Breeches for sale.

Breeches for sale!!!

 All pictures show a bit of dust from table. Excuse my poor housekeeping;) 

IRIDEON SIT TIGHT AND WARM FULLSEAT- Brown. 2X.  In good condition. But has one small hole on thigh. See picture. 

IRIDEON SIT TIGHT AND WARM KNEEPATCH-black. 2x. Looks brand new! Not my favorite color so I don't think I ever used them. Suede is totally unworn.

IRIDEON SIT TIGHT AND WARM KNEEPATCH- brown. 2x. Worn but very useable! 

Kerrits Microcord full seat 2x. Cadet blue. Brand new, never worn.  No tags though- because I planted the carrots last year;) 

Kerrits flex II- full seat. Herringbone. Used but in excellent condition. Ridden in a handful of times before I went down a size. 

Kerrits tights knee patch 2x. Blue herringbone. Well used. 

Wordless Wednesday

Beauty Shop Barbie

Beauty shop Barbie's report card for the day... 

Trailer loading- A++. 

Clipper tolerance-C. Which is much better than the other day. But we still can't actually cut HAIR....but at least we no longer leave the building and can keep our 4 feet planted still and just need to make ridiculous faces. 

Spot bath/tolerating the hose-D-... Someone has introduced the princess to a chain shank and she tolerates it better so maybe that ekes her up to a D... 

Being showsheened- nice solid A+.

She is still learning on how to properly socialize with other horses. She still is learning that hay dropping from the sky is not going to kill her. But she seems like she isn't a terribly slow learner. 

She has has gained some muscle and weight. 

And when she is naughty... At least she has a cute nose...

And the I go and do something silly like buy something big, black and fuzzy....

25 Questions

25 Questions

Hopping on this blog hop.

1. Mares or geldings?  Why?

I love mares. I love the conversation between me and a mare. A bit more intelligence, a bit more challenge. The sense of accomplishment getting the alpha mare to give herself over to me because I have proved myself. 

Geldings are just a bit goofier

And less likely the THINK things through all the way. I would prefer a horse that is willing to think before they do. 

2. Green broke or fully broke?
I love a fully broke horse.

3. Would you own a hotter breed?
Duh! I own Arabian!

 

4. What was your 'dream horse' growing up?
A buckskin draft cross or a friesian. 

5. What kind of bits do you use and why?
Bit #1: D ring German silver bit for Cher

Bit #2: Loose ring mikmar french link Cupreon snaffle for Gunny. 

Bit#3: Either full cheek snaffle or loose ring kk snaffle for Boh

6. Helmets or no helmets?
I never rode without a helmet... Or gloves.

7. Favorite horse color?
Buckskin or black.

8. Least favorite horse color?
Double dilute anything.

9. Dressage or jumping?
 Dressage

10. How many years have you been riding?
I first rode when I was about 3, but started lessons at 9 years old.

11. Spurs/whip or no spurs/whip?
Whip if needed.

12. Your first fall?
The horse spooked and took off and ran down the driveway at Greystone Farm. I think. On a horse named Charlie Brown A LONG TIME AGO.... probably 22 years ago.

13. When was the last time you rode and what did you do?
Last weekend. Trail riding Cher. 

14. Most expensive piece of tack you own?
My western saddle.

15. How old were you when you started riding?
I started lessons around 9, I think.

16. Leather or nylon halters?
Leather all the way.

17. Leather or synthetic saddles?
I liked the Wintec, but I prefer leather if possible.

18. What 'grip' of reins do you like?
I prefer buttery soft laced reins. I am a traditionalist.

19. English or Western?
I like both, but prefer the close contact of English.
20. How many horses do you currently own/lease?
Own 5 horses and 1 donkey.

21. Do you board your horse?  Self-care? Full board? Half board?  Home board? 
I haven't had to board since I was a junior in high school. And prefer to keep it that way.

22. Have you ever put down a horse you loved?
Too many times. It never gets easier.

23. How many saddle pads do you have?
Too many. Mattes, Thinline, Moxie... the list goes on and on and on...

24. Slant-load trailer or straight-load?
I have a 4 horse slant right now and it gets the job done and is nice when other people want to ride with me, but it is a BEAST. Sometimes I would really like to downsize to a small two horse straight load just so I wouldn't have to worry about how to get in and out of tight spots all the time.

25. Why do you ride?
It's changed at various points in my life. It used to be for ribbons. Right now, because I enjoy exploring new and exciting trails with my horses and making us as well rounded as possible.

 

 
 

 

 

Luckiest squirrel

This is the luckiest squirrel in the entire world. She just dropped 60 feet out of the tree dropped ontothe Peacock pen, bounced on the game netting 30 feet landed on the ground and lived.  she might've just gotten the air knocked out of her she's making funny noises but then she climbed up the tree and is yelling at me because it is my fault I scared her. 

Pomfret Hunter Pace 2015

It is another year gone and another fantastic hunter pace. It was a lovely cold, crisp morning. I got up early. Fed Cher. She knew something was up and started to fuss in her stall and turned her nose up to her breakfast. (which is why I fed her at 6am- 2.5 hrs before we had to leave so she had time to relax) I tossed her hay, picked her stall and filled her water bucket. I sang to her as I did so, and she started to breath a little. She stopped weaving in her stall and I could hear her start to rustle in her bucket as I walked out of the barn. It was empty when I came back in two hours. She does best when ignored like this. Sometimes princesses need to have their temper tantrums and then eat their breakfasts.

She tried to walk over me as I walked her out of her stall. She hurumphed over her blanket coming off. She fussed as I braided her forelock, but she likes being fussed over. She started to warm up as I scratched her chin and curried her. Soon enough she was ready to have her blanket back on. She dove her head back in her blankie and helped me flip it back over her body. She does not appreciate being cold. She lead me to the trailer. I am not sure who put who on the trailer first, and it doesn't matter.

She came off the trailer and announced to the world she was an Arabian princess. She had her tail over her back and snorted. There was an enormous amount of both human and horse adrenaline and it instantly put Cher in heat.... brilliant. I longed her by the trailer for 3 or 4 laps to let her settle, she realized she was about to have to expel energy and quickly decided to settle. I tacked her up, putting the girth on backwards once, but luckily quickly seeing my mistake, and once I mounted up on my excited steed and met up with Doc, I  realized I had forgotten to put on my number but a lovely gentleman was willing to retrieve it from my trailer and hold Cher so I could put it on.  After my minor gaffes, we rode out to the start.

The horses were quiet to the Start. That all changed once we got going. There was a lot of running sideways out of the start, for about a half mile. I tried to straighten Cher out and get her to run straight, but she wanted to curl and threaten to buck. She could see other horses that were more than halfway finished runnining the the cornfield through the woods and she wanted to break through the woods and race. I started singing Christmas songs because they were the only things that could instantly come to my head and she started to settle into a rhythm and we say the path and started to canter in a straight line. From there on were were pretty golden for about 4 miles!!!

4 miles in, we came along 2 bay horses that were walking. Cher was intrigued, and being a busy body about it. I was able to keep her with me, until we broke out into the open fields with the cross country jumps. She started to buck and want to gallop. I apologized and asked to pass. Cher knew exactly were we were and pulled me up the hill. I tried to pull down the hill to folllow the arrow, but I had totally and utterly lost steering.

I grabbed her mouth rudely to try to spin her to the right. She adeptly showed me exactly how flexible she could be as she flexed her head to my knee and continued running on her planned track. "Nasty little bitch" I yelled. You taught me everything I know- show rolled her eyes gleefully at me and tossed in a buck. I slammed my heel into her left rib and then gave a less polite kick. She gave a very nice canter pirouette and started acting like she was listening again. So helpful. We galloped the rest of the jump field at a full gallop. I realized that the photographer was down at the bottom of the hill. This was both exciting and scary. I wonder what she heard me say... And I hope she got some good pictures!!!! 

The rest of the ride was brilliant. Once Cher had that very hilly gallop out of her system, she was very obedient for the rest of the ride. We ride 9 miles in 1 hr and 43 mins and 42 secs. We came in second place in trailblazers!