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Fred H. Moyer
Neonate
Username: Fmoyer
Post Number: 3
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 01:34 pm: | 
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I noticed some folks posting are from all over the world, just wondering where everyone is from and what you do. I'll start, I live in eastern Washington State, not too far from the Idaho border. I'm a retired Air Force cop and now I work at the Air Force Survival school. How about you? |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 67
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 02:17 pm: |
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I live in Southwest Alabama about 7 miles inland from the gulf - almost in Mississippi. We have 3 horses on our property; one due to foal in March. I work from home as a resource devleopment/grant writer for numerous non-profit Boys & Girls Clubs. |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 116
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 02:29 pm: |
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I live in central Minnesota. I currently have 5 horses, 2 arabs, 2 reg AQHA, 1 grade, QH, soon to be (end of march) quarab foal, and in the process of purchasing a solid bay paint mare (2yrs). I am an in home child care provider.
nice to "meet" all of you!  |
melissa
Yearling
Username: Mbgirl
Post Number: 60
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 02:39 pm: |
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I live in Mississippi. We have currently 10 horses. We have 5 mini horses and one on the way. We have three big horses and a colt. We have a foal due from my big mare ANNIE. We have a shetland as well.I am also a child care provider.
I am glad to meet you all.We also have dogs,cats and fish.See my horses on the site listed.
www.photobucket.com/albums/e329/MBHorses |
Fred H. Moyer
Neonate
Username: Fmoyer
Post Number: 4
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 03:00 pm: |
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Guess I should have mentioned I have one coming 2 year old draft cross filly which is a real pretty red roan with four white stockings and a 5 year old saddle trained John Mule. I am trading my John Mule this weekend for 2 QH mares, one in foal with a mule baby due 24th of May. She's a blue roan. The other is broke to ride and drive. I am searching for a draft cross mule to replace Jake. I also have 3 Leopard Curs, rabbits, Tenn Fainting goats, Barbados sheep and some chickens!! Oh yea and two pigs. |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 285
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 03:17 pm: |
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Hi , nice to meet you all.
I live in Northern Indiana. currently we house 10 horses. We breed paint/qh... mainly paint now.HaVE A upcoming two year old and 7 mares. Excited to see babys in the next couple of years. We had to replace our stallion of 14 years due to some ungentic health problems. So we have a couple of his offspring that we hung on to when he became ill. We have a nice chestnut overo colt out of colonal coosader...you can see our colts sire at this link http://www.svranch.com/ We do all our own hay work to feed the animals. We raise pygmy goats, peacocks, our own chicken for foood and from time to time a couple of angus steers for the table too. Several barn cats, two st benards, a rottie, a aussie and a lab ...wow they eat alot! opps, can't forget the cockitels and fish tanks ... got our own little zoo happening, just waiting the youngest son has asked for a reptile he is jsut turned 4. Keeps us real busy becasue we also have 3 kids , 9,6,4 years old. it is really great to have the whole family involved in this. The oldest is in 4h this coming year and she is excited as she has many question on how things work and how she will show at the fair, nervous as to the unknown !
I guess thats all for now. |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 121
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 05:04 pm: |
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Well I need to add I have an english springer spaniel, a golden retreiver, 2 barn cats and about 16 chickens (eggs you know)
I have a neighbor who is breeding his shire mares to a giant jack, his girls are so beautifully proportioned and correct, cant wait to see his mule babies! |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 69
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 07:18 pm: |
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Well then I have to add that I have 3 girls ages 10, 14 and 16. The 10 year old is my shadow with the horses and the only one is truly dedicated to my horse obsession. We also have 3 dogs (beagle, red tick and basset/aussie mix - all hounds), 2 cats and a koi pond. I have already started scouting studs to breed my bay mare soon. I am ready for my buckskin's baby to be on the ground, but I have really enjoyed her being pregnant, also. |
Heather Kutyba
Weanling
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 43
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 09:00 pm: |
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I live in Houston, Texas. Own a 28 yr. old QH mare, 2 QH (appendix) mares, and a brand-spanking-new appendix colt. Throw in a couple of cats, and a dog. I'm a veterinary practice administrator. |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 124
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Friday, February 10, 2006 - 11:08 pm: |
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oops i forgot to mention i have two kids, girl 12 boy7, and a hubby (he fits in with the animal category though) kids love the horses too! |
Terri Berwanger
Yearling
Username: Terrib
Post Number: 51
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:53 am: |
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Hello,
My name is Terri and I live in Ireland now, but am an American. My husband and I breed, pinhook, and pre-train TB's for a living. We have 2 racemares in foal and a TB I breed sporthorses from. We have 3 dogs, all are rescue, one pure German Sheppard, a Staffy cross, and a Jack cross. We also have 2 rescue cats and in total 8 horses at the moment, but this number is up and down depending on what time of the year it is. No kids! |
Amanda
Neonate
Username: Dakota87
Post Number: 4
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 01:52 am: |
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Well, I live in Ontario, Canada. I own 9 horses, 4 which were rescues. I have 2 dogs and four cats. I am a waitress, housekeeper, babysitter, hostess and bus girl and horse trainer. |
Alex Abel
Nursing Foal
Username: Paintedhorses
Post Number: 17
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:04 pm: |
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We live about an hour from Houston, Texas. I am the ranch manager for a small Paint Horse breeding farm. We have 8 broodmares, one stallion, a few 2 year olds in training and a couple of retired horses. About 20 horses total.
I have one horse ( my appy gelding)and 4 dogs. 2 dachshunds, 1 weimaraner and one german shorthaired pointer. Oh yeah and a hubby. He is an artist.
We live directly on the 30 acre ranch and I take care of everything, including the owners dogs, cats and their 12 year old daughter. |
Jenn Van Horsen
Neonate
Username: Jennuwynn
Post Number: 7
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:17 pm: |
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I live in Ontario, Canada as well.
I have some welsh ponies, (my stud is my pet) some rescued horses, (I think I have 14 total with at least 2 on the way this spring ..) 2 dogs, 6 cats (some indoor some outdoor but ALL rescues) and a non-horsey hubby who is learning .... no 2 legged kids yet, with all this horse rescueing who has time? Heheehh
I am a Certified Home Energy Evaluator - I go out and evaluate how energy efficient people's homes are, then suggest ways to improve.
In Canada there are Gov't funds available for people who make their homes more energy-efficient, which is great especially when you are spending most of your money on heating, and horses!
Jenn
Here's my temp website
www.freewebs.com/jennuwynnwelsh/index.htm |
Jenn
Yearling
Username: Jenn
Post Number: 86
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 12:34 pm: |
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This is fun getting to know a little more about all of you. I live in Saskatchewan, Canada. We are about 3 hours north of the Montana border. Our 7 horses range in age from 9 months to 22 yrs (3 Quarter horses and 4 Paints) and my "guard cat". We bought our farm (640 acres) about a year ago and it is my full time job to rebuild it from a grain farm to a cattle/horse ranch and my husband (Lloyd) drives truck long haul and does a little farrier work to pay for it. It is usually just me and my guard cat at home.
We are expecting 5 foals starting about mid May. We will be getting chickens this summer and hopefully a few goats (I have always wanted goats). We have no children yet, but we are still trying.
(Message edited by jenn on February 11, 2006) |
Sandy D
Breeding Stock
Username: Sbr_appaloosas
Post Number: 163
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 01:06 pm: |
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This is a great post! It is fun to get to know everyone.
I live about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City, UT.
Currently have 13 horses, but I'm trying to cut that number down. They consist of 1 Appaloosa stallion, 1 8 month old Appy colt, 6 Appy mares, 1 TB mare and 4 Miniature horses.
There are 5 dogs, 3 of which are mutts, 1 Border Collie and 1 Siberian Husky.
We also have 1 Nigerian Dwarf goat and 1 chinchilla.
1 two-legged kid... he's 22 years old and married.
We are expecting 3 foals this year, 2 Appys and 1 miniature.
I work at our town's police dept. in the records division.
My hubby owns an auto repair shop.
Here's our website: www.angelfire.com/ut2/sbr |
Fred H. Moyer
Neonate
Username: Fmoyer
Post Number: 6
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 02:36 pm: |
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Terry I would love to visit Ireland someday and do some pike fishing!
Jenn get yourself some Tenn. Fainting goats, they are very easy keepers, kidders, and are easy to keep in your fences compared to othe goats.
I also have four kids 24, 17, 15(daughter) and 13. |
Amber Tedford
Neonate
Username: Amber
Post Number: 2
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 01:19 am: |
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Hello everyone! I am new to posting; although, I have been reading for about a month now. My husband and I live in northwestern Arkansas and have 4 horses of our own (3 Quarter and 1 Paint). My parents own a ranch where we pitch in and help train and sell every color you can imagine, but mainly Quarters. We've recently began to dabble in breeding and are expecting our first any MINUTE ! This mare was bred "accidentally" and was given to us by my father-in-law. The vet estimated her due date "around the end of Dec'05." As you can see we've FLOWN past that date. She was on fescue for some time so we're keeping a close eye on her. I think we're close now, though. We have no two-legged children, but do have a Lab and a Boxer. I work for a non-profit community mental health center and am in the process of getting my masters degree to become a Children's Therapist. All of your posts have been so helpful; just wanted to say thanks! |
Emma
Breeding Stock
Username: Emma
Post Number: 144
Registered: 09-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 06:46 am: |
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Hi I live in Australia and have QH's & Paints. We own our own stallion and also stand outside stallions at stud as well. Sort of like a stallion ranch. We also used to breed our own mares but are taking a rest from that side of things for a while |
Terri Berwanger
Yearling
Username: Terrib
Post Number: 52
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 12:51 pm: |
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This is great fun learning where everyone is from. Also interesting to know we all have a variety of animals and most are rescues. Amazing us animal people!
Fred, Ireland is good. I miss things like Walmart, IHOP, even the darm waffle house, 7-eleven. Things I just took for granted. My Dad still sends me care packages (I'm 36, so a wee bit embarassing!) to help me through. It is a beautiful country and we are spoiled by grass all year round. I get annoyed as we don't have as much as I would like, but it is February. Have to remember some of you don't have grass until spring! People are great too. As soon as you walk into someones house they put the kettle on for tea. You come in to my house and they say do you want to put the kettle on for tea. I always keep extra cookies around now. Just little things you get used to. All in all a good move for me.
Terri |
Kim Winter
Breeding Stock
Username: Clafairy
Post Number: 125
Registered: 07-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 02:52 pm: |
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I feel a bit like the odd one out! No american blood- but I have family that have moved over to Denver and California. I love both places but Salinas was everything Id love to have for my homw and more! Beautiful, beautiful place with many many memories which will always help : )
Im only 22, have no hubby and no children and only one pet! My TB whos due to foal in May. Both will be mine for the for-see-able futur(sp??) and I work full time as a cashier but am studying to become an accountant, financial director in order to get my big house where I can see my equine friend whilst washing up in the evening...; ) HArd work, but Its been that way for a while - Only be bored if i changed it! |
Jan H
Weanling
Username: Jan_h
Post Number: 34
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 05:31 pm: |
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Born in Oklahoma, living in South Eastern PA, Half Native American/Choctaw Half Irish/Welsh two kids, 49 years old, Park Ranger have 14 horses. |
Angela Barbour
Neonate
Username: Angela_b
Post Number: 5
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 07:05 pm: |
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Hello Everyone
I live in michigan althrough I will be moving to west virginia in the 1st of sept to go to college for horse training,breeding, riding. My family has 6 horse. 2 grades one in which will be bred in may, 2 twh one which is infoal althrough she doesn't look it and the other is going to be breed in the end of may,1 standardbred retire, 1 qh stallion. We have 7 house cat, 7 farm dogs, and about 20 farm cats I'm on my last year of high school and I show in 4-h my twh. |
Angela Barbour
Neonate
Username: Angela_b
Post Number: 6
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 12, 2006 - 07:13 pm: |
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I'm 20 |
Raven (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 67.70.119.127
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 05:40 am: |
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Glad to meet everyone! I am not a member here but I have been reading all the posts. I live in Essex Ontario currently own 2 Quarter horses( one due anyday now), 2 rotties, 1 bluetick coonhound, 1 rescued Hungarian greyhound, 7 house cats. No kids or hubby. I work at home taking care of 7 horse boarders (not including my own) along with running my own business of dog boarding and grooming plus a 26 acre farm. Bred dogs for 10 yrs rotties, aust cattle dogs and blue ticks. Showed then and have a few champions. Owned horses for 30 yrs but my first time as a foster mom to be with them. |
Debbie Burnett
Breeding Stock
Username: Horselady
Post Number: 126
Registered: 03-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 12:02 pm: |
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I live on the outskirts of Ottawa Ontario Canada, small farming community 8th generation dairy farm and a little piece of heaven for our 4 horses ( all paints). One is a breeding stock (Pixie), one a homozygous tobiano bay mare (Becky), Becky's filly, tobiano bay (Paris) and our new stud colt QT Hollywood Deuce (Woody) a triple homozygous perlino tobiano paint colt. We also have several barn cats, two barn hounds, two house dogs, 5 teenagers ranging in age from 19 to 14, one x husband and one current one LOL. I work at a busy General Store as head baker producing all the baking from breads to pies, turnovers muffins, cheese sticks, you name it ! My hubby is an 8th generation dairy farmer and cropper. Before I moved to the farm a year ago, I lived in Ottawa and had operated a home daycare center for almost 20 years.
Deb |
windy fillmore
Weanling
Username: Windyf
Post Number: 22
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 10:16 pm: |
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Hi ya'll Windy here. I live in Tennessee. I have one husband for 17 yrs (the same is also my other child for 17 yrs LOL)one daughter and her adopted best friend. We have a small farm. We have 7 horses. Jackie-17yo bay roan sabino Racking mare...Rosie-11yo bay QH mare(due mid-April in foal to Montana)....Thorn-5yo blk/white minimal overo QH gelding(suprise/bonus son of Rosie)...Montana-7yo Dunalino Arab/appyX gelding(now)...Handsome Buddy- 7yo Draft/QHX gelding(16.2 or 3 big boy)....Cricket-6 month old daughter of Montana and Jackie (Breed-1 third Racking,1 third arab, & 1 third appy) her color is a big ? til she sheds off this spring, she was born a dunskin now she is chocolate and tan but we do know she is roan...our last addition Beauty-14yo blk TWH mare due in Sept bred to a 16hh champange TWH . We also have 3 dogs 1 150# Brindle English Mastiff-Rocksey, 1 mini. sable 7# dachshund-Ginger and 1 giant 40# "mini" dapple dachshund-Pepper. 1 grey/blk tabby barn cat-Tigger. We also have 3 roosters and 2 hens and 1 hermafredite chicken. Thats about it. This sharing thing is fun. |
windy fillmore
Weanling
Username: Windyf
Post Number: 23
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 10:22 pm: |
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Oh I forgot to tell you what I do for a living aside from all this. I am a teacher's aide, I have worked with handicapped children for 8 years and I am also a pet groomer for 11 years at a vet clinic. (have to for the discounts on vet care) I am 36. } |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 79
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, February 18, 2006 - 07:33 am: |
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Debbie - when we all get together one day, you are in charge of snacks! |
Elena Vieira
Weanling
Username: Opheliaimmorttal
Post Number: 24
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 12:05 pm: |
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Hi!
I live in Oregon House, California. I have 3 horses(one due in April), 2 dogs,6 cats(outside), and 6 goats. I am 16, almost 17 and do Parelli Training with all my horse. I work cleaning stalls and lunging a high level dressage trainers horses.
Nice to "meet" everyone!!
Elena |
Kassie Finley
Yearling
Username: Jkqh
Post Number: 72
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 12:13 pm: |
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Hello, I just started reading this post. I love getting to know everyone better. I have not been able to get on the past few weeks because my computer crashed  . But I am back up and running now.
Anyhow a little about me. I live in Canyon, TX about 15miles from Amarillo TX. I have been married to my husband for almost 7 years now. We don't have any children (other than our two great danes and our basset hound, and of course our horses). I am 24 years old. My husband and I have decided we want to start our own Quarter Horse breeding operation. We now have 9 horses. Two stallions a Cremello yearling and a Blue Roan 2 year old. and the rest are all mares. We will only have one foal this year, but next year if things go as planned we should be having 5 foals.
Since we are new to raising horses we welcome any advice. I am always open to ideas, opinions, and to learn more. I feel you can never know enough. I am wanting to take the course that is offered by equine-reproduction in march at AR this year. Is anyone else here going to attend that?
It was nice meeting you all. |
Heather Kutyba
Weanling
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 50
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 04:54 pm: |
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Once again, I live in Houston, TX and you can just call me "freezing". It's just plain unnatural for the thermometer to read 30 degrees down here....may the weather gods bring heat and humidity back soon! |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 85
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 05:21 pm: |
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Heather - I understand. Last week the weather was wonderful and I planned an all day outing with another horse friend for yesterday (Saturday). We were going to trail ride all day and I was going to work with a couple of her horses (I used to do corrective training and I miss it). I was really looking forward to it and yesterday it was in the 30's and misting rain the entire day! Today it is not raining, but it is still cold. Just my luck..unsual for south Alabama also. |
Fred H. Moyer
Nursing Foal
Username: Fmoyer
Post Number: 11
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 05:26 pm: |
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Heather 30 would be HOT this week, we were down to minus 4 with a 30 mph wind which brougght the wind chill down to -25 to -30. I hate hauling water when it's that cold!! I had my 20th anniversary this week!! |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 144
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 05:54 pm: |
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Hey! The weather gods need to be good to me too!!! We had minus 16 yesterday!! with a windchill of -54! today is the first time we have been above zero for 2 1/2 days!!! It is 18 right now, and let me tell you it feels like a heat wave compared to yesterday! I would love to see 30 above again!!
I forgot to say I have 2 children of my own and my hubby has one, they are 13(,B) 12(G), and 7(B).
My hubby and I too just had an anniversary, 14 years. |
windy fillmore
Weanling
Username: Windyf
Post Number: 24
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 06:09 pm: |
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Hi everyone it was 9 degrees here in tn last and my friends mare decided to foal. We had feed bags over the stall openings and two heat lamps. We did well considering her bucket of water didn't freeze. She delivered a handsome TWH solid champagne stud colt. The mare is a roan so it will be interesting to see if he roans out. |
Heather Kutyba
Yearling
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 51
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 06:27 pm: |
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I knew I was going to get eaten alive by you guys, but I can't HELP it! It was 80 degrees 4 days ago....
Native texans don't fair well in any other state...well known to whine and moan if the temp drops below 65
I STILL have no idea how those of you in the snowy areas do it. Last x-mas, we actually got a snow flurry down here on x-mas eve (absolute freak of nature)...people were stopping in the middle of the road and taking pictures...
all the cars at the grocery stores had been bombarded...little 5 inch snowmen as far as the eye could see on every hood.
It was really funny...even made prime time news (they had snowman picture contests). |
Angela Barbour
Nursing Foal
Username: Angela_b
Post Number: 12
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 07:10 pm: |
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It was -24 yesturday "wind chill" and it was and 0 today "wind chill". |
Raven (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 67.70.119.187
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 07:28 pm: |
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As cold as it gets around here with -20 windchill my horses always are in a toasty barn ranging from 38-45. Never ever have to worry about those dreaded freezing bucket deals anymore. I sympathize with all that have to deal with freezing buckets.There was a time I did have to deal with them. They all carry fall coats so when it comes time to shed, there is not much. Mind you we had a day up near 60 just before the -20 came in. This is normal weather for around here. |
Angela Barbour
Nursing Foal
Username: Angela_b
Post Number: 15
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 07:49 pm: |
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Yea our poor horse are just staying in the barn the don't go out the just stand together and look outside. |
windy fillmore
Weanling
Username: Windyf
Post Number: 25
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 08:45 pm: |
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My crazy horses refuse to go in the barn unless it's feeding time or (when they have to s--t)LOL drives me crazy. we have sleet, snow, and freezing rain tonight and all 7 of them are out in it by choice. We have caught the mare due mid-April standing in her foaling barn in inclement weather. |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 86
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 10:02 pm: |
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Heather - do you suddenly feel warmer? 30 is starting to look pretty good compared to our friends |
Heather Kutyba
Yearling
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 56
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 10:19 pm: |
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Yea....starting to feel pretty toasty around here next to our neighbors!
I think the humidity makes it feel worse than it is...but how can I be legitamately heard when some of you guys have a NEGATIVE wind chill
Uninhabitable land I say! Then again, Texas (and specifically Houston) is the land of Hell and High Water. You either get flooded out/hurricaned out, or burned out! Summertime that is.
Mentioning that, I had to evacuate Grace when the hurricane threatened to come...
What do you do when the snow gets high?? |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 88
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 10:49 pm: |
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We have to deal with the evacuate/hunker down decision every year also. We left for hurricanes Ivan and Dennis, but stayed for Katrina because it came in 100 miles west of us. We had no idea it would hit us so hard being that far away, but it was unprecidented and beat us to death. It took the entire roof off the barn. We found it in two pieces in a neighboring field. We never lock them in during a hurricane, just open it up so they can choose. I also take down several exterior 4X8 sheets of the outer plywood to give them multiple escape routes. Several Lousianna and Mississippi horse people had horses drown that were locked in barns...some drown out in their pastures. My horses were all standing in the barn by choice when the roof went and spent the rest of the storm hunkered together in the pasture. I seriously, seriously considered bringing them into my games room after that, but my husband made me consider that they may actually panic more in the house. We had gusts of 110 mph and sustained winds of 90 mph. We lost a lot of fence, but fortunatly no perminter fence...just fences dividing pastures. I thought it would never stop I am totally sick of hurricanes. The horses came out without a scratch. Nature has a way! |
Fred H. Moyer
Nursing Foal
Username: Fmoyer
Post Number: 12
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 11:28 pm: |
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Now THAT is a storm! I would rather carry water all winter long than deal with temps over 85. I absolutely melt with anything over 85 deggree. We've actually had a great winter, pretty cold in Dec then a very mild winter, lots of rain here and tons of snow in the Mountains (which is Perfect for us) and then a little artic blast this past week, but the 40s are coming back next week, so I'm not complaining too loudly |
Terri Berwanger
Yearling
Username: Terrib
Post Number: 58
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 12:16 am: |
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I was complaining this week because it got cold here again (Ireland), it was -2 which is somewhere in the 20's. I have gotten use to moderate wet winters, and I hate the cold! But reading the posts, I realize I am a whimp and my horses would die back home in the cold! I'm always laughing at people over here because they clip their horses and put 3 rugs on them. I keep trying to tell them it's not Alaska. I feel sorry for the horses really. My horses in training get clipped and have a heavy turnout and that's it. They don't complain. Summertime is usually 70's, which I like because I hate it really hot. When it reaches the 80's people start melting. We had a week of 85degrees last summer and I had to bring all the male horses inside for the day. The mares and fillies were fine, but the colts and geldings thought it was the end of the world - typical that!
Hope it warms up for you guys soon!
Terri |
Alex Abel
Weanling
Username: Paintedhorses
Post Number: 35
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 01:53 am: |
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Hey Heather...I am near Houston too. We had temps in the high 20's the last two nights and that is pretty darn cold for my taste. Our ranch is set up for horses living outside year round and now with the freezing temps and constant drizzle/freezing rain I dont have enough stalls for all the horses. Only the broodmares and my gelding have stalls. All the other horses have to stay out in this weather. I feel sorry for them, but all I can do is to put out extra hay in the pastures. And I do feel a little sorry for myself having to be on foal watch in this weather all while having the flu 
Walking to the barn in freezing rain every 2 hours sure isnt fun ( and the barn is at the other end of the property 30acres) |
Raven (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 67.70.116.171
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 05:31 am: |
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Heather
When the snow gets deep we dig ourselves out or plow your way through with a tractor. Thank god the snow has not been bad this year ....so far! Though 2 hrs north of here they were getting an inch of snow per hour while we had close to 60 on the same day. Personally, I would take the windchill as appose to deep snow anyday. Better yet a balmy 40 would be nice about now. I do not know how you guys do it in a hurricane I will give you LOTS of credit for that. Worst we get is the odd tornado but they usually bypass us. |
Lisa Weir
Breeding Stock
Username: Pals_pal
Post Number: 137
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 09:13 am: |
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OK, here goes.
I'm 36 and in Western Australia. I work on a thoroughbred stud (farm) and have been there since 99. We cover everything from breeding to yearling preparation and take a few spellers, too. We stand 2 stallions at the moment.
I have one broodmare of my own and raise her babies for sale.(very hard to part with them, though.) I also have a tb hack, who is currently a companion for weanlings and has been a foster mum of sorts as he is an angel with the babies.
At home I have 3 dogs...1 a rescue. 6 cats...1 a rescue, 2 tailless mice..rescues, a huge bunch of chooks. Oh and a hubby and an 18 year old daughter.
Glad to meet you all! |
Katrina Noonan
Neonate
Username: Middie
Post Number: 4
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 09:22 am: |
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If the snow gets deep here (Canada) everything is closed down for a few days and the excess snow is shipped away in dump trucks and dumped into the ocean. It has been fridgid this past weekend -22 Fahrenheit. I hate winter, wish I was in Florida right now. It gets warm in the summer, up to 90's |
Kris Moos
Breeding Stock
Username: Kris
Post Number: 151
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 11:17 am: |
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i feel for you hurricane laden people...THAT i could not deal with...i know my horse will survive the snow and cold (unless a new baby decides to be born), and occasional tornadoes that only affect small areas, but those hurricanes are terrible, they affect so many so hard and fast...
we just plow out when we get a lot of snow, and when it is this cold you just hang out inside with friends and family...or the internet...
My horse grow big thick fur coats!!! they have enough hair in the winter to cover 3 more horse...shedding time is not fun...hair balls everywhere...but again i am glad to not deal with hurricanes!!! sometimes i wonder why i continue to live here, id really like to move somewhere that isnt below 32 degrees for 5 to 6 months out of the year, but its hard to leave family. I would like to go where temps are around 65 to 75 degress 365 days a year!!!
...is there such a place??? |
E Watkins
Yearling
Username: Evie
Post Number: 72
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 11:31 am: |
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Hello all, I'm getting in on this post a little late, but I enjoy this site so much, I wanted to join in.
My husband and I have about 30 QH's here in NE Kansas, we raise, train and sell them and he gives riding lessons and cares for them while I keep a desk job that keeps us medically insured. When I'm not chained to my desk, you can bet I'm at the barn doing all the "horsie" things I would rather be doing when I am sitting here. We also have a new venture started, raising minature austrailian shepherds. Our first litters of those will be here this fall, the good thing about this will be I'll have babies more than once a year to look forward to!!
Nice to read about/meet everyone, looking forward to getting to know you all better!
Ev |
Heather Kutyba
Yearling
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 60
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 11:45 pm: |
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Lisa, forgive me but what is a "Chook"???? I have to know!
Hurricanes are a bit scary...not respecting one will give you religion in a heartbeat. We (texans) have been fortunate, dodging the bullet lately. This past summer certainly made for an "interesting" time for those of us in the southern states...
Since I am near a flood zone, I did move Grace to a farm farther north when Rita threatened to hit. Moved her before ALL total hell broke loose (no gas, no hay!, gridlock, no bottled water, etc). Police guarding gas stations...wild. |
Lisa Weir
Breeding Stock
Username: Pals_pal
Post Number: 140
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 08:17 am: |
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Sorry Heather. Chook is Australian for chicken. lol
I forget that we are all weird down here.
By reading this thread, I realise how blessed we are with our weather here. Even if it doesn't feel that way in the blistering heat and thunderstorms that we are now having. |
Kim k
Breeding Stock
Username: Kimk
Post Number: 336
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 09:59 am: |
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Hi Everyone!
Its great to have a board of people that have some great experiences to share. Reading from where everyone is from and how things are different in other places of the world. Everyone is really great and certianly grow from each others experiences. The way everyone shares thoughts and ideas, never seems to hurt another as some other boards that I've been too! Its nice to share ideas and not cut the other one down in the process.
Glad to see you all hear and best of luck to those of you expecting new foals.New life is always exciting.
Kim |
Dorthy (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 136.181.195.113
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 01:49 pm: |
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Hi All I am from Ravenna, Michigan. We currently have 3 horses all mares one is pregnant and "due" in early May. We also have a stud coming home as soon as we can put fencing in for him--ground is too frozen currently. I have a husband and 2 children one boy (11) and one girl(12) my daughter has my passion for horses but my son not--my husband likes them but doesn't really ride. I am slowly getting into the breeding aspect of horses but will probably only have one or two a year. I love the site and have learned so much from it |
E Watkins
Yearling
Username: Evie
Post Number: 92
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 03:39 pm: |
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Kim- it's very interesting to hear about everyone's experiences and opinions on things. A lot can be learned just by reading/listening. (and there are some conversations I've stayed out of because of the tone..lol, I'm not an arguer at all) |
Pita
Nursing Foal
Username: Pita
Post Number: 12
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 05:21 pm: |
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I am from Wisconsin Breed American Saddlebreds. Have a stallion http://www.geocities.com/asbapplewood/Stallion.html?1008952544210
Usually have about 3 babies a year. I just love them. I help out wiht a rescue and have had horses hanging from my rafters in slings. So I never know how many I have somewhere around 20. 5 dogs , 1 3 legged one a goat and a pot belly.
3 kids and a hubby |
Kathee McGuire
Yearling
Username: Katheekj
Post Number: 90
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 05:51 pm: |
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Pita- what a beutiful stallion - you must be proud of him! I envy you with the horse rescue. I am trying to secure some pasture land so I can take in rescues. My friend took me to a horse auction - not the greatest auction - and there are so many horses that are in poor condition, but you can see in their eyes they are kind. Some are completely lame and probably need to be put down, but I have seen some bought by the slaughter house just because no one could see past their current condition. I would love to give them another chance, fatten them up and try to find them loving homes. I have been doing this with cats/kittens for years and have had at least 50 come through my home. I don't even know how we find them or they find us sometimes! I don't keep them, I just help them get healthy and find them homes. You are doing a wonderful kindness that will be rewarded. |
Lloyd
Neonate
Username: Lloyd
Post Number: 1
Registered: 02-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 06:49 pm: |
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Hi, everyone! I'm Jenn's husband in Saskatchewan, and have been following along with all of you every chance I get. I haven't posted before, but have often followed your discussions with great interest. I have been involved with horses for 20 years, so I love the idea that so many people can share that interest from all over the world, and see that the similarities are more important than the things that are different. My wife and I are lucky enough to share the same passion, even if I can't be around often enough to take part in this great discussion board on a regular basis. We are expecting 5 foals this spring, although not until late May, so we still have a long wait ahead of us. |
Cathy
Breeding Stock
Username: Cathy
Post Number: 107
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 07:39 pm: |
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Hi all! I am in SE Idaho where it has been below 0 actual at night and in the teens daytime for over a week. BRRRRR! I am so tired of this deep freeze!!!
We raise MFT and have 2 stallions. We have 3 foals due this year. I am a LVT and work for a vet that does alot of repro work.
This is fun to find out where everyone is from. |
Heather Kutyba
Yearling
Username: Heatherck11
Post Number: 64
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 21, 2006 - 08:54 pm: |
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Pita,
Lemme tell 'ya. Quarter horses are my primary breed, but if I could have a Saddlebred like that I'd convert in a heartbeat....and coming from a QH person that's something.
He is impressive. |
E Watkins
Yearling
Username: Evie
Post Number: 97
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 01:32 pm: |
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He is a pretty horse, no doubt about it, but I'm afraid I'm a QH girl now, through and through. My first horse was a TW/Saddlebred, she was a great mare, I had her 22 years and it broke my heart to put her down when the time came. |
Pita
Nursing Foal
Username: Pita
Post Number: 13
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 04:30 pm: |
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Thank you all. I am truely blessed because I could of never afforded to buy this horse. The best thing is that I bred him from a mare I rescued that was at a dealer heading for the killers, and tracked down the former owner and she signed the papers over to me. I still have her, and will always. He has a great Personality like his momma. Thanks all. My first horse was a Arab/QH.. her name was laringytis for a little Hoarse>>LOL she was the best horse, but more hyper than anyof my asb's but she taught me how to ride, love, and have LOTS of patience. |
Jenn
Breeding Stock
Username: Jenn
Post Number: 117
Registered: 01-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2006 - 05:03 pm: |
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laringytis.. I love it. How cute. |
Susannah Hart
Nursing Foal
Username: Glennedynmorgans
Post Number: 16
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 04:56 pm: |
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Hello,
I am 24 and live just outside of Latrobe, PA, which is in the soutwestern part of the state. We are about an hour east of Pittsburgh. My family has a 35 acre farm nestled in a valley at the foot of Chestnut Ridge. We've only owned the farm for about 3 1/2 years now, but it is coming along nicely. The previous owners raised & sold Christmas trees and there are still several thousand growing in different plots on the farm. We have two big fields fenced in so far & will be fencing in 1-3 more in the top section this year.
My mom owns a 20 year old bay Morgan gelding. We've had him since he was 8 and I showed him all through 4-H and then onto some smaller all-breed shows. He recovered from Laminitis two years ago. We were lucky. We called our vet out to see our mare who had a giant swollen leg and had him check the gelding because he had been a little 'off.' We caught him in the very early stages of Laminitis. He's all better now and is the babysitter of our young stallion. We're planning on showing him again this summer for fun.
I own 3 Morgans myself. Two mares and a young stallion. After I graduated from college and figured that I didn't have enough funds to moved into my own place yet, I bought a pregnant mare from a breeder in Michigan. Janie is 9 this year. She's about 14.3, fast & sassy. You can always see a few dapples on her - even in the winter! She is a Saddleback Sealect daughter and has a gorgeous ground covering Currier & Ives trot. She is in foal to Immortal Command and is due in June. We're hoping for a black filly, but will love anything this girl puts on the ground. She's booked to SNR Steel Blue Magnolias for this year. He is (IMO) the most handsome gray Morgan stallion in the breed today. There aren't many grays, but the numbers are growing.
Her son is our young stallion, Cooper. He is by the late Fiddler's Blackriver. He is just over 15 hands barefoot and is also bay, like his momma. He gots scads of mane and tail. I don't even condition it because it's thick enough and long enough as it is ! I've started him under saddle and have shown him lightly in-hand. He's a very athletic young boy. He's been pinned Grand Champion Stallion at our county fair for the past two summers. We are standing him to the public this year and plan to breed him to our new mare.
Our new mare, Melo, is in foal to SNR Steel Blue Magnolias. We are praying for a gray. She's a feisty little chestnut with a big wide blaze and two socks in the back. She is by Waseeka's Tiz Top out of a Waseek's Skylark daugther. She was one of his last foals, so it's really neat to have some older blood up close in a 12 year old mare. This mare is naturally very smooth, yet also is very animated. She's snorty, but not too hot. I'm really looking forward to see what this mare produces and also to showing her.
Well, sorry to be so long-winded. I'd better be heading outside to tend to the critters.
-Susie |
Roben (Unregistered Guest)
Unregistered guest
Posted From: 69.156.77.104
| | Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2006 - 05:29 pm: |
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I live in Ontario and am getting back into raising section A Welsh ponies. I follow Friars/Brookside lineage. |
