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sweater-equestrian · 3 days
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horse. just horse. i'm checking out colored pencil brushes
also some things in the process? i guess? idk it's just me looking at different layers and thinking "that does look like someone missing a part of themselves" and then spiraling into my thoughts
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sweater-equestrian · 4 days
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Juneau
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sweater-equestrian · 7 days
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WE NEED YOUR HELP!! $0/$800 raised 📣📣📣
Winston the guinea pig has had now 3 vet visits for his respiratory infection. We have tried and failed two different medications and unfortunately he has gotten worse. Today, we had x-rays done to evaluate the progression. He has pneumonia and we are treating with doxy, baytril, and nebulizing treatments. He will need a recheck in a week that will involve another x-ray to see if we have made any progress.
The total cost for today’s visit was $417.08, and we expect to pay at least $335 for his next visit (based on the exam fee and x-ray cost from today). This brings us to a total of just over $750, so we are hoping to raise $800 to cover today’s bill, the next bill, and a little extra in case he is prescribed something new at the next visit.
We are SO LOW ON FUNDS as we have spent a lot of money recently: Paprika’s vet fees, Morningstar’s vet fees (she is doing AMAZING now in her adoptive home by the way!), Winston’s past visits, Vixen’s emergency vet bill, and multiple necropsies. We WILL get Winston the care he needs no matter what. But our bank account is nearly empty. We need your help!
Because of how low on money we are, and the fact that all of our fosters are bursting at the seams, we are making the unfortunate decision to CLOSE INTAKES for the next few weeks. All new intake requests will be waitlisted and we will reach out when we are able to intake again. We have to prioritize animals already in our care. We hope to re open again sometime in April or May after we’ve had a chance to rebuild our bank account & clear out space in foster homes for more animals.
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V*nmo: tiny-whiskers (under businesses)
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sweater-equestrian · 7 days
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sweater-equestrian · 7 days
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Mongolian horse archer; pulled from Instagram from a repost account that did not include the og source
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sweater-equestrian · 8 days
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How riding sidesaddle works
Contrary to popular belief, riding side saddle is as safe, if not safer, than riding astride.
Sitting aside dates back to antiquity and developed in European countries in the Middle Ages as a way for women in skirts to ride a horse in a modest fashion while also wearing fine clothing. It has retained a specialty niche even in the modern world.
In the 1830s, Jules Pellier invented a sidesaddle design with a second, lower pommel to the sidesaddle. In this design, still in use today, one pommel is nearly vertical, mounted approximately 10 degrees left of top dead center and curved gently to the right and up. The rider’s right leg goes around the upright, or fixed pommel, which supports the right thigh of the rider when it is lying across the top center of the saddle. The lower right leg rests along the shoulder of the left (near) side of the horse and up against the second pommel (called the leaping head or leaping horn.) which lies below the first on the left of the saddle. It is mounted about 20 degrees off the top of the saddle. This pommel is curved gently downward in order to curve over the top of the rider’s left thigh, and is attached in a manner so that it can pivot slightly, to adjust to the individual rider. The rider places her left leg beneath this pommel, with the top of the thigh close or lightly touching it, and places her left foot in a single stirrup on that side.
The impact of the second pommel was revolutionary; the additional horn gave women both increased security and additional freedom of movement when riding sidesaddle, which allowed them to stay on at a gallop and even to jump fences while fox hunting and show jumping. With this design, nearly all recreational equestrian pursuits were opened to women, yet they could also conform to expectations of modesty. For example, a world record in sidesaddle show jumping was set at 6 ft, 6 inches at a horse show in Sydney, Australia in 1915.[4] The leaping horn was the last major technological innovation for the sidesaddle and remains the core of basic design even for saddles of contemporary manufacture made with modern materials.
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Said world record: Mrs. Esther Stace riding sidesaddle and clearing 6'6" at the Sydney Royal Easter Show, 1915, a feat made possible because of the leaping horn.
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sweater-equestrian · 8 days
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Feels like summer 💦 already
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sweater-equestrian · 10 days
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This is Gilberto Filipe, who dominated the World Association for Working Equitation Qualifier in Segovia, Spain, in March 2024. I think this is his Lusitano stallion Iranio.
Video from magda_konno on Instagram! Link in the comments.
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sweater-equestrian · 11 days
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Kyrgyzstan, Scott Turner.
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sweater-equestrian · 11 days
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she's so dirty but she's soooooo cute
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sweater-equestrian · 11 days
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! A precious Irish Cob for the holiday spirit and good fortune!
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sweater-equestrian · 12 days
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Few more shots of the Cave Ponies going up in my Etsy shop tomorrow (3/16)!
I bought these sweet little wooden horses years ago at a craft store and finally got around to painting them recently. Their coat colors and markings are inspired by horses depicted in Paleolithic cave paintings <3
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sweater-equestrian · 14 days
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(there were geese just out of frame)
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sweater-equestrian · 15 days
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Red Woods by Robin Tran
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sweater-equestrian · 15 days
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Paint horse
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sweater-equestrian · 18 days
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Dustbunny aka Hot Cheeto Hatred catching some sun this morning.
+ a shot of her cute little cat treat container house
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sweater-equestrian · 18 days
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Mustangs in the Onaqui Mountains on the move.
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