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FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 12

Posted on 08/07/2007 7:33:14 AM PDT 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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*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, usually about our horses, sometimes about our dogs, gardens and other stuff we do. :~)

I have a ping list for horse threads that are of interest, and MissTargets will ping everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets and/or me know if you would like to be on the ping list.

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.

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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: saddleclub
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To: HairOfTheDog

Kristy found homes for the kitties. Two will go to one place and the other two to another, so that will be good for them.

I went to the bowling league meeting last night. Whoa...some of the members are going to be very competitive:) Serious business...LOL. We are there for fun. I bought a ball, bag and shoes. My ball is very pretty, red, gold, and black,LOL I was looking more for pretty, then anything:) I’m going to meet my brother and his lady to practice with it this weekend sometime. Dan got a new ball too, and wants to try it before the league starts. I think this is going to fun. The session lasts all winter.


10,501 posted on 08/22/2008 5:46:18 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: HairOfTheDog

I was watching a bit of the Olympics last night, and caught some of the horse events. I heard the commentator say that 3 of the top competitors were disqualified because of illegal steroids in their horses. Thought that was interesting.


10,502 posted on 08/22/2008 5:56:30 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Really? I hadn’t seen that. We watched some of the eventing but have missed everything else.

Good morning! The bowling sounds like fun. :~)


10,503 posted on 08/22/2008 5:59:30 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

Oh - and good news on the kitten homes! Glad they’re going in pairs. Kittens are best in pairs :~)


10,504 posted on 08/22/2008 6:40:05 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Beaker

Glad you are having fun. Be very careful. GPS’s are great.
How long will you be there? How’s the job search?


10,505 posted on 08/22/2008 6:56:30 AM PDT by HaveFaith
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To: Duchess47

Talullah learned how to sit watching her mom before I got her and nobody knew she knew what it meant. I just told her to do it when I was passing out bites of something to the crew and she did it instantly. She fetches after playing with her twice. I am working on stay now, in bits and pieces, ‘cause we don’t tend to sit still very long ourselves. She works on the leash, but it’s hard ‘cause she walks behind either me or Hal and not at your side like a normal dog. Natural heeling, I guess. Probably wouldn’t even need a leash except for rules. My horse whirls and stomps with her front feet at her. I think maybe they are jealous of each other.


10,506 posted on 08/22/2008 7:02:31 AM PDT by HaveFaith
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

I hope it wasn’t the American’s.

Bowling is fun and a great way to socialize. Hope you keep enjoying it. It’s not bad exercise, either.


10,507 posted on 08/22/2008 7:04:07 AM PDT by HaveFaith
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; Duchess47

Well, we had a quiet night. The kittens back in the bedroom were quieter, and I think they really were quieter. I looked in on them a couple times in the night and they seemed to be quiet. I think if they’d really yowled we’d have heard it. So maybe momma has given up and moved on.

We’ve moved them back out here, and they’re back in the middle of things again. A little meowy still, but I’m teaching them that if they meow, they must want more attention from me. :~)


10,508 posted on 08/22/2008 7:08:30 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

LOL....I can’t imagine any kittens of yours needing more attention:) They are so much fun to watch tho. Kristy left her’s down here last night while they went somewhere, and when I came in from the bowling meeting they were having a great time playing around the drums:)


10,509 posted on 08/22/2008 7:24:15 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: HaveFaith; HairOfTheDog

I don’t think it was Americans.


10,510 posted on 08/22/2008 7:25:08 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
Is this it? It doesn't say steroids though, it's some kind of a substance found in some topical ointments.

Four Olympic Show Jumpers Disqualified For Failed Drug Tests. 2008 Olympic Equestrian Events In Hong Kong. | Regarding Horses

10,511 posted on 08/22/2008 7:47:12 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

That might be it, but last night one of the commentators specifically said steroids. Maybe he had it wrong.


10,512 posted on 08/22/2008 8:01:34 AM PDT by PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain
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To: PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain

That’s all I found in a search.


10,513 posted on 08/22/2008 8:09:57 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; Duchess47; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; FrogInABlender
Alison, Amy and I went to the Cleveland Zoo on Thursday. It was a spur of the moment thing and we really should have gotten an earlier start, to be able to take more time. We had a very good time, even though it was very hot and the animals were not too active.

The Rain Forest exhibit is especially interesting. Amy took the pictures, so I don't have any to post for now.

It is going to be another hot one today, storms coming tomorrow, just in time for the horse show.

10,514 posted on 08/23/2008 7:38:53 AM PDT by MissTargets
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To: MissTargets

Oh no - hope the show doesn’t get stormed on.


10,515 posted on 08/23/2008 7:43:02 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog; MissTargets; PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain; FrogInABlender; All
Tuffy went to his first Appaloosa Show today. Janelle showed him in halter. There were no 3yr old stallions except him so of course he won that class :) The cool thing was though, that when he went into Grand and Reserve against the senior stallions two judges gave him Grand. The other two gave him Reserve. Pretty heady day for Bob and Janelle :)

The ranch where the show was held had two very large longhorns too.


10,516 posted on 08/23/2008 2:04:03 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47
Wow! That's quite an accomplishment! Congratulations!
10,517 posted on 08/23/2008 2:13:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: Duchess47
Here's kitten updates... they're coming along nicely! They're really stircrazy, and I was this > < close to letting them out of the cage this morning, but since my brother is coming down this afternoon, and it may be hours or days before we get them back in the cage once we let them out, we decided not to. He's staying over, I'll keep working on being able to pick them up and hold them, and we may let them out, at least in the back bedroom as early as tomorrow.

Here's the page, with videos and everything

Cat Chat! Surprise! Feral barn kittens! - Page 20 - Horse Forums (HGS)

10,518 posted on 08/23/2008 2:19:42 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

I’ll go check them out. Probably wise not to let them out yet, if they slipped outside you’d never see the orange one again. Have a nice visit with your brother.


10,519 posted on 08/23/2008 2:37:20 PM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: Duchess47
Wonderful! Congrats to all of you.

What a thrill for Janelle.

Was he a good boy?

My friend, Judy is taking two of hers to the show tomorrow. The solid little gelding that Amy showed before and her 3 yo colored gelding.

10,520 posted on 08/23/2008 6:05:02 PM PDT by MissTargets
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