Meet Our Grand Prize Winner
Congratulations to Jennifer Honigman of NY!
Thank you for participating in the 2nd Annual Your Horse, Your Life Contest. We thoroughly enjoyed reading (and laughing at) all of the entries! Though at times they can be difficult (dare we say obstinate?), perhaps the greatest gift our horses always share are those of loyalty, companionship and happiness.
Jennifer
Honigman
| Horse's Name | Horse's Breed | Horse's Age |
| Wyatt | Quarter Horse | 29yrs |
What's the funniest thing your horse ever did?
Wyatt makes me laugh on a daily basis by insisting on having his belly rubbed. He acts like a giant dog. He will position himself in front of you and hold his leg out to the side and high in the air and look at you like "Hello i'm waiting". If you move he will reposition himself and again lift and look at you he will even start twitching his lip in anticipation and begging to be scratched. It does not matter which side your on he will lift his leg accordingly. He has so much personality and I can't help but laugh when he does this. He sees it as rub now muck later!
Meet the Finalists
Congratulations to our finalists as voted by you! Each of our finalists will be walking away with a prize package from Weaver Leather and Miller International, Inc.!
Leah
Fralin
| Horse's Name | Horse's Breed | Horse's Age |
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Corazon
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Dutch Warmblood | 4yrs |
What's the funniest thing your horse ever did?
My amazing brave 4yo DWB at his first USEA Horse Trials. Big bears under this fence in the huge night lit indoor arena.
Renate
Higgins
| Horse's Name | Horse's Breed | Horse's Age |
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Lynxtricity aka Blitz
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Quarterhorse | 9yrs |
What's the funniest thing your horse ever did?
Blitz has done so many funny things it's hard to narrow it down to just one! It seems that at every photo shoot there are several pictures of him "yawning" or sticking his tongue out! He seems to know when someone is looking for that perfect shot! Since I have to choose I would say that my favorite picture would be when he was a 3 year old, my trainer was done with the ride and photos were being taken, Blitz put out the biggest yawn ever! His way of saying that this standing around doing nothing business is simply boring, or "now that's something to laugh about!
Julie
Otalora
| Horse's Name | Horse's Breed | Horse's Age |
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Monty
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Thoroughbred | 31yrs |
What's the funniest thing your horse ever did?
This picture is precious to me. This is Monty, with my daughter Lexi. Monty is my daughter's first horse. He is a rescue. When we found him, he had given up. He had been abused. His coat was dull and rough, his eyes blank and so sad. We came every day. Slowly he began to trust us and realize he was ours. Soon his eyes were bright, his coat shiny. He still competes in Hunter/Jumpers at 31! He thinks he's 8, so we refuse to let him think any differently. He loves the whole process of "showing"...yes, even make-up! We are so proud to be his owners, and to be honest, we aren't sure who saved who.
Lauryn
Zepeda
| Horse's Name | Horse's Breed | Horse's Age |
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Luna Bella
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Paint / Draft | 12yrs |
What's the funniest thing your horse ever did?
Luna is clicker trained to do several basic tricks that she'll use for her benefit on her own free time. Probably the most valuable, is bowing. She bows under the fence for the grass on the other side & bows under her pasture mate's stall to steal his hay. It's also not rare to see her "dancing" along the fence line in hopes to catch someones attention for a cookie, stomping her feet in a marching type manner. When that doesn't work she practices her latest trick, kicking her soccer ball. This big girl will do whatever it takes for her next cookie fix.
