Getting to know each other. [Survey]

[Strange]

Okay, well, I haven't seen any survey topics posted yet, and on almost every horse forum I'm a part of, there is at least one survey post whose aim is to help everyone get to know each other better. :) So, I'll fill one out first, then post the blank question sheet.

Name: Kate
Years Riding: Almost 11
Western or English? Mostly English, but I do ride both. Just haven't competed western for 7 years.
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. Yes, I own one.
Gender? Gelding
Breed? Paint Cross
Colour? Bay tobiano
What type of riding do you do? Eventing. :)
Have you ever been to a show before? Yes, many of them.
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? Work bareback. It's great for my position and strengthening my leg.
What are your riding goals? I'd love to compete in upper-level eventing, and ride through college.
Do you have any friends or family that ride? Friends, no family. :)
What do you think you are best at in riding? Probably my balance, and the fact that I won't ever give up on something until my horse and I get it right.
What do you think you need to improve on? Hmm, probably just making sure I keep *riding* my horse instead of taking his ability for granted.


Okay! Now it's your turn. :D

Name:
Years Riding:
Western or English?
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse.
Gender?
Breed?
Colour?
What type of riding do you do?
Have you ever been to a show before?
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse?
What are your riding goals?
Do you have any friends or family that ride?
What do you think you are best at in riding?
What do you think you need to improve on?

[Julie Jacoby]

Name: Julie Jacoby
Years Riding: about 8
Western or English? Western
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. I personally have one in my name, but technically six in total
Gender? All Geldings
Breed? Caesar and Zane - foxtrotters Bubba and Sunny-Tenn Walkers Deleware - Quarter Horse Shilo- Quarter and Appolosa
Colour? Caesar and Deleware- Bay Bubba and Sunny- Chestnut Zane- Strawberry Shilo- chestnut app
What type of riding do you do? Western
Have you ever been to a show before? Just to watch
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? Jump logs on our trails bareback and race the horses full speed
What are your riding goals? umm no real goals just to always have horses in my life wherever i go
Do you have any friends or family that ride? Mom used to ride, and ive taught many friends :-D
What do you think you are best at in riding? Getting back in the saddle after mistakes, i broke my leg and finished my ride, then went out again the next morning
What do you think you need to improve on? techniques that can improve my riding in general, i learned from my farrier in the form of, heres a horse, never had a trainer

[Paul_Hilton93]

Name:
Paul

Years Riding:
Since I was 6

Western or English?
English

Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse.
Lesson Horse, I've been trying to talk mom into buying another horse before our stalls fill up.

Gender?
Gelding

Breed?
Thoroughbred/Percheron cross

Color?
Bay

What type of riding do you do?
Hunter, English Pleasure, and sometimes western pleasure

Have you ever been to a show before?
Yepp

What's your favourite thing to do with your horse?
trot around bareback after a long lesson
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Do you have any friends or family that ride?
friends yes, but not too many family that ride

What do you think you are best at in riding?
I have amazing lower body streangth and I'm blanaced from cheerleading

What do you think you need to improve on?
I need to work on stearing at the canter haha

[Caroline Nauert]

Name: mine? Carrie (Caroline)
Years Riding: 2 1/2
Western or English? english
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse: I own a wonderful horse
Gender? Gelding
Breed? Thoroughbred
Colour? chestnut
What type of riding do you do? hunter/jumpers, eq., sometimes YNP or medal or something
Have you ever been to a show before? Yes, quite a few now
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? i have many! he's awesome! my new fave is bareback! especially at a quick canter! and now without reins lol
What are your riding goals? long term: I'd like to learn as much as i can, become the best rider i can, learn to ride and train all kinds of horses, learn to jump as high as i can, show as much and as high as i can, etc.
Do you have any friends or family that ride? friends, yes. some members of my family have in the past but not now
What do you think you are best at in riding?ohh i cant be the judge of that
What do you think you need to improve on? i could literally go on and on!

[Shae]

Name:Shae
Years Riding: 11.
Western or English? English!!
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. Own.
Gender? Gelding.
Breed? TB
Colour? Chesnut with a crooked rectangle shaped star.
What type of riding do you do? used to do hunters, now i do Eventing.
Have you ever been to a show before? many many many. for about 10 of the years ive been riding.
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? Cross-Country.. or just play around.
What are your riding goals? I want to compete at an upper level at an eventing show.
Do you have any friends or family that ride? not really.
What do you think you are best at in riding?umm.. hmm my determination, I dont like to stop until i get something right.
What do you think you need to improve on? Pretty much everything to do with dressage, my focus.

[Alyssa Thomas]

Name: Alyssa Thomas

Years Riding: about 6

Western/English?: western and bareback

Do You Own/Lease a Horse? If not, Tell About Your Lesson Horse: i own two horses, Stranger and Stranger's Shadow(Shadow). my family has about 12.

Gender: both geldings

Breed: Stranger is Saddlebred Mustang and Shadow is Saddlebred.

Color: Stranger is a bay. Shadow is black with a hooked blaze and a sock. Stranger also has one sock.

What Type of Riding Do You Do?: i usually just trail ride but i have run barrels, poles, western pleasure, horsemanship, various gaming events, and fun shows through 4-H.

Have You Ever Been To a Show Before?: only through 4-H. and i've watched a rodeo or two.

What's Your Fav. Thing To Do With Your Horse?: run. flat out run as fast as we can go. but only when they want to or else it's a big figh the whole time.

What Are Your Riding Goals?: i want to join-up with my horses. i would like to get to the point where i can ride without a bridle or saddle as well.

Do You Have Any Friends/Family that Ride?: lots of family. not too many friends. i usually end up riding alone.

What Do You Think You Are Best At In Riding?: staying on. and ive got pretty good balance.

What Do You Think You Need To Improve On?: my training techniques.

[Nancy]

Name: Nancy Fronczak
Years Riding: Almost 4
Western or English? English
tell about your lesson horse. Right now, I'm riding a lesson horse named Kentucky. He's a total mutt. He was trained western pleasure then got 6 years off... he's been back to work for about 3 months. I plan on taking him to a show in 3 weeks. Wish us luck!
Gender? Gelding
Breed? Everything- I think he's got some thoroughbred, quarter horse, pony...
Colour? Weird- maybe a blue roan- I should take some pics of him
What type of riding do you do? Hunter jumpers for now... but I would like to get into either dressage or eventing at some point.
Have you ever been to a show before? Nope! First one coming up!
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? I like working with horses on the ground- like Parelli- and I like just chilling with a horse. Although, racing is pretty fun, too.
What are your riding goals? I want to eventually be able to event.
Do you have any friends or family that ride? No family (actually, my family is pretty unsupportive) and LOTS of friends! It seems like my best friends are barn friends.
What do you think you are best at in riding? I feel like I'm really good at gaining a horse's trust and respect.
What do you think you need to improve on? Confidence- right now, I always feel like it's not right, like I'm constantly doing something wrong. Technically, though, I really need to work on keeping my heels down.

[Emily Roy]

Name: Emily
Years Riding: 4 years
Western or English? English baby!
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. Own 3
Gender? (Ill just do my personal horse) Gelding
Breed? TB
Colour? Bay
What type of riding do you do? Hunter/Eq/Medal/Occasional Jumpers class
Have you ever been to a show before? Yepp :) That's what we do!
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? When he's in a good mood, just hanging out with him....
What are your riding goals? To be the best I can be and buy/train/show/sell horses as my carreer
Do you have any friends or family that ride? my mom and quite a few friends though not all are at my barn
What do you think you are best at in riding? staying on for the most part... unless there's a steel pole invlolved... hahah
What do you think you need to improve on? LOTS!! im OCD when it comes to my riding.... lol

[Melanie]

Name: Melanie
Years Riding:9 years
Western or English? both
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. i own.
Gender?Gelding
Breed? Quarab
Color? Dun
What type of riding do you do? games, english, western, and bareback
Have you ever been to a show before?yep
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? games :)
What are your riding goals? win a buckle in games.
Do you have any friends or family that ride?yep
What do you think you are best at in riding? western stuff
What do you think you need to improve on? english

[Kelsey]

Name: Kelsey
Years Riding: 7
Western or English? Western
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. Don't own (yet)
Gender? Gelding
Breed? Quarter Horse
Colour? Chestnut
What type of riding do you do? Western
Have you ever been to a show before? Yes
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? Ride (mostly cantering)
What are your riding goals? To use my legs most
Do you have any friends or family that ride? My brother has gotten into it
What do you think you are best at in riding? Understanding the horse's body language
What do you think you need to improve on? Not much

[Sarah]

Name:Sarah
Years Riding: 3
Western or English? english
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. Full Lease.
Gender? Mare.
Breed? TB
Colour? Black
What type of riding do you do? Hunter Jumper
Have you ever been to a show before? Yes.
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? Jump and Trail Ride.
What are your riding goals? to successfully show up to 5'
Do you have any friends or family that ride? friends at the barn and cousin rides.
What do you think you are best at in riding? stickability. : ) my horse takes huge jumps.
What do you think you need to improve on? everywhere.

[Trina]

Name: Trina
Years Riding: 9 years
Western or English? Western....but my trainer wants me to start English.
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. I have one horse
Gender? Gelding
Breed? Paint
Colour? Sorrel Overo
What type of riding do you do? just about everything....
Have you ever been to a show before? ive only shown during our county fair, but my trainer is making me show more this show season.
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse?Cantering him, he is kinda fast so its fun, and just sitting in the stall with him and talking about my problems, oh and trail riding...
What are your riding goals? I want to become a better rider, and continue my career in riding for the rest of my life.
Do you have any friends or family that ride? my bestest friend rides (she has 6 horses) and she is the one who got me into showing
What do you think you are best at in riding? Um trail, but i learn quickly so anything that people teach me i can learn it
What do you think you need to improve on? my ability not to get upset so quickly when i make mistakes, and realize whiskey has bad days too.....

[Kaleigh]

Name: Kaleigh
Years Riding: 12
Western or English? Both... mostly western though.
Do you own/lease a horse? If not, tell about your lesson horse. I own one.
Gender? Gelding
Breed? Paint.
Colour? Bay and white tovero.
What type of riding do you do? Western and english.
Have you ever been to a show before? Many.
What's your favourite thing to do with your horse? I really enjoy showing and TC seems to like it. But I also love riding bareback.
What are your riding goals? Keep moving up in the competition level. Do nice flying lead changes this year.
Do you have any friends or family that ride? My mom used to ride and my aunt has horses. And I'm pretty sure I have a long lost cousin that has a horse somewhere. I have a bunch of friends that ride and my boyfriend loves it too.
What do you think you are best at in riding? Training babies.
What do you think you need to improve on? You can always get better but it really depends on the day.