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RE: [RC] Ponying - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLFPersonally, I wouldn't dream of ponying. I give those of you who do it successfully, many kudos! To me, it seems like too much 'coordinating and managing' while riding and would take the fun out of it for me. I don't think my mare would do well with it either, however I've never tried it off her. She's such a handful all by herself, w/o trying to handle yet another one. :) I do totally understand the need and reasons for it for some of you though. See, here at RC, I can even learn about things I probably won't ever do. lol Love it! Carrie Kitley 30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB DMLSS?Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS) CACI?International Inc? www.caci.com dsn?276-1077, Comm (805) 606-1077 fax dsn?276-1179 <\_~ // \\ carrie.kitley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx? -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of rides2far@xxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 11, 2008 12:29 PM To: brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [RC] one butt two horses Ok, so I am thinking this ponying thing sounds good.
The main thing you need to decide before heading down the trail riding one and
ponying the other is what to do when you see the big spiderweb at face height
just ahead. Next decide how you will alter all your shirts & jackets. You'll
be needing to lengthen one sleeve soon. :-) I've never wanted 2 horses fit bad
enough to pony, but I have done it to get a new horse out on the trail and to
keep my daughter's horse fit when she was off at camp, and the time he was
dealing with a girth rub.
P.S. I recommend a crupper. It keeps the pony horse from clamping down quite so
hard on the rope when they get it under their tail and start spinning.
P.S.S. Repeat after me: "I WILL turn loose of the horse I am ponying before
it's too late...I *will* turn loose of the horse I'm ponying before it's too
late....
P.S.S.S. On a serious note...the Parelli thing where you make a horse back up
by wiggling the snap can be very handy to teach the ponied horse. When they
start crowd to close you can back them off.
P.P.S.S.S. If forging isn't a problem I prefer to have a rope hooked right to
the halter so that the ponied horse doesn't have that big snap swinging under
his chin the whole time.
Angie (Big Butt one horse)
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