[Ag-eq] Anyone out there?

[aleeha dudley]

Hi All,
  I love Western riding.  When I show, I pay a certain amount to 
lease the horse from my instructor.  She is great and expects 
just as much from me as from the other students.  She even rode 
blindfolded once just to see what it felt like.  I use a clicker 
like the ones used for dogs when I ride.  The instructor uses it 
to keep me in a straight line if I am riding somewhere other than 
the rail.  She also uses this during showmanship.  Milo is an 
American Quarter Horse.  He can sometimes be a little goofy, but 
he is amazing.  I live in Ohio.  I am looking forward to getting 
my first guide dog this summer from GDB.  I hope to become an 
equine vet.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jody W.  Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com
>To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Fri, 5 Mar 2010 14:47:07 -0500
>Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Anyone out there?

>Hello Frank, Nella and Aleeha,

>Fred, Aqua culture makes your head swim?  That is funny.  My 
cousin raises
>tilapia.  They lost the whole project during the Florida 
hurricanes when
>their power went out.  Do you brew beer for yourself or to sell?  
How does
>home brewed beer taste different from store bought?  I have a 
tandem too.  I
>do enjoy it too.

>Nella,

>I love mules, they have the most wonderful personalities and they 
are a lot
>healthier then horses.  I love trail riding too.  I just 
discovered a place
>here where you can go on a one week trail ride.  that would be so 
cool.
>they have a chuck wagon and all the fixins'.

>Aleeha, Which do you prefer, English or Western?  That is 
interesting that
>you lease a horse.  How does that work?

>I rode English when I was a kid and I have always loved horses.  
Our
>daughter took lessons when she was growing up.  she still rides.  
We missed
>out on buying a small farm years ago by just four hours.  We made 
an offer
>on it and someone had already made an offer four hours earlier.  
Then all
>kinds of events changed and time passed.
>I will be 57 years old in a few weeks and I figure I have 
postponed my love
>of horses long enough.  I started riding again about eight months 
ago.  I am
>totally in to Western riding and I would love to barrel race.  Of 
course I
>enjoy trail riding and I am also interested in reining and 
pleasure
>competition.  I have found three other blind barrel racers 
online.  I use a
>two way radio and my husband gives me fine tuned directions.  I 
have hand
>motion vision so I can see the barrel when I am right on top of 
it.  <GRIN

>We live in south Florida where there are horses every where.  We 
live in the
>suburbs now but we do plan to buy a small ranch as soon as the 
real estate
>market turns around.  Right now we owe a lot more on our house 
then it is
>worth.

>Right now I am looking for a new riding instructor.  At first I 
was glad she
>was open minded enough to take on a blind student but I am not 
progressing
>and she is a total worry freak.  She wants me to ride with rubber 
bands
>attached from my boots to the stirrups because after all if my 
foot slips
>out how will I be able to find my stirrup if I can't see it.  You 
know the
>routine.

>I found an instructor through the National Barrel Horse 
Association who
>would love to teach me but she lives two hours away.  She is 
looking through
>her directory to find someone closer to me.

>I have always been an active person.  I met my husband in martial 
arts
>classes 39 years ago.  You could say we fell for each other.  We 
are both
>instructors now.  I love the martial arts and I have practiced 
eight of them
>so far.  I also enjoy target shooting.  My husband is a tactical 
shooter.
>That is like the police shooters who run from target to target 
and they have
>to decide in a split second if the target is friend or of.  I do 
point
>shooting where I get a feel for exactly where the gun is pointed.   
After
>each shot, Tom tells me if I am high or low and which way to 
correct.
>People are shocked when they find out I can't see but I say it 
just makes it
>more interesting.  I also love playing the guitar and I am a ham 
radio
>operator.
>I have two grown children and one granddaughter.  I have a German 
Shepherd
>guide dog from fidelco.  We raised and trained shepherds and I 
just love the
>breed.  I hope to have a kennel again when we have a ranch.

>I am so glad I found this list.  It is great to meet all of you.  
I have
>been a member of the NFB for 30 years now.  I like mentoring kids 
best.  I
>wish I had a blind adult to talk to when I was a kid and I love 
working with
>blind kids.  Especially now that there is such a low expectation 
in school.
>Back when I went to school they were oblivious and I did 
everything the
>other kids did.  Now they are pampering blind kids to the point 
they can't
>do anything.  I love breaking the mold by telling the kids of all 
my
>hobbies.

>Where do you all live?


>Happy Trails,

>JODY

>"Barrel racers know how to take turns."


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