ROFL- HORSE THREAD!!!! - Page 7

I am envious of all you who got to spend so much time w/horses when you were younger.

Nice Friesian on Dreamhorse.com, Chris. Not a bad price either! I wish they'd posted her ped. 2nd premie isn't bad at all! I kind of wish I'd left Chief there for his Keuring, but oh well. I wanted him home. ;-)

Can you all imagine us galloping into Steph's  town to belly up to the local bar :)))) Hey Steph does the local jail have enough room if we cause too much trouble LOL.
Always,
Cee

LOL , it would probably be fun though!

$10,000 for a foal, no biggie gals. Just hand me that loan I don't have to pay back and I'll get right on it. Hee hee hee ha ha ha.
 
Startinng 2 yr olds isn't anything, just take it slow and steady every day, start putting a bridle on with a snaffle, no reins, leave it on for an hour or 2. It's alot of reading body language just like with dogs. See how much they can handle before you push them any farther. When they handle the briddle well, start putting a saddle blanket on their back, when that is old news, the saddle (don't use one that you will cry about when it hits the ground or gets stepped on,) once the saddle is no biggie start sinching it up SLOWLY and not riding tight the first time. Once you have them all tacked up, you can lunge them if they are accustomed to that. Usually I didn't even bother, threw them in a round pen with someone to hold them while I stepped into the stirrup, deppending on the horse, I'd either step back off, try again many times throwing my weight a little farther over or just get on smoothly.  My Jakester (Ima Kandy Kat) was 6yrs old, a stud and never ridden, when I saddled him up and plopped on. Not a buck one in him.

Steph I would be all over the job and excersizing your other horses too, if I wasn't in "Beached Whale" condition. I have only hit the ground twice in my life due to horses, so I'm pretty (stupid) brave. One I was running full out on my appy with no saddle, a pheasant flew up right in front of us and he skid to a stop....well I didn't stop with him. Damn did those dirt clods hurt. The other was a 2yr Arab colt, biggest damn Arab I have ever seen. His owner used to have me start all of his youngens because he was too "big" to start colts. LOL I'd have been OK if I had my other foot in the stirrup. It didn't hurt me, so I got back up and jumped on faster the next try. Then the rodeo was on.

I think I have $10k in my drawer I'll lend you for a good cause. She IS very pretty though. Even if I had that kind of money, I wouldn't buy that for a kid- what does that teach them?

I'll let you know how I do w/my little one, 4pack. If it doesn't go as well as you say, you'll be hearing from my lawyers. ;-)  He's too tiny still- he's a late bloomer, I guess. Or he's destined to be a midget, but I'm told his particular lines take a very long time to mature. Or I got ripped off. LMAO.

Any Friesian experts on here??? My guy is small- he's only about 14hh. He will be 2 in June.

LMAO I wouldn't buy that foal for a kid either. I have had 2 foals and couldn't wait for either of them to mature, both sold before they were old enough to throw a leg over. I want a horse I can ride, not just look at and feed. If I did have $10,000, I can think of a lot better ways to spend it, like all the tack, trailer and a cheaper horse. Man do I miss trail riding on nice days like today. We have such pretty skies today and almost 70 degrees.

I got my first horse at 12.  Ugly as sin, but could go all day.


First horse after marriage came with a suprise.



Next one was good trail horse.



Then came my first TWH.



Then my second TWH, I raised from a weanling and trained myself.



And finally the last horse I will ever have.  She was 3/4 TWH 1/4 Morgan