How to get on a draft horse tackless...and other pictures!

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How to get on your draft horse tackless....wait till she's asleep, creep up....



Jump on...



And up you go!



Some more pics:

[llovelace]

lol good pics

[Blu Mongoose]

I'll have to try that one! Last time I jumped on my big boy I used too much show sheen while grooming and flung myself up and over. The ground don't get any softer at 52.

Great pics.

[katiadarling]

Awesome! I love the pictures. I see that you live in CO, can I come visit?

[Ginevive]

Aw, she looks like a sweet mare! I am short; I would have to wait until she was lying down too, in oder to get on tackless/mounting-block-less, lol!

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lol good pics

Thanks

I'll have to try that one! Last time I jumped on my big boy I used too much show sheen while grooming and flung myself up and over. The ground don't get any softer at 52.

Great pics.

LOL my friend had a similar thing happen to her. She was riding with her sister bareback and they had just washed the horses...used too much shampoo. It started to rain and those horses got so slick they fell off of them and had to lead them home. I always think of that story when I am washing a horse.

Awesome! I love the pictures. I see that you live in CO, can I come visit?

Sure! It's nice weather here right now...70 degrees/windy/sunny.

Aw, she looks like a sweet mare! I am short; I would have to wait until she was lying down too, in oder to get on tackless/mounting-block-less, lol!

I usually lead her up to a stump and jump really high to get on...but if she's lying down I always take the opportunity to jump up...it's so fun

[littleindiangirl]

Thats a perdy horse!

[Patrick Long]

Totally ignorant when it comes to horses....

I thought that they couldnt sleep laying down or they couldnt breathe?

[Argentra]

Hey, Rachel! Long time no see!!

That girl is so pretty..and it looks like you're getting on well with her. Too bad you live so far from me, I'd love to come up for a ride.

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Thats a perdy horse!

Thanks! I'll pass that on to her

Totally ignorant when it comes to horses....

I thought that they couldnt sleep laying down or they couldnt breathe?

They do sleep lying down. They have a few stages of sleep. They can sleep standing up, but if they want to get deep REM sleep, they usually lie down, either on their sternum, or, if they are really "out", on their side like a beached whale. They do make quite a bit of loud snoring/wheezing noises when they lie down because yes, it does affect their breathing a little. But they certainly can breathe well enough to sleep for short periods lying down

Hey, Rachel! Long time no see!!

That girl is so pretty..and it looks like you're getting on well with her. Too bad you live so far from me, I'd love to come up for a ride.

I know, I wish you had a car! I'd love for you to come up and meet Nela.