The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

[FrogInABlender]

Wow! That’s cool Duchess! Those silhouettes like that really look life like when viewed from a long way off. I remember when you posted it before that I thought it was a 3-D sculpture.

[FrogInABlender]

Man, that’s a really cool one too! I love the full size view looking back down on the river. That view is totally awesome!

[BladeRider]

Here's the view back down from the horses to the river and the highway below...

Cool!

[HairOfTheDog]

That part of WA is very different from this side of the mountains. It’s very much high desert there... tumbleweeds and all. ;~)

[FrogInABlender]

Well, both parts are just gorgeous, each in their own way. I definitely plan on seeing it some day in person.

[HairOfTheDog]

If you can get here, I’d be happy to show you all the parts you want to see :~D

[Duchess47]

Thanks :) The metal silhouettes are about the only thing that will stand up to the wind and weather extremes here.

[Duchess47]

I could probably handle that part of Washington then :)

I looked at the wild horses and it seems that they are made of wood - that wouldn't work here, they'd sail to Utah. I don't see why the wild horse people couldn't do it in metal though, concreted into the ground.

[FrogInABlender]

Thanks, I may have to take you up on that invite one of these days.

[BladeRider]

Click here for an interesting video clip on MSN about a mixed zebra/horse.

I hope this works.

[BladeRider]

Well, it did not link the story I wanted but you can scroll down and click on the horse or zebra story.

[AnAmericanMother]

What great form! She has her knees tucked right up tight, no dragging a foreleg -- beautiful bascule, using her back and neck . . . .

You have GOT to find a local pony club and get Pony under a small rider. She's fancy looking enough to clean up in the hunter shows, I wouldn't be surprised if she could do "B" or even "A" locals.

[HairOfTheDog]

I agree she has great potential. I’d love to find that kind of opportunity for her. She’d be a ball to watch.

[FrogInABlender]

Hey Duchess, check out the link in post 9310. It's the same Zorse/Hebra that we were discussing on this thread. We were wondering if the picture over there was shopped. I guess this proves that it's not.

[FrogInABlender]

How would one go about finding if there IS a local pony club?

[AnAmericanMother]

Find a U.S. Pony Club near you.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, there is a local pony club that I sent an email to a couple years ago... a description of the pony and some pictures, indicating that I thought she was talented but a little fractious and was interested in either a careful sale or a free lease to the right person.

I never heard anything back... they don’t know me from Adam, and I don’t think they knew what to do with such an email. I don’t travel in those circles, so I don’t know who to contact.

[AnAmericanMother]

She'll need a gritty little rider who won't let her get away with squat, though.

We've got some mean little girls at our barn in whom Pony might meet her match . . . . too bad we're at the other end of the country.

[AnAmericanMother]

Find out who the secretary is and call her on the phone.

Better yet, show up at a Pony Club function.

They probably get a million Emails . . . .

[Duchess47]

Thanks - that baby then is worth her weight in gold so to speak. What an incredibly rare and pretty horse.