The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FOUR

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[GOP_Proud]

Hey, I just found this thread. I was an avid horsewoman in the 60's and 70's. I showed 5-gaited, 3-gaited and English Pleasure. I did a little Equitation but I was never a good rider. The horse was always better. Hope to take the time to get to know everyone on this thread.

[HairOfTheDog]

Welcome to the thread! We have some gaited horse people here... We enjoy new people coming to the thread, and please post pictures if you have them! I've been a little preoccupied with my own affairs, we are about to go on a trip and my farm sitter isn't available, and one of the members here is going to watch my horses for me. It's a great group, lots of different riding disciplines and types of horses on the thread.

Here's our The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - Who's Who page, if you didn't click it already :~D

Do you ride now?

[Bojangling_countrygirl]

She arrives tomorrow morning :~D

I'm really excited!!

I'm hoping I get to ride my horse before I leave. I'm going to bring a picture Bojangles just so he'll be "by my side" :0)

Ain't he a darling?

[HairOfTheDog]

He sure is! If you're going to ride though before you leave, you've only got a few hours! :~D

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Hey, that's good news. I'm really getting excited for May to be here.

Have you by any chance noticed the flocks of blackbirds around this year??? I"VE Seen big flocks of them before in the past, but this year....wow!! there's millions of them, and they've been around now for several weeks. I can't think of anything but that Alfred Hitchcock movie The Birds:). I cover my eyes every time I go out.

Becky

[Bojangling_countrygirl]

He knows he is, which is a bad thing. :^D Sometimes I swear he'll start singing, "I'm too sexy for my saddle...too sexy for my saddle..."

He's a spunky little thing. Which is just how I like my horses.

[Rose of Sharn]

I remember that film and still hate anything flying around my head. It scared the bejees out of me!

[Rose of Sharn]

LOL! Are you excited about your trip?

[HairOfTheDog]

Bay's that way too... It's an Arab thing. I sometimes think they blow and snort and prance off just because they know they look good doing it.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Welcome to the thread.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

~exasperated~

Rusty isn't eating again.

What is it with that horse....

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

LOL...I was telling my son this morning about that movie, while we were talking about the flocks around this year.

I told him when I first saw it I was very young and it scared me too...I remember my brother telling me to "don't look, don't look, their eyes are pecked out:)"

Mack and I watched it about a year ago....it is sooooo corny now..LOL. I can't believe it scared me ever.

Becky

[Duchess47]

I generally figure an average of 342 days from last day bred on new mares but keep a close eye on them, some go as early as 330 and the mare that just foaled generally goes 324. The mare that's due went 345 last time she foaled.

[Bojangling_countrygirl]

YES, I'm really excited. I can't wait to meet them (and those horses)!!

I've thought that too Hair, about the whole Arab thing. And they do look gorgeous doing that!

[HairOfTheDog]

It's certainly not just because they're afraid, or they wouldn't make such an artistic statement about it. ;~D

[HairOfTheDog]

I don't know what it is about him.

Anything new? Any ideas at all?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

No absolutely no reason, nothing has changed.

He was wormed one day last week.

He is standing out there head hanging very low...doesn't look good.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

Wormer might make them colicky in the day immediately after... but not after days.... (?)

Is your weather turned bad or changed? any new plant suddenly sprouting up in the paddock because it's spring?

Are you thinking of calling the vet?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Our weather has changed some, it's a rainy dreary day.

He was out in the pasture yesterday, but so was Harley and Rocky. I can't imagine there being enough of anything out there to hurt him. Nothing much has grown. In fact, I'm only letting them out there a little bit each day, so it may have a chance to grow.

I'm not at the point of calling the vet yet. I just saw him walk over and take a drink. He's wandering around his run some...

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

OK - we'll I'll pray that he's got his appetite back by tonight.

FWIW, I'm off my feed too, but in my case some of that is a really good thing. I only had one meal yesterday, late, and I haven't eaten today yet. Hungry now that I've thought of it though.