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  • Sera_J
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    ** NEW ** Riding pictures

    Sera_J

    Posted : 4/20/2006 9:19:36 PM

    Thanks for asking MK! :o)

    I've gotten to ride a few times, thanks!  Here's a funny little story about one of my recent rides, an anecdote, if I may.

    For those of you who don't know my history with Stryder I bought him almost a year ago and moved him to a location where I could start riding regularly last September.  He was really pretty green and so we had to start nearly from the beginning.

    So I had a gal start training and riding him for me back around November, she's doing FABULOUS THINGS with him.  One of his "things" most, notably, was his lack of being able to pick up his right lead.  We did extensive checks to make sure it wasn't physical before working him hard to pick it up.  He's fine.  K (the gal) has been riding him said he's doing great and when I've been riding recently, he picked up the right (as in direction and not synonym for "correct";) lead everytime... and as of Sunday he got the right lead even when I was asking for the left!  [sm=uhoh.gif] 

    I worked with him for a little while and finally got him on his left, but now it took 5 tries to get his left rather than 5 tries to get his right.  [sm=smack.gif]  How's that for irony?  So, anyway, K and I talked today and it sounds like he's learned the que to take the right lead but hasn't yet learned the one for the left, since we'd been working so hard on muscling and evening him to the right.  We're gonna work on his que for the left and then the next stop?, picking up the correct lead while going straight! [sm=proud.gif]  I'd set a 6 month goal for that at the start of the year, so it looks like we should have reliable leads by the deadline and I'm excited!

    He's a good boy, doing really well.  I'll be out of town next week and bumped up K riding for me, I should come home to a still fat (lots of grass here right now) but hopefully a little more even of a horse! [sm=biggrin.gif]

    Here's a recent photo of my fat-boy being a dork (he was pawing at the ground while I was playing ball with Nikki, he was being a grouch cause I was ignoring him.  So... I continued to ignore him while he acted like a brat, although I did indulge in some photos!)  These photo's were taken at the same outing, amazing what direct sunlight does to his color (white stuff is corona on a few bite marks.)







  • Shirley
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    Shirley

    Posted : 4/23/2006 9:26:42 AM

    Stryder looks great! You need to start feeding him more, though. He's getting a little ribby.
  • papillon806
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    papillon806

    Posted : 4/23/2006 11:04:55 AM

    Oh I love that cute, chunky look! [;)] he's adorable
  • melleth
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    melleth

    Posted : 4/24/2006 11:21:53 PM

    Wow Stryder looks really good!
    Love that ba-donk-a-donk of his![:D] You know all this time I did not realise you were you what with the new name. I sure apreciate your support in the other little matter on that other board. [:)]
  • Sera_J
    • Gold Top Dog
    Sera_J

    Posted : 5/24/2006 7:03:25 PM

    This is from our trail ride on Saturday:
     







  • Sera_J
    • Gold Top Dog
    Sera_J

    Posted : 5/24/2006 7:05:35 PM

    and a few more...
     
    Sorry the order is kind of messed up.
     
    Anway, Nikki had a great time, as you can see, she was ready for a break when, she enjoyed Stryders saddle pad to take a quick nap :o)







  • danehaven
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    danehaven

    Posted : 5/25/2006 10:52:51 PM

    Cool pics Lani. I'm glad you are getting to ride and Stryder looks great. How tall is he? Poor Nikki looks wiped out.
  • Sera_J
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    Sera_J

    Posted : 5/26/2006 2:22:23 AM

    Thanks Cherie - I just noticed your post in response to Stryders rather copious posterior... like mama like horsey, I suppose!  [:D]  I do love his big ol' round rump, though, I love to hug it!
     
    MK - Yeah, Nikki was pooped!  She managed to take a nap in the car and then went a few rounds with Chase at the park. [:-]  It's amazing how much energy she has! 
     
    He's about 15.0 - 15.1'ish.   Thanks he's being fed well... and I don't even have to pay for it, the virtues of pasture.  He stays really round, really easily.  He's so good natured though!
     
    He had a chiro job done on him Tuesday and apparently he was out in several spots, and she fixed him all up.. and he's now in love with her and he followed her around [8|]  Traitor!  [8D]  Hehehe, I'm glad he's feeling so much better, though.  I'll have to hear what Kayla says about how he works tomorrow.  We gave him a few days off after the work to let the muscles settle.
     
    Anyway - how's everyone doing??
  • Julie Byers
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    Julie Byers

    Posted : 5/26/2006 9:27:46 AM

    I loved your pix, thanks for posting those.  The trail ride looked like a slice of heaven.  I don't think he is too big, it's just baby fat afterall lol.......he'll slim down when he about 25 or 30 or so hahahahah
    Am I understanding his ears correctly...when they angle like that:  is it irritation or annoyance or am I reading too much human into it?  I don't know much about facial expressions or body language on horses but sometimes I get the feeling that the ears act a little like our eyebrows, you know?  They say a lot.  He sure is a handsome fella :))    Jules
  • Sera_J
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    Sera_J

    Posted : 5/27/2006 5:24:57 AM

    Aww, thanks Jules.  I think he's a good lookin' boy - but, I could be a bit partial, tho!  [:D]
     
    His ears in that photo; believe it or not, they could become even more "pinned" which is when they are REALLY annoyed or angry.  He's probably slightly annoyed, but more likely listening to me as I was asking him to back-up when that shot was taken. 
     
    When they pin their ears they are usually about to act out, kick, bite, rear, buck.. etc  If his ears were slightly more upright in that photo I would have said he was purely just listening, but knowing him the way I do, he has an annoyed look, "i don't wanna back up..." but, he was a good boy and did anyway.
     
    Here are some other photo's, he was willing to do some posing for me, you can see how his ears are more relaxed in some than others.  People like their horses ears to be pricked forward for shots, but when I see a horse, photographed with their ears forward, I know the horse is REALLY concentrating on something else... and usually have that "i'm going to spook...." any minute look going on.  I like nicely relaxed ears in my photo's, preferably.  But, I think I'm in the minority.
     
     
     







  • Donna Handley
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    Donna Handley

    Posted : 6/16/2006 4:05:04 PM

    What a lovely horse,my type!! Lovely scenery in your area[:)]
  • Sera_J
    • Gold Top Dog
    Sera_J

    Posted : 6/17/2006 12:58:41 AM

    Thank you so much!  :o)
     
    ... funny, I like the scenery in YOUR area! Wanna trade? [:D]
  • mehpenn
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    mehpenn

    Posted : 6/18/2006 4:02:42 PM

    Nice.. great pics! Fabulous looking horses and dogs...
  • Donna Handley
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    Donna Handley

    Posted : 6/18/2006 4:18:33 PM

    Yes please...in fact trade countries our weather is crap[;)]
  • Sera_J
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    Sera_J

    Posted : 6/21/2006 4:00:43 AM

    Thank you so much Mehpenn!  .. he's my boy! And, clearly, Nikki is my girl.  No faster way to my heart than to compliment my critters [:D]
     
    GSDRB - TRADE IT IS!  [8|]  It's really, really hot here right now.  Also, there would be men with, what i'd consider to be, accents.  I'm single.  This works out well!  [;)]