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Texas Horse Friends

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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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#5,722 ·
Finally got rain here about 9 pm. Hard, but not pounding. It sat right above us for a long time and everyone 10 minutes north of us got the worst and probably still are.

The little baby goat has been walking on his own without too much trouble for about 4 hours now so that is a blessing- Did NOT want to have to watch for him out the window and run out in the rain to make sure he wasn't getting out from under the shelter and then couldn't get back. The mama chicken and her babies moved out to the teenager pen a couple of days ago and the teenagers got dumped in with the existing flock. No, I will not bring the baby goat into the kitchen now that there is a vacancy. Altho at the rate things are going around here, it does seem to cycle that way. :wink: Thank goodness I don't raise elephants for a hobby.
 
#5,725 ·
I woke up TWICE last night to tornado warnings coming accross my phone.. One was about 6 miles north of me in Richards.. the other was about 8 miles south of me in Dobbin...

It was a fantastic light show, and plenty of rain, but we didn't get any damage..

TA ... ya'll ok?
 
#5,727 ·
My power (and internet) were out for a few hours, but thankfully nothing major hit our area. It was scary driving home in the downpour, as cars kept hitting puddles and spinning around or sliding off the road. Nothing compared to a tornado, of course, but definitely unpleasant.
 
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...I don't think we got anything last night. I know it was supposed to start thunderstorming around 1 in the morning, but the roads aren't wet this morning and there's no standing water. With that said, we still have a risk of thunderstorms throughout the day into the evening. Glad everyone is coming up okay!
 
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TBJ checking in. I ran down to the barn in the pouring rain and hail (its at the bottom of the hill of our neighborhood, approx 2min by car, 5 by foot) and closed Romeo's stall up, then ran back up. A tree nearly fell on me, but i jumped it, and i came back inside looking like id just jumped in our pool and gotten out.... hahah but we are all okay! glad everyone else is alright!
 
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Oh my have you guys had a lot going on! I'm glad everyone is ok!
I hope the baby goat does ok and I vote dba gets him if you don't keep him :)
tbj sorry you are so frustrated with the happenings of that barn. I deal with similar frustrations on how my barn owner treats his horses. It breaks my heart that when we move I won't see them anymore because I know that the care and attention we give is the only bits they ever get.
Hooray for new paint and windshield nuisance! The pics are great kc, my favorite is the one of db and the colt. They seems genuinely happy.

So, last night when I came in from working on the horse trailer I discovered some water in my basement. DH went to check the water spickett in the back, and I was poking around under the stairs to see if I could find where it was coming from. I shined the light under there, and saw a wiggly black body of a SNAKE!! I swiftly(we're talking top cutting horse fashion) spun around and bolted out the door and hollered for DH to come in immediately and informed him of our unwelcome guest. By the time he got in and inspected, the slippery little sucker had already snuck off and all he caught was a glimpse of it's tail. Since there was nothing we could do and it was just a harmless little black snake, we went upstairs and settled for the night (we were exhausted, it was already after 1 am, and I was nearing a zombified state) So today we left and had some errands to run and got some groceries. When I walked in the door, guess who I'm greeted by upon entry?! Yep, the snake! Once again, I swiftly shot back out the door and told DH he had better drop those bags and haul a$$ and come get the snake. He peeked in and looked at it and went and grabbed one of his welding gloves to aid in the capture. After some frightening moments and a few shrieks and gasps, he finally captures the elusive house guest and throws it outside. I was feeling generous and asked him not to kill it and just let it go. That is.....until I had a closer look at our little friend....and discovered it was a friggin' copperhead!!!! Needless to say I found much delight in watching it being chopped in half with the shovel. Why is my house some sort of wild animal sanctuary?! Birds and squirrels in my walls, a bird made a nest IN MY BATHROOM (the window is always open and the screen had fallen out, the bird just came right on in through the closed wood blinds) I can't wait to move!

Also, here's Em's tip of the day:

Normally stripping is more successful with less clothing and some sort of dance. Unless, you are doing it Em's style. As in paint stripping. I learned the hard way that it is a bad idea to wear flip flops, shorts, and a tank top while using chemical stripper on a horse trailer. I was on fire. For real. I mean it burned like he//, and I was running around flailing like a maniac and pouring water over myself. I earned no money for my dancing. Lesson learned, lesson learned..

The trailer work continues guys! I can't wait to show pictures!
 
#5,742 ·
Wow EMS, you had some excitement too! I don't know much about snakes except the only good one is a dead one! I thought copperheads were diferent colors....I remember something about red and black, friends of Jack then there was black and yellow, kill a fellow.....Maybe I'm thinking of a different kind? hope you recover from your chemical burn soon!
 
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I'm just glad one of the dogs or the cat didn't decide to have a go at it. Bentley was at the door when I came in earlier, so he was right by it. I feel like they came to a mutual understanding and agreed to just ignore one another.

I also feel like a bad parent because I didn't pursue evicting it last night assuming it was a black snake, and then found out it was venomous. One of my kids could have found it :(

I love nature...but I draw the line at it welcoming itself into my house!
 
#5,747 ·
I'm not really afraid of snakes, unless I'm surprised by one and then whatever is in my hands goes flying and so do I! Same thing with mice, I'm scared of rats though. However, spiders, beetle type bugs, roaches, etc....heck no! If one happens to get on me all you will see is my clothes flying through the air as I run and frantically stomp around. I have literally taken my pants off on the side of the road because a beetle thing crawled up my pant leg!!
 
#5,748 ·
Our Pit, Digger, has gotten bit twice in the last couple months by something, on the nose. We have some fencing and pipe, tin to put on the loafing shed when we get around to it, and such. He barks at it all the time, and we have found lizards, rabbits, field mice and such under there, that he is barking at. So, I'm presuming we now have a snake in residence there. His nose swelled some, not a bunch, puncture marks weeped for a bit. I put Corona on them, and they cleared right up. The second bite is a little narrower and lower than the first. Probably have a whole herd of them under there! DH is so terrified of snakes, I'll probably be the one to clear it out!
 
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