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    Thanks. Mea maxima culpa - I should have tried...

    Thanks.

    Mea maxima culpa - I should have tried searching, but I was in a hurry and have had less than optimal results in the past with the COTH search engine.
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    Why are race horses raced so young?

    I'm not trying to start a flame war here - I was just talking with Mr. RAR about Tigger Too's death at Jersey Fresh, and he mentioned having heard a commentary on NPR about Eight Belles and how "we"...
  3. Sounds about right to me. And what exactly is...

    Sounds about right to me. And what exactly is wrong with that?
  4. You mean the Stubben brick? Those suckers are...

    You mean the Stubben brick? <G> Those suckers are HARD!!

    Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check them out.
  5. Flat dressage saddle? For a horse with a flat back

    Anyone have any recommendations for a dressage saddle that does not have a seat as deep as the Grand Canyon, with a tree that's appropriate for a horse with a flat back? Mr. Blondie has withers, but...
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    I found the rant top notch even without the...

    I found the rant top notch even without the accent.
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    I think that's a great jingler, BeastieSlave... ...

    I think that's a great jingler, BeastieSlave...


    ____Time to jingle, Boys!!
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    ~_((>___________________~/-}__._{-\~
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    ...
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    Unfortunately, in too many Internet arguments,...

    Unfortunately, in too many Internet arguments, the horse is facing the other way.
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    "and no riff raff" :confused: :eek: :confused:...

    "and no riff raff" :confused: :eek: :confused: :eek:

    I thought we WERE the riff raff!!!!

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
  10. Mr. Blondie does not tolerate people sitting...

    Mr. Blondie does not tolerate people sitting beside their bikes. Riding past him - zooming past him, even - is fine. But sitting on the ground, having a snack or repairing a tire? WRONG

    One time,...
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    I spent the last 4 days in bed, knocked out from...

    I spent the last 4 days in bed, knocked out from a narsty case of the flu. My eyes are still a little wobbly. I read this as

    "My pants weigh 750 each." :eek:

    Dat gum, LostFarmer!! Talk about...
  12. Erm... we're not going to be hunting in the Grand...

    Erm... we're not going to be hunting in the Grand Canyon... (now THAT would be a trip [as it were]).

    That's the name of one of the 2 hunts based in Flagstaff, AZ (the other being the High Country...
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    Except for Queen: ...

    Except for Queen:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_Bottomed_Girls
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    We often watch Prozac Pony passaging his way...

    We often watch Prozac Pony passaging his way across the desert and sigh - a 40 was the best I *EVER* scored on that horse in eventing dressage (once, only once, and then I stupidly got us eliminated...
  15. Well, for whatever other good, bad, or...

    Well, for whatever other good, bad, or indifferent things have happened as a result of this thread, I can report that my personal turnout has improved on 3 counts:

    1. I have adjusted my too-loose...
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    Ah... the mysterious palomino yak - I have one of...

    Ah... the mysterious palomino yak - I have one of those in my back yard, too. And when we were out hunting Sunday, I looked down at my lovely hunter green wool coat... to find it covered in golden...
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    I'm not sure that there's much difference between...

    I'm not sure that there's much difference between Mr. Blondie's canter and his gallop :lol:

    In fact, on our second run, he was snorting like the magnificent steed he is and felt like he might...
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    Well, if yer gonna come, ya better hop to it....

    Well, if yer gonna come, ya better hop to it. Closing Hunt is March 9!!!
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    RAR and Mr. Blondie... CANTER!!!

    Yes, folks, we actually cantered yesterday, Mr. Blondie and I. In the hunt field. More than we have cantered during the entire season to-date, cumulatively :lol: And with a minimum of cussing (well,...
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    I hadn't even thought about this until my friend...

    I hadn't even thought about this until my friend pointed it out - what's the horse going to do when it can't buck any more???

    How about rear and go straight over backwards?

    I think you're right...
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    No Buck Trainer - UNBELIEVABLE!

    So there I was last night, happily watched an episode of "Inside Eventing" recorded from RFDTV, when what should appear on the screen but a commercial for... the No Buck Trainer.

    OMGiH.

    You...
  22. Cheerleader horsies hail King's bad tooth!! ...

    Cheerleader horsies hail King's bad tooth!!

    _________^-^
    _________\__/
    _________|/\|
    _____(/>/___\<\)
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    _____>>_____<<

    Gimme a T!.....(T!)
  23. Get the lead out, King-Man, and stop scaring your...

    Get the lead out, King-Man, and stop scaring your mom!!!
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    Must be all those fireworks with Mr. RR last...

    Must be all those fireworks with Mr. RR last night :D
  25. Still jingling for the old man... I still...

    Still jingling for the old man...

    I still smile (and tear up a little) about the "I'm not as good as I once was, but I'm as good once as I ever was" story. :sadsmile:
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