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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by 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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*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!



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To: proud_2_B_texasgal

. . . but look at the tail . . .


6,681 posted on 05/01/2007 10:16:08 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Well, either way, my point that everyone seems a little crabby today is still a good one. :~)


6,682 posted on 05/01/2007 10:17:04 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: proud_2_B_texasgal

By the way.... was that your horse on the cover of the new Country Supply catalogue? It’s bay Arab ears, looking down trail, in a blue nylon headstall. I got more than a few people responding that they thought it was Bay, but it isn’t. I wondered if it was your mare.


6,683 posted on 05/01/2007 10:22:23 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: AnAmericanMother
. . . but look at the tail . . .

Ah, yes, good thing I don't judge a horse by it's pretty TAIL .. lol ..

I actually had a colt that when he shedded in the spring of his 2-year old year, he shedded out his mane AND his tail.. to the skin. It's a trait that is obviously carried in the color gene somewhere.

I've had plenty that had long full manes and tails also.

But, then, as a 2-year old, he also packed around my 7 year old daughter.. pretty is as pretty does.

6,684 posted on 05/01/2007 10:23:51 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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To: MissTargets
Oh, I can tell you about ugly Thoroughbreds . . .

. . . we had a horse at the barn named Rodney Dangerfield, because he didn't get no respect.

He was a handsome bright bay with one white foot, had beautiful legs and feet, hocks well let down, muscular but proportional quarters, nice straight back, beautiful sloping shoulder, nicely muscled, arched neck -- he was an absolutely gorgeous TBred type conformation hunter . . . from the neck down.

He had the ugliest head I have ever seen on a TBred - actually on any horse. It was too big, with a bony Roman nose that stood out a mile, parrot mouth, pop eyes, and ears like a mule that sort of flopped sideways.

We used to say we could show him in conformation hunter if they would let us put a paper bag over his head. We showed him in working hunter, but he never did as well as he deserved to. Very comfortable gaits and a wonderful jumper too, you could hunt him all day and never get to the bottom of him. It's a wonder his sweet disposition wasn't ruined by everybody looking at him and going, "OMG!"

6,685 posted on 05/01/2007 10:24:06 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: HairOfTheDog
,i>By the way.... was that your horse on the cover of the new Country Supply catalogue? It’s bay Arab ears, looking down trail, in a blue nylon headstall. I got more than a few people responding that they thought it was Bay, but it isn’t. I wondered if it was your mare.

Not that I know of .. better go look, huh? LOL.

6,686 posted on 05/01/2007 10:24:48 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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To: proud_2_B_texasgal
You see, I'm spoiled on the matter of tails . . .

. . . but look at the neck . . . < g >

6,687 posted on 05/01/2007 10:26:32 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: HairOfTheDog

Nope .. not mine .. I would have guess Bay also! lol


6,688 posted on 05/01/2007 10:26:37 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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To: proud_2_B_texasgal
Ah, yes, good thing I don't judge a horse by it's pretty TAIL .. lol ..

There is a difference in "judging a horse" and judging if it's pretty or not.

The ugly app that the lady used at the CTR's I go too..I'd judge the horse as a great CTR horse, a great overall horse. It was still ugly tho.

Becky

6,689 posted on 05/01/2007 10:29:43 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: proud_2_B_texasgal
I did a double-take myself! Everything matches, the ears, the color, the bridle path that should have been clipped a week ago... Except it's not our trails, and I don't have a nylon bridle.


6,690 posted on 05/01/2007 10:35:35 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Personally, I don’t think AAM’s first post was all that wrong. She described the old style app. pretty much right on. I couldn’t figure out what you thought was harsh.

I thought that was just how the Apps in Alabama looked! At some of the local Saddle Club horse shows the Apps they use for barrel racing are pretty scrawny looking. I had a friend years ago in SoCal that had Apps and they did not look like the ones I see here.

6,691 posted on 05/01/2007 10:36:42 AM PDT by BladeRider
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To: HairOfTheDog

Looks JUST like him! I would have sworn to it. . . .


6,692 posted on 05/01/2007 10:44:01 AM PDT by AnAmericanMother ((Ministrix of Ye Chase, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment)))
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To: HairOfTheDog

Just wow .. Thanks for thinkin’ of me, though!


6,693 posted on 05/01/2007 10:44:08 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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To: AnAmericanMother
No rain in the immediate forecast. They are about 19 inches behind in South GA, we are 7-8 inches behind up here.

We are about 12 inches behind here in Alabama. Not looking good for this years hay crop again. I think we are going to try to get as much as we can from the first cutting this year instead of waiting like last year and coming up short.

6,694 posted on 05/01/2007 10:44:19 AM PDT by BladeRider
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To: HairOfTheDog
...Lots of crabbiness today...

LOL!! Boy you got that right. But hey, I'm not crabby, so there's that.

As for the gaited breeds in endurance/CTR, I think they're there but you just don't hear a lot about them. They can definitely go the distance if properly conditioned, but like Becky said, they aren't BRED for the kind of stamina that the Arabs have been. And this is just my own personal opinion, but it may have something to do with a breed bias. The hardcore distance riders may have a preconception that in order to do well, they have to ride an Arab, so they don't even consider a gaited breed, and it's only the hardcore winners that you really hear about. But that's just pure speculation on my part.

6,695 posted on 05/01/2007 10:46:42 AM PDT by FrogInABlender (Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive.)
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To: AnAmericanMother
LOL .. Yup, and I don't even have an app right now. I love my arab's mane and tail .. long, straight, not to thick ..

I do sometimes imagine her with some spots on her butt though .. *wink*

6,696 posted on 05/01/2007 10:48:32 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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To: proud_2_B_texasgal
... pretty is as pretty does.

Yeah, you got that right. Some of the old foundation TWH bloodlines are known for their HUMONGOUS heads, but I always said that you don't ride the head. It's the gait and temperament that are what's important to me....but a pretty little small head is definately a plus! ;o)

6,697 posted on 05/01/2007 10:50:04 AM PDT by FrogInABlender (Don't take life too seriously. No one gets out alive.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

My mare's ears are more "on point" .. she has RADAR, trust me!

And I would be FLOGGED for my bridlepath, huh? LOLOL

6,698 posted on 05/01/2007 10:52:59 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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To: FrogInABlender
It's the gait and temperament that are what's important to me....but a pretty little small head is definately a plus! ;o)

I have seen some pretty ugly headed TWH's that is for sure! Then there are those little moose headed things "winking" ;o)

6,699 posted on 05/01/2007 10:53:30 AM PDT by BladeRider
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To: FrogInABlender
Some of the old foundation TWH bloodlines are known for their HUMONGOUS heads, but I always said that you don't ride the head.

I know I've said this before, but there is a soft spot in my heart for TWH's. I've never owned one, and don't see one in my future, but some of the most tractable and pleasant horses I've ever been around and ridden were TWH's. The ones I have known have has a 'wisdom' about them....

6,700 posted on 05/01/2007 10:56:45 AM PDT by proud_2_B_texasgal
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