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kami
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The Horse-back RidING Item
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Mar 28 20:51 UTC 1994 |
this is the item for discussing horse-back ridING and related activities.
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kami
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response 1 of 28:
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Mar 28 20:57 UTC 1994 |
There seems to be a fair amount of good horse-stuff around here, especially
in the area of Dressage or Western riding. Not that much hunt-seat, very little
eventing (my preference) and almost not Saddle Seat that I know of, outside of
some 4-H activity. Someone was looking for a "hack stable" where they could
just go out trail riding. The only one I know of is Hell Creek Ranch. I
believe it's in Pinkney St. Park, but I'm not sure.
They breed some of their own horses- appaloosas, if I recall, and treat
them quite well. The ride was through lovely mixed terrain- woods, fields,
and along a ridge. Not particularly slow or boring, since our group all had
some idea of what we were doing. Nor were the horses burn-out cases, to my
surprise.
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kami
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response 2 of 28:
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Mar 28 21:05 UTC 1994 |
If you are any sort of a horse person and have some spare time, consider
volunteering with a handicapped riding organization-
I work with Theraputic Riding, inc. at Synchrony Farm in Saline. They
have a listing in the phone book. Classes are Monday and Thursday evenings
from Mid-April to Around Halloween, with most of August off. We need people
to groom and tack up horses around (or before) 5:PM, and others to lead horses
and walk beside riders from then to 9:PM- volunteers give as much time as
they have. Students range from age 4 to 20 and have handicaps varying from
mild ld or emotional problems or slight cerebral palsy to quite severe cp.
Some ride almost independently- just a token side-walker, while others have
a physical therapist riding behind them to hold them on. Most kids just need
someone to make sure they keep their balance/ grip and pay attention. We
also go to the 4-H fair and do a ride-athon and other fund raisers. It's
LOTS of fun! Call Julie Arkison at Synchrony Farm or Mary at the 4-H extension
office if you want to volunteer or to ask about similar programs closer to
where you live.
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curby
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response 3 of 28:
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Mar 28 22:19 UTC 1994 |
Saline... Saline... Ain't dat up route twelve? About ten miles from
Ypsi, if'n I recall.
So Kami, give me a date and a time to go to see what it is all about.
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vidar
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response 4 of 28:
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Mar 28 22:41 UTC 1994 |
I prefer riding in the desert. Then again, I learned at YMCA camp Storer.
Ah hell, Why not?
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kami
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response 5 of 28:
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Mar 31 06:17 UTC 1994 |
Vidar- fond of camels, eh? You must love them for the temperment...
re#:3
you can call the 4-H extension office for details, or I'll post an announce-
ment or something closer to April 16th. I have always gone out on Thursdays,
but there are classes Monday nights, too, and I can sometimes go then.
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vidar
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response 6 of 28:
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Mar 31 17:19 UTC 1994 |
No. Not camels, just riding gup-gups in the desert, that's all.
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jdg
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response 7 of 28:
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Apr 2 00:34 UTC 1994 |
There are horse trails and a horse livery at the state park on Beck
road off M-14.
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vidar
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response 8 of 28:
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Apr 2 03:29 UTC 1994 |
I question your right to the use of the word "livery", I don't care what
you mean, I would prefer if you used "ranch"
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jdg
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response 9 of 28:
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Apr 2 03:50 UTC 1994 |
I used "livery" as defined on page 1125 of my Random House dictionary. I
used it per definitions 6 and 7. "6) the care, feeding, stabling,
etc., of horses for pay. 7) See _livery stable_." Livery stable's
definition is "a stable where horses and vehicles are cared for or
rented out for pay." The word "livery," according to Random House's
etymologists, dates from 1250-1300 AD, and is from the Middle English
"livere," descended from the Anglo-French, and equivalent to the
Old French "livree" which meant "allowance (of food, clothing, etc.)"
a noun use of the feminine past participle of "livrer" which meant
"to give over," borrowed from the Latin "liberare" - which meant
"liberate."
It is reasonably obvious to any ordinarily prudent person that in no way
did I use "livery" to mean "a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located
in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into
five lobes and function in the secretion of bile and various metabolic
processes."
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kami
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response 10 of 28:
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Apr 2 08:02 UTC 1994 |
I should check out this place- have you been there? Are the horses well kept?
What's the name?
"Livery" is indeed correct, and in common usage, at least in parts of the
East Coast.
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chelsea
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response 11 of 28:
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Apr 2 14:58 UTC 1994 |
Re: 9 I love it.
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jdg
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response 12 of 28:
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Apr 2 15:31 UTC 1994 |
Re: 10. I _think_ it may be Mayberry State Park, or have some other
similar name. I was at the park once, several years ago, and went _by_
the stable area but did not venture in. You'll have to check this out
yourself.
Re: 9. Thank you.
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jdg
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response 13 of 28:
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Apr 2 15:31 UTC 1994 |
that should read "re 11: thank you"
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vidar
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response 14 of 28:
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Apr 2 17:53 UTC 1994 |
Hmph!
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katie
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response 15 of 28:
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Apr 2 18:14 UTC 1994 |
Maybury is a nice place to ride.
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vidar
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response 16 of 28:
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Apr 2 21:02 UTC 1994 |
Moo.
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kami
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response 17 of 28:
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Apr 4 21:17 UTC 1994 |
grexpedition, anyone?
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carl
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response 18 of 28:
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Apr 5 01:51 UTC 1994 |
When? Where?
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kami
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response 19 of 28:
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Apr 6 18:03 UTC 1994 |
haven't thought that far. Maybe we should wait until shedding season is
done...
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carl
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response 20 of 28:
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Apr 6 22:45 UTC 1994 |
Okay. I don't know enough about horses to...to...to even say what
I don't know enough about.
I'm game to go horseback riding though!
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curby
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response 21 of 28:
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Apr 7 00:14 UTC 1994 |
I think that it would be a good idea t let the snow melt first. !@#$%^&*()
snow! I think I hate winters.
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vidar
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response 22 of 28:
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Apr 7 02:44 UTC 1994 |
Hmm... Don't like riding in the snow, eh?
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kami
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response 23 of 28:
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Apr 7 20:43 UTC 1994 |
I love crazy tails (hairpin turns and jumping fallen trees) in the snow!
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vidar
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response 24 of 28:
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Apr 8 02:25 UTC 1994 |
Ever jump 5' high fences on a horse? I did that back when I was about 5
years old. Yea, that's when I got the scar on my face. But that
didn't happen until later.
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