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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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread - thread ONE
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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread EIGHT
The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread NINE
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The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread 11
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I didn’t forget the camera:)...Here’s a few videos. Kristy and the lady coaching her says he did better last night...they think he was “having some fun” tonight.
http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb286/harleysowner/?action=view¤t=100_2049.flv
http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb286/harleysowner/?action=view¤t=100_2050.flv
http://s210.photobucket.com/albums/bb286/harleysowner/?action=view¤t=100_2053.flv
Becky
My that’s some big trot there at the end... he’s certainly feeling good!
And getting around the barrels! I sure hope you get the right buyer for him soon. He’s a good horse.
Looks like you have good soil. I'm envious. We have sand and prickly pears - in Alabama. Go figure.
So sorry about your horse - hope the leg heals quickly.
Re: the flowers - oops, I forgot you’re selling your house. I guess the new owners can worry about transplanting ;-)
The soil here isn’t very good really either. Mostly clay and rock. For the last two winters I’ve been hauling horse poop up here and dumping on and working it into the soil. I finally think it’s starting to help.
Thanks for the info about the flowers:)
Becky
I can here the cringe in your voice:)...He'll still be a good horse even if he runs barrels:)
Becky
No no! I didn’t cringe at all! :~)
I think you’re right — the dianthus looks great!
Thanks. We took the bandage off yesterday and it’s holding. It sure is swollen, though.
You OK down there with these tornados?
Yeah, we are all fine:), thanks for asking.
Becky
Whew! Well we’re hearing about them up here, and they’re showing a lot of damage, but I wasn’t sure where that is!
Was it bad last night where you are?
I really can’t say:)...I know it rained and thundered some, but I slept thru it mostly. I really don’t think we got anything around in in the severe catagory, It was mainly to the north and west of Bixby, by quit a bit actually.
The bit of news I caught the tornado that was on the ground in OK, went thru a very unpopulated area...but maybe there was more that I didn’t hear about?
Becky
I think much of the damage we’re seeing is in MO... but they kept saying OK as well.
Well, glad you slept through it. At least you weren’t worrying!
He looks great! It is weird to me to see Harley running barrells but he looks like he is enjoying it.
Dianthus should be planted where they will receive at least 4-5 hours of full sun each day. They thrive in fertile, fast draining, slightly alkaline (pH 6.75) soil. Avoid over-watering because it may tend to turn the foliage yellow. Usually a weekly watering of established plants will suffice unless the weather is extremely dry. Dianthus will often reseed themselves, so don't be too hasty in removing spent plants from the ground. Perennial varieties may be propagated by tip cuttings, layering or division. Spent flowers should be removed promptly to promote continued blooming. Plant Dianthus species 12 to 18 inches apart and at the same depth at which they were previously growing. The crown, or top of the root structure, must be level with the surface of the soil. (Never bury any part of the stems.) Unlike most other plants, Dianthus plants should not be mulched. They require good air circulation around the stems at all times and must be kept as free from foliage moisture as possible. For continued blooming feed lightly every 6 to 8 weeks with an all-purpose (10-10-10) liquid fertilizer.
Your horse just ran into a tree with her face. Hard enough to make a thwack! noise and set her back on her butt.
I was cleaning stalls and I looked up because they were rocking and rolling out in the back forty, feeling good. Pony went one way and she was going to go the other way and changed her mind. I don’t think there’s a mark on her, and she ran off fine, but it ~cant~ have made her any smarter.
Cyn... don’t try to outmaneuver that pony.
Watching her try to out-do that pony is kinda like watching a clown in big floppy shoes trying to do ballet. Graceful, she ain’t.
Heh... that’s exactly what it’s like. I did go out and make her let me inspect her. It’s put her in a foul humor I think. She didn’t want to be caught.
I wished I’d have had the camera.
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