Horse Talk

[abigalerose]

Sorry, that just made me laugh. I ride in a saddle or bareback, no real difference. I've even jumped about 3 feet bareback and raced across open pastures at a fast canter (I don't let Wings gallop with me, his high gear is WAY too fast for me to trust him not to fall on his clumsy face).
Sword fighting (with crops) bareback is a great way to get a good seat. Either that or you fall off. With the horses jumping away from each other and bashing into each other, you learn to move with the horse. You also get distracted and forget you have reins and just drop them on the horses neck at a canter while dodging the other horse...
I don't have anyone brave enough to play with me though so I'm rusty.

Well now, that's just not fair haha you're just like all the amazing riders on Instagram that I follow and day dream about being like one day.
And @KDOGG331 June sounds JUST LIKE Bubba, minus the bucking, but I can see her being an old one person horse who will buck only when she doesn't like the rider haha. But the whole good for beginners, testing you when you get comfortable, and being awesome when you show em who's boss, yeah that's June. And June definitely takes care of me when we go on trails and stuff, when we got lost i got off her at one point and climbed up this ledge in the creek so I could see out and figure out where we were and she waited so patiently, and she was so careful with me when we were on scary hills and rocks. And when we're on trails she will make sure NOT to run me into tree branches, which amazes because I use to have a gelding whod purposely run me into branches to get me off him. But yeah I know most geldings are sweet, I've just had all the bad ones! lol.
And yes, June's young. She'll be 4 August 30th. She's just an old soul.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Well now, that's just not fair haha you're just like all the amazing riders on Instagram that I follow and day dream about being like one day.
And @KDOGG331 June sounds JUST LIKE Bubba, minus the bucking, but I can see her being an old one person horse who will buck only when she doesn't like the rider haha. But the whole good for beginners, testing you when you get comfortable, and being awesome when you show em who's boss, yeah that's June. And June definitely takes care of me when we go on trails and stuff, when we got lost i got off her at one point and climbed up this ledge in the creek so I could see out and figure out where we were and she waited so patiently, and she was so careful with me when we were on scary hills and rocks. And when we're on trails she will make sure NOT to run me into tree branches, which amazes because I use to have a gelding whod purposely run me into branches to get me off him. But yeah I know most geldings are sweet, I've just had all the bad ones! lol.
And yes, June's young. She'll be 4 August 30th. She's just an old soul.

That's amazing how similar they are! And she sounds like such a good girl waiting for you and doing all that. And smart too. Knowing how to avoid tree branches. I wouldn't think a horse would realize and account for a rider and not just their own body. And yeah, he really couldn't buck cause he was too old but that didn't stop him from lowering his head and trying! It was sad really LOL and aw sorry you've had bad geldings! And I didn't mean to go on a tangent haha sorry.

But oh wow that's awesome! She's onlu 3, almost 4, and she's that amazing!? And she's only going to get better I bet!

 

[PeepersMama]

Sorry, that just made me laugh. I ride in a saddle or bareback, no real difference. I've even jumped about 3 feet bareback and raced across open pastures at a fast canter (I don't let Wings gallop with me, his high gear is WAY too fast for me to trust him not to fall on his clumsy face).
Sword fighting (with crops) bareback is a great way to get a good seat. Either that or you fall off. With the horses jumping away from each other and bashing into each other, you learn to move with the horse. You also get distracted and forget you have reins and just drop them on the horses neck at a canter while dodging the other horse...
I don't have anyone brave enough to play with me though so I'm rusty.

*siiiiiiigh*
One day I shall do that........ With Smoke. Cuz he's short. But he can't really compare with Mira now can he......

I was talking to my friend at church last night, and I told her that whenever we breed Mira, and her baby's weaned, I'm going to bring it to church and trot it around in the field out back.
#likeaboss XD

 

[Prairie Fleur]

She is that's why I'm so frustrated with myself. I can't imagine how nervous I'd be if I had a bad horse lol.
June is definitely a once in a life time horse, I've had a lot of horses before her, and I've gotten a lot of horses since, and not a single one compares. I mean, how many 4 year olds do you know that have been broke by a nervous wreck who's first lope was also the horses first lope, yet will be a perfect angel and take 5-8 year old kids on their first ride?!
I'm just gonna list all her good points as a reminder to myself and maybe I won't be so nervous next time. Let's see
• she will load in a trailer if I point and say "in"
•I can catch and tack her up in a wide open field
•she comes when I whistle now
•I took her on a trail ride one day and thought she looked really pretty while we were out in the completely non-fenced field far from home, so I untacked her to take pictures and she never tried to wander from me
•she's given my grandpa (has a bad back) and my little cousins who are 5, 6, 7, and 8 rides and done whatever they asked
•only one little buck the whole time I've had her and it was kind of expected
•was calm and listened good the first time we rode down a road (when we got lost in the creek lol)
•will ride over logs and through ponds
•does circles at liberty
•can swing a rope off her, stand up on her, pretty much whatever you wanna do lol
•will gently pluck the hat from my grandpas head
•always comes to the fence to kiss me as soon as she sees me
Okay, I feel more trusting already haha I forget how sweet she is sometimes, I had to remind myself. I could really only think of 3 bad qualities, the occasional head tossing, sometimes she stubborn and decides not to move at all so I have to use the riding crop, and you have to use literally all your strength to hold her feet up when you pick them up because she won't put any effort into it.

Wow!!!! I can only dream of doing most of that with mine! My gelding is 3 and currently being worked at a local feed yard several days a week. My mare is even greener. I sold my Appt this spring after he bucked with me when I asked him to leave the yard and his buddies. That was more of an issue that I was confident enough to deal with even tho I didn't come off.
I wanted to spend a lot of time working with them this summer but a surprise pregnancy later and I'm stuck miserably in the house too sick to even get out to chore. Thankfully hubby has been a sweetheart about taking care of all my critters while im out of commission. oh well hopefully this winter I can find a place to ride and get back into it.

 

[PeepersMama]

Got lots done with Mira today (finally). She would NOT take the bit for the life of her - Mr. Gerry took over and got it in her yip a couple times crap I have 10 minutes), but not before she went ointo a FULL ON BOW to get her head away from it.
She's very flexible. XD
But his solution blew my mind.
We substituted the leadrope for the bit.
THE LEADROPE!!!!!
AND IT WORKED!!!!!!
But that's just to get her used to opening her mouth when I askher too. I'm going to gfet a rubber bit so we can slowly transition into a metal bit.

 

[Kusanar]

Got lots done with Mira today (finally). She would NOT take the bit for the life of her - Mr. Gerry took over and got it in her yip a couple times crap I have 10 minutes), but not before she went ointo a FULL ON BOW to get her head away from it.
She's very flexible. XD
But his solution blew my mind.
We substituted the leadrope for the bit.
THE LEADROPE!!!!!
AND IT WORKED!!!!!!
But that's just to get her used to opening her mouth when I askher too. I'm going to gfet a rubber bit so we can slowly transition into a metal bit.

Make sure you get a rubber bit that has a metal bit inside it. Some horses, green ones especially will chew a rubber bit and can remove chunks of the rubber. I have one with a huge hunk of rubber missing from one side. Just make sure that what is inside the bit is ok to be against her mouth in case she does that too. I believe some have cable in them and I wouldn't trust that in their mouth if they bite a hunk of rubber off. Also, if she does chew, stay away from anything copper mouth for a while until she stops chewing. Copper is softer than the steel in other bits and if they chew it they can create sharp spots on the bit that can cut their mouths.

 

[silly4buttons]

Beautiful

 

[PeepersMama]

Make sure you get a rubber bit that has a metal bit inside it. Some horses, green ones especially will chew a rubber bit and can remove chunks of the rubber. I have one with a huge hunk of rubber missing from one side. Just make sure that what is inside the bit is ok to be against her mouth in case she does that too. I believe some have cable in them and I wouldn't trust that in their mouth if they bite a hunk of rubber off. Also, if she does chew, stay away from anything copper mouth for a while until she stops chewing. Copper is softer than the steel in other bits and if they chew it they can create sharp spots on the bit that can cut their mouths.

Thank you for the input. I was planning on one with metal inside it - do they seriously make bits just straight out of rubber?!

 

[Bunnylady]

do they seriously make bits just straight out of rubber?!

Yep, they do. Some people use them for starting colts (I imagine they go through a lot of them, don't you?). There's a driving trainer with a bunch of videos on YouTube that uses them for re-bitting horses whose mouths have been ruined by harsh bits in ignorant hands. I don't know how many times I've heard him say, "'ere you see 'im, goin' along, 'appy an' quiet with just a piece of rubber in 'is mouth."

 

[Kusanar]

Thank you for the input. I was planning on one with metal inside it - do they seriously make bits just straight out of rubber?!

Yep, they do. Some people use them for starting colts (I imagine they go through a lot of them, don't you?). There's a driving trainer with a bunch of videos on YouTube that uses them for re-bitting horses whose mouths have been ruined by harsh bits in ignorant hands. I don't know how many times I've heard him say, "'ere you see 'im, goin' along, 'appy an' quiet with just a piece of rubber in 'is mouth."

I believe, though I'm not certain, that the bit pictured has a piece of metal cable through the middle for safety, so the horse can't just bite the bit in half, there is still SOMETHING in there holding it together. I wouldn't want to use one of those bits because what if the horse chews down to the cable while you are riding and then it cuts the mouth without you knowing the bit was damaged.