Horses - Page 5

xoxoxoBruce · 11-26-2015, 07:54 AM

The Pabst boys ready for their morning run.

I wonder if they fed all those horses the spent grain from the brewing?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-21-2015, 04:56 AM

Cowboys. What struck me is the horses, they're ground tied, trained to stay wherever the reins are dropped to the ground. But half of them are on very uncomfortable ground. Why would a cowboy do that to his horse when it means after lunch his horse isn't rested. Or do you think they were posed for the picture after everybody put a clean shirt on?

Griff · 12-21-2015, 06:37 AM

I'd guess that every cowboy wanted his horse in the pic.

Gravdigr · 12-21-2015, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

But half of them are on very uncomfortable ground. Why would a cowboy do that to his horse when it means after lunch his horse isn't rested.

Parking lots hadn't been invented yet.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-22-2015, 06:42 PM

Horse Draw Trolley, known in the trade as a Horsecar.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-30-2016, 11:03 PM

This is hard work, even with sharp saws, and sturdy boots, it's hard work all day long. That load isn't too bad for the horses but it would be a lot easier on wheels. I love watching horses work. Looks like they're leaving the birches.

Gravdigr · 01-31-2016, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

This is hard work, even with sharp saws, and sturdy boots, it's hard work all day long.

Damn skippy it is.

Grandpadigr was a logger. His dad was a logger.

One time Ucledigr had a tree go down in a storm, it fell into the creek. It was a huge old tree, and had to be cleared out of the creek lest it create a jam.

A bunch of us gathered up one Saturday to remove this tree. Uncledigr came down to the creek carrying one of Grandpadigr's old two-man cross-cut saws and a spraycan of oil. He wanted to "do it the way Papaw done it". We all took our turns with history, so-to-speak. In the creek. Waist deep to the grown-ups.

Got it done.

I still hurt when I think about it.

Griff · 01-31-2016, 11:37 AM

Horses didn't tear the shit out of the woods though. Appropriate level of tech in some conditions.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-31-2016, 01:56 PM

Spinning wheels are rototillers, cat treads are worse when they turn, but a careful operator can minimize damage. Most don't care.

orthodoc · 02-06-2016, 06:41 PM

Driving home from Pittsburgh today, saw an Amish farmer in the field with his team. Haven't seen that in February before. I'm not sure what his purpose would be right now, since we're due for some 0 degree nights in the next week ...

Gravdigr · 02-06-2016, 06:46 PM

Maybe plowing plant material under so it has to time to compost by planting time?

orthodoc · 02-06-2016, 06:49 PM

Maybe ... not usual around here but this isn't a usual winter. Maybe too much is coming up too soon and it has to be plowed under. We had a small herd of deer grazing on our north field at dusk - so strange for them to be grazing now, too.

Griff · 02-07-2016, 02:23 PM

Definitely sensing a disturbance in the force.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-08-2016, 12:16 AM

Nail a calendar to the tree so the deer will know what they are supposed to be doing.

Gravdigr · 02-08-2016, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by orthodoc

We had a small herd of deer grazing on our north field at dusk - so strange for them to be grazing now, too.

Why is that?

11-26-2015, 07:54 AM	#61
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Pabst boys ready for their morning run. I wonder if they fed all those horses the spent grain from the brewing? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2015, 04:56 AM	#62
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Cowboys. What struck me is the horses, they're ground tied, trained to stay wherever the reins are dropped to the ground. But half of them are on very uncomfortable ground. Why would a cowboy do that to his horse when it means after lunch his horse isn't rested. Or do you think they were posed for the picture after everybody put a clean shirt on? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-21-2015, 06:37 AM	#63
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'd guess that every cowboy wanted his horse in the pic. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-22-2015, 06:42 PM	#65
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Horse Draw Trolley, known in the trade as a Horsecar. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-30-2016, 11:03 PM	#66
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	This is hard work, even with sharp saws, and sturdy boots, it's hard work all day long. That load isn't too bad for the horses but it would be a lot easier on wheels. I love watching horses work. Looks like they're leaving the birches. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-31-2016, 11:37 AM	#68
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Horses didn't tear the shit out of the woods though. Appropriate level of tech in some conditions. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

01-31-2016, 01:56 PM	#69
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Spinning wheels are rototillers, cat treads are worse when they turn, but a careful operator can minimize damage. Most don't care. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-06-2016, 06:41 PM	#70
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Driving home from Pittsburgh today, saw an Amish farmer in the field with his team. Haven't seen that in February before. I'm not sure what his purpose would be right now, since we're due for some 0 degree nights in the next week ... __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-06-2016, 06:46 PM	#71
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Maybe plowing plant material under so it has to time to compost by planting time? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

02-06-2016, 06:49 PM	#72
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	Maybe ... not usual around here but this isn't a usual winter. Maybe too much is coming up too soon and it has to be plowed under. We had a small herd of deer grazing on our north field at dusk - so strange for them to be grazing now, too. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

02-07-2016, 02:23 PM	#73
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Definitely sensing a disturbance in the force. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-08-2016, 12:16 AM	#74
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Nail a calendar to the tree so the deer will know what they are supposed to be doing. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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