Warning - "Bling" Overload

Please don your protective eyewear. This post contains an obscene amount of sparkly stuff.

The "bling" phenomenon seems to be growing, rhinestones spreading like a bad rash. Now people are bedecking every available surface with as many as they can cram onto them. Here we have a selection of stirrups for your Western saddle.

Hmmm, not TOO offensive. A rather muted color scheme.

Erm, is that supposed to be flames?

Another set that is fairly tame.

And then, these. Ouch. I do believe even the metal of the stirrups is pink.

Now we have the next new thing in "bling" (God I hate that word), HOOFBLING! Not just some sparkle hoof polish, but actual rhinestone designs to put on your horsies little toes.

NO, NO, NO! It is a HORSE not a @*#^$ POODLE!!

Friday Funny

Love this. Don't have much use for the overpriced Cob, but it is still funny.

What's your peeve?

Ok, so we all know that my peeves are as follows:

Stupid people.

Overly harsh bits.

Using hardware to solve software issues.

The combination of the aforementioned people, equipment, and practice.

Big lick Walking Horses.

Obnoxious tack.

Anything sparkly.

What are yours and why?

And to keep you from going into Tack withdrawal here is some. I think the expression on the guy in the gray hoodie's face says it all...

Aaaaaarrrrrrrrr mateys! Be sendin' me some more fodder you scurvy dogs!!

Scary Pink Stuff of the Week

I didn't have a truly frightful enough saddle for today, just some moderately scary ones. So, I decided to post what I had as well as some other scary pink stuff to make up for it.

Enjoy

See? Not so bad. I have seen SO much worse. The bridle and breastcollar are pretty fugly, but the saddle, not too offensive.

Is that Play-doh? What the heck?

"Parade" bridle. Nice.

Pink horse van, from across the pond. Nice.

NO, NO, NO, NO!!! Poor mule, how embarrASSing! (Sorry couldn't resist!)

Wow

This is, um, unique. Touted as a decoration for your home, with the seat made from black and white glitter and the rest of it festooned in humongous rhinestones. Fun.

Does this make anyone else twitch?

Really, it makes me twitch, badly. A dressage saddle, and an expensive one at that, in bile green. Lovely.



What next?

FAIL

Umm, I think someone is a bit confused here...



I actually ran across this on a used tack message board. Is it really so difficult to look in a magazine or catalog to see how the stirrups are supposed to attach? Really?