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Post by horsespoiler on Nov 3, 2014 21:56:12 GMT -5
I rode today. Yea! We went up the road a few miles to a lady that has an all weather surface round pen. She is the one that will work with Sage and help me. DH took Winnie along too and they rode the pasture. Whitey was NOT happy that Winnie left her there even though there were 2 other horses there. She finally relaxed enough to work some. We trotted most of the time and she sure worked up a sweat. M has 2 beautiful QH's she has trained. The mare is finished and for sale but way out of my price range. Besides she needs a job working cows and I don't even have 1 for her to work. The other is the son of the mare and is a dreamboat. When he became old enough to ride she worked him 7 days on the ground and then rode him and he is really laid back. Never bucked or anything. He was very used to being handled and things just don't seem to bother him. Responds to voice commands to change gait. He was started this spring. I'm starting to feel the ride now as I sit down. When we got back I took care of both horses while DH went off to hunt. Whitey did give a few kick outs while I was riding her but she hasn't been ridden in a couple of months. M told us hers would probably act the same after that much time off. She took the mare to the show we went to last month and did pretty good. She told us that her RP footing only ran about $2,500 and that might be a doable price for us. We'll have to have our area looked at. I would love to have something I could use all year.
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Post by ghostrider on Nov 3, 2014 22:15:19 GMT -5
When you say footing do you mean having sand and sawdust brought in?
Glad you had a good ride. Buddy doesn't get frisky when he goes awhile without being ridden but he does resort to looking for a monster so he can go home. Doesn't work but "old habits in old horses" I guess.
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Post by horsespoiler on Nov 4, 2014 22:29:12 GMT -5
Yes, with the clay in our soil everything just gets sticky and slick unless you build a good base. You start with large gravel, 3-4" pieces and top that with 3/4 minus which is regular driveway, road or path gravel. The top layer can be sand, decomposed granite or screenings. That is what falls through the screens when they are sifting the 3/4 minus. It's not sand but it is pretty fine. It's called fines in some places I think. It's smaller than pea gravel. This surface allows water to pass through without washing away like sand can and doesn't pack as tight as sand can. You don't have to run a groomer over it and break it up all the time. We don't have access to a lot of sand here and so it costs more.
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Post by ghostrider on Nov 5, 2014 1:25:58 GMT -5
We put pea gravel around our traffic areas when we were in WY then sand and composted wood chunks and chips then sand. It did make our area really nice.
Here they put HUGE gravel on the roads because the roads suck and it doesn't take long before the roads swallow up the gravel.
Did you say you have a RP already? The footing isn't the costly part here it's the panels for the RP.
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Post by horsespoiler on Nov 5, 2014 21:20:26 GMT -5
We bought a 30' RP about 12 years ago and have been adding panels ever since. We have it set up at 60' now with more panels as part of the barn where they ate it. I think the panels run about $80 each and if you add them slowly it isn't too bad. I like the chain together style over the drop pin connectors because you can use them where the ground isn't flat without much problem.
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Post by ghostrider on Nov 6, 2014 0:19:16 GMT -5
I only have 4 panels, 2 12' and 2 16' heavy metal ones. I thought about buying the lighter aluminum ones one at a time but never started. Should have by now I'd have a dozen.
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Post by horsespoiler on Nov 6, 2014 0:58:24 GMT -5
Mine are 12' tubular metal. I can carry one but it isn't easy or fun. They are made by Behlen. When you buy the RP kit it includes a 4' wide arch gate section. We put the same panels in the barn.
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Post by ghostrider on Nov 6, 2014 12:41:57 GMT -5
I have two behlen gates, the only trouble with them is the paint peels off easily. Amos my farrier down the road sells the panels and I can get whichever ones I need but I think eventually I'll catch a rp on craigs list reasonable.
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Post by horsespoiler on Nov 10, 2014 21:14:08 GMT -5
We took Whitey and Winnie for a short ride on the road this afternoon. They really seem to enjoy it but I'm not sure Winnie was fully awake for the first half of the ride. When I saddled Whitey she tried to kick sideways at me but I was ready for her and she got a kick back. It surprised her since I'm not usually able to react so fast if she does something. That is a habit that cannot be tolerated. She needs to be reminded of her manners, she has slipped some.
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Post by ghostrider on Nov 10, 2014 22:59:27 GMT -5
ROTFL and good for you being so quick.
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Post by Kirk Martin on Nov 14, 2014 12:15:16 GMT -5
I've been waiting forever to be able to post on this thread but no access to horses these days.
Tomorrow that will change :-) I will be going to a Paso Fino riding clinic for the day with
an awesome instructor that I've worked with several times last year.
The farm owner has a horse all reserved for me so get to try while getting lesson pointers.
You learn so much every time you try a new horse. They are all so different.
I'm also going to a different horse trainer to get checked out for working with horses and if
I do well, I'll be able to join the Freedom Hill Horse Rescue Training Team.
If I don't pass, I'll take a few lessons with him until I'm up to speed to work with the rescue horses.
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Post by ghostrider on Nov 15, 2014 2:45:43 GMT -5
Hope you have a great time and learn some neat stuff! Yes I loved it when I had 3 horses in training at once.
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