tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18137778299514467212024-03-01T23:50:22.429-08:00Tacky Tack of the DayA 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.
Please, read and enjoy and try not to be ugly to others. Everyone has a right to their opinions.scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.comBlogger439125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-74352072259440294192012-10-24T13:38:00.002-07:002012-10-24T13:38:27.285-07:00A Challenge for Schneiders<span class="userContent">I has a conumdrum....my gelding, Sonny, AKA Goober, has a saddle fit issue. I CANNOT seem to find an English AP or CC saddle WIDE enough for him. This horse does NOT look as wide as he is, but he takes a full QH bar with a nearly 8" gullet! I have a Wintec 2000, and have the widest gullet in it that comes with the regular kit, but it STILL causes issues, the panels are that thrice-damned CAIR stuff and the channel is too narrow. With the wide gullet it now rides DOWNHILL on an already slightly downhill horse. SO, anyone have any ideas? Anyone found a good saddle that will fit a TRULY wide horse?</span><br />
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<span class="userContent">I have been eyeing <a href="http://www.sstack.com/english_saddles_close-contact/pinnacle-kirkby-cc-saddle/">this saddle</a> from Schneiders, but I still have my doubts that it would even remotely fit. I would LOVE to try it out to see if it passes muster. The saddle is BEAUTIFUL, and if it is as good a quality as it LOOKS and claims, it would be well worth the price. They have a lot of nice specialty items for wider horses like Arabians and QHs, so I am thinking it might would work. Anyone out there ever tried one? </span><br />
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<span class="userContent">So, Schneiders, what say you? </span><br />
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<span class="userContent"></span>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-29306371034551563672012-09-03T09:58:00.002-07:002012-09-03T09:58:59.874-07:00Gone...Well, as some of you know from the FB post, I lost my beloved mare Fatima (AKA the SRF) August the 24. She died of a massive reaction to a progesterone injection. She began to seize the evening before, as soon as I began to give the injection, it scared me to death. I stopped and did not give her the whole thing. I called the vet (two vets actually) and they told me it sounded like I had accidentally gotten some of the medication in an artery when she started to squirm around and she would be fine in a bit. She seemed to come out of it and recover and was up and walking around when we left the barn. At nine o'clock at night the barn owner texted me and said she was still doing fine, wandering around and grazing.<br />
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At 4:30 Friday morning I got a call telling me that she had crashed through the fence and then onto the barn owner's back porch, breaking a window. Apparently she went through another fence into the back pasture, which is where she was when we got there. She was completely neurologic, she would go into a seizure, fall, thrash, smash her head on the ground and then go still for a bit, resting, then she would attempt to get up and start all over. We got two halters on her and managed to keep her from smashing her head into the ground as much. The closest vet would not answer the calls, and my usual vet was an hour and a half away. She got up and headed our way, but in the interim we had to deal with the repeated seizures. The interval between them got longer, but they were still happening. When the vet got there, she sedated her and began IV fluids laced with Dex and DMSO to try to reduce the swelling that had developed in her brain. She finally lay quietly and was resting after the fluids were administered.<br />
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The vet left another bag of fluids and a sedative for me to administer a bit later. I am a vet tech and have had the training to do these things and my vet knows my abilities and had it not been me she would not have trusted me with this sort of thing. She had inserted a jugular catheter, and sutured it in. She told me that she was not going to lie to me, and that she could still not make it. I understood, I know that a horse surviving something like what she had gone through was iffy at best.<br />
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My best friend and I stayed out in the pasture with her, watching her for any signs of coming out of it. After about an hour or so, she seemed to begin to seize again. Her breathing became very labored, her nostrils collapsing, and she was gasping. I called the vet back and she said to re-sedate her. I did and she continued to take what turned out to be her final breaths. She had no response to stimulus. I was holding her nostrils open and trying to get her to breathe again, my friend was also calling to her and trying to get her to respond, but she was gone.<br />
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We let my friend's gelding, who loved my mare, say goodbye before we loaded her on the trailer and took her home. It was the longest drive I have ever made. On our way we say a beautiful, full rainbow, I like to think that was her, crossing over, saying goodbye. When we arrived back at the farm I grew up on and she was born on, we drove her to the back pasture and laid her to rest beside her mother. They are together now.<br />
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This has been the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I miss her so much. I had such hopes and dreams for us. Part of me still can't grasp the fact that she is gone.<br />
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Love your horses folks, love them with all you have, you never know when your time with them will be gone.scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-83651405764787316752012-08-06T13:15:00.001-07:002012-08-06T13:15:50.377-07:00We have Facebook!Tacky Tack is moving up into the land of Social Networking...wooooooooooooo. Behold, denizens of Tackiness<br />
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It is designed as an open group for everyone to post photos of Tacky finds, torture devices, horrible misuse of "hardware", etc. for discussion. I ask for no sales ads or trolling. If we can't play nice, mommy will shut it down.scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-754318888178724032012-08-06T10:52:00.002-07:002012-08-06T10:52:16.673-07:00Fantastic Product from SStack.com!<a href="http://www.sstack.com/horse-care_fly-spray-fly-repellent_fly-repellent/fly-free-zone-leg-bands-set-of-4/">Fly Free Zone leg bands</a> are the bomb! Let me tell you, my gelding apparently tastes like candy to the flies and they would leave his poor white legs all chewed up and bloody. I used fly spray, but it only worked for a little bit. I bought a set of these leg bands by Fly Free Zone (they make neck bands too) and bam! No more chewed up legs. They are basically a Velcro band that you attach around your horse's lower leg. They contain a sponge soaked in a mixture of Citronella oil and fly repellent. Now, they do dry up eventually, but I discovered that I could soak them with my fly spray and some Citronella essential oil every week or so and they work good as new! <a href="http://www.sstack.com/">Schneider's</a> also carries the collar, which is excellent for keeping those deerflies from buzzing their ears.<br />
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<br />scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-75697878847163068432012-08-06T10:41:00.000-07:002012-08-06T10:41:04.929-07:00Dressage...the epitome of elegance.Or not. Usually we associate lovely, elegant black or dark brown, understated tack with this disicipline, but I recently stumbled upon...<br />
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<br />scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-91653577723280956712012-07-26T18:33:00.001-07:002012-07-26T18:33:36.763-07:00Tack FindsSo guys, I was contacted by <a href="http://www.sstack.com/">Schneider's Saddlery</a> to do some product reviews and features here on the blog. They have great prices and a wide variety of products. This week I am featuring a product that they carry and I own.<br />
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I had been looking for a new western saddle for some time. The one I used to show last year was one I bought when I was 11 years old. Needless to say, I have outgrown it. I could still fit the seat, but the stirrups were hung WAY too far back. It killed my knees to ride it. I decided to get a Wintec western saddle to replace it. I went with their <a href="http://www.sstack.com/western_saddles_synthetic/wintec-square-skirt-western-saddle/">square skirt model</a> in black. I have had a Wintec English All Purpose with the interchangeable gullets for a couple of years, and before that I had an early model Wintec 2000 that I rode for YEARS. I loved that saddle, so needless to say I had complete faith in the Wintec brand.<br />
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When the saddle came in, I was pleased with the quality and the weight. My old saddle had been a heavy roping saddle, and I wanted something easier to lift and carry. My only complaint was the plastic stirrups and that was easily remedied. Since I planned to use it to show, I decided to dress it up a bit with some conchos from Tandy Leather and some new blackened, etched aluminum stirrups. I also got a cheapo plain leather bridle off of eBay, an undyed leather buckaroo style breastcollar. I already had a set of reins I could use as well as a pretty bit. I dyed the bridle and breastcollar and added silver to them as well. Here is the result. Pretty nice, eh?<br />
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Does that not sound like the perfect name for this thing? Mikmar's new invention looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. The mouthpiece, though substantial and somewhat overkill, does not appear THAT severe, but dang, if that sucker goes in the horse's mouth like I think it does, can we say jawbreaker? </div>
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<span style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">A "BEST SELLER" for Barrels and Gymkhana. The Mikmar Short Shank Gagavator is a quicker activating bit that allows the rider a quick pick up and release ride. It is excellent for lifting the shoulders and lightening. Works well for developing bend and flexibility. It encourages flexion, collection and good control. It discourages the horse from leaning and pulling, with excellent rate or half halt. A nice tool for helping the horse transfer weight to the hind quarters, and getting underneath himself for better turns. The Sweet Iron mouthpiece pacifies a busy -mouthed horse and keeps the mouth moist and soft.</span><br style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Short Shank Gagavator offers more poll pressure and stop than the Two and Three Ring styles. Works well for all level horses. </span><span style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">We recommend using a leather curb strap for bit stability.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">The Mikmar Long Shank Gagavator offers stronger Poll pressure and more control for those needing it.</span> <span style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">Works well for stronger level horses. We recommend using a leather curb strap for bit stability.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #fcf5e7; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yikes. Forget teaching your horse to stop, or carry themselves, or collect. Just slap one of these on and problem solved!! Click </span></span><a href="http://www.mikmar.com/bit-pages/gagavators-PS.html">http://www.mikmar.com/bit-pages/gagavators-PS.html</a> to see a video of how they fit/work. And yep, they do go on like I thought. Add curb strap and holy cow. </div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-84649197703407467812012-07-05T09:21:00.003-07:002012-07-05T09:22:06.192-07:00Jolly Green...Saddle?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Oh, my. The shades of green kind of clash don't they? Perhaps for a costume class, maybe, probably not. Craptackistan is still going strong it seems. </div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-24722389902094002572012-07-03T11:49:00.001-07:002012-07-03T11:49:02.874-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I know it has been forever since I had a new post. Unfortunately, believe it or not, I am running out of material!! The Craptackastani saddle makers have not been producing much that is new these days. I have run across a few things, but usually more of the same ol' same ol'. So, all you window shoppers out there, keep your eyes peeled for stuff like this...
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This left me speechless. Really. Fake Snake patterning, what looks like rubber material, funky pattern on the knee roll area, FLORAL stirrups in pastel colors, RED piping and panels. Oh, and a blingy browband bridle made of quality cardboard leather along with a fairly decent looking girth and some half chaps. Interesting, yeah, interesting. That's a polite way to say it.<br />
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<br />scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-60061341148383237612012-02-06T08:07:00.000-08:002012-02-06T08:21:00.071-08:00This shit ought to be illegal...<div>Found this website linked from FHOTD, they show a couple of pics of the bits on the blog, but I thought I would post some of them here too. 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Starting what? Ruining them? The links on the chain mouth ones have the links welded together in three sections. Are you kidding? This would lacerate the bars of the mouth and the tongue if used too roughly, oh and lets add a gag action and a curb chain too, just to make it a bit better. And ooh! What if we made GAG bridles with them? Then we could tear up their lips too!<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div></div></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-55259782327115273672012-01-23T13:00:00.000-08:002012-01-23T13:04:43.550-08:00My MayhewWell, the old girl has been dated. My side saddle was built in 1912, on Sept the 9th to be exact. It will be a hundred years old this fall. It is currently with Lillian Chaudhary being restored. She sent me this pic of the manufacturing label. <div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 311px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRgtjDqpnpenLS-GyOF98jXng11W-vVI7I_B0SBIRDeUTBlhFFXMlGLVTrRLyimuTbArJDFP1Sg1EEFf-BAaNyyQxRG0EgO7i35IuB5CYIweGwa4tyM-rn0yqcHnIKGyP-SqcgXVpcuMwJ/s320/Mayhew+1912+Lisadelle+008.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700936082951007618" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Everything inside the saddle is good, no real structural damage. The moths just had a good go at the wool flocking. Om Nom Nom...</div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-7772346566292953702011-12-29T08:20:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:27:01.424-08:00Looks sturdy to me!<div>Or not. These things look like they would fall the hell apart the first time you rode them. And how, pray tell, are you supposed to get ON them without a tall mounting block? They look like they would just spin round and round the horse. It's a glorified bareback pad. I don't like the look of them at all, they just seem so, fall apart, like they are held together with Velcro. 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This was actually the item I sent in as my "tryout" post for the blog. <div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">The news that horse slaughter was again made legal has hit the news. Obama has signed a bill funding horse meat inspections and it is expected that slaughter plants will reopen and new ones will be built in the coming months. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">News Articles - <a href="http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/obama-legalizes-horse-slaughter-for-human/">http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/obama-legalizes-horse-slaughter-for-human/</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111130/NEWS11/111130006/horse-butcher-consumption?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE">http://www.news-leader.com/article/20111130/NEWS11/111130006/horse-butcher-consumption?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is, of course, a very controversial issue and has opponents and supporters alike. Most horse owners are vehemently against it, stating that horses are like cats and dogs and should be exempt from our diet. In reality, horses straddle a very “gray” area legally. They are technically livestock, but most horse owners view them as family members and pets. There are many cultures that consume horse meat, as well as cultures that will not eat things we consume daily, like cattle and swine. It is important to keep in mind that America is a melting pot, and that many people from many cultures live here. Who are we to say that they cannot follow their own dietary preferences?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">As to the topic of slaughter and its impact on the horse industry; no, we don’t like to think of our beloved ponies going to the plant. In fact, horses that have a good home, are successful in their given sport, are well trained, quiet mounts, etc. will keep their places for the most part. There will always be those unscrupulous breeders/owners that will haul an animal to the auction when it is no longer useful, there is nothing that can be done about that, but really, would you rather see them shipped to Mexico or Canada, enduring countless hours of transport to the border to be loaded on double deckers to meet their grim fate at the hands of a knife wielding Mexican slaughterhouse worker or to be transported to a more local plant that can be regulated? </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I am not “pro-slaughter”; I am pro-logical solution. You have to remove the emotion, step back and evaluate things in a logical manner. This is hard, I know. But do try.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><br />If we allow the plants to open, require stricter monitoring of the transport, holding, and slaughter procedures; appoint state-approved veterinary supervision of each plant on a full-time basis. Make inspections a regular and closely scrutinized. Require retrofitting of old plants to handle the specific needs that horses present (keep in mind that most current plants were built to handle cattle) and make specific requirements that must be met to build and operate new plants. Put in place regulations regarding condition of the animals to be shipped, make it illegal to ship horses of inadequate body condition and of poor health. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Let’s face it; there are thousands of “surplus” horses in the country. Many are the products of indiscriminate breeding, the racing industry, and the collapse of the economy. The ideal situation in most horse owner’s minds is to have them living out their lives on a farm, running free for the rest of their time on the earth. The reality is, these places do not exist. Do you want a couple of dozen unwanted horses dropped off at your place to have to feed and care for for the next 20 or so years? No one does, that is the problem. Horse rescues can only do so much; there is not an unlimited number of homes willing or able to take a horse that may never be rideable or useable in any way. Horses are expensive pets, we all know that. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">One solution suggested by many advocates is low cost euthanasia. Ok, so now you have 1000 lbs of poisoned carcass, now what? Rendering is not free, neither are most landfills (I have been involved in a situation involving euthanasia and a landfill, not pretty), many areas do not allow burial of large animals, many owners have nowhere to bury a horse, and you can’t just dump it in the woods or the back pasture as it can poison scavenging wildlife and local dogs. There is also a risk of groundwater contamination. One means of low cost/free euthanasia is often viewed as too violent and traumatic to the owners. Euthanasia by bullet is very effective and humane, if done correctly. However, finding someone willing to perform this task that can do so reliably is difficult, and once again you have 1000 lbs of carcass, albeit untainted by poison, to dispose of. Burial is an option, as is rendering, neither of which is inexpensive. Burying a horse usually involves the use of heavy earth moving equipment and a suitable location away from groundwater supplies. The carcass can be donated to schools if there are universities nearby that are interested, but this is usually not a viable option. While some big cat rescues will take the remains to feed to their animals, many horse owners find this repulsive. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The slaughter plants could provide a pressure release valve to the overpopulation of unwanted horses in this country. It is not a nice thing to consider, most horse owners are horrified at the very thought. However, there IS a place for them. I believe that if handled carefully and regulated closely they can again become a viable solution for the excess horses that are currently starving because the owners can no longer feed them, that are unsuitable as mounts or pets, that are abandoned to fend for themselves, and that are trucked thousands of miles to suffer a long trailer ride, a stay in an overcrowded feed lot and a cruel death in a foreign plant. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I love horses, I love my horses more than anything in the world. I would NEVER allow one of mine to suffer the indignity of a slaughterhouse. Most horse owners will say the same thing. These are not the horses we are discussing. Yes, there still will be horses that were once champions and beloved companions going to slaughter. These will not be the majority. Each plant should be required to check each horse for identification marks or microchips and confirm that the horse was legally sold by the current owner. Once a horse leaves your possession to live with a new owner, you have relinquished control of that animal unless there was a contract stating otherwise. If you are uncomfortable with that concept, don’t sell your horse. If you can no longer care for it or no longer want it, but are afraid of it going to slaughter eventually if you sell it, put on your big girl/boy underpants and take responsibility for its fate. Euthanize the animal and see to the disposal of the remains, and realize that you are going to have to pay for any expenses incurred. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">It is a cold, harsh truth, but it is just that, truth. There are more horses in this country than can ever be absorbed. Think about what I have said, logically, for a while. Do you have a better solution? </p></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-5642746303776017572011-12-12T08:55:00.000-08:002011-12-12T09:01:30.957-08:00The Treeless Wonder<div>Now in hair on leopard print cowhide! YAY! </div><div><br /></div><div>Is anyone else frightened at the very idea of actually USING this to ride? I would be safer bareback, thanks. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HUsrvzhooWworD1JEGhvXV9O4EB2Xabbg6lF3LcpP4k9LDSYjB-GQlRmfuyGQhsiAAc4-m7IsbImmFonpMzqaTMRyZYwf1DR9RDshmhdk8RUB_oKlgz5QFGoXwhAhY11UHExo5nXP85_/s1600/%2524%2528KGrHqR%252C%2521oEE63WY-E4%2529BO5%252Cf%2529V8%2521w%257E%257E60_3.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HUsrvzhooWworD1JEGhvXV9O4EB2Xabbg6lF3LcpP4k9LDSYjB-GQlRmfuyGQhsiAAc4-m7IsbImmFonpMzqaTMRyZYwf1DR9RDshmhdk8RUB_oKlgz5QFGoXwhAhY11UHExo5nXP85_/s320/%2524%2528KGrHqR%252C%2521oEE63WY-E4%2529BO5%252Cf%2529V8%2521w%257E%257E60_3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685287752943905746" /></a>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-25014619504427677362011-12-09T07:31:00.000-08:002011-12-09T07:51:38.553-08:00It's that time of year again...<div>...Yep, it's huntin' season again! Time for the barrage of camo saddles to begin. Though this one looks like it was done with markers by a five year old Craptackistani child. At least the seat and swells are black, you know, so you don't lose it in the woods. Though I personally think it should have blaze orange accents myself. That would just make it the awesome, am I right? </div><div><br /></div><div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 159px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqZ423d6NgbHF_hw40zfFaQ6mQvznWb31pK6PyZKIgn0EcVJJIqQS-Tgerbwt5Zlv0syY-mrfUabe42iq5Q2tzdtwQYltpQEBsDVT3AkQ8J0KbRxawp_D9iv4j1g39osRF8MVm8Cm_hCs/s320/camo+saddle.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5684153970388958242" /></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-66608983797607934942011-12-05T12:53:00.000-08:002011-12-05T12:59:48.813-08:00It hurts the eyes...<div>...and kind of gives me a headache. If they had stuck with purple and black or purple and tan it might not be so painful. Maybe. It almost looks like the bottom skirt is synthetic, but I can't tell. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2yBzikH1x7_sFDJ4CsBsugtrsJy_g0stNfru0-CiB6JileTlErD_85aJuxGPzcCxR_87Q9u0Cse791QCR74aPkJPkfjreVfxpsHFIWWZOKIKoDcX4UN9qAQCsG5uU36Lj0tNciGCyDAM/s1600/1097382545_4240224596_full.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2yBzikH1x7_sFDJ4CsBsugtrsJy_g0stNfru0-CiB6JileTlErD_85aJuxGPzcCxR_87Q9u0Cse791QCR74aPkJPkfjreVfxpsHFIWWZOKIKoDcX4UN9qAQCsG5uU36Lj0tNciGCyDAM/s320/1097382545_4240224596_full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682750541790345826" /></a>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-75025452765676258822011-11-30T08:00:00.000-08:002011-11-30T08:06:29.469-08:00You know, it IS possible to...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjh3Vl4Gug-ZFXbS-i4rYU8QUH172AGNl71oxKj1zaysfnD_i611Qb11JPjCGyeIy_EbVR1z4vmI6PzXvpZyjCwRHe8BEZaWB36cNM-ll_Xg8zkxVxCPcjCwq0VbqhnplpAL6Z74ruN5c/s1600/connie-combs-gag-bit.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizjh3Vl4Gug-ZFXbS-i4rYU8QUH172AGNl71oxKj1zaysfnD_i611Qb11JPjCGyeIy_EbVR1z4vmI6PzXvpZyjCwRHe8BEZaWB36cNM-ll_Xg8zkxVxCPcjCwq0VbqhnplpAL6Z74ruN5c/s320/connie-combs-gag-bit.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680819507288144018" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>...train your horse to do what you require without the use of bits like this. Really, it is. You could cut a tongue OFF with this sucker, look how thin that mouthpiece is. You should NEVER use something like this on a horse that is not finished, and even then, I would ask why. A finished horse shouldn't need this anyway. I shudder at the thought of how many speed horses out there have relatively inexperienced owners, little training, and less control have these shoved in their mouth, their heads tied down and the rider holding onto the reins for dear life. </div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-23980780681827776752011-11-28T08:18:00.000-08:002011-11-28T08:23:28.366-08:00Unsafe and Unridable AbominationClick the pic to go to Lelia's sidesaddle blog where she has a truly Tacky side saddle (I use this term loosely) posted with commentary. It is a prime example of what NOT to buy. Craptackistani make, completely WRONG, unridable, uncomfortable, and unsafe. NEVER NEVER NEVER buy a side saddle from Craptackistan folks. EVER. With the exception of the Elan sold by Hundred Oaks, which is a good saddle, they are all CRAP.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://sidesaddlegirl.blogspot.com/"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-Rj7slTfj9UyE9AReEnPz94Sd-aNHy6ZKvau4S80j6jauYSqhrb-KpunmnBVpeSAb0xJBZFPVtHWQBI1AT5_MNQntu5CRFKDCvxFhqQaxydTKGbCzwBCGGtxFswMVNzR-CkwAoMacDVc/s320/abomination1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680082796512225010" /></a></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-1992893241542110712011-11-22T07:11:00.000-08:002011-11-22T07:18:29.738-08:00Um, why?<div>Really Hilason? Why? I doubt seriously you can actually RIDE this creation without destroying it, it is white, and a Native American motif on a modern western saddle. It just looks funky. We all know it is not hand beaded or quilled, and we all know it came from Craptackistan. Heck, the jockey on this side is not even attached in the correct place. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2jHi8YGvWn4O5uSWmncGnE6IHTWUlSpcYpgXANJ9MIjRWoN8uGDP1wQxhJasnGVAV9ZjRHb3L9c6eGchFoHT3Wh4dIxF3YfqRz-oJDv2X4759fu1bESJF6By7jTnT92Tf0IrzuWarCMy/s1600/%2524%2528KGrHqF%252C%2521jME6EOfyWHkBOuI15Jc5Q%257E%257E60_12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2jHi8YGvWn4O5uSWmncGnE6IHTWUlSpcYpgXANJ9MIjRWoN8uGDP1wQxhJasnGVAV9ZjRHb3L9c6eGchFoHT3Wh4dIxF3YfqRz-oJDv2X4759fu1bESJF6By7jTnT92Tf0IrzuWarCMy/s320/%2524%2528KGrHqF%252C%2521jME6EOfyWHkBOuI15Jc5Q%257E%257E60_12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677839245299529250" /></a>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-64898456272872981892011-11-17T07:56:00.000-08:002011-11-17T08:08:01.757-08:00This Reminds Me...Of some of the saddles that used to come with my My Little Ponies when I was a kid. I can't imagine anyone actually using this. Not only does it look cheaply made, it is positively hideous. <div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwk2E5wfYUZXmp-M1MtV4gA2qdt0pJeW6cb2af2r7fOz3cYrHBoJTs7wvy6aTSHCII0iHhEOzEQ1FrQN9tbo37yel1lfDycGr7GRRYnko9J-C4RDxCIwo7RsUeZI0kzO8-vWAaGi_QIZm/s1600/image_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwk2E5wfYUZXmp-M1MtV4gA2qdt0pJeW6cb2af2r7fOz3cYrHBoJTs7wvy6aTSHCII0iHhEOzEQ1FrQN9tbo37yel1lfDycGr7GRRYnko9J-C4RDxCIwo7RsUeZI0kzO8-vWAaGi_QIZm/s320/image_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675994360180140562" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>See the similarities?</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG0kaUQdK7WRsnGux384XXw3IotiJbZb68HInxJZZMvlCqN4DztJ8V_P9S2YQ1roXx6xAVjzL_uapBuvx5CJNSgoljr3zXCubH56EIDXL6A343cvT43OSALmoFE6Nqx4Hffxp69p8H58kb/s320/images+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675996576792844130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 139px; " /></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-35671246806675566802011-11-16T11:32:00.001-08:002011-11-16T11:39:08.244-08:00I'm BackLong time, no post. But fear not! I am still kicking. I have just been very preoccupied with stuff lately. I have spent a lot of time doing SCA activities with my horses, showing, and just generally riding. Here are some recent pics of the SRF and I last weekend at Gleann Abhann Fall Crown List. We did an Equestrian demo for the populace and explained some of the ins and outs of what we do.<div><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwJc4r7jEKfuyB8kkyLvuPnPoC7VGI4FPNQNyKDLS5WIXPb-rXHcbdfTCap1azpOwSDI8GQ8faQWe6nbujcp-aO0huk2KyhNtbTzcXgrpafeAMnWBrvnEDMRMhFwyL93rg5HPSpqBcbgS/s320/awesomeness.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675679517680202562" /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCLfj57sHfUCGiOH0RRdqQE1-ttf-ckvuTQDNsebMu5lPm66wekhPlpEwT2COyhM2qj13-XRYPl39qhnSUd3nsimn1L9vlFt_UW5FqxE0q4PvO4WePDs8_MAAl4AlIfuIZmPbnQ9MOYiU/s1600/Fatima+tent+pegging.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfCLfj57sHfUCGiOH0RRdqQE1-ttf-ckvuTQDNsebMu5lPm66wekhPlpEwT2COyhM2qj13-XRYPl39qhnSUd3nsimn1L9vlFt_UW5FqxE0q4PvO4WePDs8_MAAl4AlIfuIZmPbnQ9MOYiU/s320/Fatima+tent+pegging.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675679523881492946" style="cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And here is some TACKY for you!</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9o2MGyTwhWNuFL8_A0QGZgJeA97eZhzLYYiYYHI0dL0fQswzsX6jnDxQLdmXjlypZTwTleCRsV7TzefYYjjYfOOZkFBDqkLXtQMyBSxtXkOXvuj0B4KlAanrsAtKRIjBME1HpKYqbUrdw/s320/2956.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675680154614035074" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px; " /></div><div><br /></div><div>Look, it even has their phone number so you can order one just like it!!</div><div><br /></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-80455765073872991032011-09-08T08:49:00.000-07:002011-09-08T08:55:46.251-07:00Confused<div>This saddle looks very confused, it is like the bastard child of a Buena Vista and a western. Very odd looking. That horn looks like it just can't wait to catch some unwary male in the "nads" when the horse makes a sudden stop. </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpHMs1i30Tm0SbGjviVCeNbS8I6a-SVLKKAI3aX3GKylxUE1w7jpl8sfNmeymOAa1ZM6p1dY3B4pn47l-ZsY13MlgqV8n5JkHFCWIl8xr8PnUiue5xtiv9IKp0_LYNUD7rQMbFQChGhBV/s1600/1b33_3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpHMs1i30Tm0SbGjviVCeNbS8I6a-SVLKKAI3aX3GKylxUE1w7jpl8sfNmeymOAa1ZM6p1dY3B4pn47l-ZsY13MlgqV8n5JkHFCWIl8xr8PnUiue5xtiv9IKp0_LYNUD7rQMbFQChGhBV/s320/1b33_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650017678044201762" /></a>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-50564335508004558292011-08-31T07:51:00.000-07:002011-08-31T08:02:00.872-07:00It amazes me...<div>...how one company can provide SO MUCH scary looking tack to this blog. How many times have we seen their products here? They must keep the factories in Craptackistan working night and day to produce this stuff. Also, HOW exactly do you get leather to be this color? I can just imagine the cracking and flaking of the finish, not to mention the high quality leather and padding. However, if you feel you just can't do without, they kindly post their toll free number on EVERYTHING. </div><div>
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<br /></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-37797557825396192592011-08-22T14:03:00.000-07:002011-08-22T14:16:31.390-07:00Show report and side saddle...
<br />My Mayhew Lissadell came in! It fits us PERFECTLY. It is night and day compared to the Elan. I don't feel in any way unbalanced or precariously perched. It needs some work, more than I expected from the photos/description. I used it Saturday for a show and was tightening the offside billets when the front one snapped off in my hand! Completely dry-rotted. Thankfully we were standing still. I patched it up and rode the class anyway. Rode it again yesterday, using the remaining two offside billets (and praying) and the rear billet on the nearside ripped! Emailed the seller and getting a partial refund for repairs. It will NOT be sent back, MINE. <div>
<br /></div><div>As for the show, it was the GQ's first time out. He did very well, coming in third in Hunter Under Saddle, and though he participated in and tried his best to do Horsemanship, he was beaten by the more experienced horses. He did so well though! No spooking, he tried as hard as he could to do what he thought was being asked. He was just so ADD, looking around like a llama. But he maintained a calm attitude the whole time, just very interested in his surroundings.</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The SRF had a poor showing in the Open Gaited class, deciding in the lineup that she would rather scream and holler and bounce around because the GQ was nearby than to stand quietly. Sigh. We came in fourth. The Slow Gaited class (think gaited WP) was better, we came in third. She also had an excellent round of speed events, running just over 10 seconds on speed, 32.something on poles (first time EVER), and a 23.something on barrels, for the third time in her life. Can't complain. We came in third in speed. Little gaited horse can run!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>The show was very laid back and relaxed, and the prizes were HORSE FEED!! 2 sacks for first, one for second and third, and a prize out of the supply box (contained electrolytes, show sheen, fly spray, etc) or a feed bucket for fourth and fifth! We came home with 3 bags of $15 plus dollar a bag feed and a small container of electrolytes. Not too shabby. Sorry for the lack of pics, we both forgot our cameras!!</div><div>
<br /></div><div>And now, some gratuitous tacky tack for you...</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>Yes, denim. </div><div>
<br /></div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813777829951446721.post-42678587435771548252011-08-17T13:37:00.000-07:002011-08-17T13:47:30.435-07:00Finally found a use for this saddle...<div>I may possibly have found the only real use for this particular saddle...</div><div>
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<br /></div><div>maybe if you put it on this guy, he might feel almost level...
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<br /></div><div>See, there is a practical side to everything! LOL</div>scaequestrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08725843325015172766noreply@blogger.com8