April 2016 archive

BRIDLE PARTS

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The Bridle is a form of headgear used to control a horse,The bridle consists of buckled  straps, which the bit and reins are attached to.

A: Brow-band The brow-band holds the throat-latch in place and stops the crown from sliding behind the poll and onto the upper neck.

B: Reins The reins are attached to the bit. They connect the rider to the horse.

C: Bit  The bit can also be known as the bar. It goes into the horse’s mouth and it presses on the tongue. But some bits can put pressure on the roof of the horses mouth.

D: Throat-latch  The throat-latch starts at the crown piece on the right side, then goes under the horse’s throat and connects to the left ear on the crown piece.

E: Nose-band The nose band goes around the hors’s whole nose. It can be used to keep the horse’s mouth closed off to add other bridle attachments.

F: Crown The crown is the strap that holds all the other parts of the bridle together. It goes over the horse’s head and sits just behind the horse’s ears.

Cheek piece  Two cheek pieces connect to either side of the crown piece and run down the side of the horse’s face. connecting to the bit rings  and nose band.

 

 

COWGIRLS ‘N’ ANGELS

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Ida Clayton’s world changes when she gets the opportunity of a life time to ride with the sweethearts of the rodeo, an all female trick riding association. Ida Clayton has never met her rodeo rider father before, and now that she is riding the rodeo, she has decided to search for him. Despite her young age, Ida is  determined to find her long lost father and patch up her family problems.

”Do you know the difference between a cowgirl and angel? (Read Cowgirls ‘n’ Angels to find out)

STORM RIDER

 

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Spoiled 18-year old Dani Fielding’s has to give up almost everything in her life, when her father gets arrested for securities fraud. She has to leave her home and sell her beloved horse, Admiral to go live with her uncle, Sam. when Dani and Sam can’t settle their differences, Sam gives her a different type of horse, a young orphaned mule that she can put all her time into. But when Dani is offered a horse training job at a neighbouring property she now spends all her time training little Annie to do the same style of riding she did with Admiral. Stormy her orphaned mule, soon becomes lonely without Dani’s company. When there is a plane crash up in the mountains Dani and Stormy have to work together to find their friends and family.