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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread THREE!

Posted on 12/30/2004 7:01:16 PM PST 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?

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. In the previous threads we have had a great time talking through lessons, training, horse lamenesses, illnesses and pregnancies... and always sharing pictures and stories.

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 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. There are lots of ways of doing things and we all have our quirks, tricks and specialties that are neat to learn about.


TOPICS: Hobbies; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: saddleclub
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To: Beaker

It is a dog........ : )


1,841 posted on 01/10/2005 7:04:19 PM PST by Inge_CAV
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To: Inge_CAV

I camped in a really cool camper that was an old school bus. They just moved in real furniture to lay it out, installed old kitchen cabinets, was pretty comfortable!


1,842 posted on 01/10/2005 7:04:59 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: FrogInABlender

I didn't think I had much of an accent but I took the train to Jacksonville awhile back and a bunch of northerners vacationing and drove me nuts about it.


1,843 posted on 01/10/2005 7:06:50 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: Inge_CAV

Well of course Silly Rabbit. All ya gotta do is mount some hydraulics on the frame under the chassis and tilt the whole back end down to ground level and they can just walk right in, wagon and all, then tilt it back up and drive off! ;o)


1,844 posted on 01/10/2005 7:07:08 PM PST by FrogInABlender
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To: HairOfTheDog
Why isn't it?
Different ASTM standards.
1,845 posted on 01/10/2005 7:07:53 PM PST by Beaker
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To: Beaker

There is no way that I could find to make it work. It is too narrow and the ceiling too low. Also, it is so high off the pavement that loading and unloading would be a nightmare.


1,846 posted on 01/10/2005 7:09:03 PM PST by Inge_CAV
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To: Beaker

okay.... ;~D I guess I'll leave it at that. Seems to me it'd be better than nothing if you wanted a helmet.


1,847 posted on 01/10/2005 7:09:12 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Beaker

I was thinking about that. 4 seat and an isle. 10- 11 feet?


1,848 posted on 01/10/2005 7:09:22 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: HairOfTheDog
Really, I am curious to know if it was a bad idea for safety, or just bad fashion sense ;~D
Hehehe. I'm just a gonna leave that one alone. :-D
1,849 posted on 01/10/2005 7:09:35 PM PST by Beaker
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To: CindyDawg

Yeah, and they funny thing about them is that THEY don't think THEY have an accent.


1,850 posted on 01/10/2005 7:10:09 PM PST by FrogInABlender
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To: CindyDawg

Please, if you get a chance. I would like to at least look at some. I think I want to replace the stirrups on my saddle for some that are a little wider, and I might as well go for the break aways if I can.


1,851 posted on 01/10/2005 7:10:46 PM PST by deaconjim (take over husbands post!)
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To: Inge_CAV
It is too narrow and the ceiling too low. Also, it is so high off the pavement that loading and unloading would be a nightmare.
It looked like the ceiling was higher that usual. And ah yes, I've forgotten how high the buses are off the ground. Well, what you can do is gut it and make it your own personal tour bus, and haul your horses behind it like Becky does.
1,852 posted on 01/10/2005 7:11:48 PM PST by Beaker
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To: HairOfTheDog

Hey, I have kin that lives in those things lol






1,853 posted on 01/10/2005 7:12:09 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: HairOfTheDog

That is more of what I have in mind for an old bus. The difference in the school bus and the big bus is that the big bus can travel at Interstate highway speeds.

Dunno, just looking so far. : )


1,854 posted on 01/10/2005 7:13:28 PM PST by Inge_CAV
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To: HairOfTheDog

I know you know this, but I'll indulge you anyways. ANSI standards for bicycle helmets are not as high as for equestrian helmets. It's not the speed that matters but the height. You're falling from maybe 5 feet on a bike and from closer to 10 on a horse.


1,855 posted on 01/10/2005 7:14:10 PM PST by FrogInABlender
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To: FrogInABlender

LOL! Not thought of it in that manner...... : )


1,856 posted on 01/10/2005 7:15:00 PM PST by Inge_CAV
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To: CindyDawg
I didn't think I had much of an accent but I took the train to Jacksonville awhile back and a bunch of northerners vacationing and drove me nuts about it.
When I was down in South Carolina, people were asking me to Pahk my cah in Havahd Yahd every time I turned around, once they found out where I was from.
1,857 posted on 01/10/2005 7:15:06 PM PST by Beaker
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To: FrogInABlender; Beaker

Yeah - I 'spose. But bike helmets ought to be designed for a likely tangle with concrete or a car, and for much higher speeds, so I'd think the height difference in the design should even out ;~D


1,858 posted on 01/10/2005 7:17:15 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: FrogInABlender

A low rider! Now you're talking:')


1,859 posted on 01/10/2005 7:18:57 PM PST by CindyDawg
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To: Beaker

I guess rudeness is not confined to any particular part of the country. I appologize for my fellow Southerners who usually have better manners than that.


1,860 posted on 01/10/2005 7:19:45 PM PST by FrogInABlender
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