tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post7320825617905298225..comments2024-01-03T03:28:48.980-07:00Comments on mugwump Chronicles: Mad-Donna!Mugwumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01487540636265322556noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-77285190092986899442014-05-26T08:35:10.458-06:002014-05-26T08:35:10.458-06:00So, Mugs...anxious to hear how the next ride went....So, Mugs...anxious to hear how the next ride went. Was she better? Did you have to repeat your drill, or did it carry over? Asking because I have Madonna in an Arab body, and going through the same thing...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01756826331907122208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-25296796280363126732014-05-24T09:55:11.128-06:002014-05-24T09:55:11.128-06:00I am an old lady rider, and sometimes responder to...I am an old lady rider, and sometimes responder to your posts, but they are always thought provoking and interesting. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-69341029899671934652014-05-22T22:49:01.935-06:002014-05-22T22:49:01.935-06:00"I'm excited..." Nuff said.
Happy y..."I'm excited..." Nuff said.<br /><br />Happy you are Happy.<br /><br />MichelleLnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-66000880735210356862014-05-21T17:36:14.033-06:002014-05-21T17:36:14.033-06:00Joyce Reynolds-Ward - I love that exercise,I use i...Joyce Reynolds-Ward - I love that exercise,I use it to tune a bunch. To sharpen my cow work I spin and take off in the opposite lead.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-89130104259168745012014-05-21T13:22:34.326-06:002014-05-21T13:22:34.326-06:00Anon - There is nothing wrong with any of those op...Anon - There is nothing wrong with any of those options, none of them are my choice though. <br />I'm going to be exploring old lady riding a lot more, and I'll touch on all of these points.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-18836683920068231102014-05-21T11:51:01.719-06:002014-05-21T11:51:01.719-06:00I have always hate hate hated when they buck. Mos...I have always hate hate hated when they buck. Mostly because I don't often stay on. I wonder if I ever had the split second brains to decide to ride it out instead of trying to stop it, if I could stay on. Anyways… fussy little mare has never bucked anybody off in her life but she gets jittery every now and then, and turning her in tight circles really works. Not sure if it keeps her brain busy, or her body, or both, but it keeps my ass in the saddle and that's where I want it.<br /><br />Although it is a buzz to have that smirk when you stay on your bucking snorty beast!!! Heidi the Hickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639479864903922047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-60599712156569178532014-05-21T08:10:19.021-06:002014-05-21T08:10:19.021-06:00Any way to adapt by lunging for 10 or 20 minutes b...Any way to adapt by lunging for 10 or 20 minutes before riding? Is lunging without the horse on a lunge line a possiblility? What about a corral turn out so they can run a bit first? Anyone you trust who is in a position to "horse share" and ride your horses on a regular basis so they have no ya-ya's to have to get out?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-75217173202712738702014-05-21T06:51:20.336-06:002014-05-21T06:51:20.336-06:00My thirtysomething brain loved a good buck.. my fi...My thirtysomething brain loved a good buck.. my fiftysomething brain looks for ways to avoid riding out a buck. <br /><br />I love the mental image of you grabbing for the horn.. will cause me to giggle next time I am riding and I reach for the horn.. <br /><br />And folks will look sideways at me and wonder what the heck is going on in my brain this time ;)<br />Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18030821849160346167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-12656756562272667452014-05-20T21:10:38.303-06:002014-05-20T21:10:38.303-06:00Grin. You've come across my Mocha stall rest e...Grin. You've come across my Mocha stall rest exercise survival tool.<br /><br />Long story short: white line disease, farrier mandates exercise but no turnout because of bar shoe, I blow my thumb so ground driving isn't an option, but lots of bareback work at the walk is called for (not even saddle weight allowed on that bar shoe, due to how he had to trim it). Mocha's got a pretty good mind, but we're almost at six months now. Let's just say that the spin is a very useful tool for cranky stalled mares who like to work. ;-)<br /><br />I got that idea from you, I think--either schooling Sonita or Madonna, where instead of doing rollbacks you'd do a spin and keep on the circle on the same lead. Worked wonderfully well for sharpening Mocha's spins.Joyce Reynolds-Wardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380534023229200743.post-16253009909114008382014-05-20T21:09:50.471-06:002014-05-20T21:09:50.471-06:00Thank you. This helps. Thank you. This helps. Fyyahchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680300099730314108noreply@blogger.com