Cowhorse Prince pics for Nic and Valerie

[zeldalithgow]

Nic and Valerie, this was not long after we got the western saddle and bridle(you can see the leather is nice and new ;D), and before we knew to have the bit much lower in his mouth (still at English height lol) they are not great pics but the only ones we have of the western tack. We still have the bridle and another one but sold the cheapy saddle as he got too wide for it





and one of Sara's western instructor

[valerie n scout]

oo he looks really good, feeling down today but the cosy ears made me smile thanks xxx (when i first came on i saw a pic of a grey pony with gloves on its ears its not there now spooky) but it cheered me up xx

[zeldalithgow]

LOL the grey pony was Sara's first pony, I did have some pics of him on here a while back, I thought I'd deleted them from photobucket - don't know why that sometimes happens

[Debbie]

Was the bridle a split eared Zelda? Or did it have the normal browband?

Actually when you've got them in snaffle, its still the wrinkle at the corner of the mouth. Its with the curb that you need it lower than the english style of snaffle snug. Throatlatch could be let out a notch, but other than that, it looks great! And the saddle certainly looked comfy. Pity he outgrew it, but then most dales do, don't they?

The instructor sure looks the biz

[zeldalithgow]

Debbie, the bridle has a loop for the ear, we still have it and another one I'm not getting rid of them - still have a small hope that they might get used again

This is it


and this one we bought from someone giving up

[Debbie]

Now that's interesting, both are split ears, but they aren't sliding. The ones I've used in the past, when you have the one loop to go 'round one ear, both ends are looped onto the main leather, so you can slide the earpiece to wherever you need it.

Here's a pic of one www.valleyvet.com/ct_detail.html?pgguid=f33dfa0b-d010-48db-877d-c5d74375b96f If you click on the pic to the side, it brings it up larger so you can see better.

I'm surprised at the current trend for 'two' split ears. LOL, where's the point in that? Just use a browband, much easier ;D

Yours are lovely Zelda, small wonder you don't want to let them go

[zeldalithgow]

I like the idea of being able to move the split ear to where is most comfy for the horse, the bottom pic of my two pics the split ear has a sliding bottom to it but a fixed top

[Debbie]

Yes, it was very comfy for the horse that way, very adjustable. LOL, but you did have to take a glance before putting the bridle on. Sometimes in the past, I'd get the bit in, only to find the ear piece had slid down toward the right eye...oops!

[charliedales]

Thanks zelda, they're great pics, don't they look cool in all the gear ;D
The tack looks lovely, great colour!