I am sure someone is asking, “Why ‘The Real Horse’?”  Simple really.

“Horses are four feet with attitude,” a dear friend once told me . . . Living, breathing, thinking and full of their own opinions.  Why do horses behave certain ways?  Why can one ride be perfect and the next ride go so wrong?  BECAUSE THEY ARE HORSES THAT’S WHY!  A true horseman knows this!

I have found that too many people have a fantasy belief about horses.  A horse represents freedom, nobility, beauty and grace.  However, having a horse is truly a lifestyle.  Horses are not golf clubs or motorcycles to be stuck in the garage at the end of a ride.

There is daily work associated with having a horse --- hmmmm – like the post office --- through wind, sleet, snow, rain and heat, the horse needs to be cared for.  I can almost guarantee that on the coldest and wettest day of the year, there will be an emergency that arises and requires your attention outside with a horse.

Why people own horses are many.  Though the reasons are hopefully because they love being around them, they enjoy riding and they want to provide good homes to them.  One of the saddest reasons is for status.  It’s interesting to see that there are people that think they can impress others because they own a horse.  So in this relationship, which one do you think suffers?

Part of owning a horse is caring for it daily, riding and learning about the horse.  This builds a rapport, a partnership of trust and respect.

Horses, like all other pets deserve for us to take our ownership responsibility seriously.  Remember, at the end of the day after you are done with your fantasy of playing dress up and ride the pony, the horse is not a piece of sports equipment.

So if you want a sure thing, really, you should just buy a motorcycle!