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Solving The Mystery Of Girls And Their Love For Horses

The Horse Review, a group here on Squidoo was created with the horse lover in mind. When Lensmaster Horse And Pony invited me to join her group, my first thought was while I'm a horse lover for sure, I'm not involved with anything horse related these days.

What could I bring to The Horse Review if I'm not currently involved with horses ? I then realized I can bring some lasting memories of past experiences to share.

When I was a Iittle girl, I fell in love with everything related to horses. I particularly fell in love with the thought of having my very own horse and showing him in shows. Those desires became a reality at the age of fifteen when I finally got a horse of my own, took riding lessons and in no time began showing him in horse shows. At last I was in horse heaven!

Recently in a conversation with my husband, I was regaling him with tales of my horse years and he posed this question to me:

"What is it about girls and horses?"

It was then I realized, I can indeed bring something to the Horse Review by creating a lens exploring why we girls love, adore and often worship horses.

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Girls Fall In Love With Horses Early In Life

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For some it begins early, straight from the cradle to the rocking horse. While the rocking horse I had as child differed from this picture, I can recall early bursts of imagination where my trusty steed, rather than eternally rocking back and forth on that same spot of carpet, was instead running freely through fields with me laughing carelessly astride him.

I was certain, in my child like mind, it couldn't get any better than that until........

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........Until my first carousel ride. Now that was magical. I loved standing in line waiting, patiently inspecting each vividly colored, ornately bedecked horse pass by me while eliminating first one, then the other until I made my final selection. Then I would cross my fingers, close my eyes and wish real hard that I would be able to get to my horse before some other child who would surely never love him the way I did. Then the carousel would stop and off I would go in pursuit of my beautiful horse. I loved slipping my foot purposely into that stirrup and hopping up on him just the way I'd seen it done on the television.

But the real magic began when my horse took off floating up and down. That I was galloping in a never ending circle didn't concern me one bit. I would laugh and wave at those watching convinced they were all watching me and my magical steed. Yes, indeed I loved horses then as much as I loved the carousel itself.....and the truth be told, still love riding the carousel to this day.

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Aint' Nothing Like The Real Thing

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Jean Anne Evans, 14 Month Old Texas Girl,
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While decades and decades have passed through my life, the memory while vague of that very first ride on a living, breathing horse is still alive somewhere in the distant cobwebs of my mind. Perhaps it's because of an old black and white photograph my grandmother used to bring out from time to time that refreshed my memory. Ironically that long ago photo isn't that different than the one here, except I'm a little older, awake and the person behind me was a teenage cousin. I remember the horses name, Blackie, who lived on my grandpa's farm. It was a little scary and exhilarating how extremely high off the ground Blackie carried me. Much higher than my rocking horse and even the magical mounts living on the carousel.

I think those rides on Blackie and the love I developed for him like the little girl in the photo below began to plant seeds of determination that one day I would ride my own horse as often as I wanted.

Jean Anne Evans, 14 Month Old Texas Girl Kissing Her Horse
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This Was My Favorite Gift As A Child!

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This Girl And Her Horse

My Dream Came True - My Very Own Horse

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As life would have it, the law of attraction certainly worked in my favor. From those first early years until high school, I lived horses. If there was a horse movie showing at our local movie theater, I would be there watching until someone dragged me out. Paint by number sets? It was always a horse scene for me. Going to the county fair? You could find me in a horse barn somewhere savoring the smell of leather, hay and even the stinky stuff. I would be in horse heaven.

I guess it was destiny, but by the time I completed 9th grade virtually all my friends had or rode horses! Before long I was blessed by some encouraging stable owners who allowed me to ride one of their horses and considered him my own. After some time passed and I had some riding lessons under my belt, I began showing much like the girl here!

The horse I called mine was a beautiful Palomino who stood over fifteen hands, his name was Sun Kissed and with his long white flowing mane and tail and his beautiful golden coat, to me he was the most stunning creature God had ever created.

My life long dream had become a reality!

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A Girl And Her Horse

Peaceful Times Indeed - Riding My Horse

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While showing my horse and the thrill of winning a ribbon or trophy after completing a challenging set of jumps was a proud and intoxicating adventure each time my horse and I accomplished this as a team, what really completed me were those peaceful times spent just wandering around. An aimless ride with no particular destination in mind down seemingly endless trails or following the small stream that meandered through the farm while the sun nudged it's way through the trees was a day to remember for a life time.

It was during these times,set right in the middle of those teen years of drama, angst and uncertainty that calmed the storm that seemed to be my life. I was spending the day with my best friend, my first love and I was blessed.

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