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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE
See our who's who page! ^

Posted on 03/21/2005 7:18:04 PM PST by 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!


TOPICS: Hobbies
KEYWORDS: ponyporn; saddleclub
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To: FrogInABlender

Spline bearings went out. It's a wonder that it didn't lock up driving down the road. When it finally broke, it made so much noise that I had to pull over on the shoulder and get a tow. Lucky I was near home. But it's fixed now. If the horse was only as easy. Just take one hoof off and put a new one on.


3,261 posted on 05/03/2005 8:54:52 AM PDT by cowboyway (My heroes have always been cowboys.)
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To: estrogen

I haven't read all the posts yet so someone may have already posted this. I think the rodeo riders equipment is called Pro Choice, I'm not sure, but a google search of rodeo safety equipment should bring it up. They have vests.


3,262 posted on 05/03/2005 8:56:57 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: RMDupree

Good morning ;)


3,263 posted on 05/03/2005 8:57:37 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Good morning, no baby yet although this time, every day longer we go is good :)


3,264 posted on 05/03/2005 8:59:10 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: FrogInABlender

Oh I'm sorry. Sounds like she's okay to breed back though. March here is too early (like Bob listens to me about that!) but we hang heat lamps when we have a baby due then.


3,265 posted on 05/03/2005 9:01:40 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: cowboyway
Sounds like you've got all the bases covered with the lameness. One of my mares got a stone bruise that turned into an abscess. The farrier opened it and I soaked it but it still ended up working out at the coronet band. After that, she was fine. Aggravating though.
3,266 posted on 05/03/2005 9:05:35 AM PDT by FrogInABlender
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To: cowboyway

Boy, that's a bummer. I'll keep my fingers crossed it is a stone bruise.


3,267 posted on 05/03/2005 9:06:21 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: FrogInABlender
The farrier opened it and I soaked it but it still ended up working out at the coronet band. After that, she was fine. Aggravating though

How long did it take from the the time she came up lame?

3,268 posted on 05/03/2005 9:10:57 AM PDT by cowboyway (My heroes have always been cowboys.)
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To: Duchess47; HairOfTheDog
We checked on Jody, the Arabian mare last night. She has been at the trainers, for a month. She was due to come home, but he called and wanted to know if we wanted to keep her there longer and how far we wanted to take her. This is the first time I have ever taken a horse to a professional trainer, and was a little apprehensive about it. My daughter had already had her broke to saddle, and rode her a few times.

As he brushed and saddled her, I kept a eye on her reactions. She never flinched, shied, or acted in the least bit scared of him. He rode her at walk, trot and canter. It was so funny as this mare hardly makes horse size, and he is over 6 foot tall..lol She did well, but was way too fast at a canter. He had just started her on that. No gaping mouth with a snaffle and backed nicely too. We decided to keep her there for two more weeks. The weather has been so bad here, with lots of rain that she might as well get worked there.

3,269 posted on 05/03/2005 9:19:24 AM PDT by MissTargets
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To: MissTargets

More time is always good if you want to to come home pretty solid. Sometimes the first 30 days they do whatever you ask, emotionally coming to grips with this work stuff. It's sometimes later when they have more confidence that they begin to question whether they really have to behave ;~D


3,270 posted on 05/03/2005 9:24:26 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: FrogInABlender

Too bad about your mare. What a disappointment. Did the gravel/stone work out of the coronet band?


3,271 posted on 05/03/2005 9:24:52 AM PDT by MissTargets
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To: cowboyway; FrogInABlender
Did you pull the shoe yourself or have a farrier come? I don't know if they all are, but my farrier brags that he is particularly good at finding and relieving abscesses that even vets didn't find.

Abscessed feet are really debilitating, incredibly painful, and yet the moment the pressure gets relieved, it's over.
3,272 posted on 05/03/2005 9:27:20 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

LOL...right. Now, we will have to learn how to put that pretty little Arabian head set on her.


3,273 posted on 05/03/2005 9:32:33 AM PDT by MissTargets
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To: estrogen

Did you get your barn built?


3,274 posted on 05/03/2005 9:34:27 AM PDT by MissTargets
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To: MissTargets

She'll find her pretty carriage pizazz as soon as you compete her. Arabs show off for each other at shows, not the judges ;~D


3,275 posted on 05/03/2005 9:39:10 AM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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To: MissTargets

30 days is really a very short time at a trainer, and if you can afford to have her there longer and she seems comfortable, leave her for awhile.


3,276 posted on 05/03/2005 9:52:55 AM PDT by Duchess47 ("One day I will leave this world and dream myself to Reality" Crazy Horse)
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To: FrogInABlender

I don't know why he doesn't use breeding hobbles, but he doesn't, he says he doesn't even own any, and I am in no position to argue. I love his stud.

We'll see, last try today at five o'clock!


3,277 posted on 05/03/2005 10:00:50 AM PDT by squarebarb
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To: cowboyway

My farrier showed me the mark of a stone bruise, it's a thin red line right on one side of the white line of the hoof wall. He sees them all the time. This is working ranch country and horses work very hard.

Does anybody know anything about Old Mac's Multi-purpose boots? Speaking of Easy boots. I am thinking of trying them for the occasional times I ride the gray mare. Her feet are good and I leave her barefoot.

I have had trouble with Easy Boots not staying on.

How did you terar up the rear end in your Jeep? Sorry to hear it.


3,278 posted on 05/03/2005 10:03:53 AM PDT by squarebarb
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To: MissTargets

No because I was told the gelding had Rhino and she had been vacinated for it:'( My vet said the tucoprim fine and he'll get me some more. He said as soon as he can get away he's going out there this evening and won't charge me for it. I may wind up with two bottles though. The house vet supposed to send me more out too. If so I'll just put it in my growing first aide kit which has come in really handy. (I have a tool box in the trunk)


3,279 posted on 05/03/2005 10:26:10 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: Rose of Sharn

Good to hear Misty doing ok.


3,280 posted on 05/03/2005 10:32:35 AM PDT by CindyDawg
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