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Well I did something I swore up and down I would never do. I now own a Quarter Horse. I've always been an english rider Saddle Seat, Jumping and Dressage are my thing but earlier this year a friend who is a strictly western rider convinced me to fill in for someone who was sick at a team penning-sorting event I went to with her to watch. Well by the end of the day I was hooked. It was so much fun and those guys are crazy. My kind of crew. I had NO thoughts of getting another horse. I had actually just cut down from four to two. Went to the tack shop yesterday and was talking to the woman who owns it and she has a horse boarded at her place that is a bucker not bad but too much to handle for his sensitive teenage rider. When he gets her off she puts him back in the barn in tears. Well I love a horse with some pee and vinager in it so I said I'd go look at him. He's almost black with white hind socks, a star, and his whole muzzle is white like he dipped it in milk. Saddled him up got on prepared for the bucking and sure enough after five minutes it started but not bad. Other then that it's obvious that at some point someone put quite a bit of training into him. Once he realized I wasn't going off he rode like a dream. Acts like he had some reining training, as he'll do sliding stops and spins on a dime. I fell in love and that was the end of my will power so I now own two breeds I swore I'd never own and love them both. The other one is my killer Appaloosa who was headed to slaughter if I didn't buy him because of his dangerous behavior for an english junkie I'm sure aquiring the wrong breeds. I'm going to start working Jacob on cattle in a few weeks with help from the trainer where the team penning was held. Rob Butts owns a team penning place about 2 miles from my house and he's been after me to ride with them. Now I can. I wouldn't doubt that he's been around cattle before as he came from somewhere out west. He's branded but I can't really read it with his woolies on. I think it's a 51 or an SJ. How do I find out where he came from once I can tell what his brand actually is? I'm really fighting the urge to clip where it is so I can tell what it is. Also what are the in fashion colors for a very dark horse as we may do some local pleasure shows this summer. Pics tomorrow I took some tonight but they didn't come out well to dark so all you can really see are his white markings and his outline. My boyfriend might kill me when he gets home from work tonight and finds out I bought another horse and now need all the gear to go with it. Watch out ebay here I come. Oh what kind of saddle do I need is there an all purpose type western saddle one that would be fine for local shows, trail rides and the team penning? What is a good brand of western saddle? Is it better to get a new one or a used one? I'm sure I'll have a few more questions about what I'll need and what the best brands are as I want to get the right equipment and not end up with a crappy saddle. So much for repeating over and over that I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER HORSE.
Well I did something I swore up and down I would never do. I now own a Quarter Horse. I've always been an english rider Saddle Seat, Jumping and Dressage are my thing but earlier this year a friend who is a strictly western rider convinced me to fill in for someone who was sick at a team penning-sorting event I went to with her to watch. Well by the end of the day I was hooked. It was so much fun and those guys are crazy. My kind of crew. I had NO thoughts of getting another horse. I had actually just cut down from four to two. Went to the tack shop yesterday and was talking to the woman who owns it and she has a horse boarded at her place that is a bucker not bad but too much to handle for his sensitive teenage rider. When he gets her off she puts him back in the barn in tears. Well I love a horse with some pee and vinager in it so I said I'd go look at him. He's almost black with white hind socks, a star, and his whole muzzle is white like he dipped it in milk. Saddled him up got on prepared for the bucking and sure enough after five minutes it started but not bad. Other then that it's obvious that at some point someone put quite a bit of training into him. Once he realized I wasn't going off he rode like a dream. Acts like he had some reining training, as he'll do sliding stops and spins on a dime. I fell in love and that was the end of my will power so I now own two breeds I swore I'd never own and love them both. The other one is my killer Appaloosa who was headed to slaughter if I didn't buy him because of his dangerous behavior for an english junkie I'm sure aquiring the wrong breeds. I'm going to start working Jacob on cattle in a few weeks with help from the trainer where the team penning was held. Rob Butts owns a team penning place about 2 miles from my house and he's been after me to ride with them. Now I can. I wouldn't doubt that he's been around cattle before as he came from somewhere out west. He's branded but I can't really read it with his woolies on. I think it's a 51 or an SJ. How do I find out where he came from once I can tell what his brand actually is? I'm really fighting the urge to clip where it is so I can tell what it is. Also what are the in fashion colors for a very dark horse as we may do some local pleasure shows this summer. Pics tomorrow I took some tonight but they didn't come out well to dark so all you can really see are his white markings and his outline. My boyfriend might kill me when he gets home from work tonight and finds out I bought another horse and now need all the gear to go with it. Watch out ebay here I come. Oh what kind of saddle do I need is there an all purpose type western saddle one that would be fine for local shows, trail rides and the team penning? What is a good brand of western saddle? Is it better to get a new one or a used one? I'm sure I'll have a few more questions about what I'll need and what the best brands are as I want to get the right equipment and not end up with a crappy saddle. So much for repeating over and over that I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER HORSE.
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