{"id":34061,"date":"2019-05-09T12:46:32","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.flywheelsites.com\/?p=34061"},"modified":"2023-03-27T16:23:11","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T20:23:11","slug":"the-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/","title":{"rendered":"The First"},"content":{"rendered":"

. \u00a0I still remember the dream that I had at five, even though I am now sixty three. \u00a0A pony of my own in a pony sized barn. And I never was so happy than in that dream. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I begged my parents for a horse and he arrived when I was five. \u00a0My mother, who knew nothing about horses found a stocky, older, pinto rental horse. \u00a0He was perfect in all the ways that I had imagined and he taught me more than any of the 30 or more horses I have owned. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

This horse was my best friend. \u00a0And he was a seasoned rental horse from the park. \u00a0Every person that ever wanted to be a cowboy, I\u2019m sure, rode him. \u00a0We rode bareback before I even knew how to ride and that is when he taught me about a balanced seat. \u00a0With his bumpy trot and fast canter it was difficult to stay on, but over time we could zig and zag and ride like the wind with great ease. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Any chance he could get, the grass was always a sure thing as I would be thrown forward and pull with all my might to get his head back up from a lush green treat. \u00a0I vividly remember having a face full of mane many times. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Being a seasoned rental horse, he knew when he saw a barn that it was time to head to it. \u00a0Every barn we rode near, we had a barn-storming experience. It taught me to tuck my knees in and duck without asking for a faster trot while staying on his back the entire time. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Within a few months, I was getting used to all of his rental tricks and wisdom. \u00a0And we became the best of friends. I didn\u2019t know that we were anything other than that. \u00a0So I taught him to stretch until he was almost on his toes. I also took some tree stumps and taught him to put his front feet on them like a circus horse. \u00a0And then circle his back end around while his feet stayed on the stumps. Pretty good show for the kids in my neighborhood. I could swing up on his side onto his back and jump from behind onto his back…just like the movies. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The afternoons were the best, I would lay on his back while he ate hay and grain. \u00a0There was something wonderful about the sound of him eating and the big blue sky with white clouds and the warm sun. <\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

We rode through the woods and along many roads. \u00a0There was not a place that I did not ride him. He was my best \u2018show and tell\u2019 project at school. \u00a0My teacher let me ride him to our playground where we met my classmates at the back door of the school. \u00a0\u00a0All of my classmates saw the horse that I loved and I was honored to \u2018show\u2019 him that day. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

My first horse taught me the relationship between a horse and rider. The first ride that still carries me today. \u00a0The first love that has stayed with me through thick and thin. And the first of a lifestyle that will forever be in my blood. <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

. \u00a0I still remember the dream that I had at five, even though I am now sixty three. \u00a0A pony of my own in a pony sized barn. And I never was so happy than in that dream. \u00a0   I begged my parents for a horse and he arrived when I was five. \u00a0My…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":32564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"yoast_head":"\nThe First - Your Horse Farm<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Your Horse Farm, Tips and Advice for Your Horse Farm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The First\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Your Horse Farm, Tips and Advice for Your Horse Farm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Your Horse Farm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/rammfence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-09T16:46:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-03-27T20:23:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1484\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1035\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Debbie Disbrow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@rammfence\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@rammfence\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Debbie Disbrow\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Debbie Disbrow\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da29b2d6502cd9c9a8b2e5be35d4ca48\"},\"headline\":\"The First\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-09T16:46:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-27T20:23:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\"},\"wordCount\":545,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Lifestyle\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\",\"name\":\"The First - Your Horse Farm\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-09T16:46:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-03-27T20:23:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Your Horse Farm, Tips and Advice for Your Horse Farm\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg\",\"width\":1484,\"height\":1035},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Your Horse Farm\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Lifestyle\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/lifestyle\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"The First\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/\",\"name\":\"Your Horse Farm- RammFence\",\"description\":\"An Equestrian Lifestyle Blog - Resources for Every Horse Farm\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Your Horse Farm - RammFence\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ramm-stalls-fencing-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ramm-stalls-fencing-logo.png\",\"width\":245,\"height\":64,\"caption\":\"Your Horse Farm - RammFence\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/rammfence\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/rammfence\",\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/rammfence\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/rammfence\/\",\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/rammfence\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da29b2d6502cd9c9a8b2e5be35d4ca48\",\"name\":\"Debbie Disbrow\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/debbie.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/debbie.png\",\"caption\":\"Debbie Disbrow\"},\"description\":\"Pour yourself a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and join me. I would like to invite and welcome you to our horse farm! My name is Debbie, the matriarch of our Disbrow family and company, RAMM. I am a daughter of the King, wife, mother, company owner, and longtime equestrian. I truly look forward to sharing ideas and thoughts with you. As horse owners learn one from another, I look forward to meeting you and learning more about your thoughts at the farm. Laugh much & ride often! Connect with Debbie on LinkedIn\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/debbie-disbrow\/\"],\"url\":\"#molongui-disabled-link\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The First - Your Horse Farm","description":"Your Horse Farm, Tips and Advice for Your Horse Farm","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The First","og_description":"Your Horse Farm, Tips and Advice for Your Horse Farm","og_url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/","og_site_name":"Your Horse Farm","article_publisher":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/rammfence","article_published_time":"2019-05-09T16:46:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-03-27T20:23:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1484,"height":1035,"url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Debbie Disbrow","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@rammfence","twitter_site":"@rammfence","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Debbie Disbrow","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/"},"author":{"name":"Debbie Disbrow","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da29b2d6502cd9c9a8b2e5be35d4ca48"},"headline":"The First","datePublished":"2019-05-09T16:46:32+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-27T20:23:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/"},"wordCount":545,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg","articleSection":["Lifestyle"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/","url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/","name":"The First - Your Horse Farm","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-09T16:46:32+00:00","dateModified":"2023-03-27T20:23:11+00:00","description":"Your Horse Farm, Tips and Advice for Your Horse Farm","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5.jpg","width":1484,"height":1035},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/the-first\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Your Horse Farm","item":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lifestyle","item":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/lifestyle\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"The First"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/","name":"Your Horse Farm- RammFence","description":"An Equestrian Lifestyle Blog - Resources for Every Horse Farm","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#organization","name":"Your Horse Farm - RammFence","url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ramm-stalls-fencing-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/ramm-stalls-fencing-logo.png","width":245,"height":64,"caption":"Your Horse Farm - RammFence"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/facebook.com\/rammfence","https:\/\/x.com\/rammfence","http:\/\/instagram.com\/rammfence","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/rammfence\/","http:\/\/youtube.com\/rammfence"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/da29b2d6502cd9c9a8b2e5be35d4ca48","name":"Debbie Disbrow","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/debbie.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/debbie.png","caption":"Debbie Disbrow"},"description":"Pour yourself a cup of coffee, pull up a chair, and join me. I would like to invite and welcome you to our horse farm! My name is Debbie, the matriarch of our Disbrow family and company, RAMM. I am a daughter of the King, wife, mother, company owner, and longtime equestrian. I truly look forward to sharing ideas and thoughts with you. As horse owners learn one from another, I look forward to meeting you and learning more about your thoughts at the farm. Laugh much & ride often! Connect with Debbie on LinkedIn","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/debbie-disbrow\/"],"url":"#molongui-disabled-link"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yourhorsefarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}