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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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#9,705 ·
Corgi, I love how you explained Isabella being the perfect first horse! You said it so well, and I think that's exactly why I love Windy so much. Just enough challenge to make me want to be better but totally trustworthy and safe! Yes!

Alex, hang in there. You've got a lot on your mind, for sure. Don't give up - doctors are scientists but we aren't machines -- there's not a day that goes by when the doctors don't marvel at something new they learn about our bodies, or see a patient 'cured' that they can't explain. If you can kick the nicotine habit, it can only be a good thing. Also, I'm sure you're doing this already, but to tell Brad from time to time that you love him bunches, and thank him for hanging in there with you. Sounds like he's trying to help as best he can. If he were a horse we'd have to reward his slightest try, right?

Where's Country Woman?

I'm in for the CB hunt. I had 8 orange veggies (a record!) 10 days ago and now have 1. It...is...not....fair!
 
#9,708 ·
I'm in...had 79 carrots! Now......nuthin. Besides he's so loud when he steals them late at night it's woken up the hubby!
 
#9,709 ·
Well let's hope that it's just a temp ban and Bruce can cool off a bit and come back. I guess I must have missed posts since the one on Sat night?

TJT, you didn't offend me at all, I am very grumpy right now as I try to quit smoking - I can assure you, that whatever misunderstand there was, it would have been my fault, and not yours.


Rick, thank you.
The foster kids are deliberately pushing buttons at the moment, it's like they know there is a weakness as I am trying to quit smoking, and they are pushing hard. It was after midnight last night when they finally shut up in their bedroom, and that was with both Brad and I yelling at them, every time they talked.
The living room looks bare today, it's lacking all video games, and anything that the kids like to do.
O/K the PO in me has the solution to the problem of the noise.

Go and look at the power board and work out the light fuse in their rooms. Also the power to their T/V stero ect.

This works, I have done it with mine:twisted:. When the noise gets a little loud and its also a little late go and pull the fuse on their lights. Then get Brad to tell them he will get the sparky to come and have a look in the morning.

That will quiten them down give it a day or two and pull the fuse to the power thus knocking out the stero tv or what ever in their rooms.

Most important: I also put the main fuse box behind a lockable cover I had the key. It will not take long for them to learn lights out and quite means quite because you have the power. What ever room they are in you have the power. My kids thought they could just move into another room I just knocked the power out on that and Roslyn and I went to sleep.

So get a lockable door on the fuse board and get some piece and quite.
 
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Alex, you are most welcome and if you ever need an ear to chew on while being aggravated please, please don't think of me. I don't want to be chewed up and spit out while you are going through what quitting can do to you.

So does that mean she is going to contact me and bleat BAA BAA

Group hug, I'm a starter :twisted:
 
#9,712 ·
Oh that sh1t! I kinda figured that was Stan!

What would make you think I would go around taking carrots. I am stumped for words. I have a rule I live by, on ocassion, and that is to never go hunting in some one elses carrot patch. :lol::lol::lol:
 
#9,713 ·
Stan, you underestimate my b1tch potential. LOL

The kids have no TVs in their rooms, never have, never will. If we watch TV it's as a family, together in the living room. And the only possible stereo they have in there is their alarm clock that plays the radio when it wakes them.

Other than that they have books, their clothes and belongings and their beds, as I don't allow them to be in their bedrooms other than bed times. I want them to be with me, and us all interacting as a family.

New kid, kid 4, is little, adorable, dimples, good looking .... and BAD. He was just up at my table until recently. But I think I just had a break through with him, he held me hand when I talked to him about doing good, and I will get him home as fast as I can. He cried. I think I might have convinced him that my goal is to get him home as soon as he can, if he just does what I ask and what is expected of him.

*Fingers crossed* I think he got it.


But there is always tomorrow. We will see.
 
#9,714 ·
Things are a little tense in my house this evening.

I made a mistake with Bugs. I took them some hay to which Bugs, Stella, Rambo, Screwed, and about,to,be all got stuck in. I started to walk away out the gate and Bugs mouth full of hay was following. I closed the gate I think I should have let him follow and had some time with him. Live and learn.

He has grown his winter coat. Tusks, and a trunk he would look like a mamouth.


And to top it all Roslyn is waiting for a package. She recieved an email from a delivery company and thinking it was to do with the package she opened the email. Now her computer has crashed.
 
#9,716 ·
What happened with Bugs? I am not clear?

And heck pass over your computer Stan. :)

Bugs was with the other horse and animals eating the hay I had just put out. He left them and followed me but I did not let him out through the gate. He had a mouthfull of hay but went with me. I should have spent time with him instead ignoring him. Not often a horse will forgo its food to follow.
 
#9,717 ·
Awww, Stan. You can't always be with them though. I often leave Lucas at the gate, his lil head poking up watching me drive away. I feel like crap for that, but I do have to leave, and he's not a dog. :(




About the electric shut off, I should have said. We have one bathroom in our house, for 6 people, I have a water shut off. That I use for the shower.
 
#9,718 ·
Alex, I look back on how my family dealt with me while I was getting it out of my system and figure there was several of them to spread it around. I know my personality and you would be ready to kill me in my wake because of me constantly pestering you while you were aggravated due to a nicotine withdrawal. Also, I'm glad you are seeing some light with the troublesome youngun.

BTW, you know SWMBO would never stand for Stan doing such things as wearing a mask unless it was for her benefit...Not a picture I want in my head either. lmbo
Corgi, I like finding my own buttons to push on horses instead of those already installed, lol.

NM71, you gonna have to get them younguns down for a nap and start posting hun. lol Stop procrastinating and go check out them horses. lol

Is Rainn accustomed to shoes or normally a barefoot? Is there a barefoot trimmer that could set her up to heal before going to shoes?

Amber is in school year round thanks to home schooling. lol...She isn't pressured through the summer, but we are always in teach mode to add to her curriculum.

Farmchic, I am not eligible to join your posse as I have a prior record. GLWH. Oh and you and nvr2many have some cuts avatars.

Celeste, I need you to send me a recording of your play on the slide. kkthx

LT, I have not seen CW in here in several days now. You don't think she got another job without consulting us first do you?

Stan, I agree with you about there being a lose of power to that room. Maybe there can be payment of good behavior to get electricity. If they want power in the room then there has to be so many good reports for x amount of hours of power in the room at night or for same amount of hours available through the week for games. Those can not be reduced or taken away as they were already paid for, but could cause them to be without while they are good the next week to teach them that consequences for their actions may not always be immediate, but are inevitable.

I like that saddle bag too and think she should buy one for me just because.. lol
I hope you get Roslyn's pc back up and going.

I have had to miss opportunities like yours with Bugs due to prior scheduled engagements and hate it. I always try to take full advantage of those moments with I can otherwise.


I did not get any time on the float last evening due to being reminded of another obligation to a girl we have been babysitting for. She graduated from the local technical college for cosmetology and the ceremony was last night. We have done a lot through sitting for free on occasion, keeping Jessa for a week at a time because she had to work night shift at convenience stores several nights in a row, had her license suspended for no insurance so we paid the insurance and the fine so she could go to college and work as well as a few other things.

Sorry for that, but I had forgotten it was last night for the ceremony and we were the only people there to support her as she went across the stage. None of her family or other supposedly friends were there. Her ex wouldn't even bring her oldest daughter to it because it was he week and he wasn't wasting it on her stuff.


Sorry, again it just crawls my gizzard to see someone try so hard and be crapped on so easily just so you can.

I'll try to write smaller novels, I give you my word.
 
#9,719 ·
Good Morning to all. Had to go to town yesterday-groceries & other errands. Got some books from the library, so nice to have new reading material.

Roaddy-that trailer is really looking good. When it's gone will you be working on your own? How far away are nice trails from you? Glad you were there to support that girl-I'm sure it made a difference to her.

Stan-sorry to hear of the computer crash-hope it can be fixed w/out too much trouble or expense. I hope Bugs gives you another opportunity for some one-on-one soon.

AlexS-sounds like the new kid might be listening-hope your journey w/him goes smoother.

That's all my brain is wrapping around at the moment~Happy trails to all!
 
#9,720 ·
I have mine to work on and a neighbor's mud bog truck to do some steering work on. I have some very nice trails within 15 minutes of the house that total about 40 miles. There are a few other local places within an hour that have access to several hundred acres to explore. Thank you for the compliment on the work.
 
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