The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!

[HairOfTheDog]

Free Republic has a lot of horse people that have found each other on other threads…. And since we all like to talk horses, how about a thread where it is not off-topic, but is THE topic?

A few of us thought it would be interesting and informative to have a chat thread where we can 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 last thread we had a great time and were a great help to each other working through lessons and training, horse lamenesses and illnesses, questions and challenges and always just our stories we like to tell.

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 Becky pings everyone most mornings. Let Becky (Paynoattentionmanbehindthecurtain) 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 last thread, 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.

[CindyDawg]

Those things are spooky. We go by a garden on the way to El Paso. They look like spirits waving their arms:')

[CindyDawg]

No but that's not stopping them from trying:')

[CindyDawg]

I don't think it's the fisherman but the "big house" people that are fussing. You know, "it's ok in your back yard but not mine but be sure and route us some energy"

[Inge_CAV]

Sen. USS Oldsmobile Commander, does not want those generators in his backyard.......

[Inge_CAV]

On the whole, I would prefer those over nuclear power.

Nukes are really spooky......

: )

[Beaker]

Oh let them try. I'm completely fed up with the obnoxious, irritating, in-your-face Dems around here. They are picking fights everywhere, and being complete, utter, total idiots. But then, those are typical character traits so I'm not entirely surprised. If the tables had been turned, (and thank god they haven't been) we would all be upset instead, but from my experience, Republicans are far more polite than Dems are. I've actually lost a friendship over Bush being re-elected, believe it or not, because this person said that they didn't want to be associated with a "Bush-loving-P.O.S." and he "No longer wanted to be associated with me and my kind"

[Beaker]

Nukes are really spooky......

Nukes are scary, but their power is pretty awesome. :-)

[CindyDawg]

That's true but we don't get to drive by those so we can kind of forget about them:') This probably sounds weird but it's miles of desert and I think about what it must have been like 200 years ago. Sometimes , it feels like Indians watching from the mesas (on paints of course) and I wonder what they would have thought if they came across these things. Silly huh?

[Beaker]

There are some fishermen that are against the windmill generators, but I certainly won't deny that there are other factors involved. If it's a cleaner source of energy, why not, but I honestly don't know enough about it to argue for or against it, so I'll hush now. :-)

[Inge_CAV]

"I've actually lost a friendship over Bush being re-elected, believe it or not, because this person said that they didn't want to be associated with a "Bush-loving-P.O.S." and he "No longer wanted to be associated with me and my kind"

You did not lose much.....

: )

[Inge_CAV]

Yes, the power they produce is awesome. : )

[CindyDawg]

Doesn't sound like a friend worth having anyway. His/her loss. You are right though. I was disappointed when Clinton won but I didn't cry and carry on.

[Inge_CAV]

The Indians were fasinated by telegraph wires too. : )

[Beaker]

You did not lose much.....
This is very true. :-) I'm not particularly sorry, sad to say, because he was always quite rabid, and always resorted to personal attacks when I didn't see things his way. He asked me why I'm conservative.
My response was: "Because I've grown up." :-)

[Beaker]

I was disappointed when Clinton won but I didn't cry and carry on.
See, that's the difference. It's ok to be upset if your guy loses, that's normal, and to be expected. But, the Dems here are angry, so they're taking it out on other people that don't see their views. It's not right.

[Inge_CAV]

LOL! That was the perfect thing to say.... : )

[CindyDawg]

Well hang in there. They say they are leaving:')

[Inge_CAV]

The same behavior is going on all over the nation. Not sure where it is going but it is not good at all.

[CindyDawg]

I work for my husband and I just asked if I could come in late Monday so I could see Sarah Lee off. He told me "she's just a hose, baby. Oh wait. You have to take a picture, right?" :'(

[CindyDawg]

The % of true radicals probably low . I'm hoping GB can reach out to the sensible ones that aren't republican"yet".