Introductions

I'm Amina. I live on the east coast near a pretty big city. I'm 15, attend the local high school, love music and cooking, theater and running (well, I say I like running. It's a straight up lie. But maybe I can convince myself I like it!?)... But none of that really matters. The two things you should know about me is that I eat, sleep and breathe horses, and the second and probably more important thing is that I love God. My life basically is centered around my horse which sounds weird, but I promise it isn't really. I spend every single moment that I'm not working or doing school stuff or sleeping at the barn. I have a super huge passion and love for the Lord, and I firmly believe in Him due to things that have happened in my life. But that's a whole other story.

As for my riding background, here goes. I've been riding on and off for years. I've ridden at a series of different barns and have had many amazing riding instructors that have impacted me in wonderful ways. I'll save that for another post though! I currently board and ride at the cutest, most amazing private farm a couple miles from my house. It is absolutely amazing and I feel really blessed to have found it.

I own the most amazing horse in the universe, Gambler. I rescued him in May 2012, and I can safely say he's the best thing that has ever happened to me. I've done all of his training - with the help of some incredibly talented horsewomen who I'm lucky enough to call my friends - and it has been incredibly rewarding. We've had many ups and downs with various injuries and illnesses, but he is coming along wonderful and I'm hoping we're back on our feet for good right now.

I'm lucky enough to also ride a few different horses for their owners. They're all awesome, some are saner than others, and I never fail to have a blast on any of them.

This is just sort of going to be the place where I write about my rides, advances or steps backwards in Gambler's training, musings on the awesome people I get to ride with, et cetera. It will probably become a jungle of my thoughts that may be hard to navigate at times, but it's more for me than anyone else. I am constantly making amazing memories with my equally amazing horse and I want to cherish them forever.