The problem with ZB is one of her best features—she fits in zero off the rack things so impulse buying is dead.
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Plus y’know—most high end western stuff is designed to last like 700 years so it’s stiff and ugly colored until you put a couple years on it out in the sun and dust and rain.
So yeah I went full commit on the western schtick. Roxie’s mom told me what saddle to get, I found a 6” bit on eBay, grabbed a pair of reins from the feed store, and that was that. Well then I added the largest breast collar from the feed store too and the quality isn’t great because I bought the largest soft pre-oiled option that feels nice to start with and gets worse from there. But it looks fine for now.
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I love to scroll horse stuff on the socials and I’d cut a bitch for a nice French bridle but even I can’t justify $700 for a non-custom bridle.
But you know what is way cheaper
And SPARKLES?
Yeah random western stuff.
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| they see her rollin |
I obviously spent way too much time trying to run down what was trendy for what discipline and how much it cost and you can FOR SURE spend all the dineros you would like when it comes to that. But like. For me.
I’m not showing. I don’t have a discipline. The world is my oyster.
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| shout out past me for buying sunflower slobber straps |
And while I visually LOVE straps, they’re goddamn annoying to put on.
Plus you know how it is in the winter—you aren’t riding a ton, you’re shopping for presents, the algorithm is feeding you shit, your impulse control is at an all time low, etc.
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| she's so damn cute |
anyways that’s the story of how i decided i couldn’t live without this super minimalist headstall that i then immediately decided i needed to buy a noseband for because it was too minimal which then transitioned into switching over to a mecate set up but i obviously bought this STUNNING custom size sparkle piece and anyways hook a sister up if you see a deal on high end reins.
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| this headstall is what dreams are made of |
Cough.
Some things never change.
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| google decided you needed this photo and who am i to argue with our AI overlords? |
