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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.
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
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!
~Shivers~ February is almost here :~)
Cool pictures Cindy! I liked the Pecos river picture the best. Boy that was a long way down! Thanks for posting them!
Hey! Thanks! I'll follow up...
I can't believe ecurbh is having to cut what looks to be a 10 inch tree with a sawsall! Poor guy! He needs a chainsaw for his birthday!
He does, I think we'll have to break down and get one... As long as he doesn't cut his foot off!
Good luck with it - don't be shy to ask questions :~)
They're pretty darned handy to have around but you're right about them being dangerous. Lee bought some Kevlar chainsaw chaps not too long ago and I'm really glad he did. I worked in an ER years ago and couldn't tell you the number of people who came in with chainsawed kneecaps. Yuck!
Yeah - we've talked a lot to dad about it, a chainsaw is about the only power tool dad hasn't bought for me as a present... I just don't think he wants to be responsible for that.
But you know, that saws-all works pretty well! Can't go a lot bigger than that tree, but it cut through it in a couple minutes!
I've seen little short electric chainsaws too. Some of them come on an extension pole, for cutting limbs off higher up. I always thought those were cool. I'd love to use our chainsaw, but nobody will show me how to crank it. I can pull that cord until I'm blue in the face and can't get it started. There must be a trick to it or something. LOL, I don't know why they won't show me. You'd think that I was a chainsaw murder or something. Or maybe they're just afraid, like you said, that I'll remove some of my own body parts with it. Men are such old ladies about stuff like that! ;o)
Yeah - they're just afraid you'll hurt yourself if you knew how to start it :~)
I've talked a lot to dad about chainsaws, and the little ones in particular, but he thinks they're more dangerous than the big ones. He said at least with the heavy ones, I won't be tempted to cut over your head, which is a big no no, and you have to use two hands to operate them, so at least the hands are safe :~)
Yep. I worked in an ER too and after a bad storm that usually seemed to be the injury of choice. Falls and heart attacks too.
**grin**
The other related injury we saw was people dropping nice big 50lb sticks of newly cut firewood on their feet and breaking their toes or blowing the ends out of them. Firewood season was always good for business at the ER. ;o)
Those are the San Onofre Nuclear Powerplant containment.
They were on the beach and I mentioned on the train to my mom, they look nuclear and a guy freaked.
Hey Duchess, I was scanning the thread. Did you get the wierdo horse ad cleared up? That's very alarming.
Hey Beaker! Howz the new job going?
I reported the ad to the Cyber Fraud website Hair gave me. I also talked to the webmaster at Horseville.com and he pulled the ad. You might be right about overseas cause the address is false, there is no telephone number and the email account has been closed.
I have a horse that took a bite on me last night.
Bit me on the chest and it hurts!
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