is a little old Morgan horse who is teaching me a lot about riding.  He has adorable little hooves and is about 14.3 hands.  He’s very good at bloating so getting the girth tight takes several (several) tries and Leah alway, always always has to tighten it again once I’ve been riding for a [...]