FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 12

[AnAmericanMother]

Hurrah! It worked!

(my mare would lie down and die if I put that stuff on her.)

[FrogInABlender]

There were lots of jinglebells in that stuff too, and even some on her tail. Faith is a very patient little hoss!

[AnAmericanMother]

Let’s put it this way . . . I’m anxious about braiding eagle feathers and a beaded strip into Gracie’s forelock and riding her bareback with an Indian blanket for our Re-enactment Photo Op once I complete my buckskin attire . . . . I’m going to bring a whole bucket of treats in the hope that she’ll not pitch a lead pipe fit.

[FrogInABlender]

I believe I’d practice that as much as I could at home first. Wouldn’t wanna let a whole lotta people see me bust my @$$!

[2Jedismom]

Yep...mission accomplished.

My boys look good!

[AnAmericanMother]

I think we'll work up to it gradually.

Had a lot of fun teaching her to walk over a blue tarp . . . but she did it eventually, with the aid of a lot of Mrs. Pasture's Cookies for Horses (her favorite).

And compared to that, teaching her to walk over a tippy plywood see-saw was a piece of cake!

[FrogInABlender]

...teaching her to walk over a tippy plywood see-saw was a piece of cake!

Oooooo, impressive!! I haven't tackled that one yet.

[HaveFaith]

She’s really come a long way. When I first went to look at her a 13 mos. ago, she came running towards us across her lot and I didn’t know if she was gonna stop. She swung her head all over like she was gonna hit you with it, and she bucked me all over the pasture twice. Then I took the back cinch and spurs off and tried again when it wasn’t 23 degrees and she was much better!!!

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, we were out foxhunting at Shakerag, waiting for things to get started, and a bunch of us were larking over the obstacle course near the clubhouse . . . and one of the things they had set up was this plywood seesaw. It wasn't very MUCH of a tip, just a few inches, but it's like the seesaw in dog agility set to its very bottom height (only, of course, it's 4 feet wide).

I led her across with a treat in front of her nose, then rode her across. She was the first horse from our barn to manage it, then all the others followed her . . .

[Beaker]

Eager is an understatement. (It’s in Newark NJ now) :0)

[HairOfTheDog]

And that’s too far to go get it?

I’m in taking a break from stall cleaning.

I guess I shouldn’t complain that they use the pony’s stall as a toilet. At least it’s concentrated to one stall... the rest of it stays pretty wholesome.

[Beaker]

You two crack me up. :-)

Becky, good luck on the new job. :-)

[Beaker]

Specially since there'd be fire involved. Hair's a pyromaniac.

I thought that it was Becky who was the pyro. Maybe I was mistaken. :-)

[AnAmericanMother]

Yikes! One of my trainer's horses used to charge me in the pasture. I finally bounced a bucket off his nose, then he left me alone.

She eventually sold him. He was a very handsome and athletic horse, but too mean and tricky to trust around kids. She sold him to a pro who was going to ride him in three-day.

[AnAmericanMother]

Hey, we're the professional pyros around here!

My husband is a charter member of Pyrotechnics Guild International. (Yes, there is such an organization. We used to go to their conventions every year. More weirdness B.C. (Before Children).)

[Beaker]

And that’s too far to go get it?

Sadly, yes. ;-) Even I have my limits. :-)

Heh, I looked out the window and wondered why the heck you were stall cleaning in the dark, before I remembered that you're on the other side of the country. (D'oh!) We turn our clocks back on Saturday. I'll send out a ping to remind everyone then.

[Beaker]

My uncle and I are both chemists. We’ve had fun on the 4th of July. }:-)

[CindyDawg]

My husbsnd is in Grahamn. He called all excited this morning. It seems they got at least 6 inches of snow!

[HairOfTheDog]

Not yet 5 o clock here :~)

[Beaker]

6 inches is a respectable amount. Has he driven in much snow before?