Every month we would like a different member to write a story about their horse with interesting facts about the horse, why their horse is special, and anything else they would like. If you would like to write the june edition for the Kids Korner please e-mail me @ nutz4horsez@hotmail.com
Last Months Story
"Air" Aspen
By Dana Bishop, 12 years old
D2 rated Two Rivers Pony Club Member
When someone looks at my horse they might think she is a little over weight, with a slight roman nose and is just a normal horse. That is what I thought of her whenever I saw her being ridden by someone else for 2 or 3 years. My opinion changed though when I was told she was for sale and I might be able to buy her.
Aspen, or Nimbles Hershe Bar had been a horse that I currently saw at horse shows in my area. She was owned by own of the people from my town and looked OK, she didn't really ever win anything but she was alway calm and looked easy to handle. The people that owned her eventually had to sell her and my mother took me to go look at her. I rode her, and she was really smooth and not that spooky, I really liked her, she did everything I asked of her. I ended up buying her. She had never been ridden english, just western speed and trail.
I competed on Aspen that first year I got her in Western and English Open Shows. I took her to Clark County Fair and we qualified for Wisconsin State 4-H show. I did take Aspen down to state, we did good but didn't win, or place at all.
I also ride Aspen in Pony Club. She jumps and does dressage. We have ridden together in Pony Club for a year, although I have been in PC longer.
Aspen is a Paint, she has 1 spot on her belly, but no one ever notices it. She is a bay with a big, wide blaze and 3 stockings. I think Aspens markings are very unique and make her look cute.
Aspen is far from perfect, she is always scared of something and doesn't get along with most horses. But that is OK because no horse is perfect!
Also every week we are including a fun fact about horses this week the fact is:
Chestnut and Sorrel are the same color but Sorrel is a western term.
Some fun horse games you can play on the internet are:
The Horseland Game
Stable King Horse Racing Game
to get your computers cursor to look like a horse all the time just click the right mouse button and go to the bottom of what came up to where it says set desktop cursor and select as current comet cursor!