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Posted on 09/18/2004 6:56:23 AM PDT by 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.
I got into a really bad accident once, and I swear that my helmet was the only thing that saved my life. I won't ride without one for that very reason.
Probably in our lifetime and surely our children's lifetime, they will make amazing advancements in spinal cord research. In Chris Reeve's case, I doubt they will be able to fix an injury that severe any time soon, maybe never. That guy's body was SHOT. I'm surprised he lived as long as he did.
The Haircut Song
Chorus
When you get a haircut, be sure to go back home When you get a haircut, get a barber you have known Since you were a little bitty boy sittin' in a booster chair Or you might look like Larry, Moe or Curly if a stranger cuts your hair
Well, Butte, Montana just a'passin' through, one thing I just had to do Had to get a haircut and I was worried for my hair, oh I had a feeling of impending doom the minute I stepped into that room Laid my eyes upon that barber chair
Recitation
It was a macho barber shop. Hair dryers were mounted on a rifle rack. There were no mirrors. The barber chair was a Peterbilt...Barber walked in; he was huge, seven feet tall, three hundred pounds of spring steel and rawhide wearin' a hard hat, chewin' a cigar, had a t-shirt on said, "I hate musicians". Threw me in the chair, sneered and said, "What'll it be pal?" Now a lot of people would be intimidated in a situation like this...I was not. I am what I am, play my piano, and sing my little songs. I looked him right in the eye and I said, "I'm a logger - just up from Coos Bay, Oregon. Been toppin' trees - quite possibly the tough...(cough) toughest man in the entire world". He said, "All right!" he gave me a haircut and I walked out of there friends, my hair was gone! Made Kojak look like William Lee Golden. Yeah, had a tremendous craving to operate heavy equipment. Now, you may think that Butte, Montana haircut's the worst any man could ever get...Wrong!
Well, a few months later, I was way down south - grits and gravy and hush your mouth Hair so long I'm startin' to look like a man in drag It was then that the sheriff walked up and said, "Boy, you got too much hair on your head...You better get yourself a haircut or a dog tag"
Recitation
Well, when I stepped into the shop, I realized immediately that I was dealing with a born-again barber. Don't see too many barber shops with a steeple, had an organ in the corner, a choir, an usher led me to the barber chair. Barber walked in, started saying grace, "Oh Lord, for these haircuts we are about to receive, may we be truly thankful. Dominus possum pax probiscus, post mortem, et tu brute, puella carborundum". He was sorta half-Baptist, half-Catholic...maybe a Cathtist. He started cuttin' my hair and preachin' at the same time. I mean he's a wild man, scissors and razors a'flyin' around my head, he's talkin'about the evils of dancin' and drinkin' and liquor and sex and wild women and music and the music business. Then he looked down at me and he said, "What do you do for a livin'ahuh?" Now, I'm not ashamed of what I do for a livin'. Workin' bars and casinos, around liquor and wild women, I just play my piano, sing my little songs. I looked him right in the eye and I said, "I run this church for loggers!"
Chorus
When you get a haircut, be sure to go back home When you get a haircut, get a barber you have known Since you were a little bitty boy sittin' in a booster chair Or you might look like Larry, Moe or Curly if a stranger cuts your hair...oh yeah!
Written by: Mike Neun Ray Stevens C. W. Kalb, Jr.
Yeah but we may see quads become and paras and paras become incompletes and walking.
I've seen helmets nearly split in 2 from slamming against the ground. If the wearer hadn't of had one on, that split would have been his skull.
I wear my phone when I'm out riding and it never fails, my mother will call. Every time she asks me if I'm wearing my helmet and every time I tell her I am. She worries about me so much being around the horses because I had some horrible accidents when I was younger. She doesn't understand that I was a stupid kid doing stupid stuff that I wouldn't dare do anymore. She's scared to death of horses.
I'm getting nervous now. Think I'll wear my helmet next time I ride. At least that way I won't have to lie to my mother.
I hope so. I didn't even think of it that way. The way the democrats were talking about it during the campaign you'd think every quad would get up and do the jitterbug.
I'm 50.When my mother calls, she asks, "are you still riding horses?", I answer "yeah" and can predict the pause and then the "well... She thinks this is a phase (all my curricular activities) and I'm going thru a 2nd childhood . She leaves herself wide open for me to tell her I never had a 1st and catching up and that she should have never sold my horse:')
I tell my grown kids to be careful and buckle up before they leave though:')
I think this is going to work. Her left ear a lot better but she scratched the right and scratched the heck out of her face. I hate for her to itch but I think I'm going to put a doggie cone on her
That song sounds great. I have to find it now.
My neighbor says the same thing, if I would get used to it I wouldn't even know I have it on. She tells me that they are very comfortable, she wears one all the time riding or driving.
If I had children riding, I would insist that they wear them, and any boarders here under 18, I would require it. All that said, I feel so very uncomfortable with them on. I haven't ever come off on my head, thank goodness, my injuries happen while I'm on the ground.
I tend to get on a soap box whenever the government feels like they know better than I do, how to take care of myself. And, my daughter-in-law intends to get a zebra striped one to wear when riding endurance, which I totally approve of. Just really don't want to wear one myself or be told that I have to.
All right, I'll try one on again and see :), however, no promises. I really prefer a Stetson.
Oh, she is having fun.
I could not get up the nerve to do that, possums look like giant rats to me and I am terrified of mice, rats and anything similar. I am so glad to hear about what happened to your step father, although very sorry for him. I keep telling my husband that the reason I jump on chairs, tables, anything high is that I know they will run up my pants leg.
LOL - my neighbor swears I'm not too bright too :)
Oh I'm glad it happened to him too, just because of the entertainment factor of it all. He denies up and down that he screamed like a girl, but we were all there and we all heard him. :-p
I can see where it would have been funny watching it. Bet he forever after hated mice though. Probably had nightmares about them. :)
Well I think either way ok once you know yourself and the terrains you are riding in. I'm still learning so, it's just one less thing to deal with for me. I bought a comfortable one and don't even notice it.
When I was at Big Bend and thought I was going riding ,hats were required and I did buy one . It's more of a hiking hat than riding though:')
Everyone tells me that - that they are very comfortable. Well, I plan on buying some to have on hand for kids taking lessons (something my husband and daughter-in-law want to start doing) so I'll get one my size and give it a try.
Maybe I'll order one that looks like a Stetson. :)
Well I'm gonna call it a night. I have that interview in the morning and kind of worried about it. I've been up since 5 and it's catching up with me.
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