The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE

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[HairOfTheDog]

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 MissTargets will now be pinging everyone most mornings. Let MissTargets 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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread SEVEN
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread EIGHT

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

[tuffydoodle]

I love your pictures and I'm so jealous that you have someone to ride with. Wish I did.

[FrogInABlender]

Wow it sounds like a great weekend. I started to go to that myself since it was so close. I can get to Murfreesboro in a couple of hours. I wish I had now. I like watching stuff like that. I think Dennis Reis is doing a weekend seminar in Huntsville (AL) sometime in March or April and I may try to go to that, just to see if he's as goofy in person as he is on TV. He has some good stuff too, so I'll just have to take the goofy with the good.

[HairOfTheDog]

Speaking of George, how's he doing?

A guy on the farrier forum just posted that Bay might have Cushings. As if I wasn't worrying enough :~\

[HairOfTheDog]

What about the kidling? How's her mare doing?

[FrogInABlender]

...Bay might have Cushings...

OH-GIVE-ME-A-BREAK! If Bay's got Cushing's, I'm the Easter Bunny!

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, I don't think you're the easter bunny! I look for signs of it in any old horse, but he's not walking around suffering from laminitis all this time. These people seem to gloss right over the fact that he hasn't taken a lame step in three years.

[Duchess47]

Gorgeous filly. Love the dog :)

[Duchess47]

I like your Tshirt. I could have used one like that today at work :)

[FrogInABlender]

There's a lot of sound advice over there, but there's a lot of holyier-than-thou know-it-alls over there too who are just trying to make everybody think that they are they are the smartest, so it makes you doubt everything you read, even the good stuff.

[FrogInABlender]

Going to watch NCIS, then The Amazing Race...talk to y'all tomorrow...

[tuffydoodle]

George seems fine. His arthritis has been kicking up so I've been giving him Devils Claw. Worked like a charm. Didn't put a dent in Tuffy's pain.

[tuffydoodle]

Winnie is doing just fine, no problems at all from her neurectomy. Too bad my daughter never has time to ride.

[tuffydoodle]

Oh, I can tell you from just Bay's pictures, he does not have cushing's. Tell those guys to go suck an egg.

[Duchess47]

This is just my personal opinion so take it for what it's worth. Bay is 23(?). He's not ready for the glue factory. From what you say, he's sound and willing, he looks great, and he spent a long while working hard as an endurance horse. With the amount and type of riding you do, I don't think you need to worry about him at all until you see signs of a problem. I wouldn't treat him with anything, except maybe give him a glucosamine supplement. I would take your shoer's advice on how to shoe him until/unless that proves wrong, and your vet's advice on how to feed him until/unless that proves wrong. He's a good horse, with God willing, a lot of years left yet. We just sold two geldings, 25 and 26yrs old, both sound and healthy, good for light riding (only because they've been standing around for 5-6 years, not because of problems). They are both barefoot and on hay and will stay that way until increased exercise necessitates shoes and/or grain.

Okay, this was my opinion only (ducking now).

[tuffydoodle]

Thanks!

[HairOfTheDog]

Thanks Duchess! Sometimes I catch myself in full blown worry mode about nothing :~D

Someday I'll have a problem, and it makes me crazy not knowing what kind or when I'll see signs of it.

[HairOfTheDog]

Tell those guys to go suck an egg.

I'm way too much of a diplomat for that, you know that! I only flame FReepers on breastfeeding threads :~D

[tuffydoodle]

LOL!

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Julia's fun to ride with:). I like having someone to ride with, I like riding by myself too tho. She had fun taking pictures:), altho I just finished deleting about 4 of the back of her horses neck:). I guess she never has used a camera, she said people always take her picture but she never takes them herself. Anyway, going thru them just now I came across one I over looked earlier that's a pretty good one. This hill we are going down here is a really good climb up. We went up it earlier and the horses were really puffing by the time we got to the top. Where I'm at in this picture is were I rolled off Belle the time I've told about when she was pregnant and I'd taken the back cinch off. She bent down and I guess since she was already at such a steep angle the back of the saddle came up and I just rolled off. It had to be very funny, she just stood there and looked at me while I laid they dieing of laughter.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I cannot believe this weather!!! It is so stuffy and warm here tonight. I just went out to feed in a T Shirt, no coat. It's Feb. for heavens sake. Tomorrow 87. We also have some chances of rain this weekend....cross your fingers.

Becky