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OMy dad is in his 70’s and he worked on a horse trekking farm in the US in his teens & twenties. I assumed it was an American term
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Oonemoretime replied to the thread Terminology?.Same here!
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OIf you had a straw bed you'd bring down the 'night' bed from the banks, then lay the bed, and really posh grooms would plait the front...
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OHorses used to be kept in stalls with a rope and log. The horse could lie down but not turn around. Loose boxes - the horse was allowed...
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OThank you!
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OI saw a wooden block on the Brooke stall at a show. The lady there said most people had no idea what it was for. It was a lovely bit of...
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OI still have one too!
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Oonemoretime reacted to Red-1's post in the thread Yet another delightful rider..... not..... when will this end? with
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From another thread... I think the photos are telling... In the name of entertainment. There are many, many more photos floating... -
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It does in 99.9% of cases. CDJ had no loss of control. I grew up with a system of "telling" horses what to do and upping the ante if... -
OThank you both. That does sound like a nice term.
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Oonemoretime replied to the thread Terminology?.I sometimes still call them headstalls I gues its because I grew up with an older generation.
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OOh my gosh head stalls! That’s what my dad calls them! I’ve spent 30 years resisting the urge to correct him 😭
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OMost horses will react negatively when you touch their flank…. Just don’t touch unless really necessary!
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OGive her time, she's young and had a huge upheaval in her life, possibly for the first time ever. Keep doing the basics quietly but...
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Oonemoretime reacted to catkin's post in the thread Show me your chestnuts! Black or Brown tack? with Like.
Your pony looks lovely in that brown headcollar so definitely go for brown bridle. As for saddle, well, I've never really got the...
