I can't look! π I bet the mares were so impressed with Sonny for being trick pony! I will have to do something super amazing next time I'm out there to win them back! Any ideas guys, of what I could do that would top this? π€
Rider/Trainer/Owner Shannon Keyser
#shannonkeyser #horsetraining #ridinglesson #cutehorse #stallion #cowgirl #westernmeetsdressage #barrelhorse #quarterhorse
OK guys! Here is my first ride in the @albionsaddlemakers SLK! We didn't use my half pad, because my Hooman likes to see how I go without pads when trying saddles. I stayed pretty relaxed tbh. It put my Western Based trainer Shannon Keyser in a great position while my Hooman was giving her a Dressage lesson. My trainer said it felt great too.
Saying that, my Hooman likes me to have a several rides in saddles to see if anything pops up, like if I start seeming sore or anything. She did feel my back after this ride and I was not sore in my back at all, so that was good!
The leather is amazing. IT WAS BUTTER SOFT! That is some quality there. I really hope it works out for me, and so do my Hooman and my trainer, because it's just a lovely saddle.
And we all also loved that @weatherbeetana saddle pad! It may even glow in the dark.... π It sure looks like it could. π It!
#apbeauregard #shannonkeyser #dressagehorse #halfarabian #oldenburg #stallion #saddlefitting #horsestuff #equestrians #horses #horseworld
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π To celebrate, I have created this collection of my Hooman through the years on different horses, including me and my mommy! π₯°
And to keep tradition alive and show age is nothing to be ashamed of, my Hooman had allowed me to share that she is now 46! She's lucky to be here at all after almost not making it several times, because of her health and so she is always, so excited about her birthday! It's a blessing to make it to 46. π€
I LOVE YOU HOOMAN!
#bevinallison #horses #birthday #happybirthday
Was it a YEA or NAY? π
It was a YEA! They absolutely worked! I enjoyed eating them and they produced some foammm! My Hooman didn't even give me very many. She thinks if she had given me more I'd have foamed even more and the effects from it lasted well over an hour!
My Hooman definitely feels they worked far better than the Marshmallow Fluff from our prior experient that can be found on my wall as well to try to simulate real foam... which melted off after 15 minutes... And was a NAY.
Saying that. The GumBits where very expensive for what they were and how much you are supposed to feed, in her opinion. My Hooman got and payed for them herself, this is NOT SPONSORED... so she wouldn't use them all the time. BUT, she could see herself using them for shows, if I'm off property at a new place to help settle me, or getting me used to a new bit, any horse she'd be trying to get used to a bit for their very first few times, or if I'm seeming extra tight and tense.
Have you ever used GumBits? If so. How did they work for you? Tell me in the comments below!
Thank you Shannon Keyser for helping my Hooman and I with another experiment!
#shannonkeyser #apbeauregard #gumbits #horsereview #equestrianreview #horsestuff #horsepeople #horseshow #horseworld
πMy Hooman and my trainer Shannon Keyser did a scientific experiment with Marshmallow Fluff today!
Why?
Because several social media influencers, especially the anti show ones, keep saying horses in Dressage shows use it to make it look like we have foam around our mouths and to hide bb000ooddd and injuriessss around the mouth. My Hooman has been a working student at GP Dressage barns, she's groomed for them, and she's showed, she's scribed, but she never heard of anyone using that. She didn't even know it existed actually. She had to look up what it was. Plus, when Hooman thought about it Marshmallow Fluff is basicly sugar and us horses love sugar so Hooman thought we might lick it off of ourseleves on out mouths. It also sounded like it might melt off us as we worked and sweated...
Then, my Hooman got an idea and ordered Fluff and my trainer agreed to help with the experiment!
In the test my Hooman and trainer did. It was determined that using Marshmallow Fluff wasn't viable. It's sticky and got all over my legs and bridle... π And my reins. It also began at first to migrate up my face as it spread out and it looked like clown face paint, not natural saliva foam. It was obvious it wasn't foam, lol. I actually produced less saliva mouth foam with this on. I also really kept opening my mouth and trying to get my tongou out to lick it off. I don't do that when I don't have the Fluff on my mouth. Plus, since it's white it would show any bloo000ooddddd pretty obviously in my Hooman's opinion. It did eventually totally melt off other than a but at the end of my nose. It took about 15 minutes to really start melting. By the end of the ride it was almost gone. π€·ββοΈ
Anyway, it was the best day ever cause I got to have so much sugar! π π
My Hooman can do these kinds of experiments any time she wants! π₯°
#apbeauregard #marshmallowfluff #fluff #dressage #horses #equestrians #horseworld #horsescience #horsefun
How'd I do guys? I crossed Interstate 75! I had my mare friend with me too! I was leading the charge! I totally think she was super impressed by that. Thanks Shannon Keyser for taking me! π
#apbeauregard #interstate75 #i75 #greenway #ocala #trailride #horseperson
Not my usual content... but... π’ this was too much to bear. This is very disappointing to see. This is Allegedllyyy #charlottedujardin. She was provisionally suspended by FEI from competing for 6 months and she is under investigation. She has dropped out of the Olympics in Paris...
This is unfortunately not an uncommon occurance in the horse world, from my Hoomans, nor my, experience. It needs to change.
#BRITISHDRESSAGE #horsewelfare #animalwelfare #dressage #olympicrider #OLYMPICDRESSAGE
The Hooman's be π€ͺ! π But seriously! π
Shannon Keyser spoted mold in my pasture hay! π± So she contacted my Hooman, let her know, kept me in overnight, usually I am on night turnout, then the next day after my workout I got to be turned out in the field next to mine since the other horse was in during the day, I usually odnt get to go out in the day time, but I did this time since I'd been in longer than usual, because of my hay issue... Anyway, while I chilled in the field, @hayshannonhay set the moldy hay on FIRE! and we all watched it burn. Then @hayshannonhay got me a new pasture hay roll and put it out for me and I got to go back out that night per normal!
Thank goodness that mold was caught and the problem was solved and that I didn't eat any of it! Thank u @hayshannonhay for looking out for me!
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#apbeauregard #fire #hayfire #bonfire #horses #pasturefire
I think this is bit 5 I've tried this summer now!
I tried the Fager Fredric Bit in titanium hanging cheek! So far I really like it! I so far have preferred the titanium metal to the iron metal. The part that's too bad is... It isn't USEF DRESSAGE approved... The closest I could find that is is the @fagerbits John so my Hooman ordered that in a hanging cheek and is waiting for it to arrive, because that's what they had in their sale bits section and USEF said the mouthpiece of the John at least is currently OK for shows. They have lots of demo bits or former bits tried out but returned, for a great discount and they have all been in mint new condition so far, on their site which has allowed my Hooman to really experiment on her tiny budget, they r not returnable when purchased like that, but my Hooman doesn't mind extra bits since she has 25 years worth of bits for jic moments and it's always good to have lots of choices of bits.
So in this video you can see my first ride in this @fagerbits Fredric Bit. What do you think? Did I go well in it and seem to enjoy it?
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Rider/Trainer Shannon Keyser
#apbeauregard #fagerbits #fager #fagerFredric #horsetake #horsecare #horsebits #horses
π π₯°Bit 5! The Sweet Iron Fager Julia Bit! It basicly is the Fager Marcus mouthpiece, but with a coper roller in the center, but that's fine, because even just tiny changes, can make or break a bit, and you never know tell you try it and it's definitely always worth trying it.
If you'd like to see me try the other 4 bits, please check my wall! π₯°
I had my flash off, I had worn it for the other bits I tried. I also was in the Albion Style saddle for the first time... The one my Hooman won't from Ebay right before Christmas and had mailed from the UK. I've never been ridden in it, but my Hooman said I would be ridden in it today if it seemed an OK fit on the ground, and it did, so I was. π
Also, there was a house being built accross the street and I was side tracked by that... so keep that in mind when watching the video.
This was bit had been one of @fagerbits used bits. Either it had been a rental or a return. It came in brand new quality! Me and my Hooman were quite impressed so we ordered another one not long after we got this one from them we will be also trying soon... Their rental or return bits r at an awesome discount so even ppl on extreme budgets like my Hooman can get a really nice high quality bit! We sure wish other places had a program like that! I don't think the used bits are returnable though, but that's ok, cause my Hooman has 25 years of collected bits as she always wants to be ready jic, never know if another horse will like something or if even the same horse will change its mind as time goes by. π
It was hard for my Hooman to tell if I liked this bit though tbh. Sometimes I seemed to, then I'd go above the verticle or begin really opening my mouth alot, but like I said there was also a house being built accross the street making me nervous and I was trying the Albion too. But when I did go well, I went really really well so time will tell.
How do you think I went in this Sweet Iron Fager Julia Bit?
Rider/Trainer Shannon Key
Hi everyone! So last week or the week before my Hooman had made a story post and tagged @absorbine about a defective bottle and spray nozzle. My Hooman and I loved the product though, but the sprayer didn't want to fully function. π Then to my Hooman'a and my surprise they reached out and sent her a new replacement product! That made both me and my Hooman super happy! We love doing business and getting products with and from businesses that truly stand behind their products!
We want to thank Absorbine for being so awesome and reaching out to solve our problem! π₯° π₯° π₯° π₯°
BTW! U can see how well their projects work! I mean just look at me glow back there behind my Hooman. I give them 4 hooves up and my Hooman gives them 2 thumbs up. β₯
#goodbusiness #absorbine #horsestuff #apbeauregard #horsegroom
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Did it turn out OK?
#apbeauregard #tailbag #maneandtail #horsecare #horsetale #equestrian
ALWAYS do this after trying a new saddle on a horses back!
This was the process my Hooman did after trying the neighbors Duett Saddle, that she ultimately got, on me.
Even with your regular saddle it's good to make this a habit. It's for the care and welfare of us horses. β₯
Don't forget to check our girth lines too! That's often overlooked and can cause pain and performance issues. You may have to play with girths to see what our favorite is.
In a Dressage saddle with the long billets, my favorite is a string girth! Not sure in the GP saddle yet. It has short billets so the girth I prefer with it could be different.
Thank you Shannon Keyser for filming this!
#horsetraining #apbeauregard #girth #horsegirth #saddle #newsaddle #saddlefitting #horsecare #horsewelfare
Kicking off this weekend right with some #blackunicorn power! πͺ
Rider/Trainer Shannon Keyser
#apbeauregard #haveagoodday #dressagelife #westernmeetsdressage #wowhorse #wow #horseriding
Awe, yes! That's the ticket!
What's your sweet spot?
Rider/Trainer Shannon Keyser
#apbeauregard #horse #paard #pferd #cheval #equestrian
Has your horse ever had a visit from a π§ββοΈ? I know I have... π
Thank you Shannon Keyser for sharing that! I've been trying to tell my Hooman it wasn't my fault for a while now. π π€£
#fairyknots #fairy #magichorse #horseworld #fairytales #horsefacts #mane #horsehair #equestrians #horses
π Is it gone yet guys?
This alligator video was not actually taken in Florida. My Hooman isn't exactly sure where it was taken, cause it was somehting she found on the internet and only labeled "not in florida", but it absolutely is like Florida, what your witnessing. π This happens here too. My Hooman and I just thought it wood be fun to add some text and make a funny skit with me it at the end.
We hope you enjoyed it. βΊ π
#apbeauregard #horse #alligator #ocala #florida #floridalife #equestrians #floridaproblems
This was an ACHIEVEMENT! π
My Hooman made these mane bags a few weeks ago by hand with some fabric she got. She decided to test them on me and they were in a little over a week and this was the day she took them off. Only 1 had a minor little tear at a stitch, I'm hard on mane bags in general so don't blame my Hooman for the little tear...π , but the stitching itself held together really well. The rubber bands that held the braids on where even the same bright colors they were the week before when Hooman put them in and covered them with the mane bags! In the store bought mane bags, they faded color.
My trainer Shannon Keyser even said the mane bags my Hooman made were BETTER QUALITY that the store bought ones my Hooman had been using! That's high praise indeed!
I perosnally think Hooman outside herself with these. Do you think my Hooman should make some more?
#manebags #imadesomething #madebyhand #maneandtail #horsecare #horsetips
π π πIt's my 6th BIRTHDAY today, so my Hooman and my trainer Shannon Keyser sang to me today! I got this nice cake Hooman made for me too! It's oats, carrots, bananas, and just a ton of molasses. I loved it btw! I did save a little bit for each and everyone one of you, so feel free to grab your piece of π from the table!
I can't believe I am 6 years old! I have grown so much! I can't believe I ever was so tiny tiny, but I was! Omg... π€―
So who's ready for some cake? π
#birthday #horse #apbeauregard #horsebirthday #equestrians #equestrianlife #ocala #celebration
It's a bath without water! My Hooman got it on Amazon as an impulse buy and she didn't think it would work, so she wanted to try it. Guess what though! It worked! Like my mane and tail hadn't been properly washed in over 3 weeks! My tail has been resting out of the tail bag over a week and my mane was just taken out of their mane bags so they were ripe. Not to mention the huge rainstorm I was in the night before my Hooman used this on me! I def needed a bath of some sort. π π€£
The rest of me was dirty too and Hooman used this spray bath with the tiger tongue rag, she'd also gotten from Amazon over a year ago, to scrub me.
My Hooman could not believe that this actually worked! I mean, not only did it clean me, it seemed to condition me too! You can see how soft it made my mane and tail in the video! It's by Absorbine and it's called Show Shine Miracle Groom Bath in a Bottle.
BTW I wonder if it would be ok to use on doggos too!? Does anyone know?
Anyway, I am so thankful for this genius product my Hooman got to try, because I hate water baths... π
This is #NOTSPONSORED! My Hooman really did want to try this when she saw it, because she'd never heard of it before and she honestly didn't think it would work, but it did!
And a big thank you to Shannon Keyser
for helping my Hooman film some of this!
#absorbine #showsheen #apbeauregard #stallion #wowhorse #horsecare #equestriantip #horsetip