Oh you came back! Why thank you!
I can’t remember ever not loving horses, actually a donkey named Duke at The Red Lion Caravan Park, Arbroath, Scotland was my first actual mount and boy did I love that Donkey!
I was four years old and my parents had rented a caravan for a week during summer vacation, it was right beside the beach and on the beach were Donkey’s for hire …I think it’s a British thing, donkeys on beaches? It cost a penny, Gods Granny strikes again! I rode him every day for seven days.
Definition of riding – Keeping the horse (Duke the Donkey in my case) between you and the ground.
You can visit my website Bittmore.com to see a picture of me and Duke, you’ll notice I am in a swimsuit with no helmet on, beach riding at it’s finest circa 1960’s No waiver required!
I mentioned that I have four horses so let me tell you a wee bit about them. I have Mystic, Whinnie, Talisker and Laddie the baby of the herd who was two years old in May of this year.
They are all American Quarter Horses
Mystic is a black and white paint gelding, age unknown but OLD! I retired him this Summer and he is spending his golden years as he did his early years, just being a horse…more about him in a future post
Dalwhinnie (Whinnie) is a bay mare, 13 years old and quite the teenager! She is in my lesson program and is a sweet girl who makes my job easy by teaching “her humans” what NOT to do…more about her in a future post.
Definition of Bay – chestnut body with 5 black “points” mane, tail, nostrils, tips of ears and lower legs)
Talisker (Mr T ) is a bay gelding, 7 years old and bomb proof! I helped birth him then handed him over to my husband as a one year old stud colt. My husband had been on a horse ONCE in his life! I am a good wife! he needed to get on board with this horse thing FAST! Green on green made black and blue weekly but they figured it out and are now perfect partners. Talisker is in my lesson program and takes very good care of his humans…more about him in a future post
Bruichladdich (Laddie) is a Rabicano gelding 2 years old and a love bug. I rescued him from a bad situation 8 months ago and started working with him on the ground, preparing him for a future as my personal horse…more about him in a future post.
If you have time to visit my website Bittmore.com you can see pictures of my wee herd.
Thanks for reading and enjoy the journey
Bittmore 