Thats where I consider myself to be not experenced enough to be confident using spurs. Don't need the horse to take off with me hanging on for dear life

LOL nope. that would not be fun! Maybe funny for any spectators that happened to be around but deffinitly not fun!

Hi I seem to be having a little trouble with this site it is appearing on wide screen and I do mean wide. Makes it a little dificulte to post when scrolling from one side of the screen to the other and beyound.
I have warn a type of spur don,t know the name but it is a wrap around of steel on the heal of my boot. Does not stick into the horse but presents a hard surface. However I tend to forget to put them on.

My riding is general trekking which I believe could be known by another name endurance.

The site has now gone back to normal size

Cheers
Stan

ive seen barrel racers use that type of spur. Like anything else in life: go with what works.

That is if you know what you'r doing. The wrap around I use wontt hurt the horse and I can't by mistake kick the horse so no problems. I don't feel confident enough to use spurs that have any more protruding from them than what I have already described. For my part it would be to easy to forget kick a little hard then have to hang on.

Hay any one else having trouble with this site loading up in extra wide screen or is it an excuse to by a new computer.

hi, i also find the problem that the screen is too wide ,it's not very convenient to read .

Yes still on wide screen Perhaps the administrator can get it fixed.
Strange it goes back to normal when posting.

So hi to every one

I know this thread is from sept, but just wanted to let you know its still in widescreen

Depends on whose using them.

I now have the status of ground broke is that what happens when owning a horse, they do require more money than a dog.

Horse float $20,000. truck to tow it $30,000 land for it to wander over I also live on the land so Ill only charge it a yearly rental $2,000
Hay and special feed for a year another $1,500 A barn for it to shelter from the rain $10,00 and then there is saddle and tack $4,000 finally how much did you pay for the horse. $5,000

Total for the the honour of owing an animal that behaves like a spoilt teenager and bucks one off then runs off into the sunset.

$72,500 would you believe that. Work out your own costs for the privilage of owning a horse, no wonder I now have the status of ground broke.

Spurs no I don't need them, but that may be because I am not on long enough to use them.