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  • #1

    Whatever happened to

    that wild (not really wild, as in living out in the wild) but wild gelding that someone posted about a couple of weeks ago? The story went something like, there was this horse who wouldn't let anyone get close to it so the owner's wanted it shot. I think the post talked about the horse trying to attack people while it was in it's pasture. Did anything ever come of it?
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    It seems the story was really a fantasy and the thread was locked down by the Mods.
    "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there"

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    • #3
      I was wondering about that too! I gave advice bc I had a similar colt ship in and slip his halter. He wasn't dangerous but oh-so evasive!!! Shame to hear it was a hoax- I was genuinely worried about the horse...

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      • #4
        Oh come on, the mods never said it was a hoax. They closed the thread because it got way off track and was no longer horse related. Do a searh if you would care to check for yourself.


        To the OP, why not just PM kookiecat instead of posting?
        "People ask me 'will I remember them if I make it'. I ask them 'will you remember me if I don't?'"

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Milocalwinnings View Post
          Oh come on, the mods never said it was a hoax. They closed the thread because it got way off track and was no longer horse related. Do a searh if you would care to check for yourself.


          To the OP, why not just PM kookiecat instead of posting?

          Yes, I am sure her imagination has been working over time there should be much more by now!
          "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there"

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          • #6
            I ate it.
            Quality doesn\'t cost it pays.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Woodland View Post
              Yes, I am sure her imagination has been working over time there should be much more by now!

              You know, it's people like you who make people afraid to ask for suggestions on this board. Just sayin'.
              "People ask me 'will I remember them if I make it'. I ask them 'will you remember me if I don't?'"

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              • #8
                Originally posted by county View Post
                I ate it.

                Must have been tough from all that running around...
                So, you made stew?
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Milocalwinnings View Post
                  You know, it's people like you who make people afraid to ask for suggestions on this board. Just sayin'.
                  It's responses like yours and story's like kookiecat's that make this place a dismal bit of tripe for the SERIOUS horse person.

                  CoTH is supposed to be a place for real horse people to meet and mix not for fluff or trolls

                  You spend time offer real heartfelt advice only to find you've wasted your time on the superfluous
                  "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there"

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by cleartheoxer View Post
                    Did anything ever come of it?
                    Yes.

                    It jumped the fence and has now been seen in the company of SLC's loose cow.

                    If county is joking about eating it then I want dibs. I bet both of those suckers are mighty juicy. Grass-fed is best, doncha know.

                    nom nom nom nom

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                    Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.
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                    • #11
                      So, was it a hoax or not? I read it along, not offering advice, but seems the story changed from time to time. Hummmm......................
                      Sandy
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by 2DogsFarm View Post

                        Must have been tough from all that running around...
                        So, you made stew?
                        actually any good sauerbraten recipie has the solution for any stringy bits...

                        1 part good vinegar
                        1 part good red wine(together to cover meat piece)
                        1 tsp black pepper corns
                        2 tbls salt
                        1tbls juniper berries
                        1 tbls ground cloves

                        leave to soak four days, turning each day
                        cook on the fifth day

                        yummm-me

                        best
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                        • #13
                          I REALLY am disgusted at how posters here are jumped on as liars.

                          SO. WHAT.

                          If you have offered sincere advice and the story turns out to be a hoax (which this one has NOT been verified one way or another), how exactly are you harmed?

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by apcohrs View Post
                            I REALLY am disgusted at how posters here are jumped on as liars.

                            SO. WHAT.

                            If you have offered sincere advice and the story turns out to be a hoax (which this one has NOT been verified one way or another), how exactly are you harmed?
                            Ditto. No harm in offering suggestions, even if something turns out to be made up.
                            "People ask me 'will I remember them if I make it'. I ask them 'will you remember me if I don't?'"

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                            • #15
                              Wasted time, that's how.
                              This isn't a Sim Game. Or MySpace. Or Horsecity. I come on here to talk horses, not fantasy or Saddle Club.
                              There's been more fantasy posting in the last year than ever before. Gets annoying as heck. yeah, those can be skipped. But not if you're following it for days thinking it's real and then it turns out to be the figment of someone's imagination...someone who really wanted a lot of attention with their thread.
                              That TB Saves The Day herd of cows run over one was ridiculous. The loose cow one. Even more noxious and repulsive was the moron making up rapes. Seriously...you want fantasy and attention...join a Sim Game online. This is a spot for reality.
                              I'd be more disgusted at people who lie for attention...not for those who suggest the liars not lie on here. They have websites especially for that and bandwidth isn't finite.
                              I'd also worry that those who enjoy the fake stories are also drama-seekers too. There's enough drama in the world without fabricating more of it or seeking it out.
                              You jump in the saddle,
                              Hold onto the bridle!
                              Jump in the line!
                              ...Belefonte

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                              • #16
                                Originally posted by 2DogsFarm View Post

                                Must have been tough from all that running around...
                                So, you made stew?

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                                • #17
                                  For those who don't mind or defend the story tellers...please see the "3 Strikes" thread on this forum. Because so many people believed such a ridiculous story...they were all rallying to protect someone who was slowly and methodically starving *many* horses to death on his ranch. There are now reports that oout of 300...less than half are left alive and the ranch is dotted with carcasses everywhere of horses that died of starvation.

                                  All from a story-teller who started telling stories right away to counteract news when it got out///blamed neighbors and poison...claimed a stolen stallion....cried about a poisoned horse at a hospital and every raised funds for it and then raised funds for the necropsy after much tears at it's passing. Come to find out the "poisoned dead" horse is very much alive, was never poisoned and is recovering from being emaciated.

                                  But noooo....fake stories never hurt anything and we like drama.
                                  You jump in the saddle,
                                  Hold onto the bridle!
                                  Jump in the line!
                                  ...Belefonte

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                                  • #18
                                    Originally posted by MistyBlue View Post
                                    Wasted time, that's how.
                                    This isn't a Sim Game. Or MySpace. Or Horsecity. I come on here to talk horses, not fantasy or Saddle Club.
                                    There's been more fantasy posting in the last year than ever before. Gets annoying as heck. yeah, those can be skipped. But not if you're following it for days thinking it's real and then it turns out to be the figment of someone's imagination...someone who really wanted a lot of attention with their thread.
                                    That TB Saves The Day herd of cows run over one was ridiculous. The loose cow one. Even more noxious and repulsive was the moron making up rapes. Seriously...you want fantasy and attention...join a Sim Game online. This is a spot for reality.
                                    I'd be more disgusted at people who lie for attention...not for those who suggest the liars not lie on here. They have websites especially for that and bandwidth isn't finite.
                                    I'd also worry that those who enjoy the fake stories are also drama-seekers too. There's enough drama in the world without fabricating more of it or seeking it out.
                                    Exactly!

                                    Apcohrs since you like the ridiculous and mundane and the sensational and you are in Illinois please visit the Illinois Horse On Line site. It's owned, run, sustained and thrives on trolling! And don't forget fugly for the true meaning of the word TRIPE!

                                    Me? I'll stick here with the more serious less sensational true to form equestrians!
                                    "If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there"

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                                    • #19
                                      I was unaware that resorting to personal insults and accusations is the mark of a serious equestrian. I must learn your techniques before I ride again.

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                                      • #20
                                        Wait!!! Misty- I think I missed all of those- can you elaborate?

                                        I thought the dangerous horse story was a bit weird when I realized that the poster claimed to have lived her entire life in the UK. I have spent half my life in Europe and half here and the syntax and vernacular said "US" to me. Specifically East Coast US. If she's really English I'd be extremely surprised.

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