I finally bought something with some real horse power.

[White_lightning]

faster than the average coyote 5.0

[JP135]

It's a 15 y/o male American Paint horse.

It's a gelding or a stud, Tex.

Drop that saddle horn and learn to grip with your legs. Keeping your heels down helps lower your center of gravity.

Thats a good looking caballo, sir. Lots of good used saddles out there. There's some deals on Craigslist from time to time. I always used rawhide-covered oak trees. Rodeo'd at semi-pro level for years (team-roping, calf-roping, bull-dogging), never saw the need to waste money on a custom saddle. My favorite saddle of all time was a Joe Beaver roping saddle. That damn thing would pull a freight train. Just make sure the saddle fits the horse (make sure the tree doesn't dig in at the front back or sides) and it sits nice on his back. Use good saddle pads/blankets.

[tribaltalon]

It's a gelding or a stud, Tex.

Drop that saddle horn and learn to grip with your legs. Keeping your heels down helps lower your center of gravity.

Thats a good looking caballo, sir. Lots of good used saddles out there. There's some deals on Craigslist from time to time. I always used rawhide-covered oak trees. Rodeo'd at semi-pro level for years (team-roping, calf-roping, bull-dogging), never saw the need to waste money on a custom saddle. My favorite saddle of all time was a Joe Beaver roping saddle. That damn thing would pull a freight train. Just make sure the saddle fits the horse (make sure the tree doesn't dig in at the front back or sides) and it sits nice on his back. Use good saddle pads/blankets.

lol.. my original post said let go of the saddle horn, makes you look like a newb but i figured i'd be nice.

[yellowstang]

Isn't the saddle horn like a joystick, so the horse knows which way to turn tho.





J/K

[JP135]

lol.. my original post said let go of the saddle horn, makes you look like a newb but i figured i'd be nice.

I saw your post. I have my own opinion and posted it.

[mikec]

Have a horse as well.

Trailer the horse to a saddle shop so that they can help you measure the tree, in order to find the right fit. Also to measure for the seat, likely going to be about a 15".

Good luck with it!

[mikec]

Is 15 not old for a horse?

No. 15 is when a horse knows what he's doing, should be good for about five more years on a 'competitive' level, longer than that for pleasure riding.

[stephen4785]

We just bought him as a hobby/trail horse. No roping or competitions or anything. The guy I bought horse from loaned me that saddle and he likes to calf rope so all of his saddles have horns. I dont care what material the saddle is made out of or how it looks. As long as it lasts a long time, fits the horse, and is comfortable I'm fine. The horse is well tempered and doesn't hardly need any direction to do what you want him to do. The only problems he's given me so far are due to my lack of knowledge.

[stephen4785]

It's a gelding or a stud, Tex.

He's a gelding. I said male because I didnt think a lot of people would know what that meant.
The guy I got him from tried him for roping but he said he's a a little lazy so he stuck with his $8000 roping horse. I'd like to try roping and bulldogging but I dont have any plans on spending that kind of money on a horse. Especially since I dont have the land to keep horses. I'm paying stable fee's to keep this one and Im not gonna double it just to get another horse.

[shumpertdavid]

I always was told "a horse is nothing but an animal looking for a place to die". That being said, that is a very good looking horse. They are not my cup of tea, never could seem to find the handle bars.

[dsrtuckteezy]

what's his name?

[tribaltalon]

We just bought him as a hobby/trail horse. No roping or competitions or anything. The guy I bought horse from loaned me that saddle and he likes to calf rope so all of his saddles have horns. I dont care what material the saddle is made out of or how it looks. As long as it lasts a long time, fits the horse, and is comfortable I'm fine. The horse is well tempered and doesn't hardly need any direction to do what you want him to do. The only problems he's given me so far are due to my lack of knowledge.

I'm talking about not holding onto the saddle horn when you ride. you are shooting yourself in the foot if you are using the horn for stability. use your thighs and balance to hold yourself on on the horse. Unless you're cutting, which you arent. most western saddles you will find have saddle horns. some are taller for roping, others are shorter for less interference with reins. I've only seen a few western saddles without horns, they're not that common i dont think.

[stephen4785]

I'm talking about not holding onto the saddle horn when you ride. you are shooting yourself in the foot if you are using the horn for stability. use your thighs and balance to hold yourself on on the horse. Unless you're cutting, which you arent. most western saddles you will find have saddle horns. some are taller for roping, others are shorter for less interference with reins. I've only seen a few western saddles without horns, they're not that common i dont think.

Ahh, I thought you meant find a saddle without a horn. Im sure Im using it to hang on but most of the time I just rest my hand on it to have somewhere to put my hand. My wife has some experience on horses and has taken lessons for awhile. That picture is the 4th time Iv ever ridden a horse and Iv never rode longer than 10 minutes. Iv got a lot more to learn and need more saddle time to get comfortable.

[Sean88gt]

I always was told "a horse is nothing but an animal looking for a place to die". That being said, that is a very good looking horse. They are not my cup of tea, never could seem to find the handle bars.

That's the damn truth.

[roliath]

< jelly!

I go to my gpa's to ride his horses, I wish I had one of my own.