who rides a big horsey here? :D

WOW mike007 that horse is HUGE!!
how on earth do you manage?!

I fall off mine too at even the easiest things, it was quite a shock cause i was known to have a sticky tape bum...but not on my boy unfortunately, its jsut luck if i stay on now
 
Me, this is my horse- he is a touch under 18hh.

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And to put his size in to perspective:
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Towering over Maria Eilberg!

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Charlie007 said:
My boy is a 17.1hh Han x tb. He doesn't feel that big. Only time he feels big is when he has seen something he is not sure of and 'grows' a couple of hands!! I don't look down then cus it does seem a long way down!!
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Ron does the complete opposite... he shrinks, it's like he's pretending he's not there so it won't eat him! :confused:

If he sees hounds, however, he stops being 16.2 and becomes about 20.2! :eek: Until about Christmas anyway, then it all becomes a bit old hat and he settles down.

he's a big-ish lad. He's 16.2hh but quite a chunky lad, and does look a bit bigger than his height.
 
The biggest problem I found ,was being able to give enough rein ,while jumping.I would have to throw my hands forward, and be ready to slip the reins.This ment that I had to hold them very lightly,and quite often they would simply be snatched from my hands.Also I could not get leather reins. Apparently cows are not that big:eek::D.Second problem was that I was often catapulted off by the whip action of his long back after a jump.:eek:
 
I have problems with bridles, the whole bridle never fits so I have to have parts off of several different bridles! I also find mounting up at a show a problem so have purchased a 4 step step ladder!
 
I used to put a tressle under the ramp to turn it into a platform, climb up and then take a jump at him.Blooming fidgit he was.
 
Mike007 said:
The biggest problem I found ,was being able to give enough rein ,while jumping.I would have to throw my hands forward, and be ready to slip the reins.This ment that I had to hold them very lightly,and quite often they would simply be snatched from my hands.Also I could not get leather reins. Apparently cows are not that big:eek::D.Second problem was that I was often catapulted off by the whip action of his long back after a jump.:eek:
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I know how you feel, mine also likes to throw his head down in landing (not to buck..just does it :S), so all my rein goes, sometimes i completely lose them and have to quickly gather them up, but he has such a high head carraige that doing anything else i have too much rein and can become faffy..i never win
 
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