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Post by Sarah P on Dec 27, 2008 19:16:18 GMT -3
rabid fox in the river?
I was under the impression we were virtually free from rabies amoung our wildlife.
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Post by oxmaybesoxo on Dec 28, 2008 14:37:19 GMT -3
lol I love how some people assume that everyone on this site has a horse and all the top of the line tack. I'm pretty sure if we did a poll there would be a small number who actauly own there own horses. And those who do work their tails off to keep them. The comment about the buy and sell selection is halarious isn't the purpose of that section so we all can save a little money by shareing what we are no longer using with others? Oh my some peoples children  |
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Post by applesandoats on Dec 28, 2008 16:00:02 GMT -3
I guess shes gone??? WTF...anyway, glad you posted Emily, that was unreal, well hellooooo, I make decent money and between mortgage, four horses, bills, insurance and truck payment I haven't a 'pot to pee in' and I work like a friggin dog to keep my horses as does anyone who keeps horses on own property and otherwise many students or working people work HARD to pay board...I've never been privledged to have anyone help me with horses, I started bareback with a halter, got saddle when I was 16, rode a plow horse till I was 18.....was lucky enough to work with and train with the best of the best for a bit in Ontario then came back here to NL and started over, none of my gear is expensive but its good, I have three and a half  horses that have nil training or are being retrained, my only 'valuable' moneywise horse is on stall rest. I am so used to riding novice STB's now that I feel like I'm needing a velcro to make my ass stay in the saddle, I have had phneumonia three of four winters from dragging water and manure and fighting storms to shovel out my little barn.....I'm often asked is it worth it? YES! I love my horses, but regardless of the background we come from...we all love our horses and I personally know ALOT of horsepeople here who struggle for every month of horse ownership they have....I was apalled by the attack on Emily by that girl...in the personal message....and excuse my spelling....wtf is spell check, I'm in a hurry and off the the barn again!!! |
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Post by katlyn on Dec 29, 2008 0:19:10 GMT -3
*facepalm*
Haha, Chels what will you make up next.
LIke *headdesk*
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Post by Sabrina on Dec 30, 2008 12:52:02 GMT -3
Uh, oh. Maybe I should be arrested for owning uggs, and a horse at the same time also. That PM was inredibly rude, but I did get a few laughs out of it. edit: isn't it a good thing that people advise quality over cheap things that have a better chance of breaking/wearing out quicker.. I always thought that people meant that in the buyers best interest.. oh well |
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Post by shelly on Dec 30, 2008 15:01:02 GMT -3
No, apparently telling the truth and pointing out that cheap stuff is indeed cheap, means were really rich snobs. |
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Post by Emily C on Dec 30, 2008 15:08:08 GMT -3
Well, as for Griffith saddles, they are $699 upwards, brand new. You can get a 2-3 year old Billy Cook, Tex Tan, Circlr Y ETC for under $800, usually including fittings and a headstall. So, IMO, better off with the good quality. Not only just for the simple fact of the quality, but the fact that it will be better for horse and rider.
I rode Red in a crappy saddle for years, and all it did was damage. I had two different corrective pads underneath, and it was a waste of time and money. Not to mentio what it did to Red, and also my equitation.
But hey, I am a rich brat ( who works 50 hours a week, and drags water buckets up a muddy hill on a $3 tobaggan!) so, what can ya do.
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Post by rodeo on Dec 31, 2008 19:16:22 GMT -3
People will always find something to complain about. Unfortunately, it seems to be a Newfoundland trait. I've also found that certain people think that people who work hard to train and show their horses, think they are better than everyone else because we don't breed anything with balls and a uterus. Because we value what comformation means for the horse, and we understand how much work goes into training a 1000 pound animal.
I was told by someone that another certain someone (God would I love to post who, but anyway...) did a course in St. John's on how to halter break a foal in 10 minutes. This person can now get a halter on any foal because of the training they had. And people beieve it. I mean seriously, whoopee. Any idiot can put a halter on a 150 pound foal. And these people also think a foal is halter broke once a halter is on its head. No leading, nothing else at all. Just having a halter on.
Anyway, my point is, that is the mentality of these people. They have no clue as to how hard people work. What they believe is what they believe is true. No matter what anyone tells them.
So the hell with them. We can take our horses and ride them in shows and win ribbons. If we don't show, we can put our kids on their ponies and let them ride around without any worries. Or we can take our horse on a trail safely.
Do we know they are horses? Sure we do. Do we spoil them? Definitely. I don't know about anyone else, but my horses enjoy being spoiled rotten!
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Post by htrimm08 on Dec 31, 2008 19:21:37 GMT -3
oh jeeze. that is insane.
well. my horse drinks out of a river, none of you are busting my ass.
lol Ive drank out of that river.
that is the most untrue childish thing ive ever heard
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Post by katlyn on Dec 31, 2008 19:35:23 GMT -3
Man i know people Who Own Beautiful horses and nice and shiny and good Trained and got them for 7 or 8 hundred dollars. or even cheaper.
Its not about money its about the time you Spend with your horse also.
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Post by rodeo on Dec 31, 2008 21:33:37 GMT -3
Look, you can get a nice well bred horse at an auction for 25 bucks. Seriously.
If I had a trailer, I'd be at those auctions (not in our province). Money has nothing to do with it. It's time and dedication.
Its hours in the saddle, and hours on the ground. Its hard work and devotion. Simple as that.
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Post by Mellu on Jan 1, 2009 4:21:40 GMT -3
I'm rich? Why didn't anyone ever tell me?! I wouldn't be working so many hours that I only see my horse once in like 5 months! Darn! I coulda been a barn rat all this time!!
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Post by katlyn on Jan 1, 2009 11:40:44 GMT -3
haha,Good way to put it.
Made part of my day.=D
I don't even own a horse.
Yet i'm still on the form.
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Post by applesandoats on Jan 2, 2009 12:05:33 GMT -3
Emily, at least you have good traction heading up that muddy hill with those UGGS on, nothing like mud, sawdust and horse S**T to make you stick good.....
OK I have to tell you guys this....I might have looked rich in my barn on Boxing Day(HAH!)..OK, I went out Boxing Day and got a call from a very new horse owner in my barn, his horse was coughing would not stop...well off I went and walked in the barn, hauled out the horse(who had stopped coughing) and there I was with my 4 inch stilletto heels and SILVER FOX FUR ( I personally would never buy fur but it was a $4000 item given to me years ago, I wear it once a year) ...I swear, if fearless had seen me, I'd have been shot....when I left I had mud, drool and hay in me coat and had to clean up before I continued visiting
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Post by rodeo on Jan 2, 2009 16:48:37 GMT -3
Hahahaha Brenda!!! I can't tell you how often Mike and I have gone out for a late supper, and I've fed the horses before I left. I'd still be picking hay out of my hair and off my jacket while walking into the restaurant. Then again, most summer days, I'm grocery shopping with old jeans on, an old t-shirt that I got free out of a case of beer, scuffed up riding boots, and my hair stuck back in a pony tail |
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horses that have nil training or are being retrained, my only 'valuable' moneywise horse is on stall rest. I am so used to riding novice STB's now that I feel like I'm needing a velcro to make my ass stay in the saddle, I have had phneumonia three of four winters from dragging water and manure and fighting storms to shovel out my little barn.....I'm often asked is it worth it? YES! I love my horses, but regardless of the background we come from...we all love our horses and I personally know ALOT of horsepeople here who struggle for every month of horse ownership they have....I was apalled by the attack on Emily by that girl...in the personal message....and excuse my spelling....wtf is spell check, I'm in a hurry and off the the barn again!!!
