Introduction: StarStrider

[starstrider]

 Hello Equidae! I'm following sabr 's lead with an intro post. =)
(sabr or sundog , let me know if I tagged anything wrong!)

I'm a 23-year-old Wisconsinite, and the two-legger counterpart of an 18.1-hand Hanoverian/TB gelding named Itolocus ("Toler"). Toler is 11, and we do mostly dressage these days as well as some jumping. We used to be more into jumping with hopes of doing some mini-events someday, but we had a jumping accident two years ago that has derailed that train of thought. We're making our comeback from that as well as some other injuries, so while we used to be showing at second level and schooling third, we are back schooling first level again. I sometimes think it would be fun to find a giant cart to hook him up to. (I think he'd enjoy combined driving, personally.)  XD  Fun facts: Toler is also a registered Canadian Sporthorse and Canadian Warmblood, as he was bred in Manitoba near Winnipeg.

Toler is my only horse, but the place I board him at breeds and trains Arabian Sporthorses (and Half-Arabian Sporthorses), as well as some OTT rescues. I occasionally do some training myself.

I also do equine sports massage, equine trigger point therapy, equine acupressure, joint yoga therapy, and a little equine chiropractic work. I'm not a professional or certified, but I know enough to work on my own horse quite comfortably, and he does see a professional massage therapist and chiropractor when we can afford it.

I am also an equine photographer, like sabr and sundog. I run a photoblog for my "imprint" TolHorse Studios. I also have a training blog for my journey with Toler, but I admit I haven't posted there recently...If anyone's interested, there are feeds for both here on DW: tolhorsestudios_feed  & notquitehercules_feed .

Comments

[starstrider]

LOL. I guess I am kind of a snob. XD

That's exactly it, though. I mean, it's not like I would stop anyway. ;)

[sabr]

You're not a snob at all! I'm just one of 'those' equestrians. You know, the ones who dress their horses up in obnoxious colors, and do totally goofy things. My horse wears a bunch of blaze orange, for crying out loud :P His old saddle pad has FLAMES on it. It matches his blaze orange though, right? His next one is just going to be orange. ORANGE ORANGE ORANGE.

[starstrider]

HAHA. Toler has some neon greenish-yellow leg wraps, but that's kind of it. Though, in our 4-H days, we were ring wraiths from LOTR for a drill team. He had to wear a face-mask made of cardboard and a cut-up bed sheet while I made very strange, loud screeching sounds to signal everyone. XD Blaze orange is pretty fun, though!

[sabr]

haha, that is made of win. HARDCORE. Poor Toler.

I love orange. Everyone is always like OOOO Smart, so you don't get shot!? And I just smile and nod. It's really because I'm tasteless.