tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post1541339692668484056..comments2024-03-26T17:31:58.290-07:00Comments on 'Fraidy Cat Eventing: pre-season gear checkemmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-22771713884767086182015-04-11T15:05:02.908-07:002015-04-11T15:05:02.908-07:00consignment is pretty much my favorite ever haha -...consignment is pretty much my favorite ever haha - especially if i want to try something new out but am not sure it'll workemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-2527197364459677722015-04-10T18:26:08.769-07:002015-04-10T18:26:08.769-07:00Wow! She looks all spiffed up in her new gear!!! I...Wow! She looks all spiffed up in her new gear!!! I'm all for consignment stuff too! Especially for the well-maintained leather goods!Carol and Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288416802087410340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-39565608625033751782015-04-10T07:37:19.395-07:002015-04-10T07:37:19.395-07:00so much new stuff!! also your wishlist is definite...so much new stuff!! also your wishlist is definitely drool worthy - good luck finding it all! esp a new trailer - happy hunting! <br /><br />also - i don't spend much time on the FB sales groups bc i don't actually have a FB account (kinda crazy, i know...). at least our local tack shops tend to have pretty solid consignment selections, for the most partemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-5769172154314463992015-04-10T07:35:27.664-07:002015-04-10T07:35:27.664-07:00eh, guess it depends on how you define "probl...eh, guess it depends on how you define "problem" ;Pemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-88042164604253102172015-04-10T07:35:02.691-07:002015-04-10T07:35:02.691-07:00can't stop won't stop :)can't stop won't stop :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-13669201759559184212015-04-10T07:34:53.176-07:002015-04-10T07:34:53.176-07:00bummer about your pad getting absorbed by the less...bummer about your pad getting absorbed by the lesson program... i kinda hate when that happens! but hey, any excuse for new stuff works!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-26771429977122878522015-04-10T07:34:20.776-07:002015-04-10T07:34:20.776-07:00will power is overrated :)will power is overrated :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-54808207814925585872015-04-10T07:34:10.935-07:002015-04-10T07:34:10.935-07:00buying the horse is a pretty big deal, i'd say...buying the horse is a pretty big deal, i'd say! one day i'll do that too, but for now i'm just amassing a whole arsenal of equipment that may (or may not) fit said eventual horse lol)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-80144479381654707532015-04-10T07:33:18.991-07:002015-04-10T07:33:18.991-07:00oooh so much fun stuff!! i actually kinda wanted b...oooh so much fun stuff!! i actually kinda wanted brown dressage tack too and had a few leads on brown saddles... but no such luck. hope you find yours tho!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-60888011293048124382015-04-10T07:32:37.860-07:002015-04-10T07:32:37.860-07:00haha exactly. a little mismatch here and there mak...haha exactly. a little mismatch here and there makes us 'unique' and not very 'cookie cutter' rather than sloppy and unkempt, right??? (haha this is what i tell myself!)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-79361974366491199832015-04-10T07:31:54.114-07:002015-04-10T07:31:54.114-07:00thanks! i'm all about hedging my bets lol, and...thanks! i'm all about hedging my bets lol, and if i can secure a judge's approval by distracting them with shiny, then everything will be shiny :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-32243263573672611032015-04-10T07:31:03.820-07:002015-04-10T07:31:03.820-07:00aw thanks! yea isabel's head is pretttttty dai...aw thanks! yea isabel's head is pretttttty dainty but hopefully we'll find something promising eventually :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-21197913199058150142015-04-10T07:30:36.750-07:002015-04-10T07:30:36.750-07:00haha yea baby horse needs to learn not to be so de...haha yea baby horse needs to learn not to be so destructive first! and boo about boots not zipping up... i have a similar problem with my schooling boots but hope to remedy that by simply replacing the old zipper with a bigger new oneemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-63128206461859096892015-04-10T07:29:47.182-07:002015-04-10T07:29:47.182-07:00yea... my rational mind told me that for a lonnnnn...yea... my rational mind told me that for a lonnnnng time, since i don't own izzy either. i'm fortunate that they let me have a saddle rack at the barn tho, so that at least solves the storage bit. then i found an adjustable tree saddle with wool flocking so that it'll likely fit any future horse as well as it fits isabel. spiffy saddle pads are fun to collect in the meantime tho! emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-49166612011625501802015-04-10T07:28:20.630-07:002015-04-10T07:28:20.630-07:00it is coming!!!!! i hadn't really thought much...it is coming!!!!! i hadn't really thought much about my 'normal' fillis irons that i replaced with composites, and figured i'd sell them eventually. but i'm glad i didn't so that i could use them on the dressage saddle... switching leathers back and forth from saddles was a PAINemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-38996138415801427322015-04-10T07:27:26.671-07:002015-04-10T07:27:26.671-07:00nice! i can imagine it takes a bit of shopping and...nice! i can imagine it takes a bit of shopping and creativity to outfit two such differently sized creatures hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56933942972419557832015-04-10T07:26:56.437-07:002015-04-10T07:26:56.437-07:00thanks! i'm pretty excited about it... couldn&...thanks! i'm pretty excited about it... couldn't tell if it would be overkill when i ordered it, but it's jussssst right :) riding warehouse ftw!emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-56662417756869373482015-04-10T07:26:29.234-07:002015-04-10T07:26:29.234-07:00good to know - i can do dark and neat (two non-pat...good to know - i can do dark and neat (two non-patterned jackets, one black one navy). and i also have no idea how you managed to work in a tack store... i'd be spending each paycheck before it even arrived hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-25587866556397936372015-04-10T07:25:39.833-07:002015-04-10T07:25:39.833-07:00nice! i was using isabel's owner's stuff f...nice! i was using isabel's owner's stuff for a long time too... but neither bridle nor saddle actually fit the horse haha. plus i wanted to look into gear that would be best suited for actually competing, vs. whatever saddle was the cheapest that day. good luck saddle shopping tho - i LOVE the one i found :)emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-61268900985752086642015-04-10T07:24:30.944-07:002015-04-10T07:24:30.944-07:00new saddles are pretty much the best right? good t...new saddles are pretty much the best right? good to know about the coat too... and yea i figure for as long as i'm doing the schooling stuff it's probably nbd lolemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33701768421021827812015-04-10T07:23:48.252-07:002015-04-10T07:23:48.252-07:00nice - i definitely need to start upping my 'c...nice - i definitely need to start upping my 'color' game too hahaemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-15486084331597764092015-04-10T07:23:09.223-07:002015-04-10T07:23:09.223-07:00hopefully you'll be back to consistent saddle ...hopefully you'll be back to consistent saddle time soon! i got a hackamore this year too for trail rides and hope to bust it out again as soon as my horse is freedemmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686949099663199382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-53819026112908399962015-04-10T06:04:04.447-07:002015-04-10T06:04:04.447-07:00Oh, and also on the TO BUY list?
1. A horse traile...Oh, and also on the TO BUY list?<br />1. A horse trailer, once we move. Something not older than dirt, aluminum, and with a tack room.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-43393052092311892452015-04-10T06:02:53.824-07:002015-04-10T06:02:53.824-07:00Oh my god. New stuff. So much new stuff:
1. A dou...Oh my god. New stuff. So much new stuff:<br /><br />1. A double bridle. Complete with new set of bits, one of which I use for daily schooling now. Squeeeee! (Holy $$, though. This this is more than my saddle.)<br />2. A new-to-me fleece pad.<br />3. New spurs.<br />4. Misc new wraps.<br />5. A new set of rear dressage boots.<br />6. A fancy new saddle pad for clinics.<br />7. Expensive ass Rambo TO blanket.<br /><br />Things left?<br />1. Smaller cavesson for the double.<br />2. Show-quality regular cavesson for the snaffle.<br />3. A new bit for the snaffle. (Thanks Aoife!)<br />4. New show coat for me.<br />5. New reins for the snaffle on the double. (Why does it come with flat reins? Who uses flat reins? Why is this a thing?)<br />6. A new helmet for me (holy crap. Has it really been 4 years already?!)<br />7. Better cooler, because mine is the worst.<br />8. Eventually, a dressage saddle that fits me better. Hopefully a Custom Saddlery, because drools.<br />(Anyone have any of that stuff? Anyone...?)<br /><br />Do you frequent the FB for sale groups? That's a good place to pick up a decent quality used bridle on the cheap! Stick with brands you know/have heard of, and you should be fine.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-932439930694780998.post-33589243727176934162015-04-09T18:31:57.157-07:002015-04-09T18:31:57.157-07:00I've done All The Shopping this year. It's...I've done All The Shopping this year. It's a problem.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512501054637565887noreply@blogger.com