Tell me your horsey NSVs!
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Ladies: check your stirrups! I had to adjust mine today - the barn owner pointed out that they weren't right anymore because my thighs are now smaller...
Woohoo!!!
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I brought my body protector home with me today so I can modify it before the next time I go ride. I've shrunk since I bought it, so it now sits much lower, and the back is bumping on the cantle, preventing me from sitting up straight. I need to take some of the foam off the bottom.
(I've been talking to a woman who does this officially in a tack shop, and she says all she does is cut off a small amount, then sew the cover smaller. Can be done at home if you don't take off too much. And since I plan to pass it on to my short-torsoed mother anyway, it won't go to waste after it's been modified.)0 -
...aaaand today my favourite jodhpurs were chafing terribly, because they're now all loose and wrinkly. Time to go find a new pair, I suppose...0
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I have one!!!
I have always had a problem with my lower leg flipping backwards when I jump. Last night I had my first jumping lesson in almost 2 years, and my lower leg was really still! So much so that even my coach commented on it!
I'm sure that its because of the strength training I have been doing, along with the hours of 2 point, but there is a massive difference in my leg position and in a good way! I'm still on cloud 9 this morning.
So so so happy!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats to everyone on their NSVs!0 -
1) My half chaps zip easily
2) My breeches aren't stretched to the max
3) I don't mind mounting from the ground
4) I'm lighter in the saddle - both physically & how I carry myself0 -
Too awesome, I didn't know about this group until my friend Tammy replied to it and I got a copy because we are friends, so of course, I HAD to join this group :-)
I have so many horsey NSV's now that I have lost weight! 1st, is I got a new green broke young horse! I would never have done that 6 months ago, because I thought I was OLD and hurt all the time. Bam, in better shape, lost weight, got a lot more confidence in my riding so here I am riding a young green horse again :-)
2. Easier to get in the saddle and ride long rides, my knees and feet don't hurt.
3. When I horse camp, I sleep in the back of my Excursion and now I want to camp more because I can sleep comfortably again on a makeshift bed.
4. Did 2 CTR's and both my horse and I had energy to spare!
I am so excited and happy to be a "young" 61 y/o again!0 -
New to the group..I have a 15.1 quarter horse type mare named Lady kind of buckskin lol but she changes colors all the time.
My NSV is I caught her up in the field and there was a telephone pole laying over in the field I hopped up on it tied the lead rope into reins and just hopped onto her back onto my tummy and swung my leg over.. could not believe it was that easy :laugh: it has been 20 years since I have not had to find a high rock or a fence to get on a horse ..my goal is to try get on from the ground next
that might be a tough one tho lol 0 -
Excellent, Marsha! I don't think I've ever mounted from the ground bareback...
Today's NSV: all my jodhpurs were getting too baggy (ouch, chafing!) so I ordered a new pair online, nice denim breeches with red knee patches. It said they came up small and to order a size up, so I took the 30" waist ones. They arrived today, and they're tiny - I measured, and the actual waist size is 26".
And yet, I'm wearing them. They're not comfortable yet, and I've got a bit of the dreaded muffin top going on, but I can pull them up over my unfortunately large thighs, and close them, and sit down in them, and everything! Hopefully, in a few weeks, I'll be taking them for a ride...0 -
I have a couple of recent NSV's:
- Had to buy new breeches as the old ones were just about falling off!
- Had a really good lesson yesterday - legs quiet, core tight, hands still - my trainer didn't know what to do with me!0 -
Several recent NSVs that have made me really happy--
I'm wearing the size 28 breeches that originally belonged to my teenaged daughter.
I've regained enough core strength and balance to trail ride with my bareback pad or English saddle, instead of only using my very secure Bob Marshall treeless endurance.
Cantered yesterday with the bareback pad on my reliable guy--possibly for the first time ever, or in a VERY long time.0 -
That's great, Singer - enjoy the fruits of all your hard work!0
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Needed a new saddle and I found a really cool western saddle on Craig's list that fit my horse perfectly, but I didn't know if it would fit me. Ladies and Gentlemen, I am now riding a 15 inch saddle with plenty of room! yeah!! So glad I gave it a try.0
