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Posted on 12/30/2004 7:01:16 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
It's an interesting question.... That kind of thing comes up a lot dealing with horses and people... and you hope it doesn't end up in court.
It is.
Ok. I've always felt I could keep my seat better, because suede DOES stick:)...My saddle has worn so smooth now tho, I've thought about having new suede put on,,,guess it's just what you get use too.
My old fenders that I had replaced were tooled leather, The new ones were just rought out. I think that helped too to keep my foot in the stirrup.
Probably just my imagination tho.
Becky
No - just left him a message on a heads up. I won't hear from him until tomorrow sometime unless I call him back with a message that it's an emergency.
I don't think a second shot would hurt him at all, we've given two within four or five hours I think once.
I had a friend that rode in a Buckaroo saddle. it had a hard smooth leather seat. He thought it was cooler in the summer then suede. I sat in it once. Most uncomfortable hard thing I've ever felt. Of course, I realize English saddles are not like that. This thing was like sitting on steel, IMO. No cushion at all. I always wondered how it felt to the horse.
Becky
Well, if I like it, maybe for my birthday.
I ride with a lot of weight in the stirrups, and each stride I try to ride the movement by sliding deeper as if I am trying to absorb it at the heel. Sticking to the saddle interferes with that I think, and keeps your weight higher in the seat.
But... They do make cushy suede seat covers for english saddles ;~D
I've ridden in those. That was my first introduction to riding western, and it led me to riding english because I thought I couldn't feel the horse at all, like I was riding a plaster carousel horse. Of course, they have light, soft, close contact western saddles now.
I called the vet and she came out today and said it was probably the farrier removing the shoes.She said to watch him for a few days , walk him and put iodine on the hoof on bottom of foot and if he's not better in a few days to have him shod again. Is this the sort of thing that as I become more experienced I'll figure out on my own and not bother the vet or did I do the right thing?
WIth any luck, this will be enough.
I've been kind of jumpy about mine lately for some reason. I guess with the weather changes. The stable owner calls me 3-4 times a week and lately each time I think what's wrong when I hear her voice.
It looks like the cantle on his is taller and the swells bigger. Like yours are roping swells, not barrel swells. I have a cordura saddle but it has a higher cantle than yours and bigger swells too. It's a pleasure saddle. My favorite/most comfortable is my husbands old cutting saddle. The stirrups are set further forward and that's more comfortable to me. It's all smooth leather.
You did the right thing to call the vet when you don't know. Foot lamenesses with heat like that can be laminitis which is quite serious and can be permanently damaging.
In your case, he sounds bruised if the vet found no laminitis or abcesses. Most horses that have been shod don't do well barefoot, is there a reason you are trying to go without?
Do you have alot of rock or rough ground where the horses are?
Becky
swells?
Pinging to estrogen's lameness question at 989.
You got a toilet for christmas???
Yep. He picked it out for me all by himself:')
Why does she call you - just to keep you up to date? It sounds like where you have your horse they take good care of them.
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