Saturday, September 05, 2009

Does this saddle make my butt look big? :-0

I recently saw a picture of myself and Stylin and it looked like I was too big for my saddle. I was embarrassed and heartbroken because I LOVE the saddle and it fits my horse very well. I was considering trading it in, but just couldn't do it. I decided that Stylin and I liked it and that was that. Then a friend took a picture of me today and I see that the saddle isn't too small - it just has a very low cantle. Whew! I bought this Sharon Saare endurance saddle over a year ago; it's very well made, and is comfortable even on long rides.

I rode today at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center again today with Marilyn, her friend Susan and Traci. The JEC has marked the equestrian trails now and we explored some more. There is an 8 mile trail that goes to Pope Duval Park off US 90 which I've heard goes under I-10. Dixie came up a little lame so we didn't try to go the whole way. We'll save it for another time when it's a little cooler, pack a lunch, start out early and make a full day of it.

Traci rode my Dixie today because her property is too wet to get her big trailer out.

Marilyn rode her Arab, Spirit and let her friend Susan ride her new little Kentucky mule, Bonnie. Bonnie is such a cute little thing and her feet are tough as nails. She just had her shoes pulled a week or so ago and she never had a problem today. She's so different from Marilyn's other mule Clyde - in size and personality.

1 comments:

Paint Girl said...

If your saddle fits Stylin' and you feel good in it, than keep it!
Looks like you all had a great ride! Love the Bonnie the Mule! So cute! My horseshoer has a couple Mules, and he loves them!

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