tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post6958026336032530494..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Why Do You....?Mugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-44558288180702330912014-03-07T10:06:34.410-07:002014-03-07T10:06:34.410-07:00The mane on the white horse would be a full time J...The mane on the white horse would be a full time JOB just to keep clean and ungnarly (is that a word?)<br /><br />And the reason I love all Clint Eastwood westerns are his spuuuuuurs! They make me want to....well, I like them.scsarahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-5339396147242429052014-03-07T09:39:51.841-07:002014-03-07T09:39:51.841-07:00Great post. And personally I loved that it looks ...Great post. And personally I loved that it looks like the cowgirl with the sitting horse might have an english saddle on him? Or maybe it's just that the screen on my phone is too small to see it clearly. Either way, very interesting points made. shadowlake2005https://www.blogger.com/profile/04750706170718003186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-58841737539625443992014-03-06T17:41:22.298-07:002014-03-06T17:41:22.298-07:00Ha! I LOVE walking into a store or restaurant wea...Ha! I LOVE walking into a store or restaurant wearing my red buckaroo boots and hearing my spurs jingle, jangle, jingle. ( I get the most looks in the grocery store) :-)<br /><br />I will never be light enough or patient enough to have a bridle horse, but I can admire from afar.KDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062208340163864225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-27927785760096678012014-03-06T13:45:56.409-07:002014-03-06T13:45:56.409-07:00It's why we wear them too.It's why we wear them too.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-4675602283033797242014-03-06T13:45:13.340-07:002014-03-06T13:45:13.340-07:00Katherine - please note I never said a word about ...Katherine - please note I never said a word about whether or not I think people should or shouldn't wear helmets. Nor have I ever said people look silly in a helmet. Ever. <br />I am simply explaining why we where our cowboy hats. mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-36304214765312822972014-03-06T13:37:11.948-07:002014-03-06T13:37:11.948-07:00"and they sound cool when we walk."
HAH..."and they sound cool when we walk."<br /><br />HAHAHA<br /><br />And this kind of thing is exactly why I love your blog!<br /><br />I'm with Maryka and Scamp on helmets, though. Whether to wear a helmet is obviously a personal choice for any rider, but I feel protecting my brain on the off chance I do fall is well worth looking a bit dorky or being more exposed to the weather. If someone wants to wear a hat, that's their choice, but I would hope that they wouldn't look down on anyone who opted for the helmet instead.Katharine Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16805523619692744514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-73579649108077425072014-03-06T11:47:25.679-07:002014-03-06T11:47:25.679-07:00Love this. Seriously sick of explaining why my 13....Love this. Seriously sick of explaining why my 13.3hh, stocky, downhill mare is perfect/awesome to bewildered dressage folks. RHFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513212465360292806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-42770239021859012352014-03-06T09:22:10.931-07:002014-03-06T09:22:10.931-07:00Maryka...what's your point? I very clearly sta...Maryka...what's your point? I very clearly stated the spur was only engaged as needed, not because our wildly flopping uneducated leg stabbed them as they trotted. We too, earn our spurs, but there is a reason to hang them on our boots. To use them.<br />Do you earn your spurs and then use them for decoration only? What sport, exactly, is that?mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-18756025217947067042014-03-06T09:12:15.321-07:002014-03-06T09:12:15.321-07:00I'll stick with my helmet, too - though partly...I'll stick with my helmet, too - though partly because I look kind of dorky in a western hat. I have a tiny head and they overwhelm, much like that little boy in the photo. :)<br /><br />I can't leave my spurs on my boots, either: I apparently am unable to walk without crossing one foot in front of the other often enough to score the toes of my boots. :( I'm much more aware of them when I'm sitting on a horse... it could be because, like Cindy D., my horse gives me the Gibbs head slap with his tail when I spur and he thinks I'm being unfair. He'll still get a poke with them if he's ignoring an earlier, more subtle cue, of course.<br /><br />FWIW: I feel like I get plenty of contact with my western saddle... Scamphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236918959046980355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-40379353909617229622014-03-06T07:59:00.721-07:002014-03-06T07:59:00.721-07:00Don't think you are supposed to "spur &qu...Don't think you are supposed to "spur " your horse in any sort of riding Mugs . Was brought up to believe that you had to earn your spurs by having legs that are stable enough for you to be able to ride in spurs without them coming touching your horse. Have to admit though that I'll stick to my helmet as my last few brain cells couldn't stand even a minor blow to the head lolmarykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836469433875199731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-41918907230499535422014-03-06T07:58:20.825-07:002014-03-06T07:58:20.825-07:00Don't think you are supposed to "spur &qu...Don't think you are supposed to "spur " your horse in any sort of riding Mugs . Was brought up to believe that you had to earn your spurs by having legs that are stable enough for you to be able to ride in spurs without them coming touching your horse. Have to admit though that I'll stick to my helmet as my last few brain cells couldn't stand even a minor blow to the head lolmarykahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07836469433875199731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-89470929363659209762014-03-06T07:21:45.617-07:002014-03-06T07:21:45.617-07:00Yes but that little feller at the end is kinda cut...Yes but that little feller at the end is kinda cute, despite his desperate looking helmet. <br /><br />And as usual I agree with what Becky says!!Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-19828980743239511412014-03-06T05:05:35.964-07:002014-03-06T05:05:35.964-07:00Really interesting post. There is no Western ridin...Really interesting post. There is no Western riding in my country, so we've got very little first hand knowledge of it. MalteseLizzieMcGeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601007613584906494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-68081353927176569372014-03-05T17:28:55.752-07:002014-03-05T17:28:55.752-07:00Ah...Spurs. I love my spurs, and yes I love the wa...Ah...Spurs. I love my spurs, and yes I love the way the sound when I walk. When I put on my super cool Barbara Stanwyck hat, I am the coolest gal I know.<br /><br />My horse does not love my spurs, and has no problem slapping me in the back of the head with his tail if I get lazy and forget to cue with my calf.<br /><br />Actually for me buying spurs turned me towards being a better rider really quick. The trainer I was working with at the time had me put them on, but told me I was not allowed to use them. Doing so made me stop cueing with my heels and start using my legs like I was supposed too in order to keep them off of my horse. <br /><br />Besides it's embarrassing when your horse does the NCIS head slap to you in front of a bunch of people. <br /><br />Great post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15617546413512282387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-25803083339107277622014-03-05T17:27:38.677-07:002014-03-05T17:27:38.677-07:00I understand what you're saying Janet and agre...I understand what you're saying Janet and agree with it. But a few of the local trainers I've taken lessons with recently, and even some of the cutting horses my friend and I have been riding, are actually being trained with very active spur bumps. The one trainer told me quite literally to bump, bump, bump with my legs to get forward motion, the faster you bump, the faster they go. Amount of pressure (or release) would indicate a turn. The second you take your spurs/legs out of these horses, they stop. This was while working circles to warm up and while working the flag. And even when entering and sorting from the herd. <br /><br />We've been taking lessons with cutters in order to improve our team ranch sorting. It seems to work for them, just isn't my preferred style. I can't imagine taking one of the horses trained in that manner out for a leisurely trail ride - bump, bump, bump....Tevis Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172396968690778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-56103970212089059142014-03-05T17:06:45.813-07:002014-03-05T17:06:45.813-07:00"We leave them on our boots, so we never lose..."We leave them on our boots, so we never lose them, and they sound cool when we walk."<br /><br />Why I want to wear spurs that jingle, jangle, jingle!HorsesAndTurboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607758320356759231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-19305832849117697262014-03-05T16:57:48.442-07:002014-03-05T16:57:48.442-07:00I love #6 and #7. Thank you for this, it was grea...I love #6 and #7. Thank you for this, it was great! <br /><br />Justaplainsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399124494395034612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-24976461836683230432014-03-05T16:07:12.334-07:002014-03-05T16:07:12.334-07:00mugwump said...
Crysta - Most of the cutting train...mugwump said...<br />Crysta - Most of the cutting trainers I know will bump a horse with their CALVES, if the horse has a tendency to float back toward the herd, this reminds the horse to hold the line. It might look, especially to someone who doesn't cut, that they are spurring, but they are not. Spurs are for turns, not forward, especially in cutting.<br />The cues I have been taught to use while cutting are considered universal, for good and bad cutters alike. Two legs (calves, not spur)on, means GO!, left leg off, means turn left, right spur follows through if the horse doesn't respond to the left leg, right leg off means turn right, left spur follows through if the horse isn't quick enough. Both legs off means stop. The rest of the time are legs are at rest. <br /><br /><br />Spur stops are another matter all together, used in completely different circumstances. I don't use them, condone them, or particularly understand them. <br /><br />None of these methods, good or bad, change with the breed of horse being ridden.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-38609927439527580592014-03-05T14:59:43.852-07:002014-03-05T14:59:43.852-07:00"If you watch a good rider, you will very rar..."If you watch a good rider, you will very rarely see a spur actually touch the horse." YES! It's been driving me a bit crazy riding with some local cutting trainers and the horses have been taught that you have to bump, bump, bump with the spur to even get them to go. The second your legs stop, they stop. <br /><br />I much prefer a horse that stops off my SEAT rather than having to constantly drive with my legs. But I ride one of those crazy Ay-rabs so WTH do I know! ;)Tevis Storieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16172396968690778655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-17273988153646423242014-03-05T14:47:36.742-07:002014-03-05T14:47:36.742-07:00He's all yours.He's all yours.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-69583571432854044952014-03-05T14:38:26.298-07:002014-03-05T14:38:26.298-07:00If you guys aren't using that white horse with...<br /><br />If you guys aren't using that white horse with the long mane, can I have him? I haven't roped a grizzly in ages, so he doesn't need to be built for it.<br /><br />I love this post so much it hurts.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544884349722760099noreply@blogger.com