For Sale

I'm trying to downsize some of my unused items to clear out space for things I need a little more than these.  I included the retail price to give an idea of their new value, please feel free to make an offer on any of it.  I just need to get some stuff moving so I'm motivated for them to find new homes.  :)  I have a Wanted post a few entries down and would be more than happy to trade for anything on that list or put my items toward the value of yours if they're not equal.  I'll be adding to this as I continue to clean out the tack room.

In addition to the following blankets I have a Horseware Ireland quilted blanket liner/stall blanket, navy blue, fit the same horse that wore the Weatherbeeta and Rambo blanket below.  I need to dig it out to get all the sizing/photos on that one. 

• 75" Weatherbeeta Taka High Lite Horse Blanket, Waterproof, 1200 Denier.
  
  Black and red, used but looks new, all straps and velcro intact and work. Has a high neck, shoulder gussets, and tail flap. This is a rain sheet with no fill. Very nice blanket, no rips or tears, paid around $275 new. Make offer or trade.
  
  
• Blue Rambo Turnout Rug, Waterproof
  
  The tag is missing so I can't tell you the exact size. I used this blanket on the same horse that wore my 75" Weatherbeeta so I'm guessing this is somewhere in the same vicinity of size. It fitted just a touch smaller that the WB which was roomy on the horse. If you'd like specific measurements please let me know and I can get them for you, but I did measure from chest closure to the tail flap and it was about 72" long.  My 80" mare is wearing this right now - but most of her butt is hanging out.  It just offered more protection than the WB which is why she is wearing it.  I'd say this blanket fits more like a true 74" since my last horse wore it and the WB and they both fit him.
  
  Used, in good condition, no rips or tears that I've noticed. Mid neck rise, tail flap. Seems to have a light to medium fill. Again, the tag is gone so I don't want to say for certain.
  
  Retails for about $250 new, make offer or trade.
  
  
• 72" Thinsulate Schneider StormShield Blanket, Medium Fill, Waterproof
  
  Used, in good condition - except: has a snag on the top of the blanket and about a 4" long tear along the top/left towards the back - easy patch. All straps and closures intact and work. Mid rise neck and tail flap, longer sides for more belly protection, shoulder gussets.
  
  Retails around $150, make offer or trade.
  
  
• 17" Wide All Purpose English Saddle, I believe this is a generic State Line Tack brand saddle.  Used, but it's in great working condition.  Retails around $500, make offer or trade.
  

I have photos of everything here but my computer isn't letting me load them to the blog right now so email and I'll send them your way! :)

Aspen & Scooter Today :)

Aspen

Scooter

Scooter

Today was SO nice out! Wow! Sun, warm air, no wind, just perfect!  Got the chance to play with Aspen today and spend a little undemanding time with Scooter, a 2yr old LBE colt.  He's a little skeptical of things now and again but very curious, wanted to follow me around and investigate everything!  Brushed him for what seemed like forever trying to get all that winter fur off of him.  I just let him hang out in the arena and paddock so he could hang around while I spent time with Aspen and get a look at all my toys and tricks.  :)

Aspen was really good today.  Did a quick 2min evaluation of the 7 games with her - everything is coming along really nicely with the exception of our sideways.  Part of it is lack of time spent on this game and her just being green at it and a huge part of it I found out today is the amount of FOCUS I put into it.  If I get very focused on a marker over her back that she shouldn't walk forward or lag behind from the sideways is A LOT straighter.  Began playing with some transitions between trot and canter on-line today, it was going pretty well until the tarp in the corner of the arena rustled in the breeze (she'd just been standing on this a few minutes prior) and she bolted like a bat out of hell.  You could see every ounce of race horse and Thoroughbred in her all at once in an extreme Right Brain Extrovert moment - WOW! Glad I wasn't on for that one!  So we quit with the transitions and played approach and retreat with the now still tarp.  Pretty soon it was on her, under her, dragging behind her and she didn't care.  It's not that she's afraid of the tarp she just startles super easy... Maybe I'll need a friend to help with some surprise desensitization - not to scare the crap out of her, but just something from a safe distance that she wasn't expecting and then use that as a controlled scenario to build her confidence. 

Something else I noticed with her today was that although it doesn't take much to get her adrenaline up (ie: cantering) she was a lot quicker to blow and shake her head in effort to come down from it. 

Also, really cool - took her over to the empty tire today and she just got this look on her face like "oh yes, I know what to do with that! Put my foot in/on it!"  I really loved the effort she put into that and all the licking and chewing here. 

I got on for a couple minutes of follow the rail and change of direction.  Only really getting negative response when I dismount... She was good for all the rest of it.  She was compliant but I could tell she hasn't really gotten the pattern of FTR yet. 

Still looking for some tack - scroll down to see my Wanted post if you've got some stuff you'd like to sell.