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snookb276
snookb276 Posts: 121 Member
edited November 13 in Social Groups
I live in Eastern Washington state. Winters are snowy any chilly here so outdoor riding is hit and miss for a while.
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  • crimsongrey
    crimsongrey Posts: 329 Member
    I went to school in Pullman! Now live in Illinois, but wish I were in WA :/
  • cessi0909
    cessi0909 Posts: 653 Member
    I'm in Colorado, just a little south of Denver. The barn is a 5 minute drive from home which is amazing
  • crimsongrey
    crimsongrey Posts: 329 Member
    cessi0909 wrote: »
    I'm in Colorado, just a little south of Denver. The barn is a 5 minute drive from home which is amazing

    That's awesome! I drive almost an hour each way...and there are no mountains, just corn fields.
  • cessi0909
    cessi0909 Posts: 653 Member
    crimsongrey wrote: »
    cessi0909 wrote: »
    I'm in Colorado, just a little south of Denver. The barn is a 5 minute drive from home which is amazing

    That's awesome! I drive almost an hour each way...and there are no mountains, just corn fields.

    It is for sure helpful. I wish I could get out there more but it is nice to have it close


  • snookb276
    snookb276 Posts: 121 Member
    crimsongrey wrote: »
    I went to school in Pullman! Now live in Illinois, but wish I were in WA :/

    That's awesome. WSU grad? I live in Deer Park north of Spokane. I love it here!
  • snookb276
    snookb276 Posts: 121 Member
    cessi0909 wrote: »
    I'm in Colorado, just a little south of Denver. The barn is a 5 minute drive from home which is amazing

    You are a lucky girl. Best of both worlds.
  • crimsongrey
    crimsongrey Posts: 329 Member



    That's awesome. WSU grad? I live in Deer Park north of Spokane. I love it here![/quote]
    snookb276 wrote: »
    crimsongrey wrote: »
    I went to school in Pullman! Now live in Illinois, but wish I were in WA :/

    That's awesome. WSU grad? I live in Deer Park north of Spokane. I love it here!
    Yep! I lived in Seattle before Pullman (Boise and near Salt Lake before that) and then we moved to Chicago for my husband to go to grad school. Now we live in central IL which is completely flat with corn fields as far as the eye can see. I've been trying desperately to get back to WA for years, but my husband has a good job with an even better retirement system so we're making the best of it here. We've talked about Spokane a lot, but haven't been there for years.
  • snookb276
    snookb276 Posts: 121 Member
    I grew up in Ohio so am very familiar with the flat cornfield landscape. There was a strong community of English riding there as I remember.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    Houston, Texas here. We are all excited that it's finally cool enough to ride again! :lol:
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    I am in a deep-freeze at the moment.........lol! I live in Central Alberta (Canada) and it is currently anywhere from -6 to -32F depending on the wind.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    showjumper wrote: »
    I am in a deep-freeze at the moment.........lol! I live in Central Alberta (Canada) and it is currently anywhere from -6 to -32F depending on the wind.

    Those aren't real numbers. It's 52 degrees here and rainy. We call it "snowed in." :lol:
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    lol...... I wish they weren't real, but they are as real as the feeling of your nose hairs sticking together as soon as you step out the door! I love winter in Alberta.........
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    Wow! We have a cold front coming in sometime Wednesday night. On Thursday the high is supposed to be in the upper 40s and the low *may* get down to freezing. And that's as cold as it will get all winter. Seriously. I don't even own a blanket for my horse.

    Stay warm!!
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    @Mouse_Potato we usually get these cold snaps but not until end of January... in this weather my horses are double up with 300-400g fill each blanket if they even go out.
  • cosmonew
    cosmonew Posts: 513 Member
    I am in Northern Michigan, near Mackinaw City, Mackinaw Island.
  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    @showjumper My horse didn't get to go out today. Because cold. And wet. Uh... It was really cold and wet today...

    I'm guessing your horses are a whole lot tougher than mine! ROFL!!!
  • crimsongrey
    crimsongrey Posts: 329 Member
    We got snow yesterday, but now it's all melted and everything is flooded. Unfortunately, it's going to be in the teens later this week so everything will be a fun skating rink. Ugh! This is why this will be my 5th winter going south :smiley:
  • snookb276
    snookb276 Posts: 121 Member
    Man, I knew it was cold up north but that's ridiculous.
  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
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  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    Sweet mother of pie! I cannot even wrap my head around those numbers. :open_mouth:

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  • showjumper
    showjumper Posts: 335 Member
    OMG shorts and flip flops for me in that climate.... here is F sorry the one I just posted was C
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  • Mouse_Potato
    Mouse_Potato Posts: 1,512 Member
    I'm going to stop using the word "cold." Clearly it does not mean what I think it means.
  • cessi0909
    cessi0909 Posts: 653 Member
    Mouse_Potato wrote: »
    I'm going to stop using the word "cold." Clearly it does not mean what I think it means.

    Oh my goodness this made me laugh!

  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    I live in Norway, Maine :)
  • crimsongrey
    crimsongrey Posts: 329 Member
    cool! I've always wanted to go to Maine. My husband and I are hoping to make a trip next fall :)
  • OMGeeeHorses
    OMGeeeHorses Posts: 732 Member
    Awesome! I've lived here all my life. I love Norway because it is a small country town.
  • Snowdenfarm
    Snowdenfarm Posts: 84 Member
    edited December 2016
    I am currently in SE Pennsylvania -- mild winters, beautiful falls and springs, very humid summers. It is unbelievably horsey here. I belong to three dressage clubs, there is a schooling show every week (except Dec/Jan/Feb), rated shows within driving distance at least every other week, horse professionals and establishments of all kinds abound. We have been here 8 years and I would love to stay forever, but my husband is looking to retire early and we will probably go back to Massachusetts where we raised our children and one still lives. Love Mass, just not nearly as horsey. I am from the midwest (southern WI) and have lived in CO, MI and ME. I have never been to WA or TX or AB -- my apologies as I have heard all three are beautiful and very horsey.
  • crimsongrey
    crimsongrey Posts: 329 Member
    Snowdenfarm wrote: »
    I am currently in SE Pennsylvania -- mild winters, beautiful falls and springs, very humid summers. It is unbelievably horsey here. I belong to three dressage clubs, there is a schooling show every week (except Dec/Jan/Feb), rated shows within driving distance at least every other week, horse professionals and establishments of all kinds abound. We have been here 8 years and I would love to stay forever, but my husband is looking to retire early and we will probably go back to Massachusetts where we raised our children and one still lives. Love Mass, just not nearly as horsey. I am from the midwest (southern WI) and have lived in CO, MI and ME. I have never been to WA or TX or AB -- my apologies as I have heard all three are beautiful and very horsey.

    I haven't been to Pennsylvania, but I've always wanted to go to that region (Buck's County!) because of all of the horsey opportunities that central Illinois sadly does not offer. One of my best friends is in Boston and has a really active group of horse friends :)
  • cessi0909
    cessi0909 Posts: 653 Member
    OMGeeeHorses wrote: »
    I live in Norway, Maine :)

    So I'm guessing you know cold
  • luckypony71
    luckypony71 Posts: 399 Member
    I live in Pinellas Park, FL. 10 minutes away from the beach. Center of the state the peninsula in the peninsula on the west coast.

    I love where I live. Horses, beach (no horses allowed) work and shopping all in one little area. Our city really supports the equestrians by maintaining trails, a couple of riding arenas and an obstacle course.

    This weekend it is supposed to get "cold" 47 on Friday night. No worries though. The high on Saturday is 70 and Sunday will be back up to the mid 70s. Our longest cold spell lasted 2 weeks.
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