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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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#14,786 ·
Gremlins or Solar Magnetic Storm?

I have a strange story and wondered if any of you had any explanations.

We have 2 garage doors on two separate openers that are controlled by 4 remotes and a keyless entry system attached to the house. Last week, every one of the remotes and the keyless entry quit working for both openers. It would be understandable if one of the remotes batteries went dead or if one of the openers quit, but everything in two separate systems quit at exactly the same time. DH changed the batteries and re-programmed everything but with no success. DD thinks because there was a burst of solar radiation that some weird magnetic field messed up the signals. DH also checked with the garage door company and they said the main board inside the openers must be fried due to a power surge or something.

So today, DH goes and picks up a new "motherboard" for each opener. Before he even tries to put it in, he gathers all the remotes and accidentally hits a button and the garage door opens! All of the remotes work after 6 days of nothing. Even the keypad works and he hasn't fixed or changed anything. We have tried them all dozens and dozens of times. There is no other evidence of a power surge and nothing else is amiss with respect to our electronics. We cannot figure out what happened. So, what do you say? Gremlins, solar radiation or just some weird coincidence?

BTW - I heard on the news that the day before everything went there was a fairly large solar storm that produced some additional electromagnetic radiation.

Tin Foil Hat ON!!
 
#14,787 ·
I have a strange story and wondered if any of you had any explanations.

We have 2 garage doors on two separate openers that are controlled by 4 remotes and a keyless entry system attached to the house. Last week, every one of the remotes and the keyless entry quit working for both openers. It would be understandable if one of the remotes batteries went dead or if one of the openers quit, but everything in two separate systems quit at exactly the same time. DH changed the batteries and re-programmed everything but with no success. DD thinks because there was a burst of solar radiation that some weird magnetic field messed up the signals. DH also checked with the garage door company and they said the main board inside the openers must be fried due to a power surge or something.

So today, DH goes and picks up a new "motherboard" for each opener. Before he even tries to put it in, he gathers all the remotes and accidentally hits a button and the garage door opens! All of the remotes work after 6 days of nothing. Even the keypad works and he hasn't fixed or changed anything. We have tried them all dozens and dozens of times. There is no other evidence of a power surge and nothing else is amiss with respect to our electronics. We cannot figure out what happened. So, what do you say? Gremlins, solar radiation or just some weird coincidence?

BTW - I heard on the news that the day before everything went there was a fairly large solar storm that produced some additional electromagnetic radiation.

Tin Foil Hat ON!!

They live in your walk in clothes closet. They are also responsible for your clothes getting smaller over night, they go by the name calories. Not of this world and require a small electrical charge to boost there productivity if you have over indulged at dinner, hence they hook into the remote and cell phone sucking the power. Now and again they take more charge than what they need and leave the remotes flat. There you are an explanation of why your clothes get smaller over night and why the remotes go flat. its the calories at work.
 
#14,789 ·
FP, I despise carpet other than runners in the hallway or bathroom mats. Especially when animals are involved. I think I love people who allow their emotions to control their decisions. Although they nay let it run a muck for simple things they will also be very passionate about life and some of the more wonderful aspects of life. That is beautiful to watch.

I would like to add an ole saying my dad used to tell my mom when she was walking to the kitchen from the living room.... I hate to see you go, but sure love watching you leave.


Ccg, normally I too like to use new material when creating something, but will gladly use whatever is laying around to get the job done to accomplish the goal now. The plywood was free from work and untreated so I'll either go back and coat the exterior since the roof has rolled shingle material on it or buy treated plywood later and build another one with an A frame roof so I can put in a light for winter heat.

Tj, my door will always be unlocked for you. No need to knock, just come on in. Good luck finding that old saddle as I see lots of them on CL for $50 and under here all the time. You may post a message on their for an old one that is unusable.

Tracey, I believe "I don't know" did it. They are always the guilty party. I have searched for a SSN for them to claim them on my taxes for years for all the stuff they have done around my house. Even tried to get an employee number on them so I could deduct their pay for the things they have broken here at work.

The other excuse would be that it is the cousin of the refrigerator guy. You know the little fellow that lives in the frigde and turns the light out when you close the door then turns it on when you open it. Yep, it was his kin folk that did it or would it be that they were on vacation and weren't there to flip the switch on or off when you called them with the remote? anywho, you now know what the reason is behind the failure to work. The reason they started working again was because they came back from vacation.


MN17, I always enjoy seeing pics of Jay as he seems to look happier and healthier in every picture update.

I went out to feed the boys last night while the ladies of the house headed to Sam's for the $400 grocery shopping. was going to just feed them, check them over then head for the pressure washer, but was overcome with the urge to work with them. It was 7:30 when I finally walked away. lol

Had just settled down on the couch and found the Heartland recordings on DVR when they returned with a car full of groceries...


Hope all is well with everyone today.
 
#14,792 ·
Hey Roadyy - Heartland was filmed in my neck of the woods (a little south of us). Beautiful country around there in the summer and a great show. My family watches every Sunday evening. I notice however that it is never winter at Heartland...

I cut up some overripe bananas to out in my cereal this morning. I think they might have been a little fermented. :shock:

There is a wild Chinook blowing through here. We set record temperatures over night (+9C) with crazy winds (120 km/h). I wonder if my garage door is going to work this morning?...
 
#14,793 ·
Hey Roadyy - Heartland was filmed in my neck of the woods (a little south of us). Beautiful country around there in the summer and a great show. My family watches every Sunday evening. I notice however that it is never winter at Heartland...

I cut up some overripe bananas to out in my cereal this morning. I think they might have been a little fermented. :shock:

There is a wild Chinook blowing through here. We set record temperatures over night (+9C) with crazy winds (120 km/h). I wonder if my garage door is going to work this morning?...
You don't remember the episode where they went to save the horses trapped by the avalanche? They had to dig a corridor through the snow bank and all the town people came out to help at the end?

Also when Ty and Amy went to feed the wild horses and Ty got the fever so they had to stay in that cabin and called Jack on the home base station(cb) radio?

Don't forget the episode where Sugar Foot led the Clydesdales for Amy and Ty to teach them how to pull the sled for Lisa in the parade..


Yep,, I watch it.:lol:
 
#14,794 ·
Roadyy- You are right!! I forgot about those!! The episode where they dug the horses to safety was actually based on a true story. A lawyer from Edmonton had some pack horses out hunting in the mountains near McBride, BC and left them when a winter storm hit. The horses were discovered literally trapped and snowed in by locals who rallied a bunch of people to feed them and eventually get them out. The incident made national news as people flew in from across the country to help out the horses. There is a book and a TV movie on the case. An interesting read / watch. Search up "the horses of McBride" for the story. It's sad and heartwarming all at the same time.
 
#14,795 ·
That is great to see they make episodes based on true stories.... I have a lot of people who say they don't like it for some of the unrealistic horse things, but I think it is so much better for family viewing than these reality shows. It is full of family value and love for others. There is entirely too little of that on the picture box these days.
 
#14,796 ·
We have a dentist trip for DH this morning-to our "emergency extraction" dentist. Hope there's enough there for him to pull it, otherwise we will have to see an oral surgeon & that sounds expensive-Ouch!

It's really weird that one can hit a certain age , then things really start to fall apart! Keep moving, stay active & eat those fruits &veggies-"they" say it's never too late to improve-hope they're right!

TJ-I see some old saddles really cheap on ebay, also, & there is one search that can be done that lists the auctions closest to you, which may allow for local pick-up or less shipping charges. CL is a good idea also, you could state you want it for "decorative" purposes only.

I don't get much say on the TV programs, but if there is a program w/something that has wheels or some kind of racing (with a motor)-well-DH will have it tuned in. There is another TV (much smaller) that I can go watch, but it's seldom worth the effort as I can barely see it from the bed. I'm so used to the big, bright screen.

I have to get pictures of animals, etc on my camera to show the folks back in CA. I hope that I can then figure out the picture/computer thing, & hopefully how to attach them to an email & even a post! That is one of my goals for this year. Once I learn that I might go nuts w/the pictures-so don't say you weren't warned.

Stan- love that little story-had to even pass it on to DH. How hot is it there?

FP-Your post tickled me, too. What a visual. I'm struggling to lose weight also, but those cookies are hard to resist, can't say I'm good at that. DH eats a lot of cookies, etc, so I will buy ones he likes that aren't my favorite. The last few nights, I haven't been to hungry, so I make his dinner & something quick & easy & ( low-cal) for me. At least, I seemed to have stopped gaining.

NM-Yes, I think our horses do miss us, & not just those stabled at home. My horses seem to be quite jealous if the other one gets attention, etc. They really come to attention when they see a halter in my hands.

Rick-For the floor of the water trailer-DH used 3/4" plywood & then painted it w/balck deckpaint-he also painted all the frame work after sanding it, made the wheel well arches out of a bit thinner plywood & did the fender covers w/glossy spray paint. It really came out nice. And on the front end he mounted a silver toolbox & keeps the water pump in there, so it's no longer in our way in the little shed. Making progress on clearing that out so we can eventually get a freezer in there after super insulating it-LOL!

OOPs! Feeding time at the zoo again-must run!

Koolio-that is a weird happening, hope that is not going to be a re-curring problem.
 
#14,798 ·
Trying to catch up here, you guys are beezee....I don't like cookies much, but if it's soft & chocolate, I'm on it. (No, don't have a cheezy-butt, but it sure could use some firming, lol! I am slender, but age has done the butt-tummy thing nontheless..ick. Exercise...ick...)

Nicker, I keep thinking of Tommy's head a couple of weeks ago stuck on his gate to his pen (while everyone else was out to play in pasture), him wanting to just go to his "room" & pine for his person, who hadn't been out to see him for 2 wks. The last pic you posted of Jay peekin' in from the storage room: he looks wistful. He must've really loved the time you got to spend w/him. It's amazing how emotional the horses get, some just shrug things off & go on ahead, others take things to heart it seems. (BTW girlfriend, am going to use your deviled egg recipe for the PI brunch this coming Tuesday, because it's simple & I think I can handle it! I just recalled tonite you said you keep the eggs in the 'fridge for 2 wks before boiling...ooops, won't be getting the eggs till tomorrow night, but hope it'll be ok. My main fear is getting the boiling correct, so don't get underdone eggs, lol..)

I've heard about HeartLand. I'll put it on my wish-list on Amazon. It sounds really good!

CCGirl & Rick: I thought about CL for finding an ol' crummy saddle. Think I'll go there & see what happens, & if can find something incredibly cheap in my area.

Rick: I loved your comment to FP84 re "emotions controlling decisions". Sure hope that IS nice to watch, as I'm one of those folks also...it's also where I "get in trouble", & try to achieve balance in a left-brained predator world, & why I keep on keepin' on w/this Horse Thing, despite all odds. Oh, if I suddenly won the lottery, I'd be down to visit in a heartbeat, walk right in & say "Hey you'all!" I would love, truly, to meet you & your family..& your horses.

I gotta go pay bills, payday was yesterday. Got a bit sunny here today & close to 50*, & the wind unchilled. (Yesterday was gloomy & cold & so was I, but got over it).

As always, thanks for listening.
 
#14,799 ·
I put my eggs in cold water bring to boil and boil for 10 or 11 mins they always come put perfect. My daughter the chef even commented on them once. Finally got down to see Scotty. Beautiful evening. Ashley rode him today so we are hanging a hand grazing. Tomorrow we ride! Have missed my boy. Found out he has some excellent lineage. Came from good blood. I already knew he was awesome though.
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#14,800 ·
Well.... I still wanted to throat punch new chick today but I chose not to. She is just plain... ugh. I can't even explain it. I work in a law enforcement facility so I'm glad you guys talked me out of it. Even with the hurricane I had planned to cause by spinning my cottage cheese but around in circles after the punch. I even though if I threw myself down on the ground I could blacken my eye and blame her but... nah... I'll just suck it up, say a prayer to help me control the redneck within and behave...

The cookie smells awesome. I can picture it to. I think if I bite down hard enough in the air that I might even be able to taste it.

I have never seen the heartland shows or the McBride daughters or whatever it's called. I'd like to see both. I was watching John Wayne yesterday, I don't know what it was called, it's about 4 brothers that come home to take care of things when their mother dies and to find out who killed their father. I have decided that only Jimmy Stewart has a sexier voice then the Duke. Sigh...

I actually had to dig my horses out of the snow one year....

You know, this site still only allows me to load one picture per post and sometimes only one per session... Shouldn't I have a super power that allows me special picture posting privileges?
 

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