tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post318784297786494364..comments2023-08-19T04:56:24.878-07:00Comments on It seemed like a good idea at the time...: Post-Christmas ridesFunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-79062970838888505842008-12-31T08:52:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:52:00.000-08:00Oh, almost forgot: WHP, I actually could get my s...Oh, almost forgot: WHP, I actually could get my stirrups re-hung. I don't know if I could do it myself, but I could get a saddler to rehang them. They're not on bars per se; they're loops that hang off of the saddle tree itself. It's kind of a stupid design - sometimes they slide forward or backwards along the tree, and I can't quite jam them as far back as they need to be. But it could definitely be done!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-84133366085817897862008-12-31T08:48:00.000-08:002008-12-31T08:48:00.000-08:00Hrm. Pictures. I bet I can get Kelly to take pic...Hrm. Pictures. I bet I can get Kelly to take pictures of us. I'll see what I can do!Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-47025084391594685202008-12-30T23:41:00.000-08:002008-12-30T23:41:00.000-08:00I have never ridden with double reins and I can't ...I have never ridden with double reins and I can't even imagine it. I am sure that I would do more harm than good. Pictures!<BR/><BR/>sectu: latin for "just hold on a second"dphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072031429438530210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-11411656629863840942008-12-30T19:56:00.000-08:002008-12-30T19:56:00.000-08:00WHP - uh, yep, I've ridden under the train tracks ...WHP - uh, yep, I've ridden under the train tracks with a train going by on top twice now. <BR/><BR/>Once was before I started blogging - I was on Champ (the Magnificent) and we were trapped between four wheelers coming from behind us and a train on the tracks. He was <I>this</I> close to coming unglued and I wasn't sure I could get off and hold him, so away we went under the bridge. He didn't ever quite bolt, even when we met MORE four wheelers coming up the other direction on the trail. A wonderful horse.<BR/><BR/>The second time was Saturday, actually. The horses were seriously not thrilled - not nearly as magnificent and level-headed as Champ - but James got Surprise to go for it so Rascal and I followed. We got the giggles about it later.<BR/><BR/>jme - oh, your dog's a trooper if she's 16 and still heading out with you. Watching dogs and horses get old is so hard. :-/Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-39159720016972531132008-12-30T17:07:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:07:00.000-08:00ha ha, i'm picturing the zombies... considering t...ha ha, i'm picturing the zombies... considering the strange characters i've encountered in the woods while trail riding, zombies don't sound so bad! :-\<BR/><BR/>my dog is my best trail companion, but she's around 16 and has trouble keeping up, so we can't go far. she loves it so much, though.<BR/><BR/>glad things are going well with the double reins. do keep us posted :-)jmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04295140724737185132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773599297895528113.post-3520811405551883632008-12-30T10:47:00.000-08:002008-12-30T10:47:00.000-08:00That does look like a wild muddy place to ride. Ha...That does look like a wild muddy place to ride. Have you ever been going under the bridge when a train came by? <BR/><BR/>I have heard that stirrup bars are positioned too far forward on many saddles. The only solution, alas, is a total saddle transplant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com