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Jun. 17, 2013, 10:36 PM
Years ago, we were at the track watching a friend of ours' horses race at the track. They were his two best sprinters, Kona Gold and Son of a...
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Jun. 17, 2013, 03:52 PM
I was thinking, "Huh, no starting gate?" Then I was thinking...um...what starting gate would fit THAT?
Didn't see the winning time. They had...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 06:23 PM
My big, beefy Arab (well, he's big and beefy for an Arab--he's 15.3 and about 1100lbs) is often mistaken for an Arab cross, or at least a, "What...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 08:12 PM
I have nothing much to add except he's adorable and...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 07:55 PM
Well, SQUEE!
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Jun. 13, 2013, 07:37 PM
I had to be sure to share my results with some of my favorite online horsey enablers-erm, I mean cheerleaders. ;) This was my first show with my...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 11:43 PM
Not from clipping, but bathing. I've only had my bright bay boy a year, and the only other time I bathed him he was in his winter coat. Well, this...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 11:39 PM
:lol: Okay, here he is showing off his full-faced cuteness.
As for Firefly...well, she already comes around when she thinks I don't notice, but...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 05:47 PM
I was sitting in her stall to make sure she didn't roll with the saddle on while she eats and gets used to it--and I had this guy in my face sniffing...
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Jun. 10, 2013, 03:47 PM
No, I would have stayed out of it. Only exceptions would be if 1) this was a new-to-horses friend who seeks my input; 2) this was a friend who I had...
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Jun. 8, 2013, 12:12 AM
When you show up in the ER with your busted ankle wrapped with a polo wrap, with an equine freeze pack inside for good measure. Nurse as she...
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Jun. 6, 2013, 12:26 PM
When I got my first horse over a decade ago, Ebay was the place to go for used horsey deals. I bought lots of goodies and even sold three saddles...
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Jun. 6, 2013, 12:22 PM
Some pics of Mouthy McMoutherson:
Chomping the lead rope while tied to the trailer (at a hitching post, he's busy working on untying himself)
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Jun. 6, 2013, 12:14 PM
Ooh, the key bit has his name written all over it. I'll see if the tack store has one.
red mares, heh, there's a reason I call myself a perpetual...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 06:16 PM
My 11yro Arab gelding looooves to mouth everything. He chews, he licks, he grabs, he sucks on his lead rope like a pacifier, he unties himself at...
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Jun. 5, 2013, 05:24 PM
Holy crap! If my goofball bay Arab boy was like that, I'd have a roan, appaloosa, or roan appaloosa in no time!
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May. 29, 2013, 05:27 PM
We're having a second walk through on the property today. If it makes sense to us, we'll be putting in that offer in a few days. I'm both excited and...
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May. 28, 2013, 08:09 PM
Wow, great advice again! I want to make sure ALL bases are covered before such a big decision is made, and I appreciate your insights into the less...
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May. 27, 2013, 09:58 AM
All excellent advice. And we are *thisclose*--but have hit a snag.
Our excellent credit qualifies us for a low down payment loan, BUT that type...
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May. 25, 2013, 07:12 PM
Crap. I liked the house! And the horse property part was way, WAY better than I expected. Crap! Advice pleeeeeeeease!
Not perfect, but loved...
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May. 25, 2013, 10:37 AM
It kind of--no, not kind of--went off the rails for me last season. Some moments were truly laugh-out-loud ridiculous. We still watch it for the...
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May. 25, 2013, 10:26 AM
Again, great ideas and insights. The underpriced property didn't pan out as it apparently doesn't qualify for financing--it's in such a state of...
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May. 25, 2013, 10:14 AM
...through my middle school's Super Fun Day activities revealed God's wisdom in not giving males of our species antlers. :lol:
Perhaps similar...
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May. 25, 2013, 10:07 AM
We just bought a queen-sized natural latex mattress from Habitat Furnishings a month ago. (mroades, ours was just under $3000--we bought the...
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May. 23, 2013, 09:27 AM
We'll be checking out our first property either today or this weekend. What blows is it doesn't have facilities--but it IS in a horsey neighborhood...
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May. 20, 2013, 11:35 PM
Some GREAT tips, thank you SO MUCH! Things I would never think of. We may or may not be in position to do this as soon as this summer...but if we...
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May. 19, 2013, 07:03 PM
..adult beverages, medications, head exams? ;)
Depending on what our accountant and mortgage lender say, we may actually be looking at mini horse...
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May. 19, 2013, 06:39 PM
Me too--I was trying to find a thread I wrote back in the summer ("What was that product's name again?"), and was surprised it showed I had no...
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- Date of Birth
- April 16, 1973 (40)
About Lauruffian
- Location:
- Southern California
- Occupation:
- Middle school math/science teacher
- Interests:
- Horseback riding, horse racing, museum-hopping, breeding tropical fish, music & concerts
- Biography:
- Horsey-related thingys: I collected Breyers as a child through early teens, and even repainted/remodeled a few.
I bought My First Horse in November 2002, and soon followed it with My Little Mini in July 2004. I ride huntseat more or less for pleasure; 2 back surgeries in 16mos more or less nixed jumping forever.
I show locally just for fun, and run a horse-themed after school club at my school. I love it.
I lost my beloved girl in September of 2011. I am horseless and heartbroken--b
SA Ferrana Moniet
Not goodbye--just waiting at the end of the trail.
My bloggity blog: Hobby Horse: Adventures of the Perpetual Newbie
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