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Wentworth Hunter Pace - June 6, 2021

After Margaret and I had such a fun time at the fall hunter pace, we opted to go again this spring! This time, while I rode Rejoice again, Margaret rode her horse Jester and had a friend ride Ladyhawke. All Kennebec Morgans!! Jester and Rejoice have the same dam and Jester and Lady share the same sire. Unfortunately instead of a lovely late spring day, we had one of the first intensely hot and humid days of the year. It was definitely a bummer, but the ride was mostly in the shade of the woods and we had a great time!  most of the fences were 3' coops but we found a small log and this hay to jump haha Until we didn't. 😑 We brought along a third friend who rode Margaret's older mare, Ladyhawke. She's a good rider but hasn't known Ladyhawke for very long and didn't realize how much of a cranky boss mare she could be at times. She kicked Jester right in the front leg just about halfway through the ride, and while the cut itself ended up not being a big deal in the...

New Monte Racing Saddle (!!!!)

Well, my tack room already has two dressage saddles, an all-purpose, two western saddles, a saddleseat cutback, a tiny child's sized western saddle, a loaned Wintec, and a sidesaddle. Might as well add a monte racing saddle to that!!  LOL!!!

I have been saving since July to buy a monte saddle and I finally bought it at the beginning of the month.  I have ridden Snappy in it twice and it seems to work quite well.   It came with a crupper and I added my own stirrups, leathers, and buxton.  I opted to use non-slip stirrup pads, black Wintec stirrup leathers, and a black beta buxton.  I think the setup looks sharp.  The saddle is super comfortable and while I admit I do miss the "security" of my lovely Stubben Juventus AP saddle, I am sure that as I continue to ride in the monte saddle I will be more comfortable.  It is different to ride in a saddle with no tree!  As I added the photos, I realized I never took a pic of her on the crossties to show our new saddle!  Whoops!!!

Jogging for the first time in our new saddle!  I think Snappy approved!  This was around 9AM on Columbus Day (10.8.12).  I was lucky to have that Monday off from work, so after rocking it around the Pipestave HT with Dreamy the day before, I was able to ride Snappy that next day!
Headed out to jog late afternoon on 10.13.12.  I had just spent the day (seven hours!!) in a graduate course for a writing fellowship.  It was good to be outside and on a horse!

Jogging!  Wheeeee!!!  10.13.12


She is such a good mare.  She will make someone a great riding horse one day!  After we jogged three miles, I walked her around half a mile and then we hacked out the long way back to the barn.  Love her!

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  1. that is quite the teeny saddle! yikes! I would never be able to ride in that...lol Great that you have been riding Snappy too - that must be such a good workout for both of you!

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  2. Ahh the infamous racing saddle! I had the great privilege last winter of getting to work two TB race horses out in their racing equipment and I will agree with you that it is an experience unlike anything else! Also my first time sitting in a (practically non-existent) tree-less saddle and it sure was different! What a fun thing for you to own, and even more fun to get to use it on the track!

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  3. Oops! Meant to send this link to you too...not sure if my privacy setting will allow you to actual see the photo or not, but here is my racing saddle experience!

    http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2174415286656&set=a.2064858547806.2098800.1435020024&type=3&theater

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  4. Holy saddle collection! :) I thought I was bad with the two AP's, Simco Parade and Treeless Sensation, but you've got me beat with the sidesaddle, cutback and race saddle, wow!

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  5. Training saddles makes the horse and the rider comfortable and enjoyable.

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