"So, what do you think about these horses?" I asked my trainer one day. I had been perusing sale ads on a local website and found a couple stunning, dark bay gelding jumpers that piqued my interest.
"I didn't even know you wanted to buy a horse!" my trainer exclaimed. Well...neither did I. I mean, buying a horse had been in the "plan" all along, but I wasn't really prepared to buy at that exact moment. After all, I had only been in my half lease on a nice, confidence building jumper for about 8 months and wanted to get some more shows under my belt. But, I went ahead and told her to just keep her eyes and ears open for something that might be suitable.
Famous last words, eh?
Fast foward two weeks, and I had just finished signing the papers to make Arwen officially mine. My trainer and I ended up going to a local sales barn, where she was the first horse I tried. I immediately felt safe on her, and knew she would take care of me. I tried a few others that day, but kept going back to her. We ended up getting her on a week trial, she passed her vetting with flying colors, and the rest is history.
This was about 8 months ago. Since then I've learned a ton. Arwen has so much to teach me, its not even funny. She can be bull headed and a freight train at times, and there have been many rides where I was ready to throw in the towel. But I wouldn't trade her for the world. She is still a very kind, and safe horse even though to the innocent bystander, she can appear to be very hot (what can I say, she has a very good "GO!" button installed). I plan to keep her for the rest of her days, maybe even get a baby from her for my next mount. Who knows? I'm hoping the two of us have many years left together. I couldn't have asked for a better first horse.
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