I am SO proud! On the posting page (which I'm on right now), I found some nifty button thingys and am playing with them, trying to make them work. So, then I can post straight from the web instead of cut and pasting the link dillywhopper. I may have some strange posts for juuusssttt a little while but I'll get if figgered out. Please hang in there with me, okie dokie??
On another front, I found a book called 'Blogging for Dummies'...I think it sounds perfect for me. Next time I get to town, I'll check it out from the library to see if it's any good and will help me improve my blogging. I want to make this blog more interesting and with pictures and maybe even a sales page but I don't know how to do it yet. I found a link to a page that explain Html but it's still a bit over my head, but, then again, I didn't take a whole lot of time to peruse the site.
Yup, this is coming together and feeling like something good! :-)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Example Of An 'Iffy' Ad
http://medford.craigslist.org/grd/1215525907.html
Now this ad may be on the up and up but this is a perfect example of the types of ads I've written about in the past about fronts for kill buyers.
I've seen several ads in the past coupla weeks where someone is asking for a horse but doesn't have the money to buy. To me, red flag! Then, my mind wonders, why don't you save a bit of money for a couple of months and buy something cheap. There are plenty of cheap horses out there right now, even some free ones. I know of some free ones right now, as a matter of fact.
Or, if you don't have the money to buy, there have been lease ads up and that way, you aren't stuck with a horse forever and the owner can know his horse isn't going to go violently bye-bye to a Mexican slaughter house. Since I'm on dial-up now, I can't get to the video of the horse being stabbed to death but it's on the Humane Society website somewhere. Be forewarned, it's really graphic and even I have not been able to make it through the whole thing, only peeking through my fingers held up in front of my eyes... Yes, it's that bad...
So, before you commit your horse to ANY home, especially for free, do your due diligence and make sure your horse will be safe. That he can be returned any time, for any reason if the home can't keep him. You can write out a contract and get it notarized and hopefully, both sides will abide by the contract.
Last thing, I want to make really clear, this ad may be for real and be a really good home. But I'm a former buyer/seller (never sold to the killers but rescued out of there quite a bit, did a lot of rehab and rescue) and I have a bullshit radar that's a little rusty but things haven't changed that much, I'm sure. Just do your due diligence first. Never be afraid to back out if you get the jeebies that something isn't right. Ask the neighbors or horse people in the area who the local kill buyer is and where do they live (if known...some kill buyers don't want that info out there).
Due diligence, can't stress it enough.
Now this ad may be on the up and up but this is a perfect example of the types of ads I've written about in the past about fronts for kill buyers.
I've seen several ads in the past coupla weeks where someone is asking for a horse but doesn't have the money to buy. To me, red flag! Then, my mind wonders, why don't you save a bit of money for a couple of months and buy something cheap. There are plenty of cheap horses out there right now, even some free ones. I know of some free ones right now, as a matter of fact.
Or, if you don't have the money to buy, there have been lease ads up and that way, you aren't stuck with a horse forever and the owner can know his horse isn't going to go violently bye-bye to a Mexican slaughter house. Since I'm on dial-up now, I can't get to the video of the horse being stabbed to death but it's on the Humane Society website somewhere. Be forewarned, it's really graphic and even I have not been able to make it through the whole thing, only peeking through my fingers held up in front of my eyes... Yes, it's that bad...
So, before you commit your horse to ANY home, especially for free, do your due diligence and make sure your horse will be safe. That he can be returned any time, for any reason if the home can't keep him. You can write out a contract and get it notarized and hopefully, both sides will abide by the contract.
Last thing, I want to make really clear, this ad may be for real and be a really good home. But I'm a former buyer/seller (never sold to the killers but rescued out of there quite a bit, did a lot of rehab and rescue) and I have a bullshit radar that's a little rusty but things haven't changed that much, I'm sure. Just do your due diligence first. Never be afraid to back out if you get the jeebies that something isn't right. Ask the neighbors or horse people in the area who the local kill buyer is and where do they live (if known...some kill buyers don't want that info out there).
Due diligence, can't stress it enough.
Somebody Needs To Get 4-H On The Line
http://medford.craigslist.org/grd/1215744267.html
Okay, I'm going to cut 4-H a little slack on this one, not much, but a little.
Look at the text, it says this is a 4-H home.
Look at the picture, what is way wrong with this picture??
Look at the text again, it says she's a beginner rider. I can deal with that...
Now, I'm gonna let fly...
A beginner rider on a too-much horse and the kid doesn't even have the reins in hand...hello? Anyone see something odd here? Next, the kid is in capri pants. Actually, I can sort of deal with that as long as the kid doesn't whine or complain about blisters but overall, long pants are the thing to wear when astride a horse.
Now the REALLY big one, whether beginner or long time experienced rider...what the hell is the kid doing wearing a pair of tenny-shoes and her foot is in the stirrup???? These aren't even stirrups that have the cage in the front to keep a kids foot from going through. ANY time you fork a horse in a saddle, you ALWAYS wear footwear that has at least a 1/2 inch heel!! There are even horsey tenny-shoes called Horseshoes that wear like tenny-shoes but if you get on a horse, they have a heel for safety.
So, we have a beginner rider on a too-much-for-her horse in capri pants, not holding on to the too-much-for-her horse's reins AND wearing tenny-shoes to boot!!
Back in the day, when I was in 4-H, if my instructor had seen that, I'd been booted out of the club, no questions asked!! I'm not sure if the 4-H there is falling down on imparting info to their members or this kid is soooo new, she hasn't been properly instructed on safe horsemanship or what is happening. SOME one really dropped the ball on this one!!
In my most humble opinion, 4-H is extremely valuable place to learn proper horsemanship. They have a wealth of knowledge almost second to none so I don't know why such a silly pic would be posted in an ad. I can understand that someone overbought for their kid before knowing about horses, but in today's day and age, with the 'net, you can find all sorts of good horses for your kid in the appropriate riding range.
So, I don't know who's really at fault for the most part, but someone needs to get hold of this family and show them the proper way. Let's hope it's a learning experience for them and they don't get their backs up and ignore good advice.
Jeepers...
Okay, I'm going to cut 4-H a little slack on this one, not much, but a little.
Look at the text, it says this is a 4-H home.
Look at the picture, what is way wrong with this picture??
Look at the text again, it says she's a beginner rider. I can deal with that...
Now, I'm gonna let fly...
A beginner rider on a too-much horse and the kid doesn't even have the reins in hand...hello? Anyone see something odd here? Next, the kid is in capri pants. Actually, I can sort of deal with that as long as the kid doesn't whine or complain about blisters but overall, long pants are the thing to wear when astride a horse.
Now the REALLY big one, whether beginner or long time experienced rider...what the hell is the kid doing wearing a pair of tenny-shoes and her foot is in the stirrup???? These aren't even stirrups that have the cage in the front to keep a kids foot from going through. ANY time you fork a horse in a saddle, you ALWAYS wear footwear that has at least a 1/2 inch heel!! There are even horsey tenny-shoes called Horseshoes that wear like tenny-shoes but if you get on a horse, they have a heel for safety.
So, we have a beginner rider on a too-much-for-her horse in capri pants, not holding on to the too-much-for-her horse's reins AND wearing tenny-shoes to boot!!
Back in the day, when I was in 4-H, if my instructor had seen that, I'd been booted out of the club, no questions asked!! I'm not sure if the 4-H there is falling down on imparting info to their members or this kid is soooo new, she hasn't been properly instructed on safe horsemanship or what is happening. SOME one really dropped the ball on this one!!
In my most humble opinion, 4-H is extremely valuable place to learn proper horsemanship. They have a wealth of knowledge almost second to none so I don't know why such a silly pic would be posted in an ad. I can understand that someone overbought for their kid before knowing about horses, but in today's day and age, with the 'net, you can find all sorts of good horses for your kid in the appropriate riding range.
So, I don't know who's really at fault for the most part, but someone needs to get hold of this family and show them the proper way. Let's hope it's a learning experience for them and they don't get their backs up and ignore good advice.
Jeepers...
A Fabulous Book To Read
I'm in the middle of Reiner Klimke's 'Basic Training of the Young Horse' and, so far, it's fabulous!
I recommend it greatly. Now, this book touts REAL horse training with common sense thrown in to get a great horse.
Strangely, even though when he wrote the book (that is translated from German into English) and rides english, the basic premise is there that I have used for years and years (decades actually). I had vaguely heard of him when I was way younger but his methods and ideas still hold up after all these decades later.
If you don't want to buy it, you can check it out of your local library, as I did. I wanted to make sure it was something I wanted to buy and now, I will. A GREAT book to add to your horse library. No matter what, please read this book!!
I recommend it greatly. Now, this book touts REAL horse training with common sense thrown in to get a great horse.
Strangely, even though when he wrote the book (that is translated from German into English) and rides english, the basic premise is there that I have used for years and years (decades actually). I had vaguely heard of him when I was way younger but his methods and ideas still hold up after all these decades later.
If you don't want to buy it, you can check it out of your local library, as I did. I wanted to make sure it was something I wanted to buy and now, I will. A GREAT book to add to your horse library. No matter what, please read this book!!
Wonderful Old Lady Was Put Down Today
A sweet old battle-axe of a mare went over the rainbow bridge today. She was euthanized late this afternoon. She had been going noticeably downhill in the last week with high temperatures and trouble eating her feed.
She told her owner (one of my best friends ever) that she wanted to go, it was time. So, arrangements were made and she went in peace.
A strange thing, we now live over 140 miles from my friend and her mare and my mare seemed to know something was wrong. She was strangely quiet today. I believe she knew her horse friend was going.
Now, go love on your horse...
She told her owner (one of my best friends ever) that she wanted to go, it was time. So, arrangements were made and she went in peace.
A strange thing, we now live over 140 miles from my friend and her mare and my mare seemed to know something was wrong. She was strangely quiet today. I believe she knew her horse friend was going.
Now, go love on your horse...
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Rollkur Explanation
In the other post, I mentioned Rollkur. Here is a site that 'splains it perfectly. Bookmark this site for future reference too!
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=rollkur%2C+dressage%2C+dangerous%2C+third+vertebrae&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sustainabledressage.com%2Frollkur%2Fwhy_not.php
Scroll down about a third of the way for a great explanation. This whole site is fabulous.
http://www.ask.com/bar?q=rollkur%2C+dressage%2C+dangerous%2C+third+vertebrae&page=1&qsrc=0&ab=0&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sustainabledressage.com%2Frollkur%2Fwhy_not.php
Scroll down about a third of the way for a great explanation. This whole site is fabulous.
Cleaning Up The Last Post
I don't know what happened to the last post. So, I'll try again.
I can't see what I posted on the last post but the upshot is that I think going back to maybe not square one but maybe square two or three will help her alot.
I want to be clear, riding her regularly would alleviate a lot of these problems but she is supposed to be a totally broke, almost finished horse so should ride properly, no matter the circumstances.
Something that just dawned on me, well, what about lunging her first, you ask? Well, as I said above, she is a totally broke horse and SHOULD ride pretty much the same each and every time. She's turned out in a large corral and can self-exercise to burn off excess energy so it's not a matter of being overly fresh. She's just being a knot-head of the first order!!
Also, about lunging (I've seen that spelled so many ways that I'm not sure of the correct spelling), lunging is good to a point but what if you have to hop on for whatever reason and don't have time to lunge?? Lunging has its good points but it shouldn't be relied on too much. Horsie can just deal with it...
Now, go ride... :-)
I can't see what I posted on the last post but the upshot is that I think going back to maybe not square one but maybe square two or three will help her alot.
I want to be clear, riding her regularly would alleviate a lot of these problems but she is supposed to be a totally broke, almost finished horse so should ride properly, no matter the circumstances.
Something that just dawned on me, well, what about lunging her first, you ask? Well, as I said above, she is a totally broke horse and SHOULD ride pretty much the same each and every time. She's turned out in a large corral and can self-exercise to burn off excess energy so it's not a matter of being overly fresh. She's just being a knot-head of the first order!!
Also, about lunging (I've seen that spelled so many ways that I'm not sure of the correct spelling), lunging is good to a point but what if you have to hop on for whatever reason and don't have time to lunge?? Lunging has its good points but it shouldn't be relied on too much. Horsie can just deal with it...
Now, go ride... :-)
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