Posted on 08/07/2007 7:33:14 AM PDT 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, usually about our horses, sometimes about our dogs, gardens and other stuff we do. :~)
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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.
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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!
Oh. Okie’s is thin. He could use one of those but it would probably chase him all day:’)
I’m not drinking either:’)
Me either, just cant spell “extension” :)
What a beautiful horse (even is she isn’t an appaloosa). Wishing Amy many happy years with her.
Sarah Winnemucca
The Bannock War In 1878, starvation and other factors led the Bannock people at Fort Hall reservation to revolt and sweep across southeastern Oregon pursued by the U.S. Army under General Oliver Howard’s command. Although some Paiutes joined the warriors willingly, the Bannock held the band led by Sarah’s father, Chief Winnemucca, under duress. At General Howard’s camp, Sarah volunteered for a mission so dangerous that no one else would undertake it. She promised to ascertain the location of the Bannock camp and secretly lead her people away to army protection. What followed was one of the most famous rides in the annals of the West. In three days, with little food or rest, Sarah covered some 230 miles of rugged terrain and brought her people to safety, fulfilling the first duty of a Paiute. As the army pressed on, Sarah remained with General Howard as a trusted adviser, scout, messenger and interpreter. This role made her a controversial figure among the Paiutes. According to tribal elder Helen Williams, some blame her to this day for showing the army secret Indian water sources in the desert.
The army defeated the Bannock in a matter of months. In violation of army commitments, many Paiutes who had not participated in the war were exiled to Yakama Reservation in Washington Territory and forced on a midwinter journey in which soldiers dragged screaming women and children into wagons, and men, shackled in chains, walked through the snow. At least one-fifth of these Paiutes died at Yakama; everyone longed to return to their homeland.
Lectures and Diplomacy Having been told that only an order from Washington authorities could free her people from their misery, Sarah determined to raise a clamor that Washington could not ignore. In November 1879, she began to deliver a series of lectures in San Francisco. Audiences packed the auditorium to laugh and weep with her, cheer her and interrupt her with tumultuous applause. She would stride onto the stage with no trace of shyness and speak without notes in what reporters called “a spontaneous flow of eloquence,” telling stories from Paiute history, from her childhood and from her experiences in the Bannock War. When an invitation arrived to come to Washington and meet with government officials, it appeared that her lectures had struck the mark.
http://www.nativepeoples.com/article/articles/202/1/Sarah-Winnemucca-Paiute-Activist--Spokesperson/Page1.html
Good morning:), very pretty horse. I like her.
Becky
Flashy gal! And a good one, if they can buy her and turn around and show her straight away, even if you don’t have the bridling issues worked out yet. I’m sure they’ll find a bit she likes better.
I would too. Land around Yakima is a rather backhanded present. Not a pretty place. The army uses it for target practice now.
Sarah Winnemucca did everything she could - shame nobody kept their promises (I could have told her Carl Schurz positioned himself as a 'reformer' but wasn't trusted by anybody - Thomas Nast had a field day caricaturing him, not that it did any good.)
The 'already taken' problem is pretty severe, to the point that one lady in our club just took the name "Not Yet Taken."
I went and did some name checking, and there's nobody who has "The Other Magpie", in fact, there's only one other person with "Magpie" in her name at all - one "Magpie Molly". On the other hand, there are a million names beginning with "Marshal" this and "Marshal" that. So "Marshal F. M. Miller" will not be obviously female (until one lays eyes on her). Costume would be easier and I would be more in character, though.
Decisions, decisions . . . .
Farrier was out yesterday...
He never stopped complaining that Bay’s feet keep running forward despite his efforts. I think he did a much more severe placement of the shoe this time, I swear he took half Bay’s foot off, but Bay seems to feel fine. He also put me on a seven week schedule instead of 8.
I took a couple pictures before he put the shoes back on yesterday, I’ll go take some after shots today to show you what he did and see what you think.
I also wonder if Bay’s foot shape at this point just is what it is and it ain’t gonna change like he wants.
Hi All
My barn is almost finished here at our new home and I plan on bringing Waylon home the first of Dec.
A amazing thing happened, I mentioned to one of my neighbors that I would have to get another horse so Waylon wouldn’t be all alone and she told me of a hunter/jumper that wants to replace her 10 yr. old paint. The horse , from what I understand, is a great horse, but the owner rarely comes out to ride him and he has some stiffness issues. I spoke with the trainer and vet and they both feel that this horse is sound with no problems,other than inactivity........this is the great part,,,SHE IS GIVING HIM TO ME (Money is not big thing with her,she has more than God) Her husband won’t let her get another until she gets rid of this one......I would post a picture but I don’t want to invade her privacy (she’s sitting on him)
Tomorrow I am going over to ride him at the park and see how he goes. He is supposedly a sweetheart and very calm, so who knows , maybe I can get the Mr. back on a horse.
The trails here are awesome and right out my backdoor. I think I am going to love SC.
Will keep you posted on the new horse.
If you can have him vetted discreetly, it might be a good idea. Maybe take him and try him for a week or so? Stiffness issues might be nothing, or they might mean Big Vet Bills. It's not the initial cost so much as the upkeep.
Ten years old, if he doesn't have major soundness issues, he ought to have a lot of good years left in him. (My mare is pushing 23 now and still going sound.)
Sounds great estrogen... look forward to pictures of the new horse and the new place soon!
Well, I have a looker coming to see Harley this afternoon...I believe they are serious lookers too. I know them, it would be a good home. They are neighbors of the girl that I bought Harley from, and I’ve talked to them since I bought him, and they were very disappointed that they missed out on him. They didn’t even know she was trying to sell him at the time or they’d have got him then.
Anyway, I ran into her at the Post Office this morning where I was mailing your newspapers, (wanted you to know that I’d done that:). I told her I was ready to sell him, she said she’d keep it in mind. I wasn’t home but 10 minutes and she called and said her and her daughter want to come try him:). They are barrel racers. I told her he’d never run them competitively but I had started him.
Anyway they are coming this afternoon around 4:30, cross your fingers, it would be a great home for him.
Becky
Well! Huh! Keep us posted!
I’m off to town, back in a while!
LOL:)
Becky
Was that silly to say? ;~)
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