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Any tips for breaking in a roughout saddle? I bought this Robert Teskey saddle "used" in March. Quotes because some barrel racer bought it new, rode it once or twice, decided it wasn't for her/too big and returned it. I've been riding as much as I can this year and it still looks brand new. I've gone riding the last 3 weekends in a row, culminating in about 6 hours of riding this past weekend. My boy Radar is slow and trots a lot to keep up. With all that trotting and riding recently, my legs are sore. My right thigh in particular is damn near rubbed raw from the roughout. Besides riding more, do you guys have any tips for breaking in a roughout saddle faster? Otherwise, this saddle is incredibly comfortable and my butt didn't hurt at all after all that riding. Just my thighs rubbing on the seat/skirts. I'm a big dude riding a big horse so that may not help.

Hello! Would anyone ever co own a horse and this may sound like leasing but I don't refer to leasing. If you would what would you be looking to do with your horse?

How can You go about finding a way to support and support or participate in helping to bring awareness or support to a horse breed.

I posted this is another channel too.

So i’ve been around and with horses for a long time. I have ponies in my care (like carehorse? I don’t know how it’s called in english but someones horse you take care off.), gone on rides through the woods, open fields etc, i know how to ride, and i can, miraclely i’ve never fallen off either, even if the horse spooks or does something sudden. But im not here to brag about stupid stuff i have a question.

Im kind of looking into getting my own horse, i know its expensive but i believe i can have that handled since i still live at home, and costs a lot of time but i also have that so i dont worry about that either. Its more that no one in my family has anything with horses and its not like i’m some super genius that knows everything about them. I just don’t know if its a good idea to get one for myself but the thing is, i hate being limited, i want to grow with a horse and learn new things together, not constantly ride those old lesson horses that are tired of their life.

So the real question is, should i? Is it a possibility or is there something that i should learn first before buying a horse.

(I know this sounds worse than it is i just don’t know how to explain it any differently)

I’m coming back into riding after a hiatus and looking to buy a horse. She is a 14-year-old thoroughbred schooled in eventing, but she hasn’t been under saddle in a few years. My plan is to build her back up over time. In her videos, she is a very nice mover and a very scopy when jumping. What do you guys think of her? I’ve spoken with her owner and she sounds like a really good fit for me. I’m not 100% sure what to look for because it’s been a while. She has a couple of melanomas under her tail, which I’m not concerned about considering her color. Otherwise, according to the owner, she is healthy and sound, but I will be doing a PPE. Any observations or advice would be greatly appreciated!

I’ve been having trouble picking a name for him. He’s a 4yo grade QH so I‘ll also need a show name for him. I have two other ponies named Jazz and Doobie so I want it to somewhat “flow” when saying them all together. I kinda want a western-ish sounding name since I’ll be primarily riding and showing him in western events but I do plan to make him an all-rounder. Please comment any name and show name suggestions!

I struggle to find pony bridles that fit my Shetland. Most of the stuff that is listed as pony in the USA is to large. I'm trying to punch more holes in a bridle as we speak. She is a larger Shetland but her head is narrow and kinda short.

Any advice or good place to find bridles for pony.

I’m NOT talking about fly stomps! I know a horse moving from flies, I just worked a long summer at a barn- this was very different. A horse my partner is purchasing, stomped her hoof very rapidly, in a way I had never seen before. She looked like she was having some sort of spasm, but she didn’t seem otherwise very bothered. She was walked for a moment and it went away. It was somewhat alarming, but the horse (her name is Chili) didn’t ever show any signs of pain. Someone told me it had to do with her tendons getting caught in place, and that depending on the severity, she still had lots of options for her. and then told me the name of the condition. But I didn’t catch it!! Please lmk!!!

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A horse who I started several years ago has recently come back to me for restarting. This is something I make an open ended offer of because I do feel that the person who started the horse is in a good position for a refresher given that I know what he should know. This horse has had over a year off and he's absolutely obese!

They tried to bring him back in themselves but gave up because he would buck going into canter and avoid the bit. From about 5 minutes of lunging (at a walk and a trot) it's really apparent that the horse is moving terribly due to his weight. He's very hollow and unbalanced and I didn't even bother asking for a canter. Poor bugger probably really struggles to canter - especially in a circle!

They have sent him to me for training and I'm billing them accordingly but what this horse really needs is an ultra low calorie diet, long hacks at a walk only and some groundwork with poles. I'm not convinced that really counts as training and given he's such a nice boy I doubt there's much else that needs fixing.

How would you approach this? They really think their horse has developed some wild ways when really he's just not capable of doing much of anything atm.

Hi,

My care/free lease is starting to spook when out, I’m thinking because of the change of weather and the windy days. It is making me pretty nervous and that’s also making the situation worse. I have a lovely groundwork/riding trainer that focuses on centered riding and working on my nerves but she always seems to imply it is my own nerves he can sense that make him spook. Surely it won’t help but on some days I am genuinely very relaxed and he still spooks because of a car back firing or a weird wind and a plastic bag or sometimes I just don’t know.

My social media is filled with advertisements from Trt method, but I’m not convinced an online class could supplement my existing training. What do you think? Did somebody try TRT method?

Thanks!

posted a tiktok about clinton anderson and ive been getting hate/bullying for it. its okay to disagree but… why is tiktok so accepting of bullying and stuff? also why and how do people still support this dude??