kimmyb

@kimmyb (7)

United States • Age 69

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Are you ever to old to learn a new language?

kimmyb @kimmyb (7) • United States 24 Feb 07

I'm 51 and would like to learn Spanish. But, I feel so senile some days, that I don't think I would be able to remember words like I use to, lol. I took French in junior high for 3 years and have already forgotten most of what I...

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Taco Bell or any fast food places

kimmyb @kimmyb (7) • United States 24 Feb 07

Taco Bell has been getting a lot of bad advertising lately. I don't think I'll ever eat at another fast food place again in my lifetime. My question is, has this advertising changed anyone else's minds as well? It's downright...

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Thoroughbreds as jumpers

anij34 @anij34 (317) • United States 7 Feb 07

A few years ago I was taking private lessons on a Thoroughbred that was used in Hunter/Jumper competitions as well as, Steeple Chase. I loved riding her. I learned though that you have to be experienced to control a thoroughbred...

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kimmyb It sounds like you already have the answer to that one. Thoroughbreds are excellent jumpers. I have worked around hundreds of ex-flat racers that became Excellent Hunters/Steeplechase horses. For the most part, they preferred that lifestyle. On the flat...

23 Feb 07

losing my daughter

kimmyb @kimmyb (7) • United States 21 Feb 07

Has anyone out there lost a child to cancer? My daughter died 7 yr. ago. She was 21 and had cancer. I never joined any support groups, never met anyone that had been through the same thing. It never gets easier, I just seem to...

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kimmyb Thanks so much! I never thought of writing a letter to her. I talk to her constantly. She had a daughter who was 2 when she passed and I tell her funny stories about her mother all the time. Bless you~

23 Feb 07

Cribbers

kimmyb @kimmyb (7) • United States 21 Feb 07

Anyone out there ever stop a horse from cribbing? I've tried, surgery,supplements, straps, you name it, I've tried it. I know it mostly is stress-related, but boy can that destroy a fence!

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losing my daughter

kimmyb @kimmyb (7) • United States 21 Feb 07

Has anyone out there lost a child to cancer? My daughter died 7 yr. ago. She was 21 and had cancer. I never joined any support groups, never met anyone that had been through the same thing. It never gets easier, I just seem to...

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Have you ever been around a blind horse?

maclinda @maclinda (91) • United States 20 Feb 07

I have a blind percheron mare. We've learned alot together over the 5 years I've had her, but I'm always open to new ideas. Have any of you ever dealt with a blind horse? Do you have any suggestions on how to teach them, when...

training horses

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kimmyb I have worked around a couple of blind horses. I use to be a groom on a very large racing/foxhunting farm. The horses that were blind were retired hunters that were turned out. They had a run in shed and got fed and checked every day. It took a few times of...

20 Feb 07

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