The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

[HairOfTheDog]

The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*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
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread TEN

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

[Duchess47]

Boy, Cyn would make a good horse for trail classes with all the obstacles :) Looks like she'll walk through just about anything doesn't it.

[cjshapi]

Great pics! What a big job. At least you're keeping the horses entertained ;o)

[MissTargets]

Good Morning.

The bathroom is done. One more project out of the way. It looks great and I am happy with the work. A few more days for the tile grout to set and I can enjoy it.

[AnAmericanMother]

She IS a bold little girl, isn't she?

[Thywillnotmine]

Great pics! You made my morning. Oh, I MISS MY HORSES!!
And it does nothing but rain down here in Houston. Good thing I brought my Blunnies.

[FrogInABlender]

Blunnies???

~:o|

[Thywillnotmine]

Blundstone boots. We wear them everywhere, but especially in the mud. Thick and waterproof leather.

[FrogInABlender]

Cool! Never heard of 'em before but went and Googled and they look really nice. With all the mud around there, I can see where they'd come in handy. I've got some big ol' steel-toed galoshes that I use when it gets really deep, but most of the time I just wear my closed top Crocs like this...

Unless the mud is deeper'n 4 or 5 inches, they do well enough. Plus if somebody steps on your foot, you can jerk your foot out before you get a mashed toe.

[CindyDawg]

Yeah. Raining in South Texas too. I was going to Houston this weekend but I'm going to push it back another week.

[Thywillnotmine]

Well, in Canada crocs are only good for a few days in the summer. (I'm from Canada.) The advantage of Blunds is that you can hop on a horse with them, too. Then give them a quick brush and head out to the store lol But I tell ya, I'm so homesick today. I'd give a lot to be marching around a snowy field, toting buckets.

[AnAmericanMother]

Those are better known as "jodphur boots" - have a couple of pairs in the garage, not Blundstones but a local brand.

Around here they are usually worn by the kids, since they're cheap and proper show attire with the jodphurs for the under-12 set.

I have a set of steel toe boots from WalMart for really deep mud, but I'm thinking about a pair of camo Remington wellies for the dog stuff . . . cause they're thin enough neoprene that when it gets hot you can just cuff them down so your legs can breathe.

[FrogInABlender]

Homesickness is a terrible feeling. And I'm sure the wet weather isn't helping it any. It sure would be nice if you had your horses to hug. Do you have any idea when you'll get to move them?

[HairOfTheDog]

Our Cyn does like to get right in the middle of whatever project is going on... If we have a fencing project, she picks everything out of the tool bucket. She's kindof a pain to have around a project, really :~)

She would be really good at those trail type classes where they have to pick up sacks of cans and shake them, that kind of stuff doesn't phase her a bit.

It really did look for a minute like she was going to climb in the truck, if she could get that pile to support her, I said, "honey, she's lookin' like she may climb in the truck with you, should I run her off, or just make sure I get it on film?" Heh.

[FrogInABlender]

...should I run her off, or just make sure I get it on film?"

Spoken like a true cameraphile! I would've liked to have seen the video of her doing it.

I've heard of people who taught their horses or mules to jump up in the bed of the truck, with one of those stock-hauler things in it of course, but I've never seen it, so I don't know if it's a line of crap or not. That would be interesting to see.

[ecurbh]

Looks like she'll walk through just about anything doesn't it.

Except for a mud puddle, of course. But that's understandable - I don't like to walk through mud puddles either. :)

[HairOfTheDog]

I've seen mules jumping into the back of a truck... Maybe it's a mule thing... maybe it was in a movie?

[cjshapi]

Do you folks have any judged pleasure trail rides in your area? She would be outstanding and they can be a lot of fun.

[CindyDawg]

I thought SL was going to try to get in the cab once. I had feed in there to keep her out of it and I had to open the door on the other side for something. She had her head in and one foot was pawing.

[FrogInABlender]

Now I did see video of a horse who jumped up on top of a car. It was something like a suburban, hooked to a horse trailer. The horse was running around the pasture and he just jumped up on the hood, then to the roof, then to the roof of the trailer. He stood there looking around for a few seconds, then went back down the way he came. It was the darndest thing I'd ever seen! It was a full-sized horse too, so I'm sure the vehicle was dented pretty good when he did it. It was several years ago and I think it was on America's Funniest Videos or something like that. I'd love to see it again, just to be sure I didn't imagine it.

[FrogInABlender]

I think I told y'all about the time that I left the Jeep door open and Bob ate my sausage biscuit and drank my cup of hot chocolate that I'd left in the console. The little bugger got crumb-laced chocolate-flavored horse slobber all over everything.