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Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
I bought Nela at the beginning of the summer, and am having a WONDERFUL time with her! She is such a good teacher, and a reliable mount on the trail. She is a Belgian/Percheron draft cross.
Notice our Bitless Bridle. She does very well without a bit. Probably she is more responsive to my cues without any intimation or pain from metal bouncing in her mouth. My hands aren't really soft yet, so this is the perfect learning tool for both of us.
Enjoy!
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...trailride2.jpg
Last edited by dr del; 09-16-2008 at 06:47 PM.
Reason: please keep pics under 800 pixels wide ;-)
~Rachel C.
1.0 Snow corn (Meph), 1.0 Okeetee corn (Mosaic), 0.1 Normal BP (Meerah), 0.1 Mojave BP (Deuce) 1.1 cats (Dixie and Kitten), 0.1 Draft Horse (Nela)
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Re: Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
A beautiful horse with a proud rider!! Gorgeousness!!
I'm looking for 2 Percherons for the ranch, but am having a devil of time finding them close to Oregon. Any hints?
I'm glad to see you not using a bit. I would also not use a bit- heck, I don't even use a saddle when I ride
Awesome pictures and I'm so glad you're having fun!
~~ McKinsey~~
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
~The Little Prince; Antoine de Saint Exupery
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Re: Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
Oh wow! She's gorgeous!!! I wouldn't mind something like that at all!
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Re: Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
Originally Posted by starmom
A beautiful horse with a proud rider!! Gorgeousness!!
I'm looking for 2 Percherons for the ranch, but am having a devil of time finding them close to Oregon. Any hints?
I'm glad to see you not using a bit. I would also not use a bit- heck, I don't even use a saddle when I ride
Awesome pictures and I'm so glad you're having fun!
I would look on dreamhorse.com, and also there are a few good draft horse classifieds online that I like.
LOL, I love riding bareback. Hopefully here soon she will be responsive enough to leg for the bridle to come off too. I hope to ride tackless within the year!
~Rachel C.
1.0 Snow corn (Meph), 1.0 Okeetee corn (Mosaic), 0.1 Normal BP (Meerah), 0.1 Mojave BP (Deuce) 1.1 cats (Dixie and Kitten), 0.1 Draft Horse (Nela)
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Re: Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
Thanks for the link tip!! Good luck with the bonding! I'm sure that all will go really well.
For me, I just figure that if I don't have the relationship with my horse that enables the horse to allow me to ride bareback, then I don't really have the right to coerce the horse to carry me places.
However, this is just me and my unconventional ways!!!
~~ McKinsey~~
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
~The Little Prince; Antoine de Saint Exupery
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Re: Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
-Abbi [:
1.0.0 Chinese Water Dragon - Axel.
0.1.0 Ball Python - Seether.
1.0.0 Bearded Dragon - Doby.
1.2.0 (plus strays I feed!) Cats - Lucky, Kitty, and Meggy.
0.0.3 Fish - No namesssss.
9.0.0 Rats - Louie, Chessie, Elliot, Eddie, Loki, Andante, Stevie, Igby, and Zigby. (RIP Boys. <3)
0.1.0 - Tremper Albino Leopard Gecko - Izzy (RIP.)
1.3.0 - Angus, and the girlie trio. (RIP.)
Too many frozen mice, mealworms, and crickets to count! Don't you love reptiles?
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Re: Back with pics of Nela (Percheron/Belgian)
Originally Posted by starmom
Thanks for the link tip!! Good luck with the bonding! I'm sure that all will go really well.
For me, I just figure that if I don't have the relationship with my horse that enables the horse to allow me to ride bareback, then I don't really have the right to coerce the horse to carry me places.
However, this is just me and my unconventional ways!!!
I agree with the thought behind this.... BUT! Sometimes it isn't the relationship or the trust that precludes riding bareback. Some bouncy trots are not fun at ALL to ride bareback! I love riding my horse without the saddle. It's really really good for my seat and my development as a rider. But it can be darn hard to sit his trot sometimes. I have stiff hips and I am getting older. Cantering bareback was a hurdle for me too. I wasn't sure I could sit the transitions. Now we are fine in canter and in all the transitions, and we can even handle a little bit of spooking and leaping around bareback. But riding bareback is as much about the rider's physical ability as about trust. In fact I find it to be more about physical ability than trust. Give me a nice QH or a drafty horse and I can sit all the live long day bareback, but on a large gaited bouncy horse, well, I think twice and I only do it when I am feeling strong.
Your new horse is beautiful, btw. I hope you have tons of fun riding her, clippityclop.
Last edited by ZinniaZ; 10-05-2008 at 03:15 PM.
Reason: forgot something
~~ZinniaZ
2.1.0 ball python-- James Herriot the Spider BP and Paradox, my son's female normal BP, Jack London, het red axanthic
0.1 Blue Beauty-- Anna Sewall
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