Hounding After Hours

10trackers said:

Horses are awesome. Most of them aren't mean. But yes, they know how to exact revenge for perceived slights.

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Great. An all new reason to fear horses.
I never consider myself afraid of horses, because I'm not around them often enough to be reminded of it. But when I get around them, I feel it. They are SO massive (except ponies, obviously). And their teeth are HUGE!

I'm supposed to take someone on a horseback ride this summer. *bites nails* I've been putting it off for 2 years. But I know it's one of those experiences every kid should have a chance at, you know?

curio said:

I tried to sip my coffee just now and missed my mouth completely. Instead, I poured coffee all over the cat resting in my lap.

So, it's going to be that kind of day...

(Morning, hounds!)

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Is is Monday where you are?

This sounds like something I'd do.

curio said:

I tried to sip my coffee just now and missed my mouth completely. Instead, I poured coffee all over the cat resting in my lap.

So, it's going to be that kind of day...

(Morning, hounds!)

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Aww! Hope your cat is a forgiving beast. *hugs*

soapdish said:

Great. An all new reason to fear horses.
I never consider myself afraid of horses, because I'm not around them often enough to be reminded of it. But when I get around them, I feel it. They are SO massive (except ponies, obviously). And their teeth are HUGE!

I'm supposed to take someone on a horseback ride this summer. *bites nails* I've been putting it off for 2 years. But I know it's one of those experiences every kid should have a chance at, you know?

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Heh. Don't worry. Just don't piss them off

Horseback riding is awesome. Have done it for yeeeeeeears. Only met a really mean horse once in all that time. Usually, they are super friendly, they aren't predators so they're never looking for a way to get atcha.

Also, usually, the horses you hire for horseback rides (or rather, the ones that they give out to people without experience) are SO used to it they won't set a foot or tooth wrong

10trackers said:

Also, usually, the horses you hire for horseback rides (or rather, the ones that they give out to people without experience) are SO used to it they won't set a foot or tooth wrong

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Hmm. I guess this is true.

But I still think Xanax may be in order.

Hi folks!

I just got a call from a friend. Yet another person I know got a DIU. Seems like an epidemic of stupidity among the people I know. Craziness all around.

I sure miss football on Sundays.

soapdish said:

Is is Monday where you are?

This sounds like something I'd do.

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Sure feels like it so far. And then tomorrow I'll have to do it all again...

AbielleRose said:

Aww! Hope your cat is a forgiving beast. *hugs*

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He didn't even run away! Maybe because of the creamer in the coffee? He probably wants more.

And hi there, Ted! Stupidity indeed on the DUI's. So dangerous. I knew a guy in college that got them often enough that his roommates stopped picking him up at the police station. He ended up doing some jail time later, too, though it was for something else. (Lots of bad checks, I think.)

10trackers said:

Also, usually, the horses you hire for horseback rides (or rather, the ones that they give out to people without experience) are SO used to it they won't set a foot or tooth wrong

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*seconds this*

Horses at places like that are generally the easiest going of the bunch. All you really have to do is sit right, and follow the people in front of you.

slcboston said:

*seconds this*

Horses at places like that are generally the easiest going of the bunch. All you really have to do is sit right, and follow the people in front of you.

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SOME of them! The last trail ride I went on my horse thought it was amusing to flip the reins so one went over his head and both ended up on the same side. He did it several times over the 3 hour ride. Apparently I just got a feisty horse.

Might have just been something with the reins, too, Abs.

I mean, I'm sure it wasn't you.

Or anything.

Hey! I'm a good rider, I was taught by a champion bull rider from the age of 6 on up! Plus, I made friends with the horse. We hung out and shared a meal together before the trip and he was very sweet... just feisty as hell.

Oh, and FWIW, going downhill on a horse is scary as hell. And it really hurts your gendery bits.

AbielleRose said:

Oh, and FWIW, going downhill on a horse is scary as hell. And it really hurts your gendery bits.

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Regular downhill, or Man From Snowy River downhill?

Er... since I've never seen that movie I'll go with regular downhill and in/over rivers.

AbielleRose said:

Er... since I've never seen that movie I'll go with regular downhill and in/over rivers.

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Well, it was before your time - though it's a good film and you should see it - but to put things into perspective:

About 2:20 in

And it is not a special effect.

Yeah, you'd have to be insane to do that!

This is where my trail ride was- such an incredibly beautiful area.

http://www.legendsofamerica.com/sd-sicahollowpark.html

Pics make it look beautiful.


And a lot like parts of PA and upstate NY.

Really? I'd love to see PA and upstate NY someday. South Dakota has its own beauty, but you need to know where to go to avoid the hours on end of prairie grass. There's an incredible bird sanctuary just east of Aberdeen where I grew up. You can go and see thousands of birds, all varieties, on this big man made lake. When they fly it looks like a huge cloud of birds. I love it there.

Bos, I love that scene! I remember being a kid and see that and wanting to get a bull whip. But, nobody would let me, so I took a stick and tied some rope to it and made my own. I had that thing cracking so loud people thought I was setting off firecrackers.

I still need to get me a bullwhip, though.

Is the Prairie one of those things that, at first it's awe-inspiring and grandiose, but then eventually it just becomes monotonous and boring?

Like say the corn fields of Illinois and other places in the Midwest?



Parts of my home state are absolutely gorgeous, as is NY. And there's a lot of wilderness in the middle of both states. More so than most people realize.

TedTheewen said:

I still need to get me a bullwhip, though.

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Indiana Jones sold me on the whip.


Until the third one, and watching River Phoenix cut his chin open made me realize what would be the most likely outcome of my trying to use one.

I need a giant kick in the backside. I had a rare free evening today and I've been wasting it on the internet.

Please motivate me?

slcboston said:

Pics make it look beautiful.


And a lot like parts of PA and upstate NY.

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I've been thinking about a visit to Hershey, PA. It's a 15-hour trip one-way from where I'm at. But chocolate mecca might be worth it.

I've been to Hershey.

I would plan other things to go along with the visit, if you're going to make the 15 hr drive.

Seriously.

10trackers said:

I need a giant kick in the backside. I had a rare free evening today and I've been wasting it on the internet.

Please motivate me?

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Sure.


What did you have in mind?

slcboston said:

Sure.


What did you have in mind?

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Writing. I need to get writing.

*sighs*

10trackers said:

Writing. I need to get writing.

*sighs*

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It'd be inspiring.

I promise.