Horse people?

[ABBAFAN]

Is there anyone else here who rides?

[Oberon]

I was riding a horse at four weeks old :haha:

Well, ok, I was just plonked on the back of one, but I've been around horses up until about four years ago, my Mum adores them and has ridden all her life, she's worked in Polo at Cowdry Park as the stable hand, met Prince Phillip (shortly after criticising the state of his horses tack :haha: ), she's owned an ex-racehorse, worked at two ranches, been a equine handler during the filming of the Adventures of Don Quixote:


The Adventures of Don Quixote (1973), a British (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom) made-for-television (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made-for-television) version first telecast on the anthology series Play of the Month, but shown as a television special (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_special) in the U.S, presumably to capitalize on the publicity engendered by the then-recent release of the film version of Man of La Mancha. It stars Rex Harrison (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Harrison) and Frank Finlay (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Finlay). Directed by Alvin Rakoff, with a script by Hugh Whitemore.


(She met both Rex Harrison and Frank Finlay, Harrison was a bit of a snob apparently but Finlay was a real nice guy, helping her when the horse she was working with got spooked and booted her into a set of lights), and she's also ridden on the London to Brighton mail coach.
My other half also rides but not as often as she used to :)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/4899/medannyandjamie.jpg

[Kapt Z]

I love horses! We're surrounded by horse farms here in central Jersey.

Don't know how to ride though. Mom forbade it when I was a kid(her own bad experience) and none of my friends were ever into it. Now I keep putting it on my New Year's resolution list, but just never seem to find the time. Maybe when my daughter is a little older we'll take lessons together.:DL

[UnderseaLcpl]

I only do pleasure riding anymore but I used to ride roughstock.

[ABBAFAN]

I've recently started riding in Lancashire and I'm up to indoor cantering at the moment. I look forward to chav hunts!

[XabbaRus]

Up until uni I rode horses competively. I did show jumping and dressage.

I had a horse on loan and had great fun. I wish I could take it up again but too expensive at the moment. The thing is I don't want lessons as I can ride, just some hacking in the countryside would be good.

[fatty]

I used to date a girl that did jumping at shows and taught lessons, she turned out to be insane though.

[Enigma]

Our family is complimented by two dogs, two horses, and a fish :yep:

[XabbaRus]

Yes to get on a live animal kick it to high gear and launch it at a 5 foot high fence does take a screw loose somewhere. Bloody good fun though.

[UnderseaLcpl]

Am I the only one who rides Western?:-?

[Frame57]

Sorry my bad, I thought this was about riding whores.:salute:

[Falkirion]

Haven't ridden in a long while. Went on a couple of trail rides growing up though they were fun.

Almost thought this topic would be about Centuars when I clicked on it.

[ABBAFAN]

What do you do with the other hand when you ride western?
I'll take it that the Household cavalry ride one handed as they need one hand free for their weapons!

[VipertheSniper]

Sorry my bad, I thought this was about riding whores.:salute:

http://www.flashasylum.com/db/files/Comics/Dave/comictrojanhorse5.png

:har: :har: :har:

[Frame57]

:har: :har: :har:

[UnderseaLcpl]

What do you do with the other hand when you ride western?
I'll take it that the Household cavalry ride one handed as they need one hand free for their weapons!

Interesting question. The free hand usually rests on the hip or on the saddle horn, but can also be used to access the saddlebags, and hold down the brim of one's hat in a brisk wind or in a rapid gait.

However, during roping activities and most forms of shooting from horseback, both hands are free and the rider uses weight distribution and leg pressure to control the animal.

I haven't totally mastered this technique yet. My horse (A Morgan gelding) is quite spirited. He usually obeys but in a rapid gait or when he is approaching the barn he occassionally requires a tight rein. My fault, I guess. I've always been hesitant to break his spirit, so now I have to live with it. I prefer it that way, though. Depriving a horse of its' spirit is cruel, imo. Besides, what fun is a horse without a distinct personality?

[Letum]

I was bought up with them about and I can ride, but I do not like horses one bit. (http://www.sporetemple.com/ilovehorses.htm)

[ABBAFAN]

I want an 'I love horses' ringtone.

[ABBAFAN]

My splint comes off tomorrow and on thursday my chipped tooth with be fixed!

[SUBMAN1]

My splint comes off tomorrow and on thursday my chipped tooth with be fixed!

WTF! Did you fall off? :o

-S

[ABBAFAN]

Thrown off at the canter.Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I was wearing lycra breeches and I'm sure I felt the horses ears around my ball sack as I went over.Pleasur prior to pain.

[clive bradbury]

I ride, too, although it's been a while. Don't know if my knees are still up to it. Also done some carriage driving, and we spent a holiday in a gipsy caravan in Eire about four years ago.

[Letum]

Photos or it didn't happen. :D

[clive bradbury]

I think the Eire photos are all hard copy somwhere. If I can find them I'll scan 'em and post. Found a carriage driving one - brewer's dray in this case - drawn by 'Bowler' - near enough a 1000kg of horseflesh:

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[Letum]

Noo, I meant ABBAFAN, not you Clive. Sorry.

[clive bradbury]

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[clive bradbury]

Well, here he is anyway. Think this should show the image rather than just a link this time.

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[Letum]

Very nice!
My old man was a farrier.

[ABBAFAN]

How does one stick a photo up here?

[Letum]

http://mumsee.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/how-to-post-photos-on-an-internet-forum/

[ABBAFAN]

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