The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

[HairOfTheDog]

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*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
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!

[FrogInABlender]

I thought it had stopped here earlier, but we just got another downpour, so I guess not. I was wanting to ride tomorrow, but I’m gonna wimp out if it’s still raining. I’m just glad it finally rained. I got house work that needs doing anyways. The dust bunnies are getting bigger than the cats around here!

Oh, just a side note about the big freeze we got around here. I was talking to one of the guys who leases part of our farm and he said that all of his wheat got ruined. It was just at the stage where it had put out heads but hadn’t pollinated yet and all that got frozen. The plants themselves are still ok but it won’t make anything, so they were going to cut it for hay. That’s great for cows, but bad for horses. But the good thing about it was that he was going to keep the wheat hay for his cows and have enough to be able to sell his orchard grass hay, which WILL be good for horses. So I guess it all works out in the end.

[Beaker]

Will you guys go out and ride together after she schools Dot, or will you be looking after the grandkids? :-)

[FrogInABlender]

Oliver sounds like a gem! I’m glad you both found each other, even if he’s not yours. It’s a beautiful thing when you get that connection with a horse, or any animal. It warms your soul.

[Beaker]

So far we've just had lots of heavy rain, but we needed it so I'm really glad. I think the storms are supposed to be pretty well blown out by the time that front gets here.
We're supposed to get slammed tomorrow starting early in the morning. In fact, there's talk about canceling the Boston Marathon. (Not gonna lie, I'd be very happy about that, because I have to go through the finish line area to get to work.)

[FrogInABlender]

...I have to go through the finish line area to get to work.)

On man, that's got to be a huge pain! I don't blame you a bit for wishing them a little ill-will. We have something similar here (though not as big I'm sure) when the Trail of Tears motorcycle ride comes through our town in September. Try to visualize over 100,000 motorcycles driving by, and you can't cross the road, for like HOURS. It's fun to watch, but if you have to get anywhere that crosses the route you can just forget it.

[Duchess47]

He sounds like he’s really enjoying himself, and I’m glad you enjoy working with him. That’s a benefit for both of you and isn’t that common.

[FrogInABlender]

Well, I’d love to stay and chat some more, but my hubby had to work today and he just called to say he’s on his way home so I guess I’d better be thinking about something for supper. Talk to y’all later!

[Beaker]

Wow. That sounds pretty awesome, but I understand about clogging the traffic. I'm so glad that I don't have to drive in, and I'm PRAYING that I don't have to go out in the field like I usually do, because I have no idea how we'd be able to get from point A to point B. To top it all off, there's also a Sox game, and we have this new ball player pitcher guy called 'Dice-K' and tons people from Japan have flown in to see him play. So whenever a Japanese person with a huge camera around their neck approaches me, I just point them to Fenway. :-p
I have co-workers who live where the Marathon starts, and they've told me stories about having to get up at the crack of dawn to ward off competitors and specators from their lawns because they use them as toilets... :-O Everyone hydrating themselves, and then it has to go somewhere

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, we're back from the beach house with pictures of very cool birthday presents ecurbh and I received from the family :~)

First, this t-shirt for ecurbh.... not sure where he's going to wear this :~)

Though ecurbh is modeling all these presents, they are for ~both~ of us :~)

A chainsaw! No more trying to cut up downed trees with our sawsall ;~)

Next, we got this nifty Marlin 30-30 from Ramius....

We've never owned a rifle before... also were given a scabbard ecurbh can hang from his saddle (I don't think my English saddle is well suited for that)

[Duchess47]

Happy Birthdays!

Very cool presents and definately somethings you needed :) Hope you all had a great time.

[HairOfTheDog]

Definitely needed :~)

[CindyDawg]

My old boss, a shrink, used to say that passive aggressive people drove him nuts because “you can’t make them mad”, but that he liked watching us work, because we have learned to be “master communicators and peace makers”. He would have been shocked to see the fit I threw at Walmart tonight!

[CindyDawg]

A chain saw! About time:’)

[Beaker]

Woah! I love your family’s presents! Any chance I could be adopted? ;-) I say that ecurbh wears the “Infidel” t-shirt whilst using the gun or chainsaw! Preferably the gun. :-)

[FrogInABlender]

Wow, cool presents!! The chainsaw will really come in handy, but I think your Dad may have had an ulterior motive for giving it to Ecurbh, judging from the size of that woodpile behind them. I can just hear him now, “Here’s a chainsaw for your birthday Son. Oh, and by the way, we’ll need 5 ricks of wood for the winter.”

The t-shirt and rifle are really great too. The rifle is for when somebody makes a smart-@$$ remark about the t-shirt. ;o)

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

The t-shirt and rifle are really great too. The rifle is for when somebody makes a smart-@$$ remark about the t-shirt. ;o)

LOL:)...but having a rifle with you while wearing that t-shirt is passive-aggressive isn't it?:) Great gifts, I've always wanted a chain saw, but Mack won't let me have one. He thinks I'd hurt myself, or there would be no trees left on our property:)...I get carried away sometimes.

Good morning. Our weather here today is going to be great, but I probably won't ride, babysitting today, and probably too muddy anyway, to go on too many of the trails:(.

When Jenny comes tomorrow, I'll watch Tucker...Dot isn't shod right now anyway, and has always been tender footed like her daddy, so she wouldn't do good on trails anyway. Jenny is going to set an appointment tomorrow with my farrier to get her shod.

Beaker...well at least Oliver is available for you, and if the owner won't sell, he will always be, so that's good. Maybe not the same as owning your own, but still good.

Becky

[Beaker]

Maybe not the same as owning your own, but still good.

Well I can always pretend. :-)

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Yes you can....when I was a kid I got great comfort pretending my bike was a horse:)

Becky

[Beaker]

when I was a kid I got great comfort pretending my bike was a horse:)

Heh. I was guilty of that too. :-)

[HairOfTheDog]

Good morning everyone! It looks like another beautiful day here... and it wasn’t supposed to be :~)