tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post5585846019317625103..comments2023-09-09T05:35:11.672-07:00Comments on Boots and Saddles: Dear Mr. Kitty (and an update)Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-47444124068883083562010-04-08T15:32:21.961-07:002010-04-08T15:32:21.961-07:00Ooooh, you know what's really interesting abou...Ooooh, you know what's really interesting about that study? Mounting does <i>not</i> exert more pressure than riding. (Bottom of page one, riding is up to 4.5 psi and so is mounting.) It just produces different and unbalanced pressure. I guess it makes sense though - bouncing along sitting a big trot is a lot of force, too.Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-27143150473055643992010-04-08T13:48:17.431-07:002010-04-08T13:48:17.431-07:00Hey, I found that Equus "mounting block"...Hey, I found that Equus "mounting block" study! http://equisearch.com/horses_care/health/anatomy/ease_mounting_pressures_021009/index.aspx<br /><br />It was originally published in 1995, and the conclusions were exactly what we both remembered: Get a leg up when you can, use a mounting block whenever possible, mount from the ground only when you must.<br /><br />(and YOU claim to be OCD? Girl, you need to try being a librarian...! We are the ultimate compusive researchers)AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-54117689280711358922010-04-08T08:35:14.186-07:002010-04-08T08:35:14.186-07:00Wow, your clipping story had me in tears... My cat...Wow, your clipping story had me in tears... My cat would never forgive me!<br /><br />Glad to hear Farley is doing better!<br /><br />How long would it take for your saddle to be reflocked? I would just ride bareback until I got it back...Breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14926688591022319522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-57920862666887734082010-04-08T08:18:52.150-07:002010-04-08T08:18:52.150-07:00If you can get Judith to spin the hair, I'll k...If you can get Judith to spin the hair, I'll knit you a nice pair of orange tabby socks with the clippings.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022843273272878598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-79529731543301259452010-04-07T19:12:48.976-07:002010-04-07T19:12:48.976-07:00I'll send you an email re. flocking. I use a l...I'll send you an email re. flocking. I use a local saddlefitter (well, a bit further up North for you) who can do this for you right then and there, so no need to ship the saddle.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962795087243534984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-35778991541678737672010-04-07T17:44:07.329-07:002010-04-07T17:44:07.329-07:00LOL at the clippers. I'm sure the cat won'...LOL at the clippers. I'm sure the cat won't really consign your soul to Hell. Probably he won't. Maybe. You did buy a Costco case of tuna just for him after you clipped him, right?<br /><br />Sounds like you're doing a bunch of right stuff for Farley's soreness. We endurance riders are hyper-sensitive to this kind of thing, I guess. I see "somewhat lame" horses out on the trail all the time, with saddles that totally don't fit, and riders that need to hit the treadmill even more than my own plump self, barefeet that look to have been trimmed by the barn's dog or shoes that were tacked on by an autistic toddler, and they seem to muddle through okay. <br /><br />However, <i> once an endurance rider, always an endurance rider </i>, and once you've arrived at that, you'll never look at tack fit, foot trimming, equine nutrition, electrolyte balancing, or pain management the same way ever again.<br /><br />Which isn't a bad thing....AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-84380239146020036962010-04-07T15:33:41.275-07:002010-04-07T15:33:41.275-07:00I'll mail you my longhair and let you shave hi...I'll mail you my longhair and let you shave him. I think this could be a profitable sideline business for you!<br /><br />Glad to hear Farley's bounced back :)Funderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358687366401205336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1963277636652034473.post-85927341093748538032010-04-07T13:06:29.710-07:002010-04-07T13:06:29.710-07:00I clipped the lower half of "Coony" our ...I clipped the lower half of "Coony" our very large, Maine Coon cat recently. He gets so much fur, it had to go, because of the tangles. <br /><br />He is embarrased...txtriggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12165396761654165021noreply@blogger.com