It might surprise you to know that there's one piece of tack that I've had my entire adult equestrian life without replacing or selling.
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| 2011 on the Hellmare |
And it's magical.
I swear.
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| 2012 on Cuna |
I used it when I worked in a busy training barn.
It fit literally everything from ponies to giant Irish draught types and everything in between. It's classic. It's super adjustable. It's sturdy.
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| 2014 on C-Rage |
Naturally, when I got Zoebird, it went on her too.
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| 2017 on ZB |
I like having something to grab on babies and the adjustability meant I just changed a few things and off we went.
Until.
Well.
Zoe is no wilting Victorian heroine. She's bold and strong and intelligent and well, she has curves that she is growing in to.
You think I'm joking.
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| she's a lovely lady |
In the last two weeks, we went from a 48" to a 52" girth.
And the other night while tacking up, I saw this:
Look close:
And the other night while tacking up, I saw this:
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| look past the haircut |
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| uh oh |
If that looks like a Zoebird lady who is about to bust out of her horse size breastcollar to you, then yeah. We're on the same page.
Apparently the magical Nunn Finer has finally run out of pixie dust.
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| nope that is definitely not her bum peeking out of an 84" quarter sheet |
Any recommendations on a new breastplate? I need size "real big".
No suggestions, just giggling at the cheek poking out of the quarter sheet 😂
ReplyDeleteIt's not too bad yet, haha.
DeleteOh noooess. And I may also be giggling at her peaking cheek.
ReplyDeleteThey are very cute cheeks.
DeleteGood luck with finding a replacement - maybe "Oversize" is big enough? I have a blanket-with-girth-straps style quarter sheet and I just tell myself it's short because that's the UK style. Totally.
ReplyDeleteYeah here's hoping for oversize I think, haha.
DeleteShe is just growing so you can keep shopping!
ReplyDeleteThat's how champions think.
DeleteRoxie uses a polo style breastplate and yes I maybe had to have the tugs replaced with XL ones by a cowboy leather worker.
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping she tops out short of full-Roxie dimensions.
Deleteholy shoulders batman, indy still fits in my horse sized breastplate
ReplyDelete(although not for long... i used to have 3 holes in reserve and now i only have one...)
Ha!! It's your turn next!
Deletewhen i first saw the "she's a lovely lady" picture, i thought the folds in her mane were actually rolls in her neck lol.... like, 'ooh yes i can see why the breast plate doesn't fit any more!'
ReplyDeleteThe horror!
DeleteOversize should be good, or look at draft places. I have an oversize HDR that has lots of adjustability and is well made with good quality leather if you need brand recs!
ReplyDeleteI feel you as a fellow large mare owner.
And I must know where you got that quarter sheet, it's amazing!
It's Centaur brand. A local mobile shop had it and I made grabby hands.
DeleteIf there is a Tandy Leather / Leather Factory, store nearby You cold either make some extenders or maybe have some made?
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely the shop that custom made her throatlatch haha.
DeleteI mean... it wouldn't be YOU if you had a normal sized horse that fit into everything you already own, ya know?
ReplyDeleteWe have been friends a long time. ;-)
DeleteYou could call Bartville -- they often have oversize stuff majorly discounted!
ReplyDeleteEccentric. I like it!
DeleteThis is so sad. I'm sorry :( You should definitely hang on to it forever though. That thing is magical. Maybe you can have it extended somehow?
ReplyDeleteAlso, what brand is that quarter sheet, and does it come in green?
Centaur and I do not know. It’s amazing tho.
DeleteShe looks very fetching in purple :D
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely a good look for her.
DeleteHehe and you hoped she wouldn't grow anymore. *snicker* She still has lots of growing to do. Hey look at it this way! Buy more stuff!!!! :D Oh and if I haven't mentioned it before.... she's so GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteUgh growing wtf. I'm fine with the baby brain but the GROWING haha.
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