Who knows of a SidePull that will release its hold from around the jaw line when the reins are relaxed? I used a Borrowed SIDEPULL from Anita Howe (Kansas...
Here's a good video showing a gal clicker training her horse to pick up items: http://click-ryder.blogspot.com/2009/05/clicker-training-horse-toys.html Please...
... MOST all sidepulls are nothing but a closed loop, of padded leather, rawhide or nylon lariat material, and they don't tighten up at all. They're really...
... ROFL! I was only 9 the year of Woodstock, but the hippy girls were the coolest, I thought. The flowers, beads, bright colors, black lights,etc. That is...
I ride only with a Side Pull and it works beautifully. I have a feeling what you used is not a true Side Pull. I haven't ridden with a bit in years! Of course,...
Hi Everyone, We have a 11 year old registered red roan mare for sale. She's been ridden extensively on trails since February and stands about 15 hh. She has...
i guess what i am trying to say... i believe if you are so big as to require an 18 inch western saddle, which is a 20 in english, you cant ride in a treeless,...
... Janice .... you might try a simple wool felt pad .... those are fairly easily trimmed to shorter lengths, or shaped to include a cut back front or even...
... What a laugh, to watch her working all that out with the horse goodies ... she knew exactly where they were coming from, and than had to decide whether or...
On Friday, 1 May 2009 at 12:48:55 -0700, Jeannie wrote: Hi Jeannie, ... Hehehe, true! Working with a mare like this is a bit challenging, as you have to be so...
... Our well-loved MFT stallion, Little Tony M., was that way, and as Lee Z. and I often discussed, when you worked with his foals, you had to make sure you...
This is off topic but relates to horses in a way. A Momma cat and her 4 kittens were dropped off in a box with a note "Sorry to do this, layed off can't...
... Hi Yvonne, I finally had some time to watch the videos and did enjoy them. I have to admit, I've not really gotten "into" clicker training and to see it ...
Susan, It's great you are providing a home for the two kittens. They will catch mice in your stable. They will use the stalls, hallway and outside for their...
On Friday, 1 May 2009 at 19:31:17 -0700, Susan Oliver wrote: Hi Susan, ... Ugh! >:-/ ... If there is enough preferably sandy soil around, no need for litter ...
... I tried to watch this closely because of Carol's comments about jerking. What I saw was Chris having some fun, talking, laughing, but still focusing so...
... It didn't give me any nostalgia, but it sure was a good laugh! -- Elva I was a dancer. One night at a gypsy camp, I drank a potion meant for another and...
... Hi Carol, I did watch this with your comments in mind. I didn't quite see the same as you but thought your perspective was interesting as well as thought ...
... Oh I've seen it too, and I agree ... that roughness just teaches the horses to go into a sort of zombie-like state until it's over, or until they can find...
<<Seems to me like you should keep the one you enjoy riding the most. Sounds to me like that would be Runner. I am thinking you might get board with Sho. Not...
<<There are some other "bitless bridles" on the market I don't consider real sidepulls at all, that crisscross under the cheekbones and jaw to tighten up as...
On Friday, 1 May 2009 at 20:18:37 -0600, ejm wrote: Hello Elva, ... It only really "sinks in" when you can actually see it, somehow... ;-) But please keep in...
My other headgear for my Paso Fino mare is a Jim Warner Hackamore. She likes and it gives her an easy time on the trail grazing when we stop for a break. Our...
... Last year, when we tore down our old garage and moved the cat to the barn shed, Mark put up some shelves for her and boxed in a bed, filled with straw and...
... Poor Baby! I've been told by those who should know, that the nerves around the lower face of the horse are very sensitive .... that's why a rawhide bosal...