> > adding front shims until the muscles built back up. I would
assume that also might help
> for a horse who's conformationally built downhill.
HI Karen
Yes you do post about shims before. I have my eye on the thinline as
well just found on another group someone used a Thinline to stop
their
> just looked up some elevations this morning and one difficult
training ride
> we do about twice a year goes from 1400 feet to 5208 ft.
Wow Nancy that is some ride,we don't have any elavations quite that
high!
Not sure I would like to use a crupper as she was ridden in one for
years I think th
> I haven't tried it; is your saddle slipping forward?
Hi Judy, yes it is on steep down hills that it slips forward. I had
posted earlier about contoured girths and got some great advise.
Then I cam across this pad claiming it stopped saddles from slipping
forward and wondered if it really did
Has anyone used the WINTEC comfort pad to stop a saddle slipping
forward?
http://www.wintec.net.au/products/accessories/comfortPad.html
Thanks
Zoe in BC
Hi Everyone
WOW thank you for all the advice, I tried what Kaaren suggested about
doing the girth up two holes more on either the back or front.
What I did notice is when the girth was done up two holes at the back
it made the front of the saddle come UP! Which led to it slipping
forward more!
Has any tried the torsion contoured griths? On the website it says they
can help prevent a saddle slipping forward if the girth has been
pulling it forward.
I am having the trouble with my Sensation and the sensation girth. If
the saddle is placed in the correct postition the billets are much
Congratulations to you and Remington! I cannot see the photo as I am on
Web only and Yahoo cuts off all Attachments. Will you be posting it in
the Photos section? I would love to see a Platinum pony! That is an
amazing feat for any equine but a true testament to the endurace of
Icelandic's! An
I have decided to offer my mare Emmy for sale. I feel our trails are
just to hard for her. We live on the side of very VERY steep mountain
and all our riding is exterme..NO gentle slopes or flat riding..sigh
She is for sale to an approved home only.. no beginners or people not
familier with
> Good luck Zoe! Here's my other suggestion: Read "Horses Never Lie" by
> Mark Rashid, and any other Rashid book you can get your hands on.
> Great stuff, will give you a lot of insight.
>
> Robyn S
>
Already have his books!! Great read I must say!!
Thanks
Zoe
I am going to take her to the vet to get her teeth done. Here in
Canada it is not legal to practice equine dentistry unless you are a
Vet. The only problem is I have to take her off island to a good vet,
we have one here on Island but he is only good if the horse has a
laceration etc..not for d
Hi Everyone
I have a few questions..:). I bought my mare Emmy two months ago and
have had an interesting time with her.
The lady said she would try maybe bucking when I first start taking
her out as she likes to test new people. She did the first time I
took her out on a trail ride she gave a
> Sometimes what you *feel* is not actually what is happening!
>
> When a horse racks / tolts, it stiffens it's back; this may *seem*
like the
> back is rising.
>
> Thanks!
> > Judy
>
Hi Judy I am don't have a video camera. But I find that interesting
that they "Stiffen" their back, as I cer
> Because it makes the horse hollow his back because it hurts. And a
> hollow-backed horse is easy to crank up into a tolt/rack. That's
not any
> way that I want to get gait, but it works...for a while. It's not
a kind
> thing to do the horse though, it will definitely cause long-term
problem
I love my Sensation and so does Emmy (the horse)! When I went to try
Emmy the previous owner said she had used an Icelandic saddle but had
just sold it so she was now using a western saddle. So I brought my
Sensation to try her in. Well I rode her for about 45 minutes or more.
The previous owne
> Zoe: You showed goats? Us too. And we did complete clips on each
doe- what a job! They were elegant and beautiful when clipped, however.
>
> Nancy Sturm in Oregon
>
Nancy what breed of goats did you have? I had Nubians mainly Fra-jac
and Longman lines which were from Oregon. One breeder
Hi Everyone
Well after some thought I decided to clip Emmy, I may buy the coat king
for next year though! But I have many worth of clippers now and it
was hot again so I thought what the heck! I only clipped her front end
and tummy, plus ( I hate to admit it and I am sure I will get strung
Thanks everyone for the replies!
Judy and Janice I think I might order that Mars Coat king comb. I
have done my fair share of clipping over the years after showing
goats, cattle and horses so it would be nice NOT to clip if I don't
have too! Although I don't want her to be too hot when we ride:
HI Everyone
I just brought my new Icelandic mare home last week ( she is on a two
week trial) and she is sheddingwill it EVER end? Today turned quite
warm and poor thing was sweating like crazy after 15 minutes out
riding. We have very steep terrain here so it is either UP or down no
nice
Just a note you can buy perforated PVC white pipe, (drain pipe) it has
many holes already in it!!
Hello!
I am new to this group and I am looking at getting an Icelandic horse.
I was wondering if anyone had done some driving and or pulled logs with
their Icelandic horse?
I would like to be able to do some chores with my new horses, such as
pulling small logs up to be cut, maybe moving some
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