Am I the only one lurking in here?

[mamaflinter]

Come on everyone. Surely there has to be somenoe out there who enjoys horses besides Tenbears and myself?

If so, tell me about them. Do you own or want to own? What breed do you have? What type of riding do you enjoy?

Now I'll tell you about ours. Since November we have owned a quarter horse we named Autumn Star (Star for short). On Saturday we looked at three more and have since decided we will be purchasing them. They consist of a mare, her weaned filly (about 9-11 months old), and a gelding. These also happen to be quarter horses.

I don't have pictures of them yet but hope to soon. The mare and filly are both sorrels with wide blazes. Filly also has a spot of white right where the throat latch of a bridle would be and 4 high stocking feet. Mare has 1 hind foot that has some white on it. Gelding is said to be black but appeared to me to be rich chocolate brown with a small star on his forehead. Could be because they are pastured and sun bleaching his fur?

Anyway I'm deciding on names. I think I will name the mare Shiloh.

I am having more difficulty naming filly and gelding. Want to help? Respond to this message and give me some suggestions. My kids have taken part in the name game. Possible names include:

Jasper
Boomerang
Frisky 4 socks

Gelding names:

(need help here too)





So respond with possible names.

[TKO]

Nope.

I lurk here too . . . . and I don't even own or ride a horse. ;D

[E.T.]

Mamaflinter

On the topic of horses I am totally illiterate and really can’t contribute anything in this area.

What I have found interesting is the names people chose for their pets. Some base this on movie characters while others associate the name with the animals character that it displays.

Examples:

My friend has 2 female beagles, one is called Sage and the other is called Nike.
Nike has fast reflexes and carries a scent quickly at a running pace.
Sage has what is referred to as having a spicy but pleasant attitude and one of the kid’s just labeled her with that name. It stuck.

My dogs name is Shadow, it was given to him by another family who previously owned him. I was thinking of changing it but once we became a team for hunting he would stick to me like glue whenever a shotgun appeared. I felt the name was appropriate to his behavior around me and decided not to change it.

But a personalized female pet name that always has appealed to me is Tasha.

Ed T

[mamaflinter]

I never was keen on changing any animal's name once they had a name (even if it was something I wasn't overly fond of it) simply because they knew their name and would be easier to train them with a name they knew instead of changing everything they know. But that's just me.

Glad to know I'm not the only one left in here.

[shootersix]

Hi all
Well I've or should i say my wife and I have 2 BLM mustangs. We have had then since aug 2003, and they were real wild, came off the range in Adoby Town Wy. They are Gray and Black. Great Horses We have really had a good time with them. Used least resistant training with them and have been riding them since May. Neather of them Bucked when we put on saddle or when we got on. There was a time period between.

[mamaflinter]

Oh you know my soft spot don't you? I just love mustangs and can't wait to get one (or more).

Do you have any pictures of yours? I'd love to see them. Do you primarily trail ride yours or do you show them, gymkhanas, or what?

[shootersix]

We are still training them. We will be riding for pleasure mostly. I would suggest that everyone get at least 1 mustang, they are smart and very loyal. But we got ours untrained and they take alot of time and training. We got ours as yearlings so they would not have a lot of experence and we could get them to trust us sooner. Thier names are Buck and Cheyenne. I picked the name Buck and my wife picked the name Cheyenne. But to tell the truth when we were deciding if we should get them, I had no experence at all with horses and although my wife was raised on a farm, it had been 30 years since she had beeb around them, I told the Lord to pick us a couple for Good ones and he did. We have not because we ask not. Ja 4:2. and the Lord gives us good stuff. and they only cost $125.00 apiece

[shootersix]

We are still training them. We will be riding for pleasure mostly. I would suggest that everyone get at least 1 mustang, they are smart and very loyal. But we got ours untrained and they take alot of time and training. We got ours as yearlings so they would not have a lot of experence and we could get them to trust us sooner. Thier names are Buck and Cheyenne. I picked the name Buck and my wife picked the name Cheyenne. But to tell the truth when we were deciding if we should get them, I had no experence at all with horses and although my wife was raised on a farm, it had been 30 years since she had beeb around them, I told the Lord to pick us a couple for Good ones and he did. We have not because we ask not. Ja 4:2. and the Lord gives us good stuff. and they only cost $125.00 apiece

[mamaflinter]

Yes I've heard that yearlings are quite a bit easier (doesn't take as long to gentle) than full grown adults.

I'm still planning on getting some mustangs. But from what I've figured out, I will have to wait until I have a trailer that BLM will allow and will go to the Ewing Illinois adoption. Either that or there's one in Ohio that I could possibly go to as well. Most of the satellite adoption sites are all a several hour drive for me. So it's not like I can just hop in truck and go without some planning first.

I'll post three pictures for you. The first one is our quarter horse mare Star. She's been with us since November. The other two are of a gorgeous bay pinto I really wanted to purchase/adopt. He's a BLM stallion currently in the Burns Oregon facility. The only reason I don't go ahead with my plans is that since he is ungentled, the shipping was going to run a fortune since I was told he would need a box stall. This particular stallion looks like a different horse depending on which side you look at.

[shootersix]

Nice horses! I will try to put our two up so you can see them.On your trailor, as long as they are yearlings you can use a regular horse trailor if the divider comes out. You can only haul one but you don't have get a stock trailer. If they are older you must use a stock trailor without ramps. one other thing if they are yearlings or younger, the area you put them in only has to be 5' tall older then yearlings it has to be 6' tall. There are regulations on how much space they must have in square ft also. for the 1st week we use a 50'round pen with 20' lead ropes so we could always work our way to them. It also helped that we made sure we were the only ones who fed them 9trust factor)

[mamaflinter]

Yep I've devoured information from BLM regarding how much space and all the regulations about adopting a wild horse. I've run into quite a few snags simply due to geographic location of the property. If I can't figure out a way to solve them, I might be resigned to buying trained mustangs.

[shootersix]

I don't think you will be dispointed in a train mustang eather. Are you thinking about one from a prison, they are trained useing least resistance meathods also.

[mamaflinter]

I don't know if that will be feasible either. You see from what research I've done, you have to be present to adopt. That's pretty hard to do when you live clear across country.

I do know that mustangs are intelligent animals. They would have to be if they were to survive in the wild. They have harder feet than domesticated horses and they have to think all the time.

Living where we do, we have a several hour drive to any satellite adoption site. However, I know a few people who have mustangs and maybe one day they'll have some for sale at the right time and I'll know it when it is right.

But you may not have known it, but I am going to be the owner of a mustang this summer......He is currently being trained/gentled as we speak. The trainer has him on reassignment from BLM and will be giving me the horse as a gift when clear title is available. His name is Rodeo Redneck and he will be trained to be just the horse I need him to be.

[Redclub]

Hi Mama
I have horses ,3 at the present time. I used to take them to Co. Elk hunting (I am from WI.) Did quite a bit of trail riding and vacationing with them. At the present time they are pasture horses well into there 20's so just a short ride now and then. Horsepacking was an incredible experience. mostly good.
Red club

[mamaflinter]

Welcome Redclub. Do you have any pictures of your horses you can share? I bet horse packing would be fun!

Have any of you heard of Gene Glasscock? Gene is making history not once but twice. The first time was when he rode on horse back from North to South America riding over 12,000 miles from the Arctic Circle in Canada to the Equator in Equador. The second time (and the one he is still currently doing) is to rie again on horseback through the lower 48 states visiting each captial. This time he is doing it to raise scholarship money for children in a 3rd world to go to school in Florida colleges. The children sign a contract stating that once educated, they will return to their homelands to educate their people. Gene will finish his journey this year. He began the journey in 2002. This trip will give him another 20,000 miles in the saddle. He is using 3 horses to make this trip. The first horse is a Tennessee Walker and the other two are gnelted mustangs that I believe both participated in the prison program. The mustangs have been such an asset to the trip. Plus just by being in the Walker's presence they have picked up the Walker gait. If you'd like to learn more about Gene, here is his website. www.geneglasscock.org/

[Redclub]

Hi M ;)ama
I will have to get lori (wife ) to do pictures I don't know how and I Am not going to learn It makes her important you know If you want to see a couple of pictures of our camp style go to our webpage and click on Ken's hobbies and then on wilderness hunts.
personal.pitnet.net/LDoll/

[mamaflinter]

I'll be looking for the pictures. Have your wife join and show her this forum. I'd really like to see this forum pick up in interest.

[shootersix]

I would like to post my Horse but I don't how HELP Please

[mamaflinter]

I'll be more than happy to post them for you if you email them as attachments to me......

My email is [e-mail]

[Amy]

[glow=red,2,300][/glow]Well i love horses. I have a 5 year old TB gelding who is the biggest puppy dog ever! he sucks on my fingers?? he follows me anywhere..and can be ridden by a 5 year old even jumping. He is amazing.
What about your horse?[/i][/i]

[mamaflinter]

Welcome Amy. Your gelding sounds so cute. My horse unfortunately passed away in May..............

I don't know what the future holds, only hoping it will include some four leggeds.

[Swede]

I have been lurking here for quite some time since becoming a member. I do not own any horses but do admire them.

My 14 year old granddaughter, Ashley, is krazy about horses. Ashley has stated that she prefers horses to boys. She has learned so much about horses, by reading and we gave her riding lessons for three years. She really impresses everyone we know who owns horses. Some weekends when she comes to stay with us, my wife will take her to an elderly friends who lives alone & owns ten horses. Ashley has been there often enough now that the friend has confidence in her and will let her take care of the horses by herself. Ashley really enjoys just being around the horses. Once after cleaning the stalls, grooming and other chores, Ashley returned to our farm came running up to me with a big smile on here face saying "Pap, I had so much fun. I even have straw in my pants". What a great experience for our granddaughter.

Ashley has been begging grandma & I to get her a horse and we would like to. But my wife and I have enough to take care of, we both work regular jobs and have enough chores. Our granddaughter lives 30 miles from our farm. Ashley has told us that she is moving in with us when she turns 18.

Hope that I did not bore you. Just my 2 cents woth of my thoughts on horses and my granddaughter. Ashley.

[mamaflinter]

Swede no you didn't bore me. I love it when kids get involved with healthy activities rather than destructive ones. I did own a horse, but he passed away in May. Maybe someday I will own another one, only time will tell. My horse is pictured in my avatar. He was a nurse mare foal and his name was Comet. He was half standardbred half thoroughbred and I was so looking forward to the day he was old enough to ride. It still breaks my heart that I will never share that with him. He was 13 months old when he died. Horses are great for the soul. I do hope your granddaughter sticks to her interest in horses and possibly pursues a career with them.

Keep us posted.

sierra44 said:

I have been lurking here for quite some time since becoming a member. I do not own any horses but do admire them.

My 14 year old granddaughter, Ashley, is krazy about horses. Ashley has stated that she prefers horses to boys. She has learned so much about horses, by reading and we gave her riding lessons for three years. She really impresses everyone we know who owns horses. Some weekends when she comes to stay with us, my wife will take her to an elderly friends who lives alone & owns ten horses. Ashley has been there often enough now that the friend has confidence in her and will let her take care of the horses by herself. Ashley really enjoys just being around the horses. Once after cleaning the stalls, grooming and other chores, Ashley returned to our farm came running up to me with a big smile on here face saying "Pap, I had so much fun. I even have straw in my pants". What a great experience for our granddaughter.

Ashley has been begging grandma & I to get her a horse and we would like to. But my wife and I have enough to take care of, we both work regular jobs and have enough chores. Our granddaughter lives 30 miles from our farm. Ashley has told us that she is moving in with us when she turns 18.

Hope that I did not bore you. Just my 2 cents woth of my thoughts on horses and my granddaughter. Ashley.

[woodsman]

If only everyone reading this forum knew what your TRUE interest were!!!

[jnrbronc]

My wife is very fond of horses! ;D Our herd peaked at 23 head. It was quite the mix of breeds, Quarters, Paints, Belgians, an Arab and a Mustang. ;D We are currently down to 4 Paints, which is much more manageable. Here is a pictrue of me on Lakota, a mare, who is 5 now. We have her brother (gelded), another mare and a VERY old paint stallion (the sire). She is a very big mare (I'm 6' 1").