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Posted on 02/24/2006 9:12:25 AM PST 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.
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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.
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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
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New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!
You can't tease me like that! If you've got pics of a storm I want to see them!
I've got to run now, to the feed store, but I intend to hound you when I get back :~D
Still waiting for pictures!
I just posted this in the hobbit hole, but reposting it 'cuz I think you'd be amused...
So, Gidget starts barking today, and I look out, and there's a car pulled up to the gate, and a woman, the driver, has gotten out of the car and is taking pictures of the horses. There was someone else in the car I couldn't see well.
I walked out, and said "can I ~help~ you?" She said "I volunteer at 'such-and-such' nursing home, and every week, I come and take this lady for a drive. She noticed your horses were so pretty and wanted to take a look at them. Since she has Alzheimer's and will forget by tomorrow where we went today, I take pictures and print them out for her so she'll remember."
Very sweet, really!
I offered that I'd bring a horse up if she wanted to see closer, but she said she really didn't walk very well and could they just sit there in the car and watch them awhile... I said sure :~D
Wow, that's a heartwarming story. And very nice of you to offer to bring a horse up closer.
It was heartwarming... and a little shameful, really, how suspicious we (I) get of people... I couldn't figure out why she'd be at my gate taking pictures of my horses.
I would have been happy to bring Bay up so she could pet his nose... Maybe she'll come back.
I hate when I get all soft and teary eyed. What a sweet thing for the volunteer to do. I hope your "kids" put on a show and did you proud.
I didn't know you when we went thru a tropical storm here. My husband had to stay at his job and I watched the house. Eddie had the house completely boarded up. I couldn't see anything and felt trapped so ....I opened a door and watched. Then I went out on the patio and watched...Then...I was like that Fox reporter. I was watching my fence get beat down and "whoaing" Of course I had to report everything on another thread. A poster mentioned , that yeah it would have been exciting when I got hit up side the head with a 2x4. Well hubby just happened to drop in and had a fit. I still get preached too. Kind of funny.
Anyway, I'm disappointed. I though they would be good. I took pics of awesome wind and rain but they are almost black. How do you get good night shots?
I'll post some pics in a little bit.
Some of them might be able to be lightened to show something, but if they were at night, I bet they didn't capture it as good as it really was!
Hey - I'd be out there too... with the camera.
This was earlier in the day when I was saying the air "heavy"
on my way to the stable this evening>
This is what happens when you live in flat land country
I couldn't find my horse. Her mane is brown. She has no white socks anymore.
I'm glad it wasn't a repeat of the last accident. Eddie is better than I would have been on packages. Curiosity would have forced me to open it. Did she like the shirt?
He'll give it to her tomorrow. I liked it though:') Maybe it will perk her up. They are kind of down. Their parking lot flooded and they got water in the car. They had left some expensive radio toy in the floor board, under the seat.
That's some serious turbulence up in those clouds. Good picture!
It's not as flat here as Brownsville but we get alot of standing water after a heavy rain, too. Usually dries up pretty fast, though. What kind of tree is that in the first pic, with the tire swings? It's beautiful.
I think it's an oak. Yeah, buddy. We should be dried up in a couple of days. They are going to need a bath with the works. I was gonna put them in the barn but it's worse inside. I'll probably loose a couple of shoes in this mess.
Our newborn twins. Connemara X thoroughbred/percheron.
Born this morning @ 0100
Healthy, happy and 100%
Mom is doing fine and loves them both.
A colt and a filly.
Holy smokes, you don't see that very often! Congrats!!!
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