The FreeRepublic Saddle Club thread! - Thread FIVE

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[HairOfTheDog]

*New* The FreeRepublic Saddle Club - 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 Becky pings everyone most mornings. Let Becky (Paynoattentionmanbehindthecurtain) 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

New folk and occasional posters, jump right in and introduce yourselves, tell us about your horses, and post pictures if you've got them!

[choctawsquaw]

Thank you, I can hardly wait till tommorrow.

CS

[CindyDawg]

It's exciting isn't it? You need a shopping trip though. New glasses, pots/pans, towels, etc:') Can we see pictures?

[CindyDawg]

Yeah and "Doc" can come do the deed:') I got swatted in the face with his tail just holding a themometer in. I had my hand beside his tail keeping it out of my way. He raised that bone up and went right over my arm.

[Duchess47]

Isn't your mare due any day now? Congrats on ;the house.

[Duchess47]

Great pictures. Come to Nevada next time, sun shines every day :)

[Duchess47]

Is he feeling okay now?

[CindyDawg]

Yeah. He's stronger. He walked half way to us today. Much more alert. Him acting confused really concerned me. Another gelding now sick.

[Duchess47]

Oh boy. I'm glad to hear he's better - is SL okay?

[choctawsquaw]

yea, I will take pictures after they sit it up.

CS

[choctawsquaw]

Yes, she is due the 1st of April, but I really think she is gong to go longer, she is not progressing fast enough for the 1st. So I will just keep a close eye on her.

CS

[FrogInABlender]

I still haven't figured out what I saw him doing with a stomach tube though. All I can figure out was maybe to remove air. He put one in and flushed it with a little water and blew in it...

I've seen my vet do this too. I asked him about it once and he said it's to make sure he's got the tube in the stomach instead of the windpipe. He blows into it first, then smells for stomach gas when the air comes back out. If he smells it, he's in the right place. Gross, but effective I guess.

[Beaker]

My riding is going ok when I can get the weather to behave itself. Other than that, not much has been happening. I went on a trail ride on Friday, and that was a lot of fun. I had meantioned it a few posts back. There was still a lot of snow and ice and muck on the ground because the sun hasn't been able to get through the trees to melt it all and dry the ground out. And we ended up having to climb the biggest snow drift I have ever seen in my life to get from the street back onto the trail. Hehe. I almost came off. At the top, instead of sliding back down, my horse thought it would be great fun to jump off the top instead. Cross country anyone? :-)

My trainer has lots of trails that go out back behind her property, and the all seem to make a big loop and cross over eachother at the same time. I can't quite explain it. They're nice, but they're narrow and full of roots and logs and they slope all over the place. Of course, they're trails. That's what they're supposed to do. :-) They really emphasize the difference between level and not so level ground, and make you really appreciate the level ground when you get to it. :-)

[FrogInABlender]

LOL!! I also had an open can of coke in the console and he would've drank that too but he couldn't figure out how to get his tongue through that little hole. It wasn't for lack of trying though, coz he slobbered all over it anyways. Yuck! Nothing like horsey backwash in your coke! Needless to say, that can was abandoned.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Good morning.

It is already over 50 here this morning:)

Squaw, you ready? Call me tonight and let me know how it all went.

Becky

[tuffydoodle]

Mornin'. It's nice here, too, already 55. Supposed to get to 80. It's really, really muddy, though.

[Beaker]

Good Morning. Cloudy, overcast and wet here. It poured all yesterday and last night. I honestly thought that we were going to get a small flood.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

I think it's going to be pretty windy.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

What time is Hair and ecurbh expected home?

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

When does the weather really start to turn nice there?

I can't ever remember it really being cold in April, we have gotten snow before in March. April we usually get lots of rain. I hope we've gotten it already.

Becky

[tuffydoodle]

Oh, you know what, you're right. They did say that it's going to be really windy today. Oh well, it'll dry the mud up faster and tomorrow is supposed to be the nicest day of the week.