Written by Administrator | 13 December 2011

Black horses.  Now, I know what you might be thinking: why would I ever be interested in owning a black horse?  Well, the realm and range of answers is almost infinite, but in this article I am going to share just ten simple, but compelling reasons that you should own, rent, or just be friends with black horses.

Before we get going, I should probably share my personal story about my experience with black horses briefly.  I grew up in farm country, dreamt of becoming a cowboy when I grew up, and spent as much time as possible with horses.  My neighbors had horses with whom I quickly became friends.  One was named Sparky and he was my favorite.  A sleek black horse with a flowing mane, Sparky was almost 16 hands tall.  He weighed close to fourteen hundred pounds, was incredibly muscular, and would often race around his pasture.  My dream was to ride Sparky.

Every afternoon after school I would wander over towards Sparky's pen with a lump of sugar in my pocket.  On the way I would stop and pick the greenest, most lush weeds I could find.  I would crawl under the fence, walk slowly towards Sparky, and feed him my picked weeds while petting him and brushing his withers.  Eventually I would pull out the sugar lump and he would nuzzle my arm until I shared it with him.  Then I would reach up as high as I could and try to pull myself up on his back.  Unfortunately, he was always too tall and I could never quite make it.

One day, late in the summer of our first year of friendship, as I reached up towards Sparky's back and tried to pull myself up, he leaned forward and bowed towards the ground, allowing me to crawl my way up on to his back.  As I sat up, he straightened up and gave me a quick ride around the pasture before I slid off.  I ran home elated.  It was an incredible experience and I could not believe that our friendship had developed to the point where Sparky would willingly allow me to ride him.  Since that day, the relationship between Sparky and myself continued to grow and he was my favorite friend for over a year and half.  That was where my passion for horses really flowered.

Sorry for the long back story, but I felt it was appropriate.  Anyhow, without further ado, here is my awesome list!

1. Black horses are beautiful.
2. Black horses are great at hiding during the night.
3. Black horses are often great race horses.
4. Girls adore black horses.
5. Black horses are likely to be fast and agile.
6. Black horses are often high-spirited and exciting.
7. Black horses tend to like young children a lot.
8. Black horses remind us of great stories like The Black Stallion.
9. Black horses generally have resistant immune systems.
10. Black horses are usually great riding horses and trail horses.

There you have it - my list of top ten reasons to own a black horse!