Breeding Hunter Jumpers
By: Andrew • Essay • 302 Words • November 26, 2009 • 881 Views
Essay title: Breeding Hunter Jumpers
Since I can remember I have loved horses and I grew up listening my dad's stories about him riding all around Burlington on horses just to get ice cream as well as many other random stories. Then I really got involved in the horse world and one summer I worked on the farm where I rode and was there seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and I did this for no pay. This taught me dedication and gave me a lot of knowledge that I still carry with me 4 years later and will continue to carry with me for the rest of my life.
One thing that I learned a lot about that summer was the breeding process for hunter jumpers (the type of horses that I ride). I had always been interested in the training of hunters but had never been involved in the breeding of them so of course this heightened my curiosity. My trainer never denied me the opportunity to help with her broodmare
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