tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post5123666267495515277..comments2023-11-03T06:05:46.836-07:00Comments on The Reeling: An Unexpected Mareventure: Keep your panties on, we're working!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-87684434865561115152014-02-14T22:54:53.529-08:002014-02-14T22:54:53.529-08:00Nice post love reading it
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I don't know if it's tradition or what but I WILL find out one day. <br /><br />100% agree with your comments on rope not being suitable for huge WBs. I didn't even tell you but it's like you read my mind - talk about rude, the horse I'm referring to had deplorable ground manners. Especially Not Good when you're dealing with 17.2 and 1400 lbs. Did I mention he put Friend in the hospital twice from knocking her down and stepping on her, once on her HEAD? Do you wonder why my hubby gets nervous when I go ride him? I'm happy to say his behavior has improved in recent years after Friend finally cracked down on him (I have always done my best to make him behave but I'm just not around that much). Getting rid of the rope halter was a good first step. :-)<br /><br />P.S. Word verification: Mucosum. How nice!RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-22160599455718169752013-05-17T04:20:43.980-07:002013-05-17T04:20:43.980-07:00She does look wonderful. The change in her hooves ...She does look wonderful. The change in her hooves are amazing. Some people's concept of time alludes me. WishIHadAHorseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08658225870536527537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-20034086857880420852013-05-14T16:57:55.953-07:002013-05-14T16:57:55.953-07:00O is looking gorgeous! I love the pictures of her ...O is looking gorgeous! I love the pictures of her lunging, she is looking so much better than when you got her :-)Piccoloponyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08275679567725425281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-20183457516133381322013-05-13T12:15:35.140-07:002013-05-13T12:15:35.140-07:00Aaaaaaah these are all good questions. The main re...Aaaaaaah these are all good questions. The main reason I use rope halters now (now that my horses tie) is that I don't really care if they get wet, dirty, or faded. I can bathe my horses without changing halters (leather gets ruined when wet, nylon stretches like crazy until it dries) and they're lightweight and easy to just toss on the mares... they're DIRT cheap and they never, ever break. <br />As for rope halters on ginormous warmbloods - or ANY rude horse - I HATE them. People think that since they have knots on them or are thinner that they will somehow sting more if you snatch on them... wrong. Horses in rope halters will just as happily drag your butt around as a horse in a nylon or leather halter will, maybe even moreso. For mannering, call me mean, but I always use nylon/leather and a chain. Until they lead like champs all the time, they wear that, no exceptions. (I used a rope halter with a rawhide noseband on O for a little while, it was S's and she told me to give it a try... now THAT works well too!)<br />(For the record, I am pretty anti-NH, for all that I am into barefootedness and keeping horses naturally and whatnot.)<br />As for the really tight and really loose halters, your guess is as good as mine but I totally agree. Western people tend to choke their horses up in nylon halters, racehorse people tend to leave them falling off the nose (not as often on their stallions, as it looks bad for pictures)... personally I think leaving a halter on a mare with a foal at foot is criminal, period! <br />Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15902291220984883182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-37807552061325529982013-05-13T12:05:19.984-07:002013-05-13T12:05:19.984-07:00Hmm, that is really interesting. I always thought ...Hmm, that is really interesting. I always thought it was best to have a breakable halter, too - at least if you're leaving it on for turnout. I had never even seen or used a rope halter before until my friend got into NH and started using them on her WB who I rode. *DISLIKE* This horse is huge, well over 17hh and with a ginormous head. I felt like I was trying to lead a T-Rex with dental floss, seriously. Friend eventually agreed and he's back in his stout leather halter. However, he doesn't pull back, either. I can see your point if they've gotten smart and are busting leather ones on a regular basis. What about nylon? Hate those? <br /><br />And while we're on the subject of halters, please allow me to pose a question about something that's been bugging me for AGES. QH people snug their halters up on their horses 'til they're practically choking them, and not just for halter classes. I saw them in their stalls like this last show I went to. Very tight. Not a big fan of that. On the other hand, TB breeders leave the halters on the mares and stallions in the fields with almost criminally loose nosebands. Granted, they are leather halters, but I was taught you don't want the noseband super-loose as they could put a foot in it ( or a baby could if it's mare/foal pairs). So I'm afraid I just don't get either option! Can anybody shed some light on this?RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-52537826799455002312013-05-13T05:46:59.782-07:002013-05-13T05:46:59.782-07:00I primarily use a rope halter with Lucy for the sa...I primarily use a rope halter with Lucy for the same reason. She figured out she could break the leather ones and was breaking one every month or so. She'd just lean back in the crossties and "pop!" it would break. She respects the rope halter much more and ties really well.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08707037151404133158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-12351476440759096332013-05-12T18:55:43.784-07:002013-05-12T18:55:43.784-07:00Agree I love the wildflower shot.
This post is al...Agree I love the wildflower shot.<br /><br />This post is also exactly why I don't have mares hahahaha!<br /><br />I teach my horses to hard tie too, but I grew up riding western lol. :DAchieve1dreamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15401246064499148344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-54078789506465456732013-05-12T15:53:43.640-07:002013-05-12T15:53:43.640-07:00That wild flower picture is one cool shot. It belo...That wild flower picture is one cool shot. It belongs on a canvas! I miss the blue bonnets of my Texas living days though not enough to move back from New England!Horse of my Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18250173605887249396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728532494108633757.post-92146816620359028942013-05-11T22:49:51.621-07:002013-05-11T22:49:51.621-07:00Yeah, one of my western friends here in Canyon, TX...Yeah, one of my western friends here in Canyon, TX is convinced that english people don't really teach horses to tie... The ones we get in donated don't hardly tie, and the ones we borrow for the IHSA shows have to be baby sat all day or they'll do something dumb. <br /><br />Baby Skye has gotten too used to breaking things and running away (either stall doors, or ropes) so she is going to get to spend lots of time tied this summer until she gets over it. <br />AnEnglishRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999878298171714712noreply@blogger.com