Years ago my grandfather had a cutting horse named War Orphan. This horse was amazing and would cut ANYTHING. One day Grandma's little daschund cross named Itsy Bitsy got caught by Orphan as she attempted to cross his paddock. He cornered her against the side of the barn.
And did this.
That is a smoking cutter.
ReplyDeleteI'm always happy to see the leg protection, that wasn't common when I was a kid and we were always taping the cutters up.
Yes, it was rare "back in the day" to see a horse with leg wraps. One of the better changes, in my opinion. However, NOW the UESF has just passed a rule that all riders (English, I don't know about Western) MUST wear helmets. Gone are the elegant top hats in upper level dressage, except in FEI competitions, but you know they will disappear there, too, soon enough.
DeleteEveryone is turning into wimps and pussies.
One of my friend's sisters rode dressage, and had an english instructor. She said the breeches should be tight enough that you should be embarrassed to be seen standing in them by all but your most intimate friends. And that was why I always watched. helmet? I never saw anything above the waist.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed. Skin tight is the required fit. But in order for it to remain attractive, one's "seat" must remain inside the parameters of at least a size 8. Once, years ago, a young woman was having a rough go of it over a stadium jump course. She was rather plump, which is kinder than saying she was fat but not as accurate. After one particularly "unsettling" fence which left her decidedly "unsettled", as in flat out on the horse's neck and hanging on desperately having completely separated from the tack, her rear end waved slowly in the air as she and her mount circled the arena. It was a slow, torturous descent to the ground and no one watching was the slightest bit worried, so when the announcer, in a proper British accent barked, "Melanie, you sausage!" it pretty much brought the place to a halt, so to speak. HAHAHAHA!
DeleteHells, i liked the-er, "ample" girls best, so long as they werent huge. The sympathetic vibrations when trotting still make me feel funny in the pants.
DeleteI have a cattle dog, yet have provided her nothing to herd. :( Therefore, she herds/cuts other dogs away from their owners. It is hilarious. I am bad, b/c I just think it is funny, and let her do it, even though it is sometimes rude of me to let her do it.
ReplyDeleteHey, you! How's it going???
DeleteWe had two Border Collies when I was little who worked the cows and they STILL herded us kids. Snip and Snap were their names.