The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!

[Rose of Sharn]

Oh I understand, and God help me I am the first to say how I longed for stables last night/this morning. Things have a way of creeping up on you and there she was foaling in the cold. Not nice and I felt for her. She did however have the sense to stay right by the workshop in the dry and where it is sheltered. Clever horse! I'm surprised she still loves me! LOL

[CindyDawg]

Get this. My trainer was the one that called this bad weather coming in before the news. She was right on. She says another bad spell coming in later this week. Nothing on the weather channel. I hope she's wrong this time.

[Rose of Sharn]

well by hook or by crook or by working all night, my horses and foals will have a warm place before it arrives!
I am just so glad it has warmed up so much now. I just went outside in nothing more than shirtsleeves, and it was a little nippy but not bad.

[Duchess47]

Oh, I just realized how that sounded. I really didn't mean you were abusing your horse. Bob says appys taught him that. They'll act like you're justified in getting on them for the first ten seconds, you get past that, they figure it's abuse 'cause if they deserved it they'd have gotten it sooner.

[CindyDawg]

Same here. Sunshine and very little wind. I was going to put Sarah Lee back in the pasture but decided to wait until tomorow.

[Duchess47]

Basically, it's either discipline your horse immediately or don't discipline them at all.

[Rose of Sharn]

Well to tell you the truth, I dont like to use the whip at all and have never needed too, Our stud that is green broke, is ridden without a bit in his mouth and respnds to voice commands great. He hasnt needed a whip yet! We have flicked it near him on training but never on him.
Your saying is right though, cause when my dogs were getting the chickens, it was no use telling them off after the fact because they had no idea why i was cross, but catch them with one in thieir mouths............oh boy! LOL

[HairOfTheDog]

I wasn't offended at all.... that was the lesson!

[Duchess47]

LOL - when you get ready to wean that colt, she's going to be saying Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. One of my mares is just the greatest mom until about 3 1/2-4mos. Then she starts weaning on her own and when we move the baby at 5 1/2-6mos, she acts like what took you so long?

[Rose of Sharn]

Did you have ice yesterday evening too?

[deaconjim]

You can imagine how happy Sugar was when we separated her from the 15 month old colt that she was still feeding. You could see her ribs from a 1/4 mile away.

[Duchess47]

Just please be very careful with the stud. A stud is a stud and eventually he'll behave like one. You can get seriously hurt by not keeping that in the front of your mind.

[Duchess47]

Oh thank you - sometimes my mouth runs (or my fingers type) before my mind engages.

[Rose of Sharn]

When James (deaconjim) first saw sugar........all ribs, he said "if that is the horse....no way are we getting her!"
My answer was "no way am i leaving her!" I couldnt believe they had left her with her foal who was still getting milk from her at 15 months old! He was bigger than she!
I am a softy with animals (we have 47) and hate to see them hurt. Last nights cold was so upsetting as we didnt have a warm stable for them. Sugar will have one before she foals unless she foals tonight! It is so much warmer tonight though.

[Duchess47]

Yes I can. I'm a little surprised she didn't send it packing. She must not be a dominant mare - which is good especially if the other one is.

[deaconjim]

Misty is definitely the dominant mare.

[CindyDawg]

Yeah I know. I was just being facetious. I learned that the hard way. My horse decided since his owner was agreeable to a game of chase in the arena why not indulge the dumb human. When he stopped and I caught him I was pissed and popped him on the shoulder and started yelled at him to never run from me again like that and what if he had tripped on his lunge line...." I was acting like my kid had just run into the street. I had it in my head that he had been in danger. The owner of the stables came running up and got on my case for getting on the horses case. She told me "look at your horse He had no idea what he did now. The good news though is that 10 seconds or let it go and I learned how to not lose my lunge line and how to catch a horse without chasing:').

[Duchess47]

Well, they'll be okay unless it's wet and freezing. Then, just some towels to dry off and warm up the baby.

[Rose of Sharn]

Hi James.....did you realise how close I was to moving your tools out of the workshop???? :) might still happen if we dont get a stable up! LOL

[Rose of Sharn]

Hi James.....did you realise how close I was to moving your tools out of the workshop???? :) might still happen if we dont get a stable up! LOL
back me up on this ladies! LOL