The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread

[HairOfTheDog]

Free Republic has a lot of horse people that have found each other on other threads…. And since we all like to talk horses, how about a thread where it is not off-topic, but is THE topic?

A few of us thought it would be interesting and informative to have a chat thread where we can share ideas, ask for input from other horsemen, and talk about our riding and horse-keeping. We have a lot of different kinds of riders and horses, and a lot to share. We may not ~always~ have a lot of activity, but when we do, it will be fun. I will put a link to this thread on my profile page, so if you have something to say and can't find the thread in latest posts… look for it there and wake the thread up!

I will also develop a ping list for horse threads that are of interest. As FreeRepublic is a political site, our politics and other issues will probably blend in…. There are many issues for horsemen that touch politics… land use, animal rights/abuse cases that make the news…. Legislation that might affect horse owners.

I am hoping this thread will be a fun place to come and share stories, pictures, questions and chit-chat, unguided and unmoderated and that we come together here as friends. There are lots of ways of doing things and we all have our quirks, tricks and specialties that are neat to learn about.

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning! I was just going to come and check how you got through the storm.

[FrogInABlender]

Hi there Cav! I finally decided to jump in and be LurkerBeth no more. I hope everything at the farm made it ok. It got pretty hairy at the barn yesterday afternoon about 5 when I went to feed the girls. They sure didn't like all the wind and rain. I didn't either. I got soaked. When I left, they were all standing on the downwind side of the barn. I hope I don't see wind like that again for a LONG time!

[Lemondropkid31]

on the tv they showed the storm going in a circle and coming back down. What a mess.

[Beaker]

Off to the barn in about an hour. I hope it doesn't decide to rain between now and then. Ugh, and it's also really humid.

[restornu]

It takes time to open about calling our President a Cowboy!

I thought you guys might enjoy this.
http://www.catsprn.com/cowboys.htm

[FrogInABlender]

Great site! Thanks! I always thought calling GW a cowboy was a compliment, not an insult. To quote a great old song, "My heros have always been Cowboys".

[Beaker]

Thanks! :-)

[Beaker]

Just got back from the barn. It didn't rain thank goodness. But my trainer ripped me limb from limb. It was not a good ride.

[FrogInABlender]

What for?!

[HairOfTheDog]

Ya got dressed-downed? What happened?

[Inge_CAV]

Good Morning, um, evening now. : )

Thanks! Only a few trees down and lots of tree leaves covering the ground everywhere was about it for me. Others are still without power because of trees falling on powerlines. Hopefully their power will be restored today.

[Inge_CAV]

Well I'll be........ *CONGRATULATIONS* *Welcome to Free Republic* !!!!!

Hey Gang, look who is here! Come over and say Hello to someone that just joined today. A former lurker and new member, FrogInABlender.

[HairOfTheDog]

~Waves and smiles at LurkerBeth~

Hi! Glad you finally joined up! Welcome!

I'm not really here, ecurbh and I are watching a movie, but I wanted to make sure to welcome you here!

I am going to start a new thread in the morning, but I'll ping ya! looking forward to your participation here!

[Inge_CAV]

"Hi there Cav! I finally decided to jump in and be LurkerBeth no more. I hope everything at the farm made it ok. It got pretty hairy at the barn yesterday afternoon about 5 when I went to feed the girls. They sure didn't like all the wind and rain. I didn't either. I got soaked. When I left, they were all standing on the downwind side of the barn. I hope I don't see wind like that again for a LONG time!

This is Great, good to see you here.

I did not try to go out yesterday. The wind was blowing and it was raining so hard that I decided to wait until today. I will agree, we have seen enough stormy weather to last us for a while.

[Inge_CAV]

This is a welcome surprise. : )

She will have to post some pics of her horses. There are some that I have not seen yet.

[Beaker]

Oh I got dressed down alright. Or maybe I just need thicker skin. Or maybe she was just in a bad mood. First I got yelled at because my horse was spooky, and I was letting her look at the bushes to let her see that there's nothing there (It's worked for me on many horses before) I didn't know that I couldn't let her look because that would make her more afraid. So after I screwed that up, I spent most of my lesson trying to prevent her from running away, and trying to make her focus. On top of that, she's a wider horse, and her gaits are awkward, so it's harder for me to keep my leg where it should be, and I have a very limited range of motion as it is.

Among other things, she told me I'd never be able to develop an independent seat. (I have one, or at least THOUGHT I did) She was disappointed, and frustrated at me, etc. She thinks it's because I'm not focusing, I think that it's because I'm on a new horse, and it's going to take me a bit to adjust. We'll see.

And another really odd thing, is that she treats me like I'm a green, and doesn't seem to think that I have the ability to even mount without assistance. Other than that, she's a good trainer, I've never had better, but maybe her breaking in process is a bit longer than most others.
I learned alot of lessons in my lesson today! :-) But we all need a good dressing down now and again. Just makes me want to work harder next week, which was perhaps her whole goal in the first place.

[Beaker]

Welcome by the way! :-)

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Hello, everyone.

Busy Day.

Welcome Frog:)

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Good morning.

Frog if you want off the morning ping, let me know

Becky

[Inge_CAV]

Good morning to you.

Wonder how CindyDawg's wedding event went? Sure hope that she did not have to use the "Ceremonial double barrel." LOL!