[Sportsandrec] Shooting and horseback riding, Not at the same time.

Fri Nov 18 16:30:00 UTC 2016

 Best I can  describe  it, it is a yard game that has a ball like a bilyard
ball, (a pool ball) 
 You throw it out where ever you want and then each person has another solid
ball about the size of a baseball and who  ever  ends up the closest to the
bilyard ball wins. Kind of a crude description but I only played it once. 

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Robert what is bochy ball?

As for horses and shooting, it takes a certain kind of horse to do it.  You
have to do lots of training with them to get them used to the firing guns.
Some horses are always a bit nervous about it.  It takes a lot of other
training as well; the horse has to mostly respond to leg pressure because
the rider will have a pistol in one hand.  It is fun to watch and can be
really fast in the top competitions.

The more advanced the competition, the more difficult the pattern is for
horse and rider.  There is a lot of zigzagging.  The rider shoots the
targets on one side, turns and uses his or her other pistol to shoot the
targets on the next side.  I know if you drop a pistol a whole minute is
added to your time.  The only reason I know this is because I saw a top
competitor do it.  He was winning it all until that happened.  Also when
running the formation if you get out of the pattern time is added.  I don't
really know all the other rules.

Nella

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 You are 100 percent correct.  The only reason I let it go was I did not
wish to get into a pissing contest over at his friends and cause a bad seen.
I would still like to  get back on a horse.  And the riding and shooting
thing sounds like a blast. I would jump at a thing like that. 
I still like a chalenge and love to  try new activities. I just for the
first time this summer got to play bochy ball. Had never seen that before. I
did OK  it was fun. 

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Robert I think it was inappropriate for him to stop you from riding the
mule.  He is not your guardian; he shouldn't be making those decisions for
you.

Oh, and by the way there are riding and shooting contests.  The rider
gallops through a formation while shooting at baloons.  You are judged on
your accuracy and speed.

I think mounted shooting is the fastest growing equine sport.

They even have little ear plugs for the horses to use.  

Nella
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I am sure. He made it quite clear. We were at a riding weekend party at a
friend of his and his friends son offered to let me ride his Mule who was
known to be very dosile and would have been a  perfect choice and he put the
cabosh on that too  so I don't even go there. But that is a very good
question. 

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Robert are you sure he won't let you ride because you're blind or because
you're a beginner rider?

As a horse owner I'm rather selective about who rides my animal.  I used to
have a very quiet well-mannered mule that anyone could ride and I happily
shared him with novice riders.  My horse tends to be a bit jumpy and has
bolted with me more than once.  I'm experienced enough to get him under
control, but worry about what would happen if he did this with a beginner.  

I won't let just anyone ride him because I don't want anyone to get hurt.
Also I've spent a lot of time, energy and money on his training.  I don't
want inexperienced riders letting him get away with his bad habits.

It could be your blindness or it could be a variety of other issues.  I have
horse friends who won't let anyone else ride their horses.  I think it is a
little like not letting other blind people use your guide dog.

Nella

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I have not  ridden  horseback for decades, I have a cousin in law that will
not let me ride their horses because I am blind. I have an otherwise pretty
good relationship with him and his wife and  they are family so I just let
it go but that has always perplexed me and he is well aware of what I am
capable of.  I think part of the problem is that he is the type that once he
realized, if he ever did, he cannot go back o on his position because that
might cause  him to have to admit he was wrong and OH my gosh we just could
not have that. 

 Any how  Life goes on. 

 Now for shooting. I have done very little shooting but have  enjoyed the
times I did. 

The last time was this summer and I shot a 12 gage shot gun. We were
shooting clay   pidgins. We had for lack of a better term, a launcher.  So
they would go just about the same pattern every time so I had my spotter
stand behind me with  his hands on my shoulders and when they relieced the
pidgins  he would gently turn my shoulders to follow the pidgin at the right
time he would say,  go. 

I was told that I was a better shot then some of the guys there.  I did not
ever hit one but then again I only took a dozen shots or less and was told I
was very close 

No matter, it was fun to try and given a chance to do it on a more regular
basis I am sure I would start hitting them with a good consistent spotter. 

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