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HORSE  DISCUSSION FORUMS

paintedhoney

like what? i dunno what classes to even look for, i know i need unoffical but thats about it....

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QHfan

You should PWF, she is very nice- what breeding is she?

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The love of my life is my Appaloosa with his big spotty bum!!! A man just couldn't carry that off!!

dirtbug

Thanks Painted honey

ive looked but im such a fussy pants i dont like the browbands that like v with the tie/tassle if that makes sense to ya

i did find a bridle in the latest hoofbeats but after picking meself up off the floor over the price LOL i couldnt find any info on it on the net...

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Playin With Fire

DB- Landmark in Midvale on Farrell road. A gentleman by the name of John makes bridles, saddles etc. There are heaps of nice bridels ready made or he can make them for you, his prices are really reasonable and it's good quality leather not like the Indian Leather a lot of them seem to be these days! I have a work bridle that I got from there and it was def value for money!! He has an array of conshows (sp) etc that you can choose from. Oh and the most perfectly weighted reins, nice and thick so they don't swing too much when doing pleasure classes.

PH- There are rider classes (I don't generally bother, too many other really good riders and I don't have lessons so don't want my riding to be critically examined at a show!!).
Height classes for your horse, which are purely based on your horses movement and carriage etc.
Weight classes (horses not humans thank god) light, medium and heavy weight. Flame is medium weight (would you believe). Again its judged on the horse (yay).
Pleasure class- very similar to pleasure hack in western. Flame went soooo fast but still managed to win (love that horse!!).

There are other classes but I can't think of them atm. Are you familiar with hacking at all? Like how you start off in a group riding around (like in western) and the judges select a group of horses out of these that they like. These horses then do a workout which can include trot (mostly rising) and canter circles and rein back.

It's not something I could do officially cos thats when it gets a little too serious to me but its fun at the simple level.

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Playin With Fire

Oh n QHF Flame is by Firetrail and out of Navaho Gypsy Rose. Flame has a Firetrail head which isn't generally a good thing but I love it. He was inducted into the Paint Horse Hall of Fame this year.

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dirtbug

awesome pwf.

just looked up farrell rd and whoohoo its in a good spot heheheh when i go to perth next

*grins*

thannnnnnks!!!

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paintedhoney

ok this is something i could have a go at to prepare me for the royal i think. I am doing the next silver buckle and the breed shows in August but do you know of any unoffical hack shows coming up??

i need to get a few classes under my belt before i get out there. Can you tell me though is Honey a heavy weight??

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Playin With Fire

I would say she is medium but I couldn't guarantee that is correct. The heavy weights in the classes I went in were HUGE like real welsh cob/percheron cross types. But realistically (from what I've seen) in unofficial it doesn't really matter!
I will let you know re shows, I really should try and get the Flame out before I put her in foal!
BTW Honey is so gorgeous! What is her breeding??

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paintedhoney

thank you for your comment, she is a paintbred, by tamaras skipa mingo out of sheeza bandit..

her name is Tamara bandits honeycombe

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Playin With Fire

I think Flame would look similar if she wasn't carrying a few winter extra kilos! But I like her that way!!

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'There's no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse' - R.S. Surtees (1803-1864)