Sanctuary (Wild Horse RP) - Discussion V.2

[sharklord]

It is not snowing for meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
*sigh*
but hey, at least my precious babies aren't cold. speaking of which, i have to go check on the goats, sheep & horses, I heard neighs.

[evixtus]

oooh, snow <3
love me some snow. im in Washington, and we've been having some freezing temperatures around here lately, but it hasn't been cold enough to snow just yet! though in November we did get a few inches, but it didn't last long. We've currently got a crap ton of black ice all around our neighborhood. Our car went sliding out of the driveway because of it just this morning (we were fine).

I'm also devastated for California at the moment, due to the fires. I have family down there, and they are all okay as far as I know.
A very poor excuse for an equestrian facility known as Padilla Ranch padlocked horses into their stalls, and over 30+ horses died due to the fire. It was devastating, and honestly really upset me, because a thoroughbred facility not even a few hours from it had over 50 horses and they all were set free in time before the fire swallowed the barn. There's definitely some lung damage from the smoke inhalation for the thoroughbreds, but what matters most is that they got out basically unscathed.

I would be putting my babies into the barn at the moment, but during our last windstorm a few weeks ago, a tree came down on the barn. It fell right into the aisle, missing the stalls and the feed room. We got the tree out, but it was still scary enough as it is. I also live in a heavily forested area (Washington, duh) a few hours from the beach and canadian border, but we still get quite a few storms! Not the first time a tree has come down on my property, but it's the first to come down on the barn. So happy my babies weren't inside.

[sharklord]

Oh my gosh.

I just came back, and i am laughing so hard. Sara had her head stuck in the bars that are in the windows between stalls, and her neighbor, out newest baby B-Pop, was taking advantage of it and licking her nose. Sara was soo mad XD.

[Tornassuk]

Oh my god, that stuff makes me so livid. I don't get how people could just knowingly leave their horses to die, trapped and unable to escape when they should have had plenty of time to set them free.
Reminds me during hurricane Harvey in Houston, once the flood waters receded enough, some people found some dead horses tied up to trees or metal posts or something. The owners had evacuated. Finding that out infuriated me to no end. How can someone put halters and lead ropes on their horses, tie them up in inescapable positions and leave them to drown while they saved their own butts? Those poor horses died a horrible, violent death, probably panicking and trying so hard to escape as the water levels rose but unable to break free. Their deaths could have 100% been prevented, even if they didn't have a trailer to evacuate with them, least the owners could have done was take off their halters, leave the gates open and give them the ability to escape. Breaks my heart thinking about it.

Ooh, gosh that's so scary! Very lucky indeed. That's probably the main reason though why I never, ever lock my horses up in stalls when the whether is bad. I always leave them out in pasture and they have the ability to go into their stalls and leave their stalls as they wish. I'd never forgive myself if something bad happened and my darlings got really injured or killed because I decided to lock them up.

@azhefa
I understand why you may not like it, but I don't think anything like that would ever stop me from loving the snow. cx I always get envious seeing other people building snowmen and having snowball fights and going skiing and just having so much fun in the snow while I haven't had it in years, and never enough to do any of those activities. Seeing snow now just makes me so happy! I can even make a snowball! ^^ Imma try building a mini snowman. I'll post results if I succeed.

@christmas
Ha, don't you love all the silly things horses do. cx Pepper was being pretty silly today. She just wanted to play, play, play and she kept nipping Hera (the baby 2 year old) on the rump to get her to run around with her. Didn't work, Hera ran a little but wouldn't do a whole lot, so Pepper just kind of ran around in pasture by herself, kicking at Hera as she'd past. I think I got a little video of Pepper and Hera playing a bit on my phone. She even tried to get my old grumpy girl, Blessing, to play by lightly nipping at her, which did not go over super well ha. Blessing got angry and chased her off.

[sharklord]

one of my horses, Baymax ( BIG HERO SIX YASSSSSS) died in Irma, but only because he was in the trailer attatched to a hired driver's care, and someone hit his trailer. Oh, it was soooo sad, I refused to pay the driver, he should have known NOT TO DRIVE ON THAT SPECIFIC ROAD.

[Λlpha]

I've only ever been to the snow once, in Tasmania when we went with my mum's best friend. we didn't ski or anything though, because there wasn't much snow on the mountain. I think one experience of doing a random trip up a Tasmanian mountain was enough for me. I might go again if I get to ski or snowboard, but I don't like the cold (snow included). I'm more than happy with the heat of Australia XD

ugh, I absolutely despise hearing about horses dying in natural disasters. whenever stuff like that comes up on the news, I have to leave the room otherwise I'll start crying because of my anger/irritation/grievance.

[CaffeinatedLlama]

cries because snow just doesn’t happen where I live

I don’t get snow, just 40 degree (celcius) heatwaves that last for 3 days. *sighs* oh well.

I have never in my life seen or experienced real snow. It’s sad.

[Λlpha]

@Ballistic,
XD ikr! for some strange reason it was raining earlier, but it's cleared up now even though it's only been half an hour. half my friends are complaining because it's 'too hot' and that hey want to be in America or Canada or somewhere with snow and I'm sitting here like "what is wrong with you? this is amazing!"

[sharklord]

I used to live in Tampa, and boi.

The last time it snowed there was BEFORE I WAS BORN

[azhefa.]

i use to live down in st. pete, florida, but moved north in 2006 when i was 11 [worst day of my life]
it actually snowed the day we left the state in november -.-