Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => Pets without Feathers => Topic started by: Foxy on November 04, 2009, 21:07
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A big thank you to Wighty for entrusting me with these beautiful and very special photos, I had been nagging for some photos of her horses! :D :D :wub:
I think you will agree they are absolutely gorgeous!!!
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/Kelly_Katherine/Whitey/Chicory.jpg)
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/Kelly_Katherine/Whitey/Horse2.jpg)
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/Kelly_Katherine/Whitey/Shetlands.jpg)
(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/Kelly_Katherine/Whitey/horse1.jpg)
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Thank you so much Kate. I will now explain the photos.
Photo one is me on Chicory, really nauhty now as that was back in the age when it didnit matter what you wore. Chic is now 36.
Photo two is Jane who now look s after my horses in return for keeping her two there with Cassius who is New Forest Pony. He is now 34.
Picture three are our Shetlands who my two daughters learnt to ride on, the one at the back is Cookie (now deceased) with Laura and the one at the front is Theseus who is at least 39.
The final picture is Bad Harry who I inherited when my Dad died. Dad rode his horse Troggs round then lanes and spoke to Harry in his field. The lady who owned him them asked my Dad if he could help them with regard to the farrier. They then offered him to my Dad who refused him for nothing but would only accept a pound.
I am in floods of tears .
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Aaaah. Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you so much for sharing Wighty.
You are obviously doing something very special to keep them going to such ripe old ages. Well done you, they are lovely ;)
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Thankyou Jelly.
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How lovely, Wighty, those pictures must bring many happy memories flooding back to you.
Thank you for sharing with us :)
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I'm in floods of tears, They are the ones I carry around in my handbag. why go up to the loft and get out the 'posed ' ones .
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Here, have a hug and a tissue :blink: before you set us all off ;)
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Here, have a hug and a tissue :blink: before you set us all off ;)
Oh dear, I am welling up already, still what great ages for horses! :D
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lovely horses wighty, grand ages too, thank you for sharing them with us.
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Wow, I've obviously not been reading the right posts, I had no idea you had such a wonderful way with horses, thanks for sharing
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(http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t122/Kelly_Katherine/Whitey/Chicory.jpg)
Some memories there, Wighty, hope you don't mind, but I've had a quick go at restoration on one of them, but I think it needs a bit of work on the colour balance!
(http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c182/G4IAR/Chicory2-1.jpg)
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Thanks DD. for 'tarting' me up. At least you didn't 'air brush' out the bad bits. The photo is rather 'tatty' now but as I've already said, it does go everywhere with me.
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Oh wighty, I am a bit tearful today anyway (missing Hubby) so your photos really set me off.
Beautiful photos. Were they taken on the IoW? I have to say - the Island is my favourite place in the entire world. My grandparents lived there (in Binstead, near Ryde) and I spent every summer holiday of my childhood there. I adore the place, won't have a word said against it and go back there at every opportunity. My last trip was with my sister, with our children. It was an emotional journey for us.
I have some very very happy memories of horse-riding on the Island as a child (in fact, I don't think I've ever ridden a horse anywhere else). Yours look like they were equally happy.
Going off to find a tissue - tears plopping on the keyboard! :D
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I can only echo what others have already said, thank you so much for sharing such precious photo's with us Wighty :)
Sarah :)
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Really beautiful animals considering their age. That all horses should be so lucky to having such loving owners. My own sister had an old circus horse that she rode in gymkahanas and won a lot of awards for her. Can't remember how old that horse was but he was very old and nearly broke her heart when he finally died so I know what you feel for your maned friends.
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I think all animal eat into your heart and become loving companions, but horses in particular with how long they live become such huge parts of the family. They are lovely horses Wighty and thank you so much for sharing the photos x
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Great to see these photos Wighty, and I can see why they are so special to you :)
36 sounds a great age for a horse to reach -- must be very well cared for :D
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Lovely pictures Wighty :D
I've not ridden for about 20 years and those pictures have taken me right back :D Thank you !
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Beautiful horses! :D reminds me of my younger days! i spent 4 years working on livery yards etc! i really miss riding now, never owned my own horse though! :( would have to trade in the kids now to be able to afford 1 :lol:
Debbie
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thankyou for sharing :D :D its so wonderfull to travel down memory lane when it comes to our pets i am forever doing it and i feel it helps so much. shall i add one of humbug my old shetland wighty hes thhe one i told you about in the p.m .
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I'm not really a horsey person. I have been on one or two along the way and got frit when they started cantering and nearly fell off :ohmy: :blush: and one big brute stood on me foot once...blimey they is heavy!!!! :lol:
I'm very allergic to them now so I tend to keep away as much as possible . We have an equine course at the College that I'm at, some of them are stunning!
I was surprised to read they live so long! I had no idea :blush:
Memories are great, even if you shed the odd tear ;).
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v50/karlooben/all%20my%20pets/hum1.jpg)
this is humbug better know as yummy :lol: hes roughly 34 or 35 but could be older we just dont really know .
i was given to him by my farmer friend as humbug would not stay within the boundies of the farm he kept breaking lose onto large common land near me where not one person could ever get near him so he would end up spending months looking ill an rough as his feet never got done because of that he became well known to the rspca . when i tok him on we had to get the rspca cheif inspector to come out and dart him it was the only way anyone would get near him ... now he is one very happy cuddly shetie who hates to be groomed an really really dont like his feet trimmed or picked out :lol:. when the rspca were due to leave the farm the day he was caught i told the guy thats one less animal for them to ever worry about , i could see the happiness on his face knowing that humbug was going to a great home .
p.s have to add thats one really bad pic of me and i have lost wieght since then :lol: :lol:
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Beautiful pictures Wighty! Stunning horses there! I havnt been riding for years!
In fact the last time I rode I fell off a Shetland :ohmy: :lol:
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Lovely Shetie Looby ;) I love their attitude....little loveable rogues :D
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I really must go up in the loft and find the pics of Mercury and Pegasus the goats which I also have to keep down the nettles and other invasive vegetation. Looby your Yummy looks like Mercury. I have a 'borrowed' ride here on the Island called Turk so still keeping my hand in but prefer to use my 'skills' every other Sunday with the 'Riding For the Disabled'. I am a fully acredited (sp) dressage judge.
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That's a great sport (is it called a sport :unsure: ) to be involved with Wighty. It takes people prepared to put in a bit of time to make these happen... good fer you :D :D :D
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wighty sounds like i need to borrow you to help me with ben but thats a long story :lol: :lol: would u like a 2 week hoilday and come and stay with me :D