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Post by ghostrider on Sept 25, 2014 12:35:58 GMT -5
When we took our med class the dr. told us the ARMY did testing and most medicine can last over 20 years if kept in a dark and dry place. The light and heat are what cause them to expire.
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Post by horsespoiler on Sept 25, 2014 21:15:23 GMT -5
I checked the bucket and there is no expiration date and no special storage instructions. It should keep fine.
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Post by cyndi on Sept 26, 2014 6:55:26 GMT -5
Thanks, HS
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Post by cyndi on Oct 2, 2014 12:42:57 GMT -5
I suppose,since it was Monday that I tested that saddle, that I should post in here instead of starting a new riding thread I really liked the Haggis Trooper Saddle. It looks like you sit rather shallow in the seat, but looks are deceiving. It also looks like the smooth leather seat would be slippery...which is also deceiving. The seat of the saddle is suspended by webbing, and the brass 'arches' at the front and the back keep the saddle well off the horse's spine. The seat is nicely padded and is really comfy and secure. The leather is the same kind of soft durable leather they use on car interiors/seats. It is not slippery at all, and felt nice and 'grippy' with my jeans. Wearing breeches would probably add even more to the 'grip factor'. This particular saddle was too narrow for Fanny, with a gullet of only 6-7 inches, so even tightening up the cinch made the saddle dig into her. But like the name of the saddle, Fanny was a real trooper and let me get on her without complaining. I could tell she wasn't impressed, but she didn't kick up a fuss at all. I felt a bit of slippage, but not any worse than some saddles, and less movement than others I've tried. With proper measurements, I think the saddle could/would sit quite nicely on her. Jeff, the saddle maker, said he'd even come out to do some fine-tuning measurements on Fanny to get it right. I don't know what his policy is with returning the saddle if, for some strange reason, it doesn't fit, but since I probably won't be getting a new saddle until spring (unless God provides a buyer for my Gaucho saddle before that), I won't ask Jeff about his policies until then. I was only on Fanny for about 10 minutes (that seems to be the magic number on her these days), but it was enough for me to know that this saddle is definitely a contender. The stirrups are mine -- I knew Jeff's stirrups would be way too long for me, so he took them off before he gave me the saddle.
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Post by ghostrider on Oct 2, 2014 23:12:06 GMT -5
Don't like it! there is NO support or safety in case of a spook. Absolutely nothing to grab or grip if she takes a fall, or spooks. Would be a good saddle if you never took a horse on the trail but you can not sack a horse out to everything on a trail and a horse is going to spook and in that saddle I see no support at all. Especially for a green horse and less than expert rider.
For that matter the worse fall after a spook I ever took was in an arena so I wouldn't ride in it in an arena either. LOL
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Post by ghostrider on Oct 2, 2014 23:12:17 GMT -5
Don't like it! there is NO support or safety in case of a spook. Absolutely nothing to grab or grip if she takes a fall, or spooks. Would be a good saddle if you never took a horse on the trail but you can not sack a horse out to everything on a trail and a horse is going to spook and in that saddle I see no support at all. Especially for a green horse and less than expert rider.
For that matter the worse fall after a spook I ever took was in an arena so I wouldn't ride in it in an arena either. LOL
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Post by cyndi on Oct 3, 2014 8:11:12 GMT -5
Well, GR, it's a good thing you don't have to like it. And quite frankly, I do not appreciate the way you tactlessly shoot down what other people say or do in here. You make me not want to contribute anymore.
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Post by ghostrider on Oct 3, 2014 12:17:04 GMT -5
Well Cyndi if you don't want an honest opinion say so and I'll gladly say it's a wonderful saddle yes you should buy it. I think black and blue are WONDERFUL colors, blue has always been one of my favorite colors. LOL
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Post by luvmymorgan on Oct 3, 2014 20:28:43 GMT -5
Well, just to add another point of view, I ride in an Aussie - no horn to grab. Risty has spooked several times since I've had the saddle & I've never had a problem staying on even without being able to grab onto something. I just think it depends on the rider & what they are comfortable with. I trail ride with ladies riding in English and/or Dressage saddles. Nothing to grab there either & haven't witnessed any problems. Cyndi, I hope you keep contributing, I look forward to your posts. GR, I like reading about your experiences too. Let's just chalk this up to a bad day all around & blame the weather
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Post by horsespoiler on Oct 4, 2014 0:05:26 GMT -5
I think it might require a little hands-on inspection. Pictures rarely do justice and they aren't detailed photos. I'd probably give it a whirl and hope I didn't twirl. Everyone has their own comfort level and feeling of security.
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Post by ghostrider on Oct 7, 2014 19:24:59 GMT -5
I had to laugh, when Buddy saw me coming with the halter he went to the gate to the woods but I'd closed it so he obediently came to me and stuck his nose into the halter, like he wasn't really going to escape to the woods a few min earlier. LOL
He was a bit "slow" going out and again coming back like he just wasn't in any hurry. After pulling the saddle and pad off though I realized it was in the 80's and he was pretty sweaty. We did work on keeping up the pace, trotting till "I" said slow up not till he can get away with slowing back to a walk. This is really his only bad quirk. He just doesn't move with any speed. It's a continual irritation I haven't seemed to change.
We had a few dogs charge the fence because of Diesel and two fields where the horses came running and even one mare that was flagging him. Passed by a flapping bag, which he just kind of looked sideways at but otherwise not even a hesitation in the whole ride today.
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Post by horsespoiler on Oct 7, 2014 21:51:49 GMT -5
Sounds like a nice time. I know mustangs like to conserve their energy, just ask Sage. She sees few reasons to do more than trot, with food being the exception.
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Post by ghostrider on Oct 8, 2014 19:03:27 GMT -5
Since Rich brought my round bales both horses have conserved lots of energy, they're using it to produce manure in the corral. Almost a full wheel barrow full per day and my wheel barrow is not that shallow metal one of old. LOL
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Post by ghostrider on Oct 21, 2014 19:50:22 GMT -5
I had a good opportunity to work with Buddy down by the cows today. He has a habit of wanting to keep his eye on them and not on me. So we worked on HSS and serpentines with the cows in the pasture right next to us. Actually two of them were right on the other side of the fence and every time we'd circle back toward them Buddy would "watch" them. I guess because at one time cows were monsters. Even though we haven't worked on HSS or serpentines for some time now his gives were really clean and quick.
Though his attitude before the saddle is getting worse! I picked up a halter off the fence post and he chose to take off into the woods then turn and wait. I poured grain for Boomer and Buddy came back but when I picked up the halter again he took off down in the grass pasture. So when he came back into the corral (in the middle of both pastures) I shut the gate to the pasture then poured grain into his bucket. It was more than he could stand and he came over and got his halter on. He can be SOOOOOOOOOO bad!!!
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