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Oh, my sides! That is sssoooo funny! I can just picture them horses!!
Manny: “So when are we going back into the barn??”
Reno: “When pigs fly!”
Peanut: “No! No! No!!! That’s why we’re NOT going back in, ‘member? ‘Cuz dem pigs can fly!!” 😮
😀 :p :rolleyes:

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Jen ~ You’re stylin’!!
Um, out west here, we tend to call those types of pastures, “roads”. :p

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Will do, Carl – and it’s an excellent idea.

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Rod ~ I concur… and I also just remembered what day this is, so…

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Hey, BF – Now that’s a smart move, on your part! I always enjoy hearing about ways to take what’s unwanted by others & making good use of it. 😎

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Vicki; I like your burlap idea… it reminded me of how my Granny started her flower seeds: with those tiny seeds, it’s hard to water them w/out splashing them all over {she didn’t have peat moss much back in those days}. she planted the seeds in beds “double-gunny sack wide”, then split the sacks down their sides (leaving the bottom seam intact), wet them down, then spread them flat, suspended on a pole-and-string framework, about 6″ above the seed bed. Then she could just water the sacking ’til it started to drip… it would slowly drip small droplets onto the seeds & seedlings; plus, it would be cooler & damp under there for several hours. I don’t remember how she kept it from sagging or tightened it back up.

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You’ve got a couple of good-looking animals there, Geoff – even if their ears are too short!! :p

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I agree, Carl; sending that horse down the road (or into the freezer for the dogs to eat on) was probably the wisest choice. My only point was that if he bought it (whether at auction or private treaty) and was not told about something that basic, he brought a potentially dangerous animal to the farm – and wouldn’t have, if given an honest choice. I don’t know whether he did the same or not – he’s never said – but the point is that the trouble, hardship & pain of those bites shouldn’t be passed along {again, what if some neophyte bought it & took it home by their kids?}. I guess the decision lies along what’s most important to the individual: recouping the price paid for the animal or taking the chance of getting a lower price, due to making a concious choice not to perpetuate the practice of ‘caveat emptor’. Each person must make that choice – I was merely pointing out that by not making one choice, the other is made by default. It’s my (slightly twisted) version of the ‘golden rule’.

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Jason ~ I think that’s probably why auctions have their well-deserved reputation for a dumping ground, is all; personally, I would wait ’til the auctioning of the horse was complete, then make a point of looking up the new owner & letting them know. I’m not saying one way or the other is right or better… just my own way of doing things. In part, because I wouldn’t want the horse to injure a kid or some such because I held the information back. Plus, it just seems more likely to help the animal – if the new owner knows whatever the problem is, then they’ve got the option to arrange professional training, before it hurts someone. I have been accused of being stupid about ‘full disclosure’ as my way of doing business (by at least 2 ex-girlfriends, no less)… but I feel good about it, so I do it. I DO NOT expect anyone else to adhere to this belief – it’s my own personal belief; it makes sense to me.
Do you know what really impresses me about you, Jason? I mean, besides the fact that you are willing to share your hard-won knowledge with others? The fact that you feel it’s important to differentiate between your opinion & that of HHFF. Anyways, I am now way off subject of this thread; sorry.

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Jen ~ I’m so glad to see you & Peanut at it! What’s his attitude like, about “working”? Eager, indifferent…? As for the tire harrow/Cadmium thing: perhpas you can check w/ one of the organic certifiers = they should know, at least, if they haven’t ‘outlawed’ it in regards for organic certification, it’s probably not an issue, but if they have…
Just a thought on how to perhaps find out.

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My only thought on this is whether you disclosed this information to the new buyer? Elsewise, someone – perhaps an inexperienced “newbie” – just bought unknowingly into a seriously hazardous problem; maybe one beyond their ability to handle. These, too, are the things horse owners are judged by, by the general population.
Just curious – NOT an accusation.

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Excellent photos!! Thanks for sharing!

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Carl; Too bad we live so far apart: I just talked my neighbor into selling me the ‘lawn ornament’ h’s got for $75. I figured to get it & keep it for bartering material, once I realized it’s probably too big for a team of donks (I think it’s a 14″ bottom, not sure where to measure it at).

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I rechecked with the American Donkey & Mule Association {the leading registry for all American donkeys – including minis & burros – and many mules/hinnies/zebra hybrids} and they still maintain (breeders associated w/ ADMS) that in almost all cases, the only way you can be relatively certain whether it’s a hinny or a mule (if actual parentage is unknown) is by observing which it is most at ease with – if donkeys, then it’s a hinny & vice-versa… said familiarity comes about by whichever it’s mother was. Hinnies are more difficult to breed for, whether live cover or AI, since the conception rate is lower if the dam has fewer chromosomes than the sire. As usual when discussing animals, just about the time such an observation is made, the critters will do something totally at odds. 😮

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Thanks Carl – sounds slick.
Rick; What is this? Sounds interesting… please elaborate.

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