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Post by acilf on May 15, 2008 2:34:33 GMT -5
I had a puppy-dog named Leo that looked like a black mop. Got him for my 7th birthday. He was murdered but one of the horses that was being borded at our barn about a year ago. 'Twas a sad sad day. But I've got now: My steer Cibus (Latin for food for human consumption) My Quarter Horse mare Heidi I also have a kitten Derigo. Down from 12 to 3 fish. (I hate fish, the only one I was sad to see die was Ichabod). Another pony Latte and another steer that's name is Toby but we all just call Little Red. I'll get pics of them up maybe tomorrow have to go find/take some.
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Post by Clover on May 15, 2008 13:08:47 GMT -5
Oh god.. Heidi is gorgeous, Acie. And haaa Cibus. That's a cruel, cruel name. But god, she's gorgeous. How many hands? She's so well put together, too, just... oh, and she looks so well-taken care of... I'm so envious. I ride, but can't have a horse due to mum's allergies. *envy envy*
Shadd, are you still looking for someone to take Jack? I asked my mom and she said she'd gladly adopt him--she'll be dropping me off at Anime North, so if there's a way to transport him to there, she'll take him off your hands. Amenable? As I say, she's a koi fanatic, and she's kind of missing her babies (stupid racoons)... so she knows how to take care of him, no worries about that. Get back to me, yes? That way we can figure this all out prior to AN. XD
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Post by acilf on May 15, 2008 13:20:25 GMT -5
@ Clover: Thanksies!!! she's 15.2hh I bought her about 2.5 years ago. We're hoping to breed her this year cause she's so cute <3 so he baby's got to be too. And apparently she's got good bloodlines (personally I know nothing of that stuff) Funny you should say how well put together she is. Last summer we won the champion ship saddle-horse class which is based solely on the conformation of the horse. It was pretty cool xD That sucks about your mommy's allergies But if you're ever over on my side of the country let me know! We'll go on a trail ride (I'm about a 10min walk from trails and lake. Is fun to take ponies swimming!) On a sadder note. She's currently lame I can't ride! Though my mom says I'm free to ride her pony for her. (Latte-see below) Left: Heidi and I Right: Latte and my friend Lauren
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Post by Clover on May 15, 2008 13:36:48 GMT -5
I know.. I've been riding since I was a little girl, though I have fallen out of practice in recent years due to monetary contraints and the difficulty of finding a riding stable in the city.. never the less I'm still a passable rider, so I'll take you up on that offer should I ever be in your neck of the woods. Also, yeah. You can tell how well put together she is--the muscles are just so well defined and her colouration is gorgeous. I'm really envious. What's wrong, though, that she can't walk? That's really unfortunate--- and mm, is Latte trained on Dressage or Hunter?
(and congrats on winning the competition. I'm impressed. And horribly jealous you lucky bitch you)
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Post by Aindel on May 15, 2008 14:46:55 GMT -5
Behold, my Wicket! IMG]http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x65/aindel/Wicket4.jpg[/IMG] That's when he was a puppy. That's him while my mother's in the bathroom. He's ridiculously attached to Mom. He follows her EVERYWHERE around the house, he goes to bed with her at night (until she kicks him out, or dad puts him out when he goes to bed later), and he now knows the meaning of "Mom's home!" Tiff and I get a kick out of yelling it as soon as she pulls in the driveway because, no matter where he is in the house, he comes running to the window, looks out, and then beelines it to the front door. SO funny. Wicket at Christmas. Surprisingly, he actually stayed on Tiff's lap for the whole story. Why she decided to try in the first place is beyond me. And that's him now, at almost a year old. He still kinda looks like an ewok, especially because he goes around with some of his teeth showing all the time. I don't question my sister. It's not worth the sanity points I'd lose.
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Post by Teh Kimmeth on May 15, 2008 15:41:07 GMT -5
Clover you ferret ish mine :3 :: kidnaps teh ferret ::
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Post by Teh Kimmeth on May 15, 2008 15:42:35 GMT -5
Awh Andi :3 I luff the last photo :3 Kawaiii
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Post by Clover on May 15, 2008 18:37:50 GMT -5
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH DHOOGI! It's so cute oh my god He is adorable and I am squeaking for joy. He's. So. Cute. and such a little ewok. And he misses his mommy.. aaawe!
Oh man I demand more pictures of that.
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Post by child-of-fae on May 15, 2008 21:21:27 GMT -5
he's soooo cuuuuute!!!!
My brother just got a White Corn Snake named Perseus. i took pictures, but i can't get them on the craptop yet. he's really prety, and so cute. but then he pooped on me. and it STINKS!
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Post by acilf on May 16, 2008 0:41:19 GMT -5
@ aindel: awwww so cute!! <3 @ clover: Ya finding a riding place in a city must be hard. *ducks head* don't hate me. I'm sorry? You think Heidi looks good know? You should have seen her when I first got her. She'd spent the last 2 years out in a field. She was so fat we thought she might be pregnant! Latte was trained for dressage and jumping. I got her did some jumping but never done dressage and also had to teach her western (4-h horse club i'm in requires showing in all disciplines) But due to some shitty methods the last owner's used she has some issues. They did a lot of yanking and pulling on her face/mouth so as soon as you pick up the reins she gets really quite and tense. Needless to say western don't go over so well with her. But I'm hoping to start working with her again to get over her issues well my mares out of commission. We think she's just pulled a muscle so she's getting a couple days off. Either that our it's a stone bruise which would suck cause they take forever to heal. But there's no swelling or heat, she's just favoring her hind leg, so I can't even soak anything to help it get better. Is very frustrating. Oh another fun fact of Latte. LOVES to jump. As in tiny pony bombing around over 4' fences loves to jump. And at the barn we used to board her at she jumped out of her paddock once cause she was all alone and wanted to join others up top. 4' gate, most likely not much run-up, and wearing winter blanket. My pony's a good little jumper .....wow that was a lot longer then I anticipated. Sorry!
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Post by AndrogynousMelon on May 16, 2008 4:09:19 GMT -5
Holy shit Aindel, your puppy looks like an ewok. IT IS AWESOME.
Also the 4-H is in Canada too?! I was in that club from like...the time I could join till I was about 14. It was le awesomesauce. acilf, your sig is amazing. Akhmed <3
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Post by acilf on May 17, 2008 0:04:31 GMT -5
thankies melon!! yups! we've got 4-H. I've been in it since 9 (the earliest I could join) am saddened cause next year'll be my last I got away with another year cause the amazing rule that says "age as of Jan. 1st" What projects did you have/do?
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Post by Clover on May 17, 2008 12:17:26 GMT -5
ques-que c'est this 4H?
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Post by cp on May 17, 2008 13:39:47 GMT -5
This is Slug/Pogo. I call him Slug my dad calls him Pogo. I dislike him because he's very vocal and bugs Rachole. This is my favorite cat of all time, Rachole. Shes so lazy but very sweet. I love her soooo much.^^ My first cat, Tigger, was really mean and got into fights with other cats and raccoons and would disappear for weeks and months at a time. Im pretty sure he's dead. I used to have a pet frog but he died. Then three fish but they died to. Poor animals always die on me.
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Post by AndrogynousMelon on May 17, 2008 14:27:05 GMT -5
Awww kitties.
4-H is a youth organization that wants kids to Get Off Their Asses and Be Productive. In connecticut most of the clubs were in rural areas and pretty farm based. Mine was, of course, different.
Mine was a zoo club. It was lead by a couple of keepers at...the local zoo. We cleaned enclosures in the "farm yard", learned how to care for the critters there, and worked with animals in the education office. Animals in there included prairie dogs, tarantulas, bats, boas, iguanas, chinchillas, and hissing cockroaches. I can't remember what else we had. But you'd spend time up there playing with the animals, feeding them, learning how to handle them. We'd go around to other clubs and show off the animals or take them around the zoo and do little shows to educate the public. We were also involved with most of the zoos events in some way or another, and volunteered for grunt work at a few other clubs horse event thingers, actually. There was a lot of weird stuff. I remember we went out and counted frog populations at 5:30 on a Saturday once. Marched in a bunch of parades, held a bunch of funny fund-raisers (those goddamn chocolate bars included), had a couple camp outs in the zoo itself. Which was eerie since we had two species of wolves and across the lake was a highway- and if a fire engine went past the wolves sat down and howled. It was a pretty neat experience.
...I hated the book. I always waited till like three days before it was due to be turned in >> Yet I've still got the the thing and all those stupid ribbons =B
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