Eleventy-hundred pounds of Awesome: Meet Gryphon! (1247 hits)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (View user info) at 2007-10-09 17:26:06 EDT
Gryphon is a Trakehner, which is a huge (though not Clydesdale huge) horse from central Europe. There are many branch lineages in North America, and one of them provided this example for us.
My wife, who as far as I'm concerned cannot at this point ask too much of me, once again surprised me with her heretofore-not-harped-upon desire to own and ride a horse. After all she has done for me, how could I stand in her way? Especially since she's spending her own money on her own expensive hobby. After some looking and a bit of luck, here is the result. My wife purchased Gryphon and keeps him at the stable where she rides.
It is now my opinion that all women should have a horse at some time.
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Submitted by RoadSong (user info) at 2009-03-28 18:39:25 EDT (#)
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"Gryphon is a Trakehner.."
Whoah, high dollar equine.
Beautiful photos.
Submitted by wookie (user info) at 2007-10-10 16:52:53 EDT (#)
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I'm partial to Arabians and Morgans, but that is a beautiful animal.
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2007-10-10 09:50:30 EDT (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:37:12 CDT (#)
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Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:35:05 EDT (#)
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Horses have things in common with me.
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Gryphon's a gelding, if that makes any difference to you.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2007-10-10 09:29:07 EDT (#)
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ok
Submitted by Berty (user info) at 2007-10-10 07:30:17 EDT (#)
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My personal opinion on horses is really rather french.
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-10-10 07:03:00 EDT (#)
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I want a pony.
Submitted by BranDo (user info) at 2007-10-10 05:13:21 EDT (#)
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We used to own a Falabella of appr. 75 cm's and a Shire Horses of 1.83 m's.
Submitted by kuroneko_sama (user info) at 2007-10-10 00:08:20 EDT (#)
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we have a freisian that due to the newborn is beaing leased
Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2007-10-09 20:14:48 EDT (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:37:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:35:05 EDT (#)
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Horses have things in common with me.
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Gryphon's a gelding, if that makes any difference to you.
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Some people hit the nail right on the head.......
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-10-09 20:07:13 EDT (#)
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I used to own some horses...they are awesome animals. Good move buying the horse.
NOW, LET'S CHOP IT UP AND GRILL SOME HORSEBURGERS!
Submitted by jamowilly40 (user info) at 2007-10-09 20:07:09 EDT (#)
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Auto +2 equestrians
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:57:00 EDT (#)
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Horses are awesome. Unfortunately, our neighbors threw my wife about a month ago, so it will be quite some time before we're in the market for some. That, and we don't have the money, land, or time for it.
Submitted by ChristPuncher (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:51:41 EDT (#)
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http://www.ubersite.com/m/112377
YER AWFUL HORSE HAS BEEN BEEBED
GLUE FOR EVERYONE
GO BEARS WOO!!!
Submitted by pshuu (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:43:54 EDT (#)
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I used to like horses until I got kicked by one... now I just kind of like them. :p
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:34:01 EDT (#)
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FG: MLW has both the horse and the V-twin cruiser bike. She's excellent that way. We're awaiting the FL title for her bike (after several after-work evening's effort to get it running right) and she'll be in the wind again. She'd probably ride over to the stables if they weren't on really-unsafe sand two-tracks.
Submitted by forensicgirl3 (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:28:29 EDT (#)
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Auto +2 for the LW and her pretty horse. Oh, did she get that bike? Does she like it?
I used to ride teh horsies in my teenaged years, now I rides teh motorcycles.
The Man and I went to Fayetteville Arkansas this last weekend for the annual Bikes, Blues, BBQ rally. Borrowed my friend's Dyna Glide and rode around in the Boston Mountains.
Freaked out once at the beginning because of all the hairpin turns, then got used to it.
There was a dude at the campground who would walk up to the showers every morning in only his underwear and boots. <blinks>
However all in all, good outing.
Submitted by DCWoody (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:26:22 EDT (#)
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yeah, that's a horse.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-10-09 19:01:51 EDT (#)
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Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:48:29 EDT (#)
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I recently received a bottle of 'Woodford Reserve' from a cohort in Kentucky. Damn' fine. You people know what you're doing when it gets down to bourbon. It's now a permanent fixture in my bar.
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I'll check it out.
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:52:56 EDT (#)
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Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:38:15 EDT (#)
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Hahahaha below
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:37:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:35:05 EDT (#)
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Horses have things in common with me.
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Gryphon's a gelding, if that makes any difference to you.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:37:05 EDT (#)
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Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2007-10-09 23:35:05 BST (#)
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Horses have things in common with me.
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You have shit all over your arse that attracts flys?
Submitted by Coleslaw_Murphy (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:36:10 EDT (#)
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edit: I want to own a horse, too.
Submitted by moneyshotforyou (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:35:05 EDT (#)
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Horses have things in common with me.
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:34:14 EDT (#)
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never really liked horses.
but i like the name gryphon. i'm stealing it.
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:26:08 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-09 23:19:05 BST (#)
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every woman is still a little girl.
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Now I feel like a paedophile.
Well, MORE like a paedophile what with the trial and subsequent acquittal and all.
Submitted by Coleslaw_Murphy (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:21:55 EDT (#)
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but, DOES THAT HORSE TALK?
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:20:21 EDT (#)
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Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:19:05 EDT (#)
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every woman is still a little girl.
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This is a fundamental truth. Men, take note.
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:19:05 EDT (#)
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every woman is still a little girl.
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:19:02 EDT (#)
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Pretty horse
Submitted by The_taste_of_Monkeys (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:16:31 EDT (#)
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Horses and Dogs are up there on the "better than humans" list in my opinion
Submitted by Jeanneee (user info) at 2007-10-09 18:11:03 EDT (#)
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I'm terrified of horses. We have six of them at the moment, and the only one I can get near is Inky - an ancient, wizened mini-horse who spends most if not all of her time standing very still and staring into space.
Gryphon is beautiful. He's very shiny.
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:54:31 EDT (#)
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i have a riding style too.
i fall off with style.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:50:37 EDT (#)
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Kick. Ass.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:42:11 EDT (#)
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Submitted by triangle_man (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:31:35 EDT (#)
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For want of a horse....NAY
Want no more...soon you'll have two.
I predict.
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I fear you may be correct.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:40:31 EDT (#)
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Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:31:40 EDT (#)
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that's cool
horses scare the shit outta me cos you can't turn them off.
horses always do what they want when i ride them.
i'll stick to motorcycles thanks - much safer.
does wifey have a cowguy hat, or those silly english bobby hats?
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I'm with you: motorcycles are more predictable. Gryphon tolerates me but doesn't like me. My bikes like me. MLW wears English riding gear, onaccounta that's the riding style she's chosen.
Submitted by nicballs (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:37:31 EDT (#)
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Rocky Marciano once punched a horse and knocked it out. True Story...look it up.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:35:08 EDT (#)
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pretty horsie
Submitted by SgtHartman (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:33:49 EDT (#)
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I totally thought this was gonna be some kind of gay story about man love for a horse. But now I see that its not. +2 equine (sp?)
Submitted by czwij (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:31:40 EDT (#)
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that's cool
horses scare the shit outta me cos you can't turn them off.
horses always do what they want when i ride them.
i'll stick to motorcycles thanks - much safer.
does wifey have a cowguy hat, or those silly english bobby hats?
Submitted by triangle_man (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:31:35 EDT (#)
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For want of a horse....NAY
Want no more...soon you'll have two.
I predict.
Submitted by Jack_McCallum (user info) at 2007-10-09 17:31:32 EDT (#)
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One less horse for the French to eat. Fuckin A!