Went to see a man about a horse

[theraven]

Thank you, he has a mega winter coat on at the moment, don't have any summer photo's to hand but he goes dark and golden. He's my beautiful boy!

 

[2WheelPhoto]

Congrats and awesome thread right here, thanks for sharing

 

[The_Traveler]

My children had a big Appaloosa gelding when they were adolescents and we lived in Colorado.
It was kept in a local stable and the children had to do all the upkeep.
They schlepped all the feed in and the poop out.
I volunteered to change the oil and pay the bills.

Two years and they outgrew the love of horse-poop-hauling so we gave him to a family with a lot of land.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Hey Lew, that's cool that they had that experience even if they did grow out of it, I bet they learned a lot!

 

[The_Traveler]

Hey Lew, that's cool that they had that experience even if they did grow out of it, I bet they learned a lot!

When I explained what a gelding was, it involved a lot of complex follow-up explanation to the younger ones.
They thought it was unfair.

 

[PixelRabbit]

Haha, I bet that was a fun conversation, and I tend to agree with the kids

 

[Corir]

Well that horse look cute and patience holder
Though i am not very fond of horses much... Well, i am not fond of any animal Just afraid to get near them. Natural it is but i have taken many rides of them, mostly on the site where dad is constructing houses usually It was a tough ride

 

[Mully]

Hey Lew, that's cool that they had that experience even if they did grow out of it, I bet they learned a lot!

When I explained what a gelding was, it involved a lot of complex follow-up explanation to the younger ones.
They thought it was unfair.

In a way the kids were right

 

[Stacylouwho]

You will never look back, I rescued my horse when he was 4 months old, he wasn't in the best of states, but now he is 11 this year and he is my baby!

His name is Whisper.



Whisper by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin, on Flickr


Whisper by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin, on Flickr


Whisper by Raven Photography by Jenna Goodwin, on Flickr

He is SOOOO CUTE!!! I love him! ;D He is beautiful!!!

 

[Stacylouwho]

We have like 26 back at home... They can be a challenge, but if you are only getting one or two.. it wont be so bad! I just didn't enjoy feeding them twice a day and cleaning up after them.. lol but they are beautiful and have their own personalities. Wonderful pets!

 

[Rick58]

Hey Pix, I must have missed this thread. Did the horse ever work out for you? I waded through the thread but never found the conclusion. I had a Tennessee Walker named General Lee when I was in my 20's. Beautiful horse.

When I was a kid, we used to ride our bikes by a house where a guy had two donkeys. One day I went by and there was a "Donkeys For Sale" sign out front. With all my 13 years of wisdom behind me, I ran home, grabbed my savings and walked my new prize home. Her name was Cass. I was all into hiking at that time and my parents farm is about 10 miles from the appalachian trail. My idea was to train her to be a pack animal and go hiking together. Lets just say she had other ideas of just being a pet.
Strangest thing. We went to bed one night with her in perfect health and woke up the next morning and she was dead.

 

[terri]

Hey Pix, I must have missed this thread. Did the horse ever work out for you? I waded through the thread but never found the conclusion. I had a Tennessee Walker named General Lee when I was in my 20's. Beautiful horse.

When I was a kid, we used to ride our bikes by a house where a guy had two donkeys. One day I went by and there was a "Donkeys For Sale" sign out front. With all my 13 years of wisdom behind me, I ran home, grabbed my savings and walked my new prize home. Her name was Cass. I was all into hiking at that time and my parents farm is about 10 miles from the appalachian trail. My idea was to train her to be a pack animal and go hiking together. Lets just say she had other ideas of just being a pet.
Strangest thing. We went to bed one night with her in perfect health and woke up the next morning and she was dead.

What an uplifting tale. :meh:

 

[Rick58]

Hey Pix, I must have missed this thread. Did the horse ever work out for you? I waded through the thread but never found the conclusion. I had a Tennessee Walker named General Lee when I was in my 20's. Beautiful horse.

When I was a kid, we used to ride our bikes by a house where a guy had two donkeys. One day I went by and there was a "Donkeys For Sale" sign out front. With all my 13 years of wisdom behind me, I ran home, grabbed my savings and walked my new prize home. Her name was Cass. I was all into hiking at that time and my parents farm is about 10 miles from the appalachian trail. My idea was to train her to be a pack animal and go hiking together. Lets just say she had other ideas of just being a pet.
Strangest thing. We went to bed one night with her in perfect health and woke up the next morning and she was dead.

What an uplifting tale. :meh:

It was until the last sentence