The reason I chose to create my blog about my personal experiences with horses is because they are such a big part of my life. For little over a year now my horse plays a weekly role in my life, and as well as many other horses. I work hard and go to school to some day fulfill my dreams to one day own a horse ranch/training facility. So for about 6 years now iv been interested in horses, from when I went to horse camp in middle school, finding friends who had horses, to getting my horse Gus, showing on the high school equestrian team, and now giving lessons, trail rides, and training horses. It is my true passion and what I would spend all my time doing if I could. Along with all the good things that come with horses I have also experienced the bad. Between the cost of food, and vet bills alone is more than a child cost to a parent. That is not even including the price to show all summer long with a new horse (with a new horse you tend not to make allot of money back until they have a good season of experience). Having a horse has shown me so much like patience, trust, and how to deal with complete frustration..... well at least with animals. The way horses work and the way people interact with horses are a lot like how people interact with people. From my parents perspective it is the best choice I could have made because it has kept me out of trouble and have me a sense of manual labor. The manual labor part is no joke from having to deal with 45-60lbs hay bales, 50lbs bags of grain, and lots of wheelbarrows full of poop.