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!

[Duchess47]

I think she's trying to figure out if it can be eaten or played with.

[HairOfTheDog]

She couldn't pick it up... not enough lip dexterity. ;~D

She went after the lid on that BBQ, and that's when I kicked her out. :~D

[big'ol_freeper]

Now that's a horse of a different color!

[HairOfTheDog]

Evenin' Big'ol!

[estrogen]

It is limestone sand my husband says

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

That's the sort of thing Rusty does. I turn him out to eat all the good grass and he eats the tops of my new maple tree, or scrapes paint off the truck,or plays with the hose....Harley is doing pretty good out there. But everytime he gets close to the fence line Rocky is at Rocky charges over at him all bowed up. Harley never even glances his way.

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Kristy just left, she came and rode again. Her knee is doing good, so she's trying to make up lost time with Rowdy, to make sure he is in good shape for Tx. Her and Jenny will both be here tomorrow. My farrier wil be here. After everyone is shoed the girls are going to trail ride, I'm going to run to town to get some camera batteries, so I can take some pictures of them when they get back. We're all going to work in the arena.

There cameras really eat up regular batteries, I get about 3-4 pictures and they dead:(

Becky

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Kristy's friend who I told you about that breeds horses, and had lost 2 foals this year, lost another one AND the mare today:(
They have only gotten one live one out of 4, so far. They have 2 more to go.

Becky

[HairOfTheDog]

Good grief... that's too many losses to be chance. There's somethng going wrong with what they are doing.

[HairOfTheDog]

I look forward to the pics tomorrow!

[CindyDawg]

Never enough horse pictures around here. Your horses are beautiful. I'm inexperienced enough with horses to still feel that she horses ,just like women, should always be able to say no:')

[tuffydoodle]

Squarebarb, your pics are gorgeous. Keep 'em coming! Here's a story for ya'll: I ordered 15 bales of hay and 15 bags of shavings to be delivered today, then I had to leave. I had one bale of hay left on a flat bed trailer, under the barn awning, which you see as soon as you drive around to the barn. The guys came up with the delivery and my husband told them to put it on the flat bed under the awning. I went out there tonight and no hay on flatbed. I go around to the other side of the barn, still no hay. I called my husband and asked if he didn't tell me that the hay was delivered. He said it was and he told them where to put it. I said, t'ain't here but I'll keep looking. Well, guess where it was, in my very expensive 3 horse slant trailer, which is backed up to a fence. All fifteen bales of hay and all fifteen bags of sawdust were thrown into my good trailer. I almost fainted. Good Lord, ya'll, how stoopid do you have to be? The flatbed under the awning is the first thing you see at the barn, there was already a bale of hay on it, and they drive around to the back and put the hay in a nearly inaccessible place. Sheesh. I fully expected to see damage but there wasn't any, lucky for them. This is my trailer.

[Duchess47]

Oh my heavens - does she have any idea what is happening? She must have something running through her herd, some kind of infection or something. How horrible this must be for her, emotionally and financially.

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Good morning.

I have not heard any details about whats going on with these foals.

Becky

[tuffydoodle]

Keith, is that you?

[squarebarb]

Good morning everyone.

Well I am thinking about buying a new horse.

I have two mares, one of which is unrideable, the light-gray mare, and my bay Thoroughbred, who is about 20 yrs. old and needs to take it easy. There's a horse I am drooling over on Ag Direct. Horse # 111614306. I am going to call them in a minute to see if he's sold yet. Looks like a perfect trail horse for these rough and rocky hills.

All nervous about it. Any advice other than requiring a vet check?

[HairOfTheDog]

Good grief! Sitting and reading, and knowing no damage was done, it's pretty dang funny! Sorry LOL

[squarebarb]

Here's another pic of my dog Berekely the border collie. Those light sparks are grass seed-heads highlighted by the sun.