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« on: January 11, 2011, 04:26:52 pm » |
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Last time I checked, my horse was a little finicky about saddle bags. Well, here he is practicing being a pack mule. I have all kinds of stuff in those bags right now - bottled water to empty coke cans for noise factor. The shirt is tied on so that the sleeves flap in the wind. There are two pommel bags hanging off of him as well. I was going to tie some cans to the saddle strings, but I spared him the embarrassment. It sucks to be a horse around my house when it is cold and muddy and I have nothing better to do. Cheers M   |
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2011, 04:33:35 pm » |
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i hear empty milk jugs with a few loose rocks in em hangin off their sides work good for "de-sensitizing"  |
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2011, 04:37:04 pm » |
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I like Cooper, he is a good horse. Does your hitching post "sap" your lead ropes? I really like the way it looks by the way.
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2011, 04:44:46 pm » |
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Matt, No "sapping" so far. Here is a pic of the other hitching rail we put in by the round pen. Don't pay any attention to the good lookin bald dude, or the hot chick... the rail is behind us. They are 42" in the ground and about 42" out of the ground. The top rail is attached with 10" lag bolts, then on top of the lag bolts I used some 2" flat bar and made a strap that is lag bolted in.  |
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2011, 04:54:06 pm » |
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WTF, I didn't get a Christmas card from yall |
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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2011, 05:02:19 pm » |
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Matt,
Most days cooper spends 8 hours tied to those rails contemplating about the mysteries of life. No sap on his lead rope yet.
Do you really think I am organized or domesticated enough to send Christmas cards? Hell no! I'm feral! Chris is lucky I'm housebroken.
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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2011, 05:34:53 pm » |
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Cant wait till you tie some shoats inside the saddle bags or a raccon or 2 to help him get "used to it"..... Have you shoot off of him yet?  Nice horse, great to see somebody training a horse before he goes hunting on em!!! |
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« Reply #7 on: January 11, 2011, 06:02:14 pm » |
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No such luck, knightstock. That sorrel was in the woods on a midnight hunt the 5th time he had ever had a human on his back. I'm just downloading some stuff on him that I have been meaning to for a while. He is five now and I don't even have to show him where the bay is. I thought toothless old hound's donkey was a hoot making a beeline to the bay when he heard dogs barking, but now cooper seeks out the bay himself. I never would have thought it, but cooper really gets into hunting.
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« Reply #8 on: January 11, 2011, 06:23:48 pm » |
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Ok never hunted horseback, I am just curious, when you get to the bay, how close do you get? does horse ground tie or tie to a tree? I was reading this thinking my luck I would loop the reins over a tree and the hog break and run straight for the horse and I would be walking home. lol I think it would be great to have a horse to hunt off of. I guess I have been around thoroughbreds to long
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« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2011, 06:54:33 pm » |
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I just about can't keep that sorrel from trying to help out at the bay. If I leave him somewhere he usually shows up at the bay anyhow. I have been trying to tie him to a tree or I just tie his head to the side of his saddle where all he can do is turn circles. I tried that on Chris' grey horse this weekend and he fought the rein enough to loosen it so he could go loping around the pasture. He ended up coming to the bay, but probably only to find his buddies. I suppose there is a chance you would have to go hunt down your horse any time you go out horseback. I can ride up to a bay on the sorrel horse, but I think you are better off riding to a safe distance and then d itching the horse so you can have your hands free.
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« Reply #10 on: January 11, 2011, 07:09:25 pm » |
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thats the only way i hunt horse or mule.21 years now. its quite you can hear every thing an so can youre dogs!it makes for a peace ful hunt.not all the noise of wheelers!i ride mine right in on the bay if i can an ground tie.
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« Reply #11 on: January 11, 2011, 07:10:03 pm » |
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Mandy if you bring that horse to where we are goin next week and the miles i plain on riding you will be able to put rattle snakes in them bags and a chicken on his back and he is not goin to care after we get done |
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« Reply #12 on: January 11, 2011, 07:14:32 pm » |
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Lion and boarhunter, I was hoping to shoot a hill country trophy chicken. I think I am bringing cooper, he is ready to log some miles and get the Hell out of the arena.
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« Reply #13 on: January 11, 2011, 07:17:37 pm » |
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haha  yea this trip will be good for him |
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« Reply #14 on: January 11, 2011, 07:24:58 pm » |
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I am having the farrier put pads under his shoes so the rocks don't hurt his soft little gulf coast feet. Your ground is pretty treacherous!
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« Reply #15 on: January 11, 2011, 08:12:53 pm » |
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That is the sorriest mule I ever seen. Man that is a scrawny mule |
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« Reply #16 on: January 11, 2011, 09:04:13 pm » |
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You bet he is scrawny! He has a skinny butt, too.....
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« Reply #17 on: January 12, 2011, 09:59:55 am » |
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Mandy if you bring that horse to where we are goin next week and the miles i plain on riding you will be able to put rattle snakes in them bags and a chicken on his back and he is not goin to care after we get done now your talking brother my kinda hunting  , i think Mandi will go home with a broke horse.. |
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« Reply #18 on: January 12, 2011, 10:56:33 am » |
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I am soooo jealous!!!!! Hitching post/rails, horses, round pens, hay bales, heelers at the barn............dude, you need to adopt me!!!!!!!!! All I got is muddy a** rice fields around me and I am wanting some Texas countryside!!!!!!!!
On a good note, I will get some time in the cactus soon as my lovely bride bought me a deer hunt down in Freer for my birthday. Awesome photos and nice place you got there my friend, some of us Cajun would love to have a place like that!!!!!!!
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« Reply #19 on: January 12, 2011, 11:36:13 am » |
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Chris i want to know how you keep them from eating that hay when there tied to the hitchin post |
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