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May. 22, 2013, 11:38 AM
Oh. Well maybe that explains my lack of problem. I only use the 'old style string girth.' That buckle is solid even with a loose girth (I tend to...
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May. 22, 2013, 11:31 AM
Over the years, the horses I've had that showed an intense dislike for being ridden in the rain, the issue wasn't related to their bodies getting wet...
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May. 21, 2013, 11:53 PM
You've got me, I haven't had it happen in 55 years of riding. Not that I rule it out. I've seen one pelham break in 42 years of foxhunting, so you...
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May. 21, 2013, 09:24 AM
I have one saddle with 'the roll.' But really it isn't necessary if you use the broomstick technique to break in your fenders. Get fenders good and...
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May. 20, 2013, 03:28 PM
Who does?
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May. 20, 2013, 12:45 PM
I well recall 'the knot,' but even in the 60s, if the girth had the slot for the excess latigo, I used it in lieu of tying off so long as there was a...
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May. 19, 2013, 10:30 PM
HR, you didn't mention which flowers are in bloom for those COTH hunting weekends.
(Seriously, I would add that Memorial Day weekend, in addition...
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May. 19, 2013, 08:01 PM
Depends on where you are in the world, I suppose. I'd be happy enough to win the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe or the Irish Derby or the English Derby...
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May. 19, 2013, 03:41 PM
I knew a palomino TB in the early 70s, lovely horse, but the owner said the Jockey Club insisted it couldn't be so, so the papers showed something...
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May. 19, 2013, 03:35 PM
I can assure you that it takes feral horses no time at all- even when still free on the range- to figure out the human connection to food (and most...
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May. 18, 2013, 10:02 PM
No matter what the official tb colors are, I'd call him a bay roan.
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May. 18, 2013, 08:39 PM
Aha. Thanks. One of the mind-boggling highlights of the museum at the Kentucky Horse Park is all of the hardware won by Calumet back in the day.
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May. 18, 2013, 08:37 PM
Nah. Not me. I don't do jumps. except on board the horse (mostly). I did almost go down in a western pleasure class in the '60s, though. Tripped...
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May. 18, 2013, 08:25 PM
Does anyone know why Calumet's Devil's Red and Blue silks were not used? I could be wrong, but thought I read before the derby that Kelly had...
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May. 18, 2013, 05:31 PM
Well, to me, it just looked like Orb took back in the crowd a little bit. And Gary admitted he stole the race. Still, Mylute at third makes Rosie...
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May. 18, 2013, 12:04 PM
I liked the quote from Bob Baffert I read in this morning's paper, to the effect that apart from connections of Orb's competitors, everyone should be...
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May. 18, 2013, 11:54 AM
I once hunted a full sister to Jay Trump, and she was fabulous.
Edited to add- if memory serves, Jay Trump was Ran Too Slow out of Charles Town.
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May. 17, 2013, 05:09 PM
Ooh. That is punishment indeed.
Last Gunfighter was impressive in the Special.
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May. 17, 2013, 05:06 PM
SuckerForHorses, I use the same kind of pads as you- I just hose them thoroughly on both sides, and then use the shop vac to suck out a lot of excess...
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May. 17, 2013, 04:24 PM
At my former office building, I eliminated the problem by the strategic hanging of pieces of orange surveyor's ape. Or yellow when I ran out of...
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May. 17, 2013, 04:15 PM
Wild pork critters are pretty tasty- in fact some Texas restaurants are tapping the feral hog resource. And I'm pretty sure no one feeds them any...
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May. 17, 2013, 04:11 PM
Good race, Fifty... and Joel were impressive. I was fortunate to catch the replay on HRTV. Who was that that just seemed to hit a wall just past the...
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May. 16, 2013, 10:42 PM
Well, we find nothing wrong with weaning domestic foals from their mothers, selling them, changing barns or cities or states with our own horses,...
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May. 16, 2013, 10:32 PM
You need to travel around with one of our local vet/dentists for a couple of weeks. She can regale you- and show you examples to support it- about...
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May. 16, 2013, 09:24 AM
Agree with G's post above. I also occasionally dismount onto the mounting block, just so the horse has that skill- as used for example in...
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May. 16, 2013, 09:19 AM
I share the opinion that there's a good deal of common sense involved in starting young horses. You want to set them, and yourself, up for success....
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May. 13, 2013, 01:31 PM
What constitutes abuse is a huge and complex can of worms. I could argue that certain well accepted and established veterinary treatments cause a...
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May. 12, 2013, 11:18 PM
Sigh. My gelding, who loves all creatures on the planet, especially loves young calves. When we are helping a friend move cattle from winter to...
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May. 12, 2013, 03:20 PM
Add Wyoming to the geography!
Seriously, I agree w/gypsymare, Ireland seems to breed more for the 'hunting type.' There just isn't enough of a...
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May. 11, 2013, 10:39 PM
Wowsers. I would never knowingly hire, and would run quickly away from, any trainer who would pass on a prospective horse for any reason other than...
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About Beverley
- Location:
- Sandy, Utah
- Occupation:
- Federal government employee
- Interests:
- Foxhunting, trail riding, occasional eventing and 25 mi rides
- Biography:
- Live in Utah after 25 years in Virginia, been foxhunting since 1971, have owned horses for 40+ years. Currently 3 horses, 3 yo appendix QH, 11 yo Oldenburg/QH cross, 25 yo QH
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