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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 11:07 am
I want to start the Horse thread again ... with the marriage I have now officially become Phantom and Chinook's Mom and I couldn't be happier. I will post horse wedding pix later when I get them... Kaili!!!! Come tell us all about your babies!!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 12:55 pm
I'd like to read about other's equine friends too! I don't know if this counts...There's four donkeys and a pony (and a few goats) who live almost directly behind my office. I stop by most work day and bring them apples or some other treat. That's as close as I get to having a horse though .
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 1:22 pm
I think that counts! I am sure they LOVe you!
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 3:08 pm
So we had some wonderful news and I just scanned the pix. Rose had her baby this morning.... the ranch where we keep Chinook and Phantom has a few other horses and Rose is one of them... her Mom's were the 2 cute girls who were the horse wranglers at the wedding... anyway here is Roses baby - just a few hours old. I took some pix myself and should get them back in a few days 
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 3:09 pm
We think his name will be Travis!
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Treasure
Member
06-26-2002
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 4:56 pm
Hi Moondance, I have two horses, myself. Katy's Magic Key and Jomar's Treasure. They are Thoroughbred race horses. Actually neither one races any longer. I raised Magic form a foal, learned to train her in the basic manners, got her to a professional race trainer, and raced her successfully at Turf Paradise. Treasure is her son. His sire is a son of Seattle Slew. He had all the talent and potential I could get close to, but he didn't like the profession. Magic is 16 and Treasure is 7. They are my babies forever.
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Moondance
Member
07-30-2000
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 5:16 pm
That is so cool Treasure!!! I will get a pix of Chinook and Phantom and post it here... Chinook is 16 and Phantom is 7... how weird is that!!!! They are Appaloosas!
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Treasure
Member
06-26-2002
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 5:28 pm
I can hardly wait to see them Moondance. I love all horses but, obviously, the Thoroughbred top my list. Of all the other breeds, I thing that one of the most beautiful is the Appaloosa. Especially the ones with the spotted blanket on their rumps. As you know, there are several different catagories of Appaloosa. The Leopard Appaloosa is probably the strangest looking to me. My to mare, Magic, is a dark bay with a narrow blase on her face. Her son, Treasure, is brown with a small spot on his forehead and white on his left front ankle and again on his right hind ankle.
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Riviere
Member
09-09-2000
| Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 8:40 pm
Thoroughbred lovers, does anyone play the free simulated sports horserace game online? I've been playing 2 years, very addicting. There are message boards, live chat, etc.. I have 'bred' a few fantasy babies who have done well.. http://thoroughbredracing.net/hr/
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Rache
Member
05-20-2004
| Tuesday, June 15, 2004 - 1:58 pm
I also have two. Rusty, an appaloosa/draft and Khan, a morab. Not the most elegent horses, but wonderful in their own ways. Rusty is about 16 hands, and my 10 month old loves to sit on him. He just stands there, and doesn't move. What a good boy. He is sooo smart and has a great personality. Khan is retired, he has cushings and is about 25 years old. He still trots around sometimes, but mostly we are letting him be as comfortable and happy as possible in his golden years. In his day, he was quite the horse. Great on trails, not shy or jumpy. He was gorgeous in parades and good at team penning. I love my boys.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 9:55 pm
I just had to share the pics my sis just sent me of her "lap horse!" Apparently, Mariah was laying down, but sort of sitting with her head up. Then sis decided to go sit with her and pet her and do a bonding session. The bonding went quite well. Cause Mariah laid her head down on sis's lap, fell asleep and was even snoring! What a sweet "little" cuddler! And I thought my 87 pound lap dog was a bit big!

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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 10:37 pm
Oh, Whoami!!! How cute! I love her! I didn't even realize that this thread was still here! Oh- I guess looking up it was gone then came back. I'll be back, but it's late so not tonight.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, July 30, 2004 - 10:39 pm
Awww, Moon! I didn't even know about the baby until just now! How's the little guy doing? Cute!
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 11:01 am
This thread brings back such great memories. We had a horse (RV, short for Recreational Vehicle) for many years. A black and white Paint, he was a character. DH was primary rider and showed Western. "Horse people" are the best. I'll be back to visit here again. Who - such great pics of your sis and Mariah! Thanks for sharing. I also have a 75 lb Black Lab who thinks she's a lap dog. Gotta love 'em.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Wednesday, August 11, 2004 - 5:30 am
My mom sent another horses photo...for those that don't "know" these guys, they are Golden Boy on the left and Carmella on the right with a little bit of Shadow's butt visible. Shadow is camera shy. They're on diets. This is the note my mom sent with the picture: Haven't lost much weight, eh? Poor Carmella...she is trying so hard to be pretty hahaha

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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Friday, August 27, 2004 - 10:30 am
I took English riding lessons many years ago -- including jumping. (I never owned a horse.) The two school horses I most remember: Tamarack. He was the last horse I ever rode. We "flew" over jumps together. We trusted each other. And some time earlier than that -- Wednesday, an Appaloosa. He had the smoothest canter I ever rode. Riding him was like sitting in an innertube and rocking on the waves. So smoooooooooth.
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Whoami
Member
08-03-2001
| Sunday, October 03, 2004 - 9:28 pm
Someone on the figure skating board asked this question, and it raised my curiosity.....there has to be someone here who would know. They said they were watching a show on Appaloosas, and the narrator commented that men could ride comfortably in women's saddles, but not vice versa. Anyone know what he would have been talking about?
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Lostintheglades
Member
07-10-2000
| Wednesday, October 06, 2004 - 2:37 pm
lol...I never knew there was a difference in saddles gender wise. I've been riding and have had horses my entire life. Both English and Western and I've never heard anything like that. My DH trained Hunters and Jumpers and he liked my English saddle better than his and used it most of the time. He also used my Western saddle and didn't seem to have a problem. Was he maybe talking about a side saddle? I never did dressage and their saddles have a slightly deeper seat so maybe it was dressage. It's news to me.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 1:35 pm
New pictures from mom! And this time, cute, sweet little Shadow allowed his picture to be taken. Usually the camera freaks him out and he turns his head or takes off. Shadow & Carmella

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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 1:36 pm
Golden Boy

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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 1:58 pm
Beautiful pictures Kaili! Thanks for sharing!
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Citruscitygal
Member
08-07-2003
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 3:43 pm
Makes me miss the days when we owned a horse and DH rode and showed Western. Beautiful animals Kaili. And such gorgeous scenery. Thank you for sharing.
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Kaili
Member
08-31-2000
| Friday, October 08, 2004 - 6:34 pm
Thanks- that's my mom's yard. Me- I live in an apartment, but I would love to live like she does (with the horses in the yard). At least I can visit.... 
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Treasure
Member
06-26-2002
| Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 1:26 pm
Hi everyone. I finally found a picture of Treasure when he was in training at Turf Paradise in Phoenix. I took it to a camera shop and had them make copies of it and also put a picture on a floppy. Trouble was that when I put the floppy picture into my hard drive, it was upside down. So, I sent it by e-mail to a friend. She put it right side up and said that this url would be the proper size to post. So here we go, I hope it works. http://lzycatproductions.com/treasure/dscf0001b.jpg
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Egbok
Member
07-13-2000
| Saturday, November 13, 2004 - 5:30 pm
Hi Treasure, I took a peek at Treasure and he's gorgeous! The link worked fine for me! Kaili, awwwww.....I absolutely loved the fall pictures with your moms furbabies! Tell your mom she's living my dream! And if I may say so, it sure look like the diet is working....they look much slimer than the earlier pics! Although my lot size could hold a horse, we are not zoned to board horses....just cats, dogs, fish, birds, racoons, squirrels, possums, rats and mice! LOL!! About 5 miles up from my house, they are zoned to board horses in their enormous backyards! However, people like doctors, lawyers and Indian Chiefs live in that are if you catch my drift! Million-plus dollar homes that way!! The neat part is that I can take a drive up that way, park and go for a walk and I'll be able to see riders along the trails and it makes me feel like I'm in the country instead of an urban area...so nice! Thanks all for sharing your pictures. I love horses!
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