tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post8022841853935153472..comments2023-06-17T07:02:17.094-07:00Comments on Ev 'n' Hosses: I suck at riding, but it'll get better.Evergreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03791202566531757466noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post-68167905435705199362008-08-23T18:34:00.000-07:002008-08-23T18:34:00.000-07:00Hell no, don't buy it! Many peeps are quick to say...Hell no, don't buy it! Many peeps are quick to say "Use mine whenever you want, if it fits him and I'm not using it." If you clean it after you're done, there might even be extra carrots in it for Sol. Of course, some drama queens don't want you touching their stuff at any time. I'd ask the BO.<BR/><BR/>I have no problem with food bribes, although some say they are the devil. I say that if he's not mouthy and shows no signs of bad behavior, like diving/grabbing for treats, then use whatever works.The horse lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995390605105551980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post-43340319510724123692008-08-23T18:21:00.000-07:002008-08-23T18:21:00.000-07:00Yar, thank you. I agree with everything you've sai...Yar, thank you. I agree with everything you've said, from the feeling I've gotten with Solomon. And I also agree that the saddle fitting HIM is way more important than comfy for me, though if it's so painful that I can't sit on it for more than a minute or so then there's not much of a point to buying it, ya know?<BR/><BR/>A friend might give me an old English saddle of hers that she says might fit Solly well, and is a comfy saddle to boot. So we'll see. :) We're going to do just that thing with the mounting block this evening. He'll get a carrot chunk if he stands for me. :)Evergreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791202566531757466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8815162588916031181.post-28298459275675382582008-08-23T18:10:00.000-07:002008-08-23T18:10:00.000-07:00Har, long reply today. 1) I am a bigger girl and I...Har, long reply today. <BR/>1) I am a bigger girl and I simply have a bigger saddle. My horses were all bigger, too, but I rode in an 18" Albion with a wide tree. This is an English saddle, and we measure from the point of the cantle; it's *supposed* to be the length of your inner thigh. I know nothing about measuring a Western saddle. What I do know is that it is much more important that the saddle fit Sol than having it fit YOU. If you find one that fits both of you, fabulous, but until you are actually comfy and confident I think it's more important that the saddle fits HIM. My opinion, of course. <BR/><BR/>2)I would wager dollars to donuts (watermelons?) that Sol doesn't want to stand at that mounting block because something bad happens when a human gets on. Or, someone has flopped down on his back so hard that he's gone "Whuffffff!" and skitched his back out of the way. I might practice leaning on him until he learns that nobody is going to either flop on him or cowboy around as soon as they are astride. Many horses - especially rescues - have trust issues, and it might be different for him on the ground (where it seems he is learning to deal) as opposed to having a person actually ride. <BR/><BR/>3) Of course you suck at riding. It takes PRACTICE. I have yet to see that natural amazing do anything with any horse rider that wasn't riding at age 3. So don't worry about it. You're learning and you have the desire. That's the important thing. <BR/><BR/>Hugs and carrots.The horse lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00995390605105551980noreply@blogger.com