Re: OT - History Lesson

Horses that want to cause trouble will take a deep breath and hold it  
while their saddles are being cinched. Then they let it out and -  
voila! - the saddle just slips over their side.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Aug 2, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing  
Center wrote:

> David, that reminds me of my college days.  A friend of mine's  
> family had a
> stable and boarded horses.  Len was quite an accomplished rider and  
> I got a
> bit better over time as we rode.  His property was a mix of open  
> land and
> woods and steep ravines.  He always saddled up the horses for us.   
> On one of
> our rides we stopped for a few minutes to chat.  Slowly  I began to  
> list.
> It all seemed like slow motion but it must have been quickly as Len  
> didn't
> have time to get to me.  And I didn't feel capable of stopping it.   
> The
> saddle just spun on the horse and there I was on the ground in a  
> heap.  Len
> must have tightened the saddle well enough at the beginning or I'd  
> have
> fallen off sooner; it must have somehow come loose.  I'm glad it  
> happened
> while we were standing still!
>
> Another time I was visiting a boyfriend who'd moved to Dubuque with  
> his
> family.  We went riding on some little motorbike - not a full sized
> motorcycle.  I was on the back and didn't want to crowd him (not on  
> the bike
> anyway)  As he sped up a hill, I fell off the back of the bike -  
> and NOT on
> my keester.  Ouch!
>
> Kitty
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 10:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
>
>
>
>> Hi folks
>>
>> Well I don't have any good fishing stories per se though I do have an
>> interesting story for you.  I went with five other guys all of  
>> them 55 and
>> above.  We decided that while in Wyoming do as the Wyoming-ingers  
>> do.  So,
>> we went horse back riding up into the mountains.  It was quite  
>> beautiful
>>
> and
>
>> we reached the lofty elevation of 10,000 ft or so.  On the way we saw
>> eagles, hawks, moose and other animals.  The interesting part of this
>>
> story
>
>> was that all of us are relative novices at horseback riding.  One  
>> of our
>> guys was wearing an almost cowboy looking hat so he almost looked the
>>
> part.
>
>> Our wrangler/guide was a young lady, 21, who is supposed to have
>>
> "extensive"
>
>> experience with horses.  On the way up the mountain she mentioned  
>> several
>> times at how much Lee...the cowboy hat guy...looked like the real  
>> McCoy.
>>
> We
>
>> stopped for lunch at a beautiful spot that one could see for miles  
>> around.
>> Right after lunch we remounted and were on our way.  Suddenly a  
>> commotion
>> was heard behind us and I turned to see six people on horse and  
>> one empty
>> saddle.  Yep, you guessed it, cowboy Lee.  Seems he was putting  
>> his camera
>> away when the horse took it upon himself to catch up to the rest  
>> of the
>> horses...rather quickly.  Lee fell straight off the back of the  
>> horse and
>>
> on
>
>> his keester.  What could we do....we laughed...until the 21 year old
>>
> rushed
>
>> to his side and was patting his face with her 'cherchief then the  
>> rest of
>>
> us
>
>> stopped laughing.  Had I been quicker on the draw I would have  
>> fallen off
>>
> of
>
>> my saddle then and there.
>>
>> So there you have my Wyoming tale.  Lots of fish, pretty vistas  
>> and one
>>
> red
>
>> faced wrangler.
>>
>> David
>>
>> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 2:41 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
>>
>>
>>
>>> We missed you buddy!  How was the vacation??
>>>
>>>
>>> On 8/1/05, kmrsy@netzero.com <kmrsy@netzero.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> He's baaaaaaaaaack!!!!!!
>>>> Come on, tell us a fish story!
>>>>
>>>> Kitty
>>>>
>>>> -- "David Franzman" <dfranzma@pacbell.net> wrote:
>>>> I thought roe was fish eggs used for bait or nasty stuff you put on
>>>> crackers.  And why is the Supreme Court going to outlaw caviar  
>>>> anyway?
>>>>
>>>> David
>>>> http://www.atouchofthetropics.net
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
>>>> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:34 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe we should ask David.  oh yeah, gone fishin'.
>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 4:31 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - History Lesson
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Did she remember which he chose?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Jul 28, 2005, at 6:58 PM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National  
>>>>>> Hearing
>>>>>> Center wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Bambi, in her fourth year as a UCLA freshman, sat in her US
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Government class. The professor asked Bambi if she knew what Roe
>>>>>>>
> vs.
>
>>>>>>> Wade
>>>>>>> was about. Bambi pondered the question then finally said, "That
>>>>>>>
> was
>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> decision George Washington had to make before he crossed the
>>>>>>> Delaware".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Island Jim
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>>>>>>
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