Xuoit wrote:Hey guys, I just stumbled upon this thread~ I own two female American Paint Horses and I'm thinking of getting a third one, the two horses I have were my mom's but she let's me take care of them now and says they're mine. They're getting old though, and I really love horses so are there any suggestions? I'd like to get a breed different from these two this time(Don't get me wrong though, I think American Paints are my favorite breed I just love their patterns
As Tenturo said, it depends on what you want to do with the horse (riding style, trails/pleasure/competing etc). Do you have more specific reason why you don't want another Paint or is it just a feeling? For simple pleasure riding pretty much any horse that's suitable in size could do and it would come more down to the individual (as it always does in the end).
Kecko wrote:Hey guys! I have a question. I am looking at a pony/youth saddle for a kid who comes and rides my pony, Scooby. Scooby wears a 5 inch gullet saddle and the saddle I'm looking at is a 5.5 (don't worry, he has a good saddle pad that can make up the difference if needed) but it is in pony bars. I've never heard of pony bars so how different are they from QH Bars and would I need a bigger size gullet? Thanks!
I know very little about western saddles, but I have stumbled on some information about their fit. I think the pony bars could potentially be in slight different angle than the QH bars. Like if you have to same gullet size saddles but the angle of the bars is different, the the distance measured at the bottom of the bars will be different (assuming the bars are same lenght). Lenght of the bars migth be another thing, at least in english saddles some saddles have shorter bars than others. But really your best bet would be testing out the saddle on Scooby, or have it side by side with your current saddle, to see where's the differance if there's one.
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What is your opinion on costumes on/involving people's horses?: I actually think it looks fun, I have never had a chance to do it myself. Obviously you need to make sure the horse is okay with the costume and there's nothing that can cause injury to the horse. Like floaty capes or things attached to the tack can be scary to some horses and they might need de-sensitation before the actual costume event. Some migth never get used to things, so that needs to be taken into consideration as well.