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Posted on 06/19/2006 8:46:45 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
This is a horse chat thread where we share ideas, ask for input from other horsemen, and talk about our riding and horse-keeping. We have a lot of different kinds of riders and horses, and a lot to share. In the previous threads we have had a great time talking through lessons, training, horse lamenesses, illnesses and pregnancies... and always sharing pictures and stories.
I always have a link to this thread on my profile page, so if you have something to say and can't find the thread in latest posts… look for it there and wake the thread up!
I also have a ping list for horse threads that are of interest, and MissTargets will now be pinging everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets and/or me know if you would like to be on the ping list. As FreeRepublic is a political site, our politics and other issues will probably blend in…. There are many issues for horsemen that touch politics… land use, animal rights/abuse cases that make the news…. Legislation that might affect horse owners.
So... like the previous threads, this is intended as fun place to come and share stories, pictures, questions and chit-chat, unguided and unmoderated and that we come together here as friends. There are lots of ways of doing things and we all have our quirks, tricks and specialties that are neat to learn about.
Previous threads:
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread THREE!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FOUR
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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SIX
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SEVEN
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread EIGHT
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
"It sure is funny to watch them go at each other though."
I bet they aren't going for laughs when they are trying to one-up each other. I've never seen so many people in one spot who had themselves so high up on a pedestal.
I've never tried the double rein thing, but I think you are right that it would be better at teaching cues from the ground. But it would be daunting all those lines:) I don't know that I have that much co-ordination:)
If I ever started a young one, I think i would try to learn that:)
Great pictures, BTW:)
Becky
LOL, pretty much why I stay away, I'd have to jump in. I'd land up getting moderated like I did on the NATRC site. And I didn't even know I was stepping on toes for what I got put on moderated status for:) No telling what would happen if I deliberately jumped in something:)
Becky
The double reins are nice for training, because you can go from lunging, to ground driving, back to lunging without stopping. And they learn to deal with all the gear, and the lines, and the tangles you inevitably end up in, and learn to keep their head about it.
I've been intending to buy a surcingle, for all the reasons you describe. They look like they'd be a real help, but I'll bet I'll have the same trouble as ecurbh with the lines. I ain't exactly the most coordinated person in the world. You make it look so easy!
We could have a little fun with those guys. Post something really stupid, sit back and watch the fur fly.
"If not that thread it would have been another , in which you would have put your foot into you proximal sphincter again."
LOL!!! That guy Jaye really has the other guy, Phil Armitage, pegged. SO funny!
You just hold one in each hand, like reins... It only gets complicated if you're also trying to take a picture ;~D - or if they manage to get turned around anyway despite your best efforts, like she had done to ecurbh there. Then you just have to start over. But she learned to just stand there till he worked it out, and that's good experience too.
:~D
Troublemaker ;~)
http://www.horseshoes.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2851
Another good pissin' contest...
"Oh NO! You wouldn't become a TROLL would you?!"
Oh, it's tempting. Very, very tempting. Those guys are just askin' for it.
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Originally Posted by Phil Armitage
You do not need to fire your farrier, just tell him/her I said keep the knife in the truck next time. Also do not rasp sole. Good luck, if your farrier acts defensive and does not listen, then it is time to find a new one.
What every farrier wants to hear:
"I posted some pictures of your work on the internet and Phil said you should keep your knife in the truck. He also said you took too much sole out at the toe and Fufu will feel better if you do what he says, even though he's never actually seen this horse before."
Phil, Can you please tell me what to do with the horses that I work on also?
Dave
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Heh - yeah - I saw that post... I think the "tell him to keep the knife in the truck" comment was the one that ended up causing the other thread :~D
The guy who trains my youngsters for me likes to use a surcingle to work on their head set too. He'll put them in one and set the side reins to light contact and leave them like that for a while. He starts out with just a few minutes each day and works his way up to about an hour. He says it teaches them to arch their neck and to give to the bit too. I don't know if it works or not, but all his horses have gorgeous head carriage and are light on the bit.
How about this one, made me LOL:
Originally Posted by Phil Armitage
......... No skin off my back, I tell it like it is, not here to make friends, just help horses.
No you don't tell it like it is , you pontificate. In your usual and customary way; "All Knowing and All Seeing". For someone who has 7.75 years of experience in the farriery trade you sure are one Hierarchical toned and arrogant SOB.
Oooooooooo, that one left a mark!
The side reins are good for that. I have them, but they're just hanging on the circingle in those pics. It does teach them to arch and give to the bit, and they're only pulling against themselves, so it's easier on you :~D
"Oooooooooo, that one left a mark!"
ROTFL!!
I like this guy and I have actually talked to him before, he's a Texas guy.
"I'm constantly amazed how anyone can look at a picture of a fairly normal foot, mark it up thus and so, then say, "That's what needs doing."
Damn me for a dummy, but when I'm doing it, I have to get a little history, take a good long look at the horse at rest, watch the horse move, pay attention to pairs, take note of the boney column, then find out what the beast does for a living before I ever pick up a foot. Just by looking at a picture of a normal foot, I couldn't tell anybody exactly how to trim that foot on the best day I ever had. I can generalize all to hell, but when it comes to specific recommendations for a particular horse based solely on pictures of normal feet, I'd be hard pressed to ante up beyond, "Cut the toe fairly short, try to make the foot land flat, leave most of the stuff in the bottom, and radius the hell outa the middle third."
The Good Sisters usta say, "Honest confession is good for the soul", so I feel all better now that I've fessed up to my apparently unique inability."
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