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I have never ridden western but would like to know about the gaits and training.

Here are some links to read. It is good info. to educate yourself. Good luck!

http://www.equisearch.com/horses_riding_training/western/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_riding

http://www.garretequestrian.com/Westernriding.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Western-Riding-Ideal&id=602160

http://horses.about.com/od/horsesportsexplained/p/engwestdiff.htm

when nbc shows track and field they never show the long jumping only the people who do all the running events and the high jump. plus they never show the event where you throw that big ball across the field.

I don’t think the finals of those events have happened yet, and they don’t show the qualifying rounds much. They aren’t totally pro american because they showed the women’s marathon for 2 1/2 hours and the best American got 33rd. I think they look for sports america is good at and sports america enjoys watching. I guess synchronized diving is more fun to watch than handball in America. Maybe it’s just me but i didn’t hear anything about whether or not the Spain-USA basketball was on NBC and I missed it. Big ball across the Field is called shot put if you want to look up results. Those events might be on CNBC or the USA network. Go USA!

By plane or boat? I know that they must transport them also when they sell them internationally or for other prestigious international horse shows. It must be VERY expensive! I’m guessing that most of the equestrian riders come from wealthy families. Horses aren’t cheap, are they horse owners??? Anyways, I was just wondering about the transportation. I’m assuming they fly them in special cargo planes like they use for transporting zoo animals and/or special livestock.

The travel by airplane. After a seven-day quarantine in Europe, the US horses flew to the equestrian site in Hong Kong ‘as part of a global migration that will ultimately include 297 horses from 47 nations travelling on 57 airplanes.’

Yesterday I got new horse riding boots due to starting lessons(yay!)
and they are a little tight because they are new. Is the an easier way to break them in other than wearing them non stop?
*Looks down at feet*
My first lesson is on Saturday an I don't want to be uncomfortable.
Thanks for your help!
lol
HI IZZY!
Yeah, mine are Dublin… so comfy… but kinda tight… lol! When I showed my mum i told her I got some cleaner stuff or something and shes like "Is it called dubbin?" lol

I wouldn't oil them nor heat them (heat is going to shrink them and dry them out anyway. There are solutions (Boot Stretch) that you can use to spray your boots after you have them on. You can also use plain rubbing alcohol. The reason that you use these solutions is that they dry quicker, you could just use warm water, but it takes longer to dry. Spray and wear them until dry and the tight places will stretch out. Remember, the heels of new boots will slip up and down for a while, it's just part of the deal. Keep wearing your boots and remember, if you put anything on your boots like these solutions or Leather New or any cleaner or oil later on, put it on the whole boot, otherwise parts of your boots will not match the rest of the boot.

I mean, like, what do you do first, then second, third, and so on.

Taking care of it, I mean the whole stable, but only one horse. I'm sorry, it's confusing.

Like, let's say you get up, go to the barn, then what do you have to do first. Second, so on, so on.

I was just wondering, and curious of how to take care of a horse, really.

Thanks, and sorry, again, that my question is confusing.

Well, I have 4, but I'll just speak like I have 1, if that helps?

First, I go and say hello to my horse. (This is at about 5:30 AM or 6 AM). Then, I feed him breakfast. If it's nice out, I wait until he's done eating and put him outside. Then, when he's outside, I muck out his stall. Usually, after that, I go have breakfast myself and go to school. If it's the summer though (like now), I usually give him about half an hour outside and then we'll go for a hack or we'll do some work in the arena for a bit if it's not too hot out, that way he doesn't have to work during the hottest part of the day (like now). After we ride a bit, he goes back outside. Then, at bout 1:30, the horses come back inside and they get lunch at about 2. Then they can usually go back out. (If I'm at school, this all gets done for me). We usually work with them during this time, so if any ground work needs to be done, this is when we do it. In the winter, the horses get brought back in at about 6.. They get fed dinner, and at 10 it's lights out for the horses.

If it's the summer, they don't board, they live on our property, so it's pretty much the same thing, except we don't have a barn (we only have a paddock with trees and a shelter), so to feed them, we individually put their feeds in feed buckets in the arena. We also have a shed with small crossties and a small tackroom, but it's not big enough to have stalls.

Hope this helped… if you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to e-mail me

I just started dressage and i dont know how to remember the location of the letters. Does anyone have a way to memorize it? This will really help!

I had an awfully hard time memorizing them too, when I started. At lower levels, you only need to know the basics: AKEHCMBFX. (All King Edward's Horses Can Make Big Fences [e]Xceptionally.)

At the higher levels, you need to know them all. The letters around the edge are: AKVESHCMRBPF (All King Victor's Expensive Show Horses Can Make Regal Barristers Place Fantastically.) And centre line: DLXIG (Dagmar Loves [e]Xperiencing Irish Galway).

is there any type of riding cross country where you dont get marked on speed.you just do the jumps

Lower level eventing isnt timed. Ask in the horses page under pets.

This question is a kind of a follow up on the previous question I asked:
"Please explain what is "English Ridding" and "Western Riding", what are their similarities and differences?"
Thanks for the answers so far and thanks "Jeff sadler" for sugesting some breeds was helpful.
Thank you very much for everyone’s contribution to the answers. Found it useful and as many said I should try riding in these types and see for myself what is best for me. Again thanks a lot to everyone

Since you specified trail riding and pleasure then go Western.

Western uses saddles with deeper larger seats which are more comfortable (and safer) for long rides. The style is also more relaxed.

English develops a better balance on the rider. However, english saddles are small and riding long distances becomes uncomfortable. I have been on trail rides of 20 miles of rough terrain (and I mean ROUGH!). Those rides are hard enough on a fit rider in a western saddle. In an English saddle the rider would be exhausted.

Look up western and english saddles and take a look.

I will also suggest looking into gaited horses. The top trail horse in the US is currently the Missouri Fox Trotter. However if your trails are smoother (less rugged than here in the Central Ozarks) I would go with a Tennessee Walker. They are a little smoother on even grounds. The walker tends to lack the sure footedness and stamina of the fox trotter when really rugged ground is ridden over, but are bettter on smooth ground.

But back to your question. for trails and pleasure riding western is much more suitable than english. It is not really rider dependent. It is simply that the western saddle was designed to spend all day in the saddle. It was designed by the cowboys of the western US. The english saddle simply is NOT!

As for the Australian stock saddle. They are great too but require getting used to. You will also need to get a good one. You will not like a cheap model. But the better ones are very good.

One more point English (and Australian) stirrups tend to hang more especially if you are wearing improper feet wear (ei, tennis shoes or joggers). It is NOT FUN to be drug even if only for a few dozen feet. I found that out the hard way with my Aussie. I switched the stirrups to western stirrups right after that and made sure never to wear tennis shoes again on a ride (even if I am only just trying the horse out in the yard real quick). I switched back to western after riding aussies for two or three years because I wanted a little softer seat and wanted to learn roping.

Oh and peruvians are wonderful to ride but the amount of DSLD in the breed made me leery. Well over half of the horses I saw when I went looking were had symptoms of the disease. Most of the others had pasterns so soft that they would clearly be prone to the disease and even if they did not get that disease they would still be prone to injury. Afterwards I decided to stay away from the breed and stick with fox trotters.

I would prefer 1 on the ps2/ps3 but a windows version is ok. I am also wondering if anyone knows when a ps3 horse show jumping game willl be realeased >

Sorry, no one seems to know and unfortunately I don't either. I just hate seeing questions sit out here for days unanswered! I hope you've figured it out successfully!

A lot of people get into the horse business or horse ownership as a "family" thing. The generations before them had horses, and now they too own horses. I'm sure most of their knowledge comes from learning by hand.

But some other people (like myself) do not get this opportunity. My grandparents owned horses, but my parents did not. So that "hands-on" learning that goes on for generations stopped.
Right now I'm still in High School but plan on owning a horse or more in the future. I've taken equine science/management classes, and work with large animals like cattle (not that their care is alike!).
And as weird as it sounds- I think I am going too far with learning and reasearch.

So have you horse owners learned what you know from childhood, learned about the subject then got into horses, or just got horses and learned as you go?

I always loved horses, but was only able to ride trails occasionally as a child, and took lessons for a very short time. I bought a horse when I was about 30, and that was a disaster, as the horse was, "hot". My daughter also picked up the love of horses, and wanted to ride, or buy a pony. We did buy a pony, but didn't know that much about horses. The kids enjoyed riding her, but she soon became unmanageable, because adults could not ride her. Finally, after selling the pony, my daughter (still intent on the whole horse thing), decided to take lessons. This helped her to learn the basics about riding, basics about horses, do a little showing, etc. I still was uncomfortable bridling a horse, saddling a horse, etc.

The best thing to do is find a barn with a very good trainer. You might even like to watch some of the lessons they are giving other people. Do a little checking to find out who is considered good. A person giving lessons can simply have a horse ready for you to ride, give you a lesson while they are talking to other people, and pay little attention to you, or your actual progress. Find someone who is interested in teaching you about riding, fundamentals of bridling, saddling, and horse safety. Often, a smaller private barn will provide a little more hands-on time, than a larger barn that has a production line of people going through, lesson after lesson. They are not necessarily "bad", but you may not learn as much with them, as someone who can spend a little time with you. Also make sure they are a good rider. Have they been showing their horses, or do their students show at shows other than just their own barn shows? This is not a necessity, but it might show that they are interested in getting better in order to be good enough to do well at shows. You would do well to do anywhere from 6 months of lessons to even a couple of years of lessons with a good trainer, before buying a horse. This does a lot of things for you, including allowing you to ride more than one horse, which is very good for you. Then, if you do decide to buy a horse, make sure you have a very experienced person helping you make your decision, because you can get a horse that is not trained well, too much horse for you, or simply of ill health, which is very difficult to discern. Never purchase a horse without a VET CHECK. The money spent on a vet check can save you more than you might even spend on the horse, and lots of heartache, if the horse is not even rideable, and you have to resell it, perhaps with no success. Get to know horse people, and consider joining a 4H club, because the people in these clubs are usually very helpful, and know quite a lot. These are usually good contacts. Good luck.