Does your saddle fit correctly ?

Hey guys !!
Today I want to talk about an issue that I feel is very common for every rider and horse. An incorrect saddle fit is something many of us deal with. There are many serious issues that can come from a saddle not fitting a horse correctly and unfortunately many of us don't know of these. There are also many warning signs a horse will tell you if they have an uncomfortable fitting saddle. So that's what im going to blog about today.

 

So what is going to happen if your saddle doesn't fit properly and what will you notice? Well you will probably notice your horse getting back sore  and what this will do is make it less corporative. So they aren't going to want to work for you or they may compensate and do something abnormal.

You should be able to stick two of your fingers between the saddle gullet and your horse's withers. The saddle should have even contact along both sides of the bars. After girthing up, your saddle should look even on the horse's back, not tipping up or drooping down.

 If you can do this then your saddle is a okay if not it is recommended you look into having a saddle fitter come out and find the appropriate size saddle.

Until Next Week!!!

www.horsesaddleshop.com/signs-of-bad-saddle-fit.html

Last Source of Inspiration Post !!

Happy Monday Everyone !!

Today I wont to post about my last source of inspiration post and this post is going to be about pictures. As I was writing my last blog I was really indecisive on what picture would be appropriate to use. When I chose my pictures for my post I want it to be visually intriguing but I also want them to tell a story.

When I look for a picture I go off of purely visuals or at least this is what I have been doing but I think I need to change that up a little. I think I need to start choosing a picture based on content and visuals rather then just visuals.

Obviously no one is going to take interest in a picture that is not visually appealing but it is necessary to share some logic or it is just a collage of pointless colors. I tried on my last post to give my viewers a little more substance and give them an image that included words and logic.

I think by adding a little more content to my image choice it will improve my blog and I think this is a logical thing for anyone writing a blog to think about !!

Have an awesome week everyone !!

Founder in Horses.

Hey Everyone !

Its monday :( 

Even though its everyones least favorite day of the week i thought i would blog and at least give you guys something to do.

So today I want to talk about a rather serious topic.
Founder in horses. For those of you who don't know  Founder is a common and very painful condition affecting the feet of horses. Known technically as laminitis, founder occurs when there is inflammation of the laminae (folds of tissue connecting the pedal bone to the hoof).

Now once a horse has foundered it is very hard to keep them from foundering again but some simple things can be done to keep this from happening.

This such as keeping their sugars down is essential. To keep a horses sugar down there are a few easy things you can do. Keep them out of the grass because grass has a lot of sugar in it. Also keep them off of the sweet feed. By doing these two simple things you can easily ensure that you are fighting the founder away.

www.barefoothorse.com/barefoot_Founder.html

Studs on Shoes?

So we all know that winter is just around the corner, and that means snow and ice are on the rise. Now none of us want to keep our horses locked up all winter but putting them out on the ice and snow can be scary. How many of us have heard horror stories of horses slipping on ice, cracking a shoulder bone, and being permanently injured? Probably too many !

I know one thing that keeps my mind at ease is keeping studs on my horses shoes. By keeping studs on his shoes it gives me some peace of mind that when he's unattended and acting like a fool he will have a better chance of not slipping and hurting himself.

Another thing that I always do in the winter is put snow pads in his shoes. You know when you bring your horse in from the pasture and they have an inch of snow built up in their shoes? Well none of us like having to pick all of that out right? Its a pain and very time consuming but we all know it is necessary to get that snow out of their.

By keeping the snow pads on the shoes it keeps the snow out and saves us so much time during turning in.

I recommend this more then anything !!

I hope my advice on studs and snow pads helped !!

Have a safe and snowy winter everyone !!

Building up a horses hind end.

So for those hunters and jumpers out there one thing that we deal with is having power from behind us to clear large jumps at a slow pace.

Now i know there are many methods that each trainer uses and we all have our own methods but i thought it would be a good idea to share some of these ideas to get a little bit of a vibe for what everyone does.

One thing that I have always done, my trainer has recommended, and that we have made a part of our daily routine has been to do a little bit of hill work each week. Not only is hill work beneficial to a horses hind end but it gives them an opportunity to get out of the ring and do something a little different.

By getting your horse out of the ring it clears there mind and is proven give you a happier horse. There are many things you can do while riding outside, even going on a trail ride is beneficial. Anything that gives small a gradient to go up.

If you are the type that heads right for the hill here are a few tips on a good workout...

                       1.) Start with walking up and down the hill maybe two or three times.
                       2.) Next increase to trotting up the hill once or twice depending on how big it is. Remember that trotting up hill is harder for your horse then any other gate and can cause soreness if done too much.
                      3.) Next increase to a canter and go up the hill once or twice.
This is enough for the first workout but remember to build in small increments each time you workout!

Hope this was informational and helped you guys out !:)
Have a great rest of the week !

Senior pictures...!

Hey guys !!
So this post is going to be a little different then the ones I have previously done.
Today I want to write about something I have been seeing a lot of. Its getting to the middle of the school year for high school students and from experience most of us know what that means for the juniors, senior pictures!!

Since my social media has been blowing up with pictures of my friends and their horses for their senior pictures I thought it would be an interesting idea to give you fellow horse lovers who are looking to do senior pictures or have them done for your daughter some ideas on poses.

I know when I was getting my senior pictures done this was something I researched to a high extent because I wanted every unique pose that there could possibly be ! So im going to make a list of some poses I have found that I think would make awesome senior pictures.

I think this one is really cool and an essential! The way both horse and rider are looking in the same direction away from the camera gives a very intimate vibe.

This was my absolute favorite form my senior pictures. I loved this one because it showed my horse at a very good angle and make him look gorgeous.

I think this one is essential to any senior picture album. You cant take pictures with your horse if you don't have one of you riding.

Well guys I hope these three pictures gave you some ideas on what to do in your photo shot !

Have a great week talk to you later on !!!:)

Source of inspiration post !

Hey everyone !
So its time for another source of inspiration post !

So far I have talked to you about font and background styles. Today I want to talk to you about another important design aspect.

This week I've noticed a lot of color, as I was walking around campus flyers are up everywhere advertising varies clubs, associations, and events. The one thing that brings my attention to these flyers more then anything is there bright and vibrant colors.

More specifically I think it is the pictures that are bright and color as well as the text.  So as I was noticing this I thought about my blog and I was wondering how I could relate these bright flyers to it. My main goal of course is for this blog to be very interesting to all of you reading and to be interesting I feel as though it has to be eye catching!

Now I would love to write all my text in bright purple and blue color but unfortunately this would probably be a little too harsh on all of your eyes so instead of the relying on the text being in color I have to rely on my pictures. I hope that my pictures are very interesting and make you all want to read my blog more then anything !

I feel it is very important for the pictures to be bright and to really tell a story about my post for that day. Even if you don't read my actual post I hope that by looking at my pictures you get a very good idea about what it is about !

Thanks for reading guys !!