tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post3036417941407959198..comments2023-08-27T06:04:21.991-05:00Comments on Eventing Saddlebred Style: Making A Solid Citizen Blog HopEventingSaddlebredStylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-26624124147370109932016-07-06T09:32:07.041-05:002016-07-06T09:32:07.041-05:00Good Blog Hop, added in my post :-)Good Blog Hop, added in my post :-)AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-62041175242876450642016-07-03T20:31:56.344-05:002016-07-03T20:31:56.344-05:00It is a very good skill for them to have.It is a very good skill for them to have.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-6525204452041531842016-07-03T20:30:52.084-05:002016-07-03T20:30:52.084-05:00Yay!Yay!EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-79662888377796809522016-07-02T23:39:45.538-05:002016-07-02T23:39:45.538-05:00Yea I'm all aboard the "probably anybody ...Yea I'm all aboard the "probably anybody could enjoy being around and riding this horse" boat as the thing likeliest to keep them safe moving forward tooemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-64173267806064769292016-07-02T23:07:34.305-05:002016-07-02T23:07:34.305-05:00Very good list! I am very slow but will try to jo...Very good list! I am very slow but will try to join the hop ;)KateRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12870548960430847612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-62205014816067577122016-07-01T12:42:15.505-05:002016-07-01T12:42:15.505-05:00So you're golden! 😉So you're golden! 😉TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-36907021841086639212016-07-01T11:09:41.811-05:002016-07-01T11:09:41.811-05:00Thank you. It has taught me so much.Thank you. It has taught me so much.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-12828704681757643982016-07-01T11:09:06.064-05:002016-07-01T11:09:06.064-05:00Personality and minds are important. I love Stinke...Personality and minds are important. I love Stinker's willingness. It just took me awhile to convince him that I wasn't going to hurt him and he would actually feel better relaxing and stretching.<br /><br />I agree with you about the pasture puffs that are old/older and don't know anything. But I have mixed feelings about the old horses. As a kid we had the old kid horses that as my sister and I out grew them they mostly sat in a pasture and were only occasionally used for the people that didn't know how to ride. They were mostly home bred horses and they had worked cattle for 20+ years. I don't feel like it was bad for them to live out their years like that. But they also lived in large pastures where they could roam (like 640 acres). I do think light work is good for the older sport horses that are kept in smaller areas.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-23844462183838168872016-07-01T10:57:22.264-05:002016-07-01T10:57:22.264-05:00Giving them a job they are good at is a good way t...Giving them a job they are good at is a good way to ensure their future.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-18249196296225021112016-07-01T10:55:06.530-05:002016-07-01T10:55:06.530-05:00Great list! You've made so much progress with ...Great list! You've made so much progress with stinker!☺Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438372155463437107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-74627397634330089492016-07-01T10:54:02.107-05:002016-07-01T10:54:02.107-05:00I can be persuaded. I'll see if I can get thin...I can be persuaded. I'll see if I can get things fixed up this afternoon.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-50594900566522776002016-07-01T08:54:08.053-05:002016-07-01T08:54:08.053-05:00Making my horse easily rideable by everyone (inclu...Making my horse easily rideable by everyone (including the 2' rider who bought him) was my goal in making sure my horse stayed safe.L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-82635119275663408002016-07-01T07:29:02.519-05:002016-07-01T07:29:02.519-05:00Nothing morbid about it- I know plenty of people t...Nothing morbid about it- I know plenty of people that have included the horse in their wills to make sure the right thing is done for them. Wills aren't morbid, why should ensuring your pets' safety be?<br /><br />I don't have anything set in stone, but I imagine my husband or parents would send Penn to Trainer for her to sell. I should probably make sure that's the case.<br /><br />A large reason I bought him was his super sweet personality- that's something I can't train, but certainly helps him. Things I make sure of: excellent ground manners (standing politely, leading politely, cross ties, clips, etc), easy to load/unload, trail rides and works alone or in a group, and train him to do something (like dressage).<br /><br />Forever home searches don't bother me at all. Probably because I see it as someone looking for another person who isn't going to 'use and abuse then dump' the horse. What bothers me are horses untouched in a field for years until their later years then have to be rehomed, or 7-10 year olds that are barely halter broke. I'm a firm believer that if you're going to bring a horse into this world, you're responsible for giving him a job and the tools to learn/do that job. I'm also not for tossing old horses out into a field to 'live out their days'- I think it's a death sentence. Continuing to lightly ride them is so good for them (unless they're not sound!). There's a 28 yr old and 30 yr old at our barn who are still spry and trucking along at their jobs and you'd never guess how old they are. I know a 30 year old who hasn't been ridden in 5-6 years and he looks well past his age and his health is declining because he doesn't have any weight to fall back on. I know which ones could still be rehomed at that age, and it's not the one who hasn't been ridden.Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-36770502202804677932016-07-01T07:14:15.630-05:002016-07-01T07:14:15.630-05:00This is a great list! This should be a blog hop!This is a great list! This should be a blog hop!Shaunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17348396578251983461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-8303803636519179032016-07-01T06:29:35.526-05:002016-07-01T06:29:35.526-05:00I forgot about those. Probably because Stinker roc...I forgot about those. Probably because Stinker rocks at them. :)EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4318842770364105067.post-3708083141394146062016-07-01T06:18:42.412-05:002016-07-01T06:18:42.412-05:00Under ground manners I would add loads and trailer...Under ground manners I would add loads and trailers well, clips, and stands well for the vet -- those are all pretty important to me! (After having horses that were terrible at those things, naturally lol)TrainwreckInTealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557554448624901955noreply@blogger.com