Tragedy!!!Includes discussion of dramatic experiences, and blinders vs. open bridles

[TBigLug]

Just wanted to give a follow up. We started hauling people back at the tree farm last week. Dottie did great. Acted like the old pro ythat she is. I don’t think there are any lasting effects. She was back to her old little kid loving friendly self.

[Donn Hewes]

John, glad to hear it. That is often the way it goes with a good horse.

[Mac]

I know I am late getting to this, but it reminded me of a good story on my old Granddaddy. I was about 8 and we went out in the wagon (old Springfield) with the team. Goin along real good and outta nowhere comes this big dog and hits the off one in the ankle. He never missed a step, until the old man and his 28 foot checklines snapped the dog out from under him. Lets just say iron wagon tires and Pit Bulls don’t mix well. The old man never flinched, and neither did the team. Oh, and they did have blinds on, by the way. I’ll never forget what he did: spat over the wheel and said “durn dogs. Walk out girls.”
Mac

[Jean]

“durn dogs. Walk out girls.” I love that!

[Mac]

@Jean 22556 wrote:

“durn dogs. Walk out girls.” I love that!

I know. When I tell that one everybody just gets down I mean! But that was that team. Then never moved a muscle. And that is the old man. He’s 81 now, and a real treasure, to me anyway.
Mac

[Mac]

I hate adding to older threads, but I did leave out a couple of things.
1. There is not enough money on God’s earth to make me use an open bridle. And before anybody jumps on me, a friend lost the best damn team I ever saw because he got in a hurry, broke his regular bridle and used an open one. They jumped head first off a wooden bridge. So therefore I’m biased in that regard.
2. I just wanted to add my old granddaddy has worked horses for more years than I care to count. Hence, he can use the end of his checklines for such practicle purposes as snapping flies off of ears and dogs out from under wagons, etc.
3. On a somewhat lighter note, the dog suprisingly lived. He ran around town for some years on three legs. As I said, iron tired wheels and Pits don’t mix well.
4. I also meant to say the team consisted of two full sisters about 10 y.o. and mixed foxtrotter/qh that we used until the mother of my team died on our farm. The sister to her literally got heartsick and we sold her to a children’s ranch.
I do appreciate you all for putting up with my rambling, and again apologize for rubbing salt in old wounds.
Merry Christmas
Mac

[Carl Russell]

Mac;22682 wrote:

I hate adding to older threads, …..Mac

There are no old threads here, otherwise I would erase them. Someday we may archive some of these, and therefore virtually close them, but this is an open forum, and there is room for everybody to participate. We all benefit from having new people enter these discussions.

Carl

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