Pets!

TICA

TICA

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Lets have a discussion about pets. How many do you have; what are they; names and anything else you'd like to share. Pics are a bonus.

I'll start:
two dogs that are Shepard/Lab cros; 2 years old and totally out of control; names are Leo and Digby
three cats of various ages. Ella is about 10; Sanford is around 5 and Cheka is 9
two horses, one for me - Mr. Wilson who is 10 and one for my daughter - Brisco who is 7. (Brisco was named after watching a Law & Order marathon with a bottle of wine! Gotta love that Lennie.

I'm fairly new so will have to figure out how to put up pics but will try my best.:eek:
 

I have a 10+ years old Standard Schnauzer named Hans, and a 1 1/2 yr. old Manx named Loki. You can see a few pics of them in my Nature album. Looking forward to seeing some pics of your furkids! :)
 
TICA, when you said "Brisco" my first thought was "Brisco County Junior", the TV series.

He was real cutie:playful:

http://www.ovguide.com/tv/the_adventures_of_brisco_county_jr.htm

I have four horses, six cats, two dogs. All the cats and dogs are rescues, and I rescued my Arab 20 years ago, starving with an injured vertebra.

Everybody is here until their end time. My horses are 17, 18, 25, and coming 27. This is my last group of horses, as they pass on there wont' be any replacements.
 

I saw this on a horse forum and thought it was just too good not to "borrow" :cool:


These are horse terms translated into terms non-horse folks can understand. Sadly (in most cases), I've experienced 98% of them:eek:nthego:

Body Clipping: the art of applying horse hair to your own body
Cutting: a roller coaster with no seat belt
A little green: sit down and hold on
Roping: seeing how coordinated you really are
Head shy: how badly do you want to keep your shoulders in their sockets?
Hands: a unit of measurement commonly over-exaggerated, especially when selling a horse
Banding: how many rubber bands can you fit on one mane?
Braiding: how quickly you can move your fingers on a horse that doesn’t want to stand still, while balancing on a stool?
Farrier: eye candy
Pleasure Class: appearing to go round and round the arena in circles, while really doing 50 things at once.
Dressage: dancing with your horse
Jumpers: get out of your saddle and hang on
Grabbing mane/saddle horn: the art to hanging on
Equine major: wearing your boots to every class on campus. And the computer lab. And Walmart…
Cow sense: combine a Rottweiler, roller coaster and laser targeting system
Horse sense: something your horse usually has more of
Fresh/squirrel-y/feel-y: I hope you had your coffee and Wheaties this morning…
Western saddle: the cowboy one
English saddle: the one they jump in at the Olympics (Not totally correct, I know. But give these people a little leeway…)
Halter horse: a shark in a silver halter
Pony: the other "four letter word"....not a baby horse: usually the naughtiest thing you can imagine
Draft: something akin to the Budweiser commercials
Crow hop: something that your horse hopefully does while the judge’s back is turned
Groceries: when weight gained is measured in hundreds of pounds, and is a good thing. Wouldn’t that be nice?
Equestrian: a lifestyle
Paddock boots: expensive leather boots that are worn everywhere but the paddock
Whoa: a command that really means run faster, regardless of what humans seem to think
 
LOL...those are good.

How about :

"in season"...a thousand pound mare with PMS
"bomb proof" has never been actually tested with a bomb, but shies at everything else
"shies" a multi-talented horse that can either jump 5 feet sideways or 5 feet straight up or turn 180 degrees quicker than you can blink an eye, scared of some imaginary goblin seen only by the horse
"horse shoes" metal semi-circles nailed to the hoof that make big dents in your body when kicked
"horse trailer" a conveyance used to move a horse from point A to point B. Many times said horse will refuse to get back into the trailer at point B, usually 50 miles or more from point A
"tack" horse paraphanalia that owners are addicted to buying but seldom use 90 per cent of
"filly" what you get when you are wishing for a colt
"colt" what you get when you are wishing for a filly
"babysitter" a horse so old you have to feed it ground, soaked feed because it has no teeth, it's legs are so arthritic it can't move, therefore safe to put a child on
"lame" what happens an hour after you buy the horse and bring it home
"buck" another multi-talented horse that puts his head between his front legs and throwing his rear skyward, while running at the same time, effectively blasting the rider off it's back
"cross country" a horse sporting event that begs the question, "Who is dumber the horse or rider for participating?"
"steeple chasing" see the explanation for cross country
"road apples" The by-product of expensive grain and hay, sometimes used as fertilizer and usually deposited in a freshly cleaned stall or barn aisle two minutes after horse has been brought in from an all day turnout
"horse trainer" a person you send the horse to while you are in the hospital recuperating from a ride on your multi-talented horse. Said trainer will often comment, "Gee, I know this horse. I wish you would have called me before you bought him."
"water bucket" a vessel that some horses think is a horsey toilet. This deposit usually occurs about 5 minutes after the bucket has been washed, disinfected, filled and hung back in the stall.
"stud fee" a generally over inflated price that an owner thinks his stallion's service to a mare is worth. The stallion has no such ridiculous notion of his sperm's worth and would happily donate it at no charge.
"barn help" individuals hired to clean the barn, feed and water the horses, but seldom show up when needed the most

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Yeeeh hawww, let 'er buck Roy!
 
Love the definitions!!! I do hope they give our "non-horsey" friends an insight into being a horse owner....
 
Feel free to add your own definitions....if you non-horsey folks have any questions or would like definitions about horse related things don't hesitate to ask. There is always a horse guru here at your disposal.:playful:

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This is Lovey, my barn cat that fantasizes about being a house cat. She thinks she is one of the dogs and is Squiggy's favorite chew toy. I promise she is not as fat as she looks in the picture. She has an enormous coat that gets shaved into a lion cut in the summer. She is difficult to photograph as she really blends in with the winter colors. She was rescued from a shelter after she climbed my husband's leg three times, screaming "Pick me, Pick me." It worked!

Notice the daffodils that are starting to peek through...spring is around the corner!!!
 
Ozarkgal said:
LOL...those are good.


"stud fee" a generally over inflated price that an owner thinks his stallion's service to a mare is worth. The stallion has no such ridiculous notion of his sperm's worth and would happily donate it at no charge.
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hahahaha :D This reminds me of a time in 1999-2000 when I was on our county's grand jury. We met weekly and could pick and choose among complaints that our citizens would bring to us - some of them pretty corny.

One complainant sent in a request that we investigate someone stealing his sperm, and we all had a good laugh. I turned to the fellow juror on my right and said "What's he complaining about?! Hell, I've been trying to give it away all my life!"





...maybe you just had to be there.
 
TWHRider said:
Farrier: eye candy
Pony: the other "four letter word"....not a baby horse: usually the naughtiest thing you can imagine
Whoa: a command that really means run faster, regardless of what humans seem to think
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Ozarkgal said:
"in season"...a thousand pound mare with PMS
"horse shoes" metal semi-circles nailed to the hoof that make big dents in your body when kicked
"tack" horse paraphanalia that owners are addicted to buying but seldom use 90 per cent of
"filly" what you get when you are wishing for a colt
"colt" what you get when you are wishing for a filly
"road apples" The by-product of expensive grain and hay, sometimes used as fertilizer and usually deposited in a freshly cleaned stall or barn aisle two minutes after horse has been brought in from an all day turnout
"water bucket" a vessel that some horses think is a horsey toilet. This deposit usually occurs about 5 minutes after the bucket has been washed, disinfected, filled and hung back in the stall.
"stud fee" a generally over inflated price that an owner thinks his stallion's service to a mare is worth. The stallion has no such ridiculous notion of his sperm's worth and would happily donate it at no charge.
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These are the ones that I, as a non-horsey person, got a kick out of, LOL! I must say, thanks to my schnauzer, I have personal road apple experience. :p
 
Every time I lose a pet through death or whatever, I swear, "Never again! No more pets!! I just can't stand the loss." But, of course, I'm a softy and end up giving a home to another animal.

A couple of years ago, at Christmas, there was a stray kitten wandering around the vineyard where I lived and the neighbor asked me if I'd seen it. She and her daughter had been feeding it but not really doing much more than that. Well, the weather became super stormy and that poor little thing was crying at my door. So, with no room at the inn, I let her in. She was so grateful; talked up a storm while exploring the house. Curled up with me and fell asleep meowing away in her sleep. Surely having dreams about the scary life outdoors.

When I opened the door to let her in, I said, "Hello, Kitty," and that's become her name. She's the sweetest little animal and has become a great friend.
 
I always subscribed to that theory, but in the later years my short legs always had to have a mounting block, log or large rock handy. My horses were all trained to stand still while I hauled my expanding butt aboard. I ride (rode) English, so without that horn it was even harder.
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A parrot has suddenly made an appearance in the "Let's make a story" thread and I wanted to come here and tell you about some experiences I've had with them. Never had one of my very own but, my grandfather's brother . . . my granduncle (?) had one that would tell on him when he slipped into the garage for a nip . . . "Where's George? Where's George? George is in the garage!" Little tattletale!

In the early Seventies, my girlfriend and I used to hangout with a couple who had a newborn baby and a parrot my friend had gotten when the Army sent him to Panama. That thing was MEAN! But, also an amazing mimic. We would be sitting at the table enjoying a game of cards (gee I miss playing cards) when the baby would begin to cry in the other room. The mom would jump up and run into the baby's room only to come back laughing because that damned bird had done it again. Once, they left the house with Big Brother and the Holding Company playing on the phonograph . . . The bird would ever after suddenly break into "Piece of my Heart" and you would swear Janis was in the room!

Then, there were the mynah birds in Honolulu. My little sister said, "Look at the parrot!" and that thing actually said, "You lie!"
 
Years back I bought an older African Grey Parrot from a pet store, that was not tame. Big mistake on my part, since I had no bird experience, never even owned a parakeet. Anyhoo, it was a beautiful bird and seemed to be very smart. I tried for months to tame him, and he made chop-meat out of my hands, lol.

Ended up giving him and all his accessories to a woman who loved birds, and had a large home aviary. He never did speak for me, but he was amazing. He made a fuss when anyone except me came into HIS room. He took over my den with a large perch, ladder, cage, etc. :love_heart:

Here's a gal from Pet Forums that has several African Greys, and one "baby Alex" which she raised when he was very young....turns out he was a she, LOL! :D http://www.petforums.com/f18/my-greys-1462/
 
I did have dogs, Hungarian Puli and Lhasa Apso, which we briefly showed. One day i may get another dog, probably a rescue animal. These days i just spend time with the local wildlife.
 
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