New pictures of the horses! *23 pics*

Juno and Rio had their rugs put on today for the first time this year! It’s finally started getting cold enough at nights. Most of the other horses have been rugged for weeks :rolleyes: ! Sorry to rant, but it annoys me when people rug their horses just because its Autumn, and not because it’s actually cold, it defeats the whole point of wearing a rug. It’s like if you wear a jacket inside, then go outside – because you’ve already been wearing the jacket, it doesn’t give you any extra warmth when you get outside. Did that make sense? :p Jerry isn’t wearing his rug yet, because he has a thick enough coat.

Juno nice and warm in his rug.
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Here he was bowing, I can’t get him to do it on command though, and, like the doofus I am, I managed to miss the shot :rolleyes:
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My beautiful Jerry boy – I can’t believe how thick his coat is, he’s like a teddy bear! :p
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And Rio in his rug
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Rio and his fieldmate Levi, kissing!
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Levi again
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And some of the other horses at the yard

Romeo
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Gadget
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Charlie
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Merlyn
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Daniel lying down - Aww! I’m printing this picture to give to his Mom :)
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Duke
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Monty
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Frisbee
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Scooby
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A bit dark, but from left to right … Mick, Tom, Neptune, Silas and Roddy
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And the cows :)
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And if you want to see even more pictures ( :o :rolleyes: ) I posted some new ones of the dogs HERE :)

Beautiful!!

Jerry is my favorite... :D

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Oh wow, you've got BEAUTIFUL horses!! Duke's my favorite...what breed is he? He's GORGEOUS! :D

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Rio and his fieldmate Levi, kissing!
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Levi again
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I also like Rio and Levi. Great pictures! ;)

Wow what great pics !!!!!!!!!!!! I love em' all, it has been quite awhile since I have been around horses, I grew up on a farm with plenty of them but those days are over :(

Cute pictures!

Many people put rugs on their horses early to prevent them from getting a winter coat so it's easier to groom them, they look not as shaggy, and it easier to tack up. A lot of my friends have shows in October/early November- and you cannot have a horse with a winter coat in the show. Most of the people at the local stables here do that- and they place heavy rugs on them in the winter to keep them warm since their winter coat is not that thick. :/

Thanks everyone :D

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Duke's my favorite...what breed is he?

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Hes a Thoroughbred x Irish Draught - mostly Thoroughbred. He's new on the yard, and really sweet! He's a real friendly guy :)

YLL - I understand some people's reasons for rugging so early, it's just that most of these horses have their heavyweight rugs on already, that they'll be wearing all winter, and because it's not really cold yet, when it does get cold, they're not going to get the warmth they need.

Some of them do only have lightweight rugs on - like Juno and Rio :) Last year I showed Rio through the winter, so I can understand the need for lightweight rugs on some of the horses :)

Oooh, I LOVE thoroughbreds! That's what I thought he was, but I wasn't for sure. ;)

I love all the pictures! I checked out the link to the other ones, too. I love seeing your doggies and the horsies!

Thanks :)

BBL - I love Thoroughbreds too. I'd like to own one someday, especially if he's as nice natured as Duke :D

WOW!!!:eek: your horses are beautiful!

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, Romeo, Gadget, Charlie, and Duke!! Where do you find such beautiful horses?!? :p

How many horses do you have in all? Your farm is awsome, beautiful pics!

I LOVE horses, and THANK YOU for posting such beautiful pics ..... :D

I remember when I was a kid I used to ask my Dad if we could live on a ranch because I wanted lots of horses. I never got my dream but I can live it through horsie pics on Pet Talk.

Beautiful!! Thanks for posting.:)

Thanks!

TMB - They're not all 'my' horses, only Rio, Juno and Jerry are actually mine, but I've ridden most of them :D I used to lease Merlyn before I had my own horses, and I looked after Gadget when his Mom was having a baby :)

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BBL - I love Thoroughbreds too. I'd like to own one someday, especially if he's as nice natured as Duke :D

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Yea, it always depends on the nature of the horse...I ride a thoroughbred (retired racehorse!) named Busta at my horseback riding lessons, and he is AWESOME!! He's really sweet, and does almost anything you ask him to do. Of course, many thoroughbreds are more wild in nature...you just have to find the right one! :D