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amygdala

so sorry for your loss. (((hugs)))

amygdala

the really good ones leave a really big hole when they go. so sorry for your loss.

amygdala

you didn't ask for them, but i'm sending jingles to you both.

amygdala

i've owned 2 ansur saddles; used them on a wide variety of horses. one hors got a sore back--he was used to a western saddle. i didn't like the ansur company. imo, customer support sucked. hope they've improved! there are other treeles saddles i like bettwr.

amygdala

i'll be standing just outside the ring, cheering for you --in spirit! it's always great to hear how you & your horses are doing.
my advice: keep re-reading the things you posted --your head knows all the right words, and hopefully it'll sink in.
(my version of handholding

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amygdala

last spring i euthanised my 40 year old pony. he was my best friend for 25 years. in restrspect, i wish i had done it 2 months earlier. i think there is a chasm between what the head thinks-- final gift, saving him from suffering, etc etc and what my heart feels. like, yes, i know i'm doing the righ...

amygdala

wishing you all the best in your new life!

amygdala

we just got about 14 inches of snow. my neighbor plowed the huge hump left by town road plows at the bottom of my driveway. i am so grateful!

amygdala

thank you exvet --well said!

amygdala

jinglejinglejingle

amygdala

personally, i think any horse who is consistently behind the vertical should be disqualified.
i'm not holding my breath for this to occur

amygdala

didnt watch breaking bad, liked shetland a lot-- and i've started fast-forwarding through almost everything i watch on netflix. i'm not as patient as i used to be-- life is short, right?

amygdala

yes, they sell your name-- which is why i get 20 calendars a year from places i don't give anything to!

amygdala

i wish they'd stop sending me calendars! i get 15-20 calendars a year-- almost all of them from organizations i've never donated to!

amygdala

oops! i meant she died last year-- 2016. what can i say-- it's a tough anniversary for me, too!

amygdala

anniversaries can be tough! my horse Gristle died on dec 12, 1916. and on dec 12, 1917, her best buddy spent the day hanging out in gristle's favorite place.

(((paula)))

amygdala

best wishes, literiding! hope you feel better very soon!

amygdala

my horse Gristle died a year ago this week. yes, time passing does help. most of the time

amygdala

me too, koolkat-- and yanking on that shanked bit looked very practiced, like he did it a lot!

so i now understand the all those statues of miserable horses/lousy riders are probably accurate!

amygdala

you know you have done your best for him-- and i know that doesn't help you much, he's had a great life w/you. (((hugs)))

amygdala

i believe that the governor of minn. has just appointed someone to fill al franken's seat (when he actually leaves office). the appointed person
will fill the seat until the next election.

chisamba, i'm not sure what you're asking

amygdala

and roy moore is one terrible rider! worse than a chair seat --a recliner seat!

amygdala

i'm not sure they're fascists. i see them as theocrats-- theirs is the one true way, god's on their side, etc etc.

and i am so grateful for the founders of our country giving us separation of church & state!

amygdala

linden, i don't know if this is true for you, but for me, the holidays are my worst time of year. they are filled with 'aniversaries' of awful family stuff i don't consciously remember --but subconsciously i sure do!

this week it took me 3 days to get out to the barn to groom

amygdala

yeah, me too. and one of the joys of getting old is that everyday harrassment slows down. unless you work in a male dominated industry

amygdala

i'm with tarlo-- look at the horses, ignore the --all male-- riders. it's enough to make you think men just don't know how to ride

amygdala

Angfreda - LOL! I'm also short at 5'2" and have the same issues with the tall shelves. So I climb them literally. I've done it in the tall freezer section too which was pleasant during the hot summer temps. :lol: :lol: me too! it's nice to know i'm not the only short person who climbs the shel...

amygdala

i say Excuse Me a lot --tone of voice varies-- and i smile a lot; imo, no one really wants to be there, and we're all in the same boat/trolley/cart/buggy. and some of the best cashierline conversations have been with someone i initially saw as REALLY irritating. and i'm with literiding-- those in ai...

amygdala

i second what orono said!

amygdala

i had a local carpenter make an insulated bucket holder from plywood & i inch foam. works great! like wicky, i add hot water once or twice a day when it's really cold.

amygdala

so sorry you've lost Sparky-- i've lost a horse and a cat this year-- big holes!

amygdala

way to go deanna & panache!!! huge congrats!

amygdala

i'm never hungry until mid-day, so 'breakfast' is a cup of coffee. and 2 cigarettes

amygdala

--and dog lovers--and animal lovers--
i just watched a great documentary on netflix-- The Champions.
it's about what happened to some of the dogs rescued from michael vick. it's about 2 years old.

amygdala

and y'all are the reason i cleaned the spider poop off the white clapboards on the porch today!

amygdala

many LOUD jingles!

amygdala

flight, the slash is the debris --bark, slivers, dirt, etc-- that gets delivered with the firewood. really annoying combing it out of the grass!

i don't much like cooking either....

amygdala

i hate vacuuming! and i hate cleaning up the slash after the firewood guy has dropped off the anual 5 cords-- way worse than vacuuming!

amygdala

i'm so sorry khall-- (((hugs)))

amygdala

THANK YOU, STRAIGHTFORWARD!! you may be a afearful talentless rider, but i'd say you nailed it on this page!

(tho i would add that Prudent's stated "love" for horses is kinda suspect--it's my impression that high-level show horses don't lead very nice lives)

amygdala

so sorry you lost osiris. and glad you gave him such good care while he was with you!

amygdala

imho, a good choice!

amygdala

good for you! and good for ariel!
(and more pics, please)

amygdala

sad news. so sorry for your loss. (((hugs)))

amygdala

might be a great place to board a retired horse-- you could come --in daylight-- and do some hand walking & grazing.
but that isn't what you want to do, is it?
(and i get the feeling that you've already got one foot out the door....)

amygdala

chisamba quote However it is my opinion that the back works best as a suspension bridge, ie neither concave nor convex, but able to elasticize between the two which seems to go against prevailing opinion. Often where I ask a rider to place the head has less to do with dressage, and more to do with b...

amygdala

really sweet! thanks for sharing!

amygdala

ditto!

amygdala

so sorry you got hurt! wishing you a speedy recovery!

amygdala

i agree with LeoApp!

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