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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11

Posted on 01/02/2007 9:57:39 AM PST by 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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - (very out of date) Who's Who *pics*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!



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To: FrogInABlender

Thanks frog... That helps. I think it's real similar to the reality we'd face... I think if money were no object, it'd be really easy to make the wrong choice here. I don't think he'd be better off if we did all that.


3,461 posted on 03/06/2007 7:10:24 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

Taking him in the back of the truck sounds like a good option, if you don't have a crate, and if you think you can keep him in there when she comes out to look at him. Will he tolerate being leashed or harnessed somehow?

I know how pissed old cats can get. My mother's old cat once shreaded the backs of my leather work gloves when I tried to get her out of a crate after taking her to my house while Mom went on vacation. I had planned on trimming her claws before letting her loose with my cats (Ha!) but that idea went down the toilet real fast. Mother could do it to her, but Heaven help any other poor soul who tried to muscle the old cuss around! I finally had to just give up and let her out and then spent two weeks trying to stay away from her because she hated my guts after that and would take a swipe at me anytime I got within arm's reach. Good luck, and I'll pray for the right answer for ya.


3,462 posted on 03/06/2007 7:11:36 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I like the idea of taking him in the truck, though it could be interesting trying to get a look at him if he doesn't want it.

One thing folks may not grasp from your posts unless they'd met him (and I know it doesn't make your decisions easier) is that he isn't a tottering old weakling who's barely limping through the day. He's still very strong and very stubborn!


3,463 posted on 03/06/2007 7:14:39 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: FrogInABlender

Well, we could have been well prepared, but our nice big kitty crate is up at the beach house... loaned when they had to get their bad kitty to the vet.

We borrowed a small one from Rosie but we'll be lucky to cram both kittens in there. I don't think it's big enough or strong enough for Cartman's heft.


3,464 posted on 03/06/2007 7:16:43 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: RosieCotton

Yeah - he's really strong, twenty pounds of pissed off cat with claws attached ;~)


3,465 posted on 03/06/2007 7:18:01 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog
...We borrowed a small one from Rosie but we'll be lucky to cram both kittens in there...

LOL!!! Isn't it fun to try to get more than one cat in a crate?! It's like trying to eat jello with a fork. You may get one of them in there but when you try to shove the other one in there, the first one usually comes squeezing out the cracks.

3,466 posted on 03/06/2007 7:21:26 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

Can you sedate her? Maybe if the pic isn't enough and the vet wants to see, he could order something. Can't give a lot of stuff with glaucoma though.


3,467 posted on 03/06/2007 7:21:31 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: FrogInABlender

We've been letting them play in it all morning... right now they think it's a rather fun cave. :`)


3,468 posted on 03/06/2007 7:22:44 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: Fawn

"I'm just very sensitive to animal suffering....I can't stand to see it."

You just had to get one more dig in, didn't you? Gotta try to get that guilt trip going. Get lost.


3,469 posted on 03/06/2007 7:22:47 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: CindyDawg

Could be... I know they gave us some meds to sedate my brother's bad cat in preparation for taking her to the vet.


3,470 posted on 03/06/2007 7:23:39 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: CindyDawg

Oh - I should say... in the case of my brother's cat, it didn't help much... she just became a rather mean drunk :~)


3,471 posted on 03/06/2007 7:24:30 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: HairOfTheDog

"Bad cat" is just....sooooo not a sufficient description of Josie.


3,472 posted on 03/06/2007 7:24:42 AM PST by RosieCotton
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To: HairOfTheDog

Hair, regardless of what people on this thread are saying (*ahem*) I know that you'll do the right thing. You always do. Best of luck, my friend.


3,473 posted on 03/06/2007 7:24:51 AM PST by Beaker
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To: tuffydoodle

What are you crazy? How is that a dig??? I was sincere.....whatever...adios.


3,474 posted on 03/06/2007 7:25:23 AM PST by Fawn (http://www.hartzvictims.org/)
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To: HairOfTheDog

I have one older barn cat that is a royal pain to get vet work on. Spring shots are coming up and I'm soooo dreading it.


3,475 posted on 03/06/2007 7:25:47 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: Fawn

Good riddance and don't let the door hit ya on the way out.


3,476 posted on 03/06/2007 7:26:27 AM PST by tuffydoodle (Shut up voices, or I'll poke you with a Q-Tip again.)
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To: HairOfTheDog

:') Probably slept it off after he got back home too, huh? The vet might not want to give yours anything, anyway because of his glaucoma.


3,477 posted on 03/06/2007 7:27:22 AM PST by CindyDawg
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To: HairOfTheDog

Like I said, been-there-done-that. It's like wrestling with a running chainsaw.


3,478 posted on 03/06/2007 7:28:06 AM PST by FrogInABlender (Never argue with an idiot. People watching may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: FrogInABlender

HA! That's a perfect analogy.


3,479 posted on 03/06/2007 7:29:11 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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To: CindyDawg

Haven't they used marijuana to treat Glaucoma?

Hmm... I wonder if I still know where to look.... ;~)


3,480 posted on 03/06/2007 7:31:07 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
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