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Posted on 06/19/2006 8:46:45 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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You're probably right. But I would like for him to be able to drag stuff. I'm just leery of dallieing up to my saddle. The trees not strong enough. Charlie has a roping saddle. I figured once he was use to it, I could drag stuff, but it probably wouldn't be enough to do much for building him up since I can't dally.
But I have thought about it. When Charlie does alot of roping his horse butts really get alot of good muscle definition.
Becky
Have you ever watched the TNT movie "Monty Walsh" with Tom Selleck? He plays a old time cowboy at the beginning of the 20th century, when cars and fences were starting to replace horses and the open range. It was really good and I'm sure they released it to video too. I think they did that on most of those TNT westerns.
I wonder if that wouldn't be from coming out of the chute so hard, rather than from the actual roping, coz from what I can tell, after the steer is roped, most of their pulling is done while backing up, and it's not even that far. But then, I'm no cow horse expert either. ;o)
I love the music:)
Have you ever noticed how far all those riders have their feet jammed down in the stirrups...whew.
Becky
That would be calf roping. The header on team roping has to pull the cow around, and sometimes a ways, so the heeler can rope the heals. Charlie is a header:)
Becky
Yeah, I've seen that movie. It is good.
The sequel to Snowy River had some good riding scenes too. I didn't care for the story line so much, but I like watching him do the obstcale course at the beginning, and the slow mo, scene when he first rides the stallion. I love watching the mud go flying up behind him:)
Becky
I have a beautiful picture of Jake taken last year on one of our rides. It is from the front and caught him just when he alerted to something in the next site. Don't have access to it right now but cannot post it but I was impressed with my own photographic prowess.
Ah HA! I get my cow sports mixed up. I remember that now. I always end up feeling sorry for the cow. Man don't you know that THEY need a chiropractor after all that!
Frog would!
No. Stopped by a couple of places Saturday afternoon. Didn't make it by that place with the horseshoe horse.
I'm going home this weekend so it will be at least two weeks before I go over there.
I love that final scene in Monty Walsh where he rides up on the smart-alecky City Slicker and his lady friend stuck in the mud out on the range in their little Tin Lizzie and he expects Monte to get off his horse and help him out and Monty say something to the effect of "I reckon not" and then jumps his horse over they guy's car and takes off. It was classic!
Nope, even I'm not that crazy!
I thought of another place. It's just west of the Hwy 157 intersection in Moulton on Hwy 24. I think they mostly specialize in POAs coz it's called KS's Pony Farm, but I drove past there this weekend on my way to the Forest and noticed that they had quite a few horses out there that didn't look like your typical Appy-type POA. Just a thought.
You'll have to show me that one sometime.
I know I showed it to you. He is tied tot he trailer and facing the camera with his head up and ears pricked. I will upload to Snapfish tonight and post it.
I rode for two months with a cracked wrist when I was a kid. Was petrified of telling my trainer or my mom because I knew that they wouldn't let me near a horse. The trainer kept remarking on how I handled gates strangely and how I was suddenly very careful about dismounting. Rode for a while with a screwed up knee too later on, but I finally had to give in and let that one heal. :-p
Wow Hair, she's a really nice looking mare now. You've done a good job with her.
It's amazing what we'll put up with to ride, but yet lay out from work for. ;o)
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