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G'day mate!

yrboss — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:16:17 GMT

Is Aussie trainer Clinton Anderson's Walkabout tour coming to your town? Find out because we've got free tickets for you to attend! http://www.youngrider.com/horse-contests/downunder-horsemanship.aspx

Hot or Not

HeartyAsABuck — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:14:26 GMT

Mkay I'll start

Boom

Hollywood Dun It

Getting into Barrel Racing? Maybe.

Spectacular Frost — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:55:49 GMT

I went to a rodeo last night and I watched the barrel racing and I saw a bunch of kids my age doing it and I think I might want to, too. My horse is pretty fast, but I'm not sure if he's up to it. He's just turned 9 yesterday (yes, I keep track of my ponies' bdays ). He's pretty athletic and he definately has the fire in him to do it. Last year at the local fair we had some games and one of them was barrelracing. I tried it with him and he bucked around the 1st barrel and I flew off and hit the fence (it was painful.). This goes with out saying that I have a bad experience with it. We tried again later that night and he did great, so I'm guessing his previous owner (we got him when he was 6) had run some with him. Any tips or things I need/need to do?

Thanks!

New bit

DressToImpress — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:55:11 GMT

So my horse needs a new bit. I have been using a tom thumb on her (yes, I know they suck) and she pulls and doesn't like to turn to the left. She stops just fine but I really don't want her to pull. What bits do you guys recommend?? I was looking at this bit: http://www.horse.com/item/ss-copper-mouth-western-correction-bit-5in/SLT732703/ Do you guys recommend it??

what color saddle pad do you ride with?

prwingate1 — Fri, 27 May 2011 19:04:25 GMT

what color saddle pad do you ride with? find out what is the most used saddle pad color! if your saddle pad is 'none of the above' then, what is your color?

Some tips on galloping

*Time To Fly* — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:04:46 GMT

I have a western barrel show coming up on the 6th of April, and I was wondering, what are your best tips to get a horse to gallop, and stay at a gallop?

Thanks so much!

The best Barrel racer

prwingate1 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:08:47 GMT

I know a lot of people who will swear up and down the QH's are the best at barrel racing, but i think it depends on the horse/Pony.
Man, i have seen a Pony RUN!! and it was FAST!! LOL i love watching little ponies run barrels agents Horses and winning :)

What sort of western riding topics would

yrboss — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:46:03 GMT

Just wondering.

IEA

prwingate1 — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 15:02:13 GMT

Hey, I was just wondering if any western people rode in IEA, and if you do, whats your team name? i ride in Western horsemanship and reining. Go Team NAH!!

~WESTERN ONLY SURVEY!!~

GirlOnFire — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:40:56 GMT

You:
Pointy toes, square toes, or round toes on ur boots?:
Fast Horse or Slow Horse?:
Have you ever picnicked on a horse ride?
How many saddles do you have?:
What kinds?:
What do you use them for?:
Am I being nosy?:

HORSE:
Fast or Slow?:
Tall or Short?:
Name:
Age:
Breed:
Gender:
Do you show with it?:
What color(s) does it look good in?:
Do you have a picture?:
Can I see it?

what do you ride western?

prwingate1 — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:19:20 GMT

do you ride western? if so, do you wander what is the most rode pleasure in western riding? find out here and tell everyone what you do as well!!!

The most offensive things?!

sundancer — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:26:58 GMT

Ya I'm bored....

So what's the most offensive thing anyone has said to you? That was "horse" related?

For me it would be when I was at a horse show and a snobby English rider walked up to me and was like: "Western riders don't have to work as hard as English riders. Western riding is for people that are not skilled enough to ride english. It's for rednecks!"

Ps I'm not saying that all english riders are snobby, just this one girl!

I'm curious to see what you guys have to say!

I'm just a tad bored.....

BYEEEEEE!

Reining?

Spectacular Frost — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 16:54:56 GMT

Hey YRia. I have a story!!

Last night, I got to ride this awesome reining horse (well, in-training. She's not a show reining horse yet.) and it was amazingg. My trainer's training her, and she is such an amazing horse, you have no idea. The slightest tap of the reins and you had her full attention. I can honestly say I've never ridden a horse as sensitive to aids and cues as her. I didn't have to do basically anything for her to change leads in the center of the figure 8's, and I even got to try a spin on her! It was awesome. Since she's in training right now, I only got to do one spin, but it was still awesome. I didn't try a sliding stop, but hopeully next time I'll get to try it. It was so awesome because just a tiny squeeze and a lean forward, and she was at a slow canter, then the longer you squeeze her the faster she goes! And she doesn't slow down until you tell her to! Haha - I'm sorry - I've never ridden a horse that good! And she's still in training, I can't believe it. It was amazing. It makes me want to be a reiner!

Does anyone here do reining? Jw.

R.I.P. Roxy

Nitro Jump — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 21:43:08 GMT

I know some of you think "what is an English rider doing here?" But trust me, I was born western, I do both but I just LOVE western riding!

Okay so back to the point. R.I.P. Roxy, may you rest in peace. You will be missed. Amen. Any last regards in your post would be fine.

Reining?

Spectacular Frost — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:49:45 GMT

A show that I am competing in late this summer has 'reining' on the show bill. I would love to try it out, but I have no idea what to do. What does a basic 'Jr. Reining' course consist of? I'm pretty sure Putts could do most of it because he's fairly good at that stuff- I mean he can do all the basic Western stuff like rollbacks, pivots, etc. I would just like to know how to put together a routine and what to put in it.

Old to new....

~LookoutScout~ — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 16:15:36 GMT

Ok,so the western board is DEAD....so what you do is post older pics to now day pics to see how much you have improved =)

Reining

defenestrated — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:18:49 GMT

I'm really interested in trying out reining, but I doubt I would be able to get lessons or buy a reining horse or anything.
I rode my friend's pony who used to be a reiner the other day (just having fun bareback out in the pasture) and tried out some spins and rollbacks on him. Obviously they weren't very correct, but I figured out a little how to ask better. x] By accident, I also figured out how to make him back up.
Hopefully Dallas will be coming to my barn within the next few months for my trainer to use in lessons, and I'm pretty sure I'll still be able to ride him a little. He's had western training in the past and neck reins (not as well as a strictly western horse, but he does neck rein pretty well if you ride him in a western saddle). My real question is, could it be possible for me to try to teach him and myself a little bit of reining stuff? I wouldn't ever show him in it at legit shows, maybe just at 4-H if he's any good at all at it, but it would mostly be for fun.

i need help:/

dressagegirl1 — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:13:15 GMT

ok so i have a qh mare that i have been training in dressage but i also cross train in western to keep her thinking. she goes great english and always has her head at a perfect vertical but when i go western and neckrein she pops her head up...i really dont know how to get her head down with one hand since im so used to contact with my horse's mouth with two hands.also my horse has a pretty rough mouth that requires contact because her past owner rushed her headset and forced her head down so it took me a whole year just to retrain her for english but now i need help for western[oh and she does put her head down immediately when i use 2 hands in western]

I Rode Western Today!

chincoteague13 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:12:56 GMT

Yeah so my grandma decided it would be a good idea to surprise me by taking me out to her friends barn. It was actually really cool... It was a therapy stable for mentally and/or physically disabled people, which I though was awesome because my cousin has cerebral palsy. So, anyways, I helped out for a while and helped hold my cousin while she rode, then I got to get on for a while. I was a little freaked out because they used western saddles, and I usually ride english, but I hopped on anyways. I had sooo much fun! Haha I just cantered- do you call it loping? Sorry I'm stupid sometimes. -for a while. OMG the saddles are so comfortable ! I could have sat there forever! They seem pretty heavy for the horse though? I usually ride english and this was kinda a one time thing, but yeah. Okey dokey, that's all.

Clothes for western pleasure

-Eventer*Pony- — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:43:39 GMT

I'm doing 4H with Noah this year, and since he's done pretty much everything, I'm going to attempt western pleasure and reining. (Theres a barn a couple miles from my house where we can take lessons) What do you think I should wear? I know where I can get all the things I need, I'm just not sure what to get. Although it's unlikely that I will go there, I would like to get things that could be worn in the state fair. I live in Indiana, if that means anything to you.

ignores leg cues?

Hrs — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:29:03 GMT

I have been riding this super sweet horse, but sometimes he just completely ignores my legs. Sometimes all it takes is a cluck and a nudge to switch gaits and other times it feels like I must be kicking too hard and he still isn't speeding up. What can I do to make him more responsive?

odd question

jazzy123 — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:19:33 GMT

on western, how high can you jump without getting hurt by the horn?

TPBM

RicochetRRR — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:18:47 GMT

The person below me.
For those who have never played you play like this:
TPBM has been bucked off.

Then the next poster replies and then does another TPBM.

TPBM has had a horse rear

3rd barrel

CowgirlTuff47 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:58:35 GMT

Okay, so it is finally warm enough to start riding again and stuff. So I have started working Ringo on the barrels! He does great on the 1st and 2nd, but when we get to the third barrel he trys to turn to early, then he plants his front feet and swings his butt out then going forward. I want a nice clean run through with out him turning to early. It is almost like he turns to early then jumps away. I will record him doing it next time I go to the arena, but how can I keep him from turning to early. I nearly fell off today because of it!

Color Chaps

GirlOnFire — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:00:49 GMT

I've looked on ebay and they only have 'sand', black and pink. I want blueand orange chaps under $200. Help?

Got a western training question for Clinton Anderson?

yrboss — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 10:49:47 GMT

Post your training questions here!

RC Fancy Step Pics

I Love Folly — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:40:26 GMT

I think this horse is gorgeous! I love him and he is an awesome reiner!!

Colonial Nationals

RicochetRRR — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:12:52 GMT

Is anyone going to go to Colonial Naitonals in August this year? It's at Lexington VA. It's barrel racing! I went last year and it was totally fun. I'm probably going this year, I hope I do better! I'm going to save money too for shopping!

Rodeo Queening (Or Princessing)

GirlOnFire — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:59:17 GMT

I'm interested in rodeo queening, and I found a sheet from my local rodeo that says:

Help me?

What's judging?

Would I need to ride my horse?

What's a head shot? Do you have to have it taken professionally?

Thanks =)

Ranch horse pleasure

CaitlinnPasser — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:34:54 GMT

For those of you who don't like the traditional AQHA western pleasure where the horses are really slow and to some appear lame, AQHA has introduced a new class called ranch horse pleasure. This is from gohorseshow.com: "The ranch pleasure horse should simulate a horse riding outside the confines of an arena and that of a working ranch horse, demonstrating a horse working at a forward, working speed while under the control of the rider. Failure to show forward movement in any gait should be penalized."

This is still a new class so it may not be at shows near you soon, but hopefully in the near future!

Horsemanship Difficulties

catti789 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:42:50 GMT

Whenever I do horsemanship with Cati, his lope is a slower version of his canter, or it isn't a true lope, but it has a good speed.

How can I get him to have a true lope, that is a correct lope speed.

Or at least slower than his canter?

And I ride with my reins shorter, because he isn't a western horse really, he needs more contact with his mouth.

Showmanship Questions.

catti789 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:40:13 GMT

Hey guys,

Got a few questions for you showmanship people out there...

(All Western Showmanship. I am an English rider, but I do Showmanship, and Horsemanship)

First one: When I do my pattern in showmanship, I line up to the judge well, but when I go to set up for inspection, Cati becomes twisted, he like either brings his front end towards me, or his back end pushes away, and he isn't straight anymore. How can I fix this? It may just be me pulling him towards me when I set his legs, but it may not be.

Second one: I get SUPER nervous. When I'm waiting for my turn to begin the pattern, I get so nervous I almost throw up. I get all flustered, and I end up rushing my pattern. I don't know why I get so nervous, because I am fine when I wait for my Equitation patterns. What can I do to make myself less nervous?

Third one: When I have to trot or run around a corner, I sometimes trip. I've tripped over my own feet once. I didn't fall, or stumble, but I'm pretty sure the judge had seen it. I also run weird when I do showmanship. I run cross country and track at school, and I run normally, but when I do showmanship, I don't run normally, like I don't move my upper body, it's stiff and weird. My trainer has never commented on it, and I've placed with it, but it may be contributing to my tripping. What can I do to not trip?

Fourth and final one: I don't smile. When I go to the judge for inspection, I don't smile, I just scowl. What can I do to make myself smile when I get inspected?

American Quarter Horse Congress.

carousel23 — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 17:10:24 GMT

Hey fans of YR! I have recently gotten interested in Freestyle Reining, and I googled reining shows in my area, and there were none. So I found the American QH Congress and I looked at it and it looks relly fun!! So I was wondering if any of you guys have been there either to watch of to compete. and what those people thought of it, (like was it hard, was it fun, did it look hard, did it look fun,) that kind of stuff so I could really use your help! Thank you!! Comment!!!

~Katie + Boons Got It Maid <3

WHAT IS THIS BIT???

GirlOnFire — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:38:17 GMT

Call it a Tom Thumb once, get screwed by a dozen others. =/

Ranching

LiveLaughLope — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:32:14 GMT

Just curious, does anyone here own a cattle ranch? I'd love to have one someday... any opinions?

Help moi please! Does this saddle fit?

SaddleUpNoww! — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:06:13 GMT

So my western saddle came in the mail a few days ago! Now I need to know if it fits Devon. Is it just me or does it seem miniscule on him? Anyways tell me what you think. I'm hoping to do Reining with it btw.

We Get No Credit

GiveMeSpeed — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:48:24 GMT

Yeah we all know what english is. You most likely read fiction books about it. You most likely see movies about. Even Non-Fiction books, whats the riding style they always show?? You guessed it. English. They think its enough to put 1/2 a page of western riding in a 100pg book. Well it's not cutting it for me. What about you? Yeah there are a lot of western movies with people like John Wayne and other Cowboy legends on the big screen but really, Movies and tv series like(animated too!!!) horseland, pony pals, Derby Stallion and others show the infaninte english riding. Whats you say? comment right here

i cant keep my heels DOWN-.-

Katieandmoon96 — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:20:07 GMT

Soooo i CANNOT keep my heels down to save my life haha. i can keep them down when i remember but i just stop thinking about it i guess. I have tried raising my stirrups but that doesnt seem to help:/ what can i doooo???????

horse or other?

love anamuls — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:35:29 GMT

ilove horse's more but not some pepole!

Dream Tack

PeaceofTheMorn — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:51:49 GMT

Everyone always seems to have their dream set of tack that you always want but might never get, or if you do you have to wait forever. Post a pic and the name(if possible). Put the Price to just for fun.

Here's mine: Turquoise Stingray tack from Jeffer's EquineIt's about $350 for the whole set.