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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM 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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Well I'm glad to hear it. He saved the tax payers alot of money and gave the molester what he so justly deserved, although it might have been better to let him go to prison (unless some sleazy lawyer got him off on a technicality, which happens way too often) and become some goon's girlfriend. But then again, he might have liked that, so bullet in the head was better.
Preach it Brother! ;o)
Only one to get a new mark on her today is Cyn... Bay put some teeth marks on her butt... but nothing major.
The guy deserved to die, no doubt about it. On this special, they asked the dad if he regretted killing the molester and he said no, he would do it all again the same way.
They also had the molesters brother on this special, and he was saying that his brother deserved a fair trial just like anybody else. I think the dad should have shot him, too, just for being so damn dumb.
Go Tuffy!
Hear her!
I'm with you.
Sure looks like a pretty day there. The horses are all so pretty but my heart belongs to Pony.
I'm going to get my husband to teach me how to post those videos. Is it difficult?
Rose when you and Deaconjim are moved and settled in I will be happy to send you the names of some excellent folks to ride and share love of horses with. I hope to be up this fall but I went up on a three-week jaunt this June to go to two family reunions and a wedding and I don't know if I canmake two trips in one year but I might.
If I do I will look you up! But will put you in contact with wonderful horse people.
Must go for the eveing. My neighbors have a giant part-percheron appaloosa that weights about 1700 lbs. and he needs riding. I will try to get a picture. He's a beauty. The lady isn't well (diabetes, blood pressure) and her husband is also elderly and I said I would ride this great creature.
He's gentle.
See y'all tomorrow.
Goodness, that horse is big. Be careful and remember to take your camera!!
It's not hard.... because ~my~ husband made me an upload tool where all I have to do is drag and drop it. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how.
Look forward to the pictures!
Have a great ride! Looking forward to pictures! : )
Oh boy. I'm so sorry you have to live your life with that memory. Accidents like that effect so many more people than just the victims and their families.
It had a big effect on the whole county, but I'm afraid a lot of people have forgotten it.
My kids will probably hate me at times, but so be it. I can see those girls as clearly today as I did back then.
Well, if nothing else, you've reminded everyone here to think about it before letting their kids get in a car with a teen driver.
My oldest daughter is the only one that will ask to ride around with friends and we always say no. I think she understands but I'm going to print out your posts and tape them on the fridge. If she ever starts to argue with me, all I have to do is point.
I hope they help. If they don't, have her give me a call. I'll be happy to tell her the story.
Will do.
Blake and his cousin Alyessa on thier horse Big. Jenny and Travis bought this horse for Travis a couple of years ago, but she has become the kids horse. She's rather old, and Travis feels bad riding her. The horse the kids were using is even older, and is now haveing trouble with arthritis, so I believe they retired him. Blake actually does better on him, and Alyessa on Big. She gets to ride more often then Blake. I hate seeing them both compete on her, plus they lead line her little brother on her too. But they don't have much choice.
Alyessa second barrel.
Blakes second barrel and run home.
Jenny's sister in law leading lining Payson, her 2 year old on flags.
Blakes flag run.
A few of the other horses. This poor thing looked very pregnant too me, and the kid just kept running her around the barrels over and over....
And this little girl was so tiny on this big horse. She was lead lined, and the leader would get the horse trotting and she hung on like a champ:) She waved the flag at the crowd when she did her flag run.
Becky
That play day looks like tons of fun! Boy, kids are hardy aren't they? Great pictures, thanks.
Heh... our crew is so screwed up they couldn't figure out how to have dinner. Bay wouldn't come to the gate to be fed, Cyn and the pony ran around not knowing how to make anything happen either, and then when we got them fed, the pony snuck in at Cyn's bucket with Cyn, and Cyn allowed it. The whole order of the universe has been disturbed by adding one new horse.
I feel bad for the filly out in the back forty alone tonight, but she seems quiet now and I placed all their hay fairly close to her so hopefully she'll feel like she has some friends.
They are so funny about stuff like that and it takes them 3 or 4 days to get used to it. They'll just be getting everything worked out about the time the new horse leaves. When I moved Grace and Hope in with Tennessee, Blade and Bob, there was total chaos at feeding time for several days. Everybody had to go see if they could get by with eating out of somebody else's bucket so I had to be the bucket police until they figured out that they couldn't.
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