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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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#13,983 ·
No toes stepped stepped on here Stan, just blowing off steam!:wink: Agree corgi...I've got the whole, what will happen when you are old thing many times? Well, my dad is old and we rarely visit....so what does having four children do for ya? Hope I didn't offend anyone here.....

Again, it's not that I don't like children...I spend all day with them, mostly with a smile on my face! :wink: and I love when they call me mom by accident. Makes me feel I did my job of making them feel at home with me. I also love the hugs I get from my eight year olds and my HS students I see periodically. I just don't want them in my house!! Hahahaha

I have 10 nieces and nephews, two god daughters, and four (almost 5 great nieces/nephews) :D. They all have a special,place in my heart and I am proud of each of them. They are all good 'kids', even tho my oldest nephew is only 6 years younger than myself!! :D

Got my ride in, it was cold! but I was dressed for it! My new snow pants really keep me toasty!! My toes got,pretty cold, but I had to make a decision....cold toes or more miles.....I chose the miles!! :D. Jay did great! Never know in the cold and wind. He seemed Almost happy to be out. No spooking or anything. He even stood real nice when I talked to the neighbor. Funny too, as we talked, twice he turned around and touched my foot....saying lets go? :lol: he's never done that before.

Tonight as I did his feet, he did the same thing as I finished the last one...he turned and touched me...saying thanks? I really believe they try to communicate they happiness.:D

Did you,go to dinner for your bday Stan?

Koolio, nice pic!

This pic is from today when it started to snow, as you can see the 'strofoam looking balls' of snow.
 

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#13,985 ·
Thanks ladies for the birthday wishes and I plan to ride for some time to come as long as I can get onto the saddle, and yes I did have a dinner out not much alcohol then home to the TV. What ever happend to lust.:lol::lol::lol:

And for thoes that are feeling the winter snows creeping in. This is our day and its very hot.

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#13,986 ·
Well, we don't have snow, but plenty of rain. Did get the corrals clean during a break-they all got raked out, & I have to get the piles from 1 into the dumpster tomorrow. Did a lot in the kitchen today-made coleslaw dressing, a batch of rice, roasted 2 butternuts & even made garlic bread! The pellet stove's been going all day & the in~out cat stayed in all day~don't need a white cat rolling around in the mud! The doors are in for the new Polaris-so we'll pick those up Monday-it should be dry enough that I can get some hay in, too.

There's so much to do right now-I'm having to make lists!
 
#13,987 · (Edited)
My "Friday Night" & peekin' in..

Nicker, had a thought re your freezy toes: 4 yrs ago I bought @ a sport-goods store a pair of thick socks that you can put a battery in each to warm the socks (I'd bought them for my best friend, who was suffering thru chemo on top of suffering thru cancer; her husband gave them back to me after she died, as he thought I'd like them back & could use them...I just might, this year, for inside my rubber boots for mucking...[had also gotten back her arctic hunter's jacket that I bought for her, which I may utilize this year as well]). Anyway, it's a thought for your winter riding comfort; only thing is they might be way too thick for your boots.

Stan, I'm glad you had a good birthday & a relaxing dinner. No baby-toes stepped on here. I'd wanted one, @ one time, when the biologics kicked in for awhile, but...anyway..."childless,husbandless" & have my whole world to myself, & now that I'm older, I can feel the pity from others @ times (& when younger I too got the "who's gonna take care of you?"). Well..you play the cards you're dealt (& no-one will "take care" of me; I'll drop in my traces when God wants me back). I feel no loss w/the above "less's". Everyone has some unique Cosmic BluePrint, & mine can be confusing @ times, but it's mine. Gotta trust the Source, & keep on truckin'. I think I'll go win the lottery & go visit Stan, kick back in NZ springtime & have oysters,steak & a brew..no, wait, he'll be visiting Rick! Guess I'll stay in ColoWeirdo.

I'm glad I have my 2 days off this time, have alot to do. May play w/making the rein-board tonight, sleep in, then get to it. Happy Sunday tomorrow to all...we may hear that Rick fell asleep tonight from exhaustion under/from something he was trying to fix or move or feed or otherwise take care of...!
 
#13,988 ·
Didn't spend much time with Bugs a friend phoned and needed help picking up a pony. They could not get a float so I recieved a 7.00am call.
Rocked on over to the place set the float up while th owner caught the pony and a donkey.

Donky went into the float O/K we more or less picked him up and carried him in and he stood quiet.

The Pony called Star had been used for pony club and to me Pony club in NZ means one spoilt troublsome horse and I was right. I stood quiet for a while she tried to entice the little darling on with bread, it had not been floated for a couple of years but in it went, I put the rear barrier in place and out came the pony. In a pannick and under the barrier scraping her back from tail to head and off up the hill she ran.

The owner finally caught her again but this time the pony was having none of it. While she went off to get more bread I took the pony for a walk. It took me a couple of minutes to get it settled and walking beside me,left and right and to back up. I even got it to stand while i lay the rope I had it on out 10 feet infront of it then called it to me by slipping theb rope in my hands not pulling on it but getting enought pressure to make it move and the pony walked up and stopped when told.

Cut a long story short I got it to follow me and do the basics and then presented it to the float allowing it to step onto the ramp then settle and a little more each time and in it went. Took about 10 minutes. And no bread.

So that was the feel good part of my Sunday. Bugs, well he does not look right, he has a look about him, pity my feel good did not rub off onto him but I still have 4 days to get through to him before this weekends trek.

Cheers all and its 6-15am and I'm late for work.
 
#13,990 ·
Hope you had a good ride Hunter!

It is about 30 degrees here with a windchill of about 19. Hate it!!! Despite today's weather, it was a very good weekend.

Yesterday, I rode my uncharacteristically spooky horse. Thank goodness I have improved my seat so much. Otherwise it would have been quite possible that I was coming off of her. It was windy but that has never seemed to bother her before. I guess she just had an off day. We ended on a good note and she finally calmed down. I wonder if she could tell we had a big weather change coming.

After I untacked her, I went to get hubby's horse out of the field to groom him up and show him a little love. It is hunting season and hubby has been hunting every weekend. When I got out to him in the field, I noticed he was lame on his right front. Not really bad, but noticeable at the walk. I felt for heat and found some down by the coronet band and theorized that he had an abscess ready to burst.

Sure enough, hubby and I went out there to check him today and there is a horizontal crack in his right front hoof near his coronet band and he is perfectly sound again!

This is the first time I have ever been able to correctly diagnose a problem.

And another high note of the weekend: we bought a trailer!!!!

We went to look at it today. It is a 1992 Kingston BP two horse. It has 5 brand new tires, new mats, floor is solid. It hasnt been inspected since 2012 and is missing the glass in one side window. She was asking $2800 and we offered $2000 and she accepted. I am going to the bank tomorrow and we are making the trade tomorrow after work.

We figured even if it needs new brakes and new bearings, that we are still going to come out ahead. Kingston trailers seem to hold their value pretty well. I have seen a few 1992 models just like this one advertised for 4k.

I will try to post some pictures this evening.

So Essentially, I decided to celebrate Stan's birthday by buying a trailer!!
 
#13,991 ·
A new (to you) trailer-Corgi-that is so very cool & sounds like you got a nice deal. Doesn't it feel good to know that you can do some diagnosing on a horse? Congratulations!

Stan So glad you were able to get that pony loaded-hope h scrapes heal quickly.

Went out to feed tonight & there was a horse standing next to Wendy's pen! It was my neighbor's QH mare that I ride with-so I led her out the gate & noticed there were no tracks coming in-just to the left our fence was down-she had come over/through it! So we propped it up for now, w/two metal posts &1 wooden one & I called her owner to let her know & to check her over for scrapes. Had to leave a message-hope she gets it.

So now we have another project to do soon-this could be quite pricey. Not liking this at all.
 
#13,992 ·
Our trailer!

Sorry, i can only post one pic at a time from my ipad. Aside from a small dent on the left fender and some dirt/mildew on the roof and the need for a good cleaning, I think it is in very good shape! I hear Kingston makes a good trailer.

We checked the floor boards under the mats and they look really good and solid. The only rust we found was where the ramp meets the body of the trailer and Hubby said that wouldnt be a big deal to fix.

So, here she is!
 

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#13,994 ·
Congrats on the trailer picts are in order!

Had a great day today went out to a friends that I knew 30 years ago, we recently reconnected on facebook. Was so good to see her and I really hope this ignites our friendship again.

Here is Scotty all ready to go and a pict from our ride. If you look really close you can see Mt Baker in the background. It was 9 degrees cecius (48 F) sun was shining! Couldn't ask for a better day. The only down side was when a lady almost sideswiped me while hauling. Had to jam the brakes on and swerve into a turning lane. So glad Scotty is cool as a cucumber!

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#13,996 ·
Yeah, I made it out for a ride today! No pictures this time because I was riding bareback and didn't want to risk dropping a glove in the field and having to scramble up onto a horse that is almost 17 hands or walk home.

After riding, I then pulled out my grandmothers old wooden cross country skis and went for a ski with my boxer, RJ around the farm. I've got to thank DH and Bombardier for the groomed trails. With stress at work, I had forgotten what I even enjoyed doing. After today's ride and ski, I am gratefully reminded. Here are a few pics from the day.

RJ is scoping out the trail for me, leading the way. Happy dog!


Through the trees.


Sam wants to go too. Maybe next time I will try skijoring!!


And a scenic shot of the farm in winter. Notice how low the sun is? This was taken at about 3:00 in the afternoon. Less than a month until the shortest day, then they get longer from there.
 
#13,998 ·
My sister is coming to see me tomorrow and we are going to ride together! I can't wait. I was feeling sad that it is going to be so cold tomorrow (high of 51 F) until I saw all the snow pictures. Now it doesn't seem so cold!
Cold is relative. We haven't seen really cold yet, although we have lots of snow. When it gets really cold here, it gets down to the -40's and beyond, especially when there is wind chill. It's a dry cold and usually too cold to snow.

Now that winter seems to be here, I am trying to embrace it and enjoy it. Gotta say I am just a little envious of your 51 F, as we won't see temps that warm for at least another 6 months.
 
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Incredible Story

In 1986, Peter Davies was on holiday in Kenya after graduating from Northwestern University .


On a hike through the bush, he came across a young bull elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seemed distressed, so Peter approached it very carefully.


He got down on one knee and inspected the elephant's foot and found a large piece of wood deeply embedded in it. As carefully and as gently as he could, Peter worked the wood out with his hunting knife, after which the elephant gingerly put down its foot. The elephant turned to face the man, and with a rather curious look on its face, stared at him for several tense moments. Peter stood frozen, thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant trumpeted loudly, turned, and walked away. Peter never forgot that elephant or the events of that day.


Twenty years later, Peter was walking through the Chicago Zoo with his teenaged son. As they approached the elephant enclosure, one of the creatures turned and walked over to near where Peter and his son Cameron were standing. The large bull elephant stared at Peter, lifted its front foot off the ground, then put it down. The elephant did that several times then trumpeted loudly, all the while staring at the man.


Remembering the encounter in 1986, Peter couldn't help wondering if this was the same elephant. Peter summoned up his courage, climbed over the railing and made his way into the enclosure. He walked right up to the elephant and stared back in wonder. The elephant trumpeted again, wrapped its trunk around one of Peter legs and slammed his stupid *** against the railing, killing him instantly.


Probably wasn't the same elephant.


This is for all of my friends who send me those heart-warming stories.


All tongue in cheek!
 
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