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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!

Posted on 09/18/2004 6:56:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog

Free Republic has a lot of horse people that have found each other on other threads…. And since we all like to talk horses, how about a thread where it is not off-topic, but is THE topic?

A few of us thought it would be interesting and informative to have a chat thread where we can 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 last thread we had a great time and were a great help to each other working through lessons and training, horse lamenesses and illnesses, questions and challenges and always just our stories we like to tell.

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 Becky pings everyone most mornings. Let Becky (Paynoattentionmanbehindthecurtain) 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 last thread, 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.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Hobbies; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: bootsandsaddle; leatherharness; saddleclub
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Yeah - I am impressed with how like ecurbh's western saddle is.

I wondered when they came out if they'd hold up well, but they seem to be holding up just fine.


2,641 posted on 10/27/2004 10:07:19 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

er... how ~light~ ecurbh's western saddle is....


2,642 posted on 10/27/2004 10:07:46 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; HairOfTheDog

Yeah, this one only 3 pounds heavier but it's a little wider and has a cantel(?) Have you seen the new air grip pads though? So far I really like mine. I was concerned about the material but I don't notice any rubbing or changes in the horses sweating pattern. The saddle seems to fit better and I don't feel the slipping as much.


2,643 posted on 10/27/2004 10:10:06 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

I think I know what you mean by air grip.... They look like honeycomb? I've seen them but not used them yet.


2,644 posted on 10/27/2004 10:15:17 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Yeah. The trainer suggested I try one. I really like it so far. My only corncern is something, a sticker or something, getting in the holes.


2,645 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:04 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg; HairOfTheDog

If I get an English saddle it will be one like yours, WindTec. I won't ever spend the amount on a saddle I did with the one I have now. You'r never know by looking at it now, that it was a custom made nice saddle. Looks pretty wore:)

I think Jenny's pad is one of those air grip kind. Personally I didn't like the looks of them. The thing I have to consider is the amount of time it is on. The neoprene one will work if you only ride for short times. It's when you get into the 4-5 hours at a time, in hot weather, that they cause trouble. I'm afraid it would be the same thing with the air grip. JMO.

Becky


2,646 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:32 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain (I have a plan......vote for Bush:)
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Well as I build up I'll see. I still have the other one if I need it but the pad only came to the edge and my weight was putting more pressure there than elsewhere. So far I'm not seeing it with this one but I do watch her skin closely. Weather probably playing a big part but she seems to stay cooler.
2,647 posted on 10/27/2004 10:25:43 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: HairOfTheDog; All

The farmer just took down all his corn next door and some of the empty husks got thrown over into the pasture. I went out there and picked them all up, 400 of them or so... because my horse started eating them. Can these hurt his stomach and make him sick or are they fine stuff for him to eat?? -- for next time. (Yes I grew up in the suburbs).


2,648 posted on 10/27/2004 1:06:31 PM PDT by Esther Ruth (And behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful an True)
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To: Esther Ruth

Hmmm.... You know, I might be careful like you, but I bet it would be fine. Might be a good phone call to the vet question. Lots of farmers feed corn stalks to cattle.


2,649 posted on 10/27/2004 1:28:00 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog
I didn't mean husks, I meant to say cobs, the empty cobs after the corn is stripped, is what was tossed over. You do see all these cobs with and without corn in the cribs for the cows .. but I grabbed them all anyway, he was eating them like a kid in a candy shop.
2,650 posted on 10/27/2004 1:40:11 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Blue Man group is Awesome, (if that's what you're talking about) I've heard that Mama Mia is supposed to be good as well. I actually had a friend of mine audition for Blue Man and get in. He's a fantastic drummer, needless to say, and is killer at catching marshmallows in his mouth.


2,651 posted on 10/27/2004 1:50:36 PM PDT by Beaker (They're coming to take me away haha...)
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To: Esther Ruth

You can feed horses corn husks, just not too much at a time. They're good as a treat. 400 is too much.


2,652 posted on 10/27/2004 1:51:31 PM PDT by Beaker (They're coming to take me away haha...)
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To: Esther Ruth

I hope he won't be like that horse that drank koolaide next season now that he knows what it taste like :')


2,653 posted on 10/27/2004 3:50:48 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

Well, he did seem upset that I was picking them all up and removing them. He did like them. I lured him back into his barn with some sweet feet but he gobbled it down quick and ran back out to see what I was up to. About 500 feet or so of his pasture is along the farmers field. The tractor is a huge John Deere and it was a good 6-8 feet away from the fence line but it still managed to toss a few hundred empty corn cobs into the pasture. Makes my stomach hurt thinking of all those silly things in his tummy. He must of managed to eat 15 or so while I was trying to pick them up.


2,654 posted on 10/27/2004 5:32:02 PM PDT by Esther Ruth
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To: Esther Ruth

They do like their eats don't they? We end the day by about a 1/4 scoop of feed in their bucket and then letting them graze in the grass a few minutes. I lead Sarah Lee out with my right hand and carry her bucket with feed in my left. She's been cool with that. Monday though I had left one of the buckets outside so I put Okies in hers. She had to wait for my husband to pour his out. She didn't like that at all. You would think she was starving. I made her stand and wait before going to her bucket on the ground. If horses could cry......


2,655 posted on 10/27/2004 6:21:31 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: All

What is 'tick" riding? I know it has something to do with cows. My trainer called me and gave me a number of a horse trainer that will work with Sarah Lee if I want .


2,656 posted on 10/27/2004 6:38:07 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

No clue. Google turns up nothing.


2,657 posted on 10/27/2004 6:40:43 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog (<<<loves her hubbit and the horse he rode in on :~D)
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To: HairOfTheDog
Ok. I got it. I just talked with the trainer. In addition to training on ranch grounds they do river "tick" work. They patrol the Rio Grande and rope cattle coming across because we are in a (hehe) "tick" quarantine. He said any horse that comes off the river bombproof because they are exposed to "everything". He's coming out Tue. What I really liked was he said after he works a horse and identifies a problem and corrects it he brings the owner out to make sure they use the same techniques. He said he doesn't ever charge anyone that isn't satisfied.
2,658 posted on 10/27/2004 7:09:36 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

2,659 posted on 10/27/2004 11:56:39 PM PDT by ValerieUSA
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To: ValerieUSA

Mornin Valerie. That kind of looks like my horse:')


2,660 posted on 10/28/2004 6:20:06 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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