well i posted a vid of me riding gem bridless today, ive got to upload the one that actually shows me on him, since all you can see are my legs and Gems face :P
i took these today :P
and heres the best pic i could get of me on him
this is a HORRIBLE pic of me, i couldnt see the screen so i didnt know this was the expression i was making :P
please dont mind the quality of the photo bucket one, it seems that youtube keeps the quality looking better...
also just a lil side fact.. Gem was diagnosed with Cushings disease earlier this month, i was flabbergasted, but the vet said that he doesnt look like hes in any sorta danger atm... so no need for any type of treatment, as his feet and heath look good so far.. just gotta watch his weight, even tho hes still a lil on the chubby side, but we are working that off together
I think you two look great together as well. Also, about YouTube. Go ahead and put your video up on YouTube and just disable comments from your vids. That way no one can say anything at all about them and you can still share them in good quality.
@ TRG - I think you look GREAT on Gem! Wow! <3 his green color scheme, too And I think you have a good idea w/ putting the phone/camera on the fence! I don't have any video of me riding Levi :-/
@ Kait18 - Thank you for the kind words! Tell your sister its mind over matter. If she doesn't mind, it doesn't matter!
@ TRG - I think you look GREAT on Gem! Wow! <3 his green color scheme, too And I think you have a good idea w/ putting the phone/camera on the fence! I don't have any video of me riding Levi :-/
@ Kait18 - Thank you for the kind words! Tell your sister its mind over matter. If she doesn't mind, it doesn't matter!
thank you soooo much for the kind words, it really means alot to me... and btw my filming secret is this..(its kinda stupid really :p ) i use the regular camera to sit on the fence to film when im not holding it, and when im riding i use my phone :P makes it easier to handle, and i dont think the quality is too bad...
Trail riding Gemini,
you two look great together! I'll bet NONE of those idiots that were putting you down on U tube can ride their horse bridle-less! that is quite a skill and shows a lot of work and training on your part. GOOD FOR YOU!
You should take a lot of pride in your horsey accomplishments! You deserve to be respected for your abilities as a great horsewoman
Jut think of posting Videos on U Tube as Casting Pearls before Swine.....
they have no idea how precious what you and your horse have is and therefore they do not , can not appreciate it their loss, not yours. you will find a much more appreciative audience here I'm sure
oh btw... everyone who comes to my barn to ride in the disabled program keeps stopping me and asking what/why i have that bag on his tail.. i have to keep explaining that he has a long tail that touches the ground and that the owner told me "you better not cut it!!" (in a hebrew accent) lol
I know exactly what you mean about having to keep the tail wrapped/bagged. My old gelding's tail would drag on the ground a good 3-6" if left unwrapped and would get all muddy and disgusting. My old gelding was a bright bay 14.2hh arab/saddlebred cross (3/4 arab and 1/4 saddlebred). I always felt like a giant on him (5'7" and 175lbs). lol
lol.. i think the long tail is a luxury, do to the Arab side for Gem.. since he alway has his tail up... he just so cute :P but then every so often you can see that welsh side come out... like when you just look at that belly of his :P
Dancer had a long beautiful mane until just recently - I walked out of the house and saw her bare neck - have yet to figure out where her mane went - it wasn't cut, and I can't find any where that she might have rubbed it out...I think it got chewed on. Oh well - it will grow back and next year (hopefully) we'll be finished with the majority of the pasture and the horses won't be cooped up in the sacrifice lot.
Gem - you look great on your horse - and you aren't all that big. Now, I, on the other hand, am huge. I'm so glad that none of my riding buddies (most of which are NOT plus sized) are so encouraging. If they hadn't been, I'd never had had the nerve to get on Dancer at all, let alone ride on a trail ride!
I can't wait until I can find a saddle that meets three basic criteria: 1) fits my hard to fit horse; 2) fits my fat backside and 3) I can afford on my measly budget. All because I rode on that trail one time, and have an obsessive desire to do it again and again and again!
I can't wait until I can find a saddle that meets three basic criteria: 1) fits my hard to fit horse; 2) fits my fat backside and 3) I can afford on my measly budget. All because I rode on that trail one time, and have an obsessive desire to do it again and again and again!
:lol::lol: Good luck with that search, you know you are going to have to settle for two out of three don't you? Either it will fit both of your perfectly, but you'll need a bank loan to pay for it. OR, it will cost the right amount, fit your horse, but not you.
Third option can't happen, cost the right amount, fits you but not your horse, the only one you wont do:wink:
Just keep looking for used saddles and you never know Lizzy from EighteenHands is very handy about finding awesome things online. I bet she would be more than happy to help you if you ask her. She is very awesome with finding awesome plus sized friendly tack! (Didn't mean to volunteer on her behalf or anything just seen her work some magic with ther web surfing skills!
You are right, I suspect. I'm probably going to have to take out a second and maybe third mortgage on the house to get the right saddle. Sad thing is (or maybe not so sad?) that if I get a saddle that fits us both now and ride very much, I may lose enough weight that I could use a smaller, and therefore less expensive saddle. Tis a catch 22! Then again, I like LOTS of room in my saddle seat!
Why couldn't Dancer just be a plain old quarter horse? Life would be so much easier!
If only I could get a loan well after I pay off my current one I am plannning on getting a truck and trailer... might as well incorporate 2 new saddles in that loan! Lol Posted via Mobile Device
I'm kinda in the middle of being a plus sized rider and a skinny rider... I consider myself a curvy rider lol...
Anyways, I had this little QH mare, all of 14.2hh and just tiny really. A lot of smaller QH can carry a heavier rider, but she just wasn't up to it. She'd brace herself when I got on, groan as I got off and if I asked for more than a walk you could tell she was uncomfortable. Please excuse my hands in that picture, I was still extremely sore from a VERY BAD fall I had 2 weeks previos.
So I sold her and upgraded to something more my size and style!!!! Who, I might ad, made my butt look smaller
Eeeep!! It's been so long since I've been on this forum, I had no idea they added a plus sized section! I love it! Gonna be here all the time now! Haha. I am plus sized and proud, 6'0 and around 275lbs, I'm working on losing weight, because I want be healthier not because Im ashamed of who I am!
Eeeep!! It's been so long since I've been on this forum, I had no idea they added a plus sized section! I love it! Gonna be here all the time now! Haha. I am plus sized and proud, 6'0 and around 275lbs, I'm working on losing weight, because I want be healthier not because Im ashamed of who I am!
She is as beautiful as you are and such a perfect match of horse and rider. How fortunate you both are.
Thank you for sharing your pictures, If you ever decide to use these pictures in calendar,
I would love to be one of the first in line to buy one just to have the pictures.
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