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Posted on 06/19/2006 8:46:45 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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That's right, we're on vacation! :~)
Sounds basic enough!
Update 173: Again, no real update this morning. Given the current situation where Barbaro appears to have been more uncomfortable lately (yesterday anyway) it is harder to get updates. This is not because people are not willing to provide them, but because I don't have the 'energy' to ask them. You can tell just passing Michael Matz's crew this morning that the same spirit of optimism is being tested. I assume there will be something coming from New Bolton concerning yesterday's events at some point, but I am sure they are overwhelmed too. We were warned that Barbaro would have good days, and not so good days. Lets hope we are just experiencing a little of the latter and things improve quickly.
Hopefully we will get positive news this morning. I can't imagine the bad feelings that they are trying to keep away. Even though Barbaro has had a great recovery, it's always hard to get through bad days.
I figure we can shuffle the trip to Mt. St. Helens for the day the mountain is expected to be the best, too, and do the 15 mile ride any of the days that look cool and overcast, too.
Today, for example, we have this at Mount St. Helens:
It's not broken.... it's fogged in :~)
We want to go on the day most likely to see this:
Thanks for the update... Wishing him well from here.
Thanks so much for the updates and links. I had not done much searching, on how he was doing. Gosh, I hope this horse makes it.
LOL,,,i kept waiting for the picture to load, and it finally dawned on me what you meant when you said "it's not broken:).
Yeah, I'd much rather go on a clear day:)
My SIL, was in Wa on business a few years ago and brought back a picture book for me of MtSt. Helens. I was showing it to Blake yesterday, but none of the pictures look as good as that bottom one.
Becky
I checked the weather forecast for Seattle this morning. It was only a 5 day one, but it was all in the 70's a partly clouded. Sounds very nice:)
Becky
Of course, all that fog could burn off by noon (I linked to the ~live~ image) so someone checking the thread later might think "What's wrong with it, looks gorgeous!"
Does it ever stay fogged in like that all day for a week at a time? :)
Becky
From November to March, probably :~D
This time of year, we should be able to expect good weather. We've been greyed in the last few days, which is unusual, which means next week, it'll probably be hot :~)
Hot by your standard or mine:)
Becky
Probably by mine :~)
You guys are going to have such a great time, take lots of pictures to accompany your journal 'cause the time will fly by.
Great pictures.
Good morning :)
I just wish, if it's going to cloud over this week, it would at least rain. Paddock's gettin' all dusty :~)
Praying that he will have a good recovery.
I had noticed that when I rolled back to look at your earlier post of the live cam. That's pretty cool!
On another subject, BladeRider just sent me this e-mail with these pics of a tiny baby fawn grazing with a couple of horses and they were just too cute not to post. Sorry if you've seen them before, but I just loved them. I had no idea that fawns were this small...
I especially love the last one. It looks like the horse is almost hugging the little fawn.
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