DU lounge, meet Uno, (pic heavy, but I'm on dialup too!)

[Kali]

Some of my horsey friends have been sending wonderful birth-announcements of thier spring foals. I happened to come across an old hauling card a while back and realized that today, April 21st was the birthday of another good friend. Today Uno turned 20. we rode up in the rocks of Texas Canyon for a couple of hours together. He is still going strong.

Happy Birthday Uno, you big ol' moose.

Uno - day 1


dressed up like dork


fence repairs are boring, but at least that fatass is off of me

Uno and his old pal Moonwalker (age 24)


ahhhh


portrait age 20

[lildreamer316]

1. How beautiful.

Thank you for sharing.
Love the one rolling in the dirt...hee hee. Pure joy; I bet.

[Kali]

8. especially after packing me around!

[amerikat]

2. Horses are beautiful creatures

they do so much for us humans.

[Kali]

9. they do

[Nicole]

3. Uno is beautiful

:)

[Kali]

10. aw thanks - he really isn't

he has a huge head and he rides like a damn camel. But he's a sturdy old thing and can go all day. I throw a lot of pictures away, trust me:rofl:

[Lex]

4. Uno's a beauty!

Thanks for sharing the pics with us, Kali!

:hi:

[Kali]

11. your'e welcome

see my post above about his looks, though

[Whoa_Nelly]

5. Lucky you!

Uno is beautiful!

Wishing both of you many more happy years together!

[Kali]

12. thanks

[stuntcat]

6. swEEEt

yeah, thank you for showing the pics! Where he's rolling on his back makes me lol

[Kali]

14. welcome

best way to scratch when you are that big

[Ptah]

7. Happy birthday, Uno!

:woohoo:

[Kali]

ooo thanks

looks like alfalfa? or maybe clover

[Ptah]

18. alfalfa

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

13. He's beautiful!

Happy birthday, Uno! :party:

[Kali]

19. nah I have one good photographer's skill - throw away at least 10 shots for

every one you keep! :rofl:

He is reall a big hammerheaded moose, but I love him anyway.

[wildhorses]

15. happy birthday, uno !!

:party:

that last pic:loveya:

[Kali]

20. yeah I liked that one too

and he turned away just enough that his big old lumpy nose hardly shows.:rofl:

Plus the wind blowing just perfectly.

[wildhorses]

21. i have seen horses standing with perfect confirmation

and move like poo in the ring....

then i have seen the poorest lookin' thing standing in the stall but, get him out and WATCH HIM GO!!

yeah, boy

of course when you can find the complete package:loveya:

still and all give me one with heart anytime.

if a horse has heart it will give you his all

[Demoiselle]

16. Uno is beautiful and so is his country.

Gosh, I'd love to live there! Got any extra space in the barn?

[Kali]

17. you would have to fight off the skunk!

:mad:

thought I had a packrat, set a trap - next morning it was tripped, bait gone and a particular aroma permeated the area. Hopefully it scared him off, but I doubt it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear Kali!

What great pics!

He looks like a very contented horse....

And well he should be!

Happy Birthday, Uno! Here's to many, many more! :party:

[Kali]

31. thanksCP - he has a pretty easy life

a few hours a day packing me around is about it.

[barb162]

23. Oh those are beautiful horses!

[Kali]

32. thanks

[Pool Hall Ace]

24. Happy Birthday, Uno!

In the fence repair shot, is that a big pooch behind him?

In the dress-up photo, his eyes look so pleading, as if he's saying, "Please hurry up and snap this picture!" :D

[Kali]

33. there are two of them.

Wezl and Dumbass

[BarenakedLady]

25. What a beautiful horse!

And what a wonderful life you have given him. Thanks for sharing.

Happy Birthday Uno!

[Kali]

34. Thanks

He is not as spoiled as some, but he has it pretty good.

[InvisibleTouch]

26. What great pics!

I love the one where he's "dressed up," especially. What great countryside, too! Happy belated birthday to Uno, and here's wishing him many more!

[Kali]

36. that is my big e-bay white elephant

an Egyptian saddle - really - it was from Egypt. A silly but large object to collect dust and take up too much space in my living room.

[achtung_circus]

27. Thanks for the heads up.

yes I moved horses this weekend. 3 on Saturday, 1/2 hour to load 2, including retreival from the paddocks. 2-1/2 hours for the 3rd. She had never had a hand laid on her before. I roped her then we played for a couple of hours before we were good buddies and I was able to get a halter on her. Then she didn't like the look of the trailer. We ended up lifting her on.

It was about a 4/10 on the rodeo scale.

Yesterday 3 more, miniature horses this time. Again one had had no handling and was an absolute expert on ducking a noose. When I did get her though, she decided she'd had enough and behaved fairly well. Rodeo scale 1.5/10.

I got my workout.

Uno looks good. They say a good horse can't be a bad colour and I'd extend that to say a good horse can't look bad. Beauty lies within.

Although he does look like a monster truck in that first photo, all wheels and no chassis.

[Kali]

37. I haven't been around those miniatures...

little freaks. Might be decent lawn mowers though.

All wheels and no chassis - heh, he has the chassis now! (couldn't fasten the cinch - or whatever they are called on english type saddles - on that Egyptian thing so I still haven't sat on it on a horse)

As for his wheels - how do size 4 shoes sound?

[achtung_circus]

39. Size 4?

We're into draft territory there. Gives you good ground contact, though.

The Limeys call it a girth. You can buy extenders. :rofl: Like for seat belts.

Here's my mare. Left her with the ex-wife when I walked. To bring her wouldn't have been fair to Kerri (the mare). I miss her a LOT more than the ex. When I got her she was a Zone 30 top 5 mare but was afraid of puddles. Now, she'll take on any mountain stream, walk a scree slope putting her feet where she's shown to put them.

Sigh.

[Kali]

42. Pretty - Arab?

What's that green stuff she is standing on? Carpet? :rofl:

Do you get visitation? Any chance to get another? Seems like you could use one in your work on occasion.

Uno - yeah for a long time I figured he would make a good cart horse, but I haven't ever driven and don't have the extra $ for a vehicle, although I did buy a nylon harness long ago (that is too small for him also) Shoes I can find - bits are a little harder - I don't like that long of shank for him but he needs a little more than a ring snaffle, he looks ridiculous in a 5 inch Tom Thumb.

[achtung_circus]

46. Polish Arab

none of those Egyptian headcases, thanks.

She's 2,000 miles away so visitation. Board around here runs $250 a month. Too steep for me.

On edit: grass.

[u4ic]

28. You gotta love those old fellers!

Happy Birthday Uno!
His hind end looks dappled in that 2nd pic - you must be keeping him healthy and happy! :toast:


You both live in a beautiful area of the country, btw. Lovely, lovely pics. :hi:

[Kali]

38. yeah he gets a touch of dapple in the summer

he turns a totally different color in winter - real dark with white hairs

[CottonBear]

29. Happy birthday Uno! He's a beauty! You are so very lucky to have him!

Is he a quarter horse? I love the last picture. It is a beautiful scene with your handsome guy gazing into the distance! I also love him all dressed up (like a dork! LOL!)

My filly, Cotton, will turn four on May 4th. This spring, my trainer will start her for me. (I've never started a green horse.) I hope to have her around until she's in her twenties or even thirties! I want to be old ladies together!

Happy Birthday Uno! :party: :toast: :party: :toast: :party: :toast:

[Kali]

40. Yes he's pretty much Quarter horse, although he rides like a dang camel.

His sire was out of Texas Dandy, if I recall correctly. The old mare was a grade mare my grandfather got from some local characters (goolgle Klumps, BLM, Arizona - :hide: )

He has a full sister that looks like their sire - a sorrel and much prettier than the moose.

If you have time, (daily) they aren't too hard to train on your own - the old saying "Lots of wet saddle blankets" is the key. Of course I'm not too sure I would want to get on anything prone to buck - I have this problem with gravity - there is too much of it around me!

[CottonBear]

47. I've been working with two natural horsemanship trainers and the breeder

to do Cotton's training to date. She is an Oldenburg (German warm blood) out of a high strung TB mare so she'll have some (she does!) get up and go. She lives on the farm whee she was bred along with 21 other horses. The owners are horse experts and one is a retired vet, which is great! I've learned a lot from them.

I want to do dressage with her. I have this same problem with gravity that you do - there is too much of it around me! LOL! I broke my ankle back in 2001 and I'm in my 40s now so I'm more cautious. I've ridden, trained and shown with hunter-jumper trainers since my late 20s, leased two TBs but Cotton is my first and probably only horse I'll ever own. I had her approved as an Oldenburg at the annual approvals and I'll take her to the mare approvals next summer. If something happens to her, I could breed her or lease her as a brood mare. I can't afford for her to become a pasture ornament which is why I bought a filly.

I've done lots of ground work with Cotton. I'm learning to train as she is trained. She can do sidepasses, turns on the forehand and turns on the hindquarters among many other moves and exercises! I've been with her since the night she was born so we have a special bond like you and Uno do! I think that makes a difference!

Happy trails to you and Uno from CB & Cotton!

[Kali]

49. Ooh you are talking the stuff that REALLY needs trainers.

Closest I get to dressage moves is one that will step sideways next to a gate so you can open/close without getting off.

I suspect you need someting more highstrung just to be sensitive enough to recieve the commands, although I really don't know anything about the "show" or performance world. Just going from having ridden good cow horses - usually the ones that tended to get more wound up were better in a close working situation (cutting). Uno isn't one of those but his Daddy was. Oh man what a horse.

It makes me laugh thinking of Uno having a clue about something so subtle. He really is a moose.

[CottonBear]

51. He's a really cute moose though! I used to ride an old, grumpy TB who was camel-like at times!

If I got out of rhythm he and I were an uncoordinated mess!

Cotton's on the right and her pasture mate, Magic is the big, goofy Holsteiner on the left.
This is when they were two years old. She'll be 4 on May 4 of this year:


Cotton as a baby: top her first fall right after weaning and bottom as a suckling foal:


Her sire is the horse in my sig pic below. Cotton looks like him but she'll be about 15.2 or 15.3 (which is good) and he's 17 hands! That's too tall for me!

Have a great week with Uno! :)

[cwydro]

30. HORSIES!

Great pics! And a great horse.:hi:

[Kali]

43. thanks

[ceile]

35. He's beautiful!

My SO wants to move to the country, and I told him "the only way you'll get my city girl ass out to the boonies is if I get to raise a horse." I imagine one just like Uno....

[Kali]

44. Do you ride or are you talking more of a pet?

Because like puppies and kittens there are plenty of unwanted horses that need a place to live.

[ceile]

48. Both.

I don't ride very often (every couple of years), but I really enjoy it.

[Kali]

50. Well tell SO you need a horse so you can be bribed to move and then

you can ride every day.

[xchrom]

41. happy birthday uno!

a section from dylan thomas's Fern Hill that always reminds me of horses...

Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs
About the lilting house and happy as the grass was green,
The night above the dingle starry,
Time let me hail and climb
Golden in the heyday of his eyes,
And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns
And once below a time I lordly had the trees and leaves
Trail with daisies and barley
Down the rivers of the windfall light.

[Kali]

45. Only On DU would someone provide a poem for a horse like Uno.

What a cool thing. Thankyou.