What a great day!

[Vibe]

I know I posted a thread like this on the other forum, but I didn't get many hits.. Soo!
I am Super proud of my baby Dolly. We went to a trail/showish thing today.
She was perfect the whole day!! I am the proudest mommy in the world. I know it might not seem like much to everyone, but me and Dolly have never been away from the barn. So our first time out and she was so good!! I entered like a trail/obstacle class. Eeeeeekk, can you tell how happy I am.. Hehe :) Sorry so on with the pictures!! ;)
Oh and I forgot to mention on the other forum, I wore a helment for the first time..It was very annoying and hot..But I felt safe.:innocent:


All loaded up and ready to go! Dolly got in perfect. Thats Sadie on the right.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1716.jpg
Pretty horses on the way.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1720.jpg
Okay girls time to get out.."Were heeeere!"
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1722.jpg
Sadie calling to all the other horses.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1724.jpg
And Dolly..Awe!http://forum.horse.com/image/s1.gif
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1726.jpg
"Ma were are we!!??"
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1731.jpg
Dolly all tacked up for the ride, in her new blue nylon headstall and breastplate.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1732.jpghttp://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1733.jpg
And Miss Sadie almost ready to go.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1735.jpg
..Sorry no pictures during the ride..http://forum.horse.com/image/s7.gif
But here we are after a long ride.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1739.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1740.jpg
Dolly saying goodbye to all the new friends she made.http://forum.horse.com/image/s1.gif I adore this picture!!
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1742.jpg
Ready to get back on the trailer and go home.
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1743.jpg
Were home.http://forum.horse.com/image/s1.gif
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1748.jpg
Dolly asking Greg to let her out..http://forum.horse.com/image/s2.gif
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1749.jpg
Aww.. I'll get ya out girl! Here we are back at home munchin on some well deserved greens!http://forum.horse.com/image/s2.gif
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1753.jpg

And the end of a wonderful day! Im am so proud of my baby!

[TheBadLands]

What a beautiful horse you have!!!!!!!! Glad you had fun!

[FatSpottedAppy]

Dolly is looking so pretty and happy! I love her blue shipping boots. :)

[Blue]

Hehe, looks like it was fun!

[starkitten]

That's great!!! Dolly is such a pretty girl :)

[lovesfortune]

I really think Dolly is just amazing looking. I remember when you posted her in the confo section on the other board... no one had any complaints. There is no such thing as too many Dolly pictures! Glad you guys did so well together your first time out away from the barn.

And your barn is pretty cute too!

[Chavhorse]

Looks like a fun day....love the blue bridle, breast plate and boots combo.

[Gliderider]

Sounds like a good time. Dolly is pretty in her new blue bridle and breast collar.

[Gypsy Rose]

Love Dolly's bridle and breastcollar! The colors look great on her.

I'll bet you had a really fun day! Thanks for sharing so many awesome pic!

[Equine_Woman]

Beautiful horses!!!! Dolly looks like she enjoyed herself!!! And it's not silly in the least!! Even now I get excited when Sterling and I go somewhere!! It's a lot of fun to try something new with your horse!!

[alittleoffkey]

She's gorgeous! Looks like ya'll had a lot of fun. :)

[WashingtonBay]

Beautiful horses! And nifty trailer!

..Sorry no pictures during the ride..http://forum.horse.com/image/s7.gif
But here we are after a long ride. That's a pretty significant gap in the coverage of this event, don't you think??? ;)

Would you mind a little critique on the fit of that saddle?

I hope not.

It's too wide. Maybe not critically so, it might be fixable with a corrective pad. But it's not level on her and that causes the front of the saddle to carry the bulk of the pressure. You can see the dry spot under the front of the saddle in the after pic.

I'd be happy to help more with this if you like :)

[Vibe]

Thanks soooooo much for all the nice comments guys!!

And WashingtonBay I don't mind at all!! I actually bought the saddle
before Dolly..:eek: I know its terrible, but the horse I was going to buy before I got Dolly fit the saddle
perfect, Dolly is much smaller than that horse. Annnny help would be great!! And links or suggestions would help alot!!

[oursarge]

I'm so happy they were well behaved. It always makes me feel good when my "kids" are good when they go some place! They don't travel much now but last yr we used to take one to some other stables and when he was a good boy I was so glad.

They are such beautiful horses!!!!! Your barn is really nice too, some day I hope to have a real barn with real stalls in case I need to keep the boys inside. I can't do that now if I have to. The run in has a door but I can't leave one in and one out. I enjoyed the pictures!

[Whitedresswind]

awsome! I love that color of blue!! Looks like a great time :)

[cloedoll]

Dolly is such a pretty girl, I'm glad she behaved herself.

[Vibe]

Thanks sooo much guys! I was so proud! It makes me feel good when I have done well enough that I can take the horses out, and the act like well behaved ladies and gentlemen.;)

[WashingtonBay]

Thanks soooooo much for all the nice comments guys!!

And WashingtonBay I don't mind at all!! I actually bought the saddle
before Dolly..:eek: I know its terrible, but the horse I was going to buy before I got Dolly fit the saddle
perfect, Dolly is much smaller than that horse. Annnny help would be great!! And links or suggestions would help alot!!

Look for a pad that is built up in front. To test how much it would take, you could even try folding a navaho or even a towel over to cover under the front half of the saddle to see if it sits and rides any better. Careful, you don't want to create wrinkles or voids, just a nice pad surface that will distribute the weight more evenly.

You want that skirting to sit level, I think if you feel underneath that would also make the tree level... as you can see in this pic, it's pitched down quite a bit on her, which also tends to focus all your weight forward. Like I said above, it may not be critical, the angles of the tree don't look too bad, it's just a little too wide.

http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll224/DeannaXLovesXDolly/100_1739.jpg

Try it with some homemade 'shims' over the top of that felt pad first... and maybe take some more pictures.

[Toodlestoo]

Dolly has the most beautiful face!! How tall is she? She's a looker!;)

[Diane of Buck's Hollow]

I just love the color blue that you are using. Very striking!!! And that Dolly looks pretty hot!!! Glad to hear she was such a good girl. Both of the horses are really gorgeous!! Your trailer looks really nice. I can't wait till we are able to start searching for one. The pictures are great too..I don't know about everyone else..but I love looking at all of the pictures that get posted. Never too many for me.

[Vibe]

Thanks alot toodles and Diane!! Dolly is 13.3 maybe a little taller.:) I do wish she was bigger.. But hey I love her no matter what! Yea I the blue suits her well!! I couldn't agree more never too many pictures!! :D
Thanks so much guys!!!!

[Dakota Sunrise]

Awesome pics! Blue looks amazing on Dolly! :D

[Mandzanita]

Blue is definitely her color :) So glad you had fun and she behaved like she'd done it forever on her first time out!! Go Dolly! She is such a beautiful thing, you have her in great shape :) Gotta say that Sadie is a looker too! Is she a pinto Arab or just a paint with a dainty head? Enjoy these proud mommy moments so you can flash back to them when she gets a little sassy :)

[Vibe]

Thanks!! I agree I like blue, Sadie is a real cute girl!! She is a paint, she just has cute little head on her :)
Ha ha I know exactly what you mean I was cleaning, and putting the horses up today and dolly was galloping around like a mad horse! :D So I just thought what a good girl she can be! He he!