Equestrian

1000 FOLLOWERS GIVEAWAY!

So I have reached 1000 followers and to celebrate I wanted to do a giveaway for all my lovely followers and friends!

So, the terms and conditions:

-You must be following me, and I will check!

-Reblog as many times as you want, each reblog counts as an entry.

-Likes do not count but you can like this post to bookmark it.

-International shipping!

-Names will be chosen via a random name generator, to make this as fair as possible!

-Deadline date will be the 25th July 2015.

-If this post gets a significant amount of notes I will also add this polo shirt to the prize draw!

ok, because I just cleaned out my tack trunk and this has been sitting for two years and only used one time… I decided I’m too lazy to try to sell it. And I thought it would be a fun thing to do a giveaway! And nice, because obviously not everyone can afford the cool new trends, and i don’t need it. I’m sorry in advance that I have boring taste in color, though.

To enter, reblog (multiple reblogs count) and mbf me! winner will be chosen through a random generator, and I will check to make sure you are following! I can ship anywhere in the US.

ends August 1!

Howdahs are the large metal or wooden saddles used by many elephant owners. They often come adorned with decorative and regal looking covers reminiscent of the days of the Maharaja’s but are they necessary and what are they hiding?!

Howdahs are very bad for the long term health of elephants as they are proven to cause many injuries such as;

Pressure Wounds Spinal Damage Belly Abscesses Rope Sores Internal Injuries Dehydration and Starvation

They will ultimately take years off an animal’s life. Howdahs even cause difficulty in drinking, eating and simple moving or breathing, because of the tight fitting harness, similar to a person wearing a tight corset.

Howdahs are often poorly constructed and the elephants are overloaded and worked for long periods of time, this leads to the frame rubbing their backs, causing blisters, abscesses and open wounds that can become infected.

Riding bareback or with a slightly padded blanket is an obvious, cheap solution to the Howdah issue. Combined with limiting the number of riders at any one time, this will eliminate many of the injuries that elephants working in the tourist industry suffer each year. Simple alternatives such as these will lead to the animal suffering less stress and having a longer, happier life.

Some one may find your URL, and who knows, they could message you telling you where they found it.