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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.
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No, she has never fallen from this one. She did ride him often, she says, when she first got him and she says he was perfect. Not spooky never bucked, etc. The reason she is afraid of bucking is when she first started looking for a horse the first 2 she tried bucked her off. She says she had never come off a horse before then.
From everything she has told me about this horse, he sounds like a perfect horse. BUT, I think he is getting wise to her too, from what she says. It's hard to say. Since she decided to sell, she didn't even want me to bother lunging him. That was OK by me. Not because I was afraid of him but it was obvious no matter how good this horse would be, she wasn't going to get over her fear, so why bother.
Becky
I'd say there is a possibility that he could have a permenant knot there. But I'd think it would eventually not hurt. We had a horse one time get kicked and he had what the vet said was a bone bruise. It took that thing for ever to not hurt to the touch. But it did eventually.
You've done a good job. It probably wouldn't have healed so neatly without all your TLC:)
Becky
That's great.... We have our Gidget who really loves to watch tv... and the kittens have shown a little interest off and on.
LOL....I've never had an animal that paid any attention to the TV. That's really cute.
Becky
Bay's got a couple old knots and scars too, that he got who knows how long ago, that no longer hurt or cause any problems.
2006 is going ok so far. *crosses fingers* I hope to get to ride this weekend, but it's supposed to be in the low 30s. Brrr!
Hey there Frog! How ya been?
He seemed determined to stow away in my cooler as I was getting ready to to riding on Sunday too. Maybe he wants his own horse...
Sheesh, that cat is a poser. :~D
Been pretty good, just laying low and trying to stay outta trouble. I'm tryin' to wish your snow storm away but I don't know how much good I'm doin'.
Gotta go. Talk to ya tomorrow...
LOL, what great pictures:). He's a wonderful cat.
Becky
How wonderful, an Appaloosa :)
Julia looks great on the horse she is riding. Boy, things are horribly dry there.
It is so much better now - no, I'm not tired of the updates :)
Suppose to get my PC fixed today. I hope I do not lose all the pictures I had loaded on there. Putting off sending them to Snapfish is gonna bite me in the butt. Ty Pennington has a little tips thingy on the radio each morning. He mentioned about saving files to disk, just in case of hard drive crashed. Too bad I didn't think of that before. A year old pc shouldn't do that anyhow. I won't go into all the details about having someone come out. We shall see how it pans out today.
USA HL, Duchess and I are the resident Appaloosa lovers around here. I had a loud black and white Leopard gelding for 17 years. He crossed the Rainbow Bridge 3 years ago at age 23. I still miss him. My passion has been trap shooting, but that has wavered on me lately. It just might be time to get back into riding again.
Enjoyed your pictures. So nice to see someone is getting out and riding in the warm sunshine.
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