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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.
We have a friend like that.... had to move it to a whole trophy room. Course most of the room was taken up by a half-mount bear that came out about 6 feet. He had shot the AZ state record black bear, so I think you have to do a big mount for that :~D
I gotta tell you a funny one on my former neighbor/landlord. He used to run a skating rink and would get home late at night after closing up with lots of cash on him so he always carried a gun. Well, his son thought it would be funny to put one of those life-sized cardboard cutouts of somebody, kinda like the ones you see at theaters sometimes, in his living room as a joke. Well, he opens the door, all the lights are off, nobody should be there, but he sees this "person" standing in his living room, and he SHOOTS it. Blew a hole in the wall behind it. They liked to have never let him live THAT one down. I'm just glad he didn't kill somebody, or have a heart attack coz he was NOT a young man. His son never played jokes on him like that again though.
ROTFL!
I have one of those movie standees of Frodo.
And I have a rug with a snarling face and that is silly enough seein' as how it was probably just browsing happily for berries when it my dad actually shot it.
Gary Larson did a Far Side like that... one frame had this pastoral image of the bear grazing along when it was shot, the other frame showed the full mount like it was fiercely attacking. ;~D
Like you said, an elk head is large. When I get time to go home and stay there I hope to spend some time collecting furred, feathered and finned animals to adorn the walls. Remember that pic of the goose? He's in the freezer waiting to be taken to the taxidermist.
Very nice:')
Looks like I'm going to have to cancel my lesson again. I had a baby sitter lined up for noon and she's a no show.
Symantec Norton Anti Virus 2004. I really like how it works on Outlook.
Can't ya just lock the little one in a stall? ;~D
I gotta go... gonna go check on my saddle at the shop and do some other errands.
She cancelled me first:') Wind gusts
I have spent the last 3 days online, looking for a cabin to rent in Gatlinburg, Tenn for vacation. What a decision that is. They are all so beautiful. Anyone been there?
I live about 2 hours from Gatlinburg and have never been there. Some of my friends go there a couple of times a year and they really enjoy it. It never dawned on me to ask what they liked about it. Hmmmmm.....
The goose should be really pretty. My dentist has all kinds of water fowl mounted in his office. The wood duck is magnificent. The colors are just incredible. He's also got a shoulder mount black razorback. UGLY ba$tard I'll tell ya! Wouldn't wanna run into him in the woods AT ALL!
One of my few female horse buddies has a red fox head mounted in her living room. She's got the whole fox hunt theme going in there and he's a nice addition. She's put little wire-rimmed glasses on him and he looks pretty cute. It's kinda funny coz he was a road kill. She saw him laying there and just stopped, scooped him up, threw him in the trunk and took him to the taxidermist on a whim. She said she would've been mortified if anybody had seen her. We all got a good laugh out of it.
Most of our farmland across the country has been depleted of its nutrients. There was a reason God instructed the Israelites to rest the fields every 7th year. The need for supplemental vitamins is greater than ever because our land isn't providing them any longer.
I don't habe a problem with hunting and mounting either but the eyes spook me. whether it's fish on a plate or a deer on the wall/
Hunting birds is cool because there is actually a challenge trying to hit a bird flying by. Deer hunting, on the other hand, doesn't make sense. You put out corn, sit 12 feet in a stand, drink beer and wait for the deer to walk 20 feet from you so you can blast away. Where's the challange there?
Yeah, I guess that's what it is with me too. Especially at the was museums. They're just downright spooky. Maybe I saw too many Vincent Price movies as a child.
Welcome Keith, I don't think I've seen you on this thread before. It's nice to have new voices.
I think baiting deer during hunting season is illegal, at least where I'm from, but I'm sure it doesn't keep some people from doing it. And, I think you're right about the hunter sitting there waiting for one to walk by and blasting away is not being very sporting, but I'm sure the deer hunters out there would beg to differ with me. I've never been deer hunting so I'm sure there's alot more skill involved than I know. Deer meat sure is good though so I'm not gonna look a gift horse(deer) in the mouth. ;o)
Duh! That was supposed to be "WAX" museums!
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