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María Alejandra Ramelli

On the other hand, when you own a horse you become a forward-thinking
person because you have to think about a lot of stuff at the same time: Did my
horse exercise today? When is his next vaccine? How am I going to prepare my
horse for the next show? When is the next farrier visit? Is my horse’s stall clean?
Does my horse have enough water? Why is my horse doing this? Did my horse
eat today? When is the next vet check? Even when you have a busy day or you
are on vacation, you never stop thinking about your horse and his welfare. You
can’t take a break from them. With horses, it’s very important to be organized,
or they may drive you crazy. I usually have a notebook where I write down
everything that has to do with my horse, so that I never forget about anything.

Finally, owning a horse
teaches you the real meaning
of teamwork. Even though
equestrian sports are usually
known as individual sports, I
am here to tell you that they
are team sports. Your team-
mate is your horse. Without
your horse, you can’t be a
rider, thus you can’t do an-
ything. As time goes by, you
start getting to know your
horse better, and your hor-
se gets to know you too. The
bond that you create with
your horse becomes an un-
breakable one, and once you
understand each other, you
become unstoppable. You will
learn your horse’s personali-
ty, likes, dislikes, and you’re
going to get to the point whe-
re with one simple move, you
can predict exactly what your
horse is going to do. In the
same way, your horse starts
to know you so well that even
the smallest move will deliver
the message, and your horse will react right away. Your relationship with your
horse will show you how great human-animal friendship is. I wouldn’t change the
bonds that I’ve create with my horses for anything in the world.

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