Neat, but I live in cow country. We have known both a 5 and 12-year-old who succumbed to blow-ups with fine and trusted horses. The younger was even on lead when the event occurred. At a minimum, please helmet up those kids.
My own experience is that, on an almost annual basis, one will be dumped by the most trusted of steeds.
Neat, but I live in cow country. We have known both a 5 and 12-year-old who succumbed to blow-ups with fine and trusted horses. The younger was even on lead when the event occurred. At a minimum, please helmet up those kids.
My own experience is that, on an almost annual basis, one will be dumped by the most trusted of steeds.
Going to be some tears shed when he sells...see it too regularly at stock auctions...60-70 something year old horsemen selling a mount they've trained and trusted for several years...changes in their life dictate the sale of "the best horse I ever sat"
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Neat, but I live in cow country. We have known both a 5 and 12-year-old who succumbed to blow-ups with fine and trusted horses. The younger was even on lead when the event occurred. At a minimum, please helmet up those kids.
My own experience is that, on an almost annual basis, one will be dumped by the most trusted of steeds.
You need to ride better horses then.
Pictures of you on any horse don't seem to be loading.
Strange?
Originally Posted by SamOlson
And of course there is a difference between being inexperienced and 'falling' off versus getting bucked off in an actual blow-up.
A tried and true horse won't blow-up on you.
Yeah when they are solid and comfortable they simply don't "blow up".
May get annoyed with a rider who can't stay out of their mouth and can't sit in the middle.
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John Burns
I have all the sources. They can't stop the signal.
Should clarify, a blow-up to me is a horse purposefully trying to buck your ass off.
I have a horse or two that are good horses but I sure as hell wouldn't let an inexperienced, or even a moderately experienced kid/adult ride them in open country.
The horse in the video is obviously a damn nice horse.
I was in a group that had a Walker as the lead horse. He proceeded to step out and everything behind him had to go at a steady trot just to keep up with the SOB.
Wasn't a very relaxing ride for some of the less experienced in the group.
I could wish a lot of things on my worst enemy but neuropathy ain't one of them.
My family has been involved in Walking Horses since the early 70s. They are a great choice for a trail and pleasure horse. You just need to pick a suitable bloodline and they will have a good calm temperament. Looks like you've done well. Nice looking horse, and looks to be a good size.
I was in a group that had a Walker as the lead horse. He proceeded to step out and everything behind him had to go at a steady trot just to keep up with the SOB.
Wasn't a very relaxing ride for some of the less experienced in the group.
Yeah.
Running gaited stock plus newbies on quater horses is sub optimal.
Walker bred mules bring it to a whole nother level for newbies stuck on quater horses.
John Burns
I have all the sources. They can't stop the signal.
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