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    .Your statement here intrigues me- I had always...

    .Your statement here intrigues me- I had always considered a "farm" to be a much different than the typical market, requiring a very different buyer and not quite as subject to the wild swings of the...
  2. We are on our second short sale. The first one,...

    We are on our second short sale. The first one, we were renting and therefore had no contingencies on selling our house. That one took 3 months for the bank to come back to us from offer accepted,...
  3. Thank you all for the great ideas! I will post...

    Thank you all for the great ideas! I will post back here with my first issue. I'm thinking of Facebook, our hunt website of course, I will link it here in my signature, and I was even considering...
  4. My husband and I bought our first horse property...

    My husband and I bought our first horse property 9 years ago (Philly area), and when we were house-hunting, he knew we always headed for the horse facilities first! We were only in that property for...
  5. Thread: You ate What?

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    I grew up in Maryland, home of the Blue Crab (and...

    I grew up in Maryland, home of the Blue Crab (and as a true MD'er I don't order crab cakes outside of MD! :lol:). I was about 7 or 8 when my parents decided it was time for me to learn to pick my...
  6. Hunt Newsletter Ideas- Appeal to Hunters, General Riders, Public; Increase Awareness

    (I'm sorry for the long run-on paragraph- did COTH change their format again? I seem to have lost my "enter" key... will try to space paragraphs out). I've volunteered to start a...
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    FWIW, I also wore my running GPS watch out...

    FWIW, I also wore my running GPS watch out foxhunting one day this season, and our hunt also hunts coyotes.

    My GPS said that in about 3:20 hrs, we covered about 20 miles. The MAX speed was about...
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    Because I have a hard time spending that kind of...

    Because I have a hard time spending that kind of money on something for myself (especially clothing!), I have the cheaper Treadstones. I personally think they look almost as nice and WAAAY less $$$....
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    What about Galway? Great fall weather there (or...

    What about Galway? Great fall weather there (or any time of year, really- I rode in a downpour there one year and the sandy footing was still pretty darn good). Pretty easy to get horses in to LAX...
  10. [quote=rivenoak;6258758] This does sound...

    This does sound correct- the coat also has a "made in Canada" label. Thanks for clarifying.
    It's a really high quality coat, just too big for me.
    I'm going to measure mine and then compare to...
  11. Sonoma- My melton is a size 14L and it's really...

    Sonoma- My melton is a size 14L and it's really waaaay too big for me. I've been thinking about trying to engineer a trade here on COTH. It's labeled as "Classics" on the inside, so I'm assuming...
  12. Thread: Sad, sad news.

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    I have been so saddened by this horrible news all...

    I have been so saddened by this horrible news all day today. Deepest condolences to her family and loved ones.
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    Stranger things HAVE happened. In 2004, we...

    Stranger things HAVE happened. In 2004, we looked for months for a farm and found one that had been on the market off and on for a few years. We bid, and then lo-and-behold were told there was...
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    Similar experience here. I can jump my ISH mare...

    Similar experience here. I can jump my ISH mare solo XC & stadium with a loose-ring double-jointed snaffle (same bit I also use for dressage and to trail ride her in groups/ solo). She has more than...
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    The "Pay It Forward" COTH Book Exchange

    A fellow COTH'er very generously shipped me 'The Hunger Games' series to read (on her dime). When I'm finished with them, I'm happy to ship them to someone else (on my dime). First person to PM me,...
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    Wow, color me completely uninformed (or really...

    Wow, color me completely uninformed (or really bad at googling! :lol:). You are absolutely right, and I am a little bit :eek::eek: now... I do need to run a 3:40. THANK YOU for clueing me in! Now...
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    Event4Life, thank you so much for that...

    Event4Life, thank you so much for that perspective. It's really important to my husband and I that our kids start early with another language-it's just so easy for them to learn it from a young age. ...
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    RR, I think it's awesome! I like training with a...

    RR, I think it's awesome! I like training with a group, but I haven't really taken the time to find like-minded, like-paced people near by.

    Plus my current schedule is so variable and packed on...
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    Dual Immersion Elementary Schools

    Anyone a product of or have a child in a dual-immersion primary school? We live fairly close to an elementary and middle school that has a dual english-spanish program starting from kindergarten. ...
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    Hevonen- you must be a guy :). (I don't know why...

    Hevonen- you must be a guy :). (I don't know why I always assume everyone on here is a woman!). As a 35-yr old woman, my BQ time is only 3:45, and the lowest female time for any age group is only...
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    LOL- I get it. My parents are off the boat from...

    LOL- I get it. My parents are off the boat from Nor'n Iron.... the orange side. ;) I've been going to Belfast since I was a little baby.

    FWIW, I don't practice any type of religion. And I...
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    Wow, what an incredibly generous offer! I will...

    Wow, what an incredibly generous offer! I will PM my address to you now. And I love the idea of a "pay it forward" book swap. I've really got too many books now and would be willing to donate them...
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    Perfect Pony- make sure you add "To Kill a...

    Perfect Pony- make sure you add "To Kill a Mockingbird" to your list. That's my favorite "high school classic" off a long list (sounds like that could be a spin-off thread :)).

    I was just...
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    Marathon Update- I Qualified for Boston!

    I haven't done a marathon in 15 years and last fall I decided out of the blue I wanted to qualify for Boston, sat down and signed up for Big Sur on Apr 29th 2012.

    I'm up to the very long runs...
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    Really? Most of the folks in my hunt seem to...

    Really? Most of the folks in my hunt seem to have port in their flasks. I actually didn't realize how much I really liked it until I started sharing it with fellow field members at checks. Now I...
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