Posted on 08/07/2007 7:33:14 AM PDT 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, 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!
Is everyone freezing? Down in Sc here I’m so cold I can’t describe it. Coming from Ohio but being here 2 1/2 yrs, I think my body changed. I can’t tolerate the cold anymore...it was 29 degrees this AM and the horses water trough was frozen.
Yesterday was somewhat pleasant so I took a ride with Waylon and my dog and at the end of the trail I came across two feral pigs....scared me to death.......gosh were they big.
We’ve got wild pigs all over the Forest down here too. They’re absolutely tearing the place up. We very seldom see them though, just their sign. Be careful if you come up on a sow with her babies. They would just as soon gut you as look at you. They’ve declared open season on them around here, but a friend of mine lost all but one of his hunting dogs to one boar when he went hunting them, even though they had kevlar vests on. They’re MEAN!
Oh my, that is gorgeous. What a glorious sight.
How did I miss all of these pictures? Your house is going to be beautiful. Is it going to be split level? I can just see a big porch across the front.
Hi Hair - my cousins and my DIL want me on facebook, along with Speed’s owner. The problem is, I don’t want my name out there in cyberland any more than necessary.
It was 9 this morning here. But, that is typical for this area. How awful for the Southern States, especially Florida and the crops. Next month is the Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL and hopefully, the crop was spared too much damage.
The horses have been let out everyday with blankets on. They just get too crazy when kept in. Even though they do not do much running, as there is about 10 inches of snow on the ground As long, as the wind is not blowing too much and not a real wet snow. We have had sunshine for the last two days and thats a real treat. I am going to get a round bale to put out for them.
We have a heat tape on our water hydrant in the barn, so far, so good. It would be such a pain to haul water.
Bob and I were talking about the weather over coffee this morning. Tomorrow marks 30 days that the snow has been sitting in our yard.
Our horses are going crazy with it, they’ve eaten three wood posts out of boredom. The llama and the goat have a path worn between their house and the fence where their water is and where they get fed.
My niece in the Florida panhandle was talking about the very cold temps and the frozen pipes at her house. I just can’t imagine how heartbreaking it must be for citrus growers to watch their orchards die. I’m guessing a lot of the regular landscape plants won’t make it through the cold temps either.
Bob finally got our faucet at the water troughs thawed out and is going to put heat tape on it today. We’ve never had them freeze before.
Wow frog.... that’s a dangerous place to stand! :D Marvelous!
TheHouse is one and a half floors with a full basement. The basement will be unfinished and just for storage and utility access. The upstairs has 2br and 2 baths. We weren’t going to finish it either, since there’s just the two of us, but it’s easier to get all the rough-in work done when the rest of the house is going up than to have all the mess of hauling construction materials through a finished house, so we decided to go ahead.
It looks like it’s going to be beautiful, and it looks a lot bigger than 2/2. Your room sizes must be generous. Looking forward to pictures as work progresses.
Well, I guess I didn't say that right, the main floor has 2br and 2 baths. The upstairs/attic has 2br and 2 baths too. That's the part we probably won't finish, at least not to start with.
That makes more sense - it looks that big. I’m anxious to see it finished.
WAY TO GO, BEAKER!!! The times, they are a changin’....
Good for you and all the other people who voted for this man!
Hubby and I have reached a deal on really neat piece of property.
Wide view (North is screen-left)
Close up:
It's 19 acres total, kindof an "L" shaped property including about a third of a mile along the creek. The neighboring properties to the north and east are timber areas full of trails and logging roads to ride... And previous owners have made and tended paths and trails long the creek and in the woods, with bridges over the little streams that flow down into the creek. In the fall, there is a salmon run on the creek. It's a little like owning our own private park.
We have loan prequalification and a great loan officer pulling for us, the inspection is tomorrow on the house. The house is a bit dated, and we'll need to do some work to freshen it up... new paint and carpet, but we just couldn't be more proud and excited about this great find.
I did see that you were selling your "storm home" on Baywind, but didn't see the thread about the property. My pc crashed and was down for a week and I got behind on everything.
Good luck on the inspection and the load. I will be pulling for you.
I do have a Facebook page. lol
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