>        It was a pleasant surprise to be able to have found
 > people with similar interests.  I would be interested in
 > sharing knowledge/stories with anyone.
    HI DEE -- welcome!!!  I think most of us here are, ummmmm, mid-lifers 
 ........I rode as a youngster but after my teenage years didn't get on 
another horse until about 7 yrs ago. I now have a nice little carriage 
service company with a 6yr Gray Arabian (we raised and trained him) and just 
acquired another 7yr Saddlebred mare who pulls also ..... Along with them, we 
have a pony (10.1 hands tall) who pulls a cart (long story but we trained him 
too), a 22yr old Anglo-Arabian mare and a psycopathic Paint named PATTI (we 
affectionally call her PSYCOPAT ).  There's never a dull moment at 
our barn  .....
    Sure glad you joined our zany little group -- everyone here is extremely 
nice ..... I've certainly learned a lot from all of them!!!
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