The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE

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[HairOfTheDog]

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - Who's Who *pics*

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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread EIGHT

New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!

[Inge_CAV]

Not a problem, the fake snakes do not look real.

[CindyDawg]

Oh yes they do. My grandkids got them in Bible School year before last (don't ask lol) I screamed several times before I finally got them all thrown away.

[Inge_CAV]

I never worry about snakes that I can see. It is the ones that I do not know where they are that concern me. In my book snakes are ok as they eat field mice.

[CindyDawg]

I know. I'm going to give it a try. I was really proud of that peach. My husband said I should stick some owls up. What we are talking about guys is birds destroying the fruits on my trees. I really don't want to net my trees if I don't have too. Someone suggested I put plastic snakes on the trees.

[Inge_CAV]

I know about the birds and you would not believe what they do
to fig trees. Barn cats will help keep the birds away too.

[CindyDawg]

I have a fig tree too but it isn't doing too well and hasn't produced fruit yet. I'm going to get some miracle sticks.

[Beaker]

I liked the way he worked in it for the short time I rode. He kept his head in a better postion
That's what my horse did. I loved that bit.

[Inge_CAV]

My fig tree was a sprout from a tree my Great-grandfather had planted. It has never been fertilized but likes to be sprayed with a water hose during hot summer months........

[CindyDawg]

MY little girl friends and I used to have so much fun hiding under one and throwing figs at the boys when they came by:') This one, I don't know. Just about the time I start to dig it up it will bud. I'm going to give it a few more months.

[CindyDawg]

Any of yall get an offer for horse and rider for 10 dollars for a years subscription? I'm trying to find the catch but don't see it.

[MissTargets]

Good Morning.

Sun is shining brightly, going to warm up. Ah Spring!

Biscuit is home. My daughter rode her yesterday, but I missed it. It was a little cool, and I was inside. I will get some pictures of her. Jody got grounded for being a fool, when they were turned out together. We still have the palomino pony here to sell, and Jody was trying to protect Biscuit. She (Jody) kicked Biscuit, so it was time to go back in the barn. Bad girls.

Biscuit is a big screamer also. She came in heat, so that didn't help. Once she has been home for awhile, hopefully, she settles down.

[Beaker]

How many hands is the pony?

[HairOfTheDog]

Look forward to the pictures :~D

They can tend to be bad when they've been seperated a long time... just like introducing for the first time again.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Good morning:)

I think it's harder on horse owners watching their horses establish the pecking order then it is on the horses:)

How did your daughter say the ride went?

Celia is coming this morning to ride:), Yeah!!!!. Funny how knowing I'm going to ride inspires me to get other things done. This last 5 weeks waiting on this saddle, I've pretty much sat in my chair and done nothing:). I've already, dusted, vacumed, have dishes soaking, trash taken out...:)

Anyway, it looks to be a beautiful day here.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

We always get lazy when we have too much free time. :~D

Dont forget your camera today!

[HairOfTheDog]

Have we heard from Froginablender since those weekend storms?

[FrogInABlender]

...I got a speeding ticket too. You think I can turn that in on my cost report?:')

LOL! Don'tcha just HATE getting those! I had a similar problem on a business trip to NJ not too long ago. A co-worker and I were up there for a training class. We had been extra careful to plan our trip so that we arrived long before dark so we could find our hotel, but after a long series of flight delays we ended up at the Newark airport after dark, and after we almost got run over getting out of the rental car place (people in NJ really like their horns!) we ended up driving around lost, not only in the dark, but in the rain in an unfamiliar car. And being a hick from the sticks, I ended up in an "Auto Pay" line at the toll booth with no place to put my money so I had to run the toll booth because people behind me were having a fit. (Have I mentioned that people in NJ really like their horns?!) Hell, we don't HAVE toll roads in Alabama! Well, sure enough, a ticket for $25 (plus the .50 toll) came in the mail shortly after I got back to the office. Who'da thought they'd be so picky about toll jumping?! ;o) I half way thought about filing it on my expense report but thought I'd better not and went ahead and paid it. It was the roadtrip from HELL!

[FrogInABlender]

...Frog.... saw reports of bad storms in your area... Are you all in one piece?

Yep, we made it through without a scratch, but others weren't so lucky. There were 10 or 11 more deaths in TN. We stayed in the in-law's basement until about 1am then went home after the worst had passed.

[HairOfTheDog]

Very scary - glad to hear from you!

[FrogInABlender]

Wow! Those were some really great pictures Hair! And no, there's never too many of them. They're worth the wait. I'd be hard pressed to pick any one of them as my favorite because it's all so beautiful. One of my goals is to see that part of the country (in person) before I die. Thanks!