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  • #21
    Spots. Tobiano pinto, POA, or Appy. Between 14.1 and 14.3. Arabian-looking. Comfy trot to sit to. Trustworthy to jumps. Able to do 25/30 mile CTRs. Mare. *sigh* I miss my girl.
    I realize that I'm generalizing here, but as is often the case when I generalize, I don't care. ~ Dave Barry

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    • #22
      Mine: 16.2h grey Irish Draught gelding who can hack out well and jump around a Prelim event course.

      And this summer I got my dream horse!!

      She, yes SHE is a 15.2h TB mare who had some issues and by the end of the summer was 3'6 division Champion in the jumpers. She is not close to what I was looking for. Got her for resale. She is small and a mare. She will never get good scores in dressage as she is built like a hunter. Is a bit nervous on her lead changes do to past trainer. And is as crabby as they come when you brush her. Will probably top out around 4' or 4'3. And I wouldn't give her up for anything. I could have sold her multiple times this year and I have claimed her as MY horse.

      So I had my dream horse walk into the stable and didn't even know it.

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      • #23
        I would love to have a bay thoroughbred or thoroughbred/warmblood mare, so I can put her in pink, of course. Four white socks and maybe a blaze. Preferably 16.2 hh or so. She would have to be very sweet and attached to humans. Lovely mover with a smooth trot and ground covering canter. Bold, brave and an amazing jumper to take us all the way to Rolex. Oh, and of course, she would have to run to the gate every time she sees me because who doesn't love that?!

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          "The sea was angry that day, my friends - like an old man trying to send back soup in a deli"

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          • #25
            I feel very fortunate that I have owned my dream horse many times!

            Mister Jet - my first dressage horse purchased for $1. Took me through 2nd level when I didn't know squat! Patient and willing. My first Dover National Medal, regional reserve champion at 1st level, APHA #1 dressage horse in the nation. Big, black and beautiful. Happily retired on my pasture.

            Klass Act - Dover national list, USDF bronze medal, regional championships, my angel pony. Still teaches my humility every day at the age of 17. Arab/Trak w the personality to match. Love this pony dearly.

            Gabel - OMG! My red head boy that has taught me w each and every step! USDF silver medal in 5 rides including my first 2 PSG rides! I have had so many tears of joy w Gabel and feel so honored to be his person. Regional championship. My first 'real' piaffe and passage, tempis and pirouettes. At 18 he is amazing!

            Galbatorix - my newest partner of 3 months. Another red head w much sensitivity. He is teaching me finesse and refinement. A youngster that will keep me humble and proud of being so lucky to have such wonderful horses to teach me
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            • #26
              My dream horse is in our pasture now. A large blood bay TB gelding with exactly three white hairs in the middle of his forehead. He is brave, curious, smart, and laid back.
              He's an awesome strong trail horse and has done some limited distance endurance rides this last summer.
              In the off season we're working on learning western riding, its kind of fun to see a horse that looks like an eventer out there learning to work cows.
              I've had him since he was born here six years ago, the last colt of my favorite mare.

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              • #27
                I had my horse of a lifetime when I was in my 20's (don't tell my current horses) a homely little Appy who had extensions and collection to die for. I doubt I'll ever find a "dream" horse because I've never come across any who clean their own stalls, tack up themselves or unload hay.
                Groom to trainer: "Where's the glamour? You promised me glamour!"

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                • #28
                  I'm riding her. She's a big (16.2 and good bone) red TB mare with gorgeous gaits, great mind, kind heart and incredible try and is only seven to boot. She has her chestnut mare movements (doesn't really like grooming, can be stubborn) but in general is a total sweetheart.
                  Last edited by Vesper Sparrow; Nov. 25, 2012, 09:04 AM.

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                  • #29
                    I love everything about my mare, I just wish she had some jumping talent, if she had that she would be my absolute dream horse, but as it is she marks off most of the things on my want list.

                    I wouldn't mind eventually owning a very sporty mule, or a large gray warmblood mare.
                    Maggie Bright, lovingly known as Skye and deeply missed (1994 - 2013)
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                    • #30
                      YES My 16.1 Canadian Warmblood mare. Not everyone's cup of tea but I love her. Hoping to show her PSG in 2013, and just a fabulous horse to hack out, bold, not spooky, loves to gallop and would jump even larger things than we do now if I were braver.

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                      • #31
                        I have deeply loved all of my horses. My heart horse was a 16 hand bay Thoroughbred mare named Promise. She was the great love of my life and I will not see her like again.

                        Right now, I own a horse who is perfect for me at my stage of life. Lexy is a 26 year old Appendix Quarterhorse with perfect manners. She is secure in the knowledge that she is Queen of the World and doesn't let lesser mortals, be they horse or human, bother her.

                        But, if I could, I would have a Lippitt Morgan. A short stocky plain bay lady who would go all day on the trails, and take me to a lower level dressage show the next day. I have been absolutely fascinated by Morgans since I read "Justin Morgan had a Horse" back when I was a kid. The modern Morgans don't interest me. They are so far from traditional Morgans that they don't even look like the same horses. But, ahhh, those Lippitts, they are proof that real Morgans still exist.
                        If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
                        Desmond Tutu

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                        • #32
                          I went on a shopping trip of a lifetime looking for mine. I wanted a big-bodied bay WB, young-ish, a quiet eq or hunter type who would take care of me. 16.3 at the tallest. If not bay, I was hoping to avoid chestnut.

                          And... I fell in LOVE with a super kind, leggy (17.1) chestnut mare doing the jumpers in Germany. Instead of a big oaf-type, she's a modern jumper type and very athletic. But I knew right away that she's as kind as they come and she wanted to please. Oh, her ears are ginormous!! At least she has some nice chrome to break things up! It took a year of training for both of us before my trainer let me jump her! People at the barn like to say she's "magnificent!!" I just adore her!! With her pedigree and great mind, she'll give me a grandhorse at some point - maybe I'll cross her with my original dream type!

                          Edit: I do wish my girl would go out on trails without piaffing!!! Oh well. Next one.
                          Born under a rock and owned by beasts!

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                          • #33
                            Originally posted by Louise View Post

                            But, if I could, I would have a Lippitt Morgan. A short stocky plain bay lady who would go all day on the trails, and take me to a lower level dressage show the next day. I have been absolutely fascinated by Morgans since I read "Justin Morgan had a Horse" back when I was a kid. The modern Morgans don't interest me. They are so far from traditional Morgans that they don't even look like the same horses. But, ahhh, those Lippitts, they are proof that real Morgans still exist.
                            Ours is a Lippitt cross Morgan... these are my ideal horse...they can do anything ...even unload the hay off the trailer.... limit appears to be three string bales that do not exceed 110#

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