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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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Eole,

Yes I feed the hay outside...well, I was feeding them in their stalls aNd opening the doors so they could go to pasture when they were done. Then I noticed Jay would come and kick Rainn out of her stall for her hay. She of course would go into his...a back and forth thing. So I decided to put out the hay outside. Yes, I read to make at least one more pile than horses, so that is generally what I do.

BUT tonight, I noticed Rainn sifting through her hay, nibble, nibble, gum, gum, spit it out......OH NO....wondering now if the weightless isn't due to bad teeth!!!:shock: I JUST had the dang doc there!!!!

I do recall her saying if a horse spits out wads of hay, they need floated...thing is, she eats grain fine, and DH was there feeding them apples tonight. She ate those fine. Thought?

Speaking of.....here is a pic of DH feeding them apples. He's come a LONG way!!:D. He's a city guy learning to love and trust the horses!!:D:hug: gotta love'em for trying!! :wink:

Enjoying a glass of wine now....kiddos were a bit monsterish this afternoon.....can't blame them, I wanted to be home too! hahaha. Looking forward to a ride tomorrow.
 

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I am here alone in the thread, like a ghost in an old deserted castle and suddenly ... I lose a carrot. An evil, invisible hunter, is going around... LOL
For your birthday Eole, I wish you many happy trails and time to enjoy horses.

You are in good company, they only steal from the good ones. The rest accumulate carrots. One way or another.:lol::lol:
 
#13,423 ·
I slipped over to the 50+ thread to have a peek. I think they are a little to old and classy for me. Ill hang about on this thread, more my age group.

Rick time to check the food intake and cut down on the steak. No donuts with the coffee and no cream. Even though nothing was found its time for a change but on the other hand it sounds like your friends wife may be planning to shorten your life span. Do you like to live on the edge.
 
#13,426 ·
Stan, I'm not really a coffee or donut person. I only drink coffee when the temps dip below 50F and I may have a custard filled Eclair every 2-3 months. My issue is more towards family stress with my kids...and prank calls. lmbo


I had a call last Sunday in reference to Boo and had set it up for them to come see him Monday night, but had to cancel due to trip to hospital. I have not heard from them since even sent a message Thursday asking if they were still interested with no response. Then Monday I had a message about Jems from a family who has an 18 yr old daughter who has been doing barrels and CC now she wants to get into buggys. They believed Jems would be a great candidate, but never heard back from them once I told them I was out of the hospital. Hoof pickers are driving me back to the hospital.

Hope everyone has a great weekend as I will try to spend some time with mom, younguns and horses.
 
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Stan, you are suggesting that someone cuts back on steak? hmmmm...........

No no no just don't put so many oysters in the steak, or is that just a New Zealand thing. I have cut down the number of oysters I stuff into the middle of my carpet bag. Its down from half a dozen to only one.:wink:
 
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Stan, I'm not really a coffee or donut person. I only drink coffee when the temps dip below 50F and I may have a custard filled Eclair every 2-3 months. My issue is more towards family stress with my kids...and prank calls. lmbo


I had a call last Sunday in reference to Boo and had set it up for them to come see him Monday night, but had to cancel due to trip to hospital. I have not heard from them since even sent a message Thursday asking if they were still interested with no response. Then Monday I had a message about Jems from a family who has an 18 yr old daughter who has been doing barrels and CC now she wants to get into buggys. They believed Jems would be a great candidate, but never heard back from them once I told them I was out of the hospital. Hoof pickers are driving me back to the hospital.

Hope everyone has a great weekend as I will try to spend some time with mom, younguns and horses.
Easy to say, hard to do, but manage the stress. Smile when answering back.

I had a heart attack christmas 2011 **** near did me but 20 months later i'm still pumping, and expect to keep on going for another 15 years. I have to, I cant afford to kark it. I have to much work to do with Bugs and on that subject he has developed another behaviour. He presses his nose against ones body and then beginns to very very gently nibble at ones clothes. He is testing the waters in prep of making a bid for top dog status. However that position is not vacant and SWMBO has no intention of stepping aside.:)
 
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Hey everyone! Back from vacation. Had a blast but always good to get back home. I was crazy to leave for a week during "burr season". See pic below. OMG! Thank God for Cowboy Magic, leather gloves, and a patient horse.

Afterwards we went for a great solo trail ride. A deer jumped out in front of us and Isabella spooked in place and I made her walk on without making a big issu out of it.

It seems i missed way too much while I was gone so I am unable to respond personally to everyone but I will try to get a few in...

Rick, glad to see you back and hear you are going to be just fine. Feel free to come here whenever you need to blow off some steam and de-stress!

Eole, corgis are amazing dogs. They are just little clowns and ours keeps us entertained all the time!

Stan, glad you bounced back from your heart attack in 2011! And glad you realized you are better off in this thread than in the over 50 one! :lol:
 

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Whew, i just caught up on things. I didn't get to ride on Wednesday cuz my phone got stolen. I had to run around getting it shut down and shop for another phone. I didn't wind up getting one until Friday after work. Today was the only chance I had to ride, but it rained almost all day and is supposed to tomorrow as well. I need a ride badly!
 
#13,433 ·
Eole,

Yes I feed the hay outside...well, I was feeding them in their stalls aNd opening the doors so they could go to pasture when they were done. Then I noticed Jay would come and kick Rainn out of her stall for her hay. She of course would go into his...a back and forth thing. So I decided to put out the hay outside. Yes, I read to make at least one more pile than horses, so that is generally what I do.

BUT tonight, I noticed Rainn sifting through her hay, nibble, nibble, gum, gum, spit it out......OH NO....wondering now if the weightless isn't due to bad teeth!!!:shock: I JUST had the dang doc there!!!!

I do recall her saying if a horse spits out wads of hay, they need floated...thing is, she eats grain fine, and DH was there feeding them apples tonight. She ate those fine. Thought?

Speaking of.....here is a pic of DH feeding them apples. He's come a LONG way!!:D. He's a city guy learning to love and trust the horses!!:D:hug: gotta love'em for trying!! :wink:

Enjoying a glass of wine now....kiddos were a bit monsterish this afternoon.....can't blame them, I wanted to be home too! hahaha. Looking forward to a ride tomorrow.
Is she spitting out little balls of hay? If so then she is quidding and needs to be floated. Hunter was doing that last year and had a big hook on his tooth
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for those of us with a little Irish in the blood and no pun intended

Irish Burial at Sea




Mick and Paddy had promised their Uncle Seamus, who had been a seafaring gent all his life, to bury him at sea when he died.

Of course, in due time, he did pass away and the boys kept their promise.

They set off with Uncle Seamus all stitched up in a burial bag and loaded onto their rowboat.

After a while Mick says, 'Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out, Paddy?'

Without a word Paddy slips over the side only to find himself standing in water up to his knees.

'Dis'll never do, Mick. Let's row some more.'

After a bit more rowing Paddy slips over the side again but the water is only up to his belly, so they row on.

Again Mick asks Paddy, 'Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out Paddy?'

Once again Paddy slips over the side and almost immediately says, 'No dis'll neva do.' The water was only up to his chest.

So on they row and row and row and finally Paddy slips over the side and disappears.

Quite a bit of time goes by and poor Mick is really getting himself into a state when suddenly Paddy breaks the surface gasping for breath.

'Well is it deep enuff yet, Paddy?'

WAIT FOR IT



















'Aye 'tis,

NOW hand me dat shovel.'
































 
#13,437 ·
Good Morning to all. summer has left & it's getting much cooler very fast now. The pellet stove is working great,but I have the little room heater on right now. Wendy is getting better on her two issues-the halter strap going over the poll, & not wanting her feet picked up. Yesterday I picked up all 4 & held them for a bit-thankfully she has wonderful feet!

A ride is planned for this morning-a trailer ride to the next exit, then across/under the freeway-& ride in the mountains over there. I'm going to ride in my Aussie saddle, & wear my new spurs. Been wanting some chinks for a few years now-it's about time to actually get them-leather really takes the bite out of the wind.

corgi-always good to be back home-Izzy really got her hair twisted, didn't she? What a mess-I hate burrs (& cactus). Especially the thorns & when caught on the legs. Looked like it was quite a job!

Rick-glad you are doing better-stress is so bad for our insides-I'm still feeling the effects from my very "dark" time, but w/all the new joy in my life-I'm on the mend also.

Anybody else riding today? If so, have a great time & stay safe!
 
#13,438 ·
Morning all! Quick peek in....heading tot the barn.

Had a nice ride yesterday. See attached picture. It's part of that new route I found, the BIG block where are TONS of sights to keep Jay attentive....llamas! goats! little Amish children swinging from trees!:lol: he's a trooper...but I have to giggle, it's the Amish children that seem to get him quivering. :lol:

Very long story short....a neighbor (don't know them) put the cabosh on me riding through those beautiful woods and pond I often take pictures of.....:evil::evil: nobody uses or enjoys them....but I'm not permitted over there.....:twisted::twisted: NOT HAPPY!!

On a bright side....there is still good in this world. I stopped at the Amish to buy baked goods. They weren't there, but left a cup so you pay on the honor system. I just love that about our small community.:D. I got DH and I both mini apple pies!:-p. SOOOO good

Totally cleaned out both stalls yesterday down to the floor. We just got huge load of sawdust, so everyone got fresh bedding.:D. Smelled so fresh!

Rainn is back to eating normall.....will keep an eye out...and any more weirdness I will have her teeth looked at . She 24, there's bound to be something.

Off to rode before the rain hits. Very muggy here and warm. Our falls colors aren't as brilliant as I thought they would be...but not complaining about the warmth. Our seasons are certainly shifting!

Roaddy, yes, I too will add tot the stress is bad. When I took all those 'brain' classes that is one thing they stressed....stress literally kills brain cells!!!! Cells you'll never get back! Take those days off work....it's good for you!!:wink:

Get ridng people!!:D
 

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Hello all! I've been reading and reading this thread and it seems like a great group. I'm 41, so I think I fit the age requirement! :D

I have four kids, my oldest boy is 21 and then three girls (God help me) 19, 13 and 11. I was raised in the US as a Navy brat, never had horses, never around horses and never thought of horses. My eldest daughter was horse crazy from the day she was born, it seems.

Long story short, marriage at 18, two kids, divorce, second marriage and two more kids later. I own a Clydesdale!!!

My daughter bought a horse in April to take with her to University, she's studying equine management. Super cool she has her horse on campus!! She boarded her horse before school and something in me clicked and fell in love with everything there!! The barn, the horses, the fresh air, the atmosphere....just everything.

So, March of this year I buy my Clydesdale mare. Her name is Shiloh, she's 11 and 16.2hh. The amusing thing is I'm only 5'2". I was also on a medication that made me gain about 70lbs, so getting on and getting off of her is quite a thing to see!!! Not very graceful in the least!

I've never owned a horse before and I've only been riding as long as I've had Shiloh, so if you are patient......I might have quite a few questions to ask at some point! :oops:

Hope to get to know you all!
 
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