Welcome Carol D

[Carol D.]

Welcome Carol D. and thanks for the info! Tell us more about your paso! We really love pics too. :lol:

Thanks, Laura. I'm just learning my way around the forum so not sure about posting a pic since I'm on a Mac. I managed the avatar but that had a 'browse' option.

Maybe I should be posting this as a 'new topic' intro under Newbie instead of reply? But here goes:

My mare is Rafaga de Viento (Windy), is a 9 yr old bay by Nino del Companero (PPR) out of Amorosa de Dulce, a Fernando Bravo daughter ex PPR mare. I'm strictly a pleasure /trail rider and still have a lot to learn about PFs.

Carol D.

[Laura S]

Hey your learning really quick! I finally figured out how to do the quote thing a few months ago.

To post pics, you need to upload them onto a photo website like www.photobucket.com. You can upload for free, then when you get your pictures there just copy the address below your picture that has the IMG tags on both sides, then paste here in reply.

Your mare sounds very nice! I mostly trail ride too, and do some shows for fun. My plan is to try competitive trail, but maybe will try that next summer. My mare will just be 5 then, so she still has lots to learn. :D

[motorgypsy]

Carol D - Thanks you so much for that information on DSLD. It is such a sad problem and I do hope they can find the gene for it so it can be tested for and eliminated. We learned about it about six years ago because we have a hyperflexy paso fino and were quite concerned that she might have it. She was seriously injured a couple of years ago but has recovered and the vets say she does not have DSLD, just very flexy suspensories. We've just been told to make all training changes and riding changes very gradual.

We have 11 paso finos and one pure Puerto Rican paso fino and we do love all the different "styles".

Welcome to the board!!

[Carol D.]

<She was seriously injured a couple of years ago but has recovered and the vets say she does not have DSLD, just very flexy suspensories. We've just been told to make all training changes and riding changes very gradual.

We have 11 paso finos and one pure Puerto Rican paso fino and we do love all the different "styles".

Welcome to the board!![/quote]

Thanks, Kyle, glad your mare is ok. And thanks, Laura S. for the photobucket instructions. Ok, here goes on photo attempt.

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q20/visionstar6/1000.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q20/visionstar6/1007.jpg

Carol D.

[Pasogirlz]

http://bestsmileys.com/welcome/1.gif

Glad to have you with us! Let us know if you need any help navigating the site. :D

[Carol D.]

Thanks, Lori! Think I'm getting the hang of it.
Carol D.

[PASOFAN]

Beautiful horses!! I plan on moving to northeastern washington in a few yrs... I found a few paso farms there! Cool!

I used to use a mac too, upgraded last yr to the pc... Welcome!! Love the horses they are very purdy! :D

[Carol D.]

Thanks! NE Washington and N. Idaho has several nice Paso Fino farms.
My mare is from Hacienda de los Ninos south of Cour de Laine, ID.
Tad bit drier over there than we are here on the West side- and much nicer riding country.

[Pasogirlz]

Thanks, Kyle, glad your mare is ok. And thanks, Laura S. for the photobucket instructions. Ok, here goes on photo attempt.

http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q20/visionstar6/1000.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q20/visionstar6/1007.jpg



You are almos there.
When you are on photobucket, look for the IMG tags under the thumbnail size pix and then just copy and paste the whole thing here in the post.
You can do it like you did above, but then you have to use the IMG button here to add the tags.

URL

Make sure the first is w/o a / in it, and the last one does have an /.


http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q20/visionstar6/1000.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q20/visionstar6/1007.jpg

[Carol D.]

Hmm, thanks, I had copied the whole thing and looked like it didn't go through, so changed it. Should've stuck with the first plan!

[Pasogirlz]

Did you hit the submit button? they pix don't show up till the post has been submitted. ;-) Until then it just looks like a funky link.

[Carol D.]

:roll: Nope, just saw funky link!
Thanks.

[Pasogirlz]

Don't worry you will be a pro soon and we won't be able to stop you from posting pix. ;-) Happens to everyone once they learn how to do them. :lol:

[Carol Nelson]

Another Carol, huh??? Man, that must've been a popular name back in the 1950-ish years??? :lol:
Welcome to the board!

(Unless you are a youngish Carol... ;-) ...in that case, open mouth - insert foot.... :oops: :lol: )

[Carol D.]

LOL, no need to insert foot, you've got it right. Card carrying member of AARP. :smile:

[Pasogirlz]

We do have our share of Carols here...
Carol D.
Carol Kuiper
Carol Nelson
Carole Brown
carolewall c
carolg
CarolP
CarolU

[Barbwire]

Aren't there 2 CarolU's? We have a boatload of Jenn's/Jen's. too.

[Pasogirlz]

CarolU in PA doesn't count as a new person. Unless there is another Carol U. :shock: Lord help us. :lol: ;-)

[Barbwire]

CarolU in PA doesn't count as a new person. Unless there is another Carol U. :shock: Lord help us. :lol: ;-)


Ohhh, I see now. :oops:

[ErinC]

WELCOME,
Nice looking horse.

[Carol D.]

WELCOME,
Nice looking horse.
Thanks, Erin.

Gee, there ARE lots of Carols. And to top it off, there are at least 3 Carols in the NW PF club counting myself and another Carole that lives about 20 minutes away.

[JennLM]

Hmm I think we need more Jenn's then to catch up with the Carol's..

[DebbieS]

Welcome Carol!!

I lived in eastern WA most of my life. I lived near Moses Lake, so not as pretty as where you live. My uncle lives near Ione (up near the Canadian border). I was there last summer for a visit - it's beautiful up there. Lots of mtn lions and bears, though!

You have some beautiful horses, BTW!!

[Carol D.]

Thanks for the welcome, Debbie. My folks used to go bird hunting at the Moses Lake Pot Holes when I was a kid, long ago. I loved it, though if I were going to move to the E. side, I'd go more up north near where your uncle is.
You're right, there are lots of wild critters, though. I have only been through the Black Hills once, but I remember them as being nice, too.

[sporthorse]

:D welcome :!: just remember two 'Ed's are better than one.

[cowboy ed]

welcome! and you got that right Ed! :D

[Carol D.]

My thanks to both Eds for the welcome. :smile: