tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post7043598457071187712..comments2023-10-31T03:36:48.285-04:00Comments on Diary of the Overanxious Horse Owner: Keeping it TogetherUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-68937146378775331052014-03-25T19:15:56.979-04:002014-03-25T19:15:56.979-04:00I had a very special horse - a mare named Promise,...I had a very special horse - a mare named Promise, who was 10 - for only a bit over a year when she fractured a leg in turnout and had to be euthanized, so I understand a bit of what you're going through. Glad you're still riding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-77385150774940149602014-03-24T21:16:53.746-04:002014-03-24T21:16:53.746-04:00You're right, it was a long hard search for th...You're right, it was a long hard search for the "right" saddle. I got almost exactly what I was looking for. BUT, I should have gotten the 16". The 15" is correct for my horsemanship position, but for everything else I felt like I was squished. I couldn't post the trot in it because my thighs would hit the pommel. I don't have the storage space I used to have so it's kind of in my way. It's going to sit unused for goodness knows how long because I'm at an English barn and it's going to be a really really long time before I'm ready to even think about getting another horse. I still can't even fathom the idea. And yes, because I had it made for his short back and to fit the goals WE had, and it bears the (cosmetic) scars of our trips to the pond, the time I came off and ran my spur along the jockey, and there is a faint rope mark on the horn from our first/last ranch horse show.... it's a little hard to look at. Having the money to go towards the surgery bill would be helpful. But, I won't take less for it than it's worth, so I'll try to sell it through the spring - there's one more swap possibility - and then store it if I need to. :)Rebecca Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17058661062366527906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1733109971235989183.post-16063259502130946432014-03-24T19:41:50.125-04:002014-03-24T19:41:50.125-04:00Sounds like keeping busy has been good medicine. I...Sounds like keeping busy has been good medicine. I don't blame you for wanting to unload some of your things that have too many sad memories. I would have cried over the tail, too. :-( Glad it's going to a good home.<br /><br />I am a bit surprised that you said you were selling your Western saddle, though; is this your "new" one, that you worked so hard to find? Are you thinking you'll just have to get another because it won't fit your next horse? <br /><br />RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.com