• Welcome to the Chronicle Forums.
    Your forum sign-up is not complete, you must add an Alias/Screen Name before you can post to the forums. Your name and email is not exposed to Forum users, only the Screen Name is accessible or viewable. The forums and the rest of www.chronofhorse.com has single sign-in, so your log in information for one will automatically work for the other. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Chronicle of the Horse.
    Complete Profile
  • Welcome to the Chronicle Forums.
    Please complete your profile. The forums and the rest of www.chronofhorse.com has single sign-in, so your log in information for one will automatically work for the other. Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are the views of the individual and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of The Chronicle of the Horse.
    Complete Profile

Announcement

Collapse

Forum rules and no-advertising policy

As a participant on this forum, it is your responsibility to know and follow our rules. Please read this message in its entirety.

Board Rules

1. You’re responsible for what you say.
As outlined in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, The Chronicle of the Horse and its affiliates, as well Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd., the developers of vBulletin, are not legally responsible for statements made in the forums.

This is a public forum viewed by a wide spectrum of people, so please be mindful of what you say and who might be reading it—details of personal disputes are likely better handled privately. While posters are legally responsible for their statements, the moderators may in their discretion remove or edit posts that violate these rules. Users have the ability to modify or delete their own messages after posting, but administrators generally will not delete posts, threads or accounts upon request.

Outright inflammatory, vulgar, harassing, malicious or otherwise inappropriate statements and criminal charges unsubstantiated by a reputable news source or legal documentation will not be tolerated and will be dealt with at the discretion of the moderators.

Credible threats of suicide will be reported to the police along with identifying user information at our disposal, in addition to referring the user to suicide helpline resources such as 1-800-SUICIDE or 1-800-273-TALK.

2. Conversations in horse-related forums should be horse-related.
The forums are a wonderful source of information and support for members of the horse community. While it’s understandably tempting to share information or search for input on other topics upon which members might have a similar level of knowledge, members must maintain the focus on horses.

3. Keep conversations productive, on topic and civil.
Discussion and disagreement are inevitable and encouraged; personal insults, diatribes and sniping comments are unproductive and unacceptable. Whether a subject is light-hearted or serious, keep posts focused on the current topic and of general interest to other participants of that thread. Utilize the private message feature or personal email where appropriate to address side topics or personal issues not related to the topic at large.

4. No advertising in the discussion forums.
Posts in the discussion forums directly or indirectly advertising horses, jobs, items or services for sale or wanted will be removed at the discretion of the moderators. Use of the private messaging feature or email addresses obtained through users’ profiles for unsolicited advertising is not permitted.

Company representatives may participate in discussions and answer questions about their products or services, or suggest their products on recent threads if they fulfill the criteria of a query. False "testimonials" provided by company affiliates posing as general consumers are not appropriate, and self-promotion of sales, ad campaigns, etc. through the discussion forums is not allowed.

Paid advertising is available on our classifieds site and through the purchase of banner ads. The tightly monitored Giveaways forum permits free listings of genuinely free horses and items available or wanted (on a limited basis). Items offered for trade are not allowed.

Advertising Policy Specifics
When in doubt of whether something you want to post constitutes advertising, please contact a moderator privately in advance for further clarification. Refer to the following points for general guidelines:

Horses – Only general discussion about the buying, leasing, selling and pricing of horses is permitted. If the post contains, or links to, the type of specific information typically found in a sales or wanted ad, and it’s related to a horse for sale, regardless of who’s selling it, it doesn’t belong in the discussion forums.

Stallions – Board members may ask for suggestions on breeding stallion recommendations. Stallion owners may reply to such queries by suggesting their own stallions, only if their horse fits the specific criteria of the original poster. Excessive promotion of a stallion by its owner or related parties is not permitted and will be addressed at the discretion of the moderators.

Services – Members may use the forums to ask for general recommendations of trainers, barns, shippers, farriers, etc., and other members may answer those requests by suggesting themselves or their company, if their services fulfill the specific criteria of the original post. Members may not solicit other members for business if it is not in response to a direct, genuine query.

Products – While members may ask for general opinions and suggestions on equipment, trailers, trucks, etc., they may not list the specific attributes for which they are in the market, as such posts serve as wanted ads.

Event Announcements – Members may post one notification of an upcoming event that may be of interest to fellow members, if the original poster does not benefit financially from the event. Such threads may not be “bumped” excessively. Premium members may post their own notices in the Event Announcements forum.

Charities/Rescues – Announcements for charitable or fundraising events can only be made for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations. Special exceptions may be made, at the moderators’ discretion and direction, for board-related events or fundraising activities in extraordinary circumstances.

Occasional posts regarding horses available for adoption through IRS-registered horse rescue or placement programs are permitted in the appropriate forums, but these threads may be limited at the discretion of the moderators. Individuals may not advertise or make announcements for horses in need of rescue, placement or adoption unless the horse is available through a recognized rescue or placement agency or government-run entity or the thread fits the criteria for and is located in the Giveaways forum.

5. Do not post copyrighted photographs unless you have purchased that photo and have permission to do so.

6. Respect other members.
As members are often passionate about their beliefs and intentions can easily be misinterpreted in this type of environment, try to explore or resolve the inevitable disagreements that arise in the course of threads calmly and rationally.

If you see a post that you feel violates the rules of the board, please click the “alert” button (exclamation point inside of a triangle) in the bottom left corner of the post, which will alert ONLY the moderators to the post in question. They will then take whatever action, or no action, as deemed appropriate for the situation at their discretion. Do not air grievances regarding other posters or the moderators in the discussion forums.

Please be advised that adding another user to your “Ignore” list via your User Control Panel can be a useful tactic, which blocks posts and private messages by members whose commentary you’d rather avoid reading.

7. We have the right to reproduce statements made in the forums.
The Chronicle of the Horse may copy, quote, link to or otherwise reproduce posts, or portions of posts, in print or online for advertising or editorial purposes, if attributed to their original authors, and by posting in this forum, you hereby grant to The Chronicle of the Horse a perpetual, non-exclusive license under copyright and other rights, to do so.

8. We reserve the right to enforce and amend the rules.
The moderators may delete, edit, move or close any post or thread at any time, or refrain from doing any of the foregoing, in their discretion, and may suspend or revoke a user’s membership privileges at any time to maintain adherence to the rules and the general spirit of the forum. These rules may be amended at any time to address the current needs of the board.

Please see our full Terms of Service and Privacy Policy for more information.

Thanks for being a part of the COTH forums!

(Revised 2/8/18)
See more
See less

Amazing Golf Cart Stories

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
Collapse
  • Page of 7
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
  • #81
    Clemson: Gee, how did I know where your story was going? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

    "Charter Member of the Baby Greenie Support Group of North America"

    Comment

    • #82
      Maybe all the parties involved could keep their personal issues out of the BB completely. Then none of us would have to read any of it. It's certainly not of any interest to the rest of us, and a public forum certainly isn't the place to A) bring it up or B) respond to it.

      Just a suggestion. But I know I speak for quite a few people when I say that I wish people would take their battles elsewhere.

      COTH certainly did not set up a BB for this reason.

      Comment

      • #83
        So true Coreene.

        And it also makes for very confusing reading for those not involved in said "issues"!

        Comment

        • #84
          Coreene put it better than I could, so I will just say I concur with her 100%.

          It's been a fun and entertaining thread that I hope will stay that way from this point forward.

          "Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong." - Dennis Miller
          In Honor of dublin aka Dee Dee 07/24/53-02/07/03
          ~~~~~
          \"Of course, that\'s just my opinion. I could be wrong.\" - Dennis Miller
          *Go Bruins - Go Niners*

          Comment

          • #85
            ...was sent to a few friends, one who announced that her mom had just bought a Mini Mule name Buford to do pack trips with.

            Her neighbor has a scary golf cart story about when she threw something in the cart, which sent it shooting forward and mowed her down (she was on ice/snow), breaking her leg. Ouch!!

            Comment

            • #86
              Hmmmm....with my luck and the fact that I seem to be quite accident prone, perhaps I should steer clear of golf carts. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] After getting my arm smashed several times in the jaws of the Tack Trunk of Death and then smashing my head while leaping into my truck at the last show, the last thing I need is to risk injury on a golf cart. In fact, I even had visions of disaster at the last show of me careening around Blenheim and crashing on my bicycle...that gravel driveway just looks so painful to crash on. Fortunately, this did not happen!!!

              Comment

              • #87
                AA, how on earth did you manage the Tack Truck Dive? This conjures up quite a hysterical picture.

                Comment

                • #88
                  AA, all I can say is good thing that your hubby is a firefighter with EMT training!! Promise us you won't ever forget to bring him with you to your shows.... [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                  "Of course, that's just my opinion. I could be wrong." - Dennis Miller
                  In Honor of dublin aka Dee Dee 07/24/53-02/07/03
                  ~~~~~
                  \"Of course, that\'s just my opinion. I could be wrong.\" - Dennis Miller
                  *Go Bruins - Go Niners*

                  Comment

                  • #89
                    The tack trunk was sitting on a very slight slope, and would wait until just the right moment (when my arm or head was inside) to give in to gravity and slam on me. My friend did not have this problem...her tack trunk was on level ground, but Cypress made sure she didn't miss out on all the fun by pushing her trunk lid shut when her head was inside. NO COOKIES FOR YOU!!!

                    The truck incident occurred as I was in a huge hurry to hook up to my trailer on the last day. I was by myself and was running back and forth from truck cab to trailer hitch to ensure a perfect line up. Well, I got a little too much spring in my step as I leaped into the cab the last time. WHAMMO...I smashed my head on the roof of the cab...you know, the part that extends down where the door closes??? Yeah...and I was wearing a baseball hat so of course the little button thingy on top got smashed against my skull. Wow...talk about pain!!!

                    Mr. AAJumper does not attend horse shows, for fear of having to use his EMT skills on me!!! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] However, my friend who is a registered nurse always seems to be around when I drastically injure myself. Good thing, too, because some of those EMT's can't even take a person's blood pressure!!!

                    Comment

                    • #90
                      I love the idea of having the park rangers swoop through and bust all the unlicensed drivers in the golf carts.

                      And then there was the brain surgeon two years ago who parked his scooter in really deep shavings outside the concessions area. Of course the shavings caught fire, and when I shouted "fire" this man proceeded to kick more shavings on top of this, making for a bigger fire.

                      Comment

                      • #91
                        Oh, coreene, that's hysterical! How very classic that it was a man who threw a combustible item onto a fire! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                        As for leading a horse behind a golf cart: I know it's done all the time at shows, but I dunno, it freaks me out. When I sold The Lovely Spot and took her to her new home, I was told to climb on the back of the golf cart and pony her to her new paddock. I was like, "Yikes!" [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img] I mean, this is spooky horse of the century!It went okay, but at any given second I was ready to become bruised and battered. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

                        "Charter Member of the Baby Greenie Support Group of North America"

                        Comment

                        • #92
                          Willem is so madly in love with the two Steinbergs carts that he can't see straight. But I think it's an acquired taste for them.

                          Really I do think QHSM should have one of her own. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img]

                          Comment

                          • #93
                            LOL, Suave ... You just HATE it when that happens!

                            AA Jumper, you are a woman after my own heart. On many, many counts. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_smile.gif[/img] Usually I'm the one those kind of things happen to. I generally blame it on the fact that I am struggling to juggle so darn many things at one time that how can I be expected to also look out for the tack trunks/barn doors/rakes/whatever that just *somehow* seem to leap out of nowhere to get ME? [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

                            Alas, now I fear I have to reveal my own less-than-stellar incident with a golf cart. Was trying to help a (former, though this is NOT the reason) coach unload one at a show. I'm trying to start it up; I hear the warning, "Watch the ignition, it can stick and you might break off the key...." Said, of course, right as I hold up what's left of the key in my hand. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img] Natch, I turn around in the seat to say, "OOOOPPPPS," only to take my foot off the brake as I do so ... and there goes Beezer and the cart, down the half-assembled ramp, rolling merrily along backward for several yards, scattering everyone because, with the ignition still locked, I could not steer. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif[/img]

                            And, yes, the barn finally stopped me. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]

                            ****Bulletin Board Goddess****
                            Congratulate me! My CANTER cutie is an honor student at Goofball University!

                            Comment

                            • #94
                              And just WHO is the scariest person at the helm of a vehicle in our family? Ahem?

                              I think her initials are BEEZER. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]

                              "Charter Member of the Baby Greenie Support Group of North America"

                              Comment

                              • #95
                                lillian and her idiot moron oiops sorry LIlian !! clever man go ahead POKE THE ALLIGATOR I wonder what he'll do?? He'll eat you fool!! MErry Beezer ho w do you ghirls get anything else done ?? You r lives are loaded with hysterical events!
                                Brilyntrip

                                Comment

                                • #96
                                  Oh, shuddup, Merry ... I'M NOT the one who had a warrant out for her arrest for that little hit-and-run incident -- er, misunderstanding ... YEAH! That's it, "misunderstanding" -- a few years back.... [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif[/img]

                                  Beezer HAS, however, perfected the art of taking out the trash/bringing in the cans at El Ranchito with two HUMONGOUS Labradors in the pickup's cab with her.

                                  She should get extra credit since one of them was soaking wet from his swim in the water tub and insisted on bringing a plastic bottle with him ... with which he then proceeded to whack Beezer upside the head. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

                                  I know what animal I'd vote "most likely to be sacrificed to the golf cart gods." [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]

                                  ****Bulletin Board Goddess****
                                  Congratulate me! My CANTER cutie is an honor student at Goofball University!

                                  Comment

                                  • #97
                                    First I find the clue of the surgically altered smoke detectors. Now I understand why there was a huge, empty plastic water jug outside Hammie's stall with the handle and the spout chewed off.

                                    Now, wouldn't either or both of the crazed black labradors look cool riding in a golf cart? I swear, that's what we're getting QHSM & Grumpy Old Dad for Christmas!

                                    "Charter Member of the Baby Greenie Support Group of North America"

                                    Comment

                                    • #98
                                      Beezer, you were getting some, but not all, of my sympathy until the whack on the head part. That put me over the edge. That is the final straw. I feel your pain. The indignity.

                                      You get the good daughter of the year award, Beezer. (No offense, Merry. Better luck next year. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] )

                                      Comment

                                      • #99
                                        Update....

                                        Had a really cute and entertaining conversation with Gretchen (in her golf cart) at the Huntington Beach show yesterday. When I stopped by she and one of the trainers from Bay Ridge were having a ring side conversation about mechanics.

                                        She's looking for a good one to install a "Fallen Brush Repellent Brake System" in her cart. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]

                                        Her sense of humor is so dry and funny sometimes.
                                        [url]http://www.horseshowbiz.com
                                        [url]http://www.ijumpsports.com

                                        Comment

                                        • #100
                                          The HB show starts tomorrow - Willem is looking forward to meeting Chef's darling Jade. We are hoping it will be true love (I am sure it will be in Willem's case, but then he thinks he is a matinee idol).

                                          Merry, we have Jackpot Jumpers on Saturday night ... hmmm, sounds fun doesn't it?

                                          Comment

                                          Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
                                          Working...
                                          X