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About Me Member Experimental Photographer Helen, nosey moother cookie ;)16/Female/United Kingdom Recent Activity Deviant for 6 Months
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Mon Jun 15, 2009, 6:12 AM
I stole this quiz type thing from: [link]

About You
1. Name?
-Helen - HarriStarr
2. Age?
-16
3. Height?
-5'5
4. What started your interest in horses?
-Not riding enough!
5. How long have you been riding?
- About 13 years, 5 years full time
6. Do/did you take lessons?
- I did, alot..not so much anymore..starting college and will be riding 3-4 times a week
7. Can you remember the first horse you rode?
- Nope..
8. What's the smallest horse you've ridden?
- The smallest I can remember is my friend's Welshy B called Silver, 11.2 hh..he's the only pony I can vault on
9. And the biggest?
- 17.2hh my big boy :)
10. How many times have you fallen off?
- Too many
11. What's the worst fall you've had?
- I was hacking in the woods and my horse did a buck and I flew off, hit a tree and landed on my neck
13. What about the funniest/most embaressing?
- I was doing Xmas fancy dress SJ and the horse stopped, I somersaulted over her head and landing on my bum infront of the jump...in an elf costume
14. Have you ever broken a bone because of horses?
- Nope.
15. Have you ever shown - and if so, in what classes?
-Yepp many times. I used to do alot of Show Jumping, I mainly do appearance classes in showing, Tack + Turnout, Most Handsome Gelding...things like that
16. What's your favorite show memory?
- Coming 6th place in Most Handsome Gelding on Barnse at a big show last year
17. Have you ever won a class? Which one(s)?
- Intermediate Pairs SJ class
18. Have you ever won a championship?
- Pssh, I don't have the time or money to do Championships!!
19. Have you ever come last in a class?
- No, I've been eliminated but not last
20. Have you ever had a groom, or have you acted as groom yourself?
-I prefer grooming sometimes to competing. I help my friend pretty up Silver for comps
21. Have you ever worked with horses?
- I have been for the last...5 years..
22. If not, would you like to?
- However, I'm going into Farriery too
23. Do you read horsey magazines? Which ones?
- I used to, I read the Horse and Pony which gets delivered to the riding school when I'm bored
24. What's your favourite horsey book (fiction)?
- Black Beauty!
25. Do you have a good non-fiction book to recommend?
- Not really...they all say the same
26. What's your favourite horsey film?
- Black Beauty, the one where they talk!
27. Do you ride English or Western?
- english!
28. Do you drive horses?
- Nope, wish I could
29. Do you wear a helmet when riding? If not, why not?
- Of course! I prefer it
30. Do you wear flourescent gear when riding on the roads?
- Sometimes, depends who I'm riding and who I'm with
31. If not, why not? If you do, do you wish more riders would?
- Again, depends who I'm riding with
32. Do you carry a whip?
- sometimes
33. Can you open a gate from horseback?
- I can on Barnse and Mac
34. Where do you usually ride - in the arena or out on hacks?
- arena
35. Are there many bridleways in your area?
-? We have farm hacking at work
36. Do you ride out alone or in company?
- company..you've got someone to talk to
37. Have you ever had problems with cars or other road users?
- Yes, they drive too damn close!! I stick my school whip out to hit the cars if they get too close! (You have been warned!)
38. What's the longest ride you've been on?
- 10 hours
39. Do you have any goals relating to horses?
- Lots
40. What's your favourite thing to do with them?
- riding..or hacking in the sun..making them look pretty

Your Horse(s)
41. Do you own, loan or share?
-Par-own
42. How many horses do you have?
- one
43. What are their names?
- Rio
44. Ages?
- 12
45. Height?
- 17.2hh
46. Breed?
- Dutch Warmblood X TB
47. Colour and markings?
- Bright Chestnut, White Blaze and 3 white socks on left fore and hinds
48. How long have you had them?
- Since May '08
49. Do you know anything about them before they came to you?
- Nope
50. Do they have any vices or bad habits?
- Doesn't like being groomed...a little bargey...unpredictable
51. Are they novice rides or not?
- definately not
52. What kind of things do you do with them?
- I used to do schooling, lateral and hacking
53. Have they had/do they have any illnesses?
- He's gone footsore from loosing a shoe and has snapped his suspendory ligament
54. Are they insured?
- Of course!
55. Have they ever been involved in an accident?
- I don't think so
56. Are they shod?
- Yep! Full set
57. What do you feed them?
- 2/3 scoop chaff, 1/4-1/2 scoop speedibeet twice a day, carrots + 5-7 sections of hay a day
58. What are their personalitys like?
- He loves hugs and tries to get food at every occasion, can be a bit pushy
59. What's your favourite thing about them?
- He's very photogenic and he an angel most of the time on the ground
60. How much did they cost?
- Idk...
61. Do you intend to keep them for the rest of their lives?
- No..he's found new potential owners
62. Would you keep them even if you couldn't ride them anymore?
- Well I have been for the past 7 months!!
63. Does anyone else ride them?
- His owner, Paul + Michelle, + our instructor Jaqui :)
64. What made you decide to buy them?
- His owner approached me

Past Horses
65. How many horses have you owned?
- None, I've shared..5 others
66. Are there any that you no longer have?
- All of them?
67. Were they sold? If not, what happened?
- Polo died last year (old age and depression), Tommy died July '07 (blindness), Jake got sold to the Pony Share Scheme in Wales, Barnse + Mac found new sharers
68. What were their names?
-Polo, Tommy, Jake, Barnse + Mac
69. Age?
- Polo was 49 when he died, Tommy 26, Jake 8, Barnse 18 and Mac 17
70. Breed?
- Polo - Arab X, Tommy Welsh Cob X? Jake - Connemara X New Forest, Barnse Norwegian Fjord, Mac TB X?
71. Height?
- Polo, 14.1 hh, Tommy 14.3 hh, Jake 13.2hh, Barnse 13.1hh, Mac 15.2hh
72. Colour/markings?
- Polo, almost pure white, originally flea bitten, Tommy dark brown, Jake bay, Barnse Palomino, Mac dark brown
73. If you sold them, why?
- I didn't sell them. Jake was being sold anyway, his owner grew out of him.
74. Did you compete with them?
- I competed on all of them apart from Mac
75. Do you still own anything that belonged to them?
- I have Polo's old lead rope..not sure about Tom, Jake's shoes, A few things from Barnse and nothing from Mac

Random Questions
76. This is my horse's theme tune:
- Bonkers - Dizzee Rascal (speaks for itself really)
77. This song represents my riding career:
- Better in Time (at the moment) (I'm choosing titles really)
78. My horse's showname is:
- Rio De Maaier (Dutch for 'Rio the Mower' as his original name was Mower)
79. My next horse will be called:
- Belle, if Isabella gets her
80. When I ride into the ring, the song I compete to is:
- I don't...
81. I listen to this while mucking out:
- I have a whole playlist
82. If I owned my own ranch/barn, I would call it:
- I don't know...depends where it was..
83. My horse loves this song:
- I'm not sure..
84. My dressage to music test will be ridden to this:
- Something with a good beat...Boyfriend by Alphabeat?
85. If I was to ride in a musical display, we would enter the arena to this:
- No idea...
86. This song makes me think of the horses I have known:
- Idk...
87. This is what I was thinking the last time I fell off:
- BLOODY HORSE!! OMG I'M BLEEDING
88. If my horse could speak, the first thing he would say is:
- LEMME OUT!! Then gimmee a carrot
89. My horse's name for me is:
- Shorty?
90. If my horsey life was a movie, the opening song would be:
- ARGH! WHY ALL THE QUESTIONS ABOUT SONGS?! MY ITUNES DOESN'T COVER THESE QUESTIONS!!
91. And the song that played as the final credits rolled would be:
- ¬¬ now your taking the michael
92. Do you have your horse(s) at home or do you board?
- Rio lives where I work
93. Do you use leather or synthetic tack?
- Leather (Y)
94. Do you ever use a bareback pad?
- No, if you go bareback..you go bareback..there is no inbetween
95. Biggest pet peeve?
- Pooping up the wall! FGS! It lands in the banks too!
96. How many pairs of riding boots do you own?
-Two
97. Have you ever gone swimming with your horse(s)?
- Not properly, I used to take Barnse to the river for a paddle though
98. How many acres is your horse(s) on?
- Well the farm is 165
99. Any foals/pregnant mares?
- I wish...I don't really like mares anyhow

  • Mood: Neutral
  • Listening to: The Fear - Lily Allen
  • Watching: My screen
  • Playing: Music...
  • Eating: Nothing
  • Drinking: Nothing

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I are Helen :)
I are soon to be Equine Student :) .. *you: eh?* .. horses dumbass.
I are wannabe novelist but shoor to fail.
I are to marry Harry Potter but for now I write...
and possibly upload my sister's photography :D
bwahahaha

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: A crappy little town just North of London
  • Interests: Horse riding, singing, dancing, photography
  • Favourite movie: Wild Child...or any HP movie :)
  • Favourite band or musician: Jonas Brothers :)
  • Favourite genre of music: Pop
  • Favourite poet or writer: Has to be Louise Rennison
  • Favourite photographer: My sister :)
  • Operating System: Windows XP ><
  • MP3 player of choice: iPod Classis or Touch
  • Favourite game: Sims 2
  • Favourite gaming platform: Wii, DS or PC
  • Favourite cartoon character: Has to be Poof from Fairly Odd Parents
  • Personal Quote: Sorry to burst your bubble, bub.
  • Tools of the Trade: My Sony Ericsson W880i or my Kodak EasyShare C815 8.2 MP :)

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Hello! Thanx so much for favourite! I hope you won't be disappointed with my new works and I'll see you, your comments and maybe even faves in my gallery again! ^___^

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Hey there young lady , thank you for the :+fav: , :bow:

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cheers for the fave :)
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Thanks For the :+devwatch: :D

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:iconharristarr:
No problems :)
Your horse is very pretty ^^

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:iconpokerfacedjoe:
:D your horse is really cute! What breed is he?

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:iconharristarr:
TB x Dutch Warmblood :)
what about yours?

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:iconpokerfacedjoe:
Hes is TB... What type of riding do you and Rio do?

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