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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.
hehehe ... maybe that's it! wow, it's almost like you UNDERSTAND what i'm saying ... THAT can't be good.
I rode a pacer once. A standardbred off the track. THAT really is a strange sensation. And I wasn't sure I could get used to it! My friend thought yes, he's a trail rider and the trot isn't a big deal. But I am an English rider, and the trot is the signature gait in English horsemanship and dressage. What would I do?
Oh c'mon Hair, that's like saying you don't wanna get new shoes coz they wouldn't hurt like the old ones did. LOL!
Ohhhhhhhhh, I dated a guy once that owned a pacer. That IS a weird thing!!
BWA HA HA ... now who is making the assumtions???
I true fluent trot DOES NOT HURT!! Neither does a nice western JOG..
Hehe....
They can make a billy-goat gait with big enough pads on the front. I don't like it and I wish they would outlaw it.
Every trotting horse I'VE ever ridden has hurt my butt.
But you're right, I've seen some that have a jog that looks really cushy, almost like their bones had springs in 'em.
Do you have to own a horse to be in your Saddle Club?
I can answer .... NO.
I don't currently own one either.
ICK
Nah, you just have to have horses on the brain and the inability to keep your opinions to yourself. ;O)
Is that an "ICK" as in "ICKY, YUCKY" or is it some accronym that I'm not familiar with? My brain's a little slow sometimes.
Nope! If you're interested in them, or will be interested, or have been interested, you are welcome!
ICKY YUCKY .. skin-crawling ..
I can't go the BIG LICK.
Rode one of those once two. The Canter was GROSS.
Those guys aren't subtle.
I can't appreciate their movement with the exaggerated weighted feet and chains either. And I did a little of the wooden ankle bobs with my stallion trying to make him a park horse when he wasn't.
I can really appreciate the natural foot ones though.
Well, it's definately not NATURAL. The things some show people do those poor horses to make them "break level" or higher is criminal.
If you've got a natural, flat-shod running walk, you've really got something. It will breed true also. I love to see little week old foals just racking a hole in the ground beside their mamas. Makes me smile!
Well, it's definately not NATURAL. The things some show people do those poor horses to make them "break level" or higher is criminal.
If you've got a natural, flat-shod running walk, you've really got something. It will breed true also. I love to see little week old foals just racking a hole in the ground beside their mamas. Makes me smile!
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