tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post3214283880177681947..comments2024-02-27T10:50:27.922+00:00Comments on Books, Mud and Compost. And Horses.: Saddlery as it wasJane Badgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-35506310855817313972011-01-18T19:29:35.355+00:002011-01-18T19:29:35.355+00:00Krizan - I'm sure I've seen an advert for ...Krizan - I'm sure I've seen an advert for a fly whisk somewhere. I am intrigued now, as I don't have Jean Slaughter's Horsemanship to see what this wondrous thing looked like!<br /><br />CGC (love the name, by the way). I am intrigued too by the bridle, which loooks to have a sewn-in bit, which must have been a pain to clean. Equalled out the pain of the serge lining, I suppose. Jackie, I wonder if there was some official method one was supposed to use? Involving some strange whitening compound? Yes, life was simpler, though I have to say the ability to shove a rug into a washing machine is a huge plus. I think with horses, like with babies, there is a MASSIVE amount of stuff You Do Not Need. You're absolutely right.Jane Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628233623713926723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-50111748329858683712011-01-17T23:09:48.391+00:002011-01-17T23:09:48.391+00:00Oh, bloody serge saddle linings, they were the pit...Oh, bloody serge saddle linings, they were the pits, weren't they? Disgusting, greasy, impossible things to clean. And string girths. <br />Oh but you know what, it was lovely, it was much more fun. Life was simpler. I love jute rugs and green New Zealands. I'm a luddite. I'd go back to it all tomorrow.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13320930325249337062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-186030812788550102011-01-17T22:30:56.455+00:002011-01-17T22:30:56.455+00:00It's always interesting to know how things are...It's always interesting to know how things are before like this saddlery advertisement. It just show how different things are before and today.Columbus Garden Composterhttp://www.compostermart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8782167599693788794.post-31883910970264796462011-01-15T08:47:31.235+00:002011-01-15T08:47:31.235+00:00I love this - reminds me of all the days salivatin...I love this - reminds me of all the days salivating over Gibbons' catalogs, etc. Even Sears used to carry saddlery! Even now, I wish I'd purchased that fly whisk, which came in shades of green, blue and natural. Of course, I didn't want one only because I saw a rider in Jean Slaughter's Horsemanship carrying one, no no no.Krizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13033402948091695729noreply@blogger.com