[HairOfTheDog]

Evening everyone! - Wanted to ping everybody because Becky is talkin' about looking at English saddles upthread today, and I wanted to make sure anyone who might have input saw that!

And to show off snapshots....

ecurbh cantered today for the first time! - First time was kindof an accident... I told him if he cued too hard he would get a canter, and he did!

I am pretty proud of my ecurbh, he's gonna be a good rider, and I am looking forward to getting him his own horse.

Tomorrow I wanna put my own saddle on, so I can reach the stirrups!

I took a series of funny pony pictures I'll post in a minute.

[HairOfTheDog]

This is my pony having a heck of a time getting at an itch... Hard to tell in stills, but she is actually rubbing her udder and bee-hind and almost "scooting" like a dog. She does the most oddball things I've never seen an adult horse do. ;~D

She did that for a good several minutes... I figured if she was that miserable I better check it out, and washed her bee-hind and udder real well. I think she is in heat too, which might be part of it.

[CindyDawg]

At least you got stirrups, Ecurbh:') When I was riding english, mine were taken away :') You look great. I'm not there yet.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Hi there:), thanks for pinging everyone to my question.

Just clicked on, hoping some others will join us, not much on TV tonigt.

I think a friend of mine (the one that came Thurs.) is coming tomorrow to ride. Even if she doesn't if it doesn't rain I'm riding.

I didn't today. On Fri. I run my weekly errands and babysit my grandson so his momma can ride her horse:) He was here till 3:00. It was nice enough to ride then, but I went ahead and worked on the garden and got the yard mowed. I did worm everyone tho.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Looks like your doing good e curb h:)

One thing about Arabs, they most generally have a very nice canter. If you switch to a QH type, you will probably notice a difference. Seems there is alot more rocking motion with an Arab.

Becky

[AnAmericanMother]

All right! Go ecurbh!

(Don't forget to tell him, "You don't have to LOOK like Mike Plumb in order to RIDE like Mike Plumb.")

Plumb - who has been on more Olympic teams than any other U.S. athlete in ANY sport and has won medals galore - is notorious for his slump-shouldered riding. My instructor yells the above at me periodically, because I ride slump-shouldered (however I do not ride anywhere near as well as Plumb. Not even within galloping distance.)