The pleasure of seeing horses run and gaze the pastures come with an appreciation for life. It has an enigma associated with it. Horses bring a sense of peacefulness and serene feeling to the atmosphere. For years, humans have endured horses and their nostalgic presence. Horses have for years played an active role in society, past and present. There are many types of horses, but we will discuss the pristine nature of equestrian horses. Owners are always frazzled when seeking a new home for their beautiful and magnificent creatures. These sport horses have the softest and most delicate coat of fur. Their hoofs are embroiled in the finest drapery and jewels. Equine horses are catered to and are well taken care of by their owners. These are elite horses with tremendous strength, obedience, and zest. Equestrian horses must be properly trained with continuance. These are competitive horses which require a great deal of space to run free. The best training and schools money can buy is spent to house and properly train these horses. There only leaves one question, where do equestrians find homes for their stunning stallions? This seems to be a popular question, because it turns out there is a growing business for equestrian real estate. At one time, not very long ago your only option for finding the space and tranquility needed to house and train horses was to buy a ranch or farm. We are finally saying goodbye to those days and hello to active real estate communities, specially designed to house horses and families. The lifestyle of a horse in general is a massive one compared to the one of humans, they can eat ten times as much. In the past when you lived on a ranch or farm you had to do all the work yourself or hire help, but now we have these new age equinotic communities which employ staff members whose specific duties is to tend to the horses 24 hours a day. It's easy to see the benefits of equestrian real estate. Not only are these horses catered to, they also have state-of-the-art equipment, such as air-conditioned and heated stables, saunas specifically made for horses, bathing mechanisms, automated feeding schedules, etc. Horses are living like royalty and treated with the up most respect in these communities. Some facilities staff members take the horse for daily walks around the park and allow the horses to playfully intermingle with other stallions. In most places the horses are also securely guarded by electronic cameras and GPS tracking devices as well as the communities staffed security. Just because these types of communities are designed for the prestige horses doesn't mean that families are left out. These divine gated communities include luxury real estate and equestrian styled homes to suit any family. The equestrian homes are spacious and eloquent with marvelous style. These neighborhoods are equipped with Olympic size swimming pools, golf courses, country clubs, tennis courts, and more. The area has fine dining restaurants, shopping centers and malls. The luxury real estate equestrian homes are amazingly beautiful. You simply cannot go wrong as an equine owner to live in one of these extraordinary homes. These homes allow you to handle your day to day lifestyle without worries while still keeping a personal bond with your stable. The quality time you earn with family alone is enough to take advantage of equestrian homes and real estate property. Golden Ocala Golf & Equestrian Community. They offer over 1,200 acres of luxury real estate properties. These Florida real estate properties are located in beautiful Ocala, Fl. I highly recommend you check them out!
Hooray! I have finished all the course work for my certificate in Horse Science this fall. That's 1 goal met. Can't wait to see whatelse God has in store for me. I just pray I am up to the challenge. In His strength I know that I will be.
Wishing you a Happy New Year and praying that you have a wonderful and fruitful year with your horses as you continue to learn new things and grow together.
How wonderfully blessed we are to share our lives with these amazing teachers (horses).
Stupid Horse? You Be the Judge
With all the horse clinicians on the scene these days I don’t hear that phrase much anymore, but I used to. Every now and then it pops into my thoughts and this morning was one of those times. Sometimes I’m doing a task like cleaning stalls. Other times I am working with a horse-during which I am always impressed with how intelligent they are (especially the Arab). My thoughts usually end with me thinking that if the people who believed that just understood the horse (its fears especially), they wouldn’t think that way.
From my observation, they mostly base it on such events as when a horse runs into a fence and hurts itself during a flight of fear (this is self preservation), or when the horse is not doing what they want it to do (lack of communication). But a horse never puts itself in danger on purpose. Think about that for a moment. Also, in the right hands a well trained horse will learn to trust its rider (the leader) even in scary situations (this is wisdom).
Compare mankind. He knowingly and willing puts himself and others in danger by using life destroying, mind altering drugs and alcohol; drinking and driving; smoking, despite the warnings, even after disease has set in (sorry smokers, but it’s a fact); having sex outside the perimeters the Creator as set forth; fighting over territory that isn’t his in the first place (gang violence), etc. Most importantly we fail to trust our Leader, God - the One who has our best interest in mind. The list can go on.
So what am I trying to say? A horse- out of fear- may cause harm to itself by running into a barbed wire fence while running away from the thing that scared it or it may get nervous and upset when it doesn’t understand what is being asked of it, but it never, never, puts itself in danger on purpose. Mankind on the other hand does it all the time. Even when the facts are laid out and the warnings are set forth, they are disregarded in the name of fun, desire, or whatever. So tell me, who’s the stupid one?
For the record I’m not trying to say that mankind is stupid, though I wonder at the decisions we make sometimes. And it wasn’t my intention to preach. I just want us to think before we call a horse stupid. They truly are not.
Life has been really busy for me lately which is why I haven't been on this site in a while. I have been riding my horses though. I guess that's a good thing.
I am working on fixing the Horse Approved home site. I hope to have the new site up soon. The community will still be the same with maybe a few color changes.
I hope all is well with you and Happy Holidays!
"The love for a horse is just as complicated as the love for another human being... If you never love a horse, you will never understand." ~ Author Unknown
I have been getting more opportunities to ride in the evening lately and I really love it. I like the cool evening air and sun disappearing behind the mountains.
This evening I got to ride with my neighbor. My neighbor and I have only ridden together once before and it was a short ride. Today we went all around our neighborhood and the two mares did great together.
Usually my mare is very sensitive about having horses close to her but with this horse she was more tolerant for some reason. Maybe she is getting better about having horses close to her. I might have something to do with me working with her more. She may just becoming a better horse because she feels better about herself.
When I woke up this morning I didn't expect to go riding so I was really excited when I actually did go out. 
i recently had a learning experience with my 2 year old filly. i have 2 horse but really need to sell one unfortunately. so i was in the process of training Sonja just enough to sell her as a green broke horse. i was working with her on ground driving to teach her how to rein from behind. so Sunday i went out there with my sister to see if i could ride her around the pasture at a walk. she did wonderful!!! i couldn't believe it. so Monday i went out there by myself after work to do the same thing. all i was going to do is walk her around. well........she decided that it was fun at first but she had had enough. so when we were at the end of the pasture walking around she starts bucking out of no where. now i have been on a horse when they bucked before but never like this. she was bucking like a bronc. i mean ALL four feet off the ground with her head tucked under. well sorry to say i came off. she ran back to the front and stood there looking at me. i was sitting there on the ground thinking "what in the heck just happened?". so i walked over to her got back on and tried again. well you guessed it. she did it again. i came off again and got right back on. this time i didn't go very far but i knew i had to get on. so the next day Leah (my sister) went out there with me and dallied Sonja off of her horse and led me around. well she started bucking again and Leah couldn't even hold her she was bucking so hard. now Leah used to train horses so she knows how to handle then. so i came off again and Sonja ran all over the pasture bucking and kicking until she ended up at the front. thank goodness i am not hurt. i guess i will just have to sell her as she is. without a round pen, time or money i am not going to be able to train her. so do i have any takers? hahaha! well better go for now. i just though i would share my near death experience!!! lol!
~Lauren~