Boggle- USA bound!

[Titchy Pony]

Time will tell if you or Dusty is correct! Either way, you're giving him what he needs right now and setting him up for the future, whatever that may be.
I personally can't resist a horse that whinnies at me.

 

[m1stify]

I think Dusty was sent to you for a reason - your healing horse!

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Not all fit Thoroughbreds that have raced are all that exciting. I used to ride quite a few back in the day, and some are just more placid than others. We had one similar looking to Dusty, interestingly enough, and he was just not that sharp. He was sound when he came off of the track, and nothing showed up on an intensive PPE (he was a resale).

He was a happy little horse, but really did not care for speed or antics. It was ironic because his racing name basically said that he'd be crazy, and he was polar opposite. Not my type at all, but made a lovely mount for someone else.

It will be interesting to see if he changes with fitness, but if he's not your cuppa, that's fine, he may be thebomb.com go someone else one day. Nothing wrong with helping him get to a better place in his training and then helping him find his person.

 

[Michen]

Have you ever sat on a fit racing thoroughbred? If not, you may have some nice surprises coming.
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Yes I have, I had a wonderful ex NH horse for a while called Abu- he was incredible. I liked him a LOT to ride. But, I like the smaller, nippy, pony mentality more than anything. I like a pony brain. And I like a horse that when I walk up to looks at me with mischief and fun. I really like my friend's arab, too, for that.

I think I just found my "type" with these connemaras that are full of blood and sass. It's the personality on the ground as much as anything. Dusty is the sweetest boy, but I don't look at him and think wow.

 

[Michen]

Unbelievable amounts of snow, 3 plus feet and still going..that "was" a field fence. Barn power currently running on a generator as out. Bathtub filled with water for when it inevitably happens to me.

My car is in the garage and I’m well and truly snowed in until a kind neighbour plows me out!

 

[Bradsmum]

Wow. Pepper seems up for a duvet day. Hope you can get out soon but in the meantime have supplies in!

 

[Michen]

Wow. Pepper seems up for a duvet day. Hope you can get out soon but in the meantime have supplies in!

It's going to be a while.. FB is full of posts of my neighbours looking for snow plow help, because their plow is stuck/can't manage the amount- so even a decent truck with plow attachment doesn't seem to be cutting it.

Plenty of food, not nearly enough alcohol for this!

 

[Bradsmum]

Lesson learnt . Is it usual to get that amount of snow in March? We live in quite a remote area in Wales and I always start stocking up with food/drink in October for when we can’t get out but (touch wood) never had snow like that. Good luck, stay warm and find a good series to binge watch until it goes.

 

[Michen]

Lesson learnt . Is it usual to get that amount of snow in March? We live in quite a remote area in Wales and I always start stocking up with food/drink in October for when we can’t get out but (touch wood) never had snow like that. Good luck, stay warm and find a good series to binge watch until it goes.

It seems all the times there's been crazy big dumps here, have been in March! I think the last big one was 2003.

 

[Caol Ila]

Dad says the ski resorts are closed. That something, for the ski areas to close due to too much snow. They have 8-10" in Boulder. Apparently Eldora has 30". Yowza.

 

[Bradsmum]

Yowza indeed

 

[Michen]

Dad says the ski resorts are closed. That something, for the ski areas to close due to too much snow. They have 8-10" in Boulder. Apparently Eldora has 30". Yowza.

Dad says the ski resorts are closed. That something, for the ski areas to close due to too much snow. They have 8-10" in Boulder. Apparently Eldora has 30". Yowza.

This is more still going

 

[Caol Ila]

We got some rain. Snow can be a pain in the ar*se, right enough, but at least it makes things look pretty.

Here's Hermosa standing in some dreary rain, looking unimpressed that she had to get wet while I did her stable.

 

[SEL]

I've just seen your Instagram post of Pepper trying to run through that!! Proper snow - we just get more rain

 

[ycbm]

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[ycbm]

That snow's impressive, good job you've no flight to catch today.
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[ycbm]

Wrong thread.

 

[Michen]

That snow's impressive, good job you've no flight to catch today.
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I can’t see how I’m ever going to get out any time soon! All the trucks with plows attached can’t get though (which is what my neighbour has whose been plowing for me all winter). It took me an hour to shovel the tiniest area and the driveway is really long.

Gah! I hate not being able to get to the horses.

 

[BallyRoanBaubles]

Unbelievable amounts of snow, 3 plus feet and still going..that "was" a field fence. Barn power currently running on a generator as out. Bathtub filled with water for when it inevitably happens to me.

My car is in the garage and I’m well and truly snowed in until a kind neighbour plows me out!


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Wow looks magical! But I imagine very impractical

 

[Michen]

Bogs leg should be nicely being iced though wish I could get there.

 

[SEL]

How cool that they turn out in it.

Last time we had a decent amount here non of the livery staff would turn out the horses so I took my two out and it was hilarious watching them play in the snow. The old boy Ardennes adored the stuff.

More rain here.....

 

[Caol Ila]

That’s a lot of snow! My yard flaps about two inches!

Dad said it kept snowing all night.

 

[Michen]

Well not turnout, but in their runs at least. The issue is there’s so much snow that the runs can’t even be plowed, the little tractor doesn’t have enough power and there’s no where to even put the snow.

It’ll have to melt and they will have a slushy mess of a run when it does, until the temps dry it all up.

 

[Cowpony]

See, that's the sort of snow I expected you to be showing all winter, in Colorado. We have friends in Steamboat Springs, and when we visited them one January they had had 200 inches in one month!

 

[Michen]

Love Steamboat! My fav place to ski.

Still stuck, neighbours snow tractor stuck, honestly don't see how I'm going to get out of here until it melts. Grrrr.

 

[druid]

Got to love Boulder forecasts...12-48" Hope you get plowed out soon enough

 

[Michen]

I think it’s going to be a few more days from the sound of it. Most amount of snow from a storm they’ve had up here for 21 years.

I’m over it but opened a bottle of coffee liqueur

 

[Bernster]

Wowzers that’s some snow! Hope you’re warm and have supplies to hunker down.

 

[YourValentine]

Is it sticky snow? Could you start the works largest snow man? (Has image of giant snow boulder careening down a hill)

 

[teapot]

Even better - build a snow Boggle!