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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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#8,222 ·
Read on Country Woman and part of the deal is that YOU have to join in. (I'm new so I make stuff up.) Talking with THIS group has been a lot of fun.

Nice to hear from you and your stories Stan. Are YOU sending a plane for US?

We are ALL mature here and know about... things?

We are getting into our drought season AND hurricane season. Water pressure from the city is ... I can pee harder then then what they give us. On our main property I have two water pumps and can store 60,000 gallons including the pools and run it all thru filters to use. We catch what ever rain water we can get. Pasture has nothing but the city water and the grass is all ready turning brown.

Now. About good watering/pasture management for adults that perhaps Stan might have been referring to? I admit.... that I do sometimes do a little fertilizing/watering of my own from my second floor porch. AMAZING how green that small area is. I save on water and the elec. to run the pumps also.
Amazing how beer grows grass.

The plane the Plane. Now that is in PB's hands. Roslyn holds the purse strings and she is what we call tight as a fishes rear and that is water tight and i did wish PB good luck with the negotions with., She who must be obeyed.:lol::lol:
 
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Hey all!

Had our lesson today, went well, even though it started raining as soon as we got there.

After I was done, I convinced hubby to get up on Kes. This was a first, as it's only been my trainers and I that have ridden her since I bought her last year. He looked pretty decent up there, dressage saddle and all, and walked around the arena twice. He said it was pretty scary and hard, and now has a lot of respect for all that I do in the saddle. Step one complete in "operation get hubby a horse" :lol:
 

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Talking about toileting and in the sprit of horse treking being hours in the saddle, my wife has often complained its easy for us men we can go behind a tree or in an area of sand, sand and more sand the hind leg of the horse covers natures call. Women have amazing bladders don't they.

But on a serious note we often ride 6 hours with a lunch stop and at least two litres of water not to mention the coffee before starting and then add to that the sound of the babbling brook we have lunch by.
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#8,225 ·
Hey all!

Had our lesson today, went well, even though it started raining as soon as we got there.

After I was done, I convinced hubby to get up on Kes. This was a first, as it's only been my trainers and I that have ridden her since I bought her last year. He looked pretty decent up there, dressage saddle and all, and walked around the arena twice. He said it was pretty scary and hard, and now has a lot of respect for all that I do in the saddle. Step one complete in "operation get hubby a horse" :lol:
Good job Grace! Getting ANYONE on a horse, at "our age" that has never been on one is... you did good! and good for him.
 
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Talking about toileting and in the sprit of horse treking being hours in the saddle, my wife has often complained its easy for us men we can go behind a tree or in an area of sand, sand and more sand the hind leg of the horse covers natures call. Women have amazing bladders don't they.

But on a serious note we often ride 6 hours with a lunch stop and at least two litres of water not to mention the coffee before starting and then add to that the sound of the babbling brook we have lunch by.
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Hey all!

Had our lesson today, went well, even though it started raining as soon as we got there.

After I was done, I convinced hubby to get up on Kes. This was a first, as it's only been my trainers and I that have ridden her since I bought her last year. He looked pretty decent up there, dressage saddle and all, and walked around the arena twice. He said it was pretty scary and hard, and now has a lot of respect for all that I do in the saddle. Step one complete in "operation get hubby a horse" :lol:
Great photo excuse my ignorance but is Kes what we call a short back horse. Stella is long in the back and very smooth when she walks but Bugs is short backed and to me it makes him harder to ride when walking out if he is walking fast its a real work out. O/K when he is taking his time. Stella it does not matter fast walk or slow she is smooth.

As for getting him into horse riding he may chose a different style than yourself which means two tow vehicles and two horse floats and saddles and on and on and on. But I wish you well. When I started riding I arrived home with a horse called Savannah. very young 2.5 years, green broke, and huge, clydesdale TB cross. Carefull what you wish fore but good luck with it.

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Great photo excuse my ignorance but is Kes what we call a short back horse. Stella is long in the back and very smooth when she walks but Bugs is short backed and to me it makes him harder to ride when walking out if he is walking fast its a real work out. O/K when he is taking his time. Stella it does not matter fast walk or slow she is smooth.

Ss for getting him into horse riding he may chose a different style than yourself which means two tow vehicles and two horse floats and saddles and on and on and on. But I wish you well. When I started riding I arrived hone with a horse called Savannah. very young 2.5 years, green broke, and huge clydesdale TB cross. Carefull what you wish fore but good luck with it.

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:lol: Stan, Kes is an American Morgan Horse, so will have a shorter back than say a Thoroughbred or Saddlebred. Between her and Grace, the TB I used to lease, Kes has much smoother gaits even with a shorter back. She can really step under herself and power from behind. Truth be told, she actually has a longer back than many Morgans!

Yep, if I am successful in getting hubby into horses, he most likely would get something big, a Clyde cross. And it would be a Western trail horse, as I highly doubt he would ever be into showing with me. The trailering I'm not so concerned with, as I have a three horse trailer, and only use to go to shows, so the rest of the time it would be free to take to the trails:wink:
 
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#8,229 ·
Hi all! Great posts everyone! I can't seem to keep up!!

Although....as I was out at the barn today, I made sure to get some great BUTT shots of my girls! :lol: here they are below. First up is the sassy butt of Skye, then the lovely 24 yo butt of Rainn, not bad for an 'oldy'.

We had a wonderful ride. Funny, although Rainn is 24 and known to be gimpy.....the girl,can rock! :D. Love the fact she's not totally dead under saddle!!!!

I also have a pic of what it looks like on my rides. Not many trails here, but endless dirt roads with very little traffic. Which is good for my dog, she can run loose. :)

Happy trails all!
 

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When you hit 60, ya can do what you want, say what you want and not have to give a dang about what others think. That's why I'm a crabby (substitute pp if you wish) old man.

I have not been able to ride, drive or do a lot of things for several months. Cataracts. Had my eyes done in Feb. Then came down with Dengue Fever a week after the operation. Got an inner ear infection that, while sitting up in bed I'd fall over. At one point felt sorta better and had to tend a horse and she decided to play tag with her hove and my shoulder.

I'm JUST starting to feel better, Dengue has no cure and takes 3 months or so to recover from. So I got a little.... NAY... WAY to much time on my hands.

So ENJOY me while you can cause..... I WILL be getting back into the saddle.

(cool, I just learned how to do multi quotes.)
Prayer said for you. I hope that you feel better soon.
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#8,237 ·
So WE back on for this STAN? Da plane, da plane. Send da plane Stan.

Wouldn't that be a ride!

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What are some of your favorite lines?

"Toes up… toes up!" "My toes ARE up." "Then put yor heals down." "Oh."
Sure you can ride with me. Now shudup.
Ya ride any closer to my horse ya gonna be warren his shoe for a long time.
Ya go any slower on that mare and I'll be riding 2 horses.
Q: "Do you see the World differently while riding a horse?" A: "If I didn't, I shouldn't be on one."
You're gonna do what to his what with THAT?
No I'm NOT getting off my horse (Paso Fino) to help up crawl up the side of your tall TB.
I KNOW that you are a good rider! I've seen you and all the "circle club" riders going around that coral for years.
Thanks for telling me about that branch…. (after you let it go.)
Oh ya… that will work. I'll stand over THERE so I can watch and learn.
Nice rig you got there. (hooked up to a class II hitch on your fancy 4 cly BMW.)
His rearing at ya is just his way of sayin "HI, so happy to see you!".
He'll stop…….. (right after he runs over you.)

Share your favorite line please.
Serenity, I think Stan would be happy to oblige.
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#8,238 ·
Wow...the over 40's crowd has been busy today!

Taffy, that horse is amazing! It is on my bucket list to ride a large draft type horse one day.

Grace, yay for getting hubby on your horse. I really enjoy riding with my hubby. I am more into riding than he is because he has so many other hobbies (hunting, fishing, golfing, boating) but he still rides with me at least once a week.

Yay, also for all the new folks that have joined this thread.

A deer decided to commit suicide tonight by running into the side of my brand new car!!! I have only made one payment on it. Lots and lots of damage. Thankful for full coverage insurance, but now I have to deal with insurance agent, repair shop, rental car. Etc.

It has not been a fun month.

Other than that, I had a pretty good day. The place I board Isabella is a Parelli barn. They don't ram it down our throats or anything but they host "playdays" once a month and we play the parelli games. I could take it or leave it but I do find it a great way to spend time with my horse and bond a bit. The "friendly" game is a way of desensitizing horses to all sorts of different things and get him/ her used to being touched all over and with different objects. It is a game we are really good at because she will let me do anything to her with very little complaint. Look at how patient she is with me. :D

 
#8,239 ·
Welcome to our new members! With Grace-congrats on getting your DH up on your horse. And how nice that he now understands some of what it takes to ride a horse!

Sure do like seeing the pictures of all the different areas that the rides are going through. We are such a diverse group.

This is such a great thread-again, thank you CW for starting it!
 
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Amazing how beer grows grass.

The plane the Plane. Now that is in PB's hands. Roslyn holds the purse strings and she is what we call tight as a fishes rear and that is water tight and i did wish PB good luck with the negotions with., She who must be obeyed.:lol::lol:
Lol.
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