Horse Talk

[abigalerose]

I think I'm going to go look at this horse later this week or weekend! I think she would be a good one for me to improve my riding on. I just get so worried about riding June since I'm still not very good, I don't want to mess up her training becuase I don't know what I'm doing. My grandpa said to just keep going with her, that he learned to ride on a horse that didn't know anything. But he's an old cowboy, things are different now.
Update on June, she's buddy sour AND barn sour now. I finally had some free time last night and I tried riding her and she was being stubborn. She was funny in the round pen, she threw up a little buck at first and then she kept jumping the spots where some weeds had grown up, but she was responding really well to me, but when I rode she kept trying to nip my toes, and she walked quickly down to the pasture, but then wouldn't go into the pasture, until Penelope went out there and then when I rode her back she wanted to trot back up. She also spooked at something, I'm pretty sure it was a snake but I'm not sure, it was almost dark, she cracks me up when she spooks, she doesn't melt down like some of the past horses I've had, just takes a leap sideways and looks at me like "please help me mom".
Anyways, I need to get some good riding time in on her, but it's hard with a new job and being 100 degrees out. And I think it'll be a year or more before I'm riding Penelope, she's still so skinny and she's gonna need lots of groundwork.
But I think a new horse would be helpful, I can improve and gain confidence, and I can pony June out in the field and force her away from Penelope and vice versa, without having to ride them for now. I'll still work on riding June out by herself though. And I'm gonna keep working on Liberty stuff when I have time.
Another update, my cousins boyfriend builds fence and he's coming down Wednesday to look at the farm I'll be living at to see what needs to be done and add to the fence that's out there, so I may have my own place for horses soon!

 

[ChickenLover200]

I'm jealous of all you guys shopping for horses
Got Eli's custom halter today... I'm very happy with how it turned out, but need to make sure it fits his head tomorrow night. We've been getting BAD storms.

 

[Bunnylady]

Latte's new halter

 

[ChickenLover200]

u make that yourself? Looks good!

 

[abigalerose]

Well I'm not shopping yet, just browsing, I don't have permission from my grandpa yet

But this mare is almost too good to pass up so im going to go ahead and look.
And latte looks cute!
I'm just waiting for my first paycheck and there's a beautiful bridle and bit I want to buy

 

[Bunnylady]

u make that yourself? Looks good!

Thank you!

Yes, that's home made . . . . BB2K saw the rope at the hardware store, and basically fell in love with the color scheme.

Gotta agree with her, it works (actually, on Latte, I think it rocks!

). I know, I know, you're supposed to attach ropes or reins to the loops at the chin, but she gets better response with the reins at the sides, so that's what we go with. The fancy-schmancy knot that you are supposed to do at the chin (fiador knot) tends to slide when you pull on it that way, so I just did an overhand knot there and left it at that. We'll see how this all works over time, but right now anyway, BB2K is pleased with it!

 

[ChickenLover200]

My custom halter from byKnAfarms. Very pleased with it.... just have to see if it fits. Hope it does cause I can't return it.

 

[Bunnylady]

My custom halter from byKnAfarms. Very pleased with it.... just have to see if it fits. Hope it does cause I can't return it.

Looks good - I like the color, I'll bet it will look great on Eli.

That's one of the nice things about making them yourself - when you know how it goes together, unless it is way too small, it can be adjusted to a perfect fit.

 

[ChickenLover200]

I was thinking of learning to make them and selling them.. it would be a nice way to make some money on the side. I'm sure lots of people need to order custom halter because their horses have funky heads like my guy

 

[abigalerose]

I like that blue one!
I've been meaning to buy some custom halters just because I like that there's more colors to choose from.
Although I did get a really pretty one from the farm store in my town one day, here it is on my calf