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Thankful. Earlier this week, Dad and I took our second trail ride together. “Thankful,” doesn’t even begin to describe how I feel about life these days. The fact that I started a new job at the end of September that allows me to be at the barn and on the trails by 3:30 PM on a weekday was once a pipe dream. But I’ve realized - life is short. These days, my most precious commodity really is TIME. I want to spend as much of it as possible making memories with the ones I love before I am unable to. Each morning I spend about 20 minutes at my mom’s house drinking a cup of coffee and solving the world’s problems. Together we discuss everything from politics to how we would solve small issues around town. We chat about any and everything. Now, I have an opportunity to do something similar with Dad. The nature and fortune of these things are not lost on me. But enough gushing, I’m sure what you’d rather know is how is Jean-Luc? Simply put – he’s a rock star! His winter fur is growing in nicely and I’m looking to have his shoes reset one more time before winter. Each time we go out our quarrels look less and less like full-blown lightsaber duels, and more and more like Han and Leia’s bickering. I would really like to get one more group trail ride in somewhere before it becomes too bitterly cold. The temperatures are dropping fast, for sure, and my options for weekends are becoming more and more limited.
I also really need to order Jean-Luc his own Myler bit (on the left). I keep putting it off though because I am curious if there would be something even better out there (plus the price tag is about $116). The lady who keeps her horses down the road from mine also has a Tennessee Walking Horse. She really likes the Imus brand bits, but with a similarly high price tag, I'd like to try it before I buy it. Call me slow, but I just never knew how much a simple bit could enhance your horses performance. Someone I used to work with when I lived at the ski resort assured me that the bit is key to a good gait - so I want to get this right. That said, I realize the online community that I interact with is mostly endurance or evening based, but if there happen to be any resources out there you may have heard of, I’d love to read/meet / try them. It may just be another trial, error, and learn kind of thing, but I welcome any input! #BoldyGO!
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Chelsey
10/30/2017 08:11:53 am
Emma and Liz,
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Liz
10/30/2017 07:44:40 am
Emma's right. Some bits just never come down in price. But they do keep great resale. Myler bits are pretty damn good. I've heard very few people unhappy about their quality and they typically work really well for your horse if you do your homework (which it sounds like you're doing). I think getting the same one LB wears would be a great option if you've been using it with success.
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AuthorMy name is Chelsey. HorseGenerator's Cuevo Gold, or as he's known around this barn, "Jean-Luc Ponycard", was foaled in 2004 from Generator's Hurricane & Cheyenne's Little Bit. Top 10 Blog Favs.Archives
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