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 Georgia Peach
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Location: Georgia | A post on another thread got me thinking about this.
(And its cold outside so I have nothing better to do than be nit-picky)
I honestly cant stand when people keep their horses tacked up between runs. Im talking about a hour + standing at the trailer with saddle and leg boots on. Especially in the summer around here! Seeing a hot horse, dripping sweat, standing at the trailer with all their tack on is just absurd to me. It's just so insanely lazy and shows a complete lack of care for the horse. For those of you that do this, do you have a reason? Am I the only one who is bothered by this? A lot of people around here do this.....
Edited by Runninbay 2014-01-08 12:47 PM
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Location: CentralTexas | The only time I ever do this is if I have a young horse with me. I never leave my good horses saddled and legs wrapped. They always get hosed off immediately in the summer. Young horses, however, I will leave saddled (no leg wraps) IF they aren't dripping sweat and breathing hard. |
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Married to a Louie Lover
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| I will leave saddled with a loose girth if it's not going to be half a day before my next run, but I ALWAYS pull leg protection as soon as I can after a run. I guess if it's not miserable out and they aren't sweating just standing there, it doesn't bother me to leave them saddled. But to each his own. Not seeing leg protection pulled bugs me though. I wait as long as I can to put it on and pull it as soon as I can. |
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Duct Tape Bikini Girl
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| Well, we don't do it in Texas because people will steal the saddles right off of our horses' backs! |
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Location: Texas | I always unsaddle and pull leg protection off after run. I typically oy make one run at a jackpot, unless it is a young one and I had to do exhibitions prior to run. In that case I will leave saddle, but pull leg protection. In response to the "Texas " comment, I live in TX and have never heard of having a saddle stolen of ones back. I have heard of having them stolen out of the trailer though. Sorry that comment just irked me because it gives TX a bad wrap and I just love this state and am proud to live here |
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 Reaching for the stars....
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| Depends on the temp. Any time it would make them sweat I'll pull saddles. If it's cold out I leave them on. I'd rather a warm back in cool weather. My shoulders only have so many saddle throws in them, especially per day. If I know for certain it will be many hours between rides I will unsaddle, say at a bigger show where I'll be riding open and senior. If I ever get rich and can hire a show biotch to throw the saddles for me I'll unsaddle every time and throw blankets on during cold weather. |
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| Nope, doesn't bother me a bit. When we use horses to work cows etc. they are saddle up and tied up a good part of the day to the cowpens. At barrel races, I generally loosen my girth a bit if they are going to stand at the trailer for a while and I usually put my leg gear on just before I run and take it off immediately after but it doesn't bother me when others don't. |
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 A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Yes Its super hot here in Texas, and I hate seeing leg wraps on a horse to long, I dont put them on untill its about time for my run, I will saddle up about an hour befor I run so I can warm up my horse then let them stand to relax, the thing I hate seeing is a horse tied up to the trailer with the hot sun beating down on them and having the heat from the trailer getting them to its got to be really hard on them, but I know sometimes you dont have a choice, but at least make sure they have plenty of water, standing next to a hot trailer with the sun beating down on them.
And the remark about saddles being stolen off your horses back, its does happen, so dont leave your stuff laying around and keep your horses in sight, I dont never leave my horses saddle up and walk off are leave my tack room open if I'm in a new place, its always better to be safe then sorry. And this dont only happen in Texas, I am born raised Texan but you have crappy people all over the states. |
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Cat Collector
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| I always take mine off after i warm up if i have to wait 45 min or more to run! |
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 I Chore in Chucks
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Location: MD | leg wraps bother me. saddles don't.
if my horses is just sweating standing there i'll un-tack him completely. but if I'm waiting awhile between warm ups and race time I'll loosen the girth up just enough to keep it from falling off and take off the polos. my horses always have hay and water at the trailer and if i can put them on the shady side of the trailer i will.
what bothers me more is when people are off wandering around drinking and chit chatting while their horses are standing tied without water or hay and it isn't looking hopeful that any of those things are going to be done any time soon. |
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Expert
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| Im more upset with people having their tack stolen. Does this happen often in your location? I cant remember the last time we locked our trailer. |
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 Cute Little Imp
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Location: N Texas | runs4fun - 2014-01-08 1:48 PM
Nope, doesn't bother me a bit. When we use horses to work cows etc. they are saddle up and tied up a good part of the day to the cowpens. At barrel races, I generally loosen my girth a bit if they are going to stand at the trailer for a while and I usually put my leg gear on just before I run and take it off immediately after but it doesn't bother me when others don't.
Ditto to this. If it's over 100 degrees out, I'll unsaddle between rides, but it really doesn't bother me if other people don't. I do agree about the leg wraps. I always take those off. I also always loosen the girth when they're standing tied.
I guess I'm so used to seeing horses being saddled the entire time that it's no big deal to me. |
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A Somebody to Everybody
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Itsme - 2014-01-08 1:57 PM Im more upset with people having their tack stolen. Does this happen often in your location? I cant remember the last time we locked our trailer.
Me, I havent been anywhere where saddles have been stolen off a horses back, but I have heard it happen a few times, I dont know where, but most of the barrel races I go to I know most people and try to park close, but if I have to park out next to a street or to far to see my trailer then I do lock up. |
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 Born not Made
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Location: North Dakota | Kinda depends for me.
Leg wraps ALWAYS come off after a run when I am at a double-header jackpot or rodeo. The only exception is if I am at an all-day gaming show and the next event is coming up soon. I always make sure to work a break in somewhere during the gaming show to get those boots off, clean the dirt out, and give my horse's legs a chance to breath and cool.
As far as the saddle. At an all-day gaming show, the saddle usually stays on for most of the day. I'm entered in too many events to have time to take it off. At a double-header jackpot: If there is going to be more than an hour between my runs, and I've got time, that saddle will come off.
I try to keep my horses as comfortable as I can, so I keep them in mind, as best I can do with time in-between events. |
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 Branded for Life
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| Have you ever been to a team roping? Most of those horses are saddled ALL DAY long and some make several runs if their are a lot of numbered ropins' going on that day. My husband will loosen the girth and make sure they have fresh water. He just uses splint boots, but will take them off. At home, if he is schooling a horse, they stand tied all day long saddled with water breaks.
My husband is old school though. |
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| Some days we use our horse on our ranch on hot days and put in many hours. We and the horse are both sweating. So I do not really feel to sorry for a horse just standing. I do pull leg wraps mainly for the sand or dirt in them when I do go run barrels. |
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Extreme Veteran
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| I leave mine saddled, and often saddle them at home, just to get used to standing saddled. I'm a roper as well. |
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Location: ohio-in my own little world with pretty ponies :) | I always pull wraps as soon as I get off and don't put them on until the last minute. I do leave saddled if it's not too hot or they will be standing for a long period of time. I do saddle a lot before I leave home. There are a few places I go that are very close to home so I will saddle up and then load them. Less to do once you get there.
I mostly hate when people don't have water out for them or they are standing there sweating like crazy.
Edited by lexyy12 2014-01-08 2:16 PM
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 Undercover Amish Mafia Member
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Location: Kansas | OhMax - 2014-01-08 12:51 PM I will leave saddled with a loose girth if it's not going to be half a day before my next run, but I ALWAYS pull leg protection as soon as I can after a run. I guess if it's not miserable out and they aren't sweating just standing there, it doesn't bother me to leave them saddled. But to each his own. Not seeing leg protection pulled bugs me though. I wait as long as I can to put it on and pull it as soon as I can.
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  Northern Chocolate Queen
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Location: ND | It doesn't bother me at all to see them left saddled all day but I hate seeing boots left on. There's times my horses at home are saddled all day when we work cows & they work a LOT harder on those days than they do at a competition. We do mounted shooting, not barrel races, but our horses are typically saddled by 8:30 in the morning & we finish around 6 at night. My good horse usually has 2 riders so he makes 8 runs in the main match and occasionally 2 more runs if my brother decides to enter the shotgun class. Cinches are loosened after each run & leg wraps are pulled off. We water between each stage of the competition as well. But to go back to the trailer & pull the saddles off after each stage just isn't practical. |
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