Hi Eillen, Yea I just joined too. I'm Not very good with this computer stuff. Are ya back in Canada now?

Hi Eileen, I keep my horse in Tupperville, not far from you probably. I was at the barn all day Sunday. Pat & Paul Zoula run the barn from their sons place. Pat got bucked off yesterday, she was in pain, but still seemed in good spirits.

I'm surprised you haven't seen us out riding! though we are closer to Tupperville, and I think you are closer to Chatham. We haven't been to the misery since fall. I like trail riding with all its freedom! The farm is on Base Line road. It was a fruit & vegy market for years. There are about 16 horses their. Glad to hear you were in the saddle on Sunday. What a beautiful day!

yes, I think that is the place, it's a triangular property, and at the corner their are cement slabs where a school house once stood.

Hi Eileen, You found the farm, eh? There are alot of horses in such a small area, but my boy seems to be getting along fine with everybody else.

that's great that you got on the youngster after 6 months and rode him after all that time!!! I went through Eberts (for the first time ever), but you live on a side road, would that be claymore?

Hi Eileen
I don't go to Chatham to much, but sometimes, I will stop by if I get the time, You sound as busy as my life seems to be going! Happy trails!

Hi Eileen....when you went to southfork did you trailer your horses from Ontario? If you did...do you remember how long it took you?

Thanks Eileen...we are starting out from the Owen Sound area....My husband used to trailer back and forth to Kentucky all the time....but that was in his younger years :)....

I went through "The Misery" today in my car, it is really wet and swampy, gonna take a long time to dry up. I think it will be awhile before we can trail ride in there. Pretty though! Trilliums are out in full bloom.

Hi Eileen...I am new to the site. Thanks for the reply. I have a Reg. black & white paint (J.J.).He just turned 6 in April. I had a riding accident in 2007 that left me with a AC seperation of my right arm.I purchased JJ in 2008.He is my dream come true!! Were do you live in Dresden??. How close of neighbours are we??. All for now.

Hi Eileen... I board my horse. He is at a place near Tupperville.The place is on the Baseline Rd .There are NO pastures for grazing.It's difficult to see the horses in the paddock area near the barn.The property is surrounded by crops.Maybe we can visit each other in the near future.

Hi Eileen.

I have a question about your Haggis saddle.

My mare is very round and has 'no' withers. She has been ridden with a western saddle with a regular pad, and a treeless saddle with it's special non-slip pad. Both saddles slip on her. Today I was practicing turns with her, and every time we turned, the saddle slipped to the side (that was with the treeless, but again the same thing happens with the treed western saddle).

I get a sore knee from regular western saddles (and a sore bum), plus they are just too heavy for my liking. I love how lightweight my treeless is, but with the slippage, I feel very insecure. I am nervous about trotting with her, fearing that the saddle will slip if we turn, and I won't be able to keep my balance.

I am not a very experienced rider, so security is an issue for me.

I've contacted Karen and Jeff, but I wanted to hear your thoughts as well.

Thanks!

LOL! I never did ask my question, did I? Sorry about that. All I was going to ask is: Have you ever seen riders on horses built like mine that were happy with their trooper saddle...for both horse and rider?

Thanks Eileen!

Actually, you and I are practically neighbours! I live in St. Thomas. My horse is in Thamesford right now.

If it's convenient, send me a photo of the horse you bought the saddle for. I go out to see my horse on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, for her training sessions (at this point it is me being trained, as she has everything down quite well), and I do go visit her some evenings and/or weekends. Let me know what works best for you.

I'm also checking out a Rebecca Treeless saddle for her.

No, I don't know where that is, but I'll check it out and try to see you.

Thanks!

I'm not getting an exact location (I found out that the address is 11 Sparta Line) with the number on it. Is it right in Sparta, or out of town? Doesn't take much to be out of town anyway. LOL Quaker Rd crosses Sparta Line right in the middle of town. My horse is two concessions north of that intersection! Small world! Would have been nice if she was home so I could try the saddle on her. Oh well.

I have people advising me to try a different girth, to use a breast collar, try different pads. It's all great advice, but it still adds up!! Wish I had someone around here who carried all this tack, who could put together a combination that suited my mare so that I wouldn't have to experiment and potentially waste money.

NO WAY!!! That camp you are going to...is almost next door to where my horse boards!!! Since I know where that camp is, it was the one I thought of first when you said you were going to a camp "in" Sparta!! The corner of Southdale and Quaker Rd, which is just east of the campground, is two properties north of where my horse boards. I wouldn't have to trailer her to the campground, I could just ride her from home! LOL Unfortunately, she isn't there right now, and even if she was, she's not ready to go out on trails. Neither am I for that matter. She has the type of personality that we have to take things really slow.

Last fall my husband and I took our dogs to the barn with us and took a 3 hour hike. We ended up along the river, on the south side of Southdale. We saw the horse trailers across the road. I knew there were trails around the area, and I've heard that the ones north of Southdale Rd. are really nice.

I'm working next Saturday, but I'll try to get out to see you in the evening or something.

I don't know if it's still around, but the wife of the barn owner saw a cougar on Quaker Rd, just south of Southdale, in early April (I think). The horses at their farm are outside 24/7 now, so I don't think it's an issue anymore.

My email address is cyndi.dyck@gmail.com

Hi Eileen
The East coast was great! I rode Laura's appy"Tie" on the four hour trail ride. It was awesome. Still getting back into the swing of things around here. My store did ok out there, but not great. It was a great trip though. I went on a lobster boat with the cowgirls, did you see the photo's of the giant one?

Hi Eileen:: Not talked at you in a while. Last conversation we had was that you were very busy in July but thought you might have time to meet up with me and ride a while . You suggested Barrie and I h an other idea which was the Ganaraska Forest in Durham Region. Not sure if you remember but I suggested that you could get a camp site in the Sandaraska Park near by and they have turn out pens for the horses. I would stay in a nearby b and b as I have no camping stuff. Does this appeal to you?? Gail Morse.

Hi Eileen.... We haven't talked for sometime now!!. Whats new with you??. I have moved J.J. to a different stable. He now has about 30+ acres of pasture to play in and be a horse.I think he is just loving it. All his stress seems to be gone along with mine.

Hi Eileen! It's so great to be with horses! I want to someday have a small place of my own, hopefully before I have to go to a seniors home LOL I am half an hour away from my boy, I try to get out to see hime 3 or 4 times a week, mostly on weekends though, it's hard to go out after work. He is a good boy, very calm, he does have his moments, gets spooky, but we are working on those.

hello mam ,very nice that u still ride .

Hi Eileen: I have talked to the old man about driving me up to meet you and to be honest he is not too happy about our being out riding and him sitting waiting for us to get back. I guess I don't blame him. We have not taken the time between us to get me on the road and trailering. The trails where I am boarding now are so good I have not left the property. You and I still have a lot of years left so I suggest that I learn in the spring and will be more independent then. Gail.

WoW! Can I ever relate to flies ie horse's face flies. I have found I have to use bug spray every time I ride. You are right about the mental cruelty part of it. He used to ride but ran out of money for the boarding so we just have the 1 now that is mine. That would be the reason I am still working. Working on the Freedom 85 plan. Talk at you soon! Gail.

hi, Eileen, I just read this. Do you ride a Harley, too?

Eileen, you are too funny. I am friends with non-Harley people, too.

Hello Eileen, you must come ride with us this winter. I belong to the SFTRs club out of Miami and they camp at Belle Meade Thanksgiving and I plan to go this year with them. We have a 2700 acre conservation area/horse park out our back door where we spend endless hours riding. I have an extra horse for you. Also every January we do a New Year's ride/BBQ to make all aware of this park, last year had 45 riders and fed 75 and it is all free. Date next year is Sun. 1/10/10. Keep in touch. Lark

Wow - it sounds amazing, Eileen! Maybe one day . . .

Hey Eileen! Our group of the over 60's has not been active for a long time. I am still kicking around and actually got confirmation of being old when I got the first pension cheques this week. What are you up to and when do you leave for Florida-the other half of your charmed life. Thought I should check in and see if you will have access to email when you are away for the winter. Happy trails . Gail and Pekoe.

Have a good winter and keep in touch. Gail.