Why Cindy G can "ride roughstock" !!

[Terry Wallace]

See here MG's.... this is why Cindy can ride those "big buckers"!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v101/twobarwpaso/CindyGridesthebull.jpg
She PRACTICES on mechanical bulls!!!

[Pasogirlz]

That is great Terry. :lol: Thanks for sharing.

[CarolU]

No. That's so much bull! Obviously those pictures are doctored. ;-)

[Terry Wallace]

Actually Carol... anybody who can stay on "the Dida" can ride rough-stock... ! That mare can buck like a PRCA bronc!

[Cindy]

Dida only bucked once with me under saddle. And it wasn't really a buck, more of a jumped straight up in the air thing. I jumped off and timed it just right. Pulled down and she landed flat on the ground. One of my clients happened to be there at the time. She still tells that story. She did buck like a banshee when I first put the saddle on though. You are right, she would have made a heck of a rodeo horse.

[Terry Wallace]

She bucked like a PRCA bronc the first time we saddled her here... she did not LIKE that western saddle..I don't think she had ever had one on her before, and she was not liking it one little bit! That mare "caught some air"...these olympic snow-boarders on TV would have been PROUD !!

AND so...I sez to my husband..."Why don't YOU ride her honey!"
Sooo...he did !

[Cindy]

No, she had never seen a western saddle. A change like that would have been very traumatic for her. Once she was done with the bucking from the ground I'll bet she never bucked under saddle. Or, I guess I should say with the rider.

[Terry Wallace]

Correct! She did not buck with the rider...thank you Lord!

[Cindy]

No, thankyou Cindy. :lol:

[motorgypsy]

Thanks Terry!!! Love those pictures!!!! YeeeeeHawwwwww!!!


Now Silken can seriously buck but only in play in the pasture. We won't ride her until we really have a feel for her though. Our SloughP can buck to the moon but luckily he loves carrots and when he figured out he got carrots when he was a good boy he tries all kinds of ways to be a good boy.

Luna (Dida niece - her sister's foal) bucks though but they are "Chinook bucks" meaning they are easier to ride than a trot. She even bucked in the showring during the largo race at nationals and again in the show ring in Colombia at the PPR/open show. But by that time I knew what to expect and stopped her cold. But she's never bucked on a trail ride or hujnter pace rode so I think it was from not being ridden for so long after foaling. I'll tell you we have REALLY enjoyed those two mares. They are awesome and Silken is really shaping up too.

[Terry Wallace]

Yes...Cindy you are right!!

Just goes to show...horses do NOT forget!

[Abejita]

and yet she has her sophisticated ,genteel side..producing many bottles of fine vino a year..such a rennaisance woman!!

[Boyd R]

Well now I know that we have to do some trade out Cindy. Some landscaping for Noche. I will bring the Video camera. LOL

[baileyholc]

Boyd, Now you know Noche only likes the attention. :confused

[Cindy]

Sheri, a horse trainer must be very well rounded. :lol: Boyd, if Noche is going to buck like the mechanical bull I'll just have to let you know that each training session will start out with a pitcher of the best orange margaritas in the world as that is how the particular evening started that led to the infamous bull ride. It was then followed by an evening at the rodeo gazing at cowboys in wranglers while drinking a couple beers and ended with a stroll through the Colorado state fair which is where we ran into Mr. Bull. So, with all these things to pay for leading up to each riding session, the cost of said training could possibly landscape all of Dawson county. But if you're good with that, I'm certainly up for it. :lol: :lol: A few trips to Colorado would not be a bad thing, eh.

[Kerry W]

Sheri, a horse trainer must be very well rounded. :lol: Boyd, if Noche is going to buck like the mechanical bull I'll just have to let you know that each training session will start out with a pitcher of the best orange margaritas in the world as that is how the particular evening started that led to the infamous bull ride. It was then followed by an evening at the rodeo gazing at cowboys in wranglers while drinking a couple beers and ended with a stroll through the Colorado state fair which is where we ran into Mr. Bull. So, with all these things to pay for leading up to each riding session, the cost of said training could possibly landscape all of Dawson county. But if you're good with that, I'm certainly up for it. :lol: :lol: A few trips to Colorado would not be a bad thing, eh.

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[Cindy]

What does that mean, Kerry? Are you tossing cookies?

[Kerry W]

Just the SOUND of orange margaritas + beer + a wild ride....yup...cookies would be outta here...and imagine what they would LOOK like! :shock:

[motorgypsy]

Well at least we'd all be limber if we followed Cindy's receipe and then fell off!! :rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

[Cindy]

See, that's the thing, I'm gettin' a little too old to fall off cold turkey. It seems that it hurts for days instead of hours now.

[Boyd R]

Dang you is expensive. I may have to go up on my pricing to cover that.

I do have to say though he is the smoothest riding bronc I have ever been on. Our first session was with a girth only set in first hole not even touching his belly. I mounted him from a block and forgot he was not cinched. We had a good 7 minute bucking and argueing fit. when I went to dismount is when I hit the ground. I was feeling so good about winning that battle only to have him looking down at me with a look of "Yea who is laughing know".

He is a strange one. His ground work is at a pointe of no lead rope. He will stay at your shoulder. Stop, go, Back, over obstacles, reverse shoulder he goes past turns and resets at opposite shoulder. But get on and he turns Into a devil.

[motorgypsy]

And you young guys wonder why we're out there riding in body armor. It takes us a year to recover from a fall so we just can't fall without protective gear on. Short horses are soooo great!!!

And by the way - if you have any older family members concerned about riding for safety reasons we wear helmets, vests, sometimes hip pads, chaps or full seat breeches and put a safety grab strap on all saddles. We use grippy saddle pads so the saddle won't twist and put an extra set of reins attached to a rope halter in case there is a bridle or rein malfunction. It's a bit of a pain to get ready to ride but once the gear is on you don't notice any of it and you can go all day and enjoy yourself.

And if you do fall you get up in a minute or two, dust yourself off, mount and continue on the ride. Ask Kyle because once his saddle slipped and once he forgot his chaps and slipped off a slippery leather saddle and was able to get right back on and ride with no problems thanks to the helmet and vest.

So now we're ready for the mechanical bull!!!! :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: :razz: