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Posted on 03/21/2005 7:18:04 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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Girl that is by you lol
Brown County
I'm not sure where Brown County is. What town is that?
Do you have a round up club in your area? If so find out when they have playdays and take Mandy to one. I have yet to find a kid who likes to ride, who doesn't like those events.
I'm not promoting western only, but I think it's good for kids especially to get a true taste of both. Makes them better riders, IMO.
Maybe it will help her get more acustomed to the saddle.
Funny thing tho, if/when, I'd ever get an English saddle (the type Hair or Frog uses) it would be for trail riding. I'm curious as to why you want her in a western saddle for trails?
Becky
Probably when I was giving h#11 to the porno-defenders.
I think a western saddle is more secure for going up and down hills, spooking, etc. I can get tossed pretty easily out of an english saddle but it takes some work for them to get me out of a western saddle.
Yes, we do have a round up club nearby and also, the World Paint Horse Show starts either the end of this month or beginning of next month. I intend to spend some time out there, they are mostly western riders.
That's it. I got to that thread late but those porno defenders were some sicko puppies.
The World show, might be a tough place to start:). I was just thinking of something easy and fun where she could get more comfortable with her new saddle. Of course hours of trail riding will do that. But I was thinking being around other kids in western saddles would help get the scowl off her face:). Kids are so funny about that sort of thing. I've seen kids use to western saddle's scorn Engish and vice versa. I think it's good for them to be comfortable in both. JMO, tho:)
Becky
Yes. I give them a hard time whenever I can!
I ride both western and English and for a short time learned how to ride sidesaddle. I prefer western since I am here in the hill country, and do my riding in some difficult terrain.
Sidesaddle is very secure, even though it doesn't look it. It puts you farther back on the horse, however.
Looks like you might get some rain today.
Becky
You're right, if she's around kids in western saddles she would probably get the scowl off her face. She actually likes the western riding people better than the english crowd. We've been to both types of professional barns and the hunter/jumper and dressage people are unbelievably stuck up. The western riders don't take themselves quite so seriously.
Ping me next time you are on one of those threads.
I've always wanted to learn sidesaddle!
We're finally getting a little rain. Nothing much yet but it's heading this direction. And the temps have really dropped, low 80's for the high where last week it was upper 90's.
Our temps have come down a bunch too, not quite 60 here now, and the wind is making it feel downright cold. I've been wondering in and out all morning, torturing my flowers, as Mack says. He says he can hear my flowers screaming everytime I walk out the door, because I'm always pruning something:).
I was rather worried about my garden this year, it just wasn't looking very good. I think it was just the weather holding everything back tho. It's looking alot better now, and the day lillies bloomed this morning.
Becky
Hey, do you know, can you get posion ivy this time of year? I've got patches of a rash here and there and don't know what it is. I thought posion ivy was in late summer and fall.
Becky
I don't know. Do the patches itch?
Torturing flowers, LOL!
Yeah they itch. I just normally don't get stuff like this.
Becky
I've never had poison ivy. If it itches, I bet that's what it is.
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