The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE

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[HairOfTheDog]

*New* The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - Who's Who *pics*

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.

Previous threads:

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread TWO!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - Thread THREE!
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FOUR

New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I have chickens that lay greenish/blue eggs. They are Aracaunas.

Becky

[Rose of Sharn]

I think its a great idea. I just paid $10 for a tiny book called "If Dogs Could talk" by Joel Zadak. It's very good. it has a link to a website in it called www.pillbooks.com You may be able to view it there.
Everyone here comments on your photography, you seem to be able to capture great expressions and movement so it might be something to seriously consider! ; D

[Rose of Sharn]

The same. Jacob is excited about collecting the eggs! They are not yet full grown, we have red tail hawks here, so I hope they get to full size and dont become supper.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Since you all disappeared again, and since I haven't gotten to post any pictures lately:(, and since your posting funny ones to caption, I went back and found some of Rusty.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

I love those!

[Rose of Sharn]

those ones are fantastic! you need captions! : D

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I was excited about the blue eggs too:) Choctawsquaw and I went in together and bought 25 aracauna chicks from a hatchery. The original ones I had didn't make it a year, but I got enough blue eggs, and incubated them last year. I am now getting about 4-6 a day blue ones. I was pretty happy that some of my chicks grew up to be full aracauna.

Did you know those are the healthiest eggs you can eat? At least that is what a lady told me that I uses to give eggs to. She liked getting the blue ones. Her and her husband were vegetarins, because he had MS. She did alot of study about it when he was first diagnosed and something about meat speeds up the the effects of the illness. I believe it worked too. He is still able to walk and its been like 12-13 years since he was diagnosed. By the time he was diagnosed he was already about to go into a wheelchair. The changes they made improved him, which the doctors said they had never seen anyone improve, maybe stop progressing but not get better. Anyway, she told me they were the best eggs to eat.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Tell Hair, I'm not good at that sort of thing.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

I'm thinking ;~D

It's harder when you don't know the horse's personality!

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Smile! Your on candid camera:)

Rinse and spit.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

HA! I love that last one... I don't think I've seen that one before!

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Just think goofy horse:)

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

On this one I am seeing a salesman talking in a TV ad, out in front of his store:

"If you can find lower prices anywhere, my name ain't Rusty Oklahoma!"

[ecurbh]

"Come on down to Car Pros Kia in Tacoma. You're gonna like what you see!"

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

LOL:)

Becky

[Rose of Sharn]

Who says you are not good at that kind of thing. I am laughing my head off here! : D As for pics, these arent funny, but thought you'd like to see them.

Smokey



Misty



Thunder and Adge planning their next trick

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Smokey is looking so much better:) You must be feeding him well.

I like those feeders hanging on the panels. Where did you find those.

The babies are so cute and have grown so much.

Thunder looks alot more petite, is it just because he is younger?

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

Good to see your critters! I like Smokey! You have to go out and take some more tomorrow, we need to see more of them babies!

[Rose of Sharn]

great captions! Here are some more pics....



Thunder. He has lost all of the curly hair on his face now.



Adge

[Rose of Sharn]

Thanks. Smokey is a wonderful horse. I find he gives me a lot of confidence to do things that I am still learning to do. All of the horses are on the same pellet feed that i told you about. They seem to thrive on it.
The feed buckets come from the local feed store, but you can get them from sheplers online I think. Deaconjim ties a hose clamp around Lightnings as he is inclined to knock it off and smash it to bits playing with it otherwise!
The colts are growing so fast, Adge isn't much smaller than Sugar now. Thunder is a smaller horse than Adge but then Sugar is smaller than Misty. Smokey is by far a much much larger horse than the rest of them.
Thunder is by no means meek though, today he successfully climbed on the back of Misty 3 times to go through the motions of a stud! She let him no problem and no one got hurt. A bit worrisome though!