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 Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:55 pm
OMG i luv horses they are the most BEAUTIFUL ANIMALS IN THE WORLD!!!I'm so glad my parents let me get 2 horses, but if they didn't i wouldn't have anything to do ever but i'm glad we got THEM YAY!!
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Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 3:45 am
arr, u r so lucky to hav 2 horses. i have been riding for ages and my parents won't even consider getting a horse
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Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 3:52 pm
I'm not certain whether to say that this belongs in the pet section or not.
Either way, I have one retired thoroughbred whom I love dearly, and we help care for the others around the barn as well.
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Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 9:04 pm
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:23 am
I have a major soft spot for draft/heavy breeds, particularly those two.
I used to know a Friesian/Trekhener(sp?) mix named John Oliver (aka Big John). He was 18 hands high, basically looked like a giant Friesian, and he was really sweet.
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:30 am
Lady Nekochan I have a major soft spot for draft/heavy breeds, particularly those two.
I used to know a Friesian/Trekhener(sp?) mix named John Oliver (aka Big John). He was 18 hands high, basically looked like a giant Friesian, and he was really sweet.  Conformity is the diseaseWow that's a big horse! I would love that horse ^_^ I like the bulker breads too, I also addmire their waver hair and feathed hoofs  Rebellion is the cure
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:00 pm
Vipper Lady Nekochan I have a major soft spot for draft/heavy breeds, particularly those two.
I used to know a Friesian/Trekhener(sp?) mix named John Oliver (aka Big John). He was 18 hands high, basically looked like a giant Friesian, and he was really sweet. Conformity is the disease Wow that's a big horse! I would love that horse ^_^ I like the bulker breads too, I also addmire their waver hair and feathed hoofs Rebellion is the cure
I love the draft breeds, but I also have a soft spot for other breeds. The thoroughbred thing because we have one, as I mentioned. :XP: I know a mustang, as well, and she's overcome a lot, so I really like her. And the Appaloosas at the barn are all so clever, it's unbelievable. So, I guess I just basically like any breed of horse.
"It has a tail! I like it!"
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:46 pm
i love horses! they are soo beautiful! i've been riding for almost 4 years now.....i can't get one though crying
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Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 12:55 pm
everyones right horses are one of the most beautiful and powerfull animals that i have ever seen
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 7:43 am
i have 18 of them were still getting another 18 horses i have 1 trakehner, 8 pintos, 9 arabians then were getting 7 ex-race horses, 5 ex-jumpers, and 6 ex-barrel racers
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:16 pm
sasuke_sakura8 i have 18 of them were still getting another 18 horses i have 1 trakehner, 8 pintos, 9 arabians then were getting 7 ex-race horses, 5 ex-jumpers, and 6 ex-barrel racers
I'm not against riding horses, or even competing if the horse enjoys the activity and isn't overworked, but too many competition horses end up just dumped once they are "useless," or they're run too hard while they're in the business. My horse was an ex-racer turned ex-eventer when we got him. He's retired from riding now and has seen more trauma and chaos than I would ever wish on an animal.
I'm debating starting a YouTube account because I made this 5 1/2 minute video about the hroses at the barn we visit. It's not the greatest thing, as the only motion-video I have is of our horse (the rest is pictures and text), but I'm quite proud of it.
People just don't get how much those animals go through.
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:46 pm
Lady Nekochan sasuke_sakura8 i have 18 of them were still getting another 18 horses i have 1 trakehner, 8 pintos, 9 arabians then were getting 7 ex-race horses, 5 ex-jumpers, and 6 ex-barrel racers
I'm not against riding horses, or even competing if the horse enjoys the activity and isn't overworked, but too many competition horses end up just dumped once they are "useless," or they're run too hard while they're in the business. My horse was an ex-racer turned ex-eventer when we got him. He's retired from riding now and has seen more trauma and chaos than I would ever wish on an animal.
I'm debating starting a YouTube account because I made this 5 1/2 minute video about the hroses at the barn we visit. It's not the greatest thing, as the only motion-video I have is of our horse (the rest is pictures and text), but I'm quite proud of it.
People just don't get how much those animals go through.
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 4:31 pm
Shiloh1991 Lady Nekochan sasuke_sakura8 i have 18 of them were still getting another 18 horses i have 1 trakehner, 8 pintos, 9 arabians then were getting 7 ex-race horses, 5 ex-jumpers, and 6 ex-barrel racers
I'm not against riding horses, or even competing if the horse enjoys the activity and isn't overworked, but too many competition horses end up just dumped once they are "useless," or they're run too hard while they're in the business. My horse was an ex-racer turned ex-eventer when we got him. He's retired from riding now and has seen more trauma and chaos than I would ever wish on an animal.
I'm debating starting a YouTube account because I made this 5 1/2 minute video about the hroses at the barn we visit. It's not the greatest thing, as the only motion-video I have is of our horse (the rest is pictures and text), but I'm quite proud of it.
People just don't get how much those animals go through.
*shoves them into a chair and turns it at their faces*
This thread topic was actually the final push last night for me to make a YouTube account and post the vid. It is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9vCZvb2Vnw.
On my profile is a second horse video of mine, not quite as good, but it's short and intended to be funny. =) Those of you who've ever seen one horse herd another in pointless circles will get what it's about.
The longer video makes me want to make one video about my horse and everything he's experienced, considering that this one only goes over the basics and can't get deeper due to time.
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:05 pm
I didn't know that many horses got abandoned! If I ever have the space and money I will try and take in as many homeless animals as I can. I will definitely foster when I get my own place!
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:52 pm
I've never seen abandoned horses really at other places, but that's probably because a barn owner has a legal right to remove horses that aren't paid for off the property. Most would have just called animal control and put the horses up for adoption or something. Thing is, our barn's owner is just attached to these horses, and they were already used to their surroundings, so she kept them.
It's kind of sad with those three at our barn that are abandoned. I still don't get what happened. The little palomino Peanut, in fact, is absolutely stunning. His summer coat belongs on the cover of a horse calendar. =O Heck, last summer, he was so bright palomino that his mane and tial were almost lime green. xd Not to mention his cute personality and desperate love to herd mares around him, especially Marbles the Appaloosa. Our barn is pretty full of horses with interesting stories, mainly because Darla doesn't run it for a profit - most of the horses on the property are hers left from when she did Appaloosa breeding.
I consider most of our animals to be "rescues" and such, considering a lot have been taken out of potential bad situations. It's difficult, because I would take more if I could. We just do what we can afford to, both time-wise and financially. Boarding a horse around here costs between $150-$400 a month! gonk It depends on what barn/stable you're at.
That little Cheyenne mentioend at the end, too....I have a before picture when she was thin and that that picture from the summer after...it's so hard to tell that she was the same horse. When she came in, all she could think about was food. She wouldn't even give a person a passing glance. Now, she paws the ground when she gets her grain (especially if you're watching her - how rude of yoU! xd ), and she likes to prance next to you when you're in her paddock and cut off where you're walking. She acts like a horse now.
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