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jumperpony_Blaze

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#141

Mar. 6, 2004, 07:39 PM

warm fire in winter

roasting mashmallows!

<kate the queen of leaning>
~Blaze~
*Tucker*

<kate the queen of leaning and of limestone>
~Tucker~Caliban~Blaze~
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Tomboy

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#142

Mar. 6, 2004, 09:33 PM

roasting marshmellos

SMORE'S (those things with chocolate, and marshmellows and gramcrakers.. my best friend hasnt heard of them...Great Now im hungry)

Its not gravity that hurts, its the earth's aceleration upwards at 9.8 m/s. Gravity is ficticous
Es de mi
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KC Passion

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#143

Mar. 6, 2004, 09:42 PM

roasting marshmallows...

gooey goodness
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blueboo

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#144

Mar. 7, 2004, 07:28 AM

gooey goodness - 1st spring trailride

If things get better with age, I'm nearing perfection!

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Nauset

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#145

Mar. 7, 2004, 07:37 AM

1st Spring Trailride

SPOOKY Horse

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*Member of the Colorful Helmets Clique*
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DQT

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#146

Mar. 7, 2004, 08:35 AM

yee-haw!!

JR/YR Dressage

JR/YR Dressage
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Bluesy

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#147

Mar. 7, 2004, 08:53 AM

Yeehaw

Cowboys...Hot ones, natch

My Boys!
Etheria

It's starting to smell a little like danger in here, *sniff * *sniff* ..or heavily fried food.
~The Tick

Cliques: The Mighty TB, OTTB, Albertan, Canadian,I-Love-Flatwork, QH, Artist, 40's Muzak,Barn Troll,Horses at Home,YCMH, MOoP!

Let us eat, drink, and be merry. For tomorrow we die.
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2greys

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#148

Mar. 7, 2004, 09:24 AM

cowboys

beer, cigarettes

*yeah I'm sure they're grey. just scrape the mud off!*

*yeah I\'m sure they\'re grey. just scrape the mud off!*
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biggreymare

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#149

Mar. 7, 2004, 02:40 PM

beer and cigs...

slured speech and bad breath

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\"Keep one leg on one side, the other leg on the other side, and your mind in the middle\" -Henry Taylor
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kathtray

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#150

Mar. 7, 2004, 03:03 PM

slured speech and bad breath

university party boys

~please recycle~
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2greys

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#151

Mar. 7, 2004, 03:07 PM

wait this is supposed to be horse -related

i correct myself:

cowboys

riding juuuust kidding...

*yeah I'm sure they're grey. just scrape the mud off!*

*yeah I\'m sure they\'re grey. just scrape the mud off!*
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starman

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#152

Mar. 7, 2004, 03:24 PM

university party boys...

...competitor parties

"For things that we must learn to do before we can do them we learn by DOING THEM!" -Denny Emerson

\"For things that we must learn to do before we can do them we learn by DOING THEM!\" -Denny Emerson
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jumperpony_Blaze

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#153

Mar. 7, 2004, 04:10 PM

competitor parties

tough competition

<kate the queen of leaning>
~Blaze~
*Tucker*

<kate the queen of leaning and of limestone>
~Tucker~Caliban~Blaze~
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biggreymare

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#154

Mar. 7, 2004, 04:35 PM

tough competition...

...me ...haha just kidding...

...BNTs

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"Keep one leg on one side, the other leg on the other side, and your mind in the middle" -Henry Taylor

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\"Keep one leg on one side, the other leg on the other side, and your mind in the middle\" -Henry Taylor
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Beau Peep

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#155

Mar. 7, 2004, 04:41 PM

BNTs

Big $$$$$$$$$$$$$

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Â¤Cocoa ChanelÂ¤
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PuffyDo

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#156

Mar. 7, 2004, 04:47 PM

Big $$$....

....BIG fancy horses....

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Kerby

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#157

Mar. 7, 2004, 05:49 PM

Big fancy horses...

....Not mine!
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Beau Peep

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#158

Mar. 7, 2004, 06:22 PM

not mine...

any horse at all

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-Bailey-

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#159

Mar. 7, 2004, 06:28 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Beau Peep:
not mine...

any horse at all

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poor thing...

Love you all-

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Manure Happens-

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#160

Mar. 7, 2004, 06:30 PM

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by EvntrByHeart:
Big $$$....

....BIG fancy horses....

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GP dressage horses...

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