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[RC] WHAT TO DO WITH " OL LAD" - Ridecamp GuestPlease Reply to: KATHERINE YOUNG PALMER chatykathy@xxxxxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== WELL FOLKS YOU HELPED ME WORK OUT THE MEADOW VISTA, CA. OLD HORSE PEOPLE VS THE NEWBEES TRYING TO RUN US OUT. I HAD SUCH A GREAT RESPONCE I SAVED A LOT OF THE LETTERS HA,.. WE STILL HAVE ALL 5 OF OUR 6 HORSES AND ITS A STAND OFF .. FOR 3 YEARS..AT THIS TIME..I GOT A NEW JOHN DEERE GARDEN TRACTOR AND CLEAN UP EVERY DAY .. AND ITS FUN! KINDA? WE FOUND A DREAM COME TRUE FOR SAFAR OUR OLD TEVIS GELDING WITH A YOUNG 11 YEAR OLD GIRL WHOM LOVES HIM.LIVES IN LIVING QUARTERS ABOVE HIS HUGE STALL.. AND TAKES HIM OUT ONTO THEIR 45 ACRES OF FENCED PASTURE OF THEIR 275 ACRES HA...BEFORE SHE GOES TO SCHOOL AND BRINGS HIM IN AT NIGHT AND PUTS HIS BLANKY ON AND TUCKS HIM IN AT NIGHT IN A FOOT DEEP OF SHAVINGS IN HIS STALL...HE`S 25.DID THE TEVIS WHEN HE WAS 20 IN 2000. (-: WHAT TO DO WITH LAD.. I HAVE HAD FOR 23 YEARS....?LADDY....SUR INDAPENDANCE AERC #132548 SAYS HE DID ABOUT 7-850? NEVER CHANGE IT BUT HES DONE 950. IN MILES..I HAVE DONE OVER A 1000.MOST WITH HIM.. I HAVE A YOUNG MARE I AM JUST NOW STARTING TO GET IN SHAPE FOR ENDURANCE THIS YEAR.. I TOOK 2 YEARS TO TRAIN AND GET HER DOWN THE TRAILS SAFELY.. A KARAHTY MARE, JAZZIE THAT HAS A COMING 2 YEAR OLD FILLY IN JULY, SIERRA PEPSI MOON A FILLY.. I AM ALSO WORKING WITH . I HAVE JUST STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO WITH JAZZIES COME BACK.. I HAVE MY HANDS FULL!! LADDY NEEDS A GOOD HOME.. I THINK.. MAYBE I AM NOT BEING REALISTIC AND SHOULD JUST PUT HIM DOWN?? I JUST CAN NOT LET HIM GO ON ROTTING!! MAYBE SOME ONE COULD HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT?? MY HUSBAND SAYS IF I PUT LAD OUT TO PASTURE HE WILL SUFFER..? HE NEEDS PEOPLE .. HE DOES NOT DO GOOD LOOSE WITH OTHER HORSE BECAUSE HE LIKES TO HEARD THEM ALL THE TIME..?? I AM JUST BESDIDE MYSELF ??? HE IS ALMOST 25? I WANT WHAT WILL BE BEST FOR HIM... I LOVE HIM DEARLY!!PUT HIM DOWN? LET HIM ROT? DONT THINK SO! OR FIND SOMEONE WHO WOULD LOVE HIM IN HIS LAST YEARS AS I DO..AND ENJOY HIM..HES A FUN HORSE.. AT 61 I AM PRAYING FOR A FEW MORE YEARS OF RIDING ..THE TEVIS MAYBE EVEN?? GORDON DID IT 11 TIMES I NEED TO DO IT AT LEAST ONCE? HA LAD IS 24 1/2 HE IS MY FIRST ENDURANCE HORSE.. STARTED ENDURANCE LATE AND RETIRED EARLY NOT RIDDEN HARD SLOW RIDING IN THE MIDDLE..8-9 HOUR 50`S... A CHUTOR SON PURE FOLISH 15.2.. VERY BIG AND POWERFUL IN A OLD MAN WAY NOW HA..SLIGHTLY ARAB HOT..VERY WELL TRAINED AND COMPLETLY CONTROLABLE NEVER DANGERIOUS BUT A HANDFULL.? POOR GUY NEEDS TO BE RIDDEN....AND HAVE HIS OWN PERSON PAY ATTENTION TO HIM..... A LITTLE STIFF AS HE IS AN OLD MAN ...HE NEEDS A JOB DESPERATELY.. YOU SHOUD SEE HIM MOVE IN THE ARENA HA.VERY PROUD HORSE! LOVES MARES AND TO GO IN THE TRAILER.. WOULD LOVE TO GO ON THE TRAILS "EASY" 2 OR 3 OR 4 TIMES A MONTH.. GRAND FLEX AND SOME TRAIL RIDING WOULD MAKE HIM SO HAPPY.. HE IS A WONDERFULL OLD GUY!..NEEDS AN OLD PRO..LIKE HIM HA..I WOULD TAKE HIM BACK..AND PUT HIM DOWN IF HE JUST CAN NOT DO IT ANYMORE.. I JUST WANT HIM TO HAVE A ONE LAST CHANCE..? WHAT DO YOU THINK? KATHERINE PLAMER MEADOW VISTA, CA. NEXT TO THE ENDURANCE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD AUBURN, CA. chatykathy@xxxxxxxxxxxx =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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