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Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST 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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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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread TEN
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
Boy I'm sorry about the problems. Some people have a very hard time with live and let live - they deem it their mission in life to make others miserable.
Thanks. He's to call his urologist this morning - hopefully they will do something about it.
He's doing okay this morning. I gave him pain pills last night and again at 2:30 am and then before I left so he's feeling fine. Although it would be an error in judgment to try and drive the tractor right now :)
Oh, they look like they are having a ball. I can just see them laughing.
My Ruby did the same thing Sunday - she and Shelley ran up the hill, first to visit our next door neighbor and interfere with his woodworking project and harass his dog Travis by running up and down outside Travis's pen . . . then on up to the next house to play with Buster the 2 year old Chocolate Lab and his big sister, 9 year old Chevy. Ruby goaded both Buster and Chevy into chasing her, but they lost interest pretty quick, so she just ran laps around their back yard all by herself while Buster, Chevy, and Shelley commiserated about What is the younger generation coming to?
Give Blue a year or two, he'll be doing something like . . .
Those are great action shots of the dogs! Ol' Cisco looks like a hairy Grayhound in that first one, he's stretched out so much. And it looks like Gidget's biting him on the butt in the 3rd one. Goofy dogs!
It's really hard to take a picture of Cisco that isn't blurry.... he's really quick! :~)
:) and the look on her face is - I'm going to attack the first unsuspecting person, dog or horse that comes along. Got to be something in your water up there right now :)
LOL - I can just see it. My dobe had perfected that look too.
LOL...GREAT pictures:) Dogs are as fun to watch playing as horses.
Becky
And he gets going so fast that he's almost flat against the ground. Even without the other dogs out there, sometimes he'll run flat out like that around and around the house.
It's a really good thing I don't care about my lawn. ;-)
Fortunately it's mostly weeds anyhow.
Well, I brushed massaged, and stretched Harley. He did not seem real eager to stretch his legs the full extent, so I didn't push that, and when I did the neck stretching exercises I didn't make him stretch the full extent of that either only about 1/2 way, but I did hear his neck pop in a few times when he reached around in both directions. I don't know if that is good or not...???
He is standing saddled now. I walked around the arena, and I don't think I'm going to lunge him. It's too muddy and it's slippery. I wouldn't get a clear picture of how well he is moving and I don't want risk a fall or a pull of something. Now I'm wondering if it will be a good idea to ride tomorrow? No matter where I would go, I'm going to hit soft, slippery muddy spots...The only thing, if conditions are like that at a ride, they don't call it off. I'll probably go for a little while anyway, just to feel him...but it will depend on the conditions how long we stay out.
Becky
I hate to ride in mud, you know that :~) Go slow and careful if you do go :~)
It's damp and rather muggy here... says 44 but it feels warm. Still, I left their blankets on, they'll just get wet and muddy in this drizzle if I take them off, and I'll have to deal with that come bed-time.
But the good news is, it feels more like spring... we're really looking forward to that. :~)
That is wierd. Did you reply to say that you weren't the seller? This person doesn't sound like they know much about horses, just like they might be getting one for the kiddies.
I, ( breath ), I (breath), am, (breath), so, (breath), out of shape, (breath), Been jogging. (Breath) , Thanks yall, my dad is doing 100xs better. I'm hoping he gets out of ICU today. ( breath)
Well, I guess you could say it feels like spring here, but I'm not getting suckered in yet:). I'd say winter is far from over.
Becky
LOL, I just checked, 60 tomorrow and 31 and ice pellets forecast for Thurs:\
Becky
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