New Kid on the Board...

[AET01]

Mah name’s Bond. JamesBond. Okay, it’s not really. My name is actually Amanda. You can call me Amanda or AETO1 for all I care. My user name stands for my initials, I just put the 01 in for no reason. I’m 13 years old and am going into 8th grade in the fall. I live in NE Wisconsin (where it’s all dairy, dairy, and ,well, whatever’s going on, I guess) in a small unincorporated town with maybe 500 people. Barrel o’ fun.

Now for the interesting stuff:

I’ve been riding for maybe 2-3 years. I started Western, didn’t really have a choice. Then in the beginning of last summer I rode English and needless to say Western became a far behind 2nd. But I still ride Western once in awhile. My love is jumping but I like doing whatever I’m doing on horseback. I don’t have a horse so I ride at my friends house down the street. I ride either Soup or Chip.

Newsbreak from Amanda’s Boring 4:09 News…
This just in,
Soup: A 15 y.o horse, 15.2 hand, bay horse. Breed unknown. Owners are guessing Connemara/TB cross.
Chip: a 23 y.o., 16.1 hand, leopard appaloosa.
We now bring you back to your regularly schedules post.
I’ve never taken a lesson in my life but it’s gotten to the point lately I need to otherwise I’ll screw up my position forever. I want to compete at the Rolex or atleast a advanced event. I’ll settle for jumpers too though.

Hmm. That’s about it for me. No I’m not a troll. Just a person who has lurked awhile. Hope I’m welcome here!

See ya!

-Amanda-
Look at my name at Rolex.

[This message was edited by -AET01- on Jun. 12, 2001 at 05:28 PM.]

[Cactuskate]

I think you will find yourself quite welcome here. Any 13 yr old that has such a clear grasp of the English language, spelling, sentence structure and all is refreshing to me.

And oh my gosh, she can ride a horse, too?

While passing the time in WI, be sure to watch any and all videos of your preferred discipline. Borrow books, do what ever you can to fill that young mind of yours with proper equitation and a strong foundation of horsemanship. You will be great.

“The older I get, the better I used to be.”

[Kellybird]

Welcome~

You will definitely have fun and lose track of a great deal of time. Enjoy the resources available to you here.

(Erin, all of us guides are trying to get brownie points )

[Kellybird]

quick learner and a quick wit…I like you; you can stay

KBird

[system]

I thought I would never get to say hi on here!

Looks like they love you here as much as on the porch!

Amanda is way cool everyone! Esspecially for only being 13!

[AET01]

Gee. Thanks.

Our library’s kinda ‘low’ on horse books, but I haven’t looked at the movie section. I’m really doubtin’!

-Amanda-
Look at my name at Rolex.

[dbtoo]

See …nothing to worry about. They love ya !!

[Winglet]

Now, here’s the drill.

1. Turn away from the computer.
2. You obviously cannot follow instructions, I SAID TURN AWAY!
3. Now, stand up.
4. RUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN! Run like the wind! BOOOOOOOOOORN FREEEEEE! Keep going until you can no longer remember why you were out on such a nice day without your horse.

JoHn (WiNgLeT)

“A horse is a horse, of course, of course…”

[AET01]

I fixed it. Now is everyone happy?

-Amanda-
Look FOR my name at Rolex.

[Jair]

Welcome Amanda!

Since you mentioned it, here are some links to previous topics on horse movies. I am positive you will find many of them at one of your local video stores!

Favourite Horse Movies

Horse Movies that we thought were cheesy

and, if you want some extra reading over the summer, here is a link to a large thread about horse books that we have all liked:

Favourite Horse Books

[Kiger]

Don’t I know you?

[aubreyuga]

Looking forward to many fun debates, discussions, etc. Sis!!

[system]

Can ya come down here, and convince my broodmare to pop it out tonight???lol

Don’t get stuck in the sludge if you’re that confident in your ride!

[HSM]

…on the “we are all losers” thread. But welcome again.

And also, I agree with Cactuskate…very nicely said and written!

[JumperEq]

Hey, welcome to the boards!

~~Erin B~~
“Go big or go home.”

[Becca]

Wellllllllll…Becca has been MIA during FINALS!!

But WELCOME!!! Glad to have you here!! Jump in- since you’ve already been forewarned, I’ll just back it up- VERY addictive!!

) Anyhow, I’m Becca- nice to meet you!!

[dbtoo]

Now we’re happy!

[ErinB]

Welcome! From that post, I can already see that you’ll be quite popular around here if you stick around.

~Erin Lizzy
Visit my Website!
“If you don’t like the way I drive, get off the sidewalk!”

[msj]

To those of you that do not yet know Amanda well, you will forever be delighted that she chose to come over here and post. I’ve known her for a while on another much smaller bb. If all 13 yr olds were as mature as this young lady, there would not be school bombings, etc.

You will find she is a charming person.

Hope you like it here.

msj

[Sannois]

That name is sooo familiar. Now where do I know her from???