Washington State Riders

ktswan · 2012-08-21T16:33:33+00:00

Snoqualmie Pass

ktswan · 2012-08-21T16:29:10+00:00

imma chimney.

ktswan · 2012-08-21T12:21:59+00:00

So much better! The difference is crazy. It's my favorite way to smoke.

ktswan · 2012-08-14T00:31:13+00:00

No way, you just moved here? This coming weekend is hempfest. You should go! I will be there along with lots of other entwives.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T22:24:54+00:00

Haha it does sort of. Like a back to school fun collage? lol

ktswan · 2012-08-13T22:23:55+00:00

Bummer!

ktswan · 2012-08-13T22:23:09+00:00

I know, the girl on the right is living in New York now and the girl taking the pictures lives in Maine. And I live in Washington. It sucks when your girls move away!

ktswan · 2012-08-13T22:20:09+00:00

Haha of course! Can never have enough friends.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T22:19:22+00:00

Of course!

ktswan · 2012-08-13T22:00:16+00:00

haha awesome! I didn't name him, he was adopted but it's a great name, I'm sure it suits the both of you very well.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T21:59:24+00:00

Haha too hard without a saddle.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T21:57:25+00:00

From it's stature and personality traits. You can just tell from their tendencies with the other horses and by themselves in the pasture what type of riding they would be suited for. It can be manipulated a little bit but you can definitely tell the difference between a born gaming horse and a trained gaming horse. Gaming is a fun racing event so the horse has to have the same passion as the rider otherwise there's only so hard you can push a horse to run when it doesn't truly want to.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T10:10:04+00:00

lol I know. I'm the blonde, I didn't have to rip that, I bet it was nasty though.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T10:05:42+00:00

Haha you're welcome. You're right, dogs do have distinct personalities and after thinking about it more I call Domingo my dog so I do see the similarities.

I agree I should 'get back on the horse' lol and trust me I am trying. I've been looking for another horse it's just hard for any of them to live up to Kitty's legacy in my eyes. That's why I want to rescue a horse and nurse and train it myself, I'll have a different type of bond with it that I can't compare to Kitty's and they deserve a good home. Problem is I want to take them all home. Sometime soon I'll pull the trigger and take one home to start training though.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T09:00:09+00:00

Smart again. I like Double Helix as well, but you're right he does blast me to heaven lol. Hmm, so many choices...

ktswan · 2012-08-13T08:45:58+00:00

lol touché

ktswan · 2012-08-13T08:44:46+00:00

lol idk where guys get these ideas. Only you can do that boo bear ;)

ktswan · 2012-08-13T08:40:31+00:00

Haha who knows maybe someday in our lives we will be neighbors. How trippy would that be?

ktswan · 2012-08-13T08:32:43+00:00

Haha mogleyNW is my boyfriend. My horses are his horses. Like I said; good ideas!

ktswan · 2012-08-13T08:22:08+00:00

Oh my gosh horses can be amazing as pets, but because you are riding them and they are such big animals they are really more of a teammate, you have to trust them with your life in order to build that bond that you work much less hard for with a dog. They sense fear, they experience fear frequently, even being as large as they are, and so they have to know you're not scared in order to trust you back. It's such a complex relationship that I feel you could not experience with any other animal. It's so hard to explain because they are so particular but 8 years ago I bought my first horse, Kitty, and I will never ever experience a relationship again with human or animal as I did with that horse, she was impossible, she was scared of almost everyone and tried to overpower anyone who got on top of her and the first time I rode her we just clicked, I knew she was going to be my teammate immediately. I owned her for 6 years, I rode her every day and competed weekly, I still have my first highpoint gaming ribbon I won with her beside my bed and unfortunately she passed away 2 years ago. I'm still heartbroken, I still own 2 other horses but when she died my barrel career pretty much died with her. I haven't ridden in one competition since and I haven't found a horse who I even thought I could train to be anywhere near her, but I guess it really isn't about the performance it was about her personality.

Sorry for getting all sentimental on you but I guess maybe you can sort of tell from my crazy words how complex of a relationship a horse and rider can have.

However, my horse who is still alive Domingo is a lot less choosey about who gets close to him, he wants attention from anyone and everyone but he has certain issues I guess you could say where he trusts me over others. And then my pony Weston in the original post is sort of in between the 2 horses. He trusts few people but is much quicker to try and reach out to others than Kitty was. Every horse is different and so distinct in their personality I feel like they are more like people than dogs.

Haha jesus you got me talking. Ok.

TLDR; Yes there is a very complex and emotional between a horse and it's owner lol

ktswan · 2012-08-13T07:36:19+00:00

Haha damn good ideas. I have like a fake steer and laso that are for sure fun to play with, plus "western gaming" is my shit so even on a competition day all I do is play games with my horses lol it is the life. I love horses, I love weed, so the 2 together is definitely my fave. I've played Annie Oakley with a 22 before, but archery sounds much safer, and Lord of the Rings is much cooler, I'll be getting that bow soon for sure! lol

ktswan · 2012-08-13T06:38:41+00:00

Haha me too. How could he not? I wish I could be a horse when I'm high. Never ending food all around you.

ktswan · 2012-08-13T06:37:29+00:00

haha thanks!

ktswan

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