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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.
Glad I gave you a chuckle, but you'd really get one if you went to some of the shows. I've got a pretty good example of the classic riding form that most of the men in the show ring have. It'll have you really rolling. Give me a minute to upload it...
I don't know where this posture comes from, but they stick their chins out and hunch over and stick both feet straight out like they're riding a broomstick. It just cracks me up and there are worse examples than this. This was just the best I could find on short notice.
Why this is not only tolerated but able to win is beyond me. Obviously, these people of lost what very small amount of brains they had.
I know what "big" means, I was wondering about the "lick".
I scrolled through the posts and got the answer I was looking for.
I honestly had no clue that gaiting was called "hitting a lick." Interesting. Now the "big lick" makes perfect sense.
Where are you? You've probably told me before but I don't remember.
If a horse could be trained to "lick" like this I would think it was awesome. But to mess with their feet and cause pain.... I read someone posted that some whip horses for flinching so you can't tell they are sore. Unacceptable to me.
Good catch! I missed that.
I live in south eastern Ma. It's hell politically. Pure utter total hell.
Darn it, sorry, double posted
LOL I'm in Texas, better known as BUSH COUNTRY!!!
Do you get to ride much in winter?
Well he definately doesn't look like he's having fun:')
As for how long it might take a horse like that to break down, probably not long if ridden consistantly like that, but his show career was probably mercifully short. He's the 2001 World Grand Champion TWH and he's worth several million dollars so he's probably kickin' back in some heated stall right now in a barn that looks better than my house and thinkin' 'bout the LADIES.
Thought you might like to see what they look like when man is not torturing them.
The horse doing this naturally?
Pretty much. I'm sure they needed training in collection, etc. but their natural gaits are about like that.
Well if they can be trained to do this, then why the torture chamber?
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