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Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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Well I'm glad to hear that y'all made it ok. Every time I saw the radar there was this big blue band that just about covered the whole state of Oklahoma and most of Arkansas and it didn't look good. It was strange how it just seemed to stall out right at the Mississippi line. Saturday was gorgeous here. I was running around in shorts and a t-shirt fercryinoutloud! And yesterday was even warmer, set a record I think, but it wasn't as sunny. We're getting rain now and the temps are falling, but the rain is supposed to stop before the freezing temps get here, so I was glad to hear that. Hopefully your wind and snow won't amount to much and it'll start to thaw out pretty soon. Your pictures sure looked cool though. I love the way the trees look when they're encased in ice but I sure don't like what it does to them when there's too much of it. Y'all hang in there!
You two hang in there too!
Duchess, I feel for ya with the frozen faucets. You'll really have your work cut out for you when they thaw out.
Rain, rain and more rain here. With what you other people are getting, I should not complain. It's the middle of January and pretty soon Spring will be here.
Has anyone heard of Double D trailers? They are steel and a lot cheaper then the aluminum ones. They make the trailers at their location also.
Check them out DOUBLE D TRAILERS
I just went to your profile page .. I really like Tennessee .. He's got a big butt~!
Good morning all.
Yes Dawg it is freezing now. I am 1 and 1/2 hours northwest of San Antonio. I am trying hard not to lose all my plants out in front. Anything portable is on the porch but even those I may have to move inside tonight.
A neighbor is coming to help me push my utility cart into the horse trailer to take it down to the shop here in town. It hasn't started for two weeks.
What a day to hitch up the trailer and shove machines around.
LOL! Yeah, I know whatcha mean there. Nobody around here knows how to act when it snows or ices here either. The wrecker guys have a field day though. Seems like every yayhoo in the county wants to get out and Whoop and Ride in their car and ends up stuck in a ditch, with nothing on but jeans and a t-shirt. Buncha Jack@$$ES!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, that would put you in the Hill Country?? Hubby and I would like to retire there ... someday.
I have one. It's a three-horse slant with a little tack compartment in front, and it is 7 feet high, it's called a thoroughbred trailer because it is so high. I like it.
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We have high winds here, heavy overcast and 30 degrees. We are expecting freezing rain and even snow tonight but the weatherman has been so wrong so often nobody believes them anymore.
I'll amen that one ..
Yes, I am in the hill country. There are a lot of retired people around here. Also ranchers, like 5th generation. It makes for a great mix.
Thanks! He's a good-un, but back when that picture was made, he was WAY overweight for a Walking Horse. He had undiagnosed Metabolic Disorder and wouldn't even fit in a two-horse trailer. I finally got a handle on it and he's probably 300# lighter now and is much healthier. He's not skinny by any means but I need to get a new picture of him.
If I had it to do over again, I'd buy aluminum. They cost more but they sure do hold up better. My 3-horse slant is a rusty mess already because I don't have a shed for it. It's even rusted through in places. The next one I get will be aluminum.
But even from the side, I like the distance between his hip and the point of his buttock (below the tailhead) .. There was another horse of yours that I thought had a well rounded rump, but I don't remember..
Nice horses.
Did you buy your trailer direct from them?
Thanks! They're my babies. I sure do enjoy them, but they sure do keep me busy.
It's true the aluminum ones do not rust, but they do get pitted. Especially in the winters here. They are not maintenance free. We tried to clean the trailer the kids use and it looks the same. Of course the smooth side ones would be a lot better to maintain. The steel manufactures use better technology now and steel products do not rust like in days past. Look at how cars hold up better than they did 20 years ago.
Well I'll admit that I'm pretty much a stock horse person (which explains why I like the big butts) but every TWH I've ever known personally has been good-minded, sweet and honest. Such a nice breed.
Yeah, I was just reading about their galvanizing and painting process and it does sound better. Sounds like they've figured out how to get the weight down too. When I went and checked out the "Tack-Around" rear tack compartment they showed on them, I realized that a friend of mine has one of these. I'd never seen a tack compartment like that before but it's really cool. He likes his a lot but I don't know what model it is. He bought it used
I think it is much worse for you all - we're used to the bad winters and snow and ice, we just complain alot but our construction (roads, barns, houses, etc) are built with the winter and the wind taken into account. And most of the people here know how to manage and drive in it. It's much worse when it's one of the once in 100 year things you all get because you aren't accustomed to it and that makes it that much more dangerous.
Yep, that particular faucet is dead until spring when we can dig it up. Pipes are 3ft down so it will just have to wait. Fortunately we have others we can run hoses from.
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