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Horse talk for mature people over 40

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I thought I would start a new thread for people over 40
who love horses.
This thread is open to owners leasers an people who
love horses

I will start I am 48 years old and I never yet owned a horse
mainly because of finances.
I have been around horses most of my life. I have ridden
all kinds of horses first ponies then horses
I have ridden Arab, Quarter Horses, Morgans, Appendix Quarter horses.
Thoroughbreds, Appaloosas, American Saddlebreds and Paints and lots of mixed breeds too and all sizes 14hh-17hh
I have ridden both English and western
here is are pictures of me riding my friends Pinto 14hh
and my friends Half Arab

My husband knows how much I would love my own horse so in the spring we are looking in to leasing a horse
 

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#20,364 ·
SUPER NEWS HP!!!! :happydance:

I logged on now precisely to know if you had THE call.
Congratulations!

Sue, thanks for sharing your dad's horses pictures and stories, truely fascinating. I happy to learn that racing horses can have such a good life. Not always the case, I know.

NS, I missed you!!! Your DH is doing important work, considering the risk of those invading carps. Hope they can convince "big money" to take the right decisions.

Celeste, Happy belated Birthday! :) The Ecological Reserve where I rode yesterday is called Jack Rabbit, in honor of Jack Rabbit Johannsen, a famous athlete and cross-country ski pioneer. He developed skiing in NE America and contributed to an extensive trail system.
He lived to be 111yo and skied DAILY up to 104yo. So, maybe you can ride up to 100yo too? :D
 
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Wow, HP, so happy for you! MUCH congratulations & "yeehaws"!! Things be for lookin' up, for sure:)!

Happy belated Birthday, Celeste! Ladona, not belated, just for this post, lol! Love that saddle pad, love the color pattern. And, to add to past/recent comments: yes, you are very pretty, in a Real Human sort of way, if that makes sense. Just lovely, that happiness you so deserve does shine 'thru.

Can't do much on the Home Front tonight, just got home a bit ago & have to get up 3:30-4:45 to get back to work. Hopefully my schedule will get real soon.

Of course, am going to screw up everyone else's schedule pretty soon, w/time off to move & get settled. New LL said he'll call me this week to set up a time to do the lease paperwork; when that's accomplished, I'll be sure of the move-time & will call landlady to let her know (or text, might just text. I know she's been way less than honest & forthcoming from me, & you'all & others have said she's just been sucking in my $$ for her own reasons, to buy herself her own time. I did tell new LL the story, in brief. He's a realtor, remember. Very polite, very nice Hungarian native...so he didn't come right out & say it, but could see it all over his face: "you've been ripped off". There it is then. I'll text, & find out where to send the keys).

Been figuring out the new phone, got further tips from the guys at work today.

Talked to a maintenance guy about helping me move; he's up for it & will do his best to enlist 2-3 other guys, so it can all be whupped out quick (has to be on a Saturday, of course...) He asked me to feel his bicep for a "strength potential"! Very nice. Told him his wife must be happy w/him (he said "Depends on the day!")

It'll all work out. Obviously, has been working out, in spite of personal convolutions. All day today, I put the "worries" that popped up where they belong...ElseWhere.

Took the 2nd catbox away late yesterday, no problems so far. When new LL (referred to here now as Peter) wants to go over paperwork, I want to be able to have him come to my present place, so he can know that no cat urine/spraying issue is present (in spite of physical area upheaval in general, but he'll understand that).

I've read all, trying to keep caught up. Welcome..."new person"!! Sorry, won't go back to find your name, but have "liked" your posts! Rick, you've been really really really busy...!

'Nite all, later.
 
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Got back on for a minute, having trouble winding down for bed (or eating, for that matter). Thank you Blue, yes, is what is, it's done; what's more important than going thru it all is the lessons learned from it...protection of myself is paramount. I've learned a lot about Faith in the past 3+ months.
 
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Ladona, Celeste Happy birthday. Another day older but with age comes the perfect excuse. I forgot, it must be an age thing. I fall back on them a lot.

Rick I do the clean out the trailer and set up the beds when trekking. Same as what you do but MR I draw the line with sharing the cot with wild critters. And what is a ground hog A Pig?
 
#20,369 ·
Woohoo! I got caught up!!!!:wink:

Happy Birthday Celeste and Corgi!

Eole....I still want to ride with you! Beautiful!

HP, CONGRATS!!!!!

TJ........it's time to have FUN with this! It's working itself out and it's time to slow down....smile.....and ENJOY this journey. It's all going to be OK!!!:D:D:D:wink:

OK, i'll check back in later to catch up with you others! Reading everything!

Later!:D
 
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We've been having beautiful weather here. Did get a really nice ride in on Sunday, as you can see.:D

jay was a gem and rode sound. His new feet must feel good.

Took some time at the barn last night. Cleaned real good and gave both a good brushing. Decided to tie Piper to teach her patients and and give me peace of mind. :lol: She's a good little girl and just sits there on the lease tho.

OK, gotta run.

Later!
 

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HP, is the temp job coming with full time hours? I have a feeling the other lady will not return and you now have your new job.

Terry, just think of it this way. If you had jumped the gun and found another place back when this all started, you might have settled for something less than optimal for the three of you. Because of your perseverance through present LL antics you were able to find a really nice place that will suit you another 9 + years.

You will not have to wait 9 years with a fake tree out on the balcony to see bird birthing. You can walk down to the little area you spoke of and likely find that serenity.


MN17, glad the pup is working out so well and you are still enjoying nice rides.


We met the new owners of the farm and went over some of the property changes he is looking to make. Right away they are contracting a 30x40 pole barn right in front of the gate to the hunting lease beside the arena and putting his hunting dogs back there. He is going to have a gravel drive laid from main drive out to the second gate into the pasture. I'm thankful of that. They are really nice people and I think we will get along fine.

I also checked out the portable ac last night and got it working again. Sure would have been nice to have it while camping. lol


Stan, a ground hog is like a land Beaver. Have you never seen the Bill Murry film "Ground Hog Day"? funny movie.

Hope everyone has a great day and GBY.
 
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Same as what you do but MR I draw the line with sharing the cot with wild critters. And what is a ground hog A Pig?
The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck, whistle-pig, or land-beaver in some areas, is a rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots. Other marmots, such as the yellow-bellied and hoary marmots, live in rocky and mountainous areas, but the groundhog is a lowland creature. It is widely distributed in North America and common in the northeastern and central United States and Canada. Groundhogs are found as far north as Alaska, with their habitat extending southeast to Georgia(Wikipedia)

Vertebrate Groundhog Mammal Terrestrial animal Gopher


The feral cat was actually on the cot.
Ground hog was next to cot standing up checking me out.
When I rolled over in the cot he got scared and took off.
 
#20,374 ·
Good a.m. all:)

So much good news has really liven things up. I am so happy things are looking up.

Hope the birthday girls had a good day yesterday. Make a birthday resolution to have a be happy and enjoy life even more.

TJ You did good. Things are looking up and will surely continue to get better. Hope the kitties are adjusting to sharing the potty:)

NM Jay looks like he is really enjoying the outing. You two are a good team. Hope the pup is doing good.

Rick I want to hear some good news about your truck so you and the family can go together again. Since you got your a/c going that would be for a perfect outing.

HP Sorry about going over board, just was so glad this one came thru.

No snake yesterday when I checked for eggs. I hope I scared them away. If they come back, I guess I'll get work gloves and try to catch them. Put em in an ole pillow case and take em for a ride. A confession. If I had to kill for food, I would probably go hungry. My DIL gives me the venison. I plan on gardening for a long time because that is the food I can gather and eat. May have to become a vegetarian. I will have to plant more potatoes cause they are almost gone. I really enjoyed them. My girls will keep me in eggs if I can beat the snakes to the eggs.

Hope everyone has a great day and God bless and keep you.:)
 
#20,376 ·
Hi all!

Just taking a long deserved break. I've been working at breakneck speed to get all my 'to do's' done here at school (which if you know education is IMPOSSIBLE) so I can leave on-time to Piper. Always take work home....or should I say I take my work for a ride. It never leave the book bag! :lol::lol::lol: by the time I play with Pipe, do the chores, eat dinner.....I'm too pooped! I'll get into a routine soon.

Think is.......I'm not naturally a focused, run full tilt type of person....so here I am sitting on a Wednesday already burnt out.....so I'm taking 10 minutes to talk to you guys. :D

Seems we go one step forward and two steps back with DH and doggie. He likes her, walks with us....yet this morning tells me he still isn't happy with the situation. :evil: No kidding.....but it is what it is. Poor Pipe....she just laid there on the rug like she knew we were talking about her. :lol: Such a good little girl.:D He's annoying me right now! LOL

tomorrow he has the day off...we'll see how THAT goes!:lol::lol::lol:

Roaddy, what is GBY?
 
#20,378 ·
Found this horse trailer a few hours away that might be just the ticket for us. She is looking for a 2 horse bumper pull and I have been texting back and forth pics and info. on repairs needed. I'm pretty sure I can make this into the perfect weekend hauler for us to not go through what we went through this past weekend. It will take some work and additives, but has all the potential we need in our price range....even swap.lol

4 Horse GN Trailer For Sale - As Is
 
#20,380 ·
Yes, but I'm not hauling cross country with it. All of my trips are under 200 miles. I would love an aluminum trailer, but they just aren't in my price range. Hopefully I can fix this one up while using it and trade it in on an aluminum one later or sell it to someone in my position now. The furthest event I'm looking at attending is 174 miles away in Jasper,Fl. I would not even consider it if I were hauling up to Tennessee or North Alabama regularly. This will also get me out of borrowing from my friends. Even though he hasn't used it in ages, I still want to get away from that as it isn't mine.
 
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