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Posted on 06/01/2005 7:34:38 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
This is a horse chat thread where we 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. In the previous threads we have had a great time talking through lessons, training, horse lamenesses, illnesses and pregnancies... and always sharing pictures and stories.
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New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
Well, that keeps you awake then... ;~D
I finally got to wondering if something was bothering him tack wise. He was acting totally out of character. all bowed up and prancing. But we were almost back when I thought about it.
I also wonder if he just doesn't like other geldings when mares are around...but he was fine the whole time we were at that Memorial day ride. But I hadn't trailered him with Dot that day like I did today. I thought he was a bit possisive a few times at the clinic. I got where Jenny and I just didn't stand next to each other. If that's it tho, he's going to have to get over that crap.
Becky
It could be that he was slightly uncomfortable, it could be that he was just feeling 'hot' today.
Bay can certainly be that way, and if he's feeling super 'up' I usually take it as good news. Of course, his dancing and snorting is always within safe limits. My experience with Bay has been that if his tack is bothering him, he's usually on the slow side, not the hot side. Every time I've found him slow and wondered about tack, I've found a cinch rub or something when I got back.
I've wondered why he seems prone to cinch rubs lately, and I've wondered if it's something as simple as his age. My dad complains that his skin has gotten paper thin as he's gotten older, and he cuts and scratches himself easily. Ever noticed a sensitivity in older horses? I've wondered about greasing up the cinch, but I didn't want to attract dirt that would rub worse.
Well knock on wood, cinch sores is one thing I've never had to deal with. I have noticed that it seems some horses just get them, seem more prone to them then otheres. What kind of cinch do you use?
Becky
Have you been on Snapfish today? I can't get it to show me any of the thumbnail pictures in any of the albums. I even started a new one for todays pictures, they loaded fine, but when I clicked to see the album I got a white screen. All the albums are doing that.
Becky
I just know when Bob's mule got old, he got very prone to cinch rubs also.
Smooth leather English cinch.... it should slide easily. It may be placement, actually, usually if it rubs it's too far forward, or mud has gotten under it.
I know now, how he walks when it's rubbing. He slows down, particularly down hill, and when I got back there was a rub. Next time I won't wonder, I'll stop and know to check it.
Snapfish seems OK to me here.... try clicking 'refresh'. If not, see if closing it and reopening it makes it display properly....
Celia and Jenny, getting ready to leave. We met at Sally's house. She lives about 2 miles as the crow flies from me, but it's like 5 miles by the road.
This was the coolest pond. I had never seen real lilly pads before. The flowers on them were so big and pretty.
Now, I think I'm going to snooze awhile:), we have to go to the Green Corn Festival tonight.
Becky
Great! That is a cool pond with the lilly pads. I love the 'between the ears' view!
Were you riding under power line right-of-ways then? We have some of those here I want to check out, they go on and on for miles.
Yeah, some of the riding we did was under power lines. I've ridden under those power lines before, back when the kids were home. It's really spooky on cloudy, overcast days, you can hear them humming. I've always wondered if it was my imagination, but on cloudy days, things feel strange down those trails:). I had ever ventured off the main trail, so I saw alot of the area today around it. We came out one time on a hill that is right above Jenny and Charlie's land. We couldn't see their houses but from other landmarks we could see we know we were right above their land.
Becky
I've heard them hum.... some of the really high power ones hum all the time. I remember having a real problem with my mustang getting wiggy under them and deciding not to ever take him there again.
Was that where Harley was wiggy?
No, actually, that's why I got the camera out there, he was going along pretty good. I missed some pictures, because I didn't want to be holding the camera while he was wiggy:)
Becky
Oh - well, it was a possibility ;~D
No one around here but us today.... I showered, did you? ;~D
I need too:)
I was wondering where everyone was today, that must explain it.
Becky
Heh...
I'm waiting on a phone call, or I'd be out mowing, and I wouldn't be here either ;~D
WEll, I was having some ice cream, and am now going out to feed then I'll take a shower:)
We're going to the Green Corn Festival tonight, it's like the second coming of Christ here in Bixby:), almost a sin to not show up.
Becky
I see! Is 2J going too then?
I was wondering that too. We ran into her down there a couple of years ago on Sat. morning at the frog jumping contests:). And I suddenly remembered we did see them there one time on Thurs night, and I ran into another friend of mine while standing in line for corn with 2J. Turns out my friend was one of the gay ladies that lived across the street from 2J. I hadn't seen her since she divorced her husband, so I didn't know she was the one 2J spoke of occasionally:). I don't know if Tami realized who 2J was.
Becky
LOL - small town :~D
We were just down in town! Had to go to the library and saw where they had everything set up for the festival...
We'll probably go tomorrow...I'd just soon go with Steve and he won't be in till late tonight.
It's HOT...HOT HOT HOT out there!
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