On top of all the other fun stuff going on in the world and my life, now there
is the joy of tropical storm actually coming here.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/09/21/tropical-storm-beta-make-landfall-texas-bring-rain-storm-surge/5850762002/

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On top of all the other fun stuff going on in the world and my life,
now there is the joy of tropical storm actually coming here.

Stay safe Charles, are you evacuating or staying put? I saw this
local news this AM.

-tG

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Stay safe Charles, are you evacuating or staying put? I saw this
local news this AM.

I'm a stubborn old coot. I don't evacuate. Besides, I don't have room in the car to take the dogs, and can't leave them behind.
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I'm a stubborn old coot. I don't evacuate. Besides, I don't have room
in the car to take the dogs, and can't leave them behind.
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Well I sure hope you stay safe. I know it's "just" a tropical storm,
but wind and water can be a "b" if you know what I mean. We get
tornados here .. no fun.

Whats your BBS address?

-tG

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Re: Re: Perfecting my year
By: Charles Pierson to The Godfather on Mon Sep 21 2020 09:34 am

Stay safe Charles, are you evacuating or staying put? I saw this local news this AM.

I'm a stubborn old coot. I don't evacuate. Besides, I don't have room in t car to take the dogs, and can't leave them behind.

Having animals is such a big responsibility and a lot of people don't understand it.

Last year there were flash floods all around my area. Luckly my barn is in a high enough location, because I am convincing my horses to get into the car no way.
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Having animals is such a big responsibility and a lot of people don't understand it.

Exactly. People think I'm crazy, but my dogs are like family.

Last year there were flash floods all around my area. Luckly my barn is in a high enough location, because I am convincing my horses to get into the car no way.

20 years or so ago, I lived next door to a smallish horse stable. (This is Texas, yes stables in the city)

We had a Tropical storm come through and come back, Flooding everywhere. The owners of the stable lived maybe a mile away, but couldn't get there. Guess who gets phone calls and is out in the storm checking on 10 horses that aren't mine?
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I don't evacuate. Besides, I don't have room in the car to take
the dogs, and can't leave them behind.

Tie them in a daisy chain onto the bumper? :)

I'm a stubborn old coot. I don't evacuate.

Batten the hatches, and stay safe!

Spec


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20 years or so ago, I lived next door to a smallish horse stable. (This is Texas, yes stables in the city)

Thats where you stable your going to town horse? As opposed to the dirty fly bitten beast you ride over the country side. :)

Spec


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Re: Re: Perfecting my year
By: Charles Pierson to Arelor on Mon Sep 21 2020 05:49 pm

We had a Tropical storm come through and come back, Flooding everywhere.

The owners of the stable lived maybe a mile away,

but couldn't get there. Guess who gets phone calls and is out in the storm

checking on 10 horses that aren't mine?

Hahaha.

When some neighbour's horse gets naughty and escapes his field, I am usually the only guy around, so I am the dude to catch him
and return him back home, so I know the feeling.

I used to pay a visit to every horse and donkey in the village and in surrounding settlements on weekends, so most equines
around think I am a great guy.

I hope those horses turned out to be ok.
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When some neighbour's horse gets naughty and escapes his field, I am usually the only guy around, so I am the dude to catch him and return him back home, so I know the feeling.

I've had a horse or two wander up to various homes I've lived in. The biggest problem is usually convincing my dogs that it's not a new dog that wants to play.

I hope those horses turned out to be ok.

Those horses turned out fine. I passed by there not long ago, The stable is gone. Damn gentrification.

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On top of all the other fun stuff going on in the world and my life,
now there is the joy of tropical storm actually coming here.

Greek-letter tropical storms mattering is certainly a new one, that seems appropriate for 2020, but, still, condolences that it's affecting you.

On a related note, obligatory XKCD - https://xkcd.com/1126/

It talks about the last two named storms of the 2005 season, when they last
ran out of normal names.

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Those horses turned out fine. I passed by there not long ago, The
stable is gone. Damn gentrification.

Considering how expensive it is to keep a horse, I'm not sure if "gentrification" is the right word for the loss.

But I imagine they were not polo horses.

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Considering how expensive it is to keep a horse, I'm not sure if "gentrification" is the right word for the loss.

But I imagine they were not polo horses.

No not polo horses.

The nearby areas are in a rebuild/renewal state, so I'm guessing the owner sold
that lot for a profit. Besides, it was only couple of miles from the heart of Downtown Hpuston.



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Re: Re: Perfecting my year
By: Charles Pierson to Arelor on Tue Sep 22 2020 04:49 am

I've had a horse or two wander up to various homes I've lived in. The bigge problem is usually convincing my dogs that it's not a new dog that wants to play.

I have had a similar problem. Some random horse would escape his field and come pay us a visit. More often than not they want to join my own horses, which is troublesome because mine are EXTREMELY jealeous. As soon as they see me walk to another horse they get crazy angry.
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Re: Re: Perfecting my year
By: Adept to Charles Pierson on Tue Sep 22 2020 12:59 pm

Those horses turned out fine. I passed by there not long ago, The stable is gone. Damn gentrification.

Considering how expensive it is to keep a horse, I'm not sure if "gentrification" is the right word for the loss.

But I imagine they were not polo horses.

It depends on the climate. Horses here are very cheap to keep and even people who is not well-off can afford to have some as pets in rural areas.

I ran the numbers back in the day and my horses are costing me less than what a premium bar of soap costs, each day.

The real drawback is that having them ties you to the place they live in. Money, not so much. Heck, you can buy two horses for less than people spends in a smartphone these days. You are not going to gbuy a high-end-racer-winner for 500 bucks, but a cheap horse can love you the same so...
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On 09-22-20 12:18, Adept wrote to Charles Pierson <=-

On top of all the other fun stuff going on in the world and my life,
now there is the joy of tropical storm actually coming here.

Not new at all, it happened in 2005. :)


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On 09-22-20 12:18, Adept wrote to Charles Pierson <=-

On top of all the other fun stuff going on in the world and my life,
now there is the joy of tropical storm actually coming here.

Not new at all, it happened in 2005. :)

I've been through plenty of tropical storms/hurricanes, just really didn't want the hassle this year.
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On 09-23-20 05:44, Charles Pierson wrote to Vk3jed <=-

On 09-22-20 12:18, Adept wrote to Charles Pierson <=-

On top of all the other fun stuff going on in the world and my life,
now there is the joy of tropical storm actually coming here.

Not new at all, it happened in 2005. :)

I've been through plenty of tropical storms/hurricanes, just really didn't want the hassle this year.

Well, a Corona and Hurricanes all round is $20.20. :D


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Hello Arelor!

** On Tuesday 22.09.20 - 08:21, Arelor wrote to Adept:

It depends on the climate. Horses here are very cheap to
keep and even people who is not well-off can afford to
have some as pets in rural areas.

I ran the numbers back in the day and my horses are
costing me less than what a premium bar of soap costs,
each day.

Maybe the words horses and soap should not appear in the same
sentence. LOL

Back to cost.. even if you factor in the cost of a vet? (do
horses get yearly medical checkups?) ..or a visit to deal with
a sudden health issue? I can see feeding can be pretty cheap
if allowed to graze, but what about the cost of supplements,
meds?

The real drawback is that having them ties you to the
place they live in. Money, not so much. Heck, you can buy
two horses for less than people spends in a smartphone
these days. You are not going to gbuy a high-end-racer-
winner for 500 bucks, but a cheap horse can love you the
same so...

A neighbor of mine across the road has 3 palominos. The
neighbor's are younger than me, retired after they sold their
Tim Horton's franchise (three locations). The horses are
often facing near the end of my driveway as I head off for
town in the morning. They are a beautiful sight.

A recent "60 Minutes" episode (a weekly USA news program)
featured a story on a bucking broncos family. I did not
realize that bucking bronco horses were specially bread to
buck. I thought the animals was strapped with a special
harness to cause an irritation and therefore tricking the
horse to buck unnaturally.

Any thoughts on that sport?


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Re: Horses here are very cheap to keep
By: Ogg to Arelor on Sun Oct 04 2020 10:24 pm

Maybe the words horses and soap should not appear in the same
sentence. LOL

Back to cost.. even if you factor in the cost of a vet? (do
horses get yearly medical checkups?) ..or a visit to deal with
a sudden health issue? I can see feeding can be pretty cheap
if allowed to graze, but what about the cost of supplements,
meds?

All the soap I have in my store uses vegetable oil as a base. The exception is the donkey milk soap for obvious reasons.

The sort of buyer who likes Premium Bio Eco things cares a lot about this sort of thing so I have to be very anal about the
products I carry :-P

My favourite mare used to get a hoof injury each year due to excess naughtiness
but it never broke the bank. The only problem
is that a lot of orthoprothesic's are not done her size (she is a big draft mare) so I either bought customized material or
improvised some makeshift solution.

When they need a cycle of antibiotics it can get pricey but other than that I don't get many vet expenses. Vaccines and
dewormers are dirty cheap because almost nobody gives them to their horses :-( Probably the same reason why vets are cheap. If
a horse here goes lame people is more likely to turn him into burgers than to call the vet :-S

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Re: Horses here are very cheap to keep
By: Ogg to Arelor on Sun Oct 04 2020 10:24 pm

A recent "60 Minutes" episode (a weekly USA news program)
featured a story on a bucking broncos family. I did not
realize that bucking bronco horses were specially bread to
buck. I thought the animals was strapped with a special
harness to cause an irritation and therefore tricking the
horse to buck unnaturally.

Any thoughts on that sport?

It is not something I want to talk about because I don't have first hand experience with that world. It is an American thing
mainly.

I have read from trusted sources that wild bronco races are very dangerous for both horses and riders. One of my mares tore a
barn door appart because she got scared when the otehr one tapped her back with
the nose. It was just a minuscle movement for
her, an startled "oops!". With so little effort she crushed the gate and then she looked at me with her sorry face. When you
talk about these levels of strength I can see that putting a bunch of untrained
frightened horses in the same track is a bit
risky.

Now, trying to ride a bucker in a controlled pen? I really have no opinion on it.

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When they need a cycle of antibiotics it can get pricey but other than that I don't get many vet expenses. Vaccines and dewormers are dirty
cheap because almost nobody gives them to their horses :-( Probably
the same reason why vets are cheap. If a horse here goes lame people
is more likely to turn him into burgers than to call the vet :-S

Some of it depends on the environment the animal is in, and what value is attached to them. From having had a few steers in the past I can also attest that "drugs" are pretty cheap. Mind you its a hell of a job chasing the steers down, you nearly need to use a baitcaster or slingshot to get them ;)
But if the animal has a problem, in my case they were destined for the freezer so you'd get it put down. On the other hand if you have a more emotional investment in your animal, you might be inclined to keep paying for it.

It'd become a toss up between is it worth seeing the animal in trouble, and put it down, or let it go on in trouble if you can't/don't want to get a vet.

On a complete aside, we had a local area VET who was known as Dr Death, everything he touched died. You didn't bother calling him, you'd have to rely on old hands around the area to help you out. So if you don't have the locals to fall back on/ask you might be in strife too.

Spec

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Re: Horses here are very cheap to keep
By: Spectre to Arelor on Tue Oct 06 2020 09:59 am

It'd become a toss up between is it worth seeing the animal in trouble, and

put it down, or let it go on in trouble if you

can't/don't want to get a vet.

TBH in my case what matters is if you can ensure a certain quality of life for the animal past a certain point.

I had a 16 or 17 years old mini-hunter dog whose health was very, very, very bad. He could not move by himself so we had to
take him from a place to another. On the other hand, the little bastard was such a happy dude because he loved all the
attention he got.

When you have a pet with a bad condition you may be wondering if it'll be better to put him down of if he is still ablñe to
enjoy what remains of his life. It is a very tough decision and I recommend it to nobody. Whatever you decide, your chouice
will hunt you forever.

In the end we took care of this little dude until he died naturally much later.
He was close to a tetraplegic but you could
tell he was always in a good mood :-)


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Re: Horses here are very cheap to keep
By: Arelor to Spectre on Tue Oct 06 2020 05:14 am

In the end we took care of this little dude until he died naturally much later. He was close to a tetraplegic but you could tell he was always in a good mood :-)

That you took care of him & that he was happy made me smile. :)

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