Comments on: HI Spy: Did Your Dad Support Your Horse Habit?

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:50:02 +0000

My Dad is the Born-in-the-Saddle kind of father. He is the reason I love horses. My dad and I are always watching horse races, looking at pedigrees, and hauling the trailer up to sales. If not for him, I would never have the love for horses that I do. I know that I am such a lucky person to have a father that practically raised me in a stable and taught me to ride. He was also the one to pick me up after a hard fall and put me back in the saddle. I’m almost ashamed to say his horse obsession is greater than mine! Thanks for all the great times, Dad!

By: Mattie

Mattie — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 07:13:08 +0000

My dad is definitely a hands on dad. He taught me a lot of what I know about horses. He hauls, puts out hay, yells commands, and most of all, encourages. I couldn’t ask for a better horse-dad.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:34:55 +0000

My dad doesn’t know anything about horses or riding. But as a fellow athlete he gives me advice. And it’s fun teaching him about horses and taking him to pet the horses. And whenever there is a real estate magazine we look through it looking at the houses with barns in the back and talking about all the horses we would be able to keep there.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:11:05 +0000

I couldn’t be more grateful to my dad and his involvment in my riding.
As he used to ride before having a disabling accident, he comes out to the stables everytime I go
(at least 3 times a week), and he is always happy to give me advice about my training. Thanks dad!

By: Breana

Breana — Thu, 05 May 2011 06:20:58 +0000

My Dad is voice of reason and hands on. Need something fixed? Call my daddy! He pulls trailers for show, fixes leaky hoses, and just about does it all. But the riding 😉

By: Jessi

Jessi — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 12:08:25 +0000

My dad wasn’t really sure about riding at first and it took about 8 years of begging and reasonning (and I will admit, some help from mom) to convince him that I wasn’t going to kill myself on the first lesson. Now he’s the total opposite. He loves the horses to bits and supports me in almost everything I do 🙂

By: Samantha

Samantha — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 18:56:46 +0000

Yes! He is always out there with me. We even fight over our bigest barrel horse, Rocket, that was bought for me. Ha, but i don’t mind. I would rather him be out there, then never spend time with me and the horses. I guess I’ll just keep ridding the pony. ha.

By: dhhfghfgfghfh

dhhfghfgfghfh — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:10:03 +0000

My dad has always been involved in my horsey life….but my mom has been more involved in driving me to the barn then my dad. But my dad has always supported me with every decision I make with horses, different barns etc. When I was younger my mom would say….maybe you should take a break from riding and my dad would always say…no, no why should she do that? My dad was the one who bought me my first horse….without telling my mom lol!!!!!!! But when it comes to horse shows neither of my parents really went to them. I just went with my friends or whatever.

By: ashley

ashley — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 14:24:41 +0000

He’s more the person who would rather be doing not watching. But he never got into riding until he was paying for the horse then he was interested. He watches when we’re working on something new and always asks how he did and was the HUGE finical support but he wasn’t the one to come watch us ride really. But I know he supports me riding and making a career out of it which is alot better then those who try to sell the horse to get the car or try to get their daughters to stop riding.

By: Meghan

Meghan — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 15:52:03 +0000

My dad was there from the beginning. He was the one who said “I promise you, you will have a horse someday!” and ever since then, he has helped me with research about breeds, expenses, planes for building a barn, and he was happy for me when I got my horse! And he is building the barn for all of our horses. And I often get those ” I’m proud of you” moments when he looks at my wall with big blue ribbons on it from my shows.