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Trail riding an 20yr old pony?

admin — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 05:33:20 +0000

ShortStuff asked:

Oh I forgot to mention, in case this matters, she used to be a three day eventer, she is 13.2hh, we now do parelli, dressage and trail riding. She goes bittless, and barefoot, but will be getting shoes later this month. I ride in a Sensation dressage treeless saddle.
Ok for some reason it swapped my EDIT and my aditional details. The stuff right under the question should be after the main body section.
I free lease and train a 20 year old welsh cross, and lately we have been getting into a lot of trail riding. Her owner however, says that she is getting to old do be doing more than a few miles at a time. This horse is perfectly fit…she can still free jump 3′ 6 easy, and gallops up hills like a locomotive. Do you agree with me that this mare should be able to go longer distances?

Another issue is her saddling. She is a pretty oddly shaped horse, and I ride her in a treeless because of this. After doing a hard workout, she always has even sweat marks, a clear spinal channel, and no soreness. The owner also believes that I should not be using this saddle for long distances, even though everything seems to be going great with it. Do you guys have opinions on this as well?
Thank you so much Julie! We had four saddlers come out and fail to fit her…she has no back problems at all, but is just impossible to fit! (Weird huh?) I also like the treeless because I have a lot of back problems.

As to parelli, the more I work with his stuff, the more I hate it…I have taken her through level three and the first half of level four, just because well…when I started I felt like I should continue. Their level one program is very good, but they are really out to get your money, and many other trainers will give you the same program for much cheeper!
My mare just goes better bittless…when we do dressage I ride her in a french link, but on the trail it is a lot easier for her to eat and drink with a bittless. Also I like that it can be converted into a halter, and I feel like I have more stopping power in it, without putting her in pain. I use a Dr. Cook’s bittless.

What does this pony look like he should do?

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:18:06 +0000

alli marieee 3 asked:

I am trying to find a discipline for my pony/horse… what does he look like he should do? jumping, dressage, cross country, barrel racing, reining, halter… etc. he rides western now?

go to www.ridingrawhide.blogspot.com to see pics or www.petrysplace.com/alli.aspx
just by looks what do you imagine him doing?
he is a paint/halflinger

MY PONY HAS PROBLEM PASSING URINE WHEN RIDDEN

admin — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:44:47 +0000

sherr asked:

my pony always tries to pass urine when starting to be ridden but can never manage it sometimes he does the same with his bowels. .it has got worse over the last 2 years,bit he is not in discomfort and he does pass it in stable and field. At first we thought he was trying it on but now it really seems to be an issue with him. He was a top class showin welsh pony and inow 13yrs old and is now doing some dressage . Has anyone else got this problem?

Horse Tack

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 20:23:11 +0000

Janine Carter asked:

If you ride horses, you know that tacking up a horse refers to the equipment worn by a horse to allow us to ride them with more ease. There is a wide range of tack and all has to be fitted to the individual horse. Tacking up requires a certain amount of expertise by the rider in order to make any discomfort for you or or animal minimal.

There are two kinds of horse tack. English and western. It consists of a halter, saddle, saddle pad, stirrup, bridle, girth (for English) / Cinches (for Western), lead ropes martingale, harnesses, and breastplates. The bridle consists of the headstall, chin strap, bits (fit into the horses mouth) and reins. There are basically three kinds of bridles: single, double and hackamore. There are four kinds of girths: webbing, leather, string and nylon. There are a large number of different kinds of saddles that people use all over the world. Jumping , dressage , polo , park , racing , English side saddle, Western side saddle, and military. Based on the rider there are also other kinds of equipment.

All equipment has to be cleaned regularly to increase the life of the leather, especially after every use. If you allow the salt from a sweating horse to stay on your leather tack it will make the leather hard and shrink making it dry out and last only one season. Wipe tack with a wet sponge and then with a horse tack cleaner that is available on the market. After cleaning check to make sure you don’t need to apply leather oil to keep it fresh. For the most part, horse saddles and tack are made of leather, but with today’s technology, many are made with synthetic materials. This synthetic equipment is lighter, less expensive and many times can be thrown in the washing machine for cleaning. Leather tack, on the other hand is expensive and needs a lot of care. Try to store your leather items in dry cool places such as storage containers or even in your home where the humidity is less.

Doing everything possible to preserve your tack will save you money in the long run. Tack is very expensive to replace, although now that the Internet is selling tack and saddles, you are able to get discounted prices. Just search to get the best price available. Show equipment is usually the highest priced as it has lots of silver with high quality leather lacing and concho’s to add more flare to the horses appearance. A general purpose saddle and accessories is usually the best way to go, especially for beginning riders. As you progress, you may want to upgrade to the more expensive equipment. Also, there are lots of used saddles and tack available at a much cheaper price.

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Magnum and Jimi

admin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:25:29 +0000

Magnum will become a big PRE with excellent movements for dressage riding. He has a cheeky but very nice character and good bone structure. He is being sold for 4000 €.

Jimi has a very nice and extremely intelligent character. Good bone structure and a stunning dry head that looks very much like the antique Spanish horse. He also moves very well and will stand around 160 cm when fully grown. Price: 4000 €

Both foals are 9-11 months old and both are stallions.