Archive through November 05, 2003
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Archive through November 05, 2003
Moondance | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:29 pm     We have a Cat and Dog thread... time for a Horse thread! |
Kaili | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:30 pm     Yay!!!!!!! Here are the girls...Carmella is about 17 now and Daisy (a very pregnant Daisy in this picture) is about 5 or 6. Carmella...
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Moondance | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:30 pm     Here is Phantom and Chinook... Phantom is like a teenager. He is so much fun. He is the one sticking his tongue out in the pix!
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Kaili | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:40 pm     Here's Golden Boy- he's huge. The black one- Shadow- I don't have a good picture of him- his back end is in one of Daisy- he's just a nice old man who rolls in mud and burrs knowing he'll get lots of rubbing and brushing if he does. Moondance- your horses are so beautiful! I love Phantom- great coloring!! And they look so young and healthy compared to the chunks living with my mom (she feels bad for them if they're in one field and eyeing the grass in another so she lets them out). They also spend a lot of time wandering in the front yard. LOL Golden Boy...
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Kaili | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:41 pm     One more to show what a chunk she is...
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Kaili | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 02:47 pm     When we were in the San Diego area this summer I remember seeing this woman taking her horses out by this trail- and I remember wondering what a different environment those horses live in from the Wisconsin horses. I wonder if they would have a difficult time if they moved once winter came. I mean, it must be a lot more expensive to care for horses out there without having a constant grass supply. My mom (well, my stepdad really) grows hay too so they horses are pretty low maintenance. Well, except for the mud and burr thing |
Moondance | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 03:05 pm     OMG I love them!!!! You can tell Carmella has personality plus! So is Daisy a Painted? She is beautiful! I want to squeeze Golden Boy if I could reach him... he's a big boy! They are so well taken care of Phantom is 7 and Chinook is 16. The vet check up and sheath cleaning went good on Thursday. They are such good guys. |
Moondance | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 03:06 pm     Here is Phantom talking up a storm...
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Shoofly | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 05:08 pm     Yes, More horses! Love them all and love hearing about folks who take such good care of theirs. Your photos are wonderful! Don't you love the various nickers and noises they can make? And the smell, ummmmm You gals must know about: Equusite.com They post four new picture daily and folks can vote for their favorites based on both the horse and the photo quality. Quite a tug at the heart...lucky you to have your own. Long ago I did, too. |
Moondance | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 06:42 pm     I was hoping you would show up soon Shooflyhorsewoman!!! I keep saying horses remind me of kitties... the food comes out and I swear they purr or if Phantom is getting a good brushing, he coos and purrs. Chinook talks up a storm when he is fed I will check out that site! |
Grannyg | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 07:58 pm     I'm loving these pics of horses. When I go back to my mom's I'll have to get my pics to show. |
Sia | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 08:02 pm     Beautiful horses! I don't have any, but my brother and d-i-l have three. I think this will be a very popular thread!! |
Moondance | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 08:09 pm     We have more horses at our ranch so I will take pix of them and post later... they belong to friends. |
Squaredsc | Saturday, November 01, 2003 - 08:11 pm     aww i love horsies. such beautiful animals, love the pics. |
Kaili | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 07:02 am     Here's Carmell's clown face- like I said, she is goofy. LOL
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Ddr1135 | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 07:11 am     Great horses everybody! Kaili, Carmella takes the funniest pics-what personality! |
Shoofly | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 07:35 am     Kaili and Moondance, those faces and expressions are priceless Thanks for starting this thread. |
Egbok | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:02 am     I'm loving this thread!! The first thing that comes to my mind is that these horses have personality plus!! I have admired horses from afar and every now and then I have an opportunity to approach one and I'm amazed at their height. I can tell by how they look at me, that they know I'm apprehensive about approaching them. But over the summer while I was in Idaho at a camping ground, there were two horses nearby in a fenced off area. They would come up to the fence and call to us, well you know...make naying sounds and brrrr sounds. I felt safe with the fence between us and so I approached them with confidence, almost like going over to pet a doggie. Well, I was in for an encounter of the most loving kind! One of the horses kept nuzzling me on my face and I could hear him making little sounds. It was such a joy to experience. I immediately went back to my food supply and found some carrots to give to him and his friend. Of course I knew that the horse had trained me to do this...LOL!! But it was such a neat encounter and experience for me...a first! I look forward to seeing more horse pictures in this thread...they are beautiful. |
Ducky | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:09 am     Try again
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Ducky | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:10 am     . |
Ducky | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:20 am     Here is LD when he was one with Chico in the background.
Please mom I'm big enough to ride now. LD and his first horse.
Just my size. |
Moondance | Sunday, November 02, 2003 - 10:28 am     Ok LD is the cutest cowboy I have seen! MsBok, anytime you want to ride Chinnook would be perfect for you... just let me know Kaili, I am stealing Carmella! She is so funny! Hey we need a horsey icon! |
March | Monday, November 03, 2003 - 11:10 am     Love this thread. I love horses. Don't have any of our own so we admire everyone elses. Does anyone out there have Draft horses?? They are my ultimate favorite. AS I keep telling my DH someday, someday... |
Moondance | Monday, November 03, 2003 - 12:47 pm     Here is a nice letter Cowboy & I received from Susan as we helped her and she helped us through the evacuation of the horses during the fires... "Susan at HorsePlayCentral.com" To: Subject: My thanks to all Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:43:27 -0800 As I sit here and stare out my window at this beautiful rain with tears in my eyes, my thoughts go back to the events of last week...... We all experienced a disaster. But the one thing that made it bearable was the concern, caring and love for one another I witnessed. On Saturday morning when I saw the fire in Piru I had a feeling we had a situation brewing..... I put in a call to Animal Regulation in the afternoon, and was advised that the EVRT people should be put on alert. I immediately began making calls. Within a few hours the fire had jumped the 126 hiway and was headed towards Moorpark. The phone began ringing endlessly, but my hands were tied. It was a helpless feeling to sit here and not be able tell anyone to go ahead and roll. But you know what? You rolled anyway! I am so happy that you did! Crews were staged at Waverly EQ Park waiting to help, and they did. I got a few calls from Somis that night, people needing help to get out and I was able to send them some. I finally went to bed around 2 am. At 5 am on Sunday morning I received a call from Animal Regulation looking for relief volunteers, it seems that you had been busy all night! The fairgrounds were half full with evacuated horses, with more on the way. As I wiped the sleep from my eyes, I could smell the fire very strong........I looked out my back door, then my front door to see South Mountain here in Santa Paula fully engulfed in flames! I took and made many more calls after that, until I couldn't wait anymore. You see the stable I board at backs right up to South Mountain with only a dry riverbed in between. So I put my cell number on my answering machine and I was rolling too! I moved my horses to Fillmore thinking it had already burned mine would be safe, only to find out a couple hours later it had kicked up again and needed to move them elsewhere. The whole time answering calls and trying my best to call and stay in touch with all of you and help in anyway I could. Now, I am not telling you this story to glorify myself, it's basically just a time line. Those of you who called to volunteer rigs and housing are the real heroes in this county. One man in particular, who lives in the Bridal Path area in Simi, not even a horse person had an acre and quarter he offered up for housing. Which included a fully contained motor home for use by anyone who needed it! Then he went the extra mile and organized his neighborhood to help with housing throughout Bridal Path! How awesome is that?? One couple in Simi Valley who not only helped with evacuations in Somis and Moorpark on Saturday night but were back out there again on Sunday and then on Monday in Simi protecting their own and evacuating to the Simi Esq. Center. The people who came to help with the evacuation at Grazin' Acres. There was a lady who came over and worked all night with her crew out of Chatsworth. The others out of Thousand Oaks that helped to move many head of horses out of the Tierra Rejada area. The Ojai people who spent the night at the fairgrounds doing intake on the displaced horses and calming the frantic owners. The private facilities and ranches that received horses dropped by transporters on the run to get back and get more.....such as another family in the Santa Rosa Valley area, who was one of the persons who called and expressed concern for their own safety. Realizing they were not in danger turned it around and provided housing for animals from Elvenstar. The list goes on and on, I am reluctant to name names as I don't want to leave anyone out. There were so many that helped each other, and every single one of them played a very important part in the rescue efforts. I have a note pad with 15 pages of names and phone numbers and the reason they called, the majority are folks that wanted to help out. Some of the names are familiar to me, and some were not, but all were and are very much appreciated by me and the owners of these animals. During this time, I have added 50 new names to this mailing list, and about 25 new names to the EVRT database. The message board on HorsePlayCentral is buzzing with new members joining every day. I am grateful for the new traffic to the site, but mostly just glad that something I did could be of service during this time. Now the rains have come. Many of us said prayers for rain. I have friends and family that are all over the country, as I am sure most of you do to, that said prayers for us too. I believe the prayers were heard and answered. I like to believe that these times of disaster are not a test or a punishment from above, but a lesson in what we are all capable of. The lesson being that we all have the ability to show love, caring and concern for one another during times of turmoil. I believe it is a reminder of sorts to give thanks for all the blessings we do have, those blessings being one another. I have been witness to many acts of kindness over this last week and it has touched my heart deeply. I give thanks to God for this rain, his mercies and all of you. To all of you involved with the rescue efforts, those who prayed for us, those that held their breath in despair, those that were worn but pressed on, I want to send to you my heartfelt thanks on behalf of all the people you helped. Most of all I want say thanks personally to each and every one of you for allowing me the privilege to experience first hand your unselfish acts of kindness. With all sincerity and admiration, Susan Gardner www.horseplaycentral.com |
Ducky | Wednesday, November 05, 2003 - 08:16 am     These are some pictures of Big Ducky's first horse that he had when he was a boy. It is fun to go back though old pictures you never know what you might find. BD and Socks
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