11Apr 2014 by myexracer

Facebook fail

Rant
[caption id="attachment_1167" align="alignleft" width="300"] So purty![/caption] As I've mentioned before I am addicted to buying and selling stuff on Facebook, specifically the ETT group. It's a sickness I know but I can't seem to refuse a really good deal. The other day an item on my dream list came up at a great deal and in my size. Herm Springer stirrups! I got to the ad early enough and since it was a "make me an offer" style ad I offered 5 bucks higher then the highest offer and since the seller was local-ish I offered to pick them up so no shipping hassles. I was in like Flynn. I went back and forth with the seller, on day time and location to pick up the stirrups. Everything was worked…
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10Feb 2014 by myexracer

My latest obsession

Barn tales
My latest obsession has been buying and selling tack on Facebook. Yeah you heard me right Facebook. I dabbled with Ebay but honestly i put an item up and got pretty much zero views even though it was tagged properly and the right categories it just wasn't getting any eyeballs. Then i stumbled onto the tack buyers on Facebook. Huge groups of horse people all buying, selling, trading tack. Buy huge I mean thousands and thousands of people, totally a micro niche. I watched the groups for a while to see how they were run. Some are more of a free for all a "make me an offer environment" others are for specific kinds of tack like western or english only or just blankets. Some are heavily moderated with a…
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26Jun 2012 by myexracer

Everyday another ding

Life with Jezebel, OTTB, Saddles and tack
[caption id="attachment_235" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="Say cheese..err clay"][/caption] A saddle may soon be in my future. I have an appointment next weekend with Dover to come on down to my barn and try saddles on my pretty filly. I have very high hopes that this will be it, that I will get a good fitting saddle and actually begin to ride my horse. These last couple months of ground work and a few injuries have bonded me and my girl, she tests me less and less and behaves more and more. But it will be nice to actually start her under saddle properly.  Now don't get me wrong, Jezebel is chocked full of personality and I like that about her, she's also headstrong and very curious. Also qualities I really like…
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16Apr 2012 by myexracer

Another Day Another Disappointment

Life with Jezebel, OTTB, Saddles and tack
[caption id="attachment_163" align="alignleft" width="225" caption="HDR All Purpose Saddle "][/caption] This saddle hunt is making me insane and that's putting it mildly. My girl is hard to fit which is making this process harder. I'm not made of money which is making it doubley as frustrating. Of course everything over a few grand fits her and fits her well, everything under.. nope. The boyfriend took a day off of work so we could drive to VA ( cuz VA is for saddles not lovers) to pick up a saddle from good ole Dover. After sitting on the barrel in a few different makes and models the best i came up with was a Henry De Rivel all purpose. This HDR was also on super sale, which is to say it was…
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06Apr 2012 by myexracer

Saddles, Saddles, Everywhere

Life with Jezebel, OTTB, Saddles and tack
[caption id="attachment_154" align="alignleft" width="239" caption="Im sure this one wont fit either"][/caption] I like all job titles with the word "master" in them. Master Of Whiskey being my favorite, though this time my brush with a "master" title, was a master saddler.  When my saddler asked me "what is the plan" I told him we were starting from scratch. So we started off with him examining my filly and yes shes got a couple of sore spots. Shes more developed on the left (hello racehorse), a longer back, high withers and it seems as if she will need a medium tree. I should have long flaps and a 18 inch seat because lets face it I'm a tall, leggy girl. He then took a look at my Lovatts and Rickkets saddle…
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