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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.
I always have 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 also have a ping list for horse threads that are of interest, and Becky pings everyone most mornings. Let Becky (Paynoattentionmanbehindthecurtain) and/or me know if you would like to be on the ping list. 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.
So... like the previous threads, this is intended as 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.
Previous threads:
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread THREE!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FOUR
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
Question, why did the Chicken snake cross the road?
Answer, coz the meeses are fatter on the other side........
It was a little ticked about having to pose for a few pics but went on his way unharmed.
What kind of a snake is that? You are a brave soul.
Wrong kind of head for a viper...what kind was it?
We simply LOVE hunky veterinarians... we must have pics... no matter what you have to do to get them! :~D
I'm off to start getting horses ready for our ride, ecurbh will be home soon to hook up the trailer and go. Will certainly be checking in with pics when we get back!
Cav... the snake in the last picture is trying to tell you something!
LOL! It is a Chicken/Rat snake. Harmless to us but helpful because they eat mice and rats.
A chicken/rat snake, harmless to us...... : )
He was ticked because I coaxed him to pose for a picture. I used the zoom lens and was a safe distance away. : )
You gonna take her on the road, then? ;o)
Great pictures, and what a hoot about that comment about the horse born in France!
Have you evern seen that Disney movie about the rescue of the Lippizaners? It is really pretty good!
I haven't seen the movie, but I'd like to!
Heh.... OK!
"We simply LOVE hunky veterinarians... we must have pics... no matter what you have to do to get them! :~D"
Ok, if he comes back out on Monday I'll try to get some pics. This guy is major hunky. If I was younger, prettier, slimmer, not married and didn't have 5 kids, I'd be all over him like stink on stink.
This was a short ride to get Cyn in the river, and over a bridge, and troubleshoot any issues she might have had. She didn't... Bay did, but that's another story. He was feeling great tonight, dancing down the trail and jumping out of his skin and snorting at fallen logs, scary ferns and shadows. Heh... Goofy old horse. He even gave me a little bit if grief about going in the river. He's crossed that river a thousand times. He was just wired... After feeling lousy this morning... Beat's me.
Cyn went right in after Bay finally did ;~D sniffed it once, didn't like the footing but went. (you can see it's big round rocks, like walking on baseballs.)
This is the bridge that was to be the next lesson...
Horses get a little tense on these bridges, they're noisy, and I don't like that it looks like that railing would cut my leg off at the knee, but again, Cyn followed Bay right over this.
Couple trail shots on the way back :~D
And back at the trailer!
Good night - chat in the morning!
Cyn is a horse in a million - she's got a home here if you ever decide to sell :)
Good morning.
BEcky
Good morning, all!
Hair, the pictures are incredible. Did you have any problems crossing that bridge at all? It looks pretty narrow. I'd probably lead Tuffy across something like that, the only thing that he's ever done that's really scared me was when I was trying to get him to go down a very narrow trail. It was much more narrow than that bridge but I'm shell-shocked now. I was halfway down the trail when he freaked, scrambling and fighting to get out of the trail. The girl I was with was screaming at me to get off but there really wasn't a way jump off without landing under his feet. He finally reared right straight up and hopped out of the trail. It all happened so fast I didn't have time to be scared, until it was all over.
How do you know he doesn't eat meat?
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