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Posted on 07/14/2005 3:23:55 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SIX
New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
I think we have the same problem. All this summer we have had lots of storms and then rain in the evenings, and now the rivers and ponds etc are so swollen. As for boats, I have already done the shop this week so do you want to borrow mine? : ) LOL
Thanks, we are fine. This afternoon I got a call from a relative that lives near Bay St Louis, MS. He and his family evacuated to Birmingham. Their home was only a few blocks from the coast but he thinks it is gone now.
How sad for your family but at least they are safe.
That happened to me once. I was so scared. I stayed in a mobile home too long and when I decide to get out I couldn't. I actually saw what a house "breathing" meant. The noise was so loud and I felt like I couldn't breath.
Well i dont think it was a tornado, although we had warnings...but all of a sudden the wind got up real bad, and large heavy things were being blown all over the place . I didnt wait to see what was going to happen, i grabbed the kids and we headed for the bathroom. When it got quiet I went and checked everything and was surprised at how much stuff had been moved. All of the animals were ok. : ) Pretty scary.
I never went into the area - just looked in to see where the door lead :) I don't like spiders and snakes particularly.
Mossy rain forest trees :~D
Recent trail work on trail 10. They have it groomed so nicely I wouldn't be surprised if they lined it with spring bulbs!
Bear damaged trees, we think.... Look forward to confirmation of that from the bear hunters, like my Dad, and Lisa.
More:
Stopping to rest awhile at the falls... :~D
Here I am in the river, and ecurbh is following along from up on top. Bay is worrying that he's going to be left behind.
Now he's coming to join me in the river...
Or is he? Missed approach, go around...
Success and cooperation! :~D
Ahh.....
First is on trail... going down trail a bit and then turning around to see ecurbh wondering what I am up to ;~D
08-30-05 024.avi (28 mb)
And here's one crossing a metal bridge... turn your sound up loud to hear what they sound like... the only thing that really gives the horses the willies when they are new at these bridges is how clanging loud they are, and they get louder the more horses there are and the further along it you go :~D
08-30-05 052.avi (32 mb)
How did the shoeing go? We have flash flood warnings until tomorrow, and it's supposed to keep raining until thursday morning.
Hey, I love the videos! Thanks! Much improved job with the camera control too. It was a good idea to turn Bay while you were panning.
No problem at all. She just stood there. Fronts only. We thought she would do a park horse walk, being this was the first time, but she walked right off.
You keep an eye on the sky. There could be some tornado activity in your area. We had over 2 inches of rain. The wind picked up, but no damage.
There's very rarely any tornado activity here, and the tornados that we do get, are usually waterspouts or breakup before or just after they hit the ground. We do get microbursts now and again though. There was one in a city not to far from me a week or so ago.
Good morning.
Hair: looks like a good ride:)
MT: Was this the first time your horse was shoed? Did I miss that:)?
Beaker, Frog, Rose, Inge: Glad everyone is coming thru the weather OK. I told Mack last night, I don't believe I could handle living thru a mess like that. He'd find me sitting in a corner babbling and drooling on my self. I don't know how anyone could cope with that. Really makes me appreciate OK, humid temps and all.
Becky
Thanks... I wish I could make them longer, but the file sizes would become prohibitive.... But I did think turning Bay around to pan might make you a little less seasick than moving the camera. :~D
We'll probably hold off now since it's nearing the end of our trail riding season, but Cyn is starting to go around rocky spots in the trail if she can. I think she'll need shoes to do more riding next year, but she's held up remarkably well to have stayed sound ~this~ summer barefoot.
How much longer is you riding season? Do you have to stop because of the cold, or the wet?
Becky
I'm going with Jenny this morning to her doctors appointment. So instead of riding today, this afternoon when i get home I am going to work on lunging and straight line trotting. It's been along time since he lunged, and he was not that good at it then:). I may stop on the way home and get me a new lunge whip, the one I have is broke and too short to do much good with a reluctant lunger:).
Becky
We can ride up in Capital forest till I think, Nov 1. The trails close in winter due to mud and open (I think) April 1st. Tears up the trails to allow horses in there when it's really muddy. There is another place, Scatter Creek, that is open all winter, and stays solid because it's all on logging roads. We went there for our first trail ride with the trailer, if you can remember that. It gets awfully rainy though and sometimes I don't ride at all for winter. We've ~talked~ about maybe taking them up to Trails End, an indoor arena, to ride once a month or so this winter, we'll see :~D
They know exactly how long it is, don't they :~D
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