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Posted on 03/21/2005 7:18:04 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

I bought this one today. It's a local saddler brand called SRS that I got at a tack shop in Pilot Point, Texas. I'm doing some work on it, getting the stirrups trained to stay where I want them. Gonna be a week or more before it's how I want it.
To: HairOfTheDog
Winnie is all healed and good to go.
To: tuffydoodle
That's a pretty saddle... I didn't even think about it being a new saddle from this morning!
To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
I probably should have bought a used saddle, I hate breaking them in. It's a mid priced saddle so it's gonna take alot of work to get it supple.
To: HairOfTheDog
You can't see it in the picture but there's a broom handle through the stirrups. I have them bent around to where they are supposed to be and I'm spraying it with water and letting it dry to train them. I put a few coats of neatsfoot oil on it, too.
To: HairOfTheDog
Cyn doesn't volunteer for guard duty because she's half mustang - it's in the genes. Either the herd stallion or the boss mare get that duty :) Besides, she knows she doesn't have to guard against you guys, let something really dangerous show up and it will be a different story.
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05/25/2005 9:09:40 PM PDT
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Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
I've got some saddles that look like that - well loved.
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05/25/2005 9:10:30 PM PDT
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Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: HairOfTheDog
What a sweet baby and what a good dog.
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05/25/2005 9:11:16 PM PDT
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Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: tuffydoodle
That's a nice saddle, love the pictures of daughter and horse. They look like a good team.
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05/25/2005 9:12:44 PM PDT
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Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: HairOfTheDog; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; tuffydoodle; All
As you know, I ride english on trail and I guess I feel secure,
When I'm out on the trail, I've wished that I had a western saddle when going down some really steep hills. On flat terrain however, english saddle are great, and I wouldn't ride in anything else. Hair, do you do a lot of hill work on trails, or is it mostly flat where you are?
On a different note, I think that I'm going to be recluse for a few days. I've had a horrible time at work lately, with a new co-worker, who is slowly making my life miserable, and by the time I get home I'm so exhausted that I just can't do anything. To top it all off, we've had lots of wind and rain and cold weather since SUNDAY. I don't know if you've been keeping up with the weather across the country, but New England is getting hit pretty hard, and it's terribly cold and wet, It hasn't stopped raining since this weekend. And I have no heat. We're all wearing our winter coats and jackets. You'd never know that it's the end of May. So I haven't disappeared.
To: Beaker
If it doesn't warm up by the weekend, get a good book and spent the weekend in bed.
I'm sorry about your co-worker, sometimes there's not much you can do except consider the source. Well, murder is always an option, but it's illegal.
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05/25/2005 9:43:24 PM PDT
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Duchess47
("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
If you flip over an english saddle, the gullet is the space between the two pannels that runs from the pommel to the cantle. It looks like a gulley.
To: HairOfTheDog; ecurbh; CindyDawg; AnAmericanMother; Endeavor; cjshapi; 3catsanadog; Grammy; ...
Good morning.
tuffy: nice looking saddle. What did your daughter think of it?
Becky
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posted on
05/26/2005 4:51:24 AM PDT
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PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
(Don't be afraid to try: Remember, the ark was built by amateur's, and the Titanic by professionals.)
To: Beaker
I'm sorry about the co-worker, and very very sorry about the weather.
Is this unusal for New England to be getting cold weather in May?
Becky
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posted on
05/26/2005 4:53:01 AM PDT
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PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
(Don't be afraid to try: Remember, the ark was built by amateur's, and the Titanic by professionals.)
To: Beaker
Hair, do you do a lot of hill work on trails, or is it mostly flat where you are? We have a lot of hills... I don't necessarily miss a Western saddle going down hill... but I am glad to be english going up, or passing under low branches, because I can freely move forward.
Sorry about problems with a co-worker. I have been through nasty office cattiness and problems in my life, and they can zap the joy and energy right out of a person. I hope your difficulties have a good resolution... and please know you can come here to get away from it!
To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
The pony started banging on the gate at 4:30. I REALLY want to stop her from doing that.
All I can do now is either ignore it, and I worry she'll get a foot through it and wreck them both... or run out yelling and try to spray her with the hose, which is what I just did. When she does it in her stall, I spray her with the hose, she's a captive target. When she's in the paddock like now, she runs out of range... and I think, laughs at me.
To: HairOfTheDog
Because I can move freely forwardNever thought of that.
Becky
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posted on
05/26/2005 5:11:56 AM PDT
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PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
(Don't be afraid to try: Remember, the ark was built by amateur's, and the Titanic by professionals.)
To: HairOfTheDog
ROFLOL:)
Does she bang often? Could you let her have free choice at night to go in and out?
Becky
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posted on
05/26/2005 5:13:43 AM PDT
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PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
(Don't be afraid to try: Remember, the ark was built by amateur's, and the Titanic by professionals.)
To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Being able to lay on their neck to get under a low branch is a very good thing!
Good morning!
To: HairOfTheDog
I'm sorry I read that wrong, she IS out. HHUUMMMMMM. Maybe hot wire.
Becky
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posted on
05/26/2005 5:15:46 AM PDT
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PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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