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Location: Texas | Murphy - 2015-05-28 1:32 PM barrelracr131 - 2015-05-28 2:28 PM chasendacash - 2015-05-28 1:27 PM When he rears up, hit him right between the ears. :) With an empty water bottle lol
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So lets hear everyones opinion. I have always been told if a horse can roll all the way over their a good horse to ride bareback. And if a horse cant than you shoupdnt ride it bareback |
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Location: Texas | BarrelStarr - 2015-05-28 12:08 PM Just constant ignorance about my pit bulls and people asking what my best barrel time ever is. Ya know with no knowlege of pattern size, ground, etc...
Well I understand a little where you are coming from. When I take my Boxer in public I hear whispers about the "pit bull", and when I take my Doberman people start snatching kids up and telling them how mean rotts are lol. Take my golden and people tell me "Oh I LOVE labs!"
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Location: Missouri | I don't have anything to add except to say I'm dying of laughter over here!!! I've heard a lot of these myself.
Oh wait I thought of one. 'Oh my horse runs so fast in the pasture, it's gonna be a great barrel horse!' Okie dokie....   |
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Location: North Dakota | Tatum2 - 2015-05-28 2:06 PM
What is your fastest barrel time really bothers me for some reason! And the usual oh you just sit there...
OH OMG THAT TWISTS MY KNICKERS. I can deal with the usual uneducated arse-hat that thinks riding is stupid, but my doctor asked me what I do for for exercise, I was like "well I walk a lot, and of course riding my horses and-" she interrupts me and goes "you don't actually count riding as exercise do you!? Sure you sit there but you have to do something that gets your heart rate up and makes you sweat." I am a very pleasant person to deal with in everyday interactions. I try to be the best customer I can because I know what it's like to work with stupid people, but that day I lost it. My pulse was racing and I'm sure my face turned red I was like "OF COURSE IT'S EXERCISE! It takes a lot of work to ride a horse and besides posting will definitely make you break a sweat it takes a lot of strength and balance to ride but it's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know what they're talking about." She got defensive and told me how she'd "ridden horse" before (whatever). I was so fuming mad I couldn't even form a sentence. Not a good experience and yet another modern medicine failure for me. |
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Location: Bama | cranky B4 10am - 2015-05-28 12:06 PM
Well, I got bit by a horse once, and before I even thought about it I grabbed an ear and bit back.... Not sure if it was because of that but he never bit me again..... 
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Location: The edge of no where | cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-05-28 2:26 PM Tatum2 - 2015-05-28 2:06 PM What is your fastest barrel time really bothers me for some reason! And the usual oh you just sit there... OH OMG THAT TWISTS MY KNICKERS. I can deal with the usual uneducated arse-hat that thinks riding is stupid, but my doctor asked me what I do for for exercise, I was like "well I walk a lot, and of course riding my horses and-" she interrupts me and goes "you don't actually count riding as exercise do you!? Sure you sit there but you have to do something that gets your heart rate up and makes you sweat." I am a very pleasant person to deal with in everyday interactions. I try to be the best customer I can because I know what it's like to work with stupid people, but that day I lost it. My pulse was racing and I'm sure my face turned red I was like "OF COURSE IT'S EXERCISE! It takes a lot of work to ride a horse and besides posting will definitely make you break a sweat it takes a lot of strength and balance to ride but it's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know what they're talking about." She got defensive and told me how she'd "ridden horse" before (whatever ). I was so fuming mad I couldn't even form a sentence. Not a good experience and yet another modern medicine failure for me.
Flame away...but I agree with the doctor.
Barn chores are work and I might get my heart rate up during a run...but riding doesn't count as cardio exercise. That's why so many top trainers also work out. Riding alone won't cut it. Riding a posting trot shouldn't make you out of breath or sweat.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | Someone told me I should tie my puppy up with a logging chain to build her muscles. And then there was the crack eggs on your horse's head when they rear to break them of it. I've heard that one a lot. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | MS2011 - 2015-05-28 2:48 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-05-28 2:26 PM Tatum2 - 2015-05-28 2:06 PM What is your fastest barrel time really bothers me for some reason! And the usual oh you just sit there... OH OMG THAT TWISTS MY KNICKERS. I can deal with the usual uneducated arse-hat that thinks riding is stupid, but my doctor asked me what I do for for exercise, I was like "well I walk a lot, and of course riding my horses and-" she interrupts me and goes "you don't actually count riding as exercise do you!? Sure you sit there but you have to do something that gets your heart rate up and makes you sweat." I am a very pleasant person to deal with in everyday interactions. I try to be the best customer I can because I know what it's like to work with stupid people, but that day I lost it. My pulse was racing and I'm sure my face turned red I was like "OF COURSE IT'S EXERCISE! It takes a lot of work to ride a horse and besides posting will definitely make you break a sweat it takes a lot of strength and balance to ride but it's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know what they're talking about." She got defensive and told me how she'd "ridden horse" before (whatever ). I was so fuming mad I couldn't even form a sentence. Not a good experience and yet another modern medicine failure for me.
Barn chores are work and I might get my heart rate up during a run...but riding doesn't count as cardio exercise. That's why so many top trainers also work out. Riding alone won't cut it. Riding a posting trot shouldn't make you out of breath or sweat.
I agree with you, riding has never been hard work for me, the only work out I get is throwing my saddle up on my horse and unsaddling, LOL...The posting just comes natural and easy for me, I think if you are having a hard time posting is that you are not doing it right are you have poor core strength. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | pinx05 - 2015-05-28 2:11 PM Murphy - 2015-05-28 1:32 PM barrelracr131 - 2015-05-28 2:28 PM chasendacash - 2015-05-28 1:27 PM When he rears up, hit him right between the ears. :) With an empty water bottle lol
Water balloon is what was told to me when I was a kid too, LOL... |
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| MS2011 - 2015-05-28 2:48 PM cavyrunsbarrels - 2015-05-28 2:26 PM Tatum2 - 2015-05-28 2:06 PM What is your fastest barrel time really bothers me for some reason! And the usual oh you just sit there... OH OMG THAT TWISTS MY KNICKERS. I can deal with the usual uneducated arse-hat that thinks riding is stupid, but my doctor asked me what I do for for exercise, I was like "well I walk a lot, and of course riding my horses and-" she interrupts me and goes "you don't actually count riding as exercise do you!? Sure you sit there but you have to do something that gets your heart rate up and makes you sweat." I am a very pleasant person to deal with in everyday interactions. I try to be the best customer I can because I know what it's like to work with stupid people, but that day I lost it. My pulse was racing and I'm sure my face turned red I was like "OF COURSE IT'S EXERCISE! It takes a lot of work to ride a horse and besides posting will definitely make you break a sweat it takes a lot of strength and balance to ride but it's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know what they're talking about." She got defensive and told me how she'd "ridden horse" before (whatever ). I was so fuming mad I couldn't even form a sentence. Not a good experience and yet another modern medicine failure for me.
Barn chores are work and I might get my heart rate up during a run...but riding doesn't count as cardio exercise. That's why so many top trainers also work out. Riding alone won't cut it. Riding a posting trot shouldn't make you out of breath or sweat.
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Location: North Dakota | Sure it's not ALL the exercise you need, but to say that it's not exercise at all? Ridiculous. And I absolutely do post correctly. I've been under professional instruction my entire life. Of course I'm going to break a sweat riding when it's hot out. There's also the fact that I have never had more than one horse to ride at a time, so if you're riding 3 horses a day 5 days a week, you'll be MUCH better conditioned to ride than someone getting lessons for 1 hour a week like I was for most of my life. |
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| I have been told by "old timers" to "jab" my horse in the eye if he acts up or tries to buck. Great then you have a horse with an attitude AND bad vision lol. I get the "what is your fastest time" question too. I just tell them it depends on the arena. |
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| How about - If you can't get your horse out of the trailer - tie his tail to a tree and drive off. OR If he comes out of the trailer too fast back up to the river bank and open the door. |
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Location: Missouri | reditorun - 2015-05-28 6:27 PM
How about - If you can't get your horse out of the trailer - tie his tail to a tree and drive off. OR If he comes out of the trailer too fast back up to the river bank and open the door.
Oh. My. Gosh. What?! |
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Location: CTX | reditorun - 2015-05-28 6:27 PM How about - If you can't get your horse out of the trailer - tie his tail to a tree and drive off. OR If he comes out of the trailer too fast back up to the river bank and open the door.
Wait whut???  |
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Location: Texas | I had a guy feed my horse a cigarette for "worming". |
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| MOGirl07 - 2015-05-28 6:31 PM
reditorun - 2015-05-28 6:27 PM
How about - If you can't get your horse out of the trailer - tie his tail to a tree and drive off. OR If he comes out of the trailer too fast back up to the river bank and open the door.
Oh. My. Gosh. What?!
O my gosh years ago i watched a "horseman ship VHS" ( that should date things a bit lol)
And the "trainer" was working on a horse that would FLY out the trailer the horse was flat out dangerous to unload. He backed up to a dougout and open the trailer door. That horse flew off like always and completely submerged himself in the water. His head popped up and was nothing but eye balls and WTF just happned face.
He got the horse out drove the trailer a head loaded the horse drove around. Opened the door and that horse SLOWLY tested every step until he was out.
I can not rember the name of that guy, but I can see that horses shocked and scared face like it was yesterday.
It was really crazy, like really crazy lol. |
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| The one i get crazy over is the "You are gona ruin that nice horse if you put him on barrels" - no pretty sure i wont but thanks lol.
Or "its just a right turn and two lefts, not that hard" - well i like to do a left turn and two rights sooooo ya ..... lol |
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