Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[ColoradoPip]

Watched a few episodes so far
We like watching the 9-1-1 TV show on Fox. Last night after that show TMZ had a special investigative episode on Tiger King.

LoL! It's crazy. Starts slow (because they focus on shock not plot) but then the drama gets going. I missed the TMZ special, I really don't watch much TV but I heard so much about this show that I had to check it out. Now I laugh even more at the jokes. The whole show is a comedy or errors. The only thing that is sad is what happens to a lot of the animals (which they don't show or really talk much about).

 

[ColoradoPip]

Lockdown is still going on around here till June 10th.

Governor's orders?

 

[FortCluck]

Governor's orders?

Yup

 

[ShrekDawg]

@KDOGG331 says: "It’s addictive like hatching lol be warned!" Speaking of plants. Hmm. Plant math, eh? Sorry, woke up, can't get back to sleep... trying again though. Maybe if I snore....

Yup! Plant math is very real!!! LOL

 

[ColoradoPip]

Governor's orders?

Wow, I didn't know anyone was on lock down that long. Thought everyone was on lock down until the end of April or so.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I had a plantation walker I rescued in 1998. He was 5 and they were going to put him down because his back and hind end was weak. I took him home, put him out in a pasture on a slight incline for a year. He strengthened right up. After about a year I began working him. Man was he a fun horse. His old owner wanted him back when she heard how I had him going. Yeah not happening! Turns out this big goofball was 15 hands by the time he was a yearling so their 300lb (no joke) decided to break him to saddle. Gee, I wonder why his back was weak!!!! I lost him in 2012 to cancer.
Everyone always says how much work it is having horses at home. To me, it's just another day. I grew up cleaning stalls, paddocks & pastures. We had a 44 stall barn, my day began and ended with cleaning stalls. You'd think at this point I'd hire someone to clean, but I'm too particular about how it's done.
My parents were trainers, I grew up showing. I LOVE showing. I started western equitation, turned to hunter & sidesaddle. When I was 13 I found Saddleseat and never looked back. I still ride and train all disciplines but I personally prefer the cutback saddle. I even trail ride in it.
I never stress once I hit the showgrounds. If I am taking a baby I always say 'I'm gonna die, but at least I will die in my happy place' Happy place being in the saddle of course! I haven't shown since 2016 because there are too many dumb asses that don't vaccinate their horses. There were a couple of years where strangles, rhino and a few other completely avoidable viruses ran rampant through show grounds. No way I am risking my horse's health for a damn ribbon.

It’s not required to vaccinate before showing!? It should be! If you don’t vaccinate at home fine but should be mandatory for shows when you’re going to be around all those other horses? Like how people have to vaccinate dogs before boarding them.

 

[ShrekDawg]

No worries! I had weather related issues to deal with yesterday afternoon.

We had a very special bond. I still miss him every day. On harder days I go to his grave and bitch at him for leaving me!

I was born horse crazy & my parents did everything they could to break me so I didn't follow in their footsteps and become a trainer. They would toss me up on the babies, 'because I could still bounce' My dad would toss me up on the rank ones 'to improve my seat'. Ha! Nice try. It's in the blood. All it did was make me want harder and harder horses. To this day I still want a challenging horse. Makes my poor hubby cringe but it makes me laugh. He refused to go ringside with some of the babies I would show. Flash being one of them.
My mom broke her back being stupid on a pony horse when she was 36. To this day she begs me to stop riding. Fat chance mom, Not happening!

I’m so sorry

But oh wow that’s amazing!! My parents really aren’t “horse people” but I have taken lessons a few different times over the years, like off and on, but never consistently haha last time was maybe 6 years ago I want to start again though. I do love horses

 

[Kiki]

How's Kiki? Did you/she get that medical issue successfully attended?

I will be... tomorrow morning.
I might have complained enough to convince them to find a way to fit me in.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I agree! One is never enough. You end up with all the colors, markings, disciplines, then there are the breeds! So hard to choose! They aren't cheap but I spent my life busting my butt to afford to keep them. I will never be horseless.
When is your baby due? Jealous!

Oooooohhhhhhh yessssssssss..... soooooo many different kinds!!!! Same thing with dogs and chickens and and.... I’m gonna become an animal hoarder. not really, I’d only get as many as I could take care of, but there’s so many kinds I want!!!

 

[Kiki]

Guess who ate left over gumbo for breakfast.

I'll be eating it for dinner again tonight.