A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....11-21-03....My Kingdom for a Horse

Billie

[sweetliberty]

"You feel like you're riding a wheelbarrow - downhill all the time. And jumping . . . forget it! They're not jumping horses."

I have heard that, but they have no equal for beauty, and, as you said, nobility. The black ones are beautiful too, but they don't photograph well. This is the best one I could find of a black. Most of them, you can't make out their facial features.

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[JustAmy]

Thank you for the beautiful thread. These horses are beautiful. I've never been around them much, but they are magnificent beasts.

I've only read the intro but hope to get back to the thread later this evening to read the rest.

Thank you again.

[AnAmericanMother]

My son is hyperactive and ADHD and one of the most accident-prone kids on the face of the earth.

When he gets on a horse, he is poetry in motion. He is a little short fireplug (like me) but a natural rider with tremendous balance and drive. And like many ADHD kids he's absolutely fearless, and he takes no guff off any horse. It's a pleasure to watch him handle a difficult horse, and HE enjoys doing something that he is naturally "the best" at . . . my daughter has the perfect equitation body (long legs, short body, very thin) but she is a bit tense in the saddle and unbalances forward.

Go ahead and start some lessons with the best instructor you can find. You'll love it. I'd recommend my trainer, but she's west of Kennesaw Battlefield Park!

[Billie]

I don't think you need to go as far as Mr. Stubbs the English horse painter did and start visiting slaughterhouses to sketch the musculature . . . that's carrying devotion a bit far it seems to me.

Not to worry - I won't be visiting any slaughter houses. :) Prefer the live ones, andI actually enjoy brushing a horse - have trimmed a few whiskers and ears, too. :)

[Billie]

Thanks, Amy. Big ole' hugs, and can't wait til Monday. :)

[MEG33]

Hoping you get relief soon...This thread is so great,read and enjoy when you can.(((((((((((((Wolfie)))))))))))))

[Billie]

...This thread is so great,read and enjoy when you can

Thanks, Meg. He had asked me to send him a link in his FR Mail - knew he would like the horses (the little cowpokette in the topper is one that he found for me).

[MEG33]

Great.I'm going back for another look..remembering a few years ago on a West Texas farm,I got on a horse.It stood there,turned it's head and looked at me in disdain so as to say"You don't know a thing about ridin' and so I'm not movin'!Smart horse!

[Billie]

LOL!

I have to go - will check back in later this evening. Thanks for stopping back in, Meg.

[WVNan]

Sorry I posted and ran Billie. That happens all the time now. That's one reason I don't post as much any more. I have some of my old drawings, but Lord only knows where they are at the moment. I was a fair artist, but not as good as you. Haven't drawn any for years.

Yes, Wyoming, if you ever get the opportunity. I have traveled all 48 of the lower U.S. states and Wyoming is my absolute favorite to visit. Jackson Hole and the Tetons and the lakes are awesome. They give you a spiritual feeling that is overwhelming. Much more so than the mountains of Colo. Yikes, I have to run again. Going to a revival. BBL. Loveya.

[Aquamarine]

Had already posted this picture taken of a horse in Cades Cove recently but this looks like a good time to post it again.

[lonestar]

This has been a very good year for pecans and I have sent each of you 5 lbs. of pecan halves.

Your pecans are in the mail! Enjoy!

[Aquamarine]

Are you serious lonestar? How do you know where to send them?

[Aquamarine]

maybe you'd like to tell us more about those out of control wild rides! LOL

The first time I rode a horse was at a YMCA camp in Tulsa, Okla when I was about 9 years old and light as a feather (thin). We had some cowboys there that were supposed to be helping us. When my horse wouldn't go one of the cowboys rode up behind it and slapped it on the rear as hard as he could. It took off like a rocket with me holding on for dear life screaming the whole way. LOL!
I passed everyone in a full gallop with me air borne above the saddle most of the time, just holding onto the reins for dear life. By some miracle the same cowboy caught up with me and the horse right before I gave up and let go. Still can't believe I survived it!

[lonestar]

Are you serious lonestar? How do you know where to send them?

Santa told me.

[Aquamarine]

Aqua, didn't I tell you that the other hostesses were going to turn on you for that Neanderthal graphic?

Look TMan, Teddy made me post that Neanderthal hostess graphic. :)
No really, Billie gave me her blessing to post that. So looks like it's another swing and a miss for you. lol

BTW...Billie, I used an old JH2 text to build yesterdays thread. Apparently it had the old link to the Photo Album. Sorry bout that.

[Billie]

Thanks for the pecans - just in time to make my pecan pies for Thanksgiving. I'm sure they'll be arriving tomorrow. You did overnight them, didn't you? :)

[Billie]

Oh, no! That would be so scary for a 9 year old! Don't think I'd be too anxious to get back on another one after that!

[Billie]

That is so funny about the Freeper Album Link - I never even thought about YOU posting the wrong one! I always copy that bottom part from one of mine in the first place, and I probably DO have some old ones that are wrong. Just for some reason, I decided when I was getting the link to yesterday's thread to just take the lazy way and copy your whole thing and THEN add John's to the bottom.

Well, heck, we probably should be GLAD he's checking so thoroughly!

[deadhead]

Sending you Get Well wishes, Praying for you Wolfie