| This thread has been locked, it will not receive new replies. |
| Locked on 08/07/2007 7:37:51 AM PDT by Admin Moderator, reason: |
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!
You don’t have turtles??? Wow, we always had one in a cage thru the summer’s when I was a kid. I was thinking this morning I might hang on to the one that doesn’t seem to mind being in the crate. At least till the new wears off with the boys. They like to get them out and watch them move around.
The race is funny. They put all the turtles in a pile and cover them with a tub. there is a big circle chalked on the road all around the pile of turtles. Then the tub is raised and the first turtle to go out of the chalk circle wins....You have to find one that comes out and starts moving quick. Some of them just sit in their shells and never come out.
You find more turtles in the spring then in the fall, but it is possible we may see one while you are here. Hard to say, that’s why several weeks before the festival we start catching them so we are sure to have some. You never know. With all this rain we are seeing them pretty frequently, I guess their homes are being flooded. I’ve always heard if you see turtles moving up hill look for rain, they are moving to higher ground, they know when it’s going to rain. If they are moving down hill, you’re in for a dry spell:)...LOL...that may be an old wives tale tho.
Becky
Wow, Green Corn Festival already. Time sure does fly. I love small town events like that.
On the trail class, they walked over a bridge, then logs, a box of logs to turn around in. Walked into a "L", backed out, sidepassed over another log. Trotted through 2 logs, turned, then a gate. For the little kids there was not a rope to open, so they did a pretend, but still had to go through, as though there was on. Amy didn't place in trail. PJ hit the logs in the turn around. Her class was a lot bigger than Alison's.
LOL...about the cats being sharp pointy things:)...poor puppy:)
I’m sure those turtles are different species, their shells are different. But I don’t know a thing about them, they are all just box turtles to me:)
Becky
No - we don’t have many reptiles. Garter snakes and a rare little lizard. I’m trying to think... I think that’s it. It’s too cold, or too wet, not sure.
We don’t even have turtles in Eastern WA where it’s dry. They do have a few more kinds of snakes though, including rattlers.
I have a lot to do but I just can’t seem to get moving this morning.
Me too....this is the first time in forever that I've had to make a second pot of coffee.
Becky
Wow, well that a good challenge. Good for her, she’d make a great little CTR’er:)
Becky
Oh wow...I thought those kinds of things were just everywhere. When I was a kid besides turtles we use to catch horny toads all the time too, but I haven’t seen one of those since I was a kid. They use to be everywhere. I’v heard they are going extinct around here. They made a good caged lizard to feed insects too:).
Becky
We don’t have horny toads either :~) We have frogs, but no toads.
My husband stops and picks them up off of the road.
Good for him :~) Somebody should :~)
Yeah, I ended a week of carb binging yesterday and purging. I just can’t handle that stuff. As soon as the motrin kicks in, I have to get busy.
I think my problem is just a lack of sunshine....now that it is shining, I need to get out there and soak some up:) But Sun. is grocery shopping day, and I’m afraid by the time I get back it will either be too humid to stand being outside, or raining:)
Becky
LOL...horny toads are not really toads, they are a lizard,,,I have no clue how they got the name horny toads, they are not toads, and they don’t have horns....of course maybe horns is not what the name is trying to imply:)
Becky
Well, I don’t know... I’ll defer to you on that :~)
Shopping on the weekend is torture for me. I like people but I don’t like shopping around people:’) I do need to go though. I’m out of fruit and my milk just expired. .
That’s why we usually go pretty early in the morning, to miss the crowds. Mack is working this morning, and I really need to get going here...It’s usually pretty calm to go anytime before noon, before church lets out it’s not bad, so I still have time:)
Becky
Those pictures are adorable, especially of the turtles and the kid :-)
I usually have to do my shopping on the weekends because of work. There’s a grocery store down the street from me in Boston, and usually what I’ll do is pick up stuff for lunch and keep it in the kitchen at work. I’m terrible about getting errands done on the weekends. The barn takes first priority and then i do the errands afterwards. I do a little bit of house work every day during the week so I don’t have to do it on the weekends.
Rocky has been so funny since I started putting him out back to graze. He'll move around back there grazing quietly for about 2 hours. Then, for the last 3 days, he just has himself a good ole time, running, bucking, kicking, charging the gate...today I got some pictures. They aren't the best because there are so many trees out there, and I couldn't zoom because he was moving around so much, but I think you all will enjoy them. Hope it's not too many:)
Slinging his head around:)
Becky
We've gotten a good bit of rain today. I keep looking to see if the grass looks greener yet :~)
Went for a walk out there during a sun break, but plenty of very dark clouds were around.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.