tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post8271905628345185882..comments2024-01-06T02:00:05.220-07:00Comments on SprinklerBandits: The Winter RiderSprinklerBandithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-87547788023797538672016-01-27T12:16:25.107-07:002016-01-27T12:16:25.107-07:00#Trakehnerwinterproblems are very similar to #TBwi...#Trakehnerwinterproblems are very similar to #TBwinterproblems! I would way rather have my horse blow off some steam for 15 minutes than spend 2 hours fighting with her. Plus I love dorky bucking in the indoor videos, so it's a win-win.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309741021554882459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-66312596239088460962016-01-22T10:26:25.926-07:002016-01-22T10:26:25.926-07:00Prob going to let my two monsters run this evening...Prob going to let my two monsters run this evening if the arena is free. They have been lucky enough to get out but ground is so hard and they are good girls so no yahoo'ing. However the osteo was out to adjust them on Monday so they've had their requisite couple of days off and i want to let them blow of some steam before I clambered back aboard in these negative temps where the friskies sometimes sneak out Aoifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324156483692821044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-13924944915075172252016-01-21T20:54:55.012-07:002016-01-21T20:54:55.012-07:00Sounds like you're doing what's best for C...Sounds like you're doing what's best for Courage and yourself. I think that's all any of us OTTB moms can do :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748679550207078870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-45489495963542817112016-01-21T16:42:46.527-07:002016-01-21T16:42:46.527-07:00Both this winter and last winter I've been fru...Both this winter and last winter I've been frustrated with what feels like a big step backwards in having to have those rides where we just try to walk calmly in a circle instead of working on any actual dressage. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who goes through this. <br />For me the reason is more that my former-trail horse is so tense inside, rather than the lack of turnout you're experiencing, but the end result seems much the same. <br />My current attitude is that if we can conquer the indoor arena in the winter, we can handle any show! There's got to be some advantage to having our horse's worst case scenario to be at home! =) AutonomousDressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326654414307652910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-21150788498004144692016-01-21T15:41:52.514-07:002016-01-21T15:41:52.514-07:00I'm with you on this one. Sometimes they just ...I'm with you on this one. Sometimes they just need some 'down time' on their own. Look at it like recess in elementary school. Same diff.Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-56218053877282135052016-01-21T15:37:44.250-07:002016-01-21T15:37:44.250-07:00THIS!THIS!Cut-N-Jumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10355349642284506192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-50740716833563639952016-01-21T13:58:12.309-07:002016-01-21T13:58:12.309-07:00I'm banking on this.I'm banking on this.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-72397542639974538732016-01-21T13:57:43.155-07:002016-01-21T13:57:43.155-07:00I am not ok with giant reptiles or poisonous bugs....I am not ok with giant reptiles or poisonous bugs. YAY WINTER.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-88778523805774455672016-01-21T13:36:26.526-07:002016-01-21T13:36:26.526-07:00Gotta let's 'em get the "bug juice&qu...Gotta let's 'em get the "bug juice" out (as my family calls it)arteriolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14257564748066704707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-15600985162585108282016-01-21T11:24:53.705-07:002016-01-21T11:24:53.705-07:00eh the feeling of treading water is super frustrat...eh the feeling of treading water is super frustrating... but all the same, it seems like it's the right choice for your situation and your horse. trying to force the situation and then unintentionally adding tension to your rides could potentially make things worse in a way that giving him the playtime he needs won't. emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-55197005572944819002016-01-21T11:12:47.211-07:002016-01-21T11:12:47.211-07:00Turned B out in the arena the other day and he lit...Turned B out in the arena the other day and he literally just stood there. Alright thenCheckmark115https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875106264738444238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-33134342481315486972016-01-21T10:03:01.545-07:002016-01-21T10:03:01.545-07:00Makes me ever so eternally grateful for our barns ...Makes me ever so eternally grateful for our barns indoor turnout rotation! Miles is still able to get enough turnout to keep him mostly sane, and I only have to turn him out to run every once in a while.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10567094702344719852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-66576223774915235912016-01-21T08:41:20.941-07:002016-01-21T08:41:20.941-07:00Love it! You are really setting both of you up for...Love it! You are really setting both of you up for success with this approach. And, the weather will someday improve and we can all have our sane horses back...right? :)LandofWOZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518323270325094244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-28475124221556402832016-01-21T08:31:45.800-07:002016-01-21T08:31:45.800-07:00I am a big fan of letting them work things out on ...I am a big fan of letting them work things out on their own. Yes I can ride through it, but my income depends on me not being broken. Why risk it if you don't have to? I do enough stupid s*** without adding to it.EventingSaddlebredStylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07610596082916022402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-63222691503352367012016-01-21T08:08:49.037-07:002016-01-21T08:08:49.037-07:00I love the flying horse, he looks like a springbuc...I love the flying horse, he looks like a springbuck :) nothing wrong with keeping it safe, do what makes you both happy!julesatthebarnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608202356785798396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-60333554512806331072016-01-21T07:42:34.568-07:002016-01-21T07:42:34.568-07:00I used to do this with Promise, too. And had a few...I used to do this with Promise, too. And had a few people at a few different barns tell me their opinion on how it was unsafe, etc. I politely told them it was my horse and to mind their business. It's nothing he wouldn't do in turnout on a cold winter day with good footing. And, he's supervised, which he wouldn't be in turnout!<br /><br />Nothing wrong with it...keeps you both safe, keeps him sane, and makes for more productivity when you do ride. It is definitely important for him to horse!Promisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12338935046262804307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-82863863484967755102016-01-21T07:37:35.151-07:002016-01-21T07:37:35.151-07:00I do not miss ice and snow. Yay Texas.I do not miss ice and snow. Yay Texas.jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-647406862592675556.post-57789972992647208462016-01-21T07:19:41.734-07:002016-01-21T07:19:41.734-07:00I haven't done any productive riding in weeks!...I haven't done any productive riding in weeks! I would love to have an arena for mine to run in!Christa R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18271874514886682097noreply@blogger.com