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#1 ·
I know Texas is a big state but I thought it would be nice to have a thread so Texas folk can communicate and get to know each other.

This can be a place of just getting to know each other, discuss our horses, share ideas, or knowledge, keep each other informed on events, functions, sales, news, etc.

What do ya think? Check in and let's begin!

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We (DH and DD15) live in Montgomery County.
We have 5 acres.
One Arabian mare .. in the market for a horse for husband/daughter.
I raise chickens, have rabbits, 2 dogs and a flying squirrel.

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#8,060 ·
Having an awesome weekend my son was down to visit and left earlier today. Kind of weird to go out to dinner and us all of a beer together. Weather here not as hot so sugar and I got a great outside ride in yesterday morning and a nice inside ride today working on stops and canters. She is so wonderful. Ordered a new helmet today so will be patiently waiting for it to get here. Got done riding and came into the barn to see my hubby using an air blower to blow out my border collie. She is long hair an sheds a ton and after their golf cart ride he got this idea. She was fine with it. Wonder after 7 yrs why he decided to do that. I knew he was crazy when I met him.
 
#8,061 ·
Southern Grace welcome this group is great. I have only been around carts once and found it interesting. We were at Lake Whitney one weekend to ride and a group was there with them. Sugar my mare was rather upset at first guess she could not figure out what was chasing that horse. Took her about 20 minutes to decide that it was okay.
 
#8,062 ·
KC, good for your hubby. I know it's rough. Been through parents quitting smoking cold turkey. It's not easy but worth it. I'm just thankful DH and I never started. Couldn't afford it these days anyway!

Oh womack, I so wish I had something indoor to ride in, both in the summer and winter. If I were to ever find that money in the walls, that's one of the first things I would build is an indoor arena. What kind of helmet did you order? I love my ovation. It's pretty sleek and was only around $50. Doable.

Well, hay is on the ground!!!! Woooohoooo! DH actually skipped church this morning to get started in the cool (if you want to call 90 at 8am cool LOL!) and it still got to be over 100 by the time he was done. Cut 10 acres. With this heat, we should have hay bales by Tuesday night. Wish DH didn't have jury duty in the morning! Grrrrrrr. >:{
 
#8,063 ·
mammkajata I mis typed indoor to me means in the fence I do not have an indoor arena. I am known to ride no matter what the weather 105 or 25, rain snow or shine. My neighbors think I am crazy. I love troxel helmets and since when I took the worst fall of my life I will always have one. I ordered their new rebel one. I have a sierra. It is my second sierra I had a fall that bashed the back of my first sierra in and was told it saved my life. I never even remember getting up and saddling my mare that day. I somehow got home, tied her up and then went inside and told my hubby he needed to check on my horse. I personally do not remember it at all. It has been about 2 yrs ago and to this day we have not a clue where I was or what happened. I rode for many years without a helmet and now do not mount without one. The only exception was some pics we took recently that I wore a hat.
 
#8,065 ·
Everybody is busy this weekend! Yesterday hubby and I ran away from home. (Home game this weekend UGH) and decided to ride out to Gauze to see if we could get to Sugarloaf Mountain, but the roads are still all gravel out there so we decided to keep our two wheels on the pavement and just went sightseeing. Hit rain hard in Hearne on the way back, and try as we might, we could not talk it into coming home with us. The line of heavy rain stopped right before you could see the TAMU football field. You will not believe how many times it rains all around our area, but manages to avoid spoiling a football game. Mother nature must be an Aggie. It's the only explanation.:?
 
#8,071 ·
Awwww KC sorry to hear it's getting rough. I think my parents kept Wrigley's Gum in business when they went through their thing. LOL And my dad owns his own business as a TV/electroics/appliance tech and salesman and spent so much time on the phone and used to puff away without even knowing it. When he quit, he literally chewed through packs of pens while on the phone. It was crazy.

Womack, sounds like we had similar experiences. I was on my "project" boy a couple of years ago, actually had just mounted, and leaned over to put my right foot in the stirrup and unbeknownst to me, there was a giant cockle burr in his arm pit area right under the cinch. It was caught in his winter fuzz. When I leaned over, it stretched that cinched over and put pressure on that sticker. He was still very sensitive to unknown things and spooookyyyyy and just popped. Went straight up, back rounded, and I went flying. I never hit anything except the ground. It was just such a sudden buck, it whipped my head way back and I was coocoo before I hit the ground. I had enough whits to know I never let the horse get in the last move and got right back on but I don't remember it. The kids got my husband when they noticed I was just sitting on the horse, asking what time is it over and over. I had somewhere to be that day and went into that ride knowing I had to watch my time. Apparently that stuck. LOL! Concussions are so weird. They had to tell me to get off the horse and took me to the ER. I had a CAT scan done (so they say). Don't remember ANYTHING. I was conscious and talked the whole afternoon, but I literally don't remember any of it and it's been 2 1/2 years. They asked me questions like who my kids are and what my horses' names were. Apparently I got mad at them for asking the same questions over and over because I never quite got all the names. I got them right, I would just forget one here and there. Course.....I have 6 kids. I forget names without concussions. ;) And apparently I was very proud of myself for getting back on because that was the other thing I remembered. "At least I got back on....at least I got back on....over and over" LOL! Anywaaaaay, long story short, I wear a helmet now. I was sooooo anti helmet, even after the accident, and I don't know if a helmet would have even helped with this whiplash case, but my then 7 year old daughter wanted a helmet after this happened and what kind of mama would I be to say no, mama doesn't wear helmets. :-| We always wear them together now. Still not my favorite attire, but I've gotten used to it, and now I actually feel naked without it. Even in 105 degree weather!!!!! Bla. Oh, and I always check for stickers in the cinch area now too! :wink:
 
#8,072 ·
Mamakatja.
Yes I rode for yrs and thought helmets were not necessary. My husband pointed out that I wore one when I rode my motorcycle shouldn't I with my horse. I still wonder how I got back on, where I was that day and how the heck sugar got me back home. I am a RN for 19 yrs now and trust me I was not a good pt. lost my sense of taste and smell ans it was 1 yr before that came back. In the area I live in I am of a few that wears a helmet.
 
#8,073 ·
Good Monday morning y'all. My kids made my day last night! Got a call from the one in CO, took one back to college and just got to spend more time with my son:)

Looking forward to getting to ride tonight and tomorrow. I so need the practice and my ponies need to be rode!
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#8,074 ·
You know what happens when your mowing down the weeds in the pasture, driving a little too fast, cause you can. And, you come a cross a deep depression you forgot about? Yep, sudden stop when the bucket hit the other side! I don't like to drive with the bucket up high, makes it top heavy, but to see you, the bucket is about 3' off the ground, the dip was just enough for the bucket to dig in. Hit the dash with my knee, steering wheel with belly and arm. Glasses went flying. Had a red mark up arm yesterday, upper arm is bruised today. Surprised no bruising on belly. I knew better, but did it anyway. Haven't done anything stupid for awhile, so... SMH!

Luckily found my glasses, untouched by the tractor or brush hog, got back on my pony and finished my job! Had a little whiplash last night. I don't know why I do things like that. get impatient I guess, wanted to get finished so I could do something else, drove in 3rd gear instead of 2nd... too fast!
 
#8,075 ·
kctop quitting dipping cold turkey is difficult for anyone. He is detoxing .
Tell him to keep busy when the urge to rage arrives. It will redirect his energy into something positive. Meanwhile you can escape if you want Magic is growing like a weed and seems to prefer human company. visit any time.
kiara I am fine and will be discussing treatments with my medical team tomorrow. I am hesitant to undergo radiation again. Shalom
 
#8,077 ·
I actually tried keeping him busy at the barn yesterday but only got worse so I decided it was best just to let him be so I had my daughter come get me once the work was done and he went to roping practice at the church by himself. I am going to come see you and magic one day very soon!
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#8,078 ·
Glad to see you checking in, DB!
Glad you're okay, Nu!
Cash is sound after his most recent farrier visit, yay! Now I'm on to worrying about his swollen eye. We flushed it and have him in a blacked-out-on-that-eye fly mask (which he loathes.) Didn't see any cuts to the eye itself, but he's got two small cuts on the eyelid and essentially looks like the equivalent of a human black eye - like some sort of bump or kick to the entire surrounding area. The swelling lessened considerably in the 8 hours between originally flushing it & administering a dose of bute, and going back to check on him. No cloudiness, same response to light/movement as on the unaffected side, so we are just monitoring it at the moment.
 
#8,082 ·
Whew, having to get on here when I have a moment to catch up with everyone! DBA, so glad to hear that things are moving along for you.
Had another busy weekend, met up with TETRA folks Saturday. I didn't ride because the mare I was going to borrow just didn't work out. She's used for little kid rides at camp and hadn't been used much for a couple of months. Went to check her out Thursday. She was pawing while tied when I groomed her, tried to kick a couple times when I picked her back feet, didn't want to stand still for mounting, and once I got on took off like a rocket...and she is also missing an eye. Bad equation for a trail ride just two days later! My farrier thinks that my mare will be ready to ride again in about three weeks.

Have been working with Eli just about every day. This week I'm going to find some more "stuff" around the property for us to work with. I wish we had poles.

Helmets... I have a nice IRH one I wear if I'm on a horse I don't know, riding where there are lots of rocks (i.e., the Hill Country!) and I will certainly wear one once we get Eli under saddle. I really like it, once it's on I forget it's there.

Back to work!
 
#8,083 ·
DBA, it is a good thing you keep checking in on us - you certainly don't want to take a chance and miss any of our bad jokes.

Helmets - I like Tipperary. Was a Troxel fan for years - never owned an Ovation. I like the looks of the suede brown leather Troxels that they have in different styles these days and am considering one of those Troxel Venturas. The Tipperary I have now is several years old. I haven't crashed in it (thank goodness) but it's been living in the trailer and just with the fact that I've dropped it a few times makes me wonder about the integrity of the materials at this point.
 
#8,084 ·
Speaking of jokes:

---A preacher goes to a nursing home to meet an elderly parishioner. As he
is sitting there he notices this bowl of peanuts beside her bed and takes
one. As they talk, he can't help himself and eats one after another.
By the time they are through talking, the bowl is empty. He says,
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, but I seem to have eaten all of your peanuts."
"That's okay," she says. "They would have just sat there. Without my
teeth, all I can do is suck the chocolate off and put them back."---


Now you'll never be able to look at a peanut the same way again.
 
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