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Posted on 10/04/2005 9:56:41 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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Cool - looks like good exploring in there. Is that house on your property? I saw talk of an old house, but not what started it all.
I was told it was completely consumed in the fire. It sat in a rural setting all by itself, quite a ways from a fire dept. Really sad for everyone to lose this one.
Found this one while flying one afternoon. It was an old mansion built by a businessman somewhere around 1900. Took a couple weeks to find out who owned it and to get permission to see it. You can bet I took my camera along though.....
Really sad. I'm glad you got pictures. I like the fireplaces.
Ah - I see. It's a cool old place. It looks like it had a story once.
Well, - I'm off to clean stalls...
Got company, my brother, comin', later and want to have all the chores done.
It sat on a small hill and would have been perfect for a cattle farm. You should have seen the fireplaces inside. Plus there were twin staircases just inside the front door. The one on the right led to a room used by a visiting priest. It was an all day trip back then just to go to the church. So the priest came to visit overnight.
Thanks, it has many stories. This business failed but they started another about fifty miles away. The second one is still in operation to this day.
The preachers stayed overnight? Oh my.
Cindy, no. The dust doesnt bother me. I just hide behind a pair of big sunglasses anyway to protect my skin and my eyes from the sun. It keeps out the dust.
I am sure ya all have read this but I just found it on a Mustang site
The Horse's Prayer
"To thee, my master, I offer my prayer. Feed me, water and care for me, and, when the day's work is done, provide me with shelter, a clean, dry bed and stall wide enough for me to lie down in comfort.
Always be kind to me. Talk to me. Your voice often means as much to me as the reins. Pet me sometimes, that I may serve you the more gladly and learn to love you. Never strike, beat or kick me when I do not understand what you want, but give me a chance to understand you. Watch me, and if I fail to do your bidding, see if something is not wrong with my gear or my feet.
Do not check me so that I cannot have the free use of my head. If you insist that I wear blinders, so that I cannot see behind me as it was intended I should, I pray you be careful that the blinders stand well out from my eyes. Do not overload me, or hitch me where water will drip on me. Keep me well shod. Examine my teeth when I do not eat; I may have an ulcerated tooth and that, you know, is very painful. Do not tie my head in an unnatural position, or take away my best defense against flies and mosquitoes by cutting off my tail. I cannot tell you when I am thirsty, so give me clean, cool water often. Save me, by all means in your power, from that fatal disease - the glanders. I cannot tell you in words when I am sick, so watch me, that by signs you may know my condition. Give me all possible shelter from the hot sun, and put a blanket on me, not when I am working but when I am standing in the cold. Never put a frosty bit in my mouth; first warm it by holding it a moment in your hands.
I try to carry you and your burdens without a murmur, and wait patiently for you long hours of the day or night. Without the power to choose my shoes or path, I sometimes fall on the hard pavements which I have often prayed might not be of cement but of such a nature as to give me a safe and secure footing. Remember that I must be ready at any moment to lose my life in your service.
And finally, o my master, when my useful strength is gone, do not turn me out to starve or freeze, or sell me to some cruel owner to be slowly tortured and starved to death; but do thou, my master, take my life in the kindest way, and your God will reward you here and hereafter. You will not consider me irreverent if I ask this in the name of Him who was born in a Stable, Amen"
- Author unknown
Wow I'm sorry Sarah Lee isn't feeling well - is she any better this evening?
:>)
I am so sorry SL is sick again. I really wish you had somewhere else to board them.
She might be. Her glands are still swollen and tight but I think it might be down a little. She's touchy but acting ok. Appetite still good and she doesn't feel hot so that's a good sign.
I'm really looking now.. I'm relooking at 20 acres near here tomorrow.
Nah. She gets better each time but her immediate response is to throw up her head and prance and prance and... well, you get the idea. And since Arabs are notorious for their endurance, I dont have the time to wait it out!
But seriously, she's come a long way. Every horse is different. Whatever works and doesn't come with brute force (which is why that cowboy got trampled and deservedly so. She was just a baby! In hindsight I thought it was pretty funny*, actually. You don't push around this horse. He should have known better.)
* These are the same people who shot and/or poisoned three dogs for getting into their garage. screw 'em.;-P
Thanks. I'm gonna give them a try tomorrow. SL whoas real good if I need her to:') I just have to leave them alone. I tend to rub them out.
Figure 342 days average, and try not to breed until March, then even if it's an early foal, it will still be no earlier than January. Horse registries use birthdates on papers but for shows, etc. figure Jan 1 birth.
For SL's sake, and yours (heartbreak) wait until she's in good health. Otherwise, high chance of her not settling or of her slipping the foal in a month or so.
Haven't got to the end of the thread yet - hope I'm going to run into pictures.
I like that... some of the references make me think it was written for a city carriage horse.
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