Poverty is owning a horse.

[Goblin]

Well those bits of rope are no good.......there to loose.....by the time you give em a good yank your leaning so far back the front wheels should come up,instead the fa%kin thing stops on a dime and away you go over the bars..

Those aren't ropes...they're reins. The trick with them is that the tighter they are, the more the horse wants to go. Slacken them off and there's instant relaxation.

[chanceyy]

Well those bits of rope are no good.......there to loose.....by the time you give em a good yank your leaning so far back the front wheels should come up,instead the fa%kin thing stops on a dime and away you go over the bars..

[chanceyy]

Those aren't ropes...they're reins. The trick with them is that the tighter they are, the more the horse wants to go. Slacken them off and there's instant relaxation.

ohhh crap Kels did ya have to tell him .. bugger was looking at selling tickets for the next round of entertainment ..

[Jantar]

Yes, stromfrau and I have a couple. A 17 yr old Standardbred mare and a 7 year old standardbred-quarter horse cross.

[98tls]

Those aren't ropes...they're reins. The trick with them is that the tighter they are, the more the horse wants to go. Slacken them off and there's instant relaxation.

I thought you pulled them to apply the anchors........buggered if i know,anyway some of em have a bigger dick than me so i just have to hate em really eh........

[chanceyy]

Im trying to get away from political and thugby threads here...

I'd be keen for a geegee ride when I get down to visit.

no probs chick .. Anytime

[cold comfort]

Did years of support crew, financier, groundsman, farrier, etc with the kids with pony club. Highlights were riding with mydaughter at pc camp (after teaching myself to ride) riding an Arab horse at the Pyramids, Aussie cattle muster...
tragically the nags have taken their toll on the body and ironically daughter is now allergic to them!!

[chanceyy]

I thought you pulled them to apply the anchors........buggered if i know,anyway some of em have a bigger dick than me so i just have to hate em really eh........

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so you feel threatened then

[Goblin]

ohhh crap Kels did ya have to tell him .. bugger was looking at selling tickets for the next round of entertainment ..

My cousin used to take bus loads of asian tourists on rides. When they started heading home, the horses would take off and there'd be asians falling off everywhere. What a job eh! Pity it was slave labour.

[98tls]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so you feel threatened then

Maybe..........just like oliver twist i will make do with what i have.....anyway sorry for basterdizing this thread i will butt out

[MotoGirl]

I fail to see the need for "horse float" trailers.
Horses are a mode of transport. Get on the damn thing and ride it to whatever destination is intended rather than clogging up the roads with these abominations!

[/rant]

We still own the horse float and it's brilliant. Mind you, we've got it set up to carry two bikes with all the tie-down points etc and our leathers etc. All our stands unbolt and it turns into a moving trailer or we could turn it back into a float if need be.

Mum had horses for 30 odd years and only sold them 2.5 years ago when they sold the family farm and moved into town. She originally drove ponies (Harness Club) before importing an Andalusian stallion from Australia and opening a horse stud.

The stallion definitely cost her truckloads because he was trained to rear on command, bow down, and walk sideways etc (sorry, I don't know the proper names for these actions!). He was one of the most highly trained horses in the country and this cost in the tens of thousands.

[Goblin]

Yes, stromfrau and I have a couple. A 17 yr old Standardbred mare and a 7 year old standardbred-quarter horse cross.

My last horse was a standardbred.(first pic) I saved him from the glue factory and he was the coolest horse ever.

Did years of support crew, financier, groundsman, farrier, etc with the kids with pony club. Highlights were riding with mydaughter at pc camp (after teaching myself to ride) riding an Arab horse at the Pyramids, Aussie cattle muster...
tragically the nags have taken their toll on the body and ironically daughter is now allergic to them!!

What a shame about the allergy. You'll have to teach her the joy of bikes.

I had a 3/4 Arab for a short while. Al Shariff was his name.(the little grey in front.) Was a psycho little bastard! I was working him around in circles then over some jumps when all of a sudden he farted! So loud he frightened himself and bolted! Had to grab one rein and try and pull him around to stop.

[Jantar]

I cut my previous post shorter than I intended because my cell phone was ringing. Co-incidentally, it was Stromfrau calling me fro New Zealand to say that after she saw me off at the airport yesterday she went to the saddlery shop in Dunedin and bought a new saddle, stirrups and leathers, surcingle, saddle blanket, chaps, .... etc. There was more on the list, but I agree ... "Poverty is owning two horses."

All this is on top of having our horsefloat virtually rebuilt over winter, sending our youngest horse off to the trainers for three weeks to sort out a couple of bad habits, and god knows what else. I tell you, Horses are much more expensive than bikes.

[scracha]

Standard bred, thoroughbred and summit else the girlfriend has recently acquired from her work. Couple of others in livery ATM. Bloody skint bunch of arse.

[Goblin]

I cut my previous post shorter than I intended because my cell phone was ringing. Co-incidentally, it was Stromfrau calling me fro New Zealand to say that after she saw me off at the airport yesterday she went to the saddlery shop in Dunedin and bought a new saddle, stirrups and leathers, surcingle, saddle blanket, chaps, .... etc. There was more on the list, but I agree ... "Poverty is owning two horses."

All this is on top of having our horsefloat virtually rebuilt over winter, sending our youngest horse off to the trainers for three weeks to sort out a couple of bad habits, and god knows what else. I tell you, Horses are much more expensive than bikes.

*Que Twighlight zone music*

But yeah...Poverty is owning a horse....or two.