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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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#18,601 ·
Well hello, MN17. Uhmm,, how is your trip going? Uhmm, is the water warm?lol

I knew you would enjoy that and glad Terry went along with it to make it even funnier for your reading pleasure.

Seems like there are several ladies I know from here on vacation this week. Ya'll remember AlexS, she is on vacation this week with her hubby too.

Ellen, I will bring some venison back strap to cut up into stew meat for the soup, as well.

From the reading it looks like everyone had a pretty good evening. Mine was pretty good too. Jesa and I got out to the barn to ride and feed the critters. I decided to pull Trusty out for this ride instead of my usual mount,Little Man.

Afterwards we fed the boys, chickens and the fish. She had so much fun and kept a smile on my face doing it.


Oh,, the lil fella in the pics with Jesa is not my grandson nor is Jesa my granddaughter. Sorry if I created confusion somehow. Jaxson is the son of a fellow church member and we were just watching him for his young mom while his grandparents were on vacation. They usually watch him while she works.


Ok here are a couple of pics from yesterday evening.

Horse Mammal Vertebrate Rein Bridle


Child Grass Toddler Photography Summer


Backyard Grass Yard Lawn Land lot


Grass Lawn Backyard Yard Play
 
#18,602 ·
The Cow, the Ant and the Old Fart

A cow, an ant and an old fart are debating on who is the greatest of the three of them.
The cow said, "I give 20 quarts of milk every day and that's why I am the greatest!"

The ant said, "I work day and night, summer and winter, I can carry 52 times my own weight and that's why I am the greatest!"
I'm not the greatest, but I carry my own. I don't have other's to carry, but I care. I'm loaded enough, but pull well in the traces. I help others with their load when I can possibly do so, even if it's just a little thing. Am not the greatest, but I keep on.
I am totally lost. So, here goes. What did the O F say?
 
#18,603 ·
The joke is that the person reading it is the old fart and is needed to respond to complete the joke. Hence the post by Terry after she read it as you seems to have been the first person to read it after he posted it.


It would be like the joke where someone calls you and said the cops are looking for a handsome guy and an imbecile( can't use the r word on this site) who broke into the local mall. They got me already so grab your helmet and crayons and make a run for it.
 
#18,604 ·
CCGirl

Good to hear from you. I am glad you are feeling better and gaining weight.

You mentioned how dry the climate is there. Amazing how the climate varies from place to place. Here, I struggle to keep the leather from molding during the summer. Have to clean the tack often.

I remember when I travelled out west. The air was so dry. I kept the hand lotion companies in business. Otherwise, I'd dry up like a raisin.:) Seemed like the wind blew a good bit of the time, too. I talked to a traveler and he said that this was not the first time they had traveled to this area of the country. One time, they got caught in a sand storm and it ruined the paint on their car.

Here it is just hot and humid. We had rain yesterday and I was glad because of hay fields and gardens around. A few weeks ago we were getting more rain than we needed and now I catch myself wishing for a good rain shower now and then.

Again, good to hear from you.
 
#18,605 ·
Thanx Roaddy

That's one of those jokes someone would blunder into. Hum, like me. :shock:

I liked the pictures. I'll bet you really enjoy having your place so everyone can enjoy the delights of the country:) I don't believe anyone would not appreciate horses, chickens and the great outdoors.:D:D:D
 
#18,606 ·
:DNickers

Hope u r having a wonderful time. I really enjoyed the pictures. I'll bet u r missing Jay. I know when I would leave my animals for any length of time, I would have a bout with homesickness. Make some good memories and take us some pics.:lol::lol::lol:
 
#18,607 ·
Morning all from sunny Carribbean!!:lol:

Stan...that was a funny one!:lol:

Roaddy...you literally had me LOL. I was out here on the deck last night checking in. mom was already in bed, but of course everything is open here to the pool area and she heard me laughing and hollered out..."What's so funny?":lol::lol:

I just love you guys. You always bring a smile to my face and laughter to my soul. Greatly appreciated!!! More than you will ever know!!!:wink:

I think we are just going to veg by the pool today.:lol: Maybe take a walk. Work on our tans...mine is currently non-existant, so i will have to be careful.

Ellen, yes I miss my troops...but there is something about this place that just kinda puts you at a peace and your forget your toubles....or anything else that was left on the main land.:wink:

My mom hasn't 'gotten there' yet...but she's working it. She's currently floating in the pool. LOL We both called home to our DHs last night....her's only gave her the blues....it's raining, the dog got out, I got wet....:evil: Really? That is what you had to report?:twisted: He never even asked her how the trip was going. So....she's having to 'forget' about THAT. He is such a jerk!:-x OH well....7 days w/o him.

My DH on the other hand was like....drink lots of rum (they make Cruzan rum here) eat lots of lobster for me.....he wants me to thoroughly enjoy my time. Good guy...I think I'll keep him a bit longer. :wink:

If we are having a party, I will bring the lobster. They catch them fresh daily here. That would taste good huh?:lol:

Talking about weather...it's hot here, and I alwasy get swollen fingers and feet from flyng and the heat.....or is that too much RUM? :lol::lol:

CCG, happy to hear from you, and happy to hear you are feeling better.

I have the best of both worlds here....looking out at the carribbean sea and chatting with you guys...ahh life is good!

Talk soon!
 
#18,610 ·
CCG - glad to see you back! Congrats on gaining some weight. I am so happy to hear you are feeling pretty good.

Stan - you crack me up... I'll have to send that one to DH as it was his birthday yesterday.

Roadyy - the little ones are beautiful and look like they enjoy the horses so much! I love the pic of Jessa rounding up the chickens best.

Ellen - the weather is so different in different places. It is dry here too, but it is a cold kind of dry in winters. I cannot imagine the humidity and heat you experience. My peonies are about to bloom any day. I'm watching closely so I can get pictures. The ants have to eat he wax off the buds first though.

TJ - don't worry much about the electric fence. It won't carry enough charge to harm the hose. Have you not had the privilege of accidentally grabbing it yet and getting a shock for yourself? It'll wake you up but won't harm you.

Nicker - beautiful view! I'm so glad you are having a good time!

DD came home last night so we went for a ride. Both Koolio and Cheeky were champs again. We "raced" at a canter up the field a few times to let both horses stretch their legs. Lots of fun! I'm looking for some shows to take Koolio to. He is so ready now. Old man Sam is still a little stiff so he got the night off. I may take him for a gentle hack tomorrow if it isn't raining.

Two more days of school after today! Woo Hoo! I also start my orientation course for the Masters program today. It is online, so not on a strict schedule, but it will take about 15 hours per week of work. I also have to do an APA style writing course which is a little intimidating. I wrote many academic papers when I did my MEd, but this go round the standards are just that much higher. It will push me to learn which is good. So it looks like my summer will be a working summer with hopefully lots of horse time in between.
 
#18,611 ·
oops, the picture is sideways....i took it with the ipad...looked straight on the ipad...but didn't load right side up. hmmmm,
My computer nerd husband says it's because the picture contains a little piece of code that says, "Rotate this picture" when you've rotated it in your original display software, and other software may not read it.

Speaking of nerdish things, if anyone here should be experiencing a consuming desire to find out the results of an Australian study of belly button lint, or laugh at improbable science winners at the IgNobel awards, or post anything like that, or generally philosophise, you may like to visit:

http://www.horseforum.com/hobbies/nerd-caf%E9-434018/

I'm scarce at present because the cows wrecked a fence and we have to build a new one, ideally before we go for the long drive to see our families on the weekend. Also getting migraines. :-(
 
#18,612 ·
My family is plagued with a history of migraines. My 13 year used to get them twice a month when she was in public school. Now she may get one every 3 or 4 months, but as long as we catch it in the beginning stage then we can stop it from getting full blown.

I am the same way and keep a bottle of Aleve in my lunch pale. I have learned the difference between other headaches and a migraine coming on so I treat them accordingly. If I mess up and do not treat a migraine in time them I am down for 3 days til it goes away.
 
#18,613 ·
The problem is when you get it at work. Me, I can feel the aura, I can't focus on more than one thing then and things tire me mentally and I get increasingly nauseated. And usually I can't go home, so by the time I'm home for dinner I feel disgusting and sick as a dog and my eyeballs feel like they're going to fall out and I have this sort of reverse tunnel vision, and my head feels like it's stuck in an old-fashioned clothes mangle. Do your migraines feel like that, Roadyy? :-b Yechh...
 
#18,614 ·
If I am unable to get them under control in time, yes. My head feels like it is trying to implode while all the fluids are wanting to come out with the nausea and dizziness. If they get that far I go get a shot and it knocks me out for several days.

The worst one I ever had was about 18 years ago and hospitalized me. That was not fun at all. My youngest daughter is the only one of my 4 girls to have them as bad as me and thankfully none have hospitalized her yet. I pray she never experiences that horror. The older three get very mild migraines and are easily manageable.
 
#18,615 ·
Got called for a 2nd interview on july 8 at 2:45pm! Woohoo!!!!!

One of two people chosen to interview with the superintendent...happy dance, happy dance, happy dance.
50/50 chance!

Got the call while I was on the beach dodging sharks. LOL. Seriously, saw 2 sharks in the water and everyone had to get out of the water until they went away.

Migraines...has anyone ever had an optical migraine? I totally lost my vision for 20 min. Talk about scary! Everything went Vincent Van Gogh like first, faces were all twisted and then saw something like helicopter blades and then it went black. Not much pain, but was told it was an optical migraine. Very freaky!

Nicker, glad you made it safely and are having fun.

Koolio, yay! Almost there.

I need a nap. We are heading out to a dueling piano bar and then a dance club tonight. We do this every year and have so much fun. It's our girls night out during our girls beach trip.
 
#18,617 ·
My computer nerd husband says it's because the picture contains a little piece of code that says, "Rotate this picture" when you've rotated it in your original display software, and other software may not read it.

Does that same code tell the water not to run out of the pool when its rotated onto its side.

I know and my excuse is I'm sick, and I mean with the flu, not the other kind if sick, but then that to may be open to speculation. And its still raining, putting a damper on his training this week.
 
#18,618 ·
Migraines...has anyone ever had an optical migraine? I totally lost my vision for 20 min. Talk about scary! Everything went Vincent Van Gogh like first, faces were all twisted and then saw something like helicopter blades and then it went black. Not much pain, but was told it was an optical migraine. Very freaky!
Yes, except for the blacking out that's very like what I used to get in my 20s before the full-blown ones started in my mid30s with shocking head and eyeball pain, nausea, vertigo and photophobia. I had no idea what they were until this was pointed out to me much later.

The first optical migraine I remember, I was 21 and riding my mare on a trail, when suddenly I started getting blurry specks in the centre of my vision. They spread out more widely in a sort of expanding, reverse tunnel vision circle, and got lots of zigzaggy lines and I couldn't see anything clearly except in my peripheral vision. It's kind of like when you look at those optical illusions that make you see things that aren't there and get dizzy, but worse.

I was quite freaked out when that happened, wondered if a blood vessel had gone in my brain, and as I was riding solo I found the nearest house with people in it and explained what was going on to the folks who were in their garden, and said I was going to sit down on the ground for a while to see if that would help, and to please call an ambulance if I passed out. My darling mare stood patiently beside me, clearly understanding something was wrong, and not saying, "Can we go now please?"

Eventually I rode home when things didn't get worse, and afterwards a GP told me this was a sign of dehydration. He didn't say it was an optical migraine, so I had no idea. Dehydration is one of the triggers that can bring on migraines for me now. General stress, and not eating properly because in a rush, and then having to deal with loads of people in my face and complex tasks and situations on top of it will do it almost every time.


If I am unable to get them under control in time, yes. My head feels like it is trying to implode while all the fluids are wanting to come out with the nausea and dizziness. If they get that far I go get a shot and it knocks me out for several days.

The worst one I ever had was about 18 years ago and hospitalized me. That was not fun at all.
I imagine not. If I want to stop a migraine I literally have to sit or lie down with lots of fluids and something to snack on and complete quiet and out of bright light and not do any work or reading. This is fine when it happens at home, but when I'm at work it's not an option because I live half an hour from work and there is no sick bay or anything like that to go quiet in at the workplace, and if I just keep going then by the time I get home I am awfully sick. I usually can just drag myself through the door and then that's it, and it will take me 12-36h to be normal again. I usually take Panadol, does Aleve work any better?
 
#18,619 ·
The problem is when you get it at work. Me, I can feel the aura, I can't focus on more than one thing then and things tire me mentally and I get increasingly nauseated. And usually I can't go home, so by the time I'm home for dinner I feel disgusting and sick as a dog and my eyeballs feel like they're going to fall out and I have this sort of reverse tunnel vision, and my head feels like it's stuck in an old-fashioned clothes mangle. Do your migraines feel like that, Roadyy? :-b Yechh...
Sue, how awful that must be! I hope this current bout ends quickly for you, so you can get on with enjoying life-albeit fixing fences or plastering.... My girlfriend had them for as long as I've known her, and I truly sympathize. If I called on the phone and she answered with a whisper, I simply whispered back, "I'll let you go, and call tomorrow-prayers coming!". I'll send some of those down to you, Sue :)
 
#18,620 ·
My computer nerd husband says it's because the picture contains a little piece of code that says, "Rotate this picture" when you've rotated it in your original display software, and other software may not read it.

Does that same code tell the water not to run out of the pool when its rotated onto its side.

I know and my excuse is I'm sick, and I mean with the flu, not the other kind if sick, but then that to may be open to speculation. And its still raining, putting a damper on his training this week.
Prayers sent for Stan in NZ too ! :)
 
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