All equestrians, at some point in their life, find this one perfect horse that they absolutely fall in love with. It could be in IEA, IHSA, IDA, a horse that they own and compete with, or even a school owned horse. It just so happens that my perfect horse is a school horse at Lake Erie College. Although I've only been here for a year and a half, he's definitely become my perfect horse.

All my life, I've been on the bigger/stockier horses. I've been in the reining pen for a few years and before that, I've been in everything from western pleasure, to halter, to hunter under saddle. I've ridden so many horses through IEA and I never would have thought that I'd find my perfect horse here at school. As it turns out, he's a little pinto pony. Although he's a little devil pony at times, he's still an amazing little guy. I started riding him freshman year in western practices and I fell in love with him. Recently, I've been taking him over fences. He's taught me so much in the past 4-5 weeks. I've become so much more confident because of him and I feel that I've actually accomplished something!

When I took Horse Care Practicum in the spring of my freshman year, we each had two horses that we took care of every day. He was one of my horses. I created such a bond with him over the whole second semester. I feel that he's become "my pony" because I've spent so much time with him in his stall and under saddle. I absolutely adore my little pinto pony.

Everyone finds their one special horse in their lives. My special horse just so happens to be a school horse and I am forever grateful to have found him. He'll always be my special pony and I'll always be thankful for everything that he's taught me over the past year and a half and I can't wait to see what else he'll be teaching me in the upcoming years!