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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*

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.

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 MissTargets will now be pinging everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets 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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SEVEN
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread EIGHT
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread TEN

New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!



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To: tuffydoodle
Not that dumb. Her position's pretty good and she's not fussing with him so far as I can see. Should have kept more leg on him and kept him moving forward, but that's a minor criticism.

Cranky horse, he finally shook her loose after about 8-10 jumps. It's happened to me.

3,061 posted on 02/28/2007 5:51:54 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: tuffydoodle

He's a big handsome boy, looks like a good mover too once he settles.


3,062 posted on 02/28/2007 5:53:06 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: AnAmericanMother

Is it a girl? I couldn't tell.

I say dumb because that horse looks like a stick of dynamite waiting to go off. I wouldn't have been jumping, he needs much more ground work and w/t/c basics first.


3,063 posted on 02/28/2007 5:57:41 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: tuffydoodle
What is Sarah Lee doing on E-Tube?:') I guess since I don't know how jumping is supposed to go I missed it but I thought she was hanging in there and she almost recovered.It is a shame that we didn't get to see the 10 second box after she got "dismounted" though;:')
3,064 posted on 02/28/2007 6:02:43 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: tuffydoodle
Well, some of them never DO settle down . . . I used to ride one of my trainer's horses that you could work really hard for an hour, and he'd still pitch a fit when you jumped him. He dumped me good a couple of times. (She eventually sold him because he would lie in wait for you and deliberately pitch you off if you weren't paying attention. Who needs the grief?) My mare is quiet as a mouse on the flat, but show her a couple of fences and she gets kinda revved. I've even had her buck with me after a long line.

The rider was doing all the right things, as far as staying back, keeping his head up, pulling him back to a trot between fences, only jumping singles and not lines, etc. except for not keeping her leg on.

I think part of the problem is the small arena, it's a little cramped in there and he's not a small horse. And he never really did unleash a big one, she just zigged when he zagged over that last fence and got shaken loose.

If I went back to ground work every time a horse got cranky, I'd never get any jumping in!

3,065 posted on 02/28/2007 6:05:12 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: tuffydoodle

Well maybe I do know a little bit about jumping then because I did think , hmm maybe she out to get off and discuss this with him a couple of times :')


3,066 posted on 02/28/2007 6:05:37 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: AnAmericanMother

Were there too many obstacles for him? I was also thinking that it sure looked crowded and maybe if she got him jumping good over one and then gradually added more.....


3,067 posted on 02/28/2007 6:08:46 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: AnAmericanMother

Also, what do you mean by keeping her leg on?


3,068 posted on 02/28/2007 6:10:29 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg
I think for a large horse there were too many obstacles and too close together . . . although that may have been the camera lens, you can't be sure.

It's always a problem in an indoor arena, because every square foot costs $$$$$$$$. They're almost always too small. The only answer is to put in as many jumps as you think is right . . . then take out two!

As far as 'keeping the leg on' -- when a horse starts cantering up and down like that boy is doing, and trying to get his head up (she's got a running martingale on him but he's still above the bit), you have to squeeze them forward with your legs and push them into the bit. A horse can't really put in a good buck while he's moving well forward, all he can do is crowhop or kick out behind.

An added bonus of keeping him moving forward is that he doesn't put in one of those big jumps almost from a standstill, where he has to heave his weight upward and over so he puts out an extra big effort. That's almost guaranteed to unbalance you and in this case it did.

A horse that 'jumps out of its stride' - in other words, the actual leap is simply an accelerated and enlarged cantering stride rather than a mad rush, an exaggerated effort or a "pop" from a standstill - is really a wonderful horse to have. You can jump them all day and never be disarranged (one of the reasons I love my mare. A baby could jump her, just point her at the fence.)

3,069 posted on 02/28/2007 6:25:08 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: CindyDawg

And, btw, I stand corrected. It's a mare. A VERY naughty mare.


3,070 posted on 02/28/2007 6:27:10 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: AnAmericanMother

I figured. Probably kin to mine somewhere down the line:')


3,071 posted on 02/28/2007 6:32:21 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: CindyDawg

We used to have a little red roan Appy at a barn where I rode years ago . . . her name was "R.T." . . . it stood for Rotten Thing. She was just this sort of tail-wringing fit-pitcher, only UGLY (two wall eyes, a jug head and ratty little tail - the old type of App). She really could jump though. I don't like to beat horses, but I had to whomp the poo out of her a couple of times, and after that she was very good.


3,072 posted on 02/28/2007 6:36:10 AM PST by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: BladeRider; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
I feel for this lady just a little bit, but her anxieties are far more than what you should handle... and I don't blame you at all for being irritated.

I had a bad fall once, I think I told you folks about it, where a young horse spooked and took off with me, then dumped me and ran over me. I got hurt real bad, and stopped riding for a couple of years because I was Terrified, and it didn't help that it was my first fall. I got over it, but it took a long time, and my trainer got fed up with me when I started riding again, and said "Look, either you will or you won't" and it smartened me up quick. I still get a little knot of fear/nausea one in a while if I know that I have to ride a particularly difficult horse, but at least I know that I bounce when I fall. ;-)
3,073 posted on 02/28/2007 7:03:29 AM PST by Beaker
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Your garden looks good! The Miracle Grow will really rev those pansies up. I really poured it to mine back in December I think and they have really perked up in the last week or so. Of course the warmer weather hasn't hurt either. Here's a pic of my front corner bed...

and the rock bed on the west side of the house...

There's been a mole or something rooting around in the back left corner and the pansies back there have just about croaked. The pine trees that the property owner next to us planted a couple of years ago are really coming on up. They're about 3 or 4 feet tall now and it won't be too long before they start shading that side of the house. Hopefully I won't still be living there by the time that happens.

3,074 posted on 02/28/2007 7:12:32 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: tuffydoodle
That horse wanted to get his head down and buck real bad. I'm surprised that she stayed on as long as she did, but boy was she dumb to keep going. It looks like his saddle wasn't fitting right. The pad was a bit bunched on one side, and in a couple of shots, I could have sworn that I saw the cantle end really moving up and down off of his back.
3,075 posted on 02/28/2007 7:16:12 AM PST by Beaker
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To: tuffydoodle

Wow! Bud's a good looking fellow! I'm glad you're getting back into riding again. Like you say, you'll be sore for a while, but it'll be worth it. Heck, I get sore if I miss even one week. He may be big and broad, but I'll bet he'll slim down nicely if you start riding him more often.


3,076 posted on 02/28/2007 7:22:47 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: FrogInABlender

Mmmmm.... Shade :~)

Little bit of snow here this morning...


3,077 posted on 02/28/2007 7:26:34 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: tuffydoodle; HairOfTheDog; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; CindyDawg
Here's a stupid/funny/silly video of what horsemen do when they think that no one is watching. :-P Copy and paste it into your browser, 'cause I can't get it to link, and I can't see anything wrong with the html.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=De0vL53EDgU
3,078 posted on 02/28/2007 7:38:40 AM PST by Beaker
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To: HairOfTheDog

Ordinarily I like shade, but I've had such a nice little sun garden out there that I'll kinda hate to see it go, plus the view of an old abandoned farm house across that 100 acres was kinda interesting. But such is life when you don't own the property next to your house. It could've been worse. He could've put 4 1000 foot chicken houses out there or built a subdivision. So I'll take nice quite pine trees over that any day.

Bummer about the snow. It's gonna be 70-something and sunny here today. Mmmmmm, Springtime!


3,079 posted on 02/28/2007 7:50:33 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Beaker
but at least I know that I bounce when I fall. ;-)

Ahh, but as you get older you do not bounce as well! More like a sack of potatoes hitting the ground.

3,080 posted on 02/28/2007 7:51:06 AM PST by BladeRider
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