This and that. Ghost-town retreat, Horses,

This and that

I have several disks with loads of pic on them, I have been wanting to post several of the pic, but my current PC is an acer piece of shit, and the disks dont like to run on it. This morning I was able to get some pic of one disk so here are some of them...............All different subjects but I think interesting........

This is a pic of a root cellar, in an old Montana ghost town..........See the door between the trees? Its construction is basic. Its dug in-to the hill side, built of log, and back filled with dirt. The door faces North, A 4 inch pipe vent in the ceiling vents any hot air. This day its 100 deg out side, The door is stuck open, but still the temp inside is very cool, in fact the soil is still damp.

At onother ghoast town near this one the root cellar has a spring runing through it.......An even better deal if you have a hill capable of producing a spring.

This is a stone building that is mostly underground. See the doorway on the left, the path to it is dug-in.

Same town this is the stud corals. You can keep studs together some times, but keep mares away, and down wind.

This is inside the black smith shop........
This Ghost town is very remote, It has fresh water, abundant game......As a last resort one could use a ghost town as a retreat. Most are located on federal land, In a sever collapse who's gona know.

A view of the ghost town, This town has 6 buildings intact, and livable.



HORSES,

This is a a horse Im training to bow. See his foot up and head down. Its not that impressive but a horse learns in steps, just like us. The girl is a helper, she puts miles on the green-broke horses. She is a very good rider.

This is a very nice bow.

Horses can learn to bow, US presidents should not!

This is my stud. He is a Quarter Horse. They index breed horses in-to the QH breed.....Like a Thoroughbred is a breed in-its self. This Handsome guy is kin to some big names: Remember Sea-Biscuit, Man-O-war Those are just a few of his extended pedigree, I think its cool to own offspring of American history.

 MY PLACE,

This is my place, in early spring.

Horses are for Riding

After TEOTWAWKI, You may need to travel by horse- If you find a loose horse is he:

                

        BROKE TO RIDE

     Or just gentle enough to fool you till your on his back?

Horses are a Passion for me. If you get one and want to know if he is "broke to ride" jump on  bare back and find out. I have known people that would do just that, but If the horse is not broke they could stay-on and get-off somewhat safely.

Horses are sold every day under the premise of being broke to ride. Many an auctioneer has said "you betcha you can put a saddle on him and ride him around". Some times even if a horse is sold with a rider demonstrating that the horse is broke. He may not be broke. Just caus you saw him getting rode doesn't mean he is broke (how this is done is a subject for another post).

A better way to find out if there broke to ride, firmly hold his lead rope close to the halter. Use your other hand to set the blanket on his back. If he explodes whip his head towards you, this moves his back end away (the hind end on a horse is like a gun barrel-keep it pointed in a safe direction).

Do the same with the saddle, only giving him as much slack on the lead rope as necessary to reach the cinch strap. Tighten the cinch strap in gentle steps but get it tight enough to slip some fingers inside. If you made it this far and the horse did not explode, he is probably broke to ride.

Remember, there are no hospitals, well at least they may not be functioning, after SHTF or TEOTWAWKI.

Holding the horse by his lead rope near the halter. Walk with him to one side of you (if he is following you and happens to explode he could trample you). On a green horse some times when they start walking the stirrups bumping can spook them. If he does spook same thing here, pull his head to you and his butt away.

After walking him around the yard for a while, Re-tighten his cinch it tends to loosen after the horse relaxes. Start putting your foot in the stirrup and gently increase the weight in the stirrup. The left side is the correct side to mount. A well broke horse should be ok with either side. Try the stirrups on both sides to get an idea of how much experience he has (if any).After you have done this several times, start putting all your weight in the stirrup by standing up in it.Same thing here If he explodes, jump back pull his head to you. You will need to always have the lead rope in your hand never let go till your sure your out of harms way. Keep in mind an ill fitting saddle can cause a horse to act up. If the horse is calm but tries to move away with weight in the stirrup, Check the saddle for good fit, pinching or other discomforts. A quick fix is to add more saddle blankets or pads, dont be afraid to use three blankets and pad. Generally dont use more than one pad.

After a while of standing in the stirrup lay your body across the saddle, Then when both are ready sit in the saddle, climb off and on several times. If he explodes with you on him try to keep your seat, use the lead rope to turn him in a circle till he calms down (good luck with that). After you have mounted several times put your boot in the other stirrup, Then just sit there till your comfortable. Dismount put his head stall on standing on his side (left side usually).  Work his reins from the ground some, make sure he responds with light pressure. Then mount-up then just sit there. When you are ready squeeze him gently with your calves (dont kick him!!!!)

Happy trails!