You know, the pink tack is the first thing I noticed, too. I thought it really added to the element of fun! 
I must ask the OP where she got such nifty, flashy tack? I would love to have that for casual riding. My friends would be able to spot me from 3 miles away, especially helpful since I would be riding a white gray in the snow! Not enough contrast on our own – we need help to be seen! :lol:
What personal attack? He asked a series of questions about the equipment on the horse.
Yes, yes gyps. I think those that have followed this drama know exactly why he asked those questions and also the way he asked them. Again, the “Too stupid” remark along with the same old diatribe (re-read) validates my belief he is on a obsessive mission. I could be wrong, though.
I’m all for having fun with my horses, especially in the snow. Heck - I even take them ski joring, too, and we have a total blast. I’m going to a ski joring race this weekend, as a matter of fact.
But there’s a difference between having fun in a reasonable way, with reasonable safety precautions, and having fun in a Darwin’s-Award-Candidate way. And the OP would be the latter, for sure.
Certainly there will always be risk associated with any horse sport, but it doesn’t hurt to take a few more minutes to think things through and at least remove the unnecessary, entirely preventable risks, that I see in the OP.
Oh my - for goodness sakes - she was having FUN and no harm done! What is wrong with that??
Please, people, chill - it is only the first of the year, and we really don’t want it downhill from here - just uphill. Play nice, please?? Otherwise, it will get closed. 
And have fun in the snow - everyone forgets that snow is soft and fun!
Thanks, Mod 2
Pet Horses??? Excuse me?? Why is that? Because some people have the #alls to do something different than ride in endless circles? 
Or is that double talk and sarcasm trying to demean our horses?
You’ll have to excuse me Thomas, I didn’t realize you were some kind of Olympic rider or wanna be. Or perhaps you’re just jealous? hmmmm…:yes:
[QUOTE=pandorasboxx;2904524]
Aww…actually I don’t give a rats ass. And besides, she wasn’t the most egregious offender. She just gave me the worst headache.
So, I see your ham-handed sanctimonious prattle and raise you a middle finger.
Cheers~[/QUOTE]
Man, that’s rude.
I swear I heard that line on Frasier once.
Thanks guys for all the kind words!
The pink tack! :lol: The bridle is from the local farm supply store, and the pad is a Hilason from Ebay. And I have plenty more where that came from! 
We had such a GREAT time today! A group of us went out for a New Years Ride through about 2 feet of snow that’s been falling over the last few weeks. Some of the drifts were belly deep! :eek: Okay, ALL of the drifts were belly deep! We rode for 3 hours. It was 20 degrees with 20 mph wind. Yikes. But the sun was out in full, and the snow in the forests was absolutely breathtaking. We saw lots of wildlife. I can’t think of a better way to enjoy winter.
My girl was having a ball bounding through the belly deep drifts. She tried to lay down a time or two, and if we stopped for just a second, she was pawing and burrowing her nose under like crazy. :lol: I swear that horse is half dog.
We encountered snowmobilers, flocks of quail, and a frozen marsh area. We cross that marsh in the summer and it’s just swampy ground and mud - no free running water. But it made a horrible shattering sound when we went over. Sweets put her nose down, sniffed, and proceeded with caution. She knew the area, and she knew it was safe too. What a good pony. The noise startled me and made me jump. The horse was less scared of it than I was. :lol: We lost the trail for a little while and had to squeeze between tight pine trees.
But I suppose we were putting our horses in grave impending danger. Ahh well, everyone lived, and rides like these draw off the years of ground work established. I raised her from a squirt so I suppose its only a matter of time before she snaps and kills somebody. Cause you know, I’m totally incompetent, and all that, and have raised a raving lunatic who can’t be trusted. :lol:
I think it’s far more dangerous to cross the big bridge that goes over the highway, with semis passing underneath. Or the swinging bridge that crosses the river below the dam. But not surprisingly, she trots straight across and doesn’t even give a glance down. I really believe good trail horses are sewn from a different fabric. Breeding, training, and just plain miles are really your friend. Ohhh I yearn for the day when we can cross No Hands Bridge
How do you stop so you don’t hit her in the legs? I’ve sledded with dogs but you have a handbrake or use your feet dragging in the snow.
Boy, I didn’t realize telling someone to go home was a personal attack…:lol::lol:
Lovely pics! It looks like a blast, but you can keep the snow and I’ll take the pony. 
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Just ignore him marta. He has a habit of thread crashing and starting fights. I can’t read his garbage because he’s on the ignore list. So stop quoting him. :lol:[/QUOTE]
It is a shame the ignore button doesn’t include quotes. :lol:
I’ve been meaning to ask, but was that you A2 in the October issue of Stable Management? If so, nice pic of you and your girl. How’s the search and rescue training coming?
Reminds me of my husband and his uncle on Xmas eve…
Im inside the house, getting the big dinner together with my father-in-law, and the guys (hubby, uncle, etc) are outside playing with our new 500cc 4 Wheeler we had just bought.
Well all of a sudden, driving past the kitchen window, I see my hubby driving through the yard, pulling a rope, and attached to the other end, is his uncle. Who mind you, is sitting on an upside down metal car hood, holding the rope with a handle bar on it, getting pulled around like a sled… on leaves… in Florida. All I could say was “At least he has a helmet and gloves and knee pads on!”
To the OP, looks like a blast! And what a good girl for taking it all in stride. I dont see any difference in this vs a sled/carriage. Looks like the poor horse barely made it out alive!
[QUOTE=pandorasboxx;2904450]
Christos.
It looked fun. Was fun I’m sure.
Pull up your pants folks. Your asses are showing and a few of you have rancid ones.
And at least one completely incomprehensible and illiterate one.[/QUOTE]
you mean me on last quote
true i am so what thing is i dont hide from that fact and the difference between me and you
is i know when safe is safe -
if say she had hurt herself - whos fault would it have been if horse did run off –
hurt her hurt himself or both what say you then–
you think people are having a go a av2-- yep it does look like fun as most see it but the few that dont see in the same way see as dangerous and pontential hazzard what you fail to miss – the selected few like myself and others
is we CARE so no neither gets hurts-- its not always about being clever it about being SAFE
Originally Posted by hitchinmygetalong, then quoted by Huntertwo:
What personal attack? He asked a series of questions about the equipment on the horse.
And Hunterwo:
Nicely contradicting.
I apologize for anything I may have said that ruffled all these feathers. And I don’t need a similarly politely worded invitation as that extended to Thomas, I will remove myself from YOUR forum and go back to the Driving Forum, which is truly the most civil forum on this board.
Happy New Year
Response by Huntertwo:
Boy, I didn’t realize telling someone to go home was a personal attack…
Huntertwo, the “personal attack” I was referring to was in response to this post by Dalfan:
As sure as the sun will rise, he will zero in for a personal attack and some poking and prodding of A2.
I challenge any of you who are calling those of us who have pointed out some safety issues with the OP’s photos rude to go back and re-read the thread. You tell me who tossed out the first rude comment. I believe it was this one:
I can’t read his garbage
It’s obvious that there are some here who feel this is a smackdown of the OP. You’re wrong. It’s a handful of people who don’t see things the same way others do, as goeslikestink says. Where some see “fun” others see potential problems.
And the very simple question that has been asked so many times has yet to be answered: How do you stop the snow tube from sliding into the horse’s legs?
i think history has been made on this thread.
correct me if i’m wrong, but isn’t it the first time EVER that a moderator had to get involved in a thread on the endurance forum? ironically all due to posts from the ‘guests’ from other forums.
the dislike for A2 in your posts is so transparent that i’d expect you’d be cheering her on hoping that maybe she’ll get hurt in the process…
you made your point. must you really continue with the snarky comments and such?
Hu?? :eek: Oh my gosh, you’re right! I remember someone contacting me to ask if she could publish my picture and stuff, and I never followed up with it! :lol: I’ll have to order the issue. Thank you for reminding me!
Oh, I’m so excited about the S&R training! We are at a standstill right now because of the winter, but training should resume in the spring. I’m having a blast with that. Of course, it’s serious stuff, and none of us take it too lightly, but the training for our horses is really amazing. And to be a part of the community in that way is humbling.
Feet in the snow!
[QUOTE=marta;2906525]
correct me if i’m wrong, but isn’t it the first time EVER that a moderator had to get involved in a thread on the endurance forum? ironically all due to posts from the ‘guests’ from other forums.
the dislike for A2 in your posts is so transparent that i’d expect you’d be cheering her on hoping that maybe she’ll get hurt in the process…
you made your point. must you really continue with the snarky comments and such?[/QUOTE]
excuse me – no one dislikes anyone - yes we do have disagreements with some issues normally the feet ones - its good to have a debate in issues as thats how we learn things from rubbish to good–
its not against the person if we disliked av2 for exsample then why would point out things for her and her horses safty–
we do becuase we are good horse people that not only cares for the horse by also for the keeper as with out the keeper the horse wouldnt have a home or be well cared for
so it in best interest to look out and after both
this is what all good horse people do especially if they are trianers like myself you look after the horse and you look after the rider / driver – you lay golden safty rules down
and strict rules so everyone can enjoy the fun of having neds or being around neds to be
as safe as one can make it – her fun could have have been quiet something else
and then you would say oh why did she do it - or iam sorry your horse had to be pts cuase it run off and got hurt, or worse av2 didnt get out of the comtraption she was in and that was the last bit of snow fun she had— realalty in the real world things happen
yesterday luck was on her side – will it be today or tomorrow
silly games get people hurt – and animals if thre is one—
for exsample – silly game some freinds had -a long time ago sernerios different principal the same
they dare each other to cross the motorway-- silly boy took up the game of chicken
he didnt make it home— was hit by one car then a van that chopped him into 3
true storey my yard backs on to the motorway
thats how serious good horse people see this type of celver fun can lead to-- death
Oh yes, you’re right. Pulling a sled behind your horse in the alfalfa field is the same as playing chicken with cars on the freeway and getting chopped into 3 pieces when you don’t make it.
Wow. That’s quite a stretch, don’t ya think??
I think riders and horses who gallop cross country and jump solid objects are in far more danger. Or Tevis Cup riders who teeter along the side of a mountain for a hundred miles with 600 foot dropoffs just inches away. Or racehorses braking from the gate at top speed in a pack. And what about those trotters and pacers who have a pileup and all you can see is carts and drivers and horses flipping arse over teakettle down the track? Or barrel racers who gallop 30 miles an hour toward a barrel and then slam on the breaks and make the turn without wiping out? Ever watched any of the working cow events at rodeos? You have cowboys jumping off horses at a gallop and onto the back of a cow with ropes flying everywhere. And lets not even THINK about puissance jumpers! Holy crap. Yikes. How much potential for broken legs or blown suspensory apparatus is there when a horse is clearing a 7 1/2 foot solid wall?! Seems to me like just about anything we do with a horse is dangerous. Except maybe western pleasure. But then according to most everyone, that’s cruelty. sigh Maybe we should just all take up knitting. Oh no, wait, you could poke an eye out with those big needles. Darnit. Crossword puzzles? Bird watching?
Don’t worry about me too much. I’m a big girl. :winkgrin:
marta -
Absolutely correct, on both accounts. Rather sad, too. Maybe it would be best if they simply move along to be guests on this thread.
Still no snow here. Just bitter cold and high winds. Ugh! However, I did get my dose of snow through a Happy New Year reply e-mail yesterday from my endurance horse’s breeder (lives in the same state as A2 and is a former president of the CAA). She sent an attached photo of her driving her pair of Arab/Welsh ponies to a bob sled! She said her hubby had to take the tractor out into the fields to plow a path, just so they could use the sled. I couldn’t believe the piled drifts from the tractor blade – almost as high as the sled itself.
But what a grand photo!
Oh, that is beyond hysterical!! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
Isn’t it funny how little boys never seem to grow up!
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