Natalie Williams

 3rd period

 Mr. Coward

 The past 2 Christmas I wanted what every little girl wants, all I wanted was my own horse. I
 have been riding Hunter/Jumper style for about 2 years! I have loved every second of it. I really
 wanted to have an Arabian mare! My dad said I would never get a horse but I kept on asking.
 So the first Christmas I was very unhappy when I woke up and had opened all my presents and
 there was not a horse. The next Christmas I was very excited when my parents gave me a gift
 certificate that said it was good for one horse.
 Well a couple months before my mom had been telling all of her friends about how I wanted a
 horse and how much I love Arabian horses. One of my moms close friends, Sondra said she had a friend, Vivian, who really loved her horse. So we called Vivian and told her that Sondra had told us to call her and talk to her. We told Vivian about me and what type of horse I needed. Finding a horse is a very hard process to make a perfect match. Well Vivian called a month or so later and said that she went to whitehorse, which is a tack shop in Templeton, and she saw a couple horses for sale and this one Arabian would be perfect for me and if that didn’t work she gave me another one. So I called the person that owned the Arabian and we tried to plan a time to look at the horse. When we
 finally looked at the horse I loved her, she was really sweet and cute and was easy to handle. We
 looked good together and I decided to look at her again. Her name is Tessa for short, but her
 foaled name is Contessa Hussanah and her Show name is Princess Contessa. She is a pure bask
 Arabian mare and is 14.3 hh and can jump 3 ft courses. We became close friends with the people
 that sold her. We ended up buying her and I love her.

 Owning a horse is a very big responsibility! Since my horse couldn't live at my old barn I
 Changed barns. When we first got there we had to meet my new trainer, the farrier, the vet, the
 owners and get adjusted to all the new rules and people. I try and go out there everyday and ride
 her. When I first get out to ride her I have to go into the tack room, which is where .Thall of my
 supplies are kept, and get my brushes, bridal, saddle, and carrots. I greet her with a carrot and other treatsen I put on her halter. I walk her over to a pole and tie her up. Now its time to brush her. Horsesloved being brush its also very good for them. First I get her currycomb, which will take off all the lose fur. Then I body brush her and the last thing I do is pick out her feet. If you don’t pick out your horses feet they can get many diseases. After she's all nice and clean I put on her saddle and her bridal. Then I go to the mounting block and get on I normally walk her over to the inside arena. I walk to warm her up then trot and after that canter. After all that I start to jump her, I haven’t jumped her to high since she wont jump unless she has straight lines. After that I normally go on a trail ride with my friends. When I am done I untack her and groom her again. I am very lucky that I don’t have to muck out her stall because he board somewhere. So I give her a bucket of carrots and say good-bye.

 I am very fortunate to have a hors that works good for me and can do everything I want her to
 do. This one Christmas wish I will never forget!