Saddling time

riding_reaper · 04-12-2005, 04:09 PM

Approx. How long does it take you to saddle and bridle your horse before you ride? Tkaes me about 5-10 minutes because I'm slow. Yea...I'm bored again. lol

Thrills · 04-12-2005, 04:10 PM

if I'm in a hurry....about 3 minutes(horse is blanketed so minimal grooming) but other wise I like to take my time, brush her like we're going showing and polowrap all 4 legs, make several adjustments to saddle...so about 1/2 hour or so.

Tempi Changes · 04-12-2005, 04:12 PM

I can usually tack up within 10 minutes. It all depends on how much dirt Nuisance rolls in.

*Cowgirl Up* · 04-12-2005, 04:16 PM

im usually pretty fast at it..bein rushed at shows and stuff sometimes....shame on me lol but sometimes 5-10 minutes

WR Fancy Dancer · 04-12-2005, 04:17 PM

I'm usually taking my time, so I picked 15+ When I'm in a hurry I can have my horse tacked in under 5 min...

jeda_horse · 04-12-2005, 04:19 PM

Just tacking up is under 5 mins, but if you add the grooming and stuff then probably about 15mins

HappyJoy · 04-12-2005, 04:44 PM

i can tack up well under five if i want to, but i enjoy tacking up, so i take my time.

naughtygirl · 04-12-2005, 05:00 PM

it takes me ages, i like to get things perfect and jst take my time. Tho if am at a showand im late i can do it in in time!

Blistering Winds · 04-12-2005, 05:13 PM

I can groom, pick feet, and tack up under 5 minutes. Luckly my horses don't get too dirty and stay pretty clean (though they are outside all the time).

When I was in riding class, I couldn't STAND the people who just drug things on and on with tacking up. Drove me batty. I was warmed up before class ever got started FOR Warm up. So basically we'd work to a sweat, then use the warm up for a cool down before working again in class (which was a LIGHT LIGHT work out compared to what he is use to. )

Stars Of Vegas · 04-12-2005, 05:14 PM

i can rush, and have pps help adn it will take 5 minutes, otherwise it is 15 minutes + my horse is funni round his girth so u have to do it slowly

View Poll Results: How long to tack up?
1-5 minutes	11	25.58%
5-10 minutes	18	41.86%
10-15 minutes	7	16.28%
15+	7	16.28%
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04-12-2005, 04:09 PM	#1
riding_reaper Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Topeka, KS Posts: 4,855 Images: 285 Blog Entries: 9	Saddling time Approx. How long does it take you to saddle and bridle your horse before you ride? Tkaes me about 5-10 minutes because I'm slow. Yea...I'm bored again. lol __________________ I can ride my bike with no handlebars no handlebars no handlebars ...

04-12-2005, 04:10 PM	#2
Thrills Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,975 Images: 450 Blog Entries: 60	if I'm in a hurry....about 3 minutes(horse is blanketed so minimal grooming) but other wise I like to take my time, brush her like we're going showing and polowrap all 4 legs, make several adjustments to saddle...so about 1/2 hour or so. __________________ Some days you are the dog...some days the hydrant HR director of the FF Club I've Been Gobbled by Thom Turkey!!! http://www.millan.net/minimations/sm...turkeytalk.gif

04-12-2005, 04:17 PM	#5
WR Fancy Dancer Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MA Posts: 626 Images: 13 Blog Entries: 60	I'm usually taking my time, so I picked 15+ When I'm in a hurry I can have my horse tacked in under 5 min... __________________ "For the writer, flow is when words and thoughts string together effortlessly, the intention of what to be said no longer blocked by the limitations of language. Flow permits the writer to be completely open." -me

04-12-2005, 04:19 PM	#6
jeda_horse Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: QLD, Australia Posts: 5,694 Images: 452 Blog Entries: 28	Just tacking up is under 5 mins, but if you add the grooming and stuff then probably about 15mins __________________ ~ T H O R O U G H B R E D S ~ * County Renegade * Sovereign King * Dark and Stormy * Fyrefly * Throw your heart over the fence and you horse will go after it... R.I.P Rusty

04-12-2005, 04:12 PM	#3
Tempi Changes Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 207 Images: 3	I can usually tack up within 10 minutes. It all depends on how much dirt Nuisance rolls in.

04-12-2005, 04:16 PM	#4
Cowgirl Up Full Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 146	im usually pretty fast at it..bein rushed at shows and stuff sometimes....shame on me lol but sometimes 5-10 minutes

04-12-2005, 04:44 PM	#7
HappyJoy Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 2,064 Images: 56	i can tack up well under five if i want to, but i enjoy tacking up, so i take my time. __________________ Becca

04-12-2005, 05:00 PM	#8
naughtygirl Senior Member+ Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Taranaki, New Zealand Posts: 4,785 Images: 754 Blog Entries: 21	it takes me ages, i like to get things perfect and jst take my time. Tho if am at a showand im late i can do it in in time! __________________ -Sly Preferido- "Love me, love my horse"

04-12-2005, 05:13 PM	#9
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,425 Images: 864 Blog Entries: 18	I can groom, pick feet, and tack up under 5 minutes. Luckly my horses don't get too dirty and stay pretty clean (though they are outside all the time). When I was in riding class, I couldn't STAND the people who just drug things on and on with tacking up. Drove me batty. I was warmed up before class ever got started FOR Warm up. So basically we'd work to a sweat, then use the warm up for a cool down before working again in class (which was a LIGHT LIGHT work out compared to what he is use to. ) __________________ Can I have a midlife crisis now?

04-12-2005, 05:14 PM	#10
Stars Of Vegas Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bumpkinville.. VIC..AUS Posts: 2,672 Images: 78	i can rush, and have pps help adn it will take 5 minutes, otherwise it is 15 minutes + my horse is funni round his girth so u have to do it slowly __________________ ~~~SOV~~~ ASHBROOK FERRERO-1996 Holsteiner gelding Only horse people will spend hundreds of dollars on a show for a 95 cent ribbon

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