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  • #41
    Since bulletin boards and forums are essentially condensed microcosms of the general population, I have only one thing to say:

    Welcome to The World.

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    • #42
      Originally posted by Mike Matson View Post
      Look at this forum as being in a field with a herd of mares. There is a pecking order and sometimes a bit of a dust up when the alphas jump in. You just have to find your place, who to hang out with, and who to avoid.

      As for us stallions, the mares tolerate us, make sure we don't cause trouble, and give us a swift kick if we get too cocky.

      I have no idea how the geldings are doing here.
      rotflmao... Mike Nailed it as usual!
      If i'm posting on Coth, it's either raining so I can't ride or it's night time and I can't sleep.

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      • #43
        Originally posted by Mike Matson View Post
        Look at this forum as being in a field with a herd of mares. There is a pecking order and sometimes a bit of a dust up when the alphas jump in. You just have to find your place, who to hang out with, and who to avoid.

        As for us stallions, the mares tolerate us, make sure we don't cause trouble, and give us a swift kick if we get too cocky.

        I have no idea how the geldings are doing here.
        Well never have I seen COTH described so perfectly!

        OP, look it sometimes you have to know what you're dealing with in certain people. If Tamara is commenting on hay it's because she knows exactly what she is on about because that's what her and her husband do for a living. If Tamara comments on anything I might have to say about hay good or bad, chances are I will be listening. You will also know she is direct and to the point, all good things in my opinion.

        In all honesty your original feeding post was very confusing with horse under weight, mastitis (yet feeding a RB with mastitis), this is your diet for other skinny horses yet you want an actual time frame for when she should gain weight by, vet who says mare is immune to antibiotics. Because I'm thick I just couldn't figure out what was going on at any point in time. And FWIW, I get ripped to shreds quite often, but hey I'm old and have thick skin and yes sometimes I can be a little snarky at times also due to the above.

        Stay around for a bit, you'll soon learn how to get by and the rudeness won't seem so bad.

        Terri
        COTH, keeping popcorn growers in business for years.

        "I need your grace to remind me to find my own." Snow Patrol-Chasing Cars. This line reminds me why I have horses.

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        • #44
          Originally posted by Bluey View Post
          Well, your post is not exactly very polite, bad words and all.

          On forums, there are all kinds of people, that post in all kinds of ways and some you will like, others you won't.
          Like in real life, on the internet you need to take everyone as they are and go on.
          If someone is really generally rude, they will hang themselves eventually, they will be banned when they cross the line from barely acceptable to unacceptable.

          If you have someone seriously being rude to you, you can read the rules for posting, why not contact the Moderators right then and there and see if they agree that someone is not being nice enough to you?

          Jumping in here calling others out is not exactly a way to get people to think you are very nice yourself.

          Well put.

          Or as I have said: It is almost always the case that so many who are determined to teach manners to the rest of us are so poorly equipped to do so.

          CSSJR

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          • #45
            Originally posted by Bluey View Post
            Well, your post is not exactly very polite, bad words and all.

            On forums, there are all kinds of people, that post in all kinds of ways and some you will like, others you won't.
            Like in real life, on the internet you need to take everyone as they are and go on.
            If someone is really generally rude, they will hang themselves eventually, they will be banned when they cross the line from barely acceptable to unacceptable.

            If you have someone seriously being rude to you, you can read the rules for posting, why not contact the Moderators right then and there and see if they agree that someone is not being nice enough to you?

            Jumping in here calling others out is not exactly a way to get people to think you are very nice yourself.
            LOL!! That's exactly what I was thinking. What a random post.
            Founding Member of "I Kept 'Off Topic Day!' Open"

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            • #46
              you're kidding, right? i hope, anyway. if you don't want people's opinions, then don't post a thread about your horse, your riding, anything, on a discussion forum. start a blog perhaps, where you can control the responses? just because you don't like what someone has to say, does not make them mean, rude, or wrong. like i said on the thread about your mare, you probably need to grow a thicker skin. cause if you think THAT was rude, you ain't seen nothing yet! lol seriously, though, use the ignore button, contact the mods, or don't post here, cause otherwise, you'll drive yourself nuts.

              (wait, was i just rude?? )
              Different Times Equestrian Ventures at Hidden Spring Ranch
              www.DifferentTimesEquestrianVentures.com

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              • #47
                Oh come on. We ARE rude. Hello! No point in being defensive about it. There are a ton of posts here that I bet my bottom dollar the poster would not say to to the OPs face.

                I often feel sorry for people who get piled onto on this board. One wrongly worded post can get your head handed to you. So why be so bloody surprised when someone mentions it?

                Yes, we are rude. Some of us try to wait until someone else is rude first. Usually, it's not a long wait!

                But really guys, why get your panties in a wad one someone calls it like it is? The OP came here asking for advice and as usual the COTH prolific posters just had to say, basically, that she was worthy of being laughed at. That's about the very definition of rude. Just because a relatively new poster didn't swoon over some hay advice from our self appointed hay guru is no reason for her (that would be Tamera) to get on her condescending 'tude. The OP was asking for help and really that was far from helpful.

                So now it's my turn to be rude! How'd I do?

                SCFarm
                The above post is an opinion, just an opinion. If it were a real live fact it would include supporting links to websites full of people who already agreed with me.

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                • #48
                  So now it's my turn to be rude! How'd I do?

                  Well the least you can do when you decide to be rude and insult someone is to spell their name correctly
                  Ranch of Last Resort

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                    #49
                    SO Sorry that I had a moment that I was upset. And may take something personal. So sorry that I am human.

                    But dont worry, I will not be returning to this forum.

                    Thank for all the sarcastic comments everyone.

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                      #50
                      GOOD BYE CoTH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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                      • #51
                        rude

                        The lines in red I believe do apply to the written word on any forum.

                        1. Relatively undeveloped; primitive: 2.
                        a. Being in a crude, rough, unfinished condition:
                        b. Exhibiting a marked lack of skill or precision in work:
                        c. In a natural, raw state:
                        3.
                        a. Lacking the graces and refinement of civilized life; uncouth.
                        b. Lacking education or knowledge; unlearned.
                        c. Ill-mannered; discourteous:
                        4. Vigorous, robust, and sturdy.
                        5. Abruptly and unpleasantly forceful:
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                        Ask and allow, do not demand and force.

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                          #52
                          I am not moving to another forum.

                          Its just not for me.

                          I am not saying others do not retain information or people are not helpful. But I think I'll just stick with my vet, trainer, and leave the forum to others

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                          • #53
                            Thought you'd be gone by now? How many posts to tell us you're leaving?

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                            • #54
                              Originally posted by katarine View Post
                              Thought you'd be gone by now? How many posts to tell us you're leaving?
                              Now now, I for one would like frequent updates about just how much this forum doesn't suit the OP.
                              Proud Member Of The Lady Mafia

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                              • #55
                                LOL I don't think you'll be disappointed. Her shoes are still here.

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                                • #56
                                  LOL. Oh, what a typical "Farewell cruel intrawebs."

                                  Anyone see that Geico commercial with R. Lee Ermy? ("Does a former drill sergeant make a really terrible therapist?") I think the OP needs that kind of therapist.
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                                  • #57
                                    Originally posted by victorian24 View Post
                                    SO Sorry that I had a moment that I was upset. And may take something personal. So sorry that I am human.

                                    But dont worry, I will not be returning to this forum.

                                    Thank for all the sarcastic comments everyone.
                                    All the world despises a cry-baby.

                                    CSSJR

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                                    • #58
                                      Originally posted by LLDM View Post
                                      Just because a relatively new poster didn't swoon over some hay advice from our self appointed hay guru is no reason for her (that would be Tamera) to get on her condescending 'tude. The OP was asking for help and really that was far from helpful.
                                      So now it's my turn to be rude! How'd I do?
                                      SCFarm
                                      pretty well I'd say...

                                      the OP is trying to fatten a horse in work with a single 50 pound bale of 7%-9% CP hay split over 5 days....

                                      My husband laughed at the whole absurdness of the animal being in a negative energy situation,in work and is basically on a starvation ration and this person is asking how long til the mare fattens up....?? and under a vets orders to treat the mare this way??

                                      it was too much for him...and he laughed.

                                      last I checked I was not appointed to anything (by birth,contract,vote or even even inventing the Internet) here or elsewhere. If nominated I will not run if elected I will not serve

                                      However,hay is my business. My sole mortgage paying farming business for 13 years. And we employee 10 men full time as well so we are not fair weather part timers.

                                      So yes, I do interject when incorrect,sometimes dangerous and potentiality harmful information is presented. Now, if you'd rather I did not, please say so.

                                      Tamara in TN
                                      Production Acres,Pro A Welsh Cobs
                                      I am one of the last 210,000 remaining full time farmers in America.We feed the others.

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                                      • #59
                                        I can't help but chuckle at how the OP has stopped posting on the thread about her horse's health and well-being, but is posting on THIS thread. Still. Speaks to priorities, doesn't it! LOL!!
                                        Different Times Equestrian Ventures at Hidden Spring Ranch
                                        www.DifferentTimesEquestrianVentures.com

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                                        • #60
                                          While most people here don't seem to care whether OP's feelings seem to have frequently been hurt on this board, I do agree with her. Everyone wasn't born knowing what they currently know about horses. It's a learning process asking a question (no matter how stupid the perfect horse people think it is) doesn't warrant nasty responses.

                                          With that being said, I'm not sure it's just this board - I think it's horse people in general. I've been around the horse crowd (all disciplines) for a number of years and there's always cattiness. It's unfortunate, but true. It's always a competition, even when it's not.

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