tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post8700050914041349266..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: My First Autumn Without RidingJami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-2103811896142596312012-11-03T17:33:52.367-07:002012-11-03T17:33:52.367-07:00Cindy -- please let me know how it turns out. Wher...Cindy -- please let me know how it turns out. Where do you live that it gets -20?<br /><br />Laura -- I will send you Darling when it pubs. Your son can review it for me! I cried most of way through the movie War Horse and I had read the book beforehand so I knew what was going to happen.<br /><br />Dreaming--are these folks who hop on over 60? :) <br /><br />Linda -- you will be the first to review it. (When you have time that is between all your projects.)<br /><br />TBDancer -- Century Club? Is that for real? If so, I need to join. Good luck with your saddle -- and with getting back on your horse.Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-77325250073959722672012-11-03T09:25:07.491-07:002012-11-03T09:25:07.491-07:00I had shoulder surgery in November '09 and was...I had shoulder surgery in November '09 and was off for six months. Decided at that time that I was not riding in the POS "custom in price only" saddle that I learned subsequently was a 17" when the saddle "expert" and I discussed that a 17.5" was too small for me.<br /><br />I kept telling the "expert" that the saddle felt "wrong" and I hated the knee rolls that stuck out from under the flap, but of course he was "the expert" and I was going broke shipping the saddle back to him. Bottom line, he won. <br /><br />Since then I have been riding in borrowed saddles, using a bareback pad, working the horse on the ground with side reins and surcingle. <br /><br />The saddle fitting I had planned for January of this year at a dressage barn was put on hold with first, an impaction colic and then a lameness that has required two Tildren treatments. Horse is back to work now, but my saddle fund is depleted. (Tildren be MIGHTY $$$$).<br /><br />I will say the horse DOES like being back to work. We're working on getting a saddle that works for me, and with luck I will be back at it before the horse is 25, I'm 75 and we can do the Century Club thing ;o)TBDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03889066602819359591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-37047551462300340252012-11-02T21:39:50.754-07:002012-11-02T21:39:50.754-07:00Alison - I'll be really interested to read you...Alison - I'll be really interested to read your new book. I've never heard of mercy dogs before, and I want to know more.<br /><br />And yes, like Dreaming said, when you finally hop back on your horse, everything will be just the same. Sometimes we just can't juggle all the balls we have in the air. Good luck with all of your projects!Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-36801752557796059882012-11-02T19:48:09.404-07:002012-11-02T19:48:09.404-07:00Your book sounds very interesting. I can't ima...Your book sounds very interesting. I can't imagine how an animal must feel being drawn into battle. <br />I know quite a few people who don't ride for ages, then hop on, and seem to go on just as if no time had passed.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-84239951438958606332012-11-02T14:20:52.737-07:002012-11-02T14:20:52.737-07:00I didn't ride for over a year when I was pregn...I didn't ride for over a year when I was pregnant and then raising my baby. But I had a friend who exercised my horse. <br /><br />I often will miss a month or so of riding in the winter when it can rain non-stop, and my older, solid geldings, who have plenty of room to run around in their large corrals, don't seem to care at all. They are just the same whether I've ridden them yesterday or a month ago. Of course, when I was riding young horses, things were a little different. A green four-year-old could feel pretty fresh after a week off.<br /><br />We (my son and me) are just finishing the book "War Horse"--did not see the movie. The book gives a clear picture of WWI -I recommend it for older kids who are ready for such a theme. It is not overly graphic, but certainly moving. We have had many interesting discussions about the war and the use of horses...etc I don't think I'd want to see the movie.<br /><br />I look forward to reading your book!Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-57907800644897734372012-11-02T12:14:54.138-07:002012-11-02T12:14:54.138-07:00I'm having one now, and I will let you know ho...I'm having one now, and I will let you know how my horse reacts, if I can get the time to ride before it is -20. cindy dhttp://herdlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com