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    8 Signs You Were A Horse-Crazy Kid

    Modified: Jun 9, 2020 by ihearthorses · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    We’ve all been there – our parents prayed we would grow out of it, but we were horse crazy kids. Here are eight signs you were a horse crazy kid that you’ll probably recognize from your own childhood.

    Little girl feeding a horse. Kid playing with pet horses. Child feeding animal on a ranch on cold fall day. Family on a farm in autumn. Outdoor fun for children.

    1. You Plastered Your Room With Posters

    Admit it, your room was covered from floor to ceiling with posters of horses. And we all loved Horse Illustrated Magazine because of the monthly horse posters it contained.

    white pony horse and little girl

    2. You Alerted Your Parents to Horses – Anywhere

    If your parents drove the car past a horse pasture, you made sure that they knew about it, pointing out a horse’s presence to anyone who would listen.

    Toddler boy pointing his finger at pony horse at animal farm. Outdoor fun for kids. Child try to touch pony's nose

    3. You Had a Model Horse Collection to Envy

    If you couldn’t have a real horse, a model horse was the next best thing. You had an enviable model horse collection, and you gave them the best of care with regular feedings, turnout, stall cleaning, grooming, and exercise.

    Canva - Girl Riding Black Horse

    4. You Begged for Riding Lessons

    It didn’t matter how impractical riding lessons might have been – you begged for them. Maybe you lived in a city, or your parents couldn’t afford riding lessons – it didn’t matter. You wanted to learn to ride a horse, and more than that, you just wanted to be around a real horse.

    Kids riding pony in the Alps mountains. Family spring vacation on horse ranch in Austria, Tirol. Children ride horses. Kid taking care of animal. Child and pet. Little girl in blooming meadow.

    5. You Decorated Your Notebooks

    Other kids in school doodled cartoon characters or hearts. You doodled horses, and they adorned your notebooks, folders, and homework assignments.

    Toddler boy and his father feeding pony horse at animal farm. Outdoor fun for kids. Child feeds animal at pet zoo

    6. You Galloped Like a Horse

    If you couldn’t have a real horse, at least you could be one – kind of. Every horse crazy child has mastered that half-skip that resembled a canter. If you were truly horse crazy, you held mock horse shows with your other horse crazy friends. And if you were lucky enough to be able to hang around a barn, you soon discovered that horse jumps worked just as well for humans, too.

    Kids riding pony in the Alps mountains. Family spring vacation on horse ranch in Austria, Tirol. Children ride horses. Kid taking care of animal. Child and pet. Little girl in saddle on pony.

    7. You Read Everything About Horses

    Veterinary books, training articles, horse fiction – it didn’t matter what it was. If it had something to do with horses, you read it. And don’t forget about the catalogs which came to your house – you poured through them, too, picking out the best of the tack that you would one day use for a horse of your own.

    potrait of kid and mother ride on a horse

    8. Your Parents Never Had to Think Hard About Birthday Presents

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    Why? Because anything with a horse on it would suffice. Really – you loved receiving anything horse-related, even if you didn’t yet have a horse of your own.

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    1. Kathleen

      January 26, 2023 at 6:21 am

      yeah, I still am at 72 a 'horse crazy kid'.

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