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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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#9,366 ·
Hi guys! I'm currently in Denver and we just found out (yesterday!) we're getting transferred back to DFW (Dallas, specifically). We were there for 3 years before out 15-month stint in Denver, but I wasn't a horse owner back then. I'm looking forward to getting out of all this snow, but will definitely miss the hiking!

I've spent all morning looking for places to pasture board my gelding. He'll be a trail horse when he's old enough to go under saddle.

Anyway, just wanted to say hi :D
 
#9,367 ·
Hi everyone,
Justin joined and seen this thread. I live out side of San Augustine, Tx (deep east Texas) have been around horses all my life. got out of them for about 5 years when i went into the Marine Corps and am just now getting back into it. I mainly just do ranch work and will hit a team roping every now and then.

Anyone from around the Hemphill, Pineland, Jasper Area?
 
#9,368 ·
Welcome, Ghost & Nicole!

Nicole, I'm in Dallas and board in Cedar Hill :) Most places in Dallas-proper will be running $600+/mo for full care because it's city where land is scarce. Going towards the suburbs you can find self-care around $100/mo, a few with pasture board around $300/mo, then $400-1000/mo for most places with stalls.
 
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#9,370 ·
Cynical25... $600?? Yeah, the Dallas-proper boarding thing isn't going to happen, lol. I pay $235 for everything here, and we're in a decent-sized city! My husband works apartment maintenance and the company provides our housing for us, so we can't just move closer to affordable boarding. We have to live within a certain radius of his work. Until I finish grad school and bring in a second income, we'll be staying downtown. After that, we're looking at Grapevine/Colleyville (we have two school-age daughters).

I've found a few places that offer pasture board about 30 miles away that seem good. I'll look more into while we're there and I can drive out and see what traffic is like. We lived in Euless last time we were in the area and all I remember is 183 and almost any road to Grapevine being atrocious lol.
 
#9,369 ·
Hi all and Happy Hump Day!

I just got the most amazing news from work, A RAISE, which I haven't seen in 4+ years due to the economy and cutbacks. Tears of joy;) Just goes to show good things come to those who wait!

Is everyone ready for Saturday? I am, but DH is not going to go, I don't think. My oldest and her bf are moving to Oklahoma and dh got volunteered to help (not by me). They have a uhaul that his company is paying for and they don't have a bunch of stuff???? kids.....go figure.....

Anyways, welcome to the newbies, this is a great group of people to chat with and even vent to about anything!
 
#9,371 ·
Welcome new guys! I live in Pasadena, south of Houston, so not really close to either of y'all LOL.

Cyn, I feel the small horse pain. Henny, who will be two in April, is juuuust barely fitting his yearling halter on the tightest notch. He has the tiniest head! And Bubba wears pony size tack as well, as he should because he IS a pony. Henny has no excuse! :lol:

Here's my midget in his yearling(technically cob) halter. You can see it's still a bit big for him, but it's not falling off his face anymore!
 

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Is anyone else expecting the sleet tomorrow?

Welcome new people! Glad to have you join the group most envied by everyone else on HF!! Well, we like to think so anyway.

DId anyone notice our group hit 10,000 likes?

I have a horrid headache today and have to go bend upside down to trim feet today. Not looking forward to that - seems to make it worse.

GHOSTRIDER I don't think we have anyone as far east as you - Sam Houston National Forest area is about it so it will be fun to get updates from your neck of the woods ;-)

I think I have the leak exposed now after tearing down a huge chunk of the ceiling in my horse trailer. Now I need a good rainy day to go sit in there and see exactly where it starts to drip so I can pin point the exact location.

I just reread everything I typed and could literally 'feel' the chaos - I think I may have figured out why I have a headache. :D
 
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CC, trimming with a headache is definitely no fun! I trimmed a boarders mare with a headache just a couple days ago and that was a chore. She's been on stall rest the past couple weeks after impaling herself on the trailer divider latch, so she's all wound up on top of already being not so good about standing. She kicked out on her LH multiple times, catching my upper arm with her hock once. That was fun. Then while trimming her LF, she spooked at something and reared up and backed away from me. Scrambling up from the ground is definitely a head rush LOL.

She's not too bad, though. She is A LOT better than when she came here, manners and hoof wise. She'd been shod before coming to our barn so she had the typical long toe, high heel, contacted heel. Severe deep sulcus thrush(which is now gone in the hinds, beautiful hind frogs) and she had so much retained sole, her sole was bulbous! Imagine the sole touching the ground before the hoof wall. Ouch. But she's got great, hard feet that just need a bit more work before they're 100%

I will say though, horse like her make me glad my two behave so well. My farrier was so surprised at how good Henny is for standing for trimming, calling him broke, broke, broke. Proud mommy moment! But that's because mommy won't put up with any bad behavior. :lol: the only thing he does now is the "potty dance." I know when he starts fidgeting too much that he has to pee. He will NOT pee in the cross ties, so a quick step into the grass for a potty break and he's good to go. :)
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Stands, and potty trained! Good training girl! lol

CC hope your head gets to feeling better before you have to trim.

Welcome newbies...... I'm not looking back at names. too lazy... Nicole and Ghost???

Kit has been standing well when she's trimmed. He asked if next time if I will put on the rope halter and just let him have her. Have her stand there, not tied, no one holding her. He's a good guy, I'll be there to watch. But, the easier it makes to trim the better. His wife (and he) are my riding buddies too. So, he knows he's going to be trimming her for a long time, and wants her to be like his horses, just stand there ground tied while he trims. Which is fine with me. She loves to nibble on him when he's doing her front feet. It will be fun to watch! lol
 
#9,377 ·
That's awesome, Sully! Where are you located? Another member is in the Katy area, so she may be close to you, too.

We're also trying to plan a meetup at the Houston rodeo. Speaking of which, they finally posted the lineup! Here's a list: World-Famous Entertainers Set to Perform at 2014 RODEOHOUSTON® - Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
I myself would LOVE to see Zac Brown, but the last day of rodeo is totally and utterly crowded and horrible and no fun. Trust me. Their new website is really a pain to navigate, but it doesn't look like they have a complete schedule of the horse shows up yet. I'll have to keep an eye on it to see what will be good to go see.

ETA: Lol Nu, he is potty trained! When he had to pee in a "cup" to check his kidneys, the vet has him in the stocks inside. After five minutes of waiting, I asked if she wanted me to take him outside because he won't pee on anything other than dirt or grass. She said to just wait. Another five minutes, I ask again and she again says he'll pee in a second. Ten minutes later, I just grab him and take him outside, telling her to follow me. The second he hit that grass, he peed a waterfall. :lol: He'd been holding it for the trailer ride(20 minutes) plus almost half an hour! Poor guy.
 
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I've been battling cedar fever all week myself. Darn mountain cedar trees! So, I feel your pain.

Welcome new Texans!

I'm looking forward to going to the barn tonight. Kitten and Acey have made so much progress in the month we've been at this new barn. Putting Acey into full time training has really made a huge difference!

I'm really looking forward to Saturday! Can't wait to meet everyone in person at the FWSS!
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#9,383 ·
Lol! My yearling's registered name is "Legend of Gunsmoke". I was thinking Storm (Stormageddon (Dr Who reference)), Loki (if he's mischievous), Sherlock (if he's nosy), Meister (family name), etc... etc... But nothing fit when I finally brought him home in October -_- He's sugar sweet, doesn't get into trouble. He's not Storm-like. If ANYTHING, he's dusty. But I don't want to name him that.

So I sometimes call him "Smoke" or "Smoky". And sometimes "Baby".
 
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It was me! I was totally (half) joking when I suggested the name, but it is super adorable and totally suits her hahaha.

I wanted Henny's name to be alcohol related as I think they're cute names. Him having not even been born yet, I didn't have much to go off of. Hennessy sounded like such a classic name and it was the only one I liked before I was born. When he was born, it was like it fit him perfectly. I've always called him Henny, or Heenie Weenie, though. My vets even call him Heenie Weenie. It is amazing. :lol:
 
#9,385 ·
Welcome all the newcomers! This IS the friendliest thread on the forum. I have been a little absent due to health issues, but we are a fun friendly group. We also have a private facebook group for those that are interested in a more personal private setting. You have to promise to still post in this thread too!

PM me if you are interested.
 
#9,388 ·
I may not be making it to the meeting Saturday, have had tummy problems most of the week. Can't stray to far from bathrom (TMI, sorry). It's my Doc's grandson's fault. I have him his 18 month shots Monday, that evening it started, Doc said tuesday, that he had it also, and GS didn't feel good. So he infected both of us! I called him Typhoid Mason!
So, probably going ot miss Zestfest (haven't missed it in about 5 yrs), and the meeting! :(
 
#9,389 ·
DBA, I know deep down inside that you aren't complaining one bit. :lol:


I only got one trimmed yesterday - and then I had to go visit my friends Tylenol and Ibuprofen. My head was miserable. It probably didn't help that I had tried out a new Messina Hof wine called Angel Riesling the night before - - - several times.

You guys near Houston stay warm tonight. I hear that folks down that way will get some weather they haven't seen in years. We are going to get it this eve starting at sunset, but the Houstonians and surrounding areas will get the worst of it in the morning when the warm air off the coast hits.

Brrrr.
 
#9,392 ·
I wish I could make it but it's basketball season and I have a player that has a tournament just about every Saturday right now. He caused me to miss a really cool town trailride with chuckwagon and the works last Saturday. They were serving fajitas at the end of the ride. But I was a good basketball mama and took him to his tournament. Sniff, sniff......
 
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Your a good momma! I felt sorry for so many kids, when I'd go to whatever either kid was doing, athletics, choir, or whatever. So many kids were dropped off and left. Never saw anyone there for them. Only time I wasn't at one of the kids, is when both had something at the same time. I'd go to her's DH would go to his, then we would reverse next time.
 
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