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spaz7875

to horse folks:

Jul 19, 2008 20:42

so. I was reading Fugly Horse of the Day and a post that started as "man isn't tail-numbing awful?" turned into a twisted-wire snaffle bash in the comments section. I can recall riding school horses in slow twists even when I was a little kid, and I remember asking my trainer (at Youth, no less) to let me use a twisted wire Dr. Bristol as my ( Read more... )

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king_dave July 20 2008, 02:56:26 UTC

kibbles 'n bits?

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 03:55:12 UTC

wtzzh. where do you even come from? sheesh. I didn't know you even checked lj anymore, haha

king_dave July 21 2008, 23:30:37 UTC

I'm just chock full of surprises. Like a piñata.

84trillion July 20 2008, 04:36:46 UTC

Yeah, I saw that too. I don't get it at all. Why is a twisted snaffle so much worse than a smooth snaffle, when it comes down to it?

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 03:40:43 UTC

that's what I'm wondering. it makes a difference but it's not like OMGZ completely different horse

quigonjoe July 20 2008, 05:02:16 UTC

Perhaps you would enjoy Ugly Overload:
http://uglyoverload.blogspot.com/

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 03:56:35 UTC

NO! I like Fugly Horse for the sarcasm; I have no affinity for truly ugly things like that. I'll see you at cuteoverload :P

quigonjoe July 21 2008, 04:08:41 UTC

My mistake -- sorry. (Ugly Overload does have sarcasm, though.)

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 04:18:47 UTC

Joe, stop being so g-d nice and don't apologize. silly goose

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sm923 July 20 2008, 12:35:38 UTC

Ah the age old bit issue ( ... )

84trillion July 20 2008, 16:40:51 UTC

Yeah, I think the issue here is that any bit is only as strong as you make it - and when you have the 4H kids and the people the Fugly crew deal with/are/etc., that sort of bit is inappropriate. But in the case of well-seasoned, trainer-supervised show horses? I don't see the issue.

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 03:51:51 UTC

stipulation: GOOD trainer-supervised. haha, there are far too many asshats out there. but yeah, I agree that most bits are only as strong as the hands behind them

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 03:50:08 UTC

see, I'd be worried that a bicycle chain could pinch the tongue because of all the joints. and when I think bicycle chain, I usually think mule bit

haha, most of the people who read FHOTD are really like that. my favorite comment was from the woman who posts the stuff and she was saying how she wouldn't send her horse to a trainer without lurking at their barn for months, making sure no horse gets ridden in an OMFGZ TWISTED SNAFFLE evar! don't get me wrong, my dad and I clocked a lot of late hours at shows watching how trainers worked their horses, but at some point you just have to trust. if you're gonna waste your time stalking someone like that, save your money and train the damn thing yourself

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sm923 July 20 2008, 12:37:07 UTC

And I love your icon! Are you showing at all this year? going to Finals?

spaz7875 July 21 2008, 03:54:13 UTC

thanks! it's one of my favorite pictures. I sold Eddie and I was too busy graduating to look at getting another horse so I think I'm taking the season off :( I'm always open to picking something up in time for Finals, though, haha

sm923 July 21 2008, 11:10:36 UTC

You and me both! haha Are you going to spectate? i'm definately going this year to watch. I've been out of it way too long!

spaz7875 July 22 2008, 22:32:38 UTC

nah, probably not. I still dunno what I'm gonna do in terms of life plans, so I think I have to cover that before I go to any shows, haha