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- Sat May 04, 2019 1:45 pm
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- Topic: My rodent problem
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Re: My rodent problem
Cats will definitely leave parts of mice on your floor. Definitely.
- Sat Apr 13, 2019 12:34 am
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- Topic: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers
- Replies: 33
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Re: Don Martillo diagnosed with Shivers
Scruffy, that is absolutely awful, and I'm so very sorry you've had to deal with this.
- Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:24 pm
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- Topic: Ariel and her owner, Mr. Magoo
- Replies: 2
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- Wed Mar 13, 2019 3:38 pm
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- Topic: Fun thread: What is your super power?
- Replies: 22
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Re: Fun thread: What is your super power?
I’m not too shabby at organizing and pitching extra stuff ... which leads directly to real-life Tetris! Need to pack a whole house for a move? One small carry-on for international travel for 2 weeks plus electronics? Car trip, plus camping gear, humans, and animal space in a small hatchback? Back c...
- Thu Feb 07, 2019 2:18 pm
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- Topic: Courtney King Dye
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6608
Re: Courtney King Dye
I was scared when I saw the title of this thread - I thought something dreadful might have happened. What a great update!
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:04 pm
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- Topic: Did I say we are getting a new horse- of course its another Morgan
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Re: Did I say we are getting a new horse- of course its another Morgan
I'm in love. We'll expect frequent photos.
- Sat Jan 26, 2019 3:02 pm
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- Topic: In which I'm reminded how much horse shopping sucks!
- Replies: 301
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Re: In which I'm reminded how much horse shopping sucks!
JIngling for an awesome new job for you, that starts right after your parents' visit.
- Sun Jan 06, 2019 3:13 pm
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- Topic: I need help with a sale ad - UPDATE!
- Replies: 54
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Re: I need help with a sale ad - UPDATE!
I agree. She shouldn't ask for the PPE, she isn't entitled to it, but give it to her. Since you're not going to be staying with her (Yay!) her pushiness and lack of respect won't be your problem, so you don't have to worry about what precedent you're setting in your relationship with her.
- Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:24 am
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- Topic: Little complaint about Dover & Smartpak
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5969
Re: Little complaint about Dover & Smartpak
I work winters at Dover. When I help check items to be shipped, the customer order shows the prices....? That's from the warehouse. Maybe from the store it's different.
- Thu Nov 29, 2018 2:04 am
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- Topic: Saying no without being a jerk. Or not.
- Replies: 31
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Re: Saying no without being a jerk. Or not.
I'm still stuck on how much I love Chisamba's suggestion.
- Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:50 pm
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- Topic: Long over due Twins update
- Replies: 44
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Re: Long over due Twins update
She was a beauty, inside and out.
Scruffy, what a great update! And your son does beautiful, beautiful work.
Clanter, that top photo with all the animals... <3
Scruffy, what a great update! And your son does beautiful, beautiful work.
Clanter, that top photo with all the animals... <3
- Tue Nov 06, 2018 3:09 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Side Reins!
- Replies: 26
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Re: Side Reins!
Thank you all.
- Mon Nov 05, 2018 3:09 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Side Reins!
- Replies: 26
- Views: 16925
Re: Side Reins!
What is double longeing?
- Sun Nov 04, 2018 2:31 pm
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve
- Replies: 60
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Re: Things you will never be able to do & Problems you will never be able to solve
It's easy to piaffe when you're a first level rider.
Step 1 - Decide to go out for a bareback ride on a brisk fall day with a stiff breeze...
Need I go on? LOL!
Step 1 - Decide to go out for a bareback ride on a brisk fall day with a stiff breeze...
Need I go on? LOL!
- Fri Nov 02, 2018 2:57 pm
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- Topic: Others are concerned about how I feed my horses.
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Re: Others are concerned about how I feed my horses.
Sunshine2Me wrote:You need to drop his bit a few holes. I can see his teeth!
For the win!
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:11 pm
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- Topic: The Decrepit OTTB - Slightly Less Decrepit Now He's in Heaven!
- Replies: 39
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Re: The Decrepit OTTB - Slightly Less Decrepit Now He's in Heaven!
What a beautiful eulogy. I love the bottom photo of "General doing things he liked!" He was a very lucky horse for the last 3/4-ish of his life.
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:06 pm
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- Topic: Nuts and body memory
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Re: Nuts and body memory
Me too with the nuts in the shell, and absolutely about the muscle memory. When I get back on a horse, I'm probably operating at 75 - 80% of my past ability, with the exception of confidence and fitness. And boy, oh boy, is that confidence thing huge! I'm 60, and haven't ridden regularly since I was...
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 1:01 pm
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- Topic: Vets that DO NOT euthanize your animal
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Re: Vets that DO NOT euthanize your animal
It is a definite breach of ethics. Having said that, once upon a time, in land far away, I did know of one vet who considered doing this once, when the people didn't want to be inconvenienced by taking care of a puppy with a broken leg. The mom was dripping fur coats and diamonds, the little girl wa...
- Wed Oct 18, 2017 1:19 am
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- Topic: Condo board
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Re: Condo board
Can the President be ousted for failing to follow state laws?
- Thu Oct 12, 2017 12:58 am
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- Topic: Back to dressage
- Replies: 13
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Re: Back to dressage
I'm just glad to know that Pinkequine bridles aren't pink!
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 12:01 am
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- Topic: Would you compare yourself to a dressage master?
- Replies: 29
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Re: Would you compare yourself to a dressage master?
When we had our restaurant, DH never thought he was good enough. John Lennon said a similar thing as what my husband says. (Not that I think DH is the John Lennon of the cooking world, but he is damned good.) But no matter how good the audience thinks it is, what they imagine in their head was a lit...
- Wed Sep 20, 2017 1:06 am
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- Topic: The Saga of the Kittens
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14340
Re: The Saga of the Kittens
Those kittens (and child!) are so sweet, they make my teeth hurt! <3 X about a million!
- Sat Sep 16, 2017 1:35 am
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- Topic: UGH! MRSA infection
- Replies: 30
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Re: UGH! MRSA infection
I am so, so sorry you are going through this. I knew you were having unpleasant complications, but I had missed the whole saga until now. Sending lots and lots of hugs, prayers and jingles!
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:10 pm
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- Topic: Some Sad News. Godspeed Gunny.
- Replies: 29
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Re: Some Sad News. Godspeed Gunny.
What a heart-achingly beautiful love story.
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:57 pm
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- Topic: Two thirds done with chemo
- Replies: 27
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Re: Two thirds done with chemo
Koolkat is right - we're cheering you on to the finish line, Chance!
- Sun Jan 29, 2017 7:12 pm
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- Topic: Dear Mom
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Re: Dear Mom
Oops.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:36 pm
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- Topic: Tuddy's Photo Shoot...
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Re: Tuddy's Photo Shoot...
He is stunningly gorgeous!
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:33 pm
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- Topic: to the person who recommended
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Re: to the person who recommended
Yes - what do you use?
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 1:13 am
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- Topic: lift a glass to the memory of my friends
- Replies: 32
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Re: lift a glass to the memory of my friends
Chisamba, I remember your nightmare very clearly. I raise my glass also, albeit a day late. Here's to all those wonderful animals, and to you for putting one foot in front of the other until it became easier to smile again.
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 5:19 pm
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- Topic: Good read on history of [Grand Prix] freestyle
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Re: Good read on history of [Grand Prix] freestyle
It was a fascinating article. Some day I'll watch at least some of the videos. This isn't fair, because they are all only one moment in time, but of all the photographs, Klimke is the one that strikes me as a beautiful moment. I'm an absolute neophyte, but the position of his horse's neck just looks...
- Sun Dec 11, 2016 4:57 pm
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- Topic: Bay or Brown?
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Re: Bay or Brown?
I was going to say bay, but after reading the info at your link, I would definitely now say brown.
- Tue Nov 29, 2016 2:19 am
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- Topic: December Horse of the Month contest
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December Horse of the Month contest
Did everyone/anyone see the announcement up in the top area of the index page? There are no responses, which surprises me. Check it out!
- Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:12 am
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- Topic: Breast Cancer Spin-Off, Who's had it?
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Re: Breast Cancer Spin-Off, Who's had it?
My step-mother-in-law, clean for 8 years so far. My sister in law, just passed the three year mark.
- Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:41 am
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- Topic: Pasture Disaster Avoided...Talk About Thankful!!
- Replies: 36
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Re: Pasture Disaster Avoided...Talk About Thankful!!
My heart was in my stomach reading your story, even though it was obvious from the beginning that all ended well. Good, good horses!
- Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:14 am
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- Topic: I have breast cancer
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Re: I have breast cancer
Really takes the fun out of the return of Pathfinder, that's for sure.
I'm glad though, that you're stepping back. You need to focus on you. Sending much love, prayers, jingles and hugs to you and Mike.
I'm glad though, that you're stepping back. You need to focus on you. Sending much love, prayers, jingles and hugs to you and Mike.
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 10:26 pm
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- Topic: Must ceiling be a different color?
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Re: Must ceiling be a different color?
I love the idea of the splash of color in the white ceiling paint.
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 12:54 pm
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- Topic: I have my hair back
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Re: I have my hair back
And your smile! You've done some completely understandable grousing over the past - how long has it been? Two years? but you have also kept a strong, stubbornly upbeat attitude. But your smile in that photo looks like it reaches all of you, like you have some lightness of being. And your hair is gor...
- Tue Nov 08, 2016 11:17 pm
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- Topic: Photo Experts - Remove Objects
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Re: Photo Experts - Remove Objects
Baroque, that's impressive!
- Mon Nov 07, 2016 12:51 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Clinic / lesson cut short
- Replies: 39
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Re: Clinic / lesson cut short
I agree with myleetlepony. In the hair splitting category, there are times when the horse is tired, or has just done something brilliantly, that you need to end right now. But not on a regular basis, and NOT in a clinic, certainly not with out an explanation. "Your just backed 3 year old just d...
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 2:18 pm
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- Topic: Must ceiling be a different color?
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- Views: 17823
- Sun Nov 06, 2016 3:40 am
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- Topic: Must ceiling be a different color?
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Re: Must ceiling be a different color?
I've never seen it done in a bathroom. Our restaurant had one room painted the same color on the ceiling, and another room with a fancy schmancy paint job on the ceiling, with a coordinating color. I'll try to find photos, but don't hold your breath. the only reason it might not work in a bathroom i...
- Wed Nov 02, 2016 12:26 am
- Forum: Dressage Training
- Topic: Tell me about your good horse/ experience
- Replies: 44
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Re: Tell me about your good horse/ experience
Sue B, with all due respect to the others, your story made gave me goosebumps on my head, no lie. The part about your son....wow. The part about your son and Scotty and a brilliant therapist....wow. And Chisamba, I so understand a horse saving you by you saving a horse. I'll post my story soon, when...
- Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:51 pm
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- Topic: RIP Anna
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Re: RIP Anna
I'm so very sorry for your loss. They are dark days, when we lose our beloved horses.
- Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:05 pm
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- Topic: About a kitten called Quilo
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- Fri Oct 28, 2016 3:02 pm
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- Topic: Television shows- I found some gems. Anyone else have any good ones?
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Re: Television shows- I found some gems. Anyone else have any good ones?
Damages was really well done, but it got too intense for me, and I quit. This from someone whose favorite show EVER is The Wire.
Suits sounds interesting.
Suits sounds interesting.
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:31 pm
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- Topic: Television shows- I found some gems. Anyone else have any good ones?
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Re: Television shows- I found some gems. Anyone else have any good ones?
Sue B, DH and I really liked Person of Interest for awhile. There's one particular character that isn't in it in the beginning that gets to be too much for us, so we've taken a break. We are watching Blue Bloods, which is a pretty good formulaic cop show, IMO, and The Good Wife, which I think is rea...
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:14 pm
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- Topic: Another horse
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Re: Another horse
Morgan Welsh cross sounds like fun to me!
- Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:13 pm
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- Topic: Yes, I wasn't in the mood for riding today but this is taking things a little too far...
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Re: Yes, I wasn't in the mood for riding today but this is taking things a little too far...
Adding my wishes for him to feel better soon!
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:22 pm
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- Topic: Show us your pets!
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Re: Show us your pets!
Why am I so remedial, in trying to get these silly things to embed in my posts? My screenshots files are too big.
- Sat Oct 22, 2016 3:22 pm
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- Topic: Show us your pets!
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Re: Show us your pets!
And Manny's brother, Pedro.
http://s457.photobucket.com/user/sprigsrestaurant/media/ZoeAndHerKitten.jpg.html?o=12
http://s457.photobucket.com/user/sprigsrestaurant/media/ZoeAndHerKitten.jpg.html?o=12