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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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#26,543 ·
This doesn't sound Lazy at all!!! You have a lot going on. Remember to take care of yourself first.

I had to make my house look like a residence too, lol. What with a kid moved out, too much tack, and this and that set aside for "later after I ride" just the thought of an appraisal had me worried...then he came and TOOK PICTURES. Jesus.

Unfortunately, the appraisal came out low, but I think it is because it is not thru a bank, and credit unions don't finance the same way.

Debating with myself about getting the loan large enough for my equity, but still haven't come to a decision. It is just a small house, so not a lot of value.

Workers still aren't here yet, and I've been up since 5am. Tasha does not believe in sleeping in. :-(
LOL I know what you mean about the "Later" part. During all that's been going on, when I DID have some time I chose to RIDE! I didn't want to waste the good weather figuring that later when it's too hot to ride, I can get "all that" done. Never procrastinate my friends.
 
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Battling another round of doggie runs. Poor Briar. When I got home, I actually had to bathe him in addition to the ugly clean up. children's Kaopektate for him tonight. I am feeding a bland diet. If he doesn't clear up, I am taking him to the vet on Friday.

Still haven't heard from Farmer. He posted a mem on FB about when he's sad, his dog is the best comfort. He suffers from depression. I wonder if he is just having a tough time right now. Hopefully I will see him today. If not, I will just carry on until I can talk to him. This is the first time he hasn't responded to me.
 
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LOL I know what you mean about the "Later" part. During all that's been going on, when I DID have some time I chose to RIDE! I didn't want to waste the good weather figuring that later when it's too hot to ride, I can get "all that" done. Never procrastinate my friends.
Never procrastinate? I can I do & I will:-|You wouldn't believe what piles up on me when I can finally get out for HorseMondays..& I don't have all this big house-stuff you'all do!:shock: Which means you have the same little piles of c**p I do & dust bunnies & whatever it is that lurks behind toilets & under kitchen cabinets PLUS things like equity worries & inspections (plus HAVING horses & the attending stuff that comes w/that...) Gads!! I think I'll take a look at what sometimes looks like my half-empty glass & be glad that I "have a glass & there's something in it":lol:, lol
 
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I saw this on FB for trail obstacle training/acclimation. I dunno...you trail riders, isn't it just better to be out on the trail itself, acclimating your horse to bushes close by? Seems to me that a horse would know the difference between a styrofoam pool thing & scratchy branches (& it's not like the horse would see this in the real world).

Then again, sometimes Janice has me traverse narrow pole arrangements, to teach me how to maneuver trail-wise, but I figure that's for me, more than the horse, to know what to do. Trying to learn more here...

 
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Battling another round of doggie runs. Poor Briar. When I got home, I actually had to bathe him in addition to the ugly clean up. children's Kaopektate for him tonight. I am feeding a bland diet. If he doesn't clear up, I am taking him to the vet on Friday.

Still haven't heard from Farmer. He posted a mem on FB about when he's sad, his dog is the best comfort. He suffers from depression. I wonder if he is just having a tough time right now. Hopefully I will see him today. If not, I will just carry on until I can talk to him. This is the first time he hasn't responded to me.
Hope you can talk to Farmer soon. Good luck w/Briar, vet sounds like a good idea.....
 
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Sue, there are a couple of things that may be causing that. Motors have " brushes"(carbon fiber type material) on either side of the armature with springs that keep them pushed against it. Once those brushes wear down then they loose their contact with the armature causing heat build up. Once that happens the power can be intermittent and cause excessive power draw tripping the breaker(Residual Current Device). Another thing could be the magnet that is attached to inside of the motor housing could be cracked and causing friction, but less likely you will see any sparks from that. Usually it locks up soon after that happens. The other thing could be the seals and/or bearing that keep the armature centered are worn out causing it to wobble.

Here are a couple of pics of the inner parts of "one" electric motor to help you see.

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Thank you very very much, Roadyy, that was so helpful! And illustrated with photos too! ...I will keep you posted on the planer/thicknesser. I hope it can be repaired - over here something like that costs several thousand dollars, and it's actually a loan from a friendly neighbour (who said, "I bought this because I was going to do some woodwork but then didn't!).

By the way, the pole saw is exactly what we needed and working out very well, so thanks again for that tip a while back.

PS: I'm good at... chocolate cake. Ever get any Qs, just ask me. Here's my favourite recipe:

FRENCH PROVENCIAL CHOCOLATE CAKE

Melt a 250g block of excellent quality dark cooking chocolate (we use Plaistowe or equivalent), on very low on the microwave. Meanwhile, separate 4-5 eggs and beat the whites as if making pavlova or meringues. Set aside.

Add 100g of butter to the melted chocolate and briefly return to the microwave on low to get butter to soften/melt. Beat 100g of caster sugar through this mixture, adding 1tbsp of natural vanilla essence (not fake), and 1-2tbsp of brandy - this will help the sugar dissolve. At the same time, add a tbsp of good-quality instant coffee, which also has to dissolve unless you like crunchy coffee surprises in your cake. ;-) Then mix in the egg yolks, followed by 150g of almond and/or hazelnut meal (I grind the almonds myself in my food processor to get a slightly coarser meal than what comes in packets, plus I use skin-on almonds as they have extra flavour.) Gently fold through the eggwhites with a spatula, and transfer the mixture into a non-stick-paper-lined square cake tin. Bake at 170 degrees C on the middle shelf, preferably fan forced, for 35-40 min (usually) until a skewer comes out clean. Care - don't burn this cake. Cool the cake on a rack in its paper case (it's fragile). Put on a serving platter, cut into squares, dust with icing sugar, and enjoy. Fresh berries, with or without cream, go well with this cake.

I got this recipe over 20 years ago when reading a newspaper in a university library on a short break from a relatively pointless assignment. Man, looking back, how infinitely more valuable this was to my life and the lives of others I shared it with than if I'd spent another 15 minutes on that assignment instead! ...it was from an international "World's Best Chocolate Cake Competition" and I copied down eight recipes, but have never actually made any of the others... there was a chocolate cake with Guinness in it from Ireland and I still have the recipe if anyone wants it.

(I'd make this cake for all of you, but I don't have a TARDIS...)
 
#26,551 ·
Uggggg...what a day.

Sometimes you are darned if you do and darned if you don't, and I had one of those days. Sometimes being the "boss" is no fun at all. But alas, I have a horse...or two, so I need to suck it up.

Stopped by the barn on the way home for some instant blood pressure reduction.

TJ- I saw that post floating around facebook. We have an obstacle course at our barn. Nicker saw it!! I never thought about it being used to desensitize horses for the trail, we just use it because it is fun.:lol:

Here is a pic of me and Isabella going through the noodle obstacle. You can see the "car wash" in the background. Yes, I know I should be looking up. This was in 2013 and I had the heels down thing figured out, but was still struggling with "look where you want to go" and I still struggle with it. I like to think I look down because I just love looking at my girl so much. :D
 

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Battling another round of doggie runs. Poor Briar. When I got home, I actually had to bathe him in addition to the ugly clean up. children's Kaopektate for him tonight. I am feeding a bland diet. If he doesn't clear up, I am taking him to the vet on Friday.

Still haven't heard from Farmer. He posted a mem on FB about when he's sad, his dog is the best comfort. He suffers from depression. I wonder if he is just having a tough time right now. Hopefully I will see him today. If not, I will just carry on until I can talk to him. This is the first time he hasn't responded to me.
Ever tried a raw meat and bones only diet for this dog, maybe with some good-quality dry food added in? (no tinned or otherwise preserved moist dog food, no people food) One of the things our vet clinic recommended in its newsletter to try for such cases. Plus I have a friend who had a dog with apparently incurable eczema, who found that for her dog, a raw diet didn't just improve him, but when she fed him sheep and/or kangaroo and/or horse (commonly available from raw pet food places) and totally avoided beef it cured him, so he seemed to have a food allergy that's unusual for a dog (I mean, to beef!!!), but then he was a highly inbred pedigree thing with little hybrid vigour.
 
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Corgi and TJ: Horse playgrounds are great! :) Super photo again, Ladona. TJ, I agree that a horse knows the difference between bushes and plastic, but I think it's worth doing these things just for fun and teamwork and confidence. The teamwork and confidence will help with the trail monsters.

On that general topic: My horse, when I first took him on the local trails near our farm four years ago, used to do handstands over two things in particular: Round stock watering troughs (we have bath tubs at our place) - he seemed to think they were UFOs - and oddly shaped tree stumps - which he seemed to think were crouched zombies or something. And you'd get him used to those on a particular section of trail, but then if you rode that section the other way around, it was almost like being back to square one, haha. :)

One law of trails and horses: Horses are more likely to fuss about things when heading away from the direction of home than when heading back for home - they seem to have an inbuilt GPS that tells them immediately they are getting closer to home again, even if they have never been on a particular route. Anyway, so if my horse is spooky I will go out on familiar trails and leave the unfamiliar ones for the return home. ;-)
 
#26,556 ·
I saw this on FB for trail obstacle training/acclimation. I dunno...you trail riders, isn't it just better to be out on the trail itself, acclimating your horse to bushes close by? Seems to me that a horse would know the difference between a styrofoam pool thing & scratchy branches (& it's not like the horse would see this in the real world).

Then again, sometimes Janice has me traverse narrow pole arrangements, to teach me how to maneuver trail-wise, but I figure that's for me, more than the horse, to know what to do. Trying to learn more here...

I've done this! It's a trip, cuz if you get your horse half way through and they get worried it's a true course of horsemanship to keep them trusting you. And you're right about them knowing the difference, but the exercise is in trust and confidence.
 
#26,560 ·
Nice trip Rick & great catch! Bet those will be yummy, going to put them on a grill? (or maybe a spit! Those be big fish...!)

Had an errant thought today, which would never work but here it is: was thinking of acclimation aids, w/the raincoat conversation, I thought of jack-in-the Box(s).

With the tune being disabled somehow (some sudden bunny or turkey won't be playing "Here We Go "Round the Mulberry Bush" or whatever those things play now
:rofl: Thank you for these mental images! And now I want to spend time in an alternate universe where wildlife jumps out of bushes and sings "Here We Go" or "Round the Mulberry Bush"! :)

I think a jack-in-the-box type thing would totally give you a startle response, with or without music, so be sure to put on your helmet and a parachute! :)
 
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