A treat for an old girl

[Tiddlypom]

It’s been rather a bruising time recently here horse wise at TP towers, potentially even more so for this mare.

As some retail therapy I bought this nearly new Transcend side pull bridle on eBay for the senior mare. At 23yo and long retired, she rarely gets anything new, let alone an item of tack.

All she does is to walk in hand over poles three or four times a week for 10 minutes or so to help keep her loosened up. Her paces are still fabulous, though after over 10 years with PPID her top line is very saggy.

The new bridle suits her, doesn’t it? The contrast piping and the fancy stitching adds quite a bit to the price of the basic bridle when new, but it does look nice. She can wear her ears under it to repel the flies. Tbh she’d be fine in a head collar, but we old ladies like to keep our standards up, don’t we.

 

[dreamcometrue]

. That touch of colour is perfect for her. What a beautiful mare.

 

[Lurfy]

What a much loved beauty she is. Such a beautiful post.

 

[2ndtimearound]

What a lovely girl she is, TP! I love the turquoise piping too. It’s one of my favourite colours (as evidenced by the fact that the piping pretty much matches the colour of the Equimac I treated myself to this week).

 

[GypsGal1718]

Beautiful girl, I do love a sidepull myself, I always use one that I have from milestone eq that fits both my girls!

 

[poiuytrewq]

I love a nice coloured. Very pretty girl

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

She's looking v good TP and well done with the shopping!

 

[MurphysMinder]

It really suits her, nice to spoil the oldies.

 

[ycbm]

She matches my car, my favourite colour. It looks great on her

 

[babymare]

She is so pretty and it really suits her

 

[Mrs. Jingle]

Gorgeous girl and the colour is perfect for her.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Doesn't she look smart!

And she's looking good for her age!

 

[Lucky Snowball]

Beautiful horse. Very spoiled and worth it.

 

[ester]

I fear you may need to get more matchy with the ears .

It looks very smart

 

[Kunoichi73]

She looks lovely! Very smart.

 

[LeneHorse]

She's lovely and looking very pleased with her new bridle.
I have an elderly Cushings mare myself so appreciate what you've been doing to keep her looking so good.

 

[Honey08]

She looks fabulous.

 

[Peglo]

I love that bridle TP. It looks so smart on her. I’ve been wanting to look into a bitless bridle and think your lovely mare may have sold the transcend to me.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Thank you, everybody, your comments are much appreciated. She is a lovely old lady and her new bridle has lifted my spirits and I think, in consequence, hers.

I fear you may need to get more matchy with the ears .

It looks very smart

I set a foot into the dark side and here you are trying to drag me into the deep end .

Are there such things as well made teal ears produced by a more ethical company than this one?

*asking for a friend*

 

[GoldenWillow]

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Any good?

She is looking fantastic and the bridle suits her so well. I'm still hoping to get a Transcend, my brain says I need to get synthetic but but but I like brown leather!

 

[HollyWoozle]

Gosh, she looks gorgeous!

 

[ester]

she could have flowers too

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