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- Fri May 27, 2016 11:30 am
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- Topic: Starting lessons--AGAIN
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Re: Starting lessons--AGAIN
That's what I'm doing: lessons at a hunter barn. Trainer has some nice school horses and I get to jump every week. That's really all I want out of it. (so when she gets going about lead changes, I cover my ears and go "Lalala!"). The terminology is different. In some cases (cough-lead chan...
- Fri May 27, 2016 11:23 am
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- Topic: Can we talk?
- Replies: 47
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Re: Can we talk?
I've got to ask...how did you end up here (or udbb) if dressage wasn't your thing? Desperation? It was decades ago, and I did ride dressage when I was eventing. When the eventing went by the wayside, I got to give up the dressage. Good thing, because I have very strong opinions about how the sport ...
- Fri May 27, 2016 11:10 am
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- Topic: The hair farmer has been harvested
- Replies: 12
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Re: The hair farmer has been harvested
I love how you have taught him to stand the same for the before and after photos. No, no, I'm sure you did.
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:28 pm
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- Topic: Seriously?!?
- Replies: 16
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Re: Seriously?!?
Sounds like you should save your pennies and next May, just hunker down with boxes of Cheerios and the TV and wait it out. I'm sorry about the string of bad luck.
- Mon May 23, 2016 2:25 pm
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- Topic: Can we talk?
- Replies: 47
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Re: Can we talk?
I do think it's kind of funny to condemn a horse board because the political forum isn't a happening place. Come on, I'm not doing that. I said "in an election year". I'm talking about (example) having an Olympics forum that nobody commented in during an Olympics year. Observation Lounge ...
- Mon May 23, 2016 1:30 am
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- Topic: Jingles for a Refugee Family
- Replies: 24
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Re: Jingles for a Refugee Family
Rhianon wrote:If the Lord's willing, the creek don't rise, I didn't mess up, and the officials don't find any holes in their stories, they have a good chance of being here by Christmas.
Jingling for you, but really -- 6 more months? Those poor people!
- Mon May 23, 2016 1:28 am
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- Topic: Who uses a Kindle? Do you like it?
- Replies: 22
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Re: Who uses a Kindle? Do you like it?
I had a Kindle, and used it awhile, before I gave it to my sister in law. I like to read in the bath. Not a good place for an electric product!
So, I stick with real books, mostly.
So, I stick with real books, mostly.
- Mon May 23, 2016 1:17 am
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- Topic: Hey Guys :) What a year...
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Re: Hey Guys :) What a year...
Sorry about your mom. And your move on top of that with your surgery is just terrible timing! Universe, why are you loading up on Linden? Yeah, find a moving company who will help with the unpacking. I wish I could help but there seems to be this THING about people moving at the end of May/beginning...
- Mon May 23, 2016 1:12 am
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- Topic: I'M BAAaaAACK
- Replies: 44
- Views: 22983
Re: I'M BAAaaAACK
I remember your story, too, and wondered what had happened with your recovery. Very happy to see you back. I hope you find the right horse!
- Mon May 23, 2016 1:02 am
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- Topic: Can we talk?
- Replies: 47
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Can we talk?
Seriously. I'm not sure I'm the only one, but I check here often, wondering if it will be viable as a forum space, and it's dead dead dead. Maybe the dressage threads are lively, I don't know. (Dressage was never my thing.) Of course, I don't always post a new thread when I look, and I suppose I cou...
- Mon May 16, 2016 10:12 pm
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- Topic: I finally have my own little stables!
- Replies: 20
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Re: I finally have my own little stables!
It will never look that clean again!
- Mon May 16, 2016 10:10 pm
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- Topic: Black day at Jersey Fresh
- Replies: 25
- Views: 17245
Re: Black day at Jersey Fresh
Yes, I heard it was "just" a table, which is a pretty straightforward obstacle. ( Wasn't there. Have no comment on the approach which can indeed make a world of difference. But nothing I've seen actually blames the fence.) Sometimes the 'cause' is obvious, sometimes it's a result of a comb...
- Tue May 10, 2016 11:39 am
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- Topic: Michael Jung won Badminton
- Replies: 16
- Views: 12438
Re: Michael Jung won Badminton
Not only an amazing feat, but an amazing feat just 1 week apart! Plus he only had one horse at Rolex so only one "chance". Dunno about Badminton.
- Tue May 10, 2016 11:36 am
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- Topic: Clean bill of health
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13175
Re: Clean bill of health
Well, happy good news to you! Don't you love it when your Doctors say, "I don't need to see you for awhile"?
What's your favorite celebration? Food, wine, a horse show? Do it!
What's your favorite celebration? Food, wine, a horse show? Do it!
- Sun May 08, 2016 1:42 am
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- Topic: Jingles for a Refugee Family
- Replies: 24
- Views: 16300
Re: Jingles for a Refugee Family
I can't imagine what it must be like for them to have left _everything_, to have _nothing_, then to have some hope dangled in front of them and that snatched away. We really must hold these people close in our hearts, because they have nothing else.
- Sun Apr 24, 2016 4:48 pm
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- Topic: Refrigerators - Any preferences to brand or must have accessories?
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Re: Refrigerators - Any preferences to brand or must have accessories?
LOVE a bottom freezer. I will have nothing else in my kitchen. Mine is 2 doors, a single door on the top, single door on the bottom. My daughter's is a french door on the top, drawer on the bottom. I prefer mine. You'd think with a french door you can adjust the contents so the more frequently used ...
- Sat Apr 23, 2016 6:06 pm
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- Topic: What to do with sentimental horsey stuff?
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Re: What to do with sentimental horsey stuff?
Maybe this doesn't work so well with leather, but I've seen halters used as a pot hanger for a plant, and that seemed like a good 'memory' re-use. I don't associate browbands with a specific horse, so I don't have a recommendation for that. Turn them into bracelets?
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:41 pm
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- Topic: SUV Head restraints
- Replies: 21
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Re: SUV Head restraints
It seems to me that car seat design has adopted a "lowest common denominator" viewpoint. I fit just fine if I slouch, like most people who work at computers all day. But I'm fighting that slouch, and I don't want my car to reinforce that slouch. In order to be comfortable in a modern vehic...
- Mon Apr 18, 2016 4:11 pm
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- Topic: Official Rolex thread
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9569
Re: Official Rolex thread
Friend of mine and I are going. We have an extra ticket for Show Jumping if you want to buy it. Her daughter couldn't stay for the last day.
Maybe we should arrange a meet up?
Maybe we should arrange a meet up?
- Sun Apr 17, 2016 10:58 pm
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- Topic: SUV Head restraints
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Re: SUV Head restraints
I don't know what the insurance implications are either, but I took my headrests out and reversed them. The 'cant' of the modern design is all wrong for my back. Reversed, my head does not actually come in contact with the headrest, but I'm only a little bit away (like 1/2 an inch or so) in case of ...
- Thu Apr 14, 2016 5:32 pm
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- Topic: The perfect fake presidential ad
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Re: The perfect fake presidential ad
Thanks for that. Great start to my day.
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 4:03 pm
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- Topic: Does anyone have a consumer reports with washing machines ratings??
- Replies: 16
- Views: 14564
Re: Does anyone have a consumer reports with washing machines ratings??
One of the most frequent failures and most expensive repairs on modern appliances is the computer control boards. I looked for the least computerized, most basic mechanics with durability units. What I found recommended was speed queen and roper. Now whether they have the bells and whistles some wa...
- Mon Apr 11, 2016 3:59 pm
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- Topic: Yoda and I go showing
- Replies: 10
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Re: Yoda and I go showing
What a pro he looks. The photos are terrific.
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 4:00 pm
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- Topic: Broke my stupid foot (plus an actual question)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11392
Re: Broke my stupid foot (plus an actual question)
(Everytime I see this thread, I think: "Well, I'm glad she didn't break the smart foot!")
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:57 pm
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- Topic: As I sit here, bleeding...
- Replies: 18
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Re: As I sit here, bleeding...
Are they good mousers? If so, quit sending them home.
Maybe you can give the other owners YOUR cats, and see if the trade works for everybody.
Maybe you can give the other owners YOUR cats, and see if the trade works for everybody.
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:54 pm
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- Topic: About a dog...
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Re: About a dog...
Torch is what came to mind from the pictures. I don't actually like all those consonants in a name, but that's what came to mind! She is a cutie! (My sister has a Rottie that's the sweetest thing on 4 legs, but yeah, people give them space when they go out for a walk. I guess a Dobbie would have the...
- Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:40 pm
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- Topic: the washing machine saga.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9883
Re: the washing machine saga.
What a frustrating experience!
I have an Inglis -- very simple machine with few bells and whistles -- that is going strong. Dunno if it will suit, but that's my recommendation.
I have an Inglis -- very simple machine with few bells and whistles -- that is going strong. Dunno if it will suit, but that's my recommendation.
- Wed Apr 06, 2016 3:11 pm
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- Topic: I think I'm getting too old for weddings
- Replies: 21
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Re: I think I'm getting too old for weddings
What size shoes do you wear? I actually have a pair of shearling lined boots -- dressy, with heels! -- that keep me toasty in cold weather, of which we have little here in California. I can send them your way.
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:47 pm
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- Topic: Jasmine (rescue horse) update
- Replies: 70
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Re: Jasmine (rescue horse) update
V E R Y nice!
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:48 am
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- Topic: The end of the story..
- Replies: 53
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Re: The end of the story..
So very sorry to hear that he's gone. I am glad for you that he had good people around him at the time. You held him in your thoughts.
- Mon Apr 04, 2016 7:46 am
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- Topic: The Bath Tub
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Re: The Bath Tub
As long as the house has a bath tub in another bathroom, I say go with the shower.
- Thu Mar 31, 2016 2:17 pm
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- Topic: The end of the story..
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Re: open ended flights, sort of...
Aw, jingles jingles jingles for you. That's a handful of rotten luck, to be topped off with a rushed, multi-hour flight in a sardine can. Have strength.
- Wed Mar 30, 2016 3:36 pm
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- Topic: The end of the story..
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Re: open ended flights, sort of...
USED to be, you would see adverts in the travel section of the newspaper (that's how old I'm talking) that had "$200 to Ireland!" advertised. The kicker was, you had to go at THEIR time on their day. If such a thing still exists, you might contact one of those companies and see if you can ...
- Sun Mar 27, 2016 5:53 pm
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- Topic: Our "OOPSY!" foal. new vid/pics over 2 posts (Apr 30/16).
- Replies: 87
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Re: Our "OOPSY!" foal.
Well, where are you? I've forgotten. I'm a sucker for those white eye lashes over a dark eye.
- Sun Mar 27, 2016 5:51 pm
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- Topic: Opinions on browbands *update with pics on the horse*
- Replies: 89
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Re: Opinions on browbands
Of all the places in the world to introduce 'bling', horses seems like one of the least likely. It's kind of like white breeches (which, yes, I know are an approved garb). They just seem such an unlikely pairing.
- Sun Mar 27, 2016 1:51 am
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- Topic: Our "OOPSY!" foal. new vid/pics over 2 posts (Apr 30/16).
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Re: Our "OOPSY!" foal.
When I was 11, my sister had managed to talk my dad into a horse. And that year he bought me a foal. 11 months old palomino pony. They look so similar it's amazing. I couldn't begin to think of where my baby pictures are, but here's a black and white of me on my pony back when dinosaurs roamed the e...
- Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:09 pm
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- Topic: California Chrome Wins the $10,000,000 Dubai World Cup
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Re: California Chrome Wins the $10,000,000 Dubai World Cup
Wow, that had to be a bit of a scary finish!
- Sat Mar 26, 2016 11:08 pm
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- Topic: Our "OOPSY!" foal. new vid/pics over 2 posts (Apr 30/16).
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Re: Our "OOPSY!" foal.
So, what are you planning to call him?
- Thu Mar 24, 2016 12:11 am
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- Topic: Curry ideas
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Re: Curry ideas
I love my curry, but to most people it is just bland coconut-ish meat sauce.
- Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:38 pm
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- Topic: And the roller coaster continues.
- Replies: 12
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Re: And the roller coaster continues.
Are we going to have to start yelling? "Stay well, already!" Certain cells in your bod aren't listening. I'm sorry to hear you're laid up again, but I do enjoy your updates. You are a force of nature.
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:20 pm
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- Topic: Bank statement does not jive with checkbook
- Replies: 37
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Re: Bank statement does not jive with checkbook
I'd put the money into a savings account, and forget about it until the Bank got back with me about their error. In all likelihood, the error was yours, not the bank's (because if they credited you someone else's money, someone ELSE would be shouting at them.) If they don't say anything about it in ...
- Sun Mar 20, 2016 1:05 am
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- Topic: The Little Red Barn Has TWO Occupants! 4-6-16 photo
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Re: The Little Red Barn Has TWO Occupants! 3-19-16 Update
I am JEALOUS! I want that pony, and I've had my feelers out, but so far haven't come upon anything yet that I couldn't say no to. (DH is *really* *really* hoping I continue to say no. We got out of horses several years back and he's not at all excited about owning again. I do ride with a trainer now...
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:00 pm
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- Topic: Broken Leg, Broken Screws
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Re: Broken Leg, Broken Screws
I'm using the knee scooter thing at home, so I'm mostly weightless, and the boot and cane when I go out. So I'm already 50% better behaved. :lol: Anyone else ever hear of these screws breaking? In the leg? Even Doc admitted it was kind of weird the top two broke, but not the one closest to the frac...
- Thu Mar 10, 2016 5:05 am
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- Topic: Broken Leg, Broken Screws
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Re: Broken Leg, Broken Screws
That sounds just awful. I'm so sorry! You Know What You Have To Do!
- Thu Mar 03, 2016 2:07 am
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- Topic: I have changed my name
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Re: I have changed my name
YAY! I'm in, too. Paula, how do you want to handle this?
- Wed Mar 02, 2016 6:11 pm
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- Topic: I have changed my name
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Re: I have changed my name
Yeah.... so now what do we do? I mean to say, if a big old range just showed up at Bascar's temporary house, she'd be embarrassed and all that, but she'd COOK something on it, right? Yet, to get a big old range to show up at Bascar's temporary house, she doesn't get a choice in what that big old ran...
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 8:43 pm
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- Topic: US Primaries
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Re: US Primaries
KathyK wrote:I'm afraid few would bother to watch a debate that didn't promise to be a verbal slugfest.
I dunno. That's exactly why I *don't* watch.
- Tue Mar 01, 2016 5:42 pm
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- Topic: I have changed my name
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Re: I have changed my name
We could set up a GoFundMe, but they charge 5%. So, the question is, will folks trust me to collect the funds for Bascar's friendship stove? (Or perhaps we should call it a Friendship Range, since the double entendres are delightful). I'm trustworthy enough, but gawd knows I don't know how to do thi...
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 9:57 pm
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- Topic: I have changed my name
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Re: I have changed my name
*I* think we should all be allowed to pitch in a few bucks and buy you the replacement stove. Then you can tell stories 10 years from now about how this stove (gesture to its location) is a friendship stove, and you can tell all kinds of stories about the meals you've cooked with it. Come on. We wan...
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 3:01 am
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- Topic: I have changed my name
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Re: I have changed my name
I'm so sorry to hear.
Folks, it sounds like bascar needs to be bascarded....
Folks, it sounds like bascar needs to be bascarded....