tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post2716603599457256947..comments2023-08-27T06:04:21.991-05:00Comments on Eventing Saddlebred Style: Little ThingsEventingSaddlebredStylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-70996024897072636892016-12-05T19:18:59.588-06:002016-12-05T19:18:59.588-06:00I had a mare I could open barb wire gates off of b...I had a mare I could open barb wire gates off of but a solid gate was a solid nope. I'm super lazy so I love being able to open and close gates off of horses.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-34346816401248113792016-12-05T19:17:10.678-06:002016-12-05T19:17:10.678-06:00That loose rein thing is still a work in progress....That loose rein thing is still a work in progress. Actually just standing is a work in progress...EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-38911704621898536582016-12-05T19:16:26.382-06:002016-12-05T19:16:26.382-06:00We have always had the move sideways. It has just ...We have always had the move sideways. It has just gotten a bit more controllable lately. But I totally get what you mean. I've had numerous horses shoot sideways because the gate is going to eat them 🙄EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-21841603212110286032016-12-05T19:14:03.220-06:002016-12-05T19:14:03.220-06:00I was really pleased. I figured that I would be ab...I was really pleased. I figured that I would be able to get it open but not closed.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-13153551861461588222016-12-05T19:13:28.656-06:002016-12-05T19:13:28.656-06:00It also is helpful when your horse isn't tryin...It also is helpful when your horse isn't trying to open the gate when you are trying to latch it 😂EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-31678903742814925122016-12-05T19:12:46.922-06:002016-12-05T19:12:46.922-06:00So very useful. We need to get better so we can do...So very useful. We need to get better so we can do it on all gates tho EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-26153358234215485542016-12-05T18:53:55.776-06:002016-12-05T18:53:55.776-06:00Gate opening is such a real and useful skill!! Isa...Gate opening is such a real and useful skill!! Isabel was master of some gates and completely terrible at others lol. Charlie has only faced on so far... And not particularly successfully lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-30242531063985428972016-12-05T10:00:26.420-06:002016-12-05T10:00:26.420-06:00I'm a big fan of basic skills like opening gat...I'm a big fan of basic skills like opening gates and standing on a loose rein. :-) That's one of the best things that came out of my early days with C.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-26134505626971173942016-12-05T09:13:35.707-06:002016-12-05T09:13:35.707-06:00Ugh i'm jealous of your gate opening. we haven...Ugh i'm jealous of your gate opening. we haven't exactly mastered enough "please move sideways" to do the gate without bumping into it and causing a havoc.Purple Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179696153116063779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-63378290190977422222016-12-05T08:22:05.101-06:002016-12-05T08:22:05.101-06:00Haha, that is a big thing to be able to do it, eve...Haha, that is a big thing to be able to do it, even if it took a while!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-87534210793308954112016-12-05T07:12:08.393-06:002016-12-05T07:12:08.393-06:00Nobody does anything perfectly the first time, tak...Nobody does anything perfectly the first time, takes lots of ugly practicing 😀 yay for you and Stinker! TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-42397261631556822182016-12-05T05:07:30.013-06:002016-12-05T05:07:30.013-06:00Small things is my universe right now! Congrats on...Small things is my universe right now! Congrats on the gate- that is a useful skill!TeresaAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05311118900077951863noreply@blogger.com