Tack – Page 9 – Virtual Brush Box

New Equipment: Bit

Happy Mouth plain mullen loose ring snaffle, for Rodney. Pardon the glare. My photographic support staff is working on a light box. Also, the fancy new camera [Story] is struggling to take a decent picture with available light. I didn’t want to wait for the test drive. So far, so good.

7 Answers

Over on Horse Collaborative, Haley Katherine Esparza takes an opposing viewpoint on the recent helmet safety awareness campaign. Not against safety, but against getting swept up into something to be regretted later. These are questions worth considering. Upon reflection, why did I decide to drop trou [The Naked Challenge] & did it work? To haveContinue reading “7 Answers”

New Equipment: Saddlepads

Tuff Rider from Carousel Tack Shoppe. Blue for Milton, green for Rodney. No, I haven’t. However, both horses have done groundwork wearing saddle. Baby steps.

New Equipment: Saddle

The saddles for Previous Horse and Mathilda have been retired. I decided to start with an inexpensive – in saddle-speak – synthetic saddle while I figure out what I want for my new forever saddle(s). Internet trolling and personal preference settled on a Wintec 500, close-contact, with flocking. When I stopped by my local tackContinue reading “New Equipment: Saddle”

New Equipment: Trailer Gear

Water jug, trailer tie, tote, second set of brushes & tape to mark it all. The reverse of the water jug. I crack myself up.

New Equipment: Grooming Bats

Okay Milton, wave that back foot at me one more time. Go on. I dare you. I do not advocate fear, or pain, or abuse. I do advocate respect. Me for the horse. The horse for me. A horse needs to know that a misstep will receive swift retaliation from the herd leader. That wouldContinue reading “New Equipment: Grooming Bats”

Bits From Hell

Saddle seat bits give me the creeping horrors. Performance horses show in standard double bridles. The length of the shanks on the curb bits are midway between dressage and western, putting them midway between the two in severity. The bits on the work bridles for suit (performance) horses and on the everyday bridles for lessonContinue reading “Bits From Hell”