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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
This is a horse chat thread where we 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 previous threads we have had a great time talking through lessons, training, horse lamenesses, illnesses and pregnancies... and always sharing pictures and stories.
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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 previous threads, 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.
Previous threads:
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread THREE!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FOUR
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SIX
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
*laughing*
Quite a self-satisfied grin on ecurbh's face there. ;-)
I'm heading to bed. I'm beat!
Nighty night!
Oh yeah, and my bridle broke halfway through the ride.
Good night!
I guess I don't explain well. How your saying you do it is how I meant it. Bend the horse around your leg, BUT if the horse isn't coming around fast/tight enough I bump with the outside. Apply inside pressure near the cinch, you don't want their rear ends swinging out.
Yeah, I think a light weight saddle would be nice, especially since my western is not fitting him well. I used my saddle to do CTR's for 5 years with Belle and she never had a sore back, so it was one of those things, if it's not broke don't fix it. But it's "broke" now:), not litereally, but it's not working on Harley. I've always said if I ever had to get a different saddle, I'd want something more lightweight. I never thought I'd want an English tho:), But I'd sure like to try one.
Becky
The saddle I looked at today is an All Purpose. I sat in several different styles, but the All Purpose is the one I liked.
Becky
Good morning.
Hair, great pictures.
It is raining here really nice, so no riding this morning.
Becky
Those bestiality stories get nuked pretty quick, usually. This one has gotten tiresome, that horse has been beaten to death.
Your pictures are great! That lady really doesn't have her hands on the reins much.
There is a beautiful line of storms just west of me and I'm not gettin' nuttin'. Not a drop. sigh
~sigh~ - I wish we'd have made it out there this summer.
Lucky you to get rain.... Everything here is dust too.
She's a character.
So - what's up with Tuffy's feet?
I think you might like an english saddle. Less bulky, and easier to deal with, at least in my opinion. (Easier to get in and out of too!) The fenders on western saddles drive me crazy when I'm trying to adjust stirrups. Are you going to get an english bridle too to complete his new "outfit" or are you going to go "Winglish" in style? :-)
I think the shoer cut him too short. Tuffy pulled both back shoes off last month and did considerable damage to his back feet. I guess in order to clean him up and put shoes back on the shoer had to cut him pretty short. He's always ouchy after a shoeing but he's really lame this time.
I'll be back later, time to get the kidlets ready for church.
It doesn't sound right that he's usually sore after shoeing.
What's happening that he pulled his back shoes off?
What are the differences between and English and Western Bridle, other then a cavasson? I'm not using a cavasson....those look as bad to me as a tie down does to you all:)
Becky
And that reminds me, do English girths, have a ring in the center to hook a tie down or running martingale too? I think I remember with Jennys English rig she had no where to hook a tie down too.
Becky
On bridles.... only cosmetic style differences, really... the type of buckles on the headstall might be different for style is all. They all work the same, we'll fix you up before you enter any shows :~D
You can get some of the English girths that do have rings for breastcollars or a tie down. Mine doesn't have, but they make a leather loop that slides over the girth and has a ring on it. I use the loop of my breastcollar to slide the cinch through before buckling it up, and took the snap off of it.
I pretty much thought it was just cosmetic. I just got a nice black nylon head stall and tie down. I'll probably just stay with that. It looks pretty on him.
Becky
Good afternoon. Great picture of ecurbh, he's laughing.
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