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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*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

[HairOfTheDog]

Does it look like Harley's? Did you get a chance to get pics?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I've got a few loading as we speak. They aren't real good, I had JP here:). I was hoping to get home before dark to take goods ones, but didn't make it. These pictures are mostly of the same front foot, and a few on one back foot. You can see the jammed heel thing pretty good in a few of them.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Thanks MT:). Yes he told me to start putting Rainmaker on his hoofs twice a week.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

These are all of the same front foot.

And one of a back foot.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Here's a picture of his two front feet the last time Chris shod him. I don't know if you can see much, not a good picture.

Becky

[CindyDawg]

Hey Dudes. I got a Dell

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

A side view of his front feet when Chris did them.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Hey, that's great:) Is it at your house, or your office?

Becky

[CindyDawg]

Here. My computer crashed awhile back. We bought a lap top but it didn't work right. Dell replaced it today. Maybe now I can get some pics up this weekend.

[Duchess47]

What a beautiful mare and filly :) And what a wonderful story.

[Duchess47]

Does this mean pictures of the puppy? :)

[CindyDawg]

Yep:') How's your sister?

[Duchess47]

She is fine. The surgery went well, and her vision seems to be fine. She has an abdominal aorta aneurysm that they will apparently deal with at a later time. She should come out of ICU tomorrow and then home next week.

[CindyDawg]

That's good. Is your friend still scheduled next week?

[Duchess47]

She has more tests scheduled next week - has to pass the medical okay. Last test is March 15th I believe. Then waiting for an available kidney.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, I think they look good, do you?

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I think they look OK. There are several things I like a lot. One is the toe is not filed off straight down. I watched him, and he rounded it off from the bottom, rather then just straight up and down from the top. I always wondered about that practice of Chris's, it seemed to take a lot of hoof wall off.

I'm looking for that thread on the horse forum, where people posted pictures of good shoe jobs. I'd like to see a foot from the side that doesn't have jammed heels.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I found this one over ?there. I'd say this horse does NOT have jammed heels on the foot in the foreground, the back one looks iffy.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

I can definitely see it in the example on the other thread, not quite so much in Harley, and I can see that this last one looks pretty straight.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I think the example on the thread must be an extreme case...I see it some in the 1st picture I posted of Harley's foot.

Becky