I Love Horses

I love horses

I love horses flowing manes and Tails

 I love horses, they follow where I lead

 I love horses, they let me ride them

 I love horses’ hair that I brush

 I love horses

 Horses are beautiful

 Horses’ hair sparkles in the sun when I brush it

My favorite horse color is Bay

 My favorite horse color is chestnut

 My favorite horse color is Palomino

 My favorite horse color is gray

 My favorite horse color is Pinto

 My favorite horse color is buckskin

 I love horses

 When I am with horses, I see the world bigger

 I hear up close and far away

 I feel the movement of the air, I smell the air, 

I notice if it is cold or hot

 I can do this because the horse does this

 And shows me with their eyes, with their ears,

with their nostrils, and the way they move.

I love horses

 Horses hug my heart

 If I’m big enough

I can stand close to my horse’s chest

 Put my arms around his neck

 and give him a heart hug

I always ask permission from my horse

 To come into his space.  My horse is trained to

ask permission to come into my space.

We respect each other

My horse makes me smile

 Even when I am sad.

She listens quietly when I share my troubles.

She shares my triumphs

 Her comforting presence

 Always makes me feel better

I love learning about horses.

 Horses are prey animals,

 Predators eat them.

 Humans are predators.

We have to show the horse we won’t hurt them

 We asked permission to enter their space

 Horses are social and curious just like us

 When we give them time they will come

to us and hang out for a while.

Especially if we have a treat

 Like a horse cookie or a carrot.

Horse’s eyes are set on the sides of their heads.

They can see on all sides

 But not directly in front or behind.

 That’s why we always approach a horse

from the side by her shoulder.

Horses breathe through their nose, not through their mouth.

 My horse blows bubbles in the water when she puts her muzzle into the water trough for a drink then he sucks the water up through her mouth. She likes to play with the water

lipping it and splashing it.

I love wild horses.

They live in families and take care of each other,

Especially their foals. Foals are baby horses. They are born with very long legs and can play when they are a day old.

They play by running and bucking and kicking and rearing.

They are very cute.

I love horses because they let me ride them. My horseback riding teacher helps me ride so that I am in rhythm and harmony with the horse. She tells me to picture a balloon with a string attached to the top of my head lifting me up toward the sky. She says to settle my seat into the saddle and let my hips and lower back move with the swing of the horse just like swinging on a swing.

And when I go to sleep at night the horses I love dance in my dreams.

I Love Horses