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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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#10,528 ·
Hope you have a great weekend with your boy, KC!

Keep cozy in the dropping temps, Texans! Dallas is supposed to hit the 30s Saturday night. Guess Mother Nature didn't get the memo that the South is supposed to be warm, lol.
 
#10,529 ·
so somehow people have come to think that finding out Castle lives on a cattle ranch= castle wanting to hear lies about them going cow-tipping on the weekends?

its almost worse than the ones that like to talk to me about that one time they were 2 years old and they rode the pony at the carnival.

oh how I miss texas haha
 
#10,532 ·
The craziness of Texas winter weather appears to be upon us! High of 76° forecasted for today, high of 32° forecasted for next week Monday.

Put away all my Fall décor this weekend and started pulling out the boxes of Christmas stuff. You have no idea how excited that makes me, lol. It's a bit earlier than usual, but we'll be traveling over Thanksgiving when I would normally get started. Christmas was my mom's favorite holiday, so it reminds me of her <3
 
#10,534 ·
alright y'all. i need some help with my homework lol
i have to make a dumb budget for this finance class so I can get a dumb paper signed off saying ill survive the real world post-army lol so!

couple things I need to know (just for the Dallas area folks) just tell me if my math is completely wrong

theoretically for 2 horses
the fatties in question go through probably 2 60lb bales of timothy hay every 3 days.
(also though...those bales are whats left from our NM place so once those run out theyll be on round bales....so i have no idea what prices are for those????)

shod every 6 weeks farrier is around $40/horse (and they're barefoot) for my parents

then well say around $50/month for salt/mineral blocks and other misc. items they may need
so to average out-
$100/month hay
$30/month farrier(average for 3 months but ya)
$50/month misc

sound about accurate for that area?
they're staying on my parents ranch so I'm not actually paying board but the ladies seem to think I need that in my own budget so would ya'll mind telling me how much average you pay?

then of course I have a separate vet fund that I've basically just been secreting away for the past 4.5 yrs so I'm not even gonna tell them about those costs lol

muchos gracias :D
 
#10,535 ·
I'm a HUGE advocate for detailed budgeting! I have a multi-page (budgeted vs actual expenses, vehicle/school loan payoff w/graph, proposed savings w/graph, etc.) Excel spreadsheet which I reconcile with my bank account every other day :P

I pay $40 every 6 weeks for a trim and $450/month for full-care board. A friend who does self-care in Seagoville (just outside Dallas) pays $100/horse for the space (pasture w/stall available as needed,) and usually goes through 2 $65-75 round bales a month and 2.5 bags of $15/bag grain for her 2 TB's.
 
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#10,539 ·
After 7 years of living paycheck to paycheck, I became a single girl and realized I actually HAD money, my Ex had just been spending everything we made. I paid off my half of the debt and have chosen to be aware of where my money is. I'd like to be able to actually retire someday, lol! Of course, my Ex is still paying off her half of our old debt, 6 years later ;)
 
#10,540 ·
Word. I have a budget worked out for me now with all these bills and stuff...while I'm in the army.

But I'm paying off ALL my debt in one go once I'm out, my cell is gonna be cancelled cuz I'll be on my parents so I won't have a phone or internet bill, car will be paid off, no rent or anything and these ladies are like "just make one up you have to have a budget before we can sign you off to get out."


Like how does that make ANY sense? Lol

But at least it'll give me ideas if my parents ever sold off the ranch (which they won't do) haha
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#10,541 ·
Roperchick dont let those ladies fool you.
When your time is up it is up. You will be discharged on the date your enlistment is up budget or not.
I was hospitalized when my commission was up. I was supposed to be automatically extended but on the friday before I was to be discharged I got a call from a civilian that my discharge papers were on her desk and that if I did not have an extension by 4:30 PM I would no longer be a member of the USAF. They will not keep you a minute longer than your legal commitment.
A budget is a good thing to have but no one can extend your time in service without your consent unless national security is at risk. Shalom
 
#10,542 ·
im not worried about that so much as theyll deny my terminal leave.

happened to my friend a few months ago that they didnt give him credit for one of these ACAP classes so his leave was denied and he had to schedule the class again a week into when his leave was supposed to start. o_o

another friend didnt get his orders till 2 days before so he got booted out of the barracks and had to bunk with a married guy in the company while he figured out car shipping/goods/and his plane ticket.


(i may be slightly paranoid of being stuck on this rock hahahahaha)

hope everybody elses Texas saturday is going well!
 
#10,543 ·
There are different procedures for the USAF.
I did not know the Army was so worried about those they discharged and the Veterans that I counsel have not shared this experience with me.
It sounds like another policy that is good on paper but has no basis in reality. the number of homeless vets especially army veterans tells me they need to try a little harder to prepare those that are discharged for life as civilians. Shalom
 
#10,544 ·
Hello, Texans!

Put my third, post-concussion ride on my Cash last night, haha. Again just like 15 minutes of walk/trot, since I had to sneak in this quick ride before the last person left the barn, as wifey & BO don't want me riding alone yet.

Cash did drop his shoulder into a roll-back-like turn a few times rather than the round trot circle I was aiming for, so that's something big to work on. The "fluffy" things we had been practicing before the unexpected 2.5 month break were still there - stand on loose rein for mounting, stop on a dime at "whoa", back when I flutter my legs with a nicely flexed poll if I lift my reins a touch. He'll also sidepass and do a great turn on the forehand. If it doesn't rain this weekend, I hope to ride in the big pasture behind the barn for a chance of scenery.
 
#10,551 ·
Welcome, Shea! We ARE still active, but we've been a bit slow here lately. What kind of horses & dogs do you have? Do you trail ride, rodeo, show?

Aside from my human youngster, I've got a 3yr old QH who I just ride for fun, a Catahoula Leopard dog, and a Catahoula/Aussie mix :)
 
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