High Hopes Designs

08/04/2024

****SOLD****Registered POA gelding for sale. He has his permanent height card measuring in at 56 1/8 with shoes. He’s a 2015 edition. Registered name, TNE Real Sterling. Bay with blanket but turns buckskin coloring in the summer.

I have videos of my friend Faith riding him. She is 14 and had never ridden him before we did the videos. We gave her about a 10 minute warm up. Intermediate rider suggested.

He is a walk trot machine. Nice collected canter. Light in the bridle and responds very nicely to your leg. I am a dressage rider so have trained him as such. I have primarily ridden him western. He would need more work to feel comfortable English.

He was a back burner pony that I started at 5. He has shown extensively. UTD on everything including teeth. Regular vet and farrier work. He is in regular training now.

We are located in the middle is Missouri. Priced high fours starting with a 9.

Reason for selling is I have a foal coming and want to concentrate on my older gelding that I haven’t gotten to ride very much.

Take him western pleasure, ranch or even dressage. No buck, no bite, easy to load, low man on the totem pole.

05/07/2023

When trying to feed last fall and this bale broke all to pieces I wanted to get off the tractor and just cry. It wasn’t the waste of the bale, it was the fact that I knew I have no one to help me clean it up. Yep, no help. I have to do these things by myself because horses just aren’t my families thing. So this is what’s left, I’ve already pitch forked up 2/3’s of the bale.

This all has to be cleaned up before the next batch of hay comes in. This is why horse women give it up. When you have to struggle by yourself all the time with no support, no cheering section, no help, your heart just breaks.

Wipe your tears girl and get back to it. These are the struggles that will make you stronger or make you give up. I’m not done yet, but oh am I tired.

11/18/2022

Wishing all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving! I hope you all have happy memories from this year with your horses.

02/14/2020

Looking for a housekeeper just outside of Linn. Wanting a deep clean, once a month. 2 bed, 2 bath, kitchen, living, dining only. PM me your rates and references.

01/21/2020

I will be cleaning out some old designs so I can create new ones. If you want to buy the piece I am posting add the comment, “I’ll take it!” PM me your address and I will get it on it’s way. I will not be making these from your horses hair. I am trying to replace older styles.

02/10/2018

And this is why we make jewelry. To remember those special, wonderful horses.

The Best Horses in Heaven, They Have No Tail .

The best horses in Heaven
they have no tail.
This is a rule they all know
without fail.
For when a new horse arrives
with a short cut bob,
they all know that this horse
did a very good job.

His owner could not bear
to part with her friend
so she saved his tail,
wrapped in ribbons
and in braids,
to hold with his memory
in a very loving way.

To enter Heaven
without a tail
is an honor,
a message,
that without fail
announces to everyone,
far and wide
that this horse
was more than a wonderful ride.

But
this horse was loved and cherished by one
and when his time serving on this Earth was done
he left behind
a broken heart
and a soul
from which he never will part.

–Miska Paget

11/26/2017

When sending in your order make sure to include these things: a note with what your are ordering, your horses hair, a check or money order, a return address and tell me if you want your hair back.

I’m getting packages with no notes as to what to make. Love to you all but don’t have time to track down our correspondence as to what you want. Your order will be put to the back of the line until I figure it out. Please help!

11/26/2017

Mary O’Keefe, I have your package however you did not send a note as to what you want made. Please contact me again.

07/07/2017

Wow this is awesome! So cool, I want one.

02/14/2017

Hope everyone gets to Love on their horses and humans today!

Happy Valentine's Day...

02/08/2017

Still one of my favorite necklaces! All Sterling silver, no junk base metal for my customers! And check out the tight, beautiful braiding.

Gorgeous double necklace with Denim lapis pendant. Beads can be placed differently if you desire. This could also be done with two different horses, one for each strand. Use your imagination on this one and dream up something wonderful. $265