A look at some of the most horrible examples of horse equipment on the market today.
Please remember, this blog is simply MY opinions. Everyone has some and like armpits, some stink! It is all subjective anyway. I am not telling anyone what to use at all. I am just making observations and stating my own likes and dislikes. If you do not agree, fine, you are entitled. THERE IS NO ONE RIGHT WAY.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
Spidey Sense
"Spider - Saddle, Spider - Saddle..." Eeeek! Better make sure the person who you buy this for is not an arachnaphobe. It's different, I'll give it that.
They only place I could see this being somewhat acceptable to is a haunted hay ride type thing. Other than that, where could you ever really use it? I also like how they decided to "show off" the fender by detaching it an making it twice as big as the actual saddle
I usually use the word different when I don't want to offend someone by saying words like hideous, ugly, horrid, tasteless, eyesore, awful, etc., etc.!
Actually.,... if it was a little more feminine, with just a bit more spidery metal on it, it would be a refreshing touch of Goth among the sea of Country....
I always felt out of place with most horse people around here, since I was totally into the early 90s grunge/goth/industrial/techno scene, and I had exactly ONE "alternative" horse friend - but she was old school Punk Rock, and did Arabs and mostly saddleseat.
I'd love to see a steampunk horse scene. I mean, dude, DRESSAGE. Especially Classical Dressage.
Or hellraising punk rock contesting girls with badass girls in Doc Martens dying their hair magenta. And of course they wouldn't be ignorant rednecks, so maybe they'd be better horsemen than so many of those kids...
I can dream..... but I'm soooo sick of the whole Country scene.
Omg me to! I'm a barrel racer and at every race I feel so weird wearing my band t-shirts and my black hair. Even my horses are black (a coincidence thigh trust me)! I would love this set!
My immediate thought- maybe my hubby would ride if I got him a spiderman saddle?? LOL!!
Cattypex- I'm there with you on the music taste. I watch the freestyle reining video's on youtube, and think of songs that would be cool for reining... usually I end up with Bruce Springsteen or Patti Smith in mind, which really isn't too far out there... okay, maybe Patti Smith is, but...
Somehow, the whole 90's grunge/goth/industrial scene doesn't mesh into horse world for me... don't get me wrong, I'll still blast NIN when I clean my house but... the pesissism doesn't work for me, since horses make me continually optimistic.
I think the saddle looks well made... off to google the maker....
CP & Amy- We are so there with you on the music selections and the wish to lose the horses = hillbilly, redneck, twangy crap.
But then we have been known to pull into the parking lot at a competition with anything from Metalica, Ozzy, Motley Crue, and Led Zepplin among many others playing... Windows down and volume cranked up of course!
I kind of like the saddle... it looks well made, and you could always pick it out at a glance in the tack room!
And count me as on the the ones with "non-traditional" music in their imaginary freestyles (well, mine are only in my head!)... one horse I work with now would use "Given Up" by Linkin Park! "Tell me what the $%#! is wrong with MEEE!!"
They only place I could see this being somewhat acceptable to is a haunted hay ride type thing. Other than that, where could you ever really use it? I also like how they decided to "show off" the fender by detaching it an making it twice as big as the actual saddle
ReplyDeleteI actually kind of like it. A taste of the macabe and the darker side of life.
ReplyDeleteCustom made for the Headless Horseman!
ReplyDeleteToo bad it isn't sticky like a spiderweb... keep a darn good seat, lol.
ReplyDeleteAnd you can get bits to match!
ReplyDeleteDifferent......but not in a "good" way!
ReplyDeleteI usually use the word different when I don't want to offend someone by saying words like hideous, ugly, horrid, tasteless, eyesore, awful, etc., etc.!
Its very "special"! I give it that...What would you even use this for.. halloween? I bet even the horse is scared of this....Some creepy saddle maker!
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Actually.,... if it was a little more feminine, with just a bit more spidery metal on it, it would be a refreshing touch of Goth among the sea of Country....
ReplyDeleteI always felt out of place with most horse people around here, since I was totally into the early 90s grunge/goth/industrial/techno scene, and I had exactly ONE "alternative" horse friend - but she was old school Punk Rock, and did Arabs and mostly saddleseat.
I'd love to see a steampunk horse scene. I mean, dude, DRESSAGE. Especially Classical Dressage.
Or hellraising punk rock contesting girls with badass girls in Doc Martens dying their hair magenta. And of course they wouldn't be ignorant rednecks, so maybe they'd be better horsemen than so many of those kids...
I can dream..... but I'm soooo sick of the whole Country scene.
Omg me to! I'm a barrel racer and at every race I feel so weird wearing my band t-shirts and my black hair. Even my horses are black (a coincidence thigh trust me)! I would love this set!
Delete...I like it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe because Spider-Man is my favorite comic book character and I'm a total geek.
My immediate thought- maybe my hubby would ride if I got him a spiderman saddle?? LOL!!
ReplyDeleteCattypex- I'm there with you on the music taste. I watch the freestyle reining video's on youtube, and think of songs that would be cool for reining... usually I end up with Bruce Springsteen or Patti Smith in mind, which really isn't too far out there... okay, maybe Patti Smith is, but...
Somehow, the whole 90's grunge/goth/industrial scene doesn't mesh into horse world for me... don't get me wrong, I'll still blast NIN when I clean my house but... the pesissism doesn't work for me, since horses make me continually optimistic.
I think the saddle looks well made... off to google the maker....
CP & Amy- We are so there with you on the music selections and the wish to lose the horses = hillbilly, redneck, twangy crap.
ReplyDeleteBut then we have been known to pull into the parking lot at a competition with anything from Metalica, Ozzy, Motley Crue, and Led Zepplin among many others playing... Windows down and volume cranked up of course!
I kind of like the saddle... it looks well made, and you could always pick it out at a glance in the tack room!
ReplyDeleteAnd count me as on the the ones with "non-traditional" music in their imaginary freestyles (well, mine are only in my head!)... one horse I work with now would use "Given Up" by Linkin Park! "Tell me what the $%#! is wrong with MEEE!!"
I think this would be cute, for a little kid who liked spiderman, and hearts not so much.
ReplyDeleteI think I saw this on Orange County Choppers.
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