| This thread has been locked, it will not receive new replies. |
|
Locked on 02/24/2006 9:22:08 AM PST by Admin Moderator, reason:
Thread Nine: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1584833/posts |
Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 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 MissTargets will now be pinging everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets 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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SIX
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SEVEN
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
Certainly! I was looking for one of those too but they didn't have one. They did have a pretty cool-looking bronze Rhino, but who would want one of those in their yard?! They had some pretty cool multi-level limestone fountains that would look good in the center of a circular drive but none of 'em had horses, just goofy-looking mermaids and cherubs and stuff. They could've at least had SEA horses ferpetessake!
Before/after...
It's still pretty big, but I think it looks better. Although it still looks pretty swollen from the other side...
It's still big, but it looks great. Very very hopeful.
Hey, what about this one? The horse's name is Kubinec, if that means anything to ya...
And I kinda like this one too...
I like the fantasy stylized one better...
How much for the unicorn? :~D
It doesn't say, but I'll guess $10,000 - $15,000. The auction estimate on the ugly bronze rhino at Gatsby's was $6,000 - $10,000 and it wasn't life size like these are. But it could be much higher. I guess it depends on the artist. Too rich for my blood in any case.
Well, I'll keep my eye out at garage sales...
Hey, you never know what you'll find. Heck, your neighbors may have one tucked away in some of their junk.
Heh.... maybe they do ;~D
I bought 8 bags of choc bars. At 8pm, I was out and turned the lights off. Next year I'm going to buy a bag of junk candy for the adults and teenagers. I was happy to see that every little kid had a parent or grandparent come to the door with them. I wondered about them carrying their own bag but each to his own I guess. My "Mamo" was Easter egg hunting in her 80's -90s. If she could have got away with it she would have probably trick or treated too. When I was little you knew when to stop though , because people would make comments. Nowdays, if you say something the lil darlins might egg you cars.
The girl that bought Rusty has a statue of an Arab in front of her barn. I think it was one of those plastic or fiberglass ones, not metal. But it was one of the prettiest ones I've ever seen. I'll try to remember to get a picture of it if I ever go back there.
I've been busy today doing major major house cleaning. We're back to trying decide if we are staying here or moving.....probably will throw this around for several more years:) hard decision. But in the mean time I've decided I might not be so gloomy if the house was really really cleaned, walls, windows, baseboards, etc, it's really gotten bad around here, I've been such a lazy butt.
But I've discovered something that I've worked on since we lived here. When the house was painted there was a lot of overspray on the windows. I've tried so many times to get it off and just couldn't. Well a few years ago I discovered that the purple degreaser you buy in the automotive section that stuff will almost (not quite tho), take the paint off the wall without really having to scrub to much. On the jug of this stuff it says it can be used to clean walls, appliances etc, you just dilute it. Well I wondered how it would do on the windows, and it worked like a charm. I spray it on let it set a minute or so then take one of those razor blade scrapers and that paint that has been on the windows since it was built is just coming off like a paste, very easily. Then I windexed them and my windows look brand new, like there isn't even glass in them.
I've got the utility room completely done, cabinets, walls, etc, and the windows done in the kitchen and living room. It's going to take me a week or more to get to the whole house, but it's amazing how finally getting those windows clean has inspired me to do the rest of what needs to done. Maybe it will be enough I'll just want to stay here:).
I'm not kidding tho, if you've got a tough cleaning job go get that stuff, at Walmart, it's not expensive and it really works. I've cleaned my oven with it and it works better then real oven cleaner. It's actually a bit embarrassing when you spray it on the walls to watch the gunk that you don't even notice was there start running down the wall.
Becky
Shaking my head. You know I'm still looking for property , right? Well I have a few I want to go look at this weekend. There is one that isn't very expensive but has a community gate to horse ranches and says restrictions. Sounds uppity doesn't it? I'm debating scratching it off my list.
We're OK with uppity! Go look at it!
I hear ya, Glad you found your inspiration to get things done! I wish we would have deep cleaned while it was still nice outside.
I'm not though. I don't want to be anywhere near a home owners association that watches everything I do. If I have time. It's not 1st choice though.
These windows have been driving me nuts:) I'd clean and clean but they always looked like they had a film over them, which they did. I haven't even tried in years, so you can imagine how dull they looked. It's helps too that the outside looks so pretty right now too. The weather here to day is marvalous and the sun shining on the fall leaves is so pretty, and now I can see it from the house:)
I think I'm done on windows for today tho. I'll do some more tomorrow. I need to go at least get started on the kitchen. Might not finish, but I've got time to get a good start. The kitchen is the hardest, all the cabinets and stuff. If I can get it done, the rest will be a piece of cake.
Becky
I thought you could ride them until the 3rd trimester?
Hey, restrictions aren't all that bad. If it keeps your neighbor from building a hog farm and storing 19 junk cars right next to ya it can't be all that bad. Now when they try to tell you what color you can paint your house, that's going a bit far. Go check it out and make sure to read the fine print in the covenants.
Good job with the windows. You'll have to let us know the name of the stuff you used. "Purple degreaser in the automotive section" don't tell me much. ;o)
LOL. It's use to be called Super Clean, yesterday when I went to buy some it had a new name. I wasn't sure till I got it home and opened it if it was the same stuff. It is. It's now called Purple Power, Industrial strength cleaner and degreaser. I got it in the automotive department at Wal Mart.
It's some potent stuff, breathing the fumes will choke you, but it darn sure cleans anything and everything. I'm useing it half strenght on the walls and windows, and it works bettern then anything else I've tried.
Becky
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
