I fail to see the failure...

**taelesean** · 09-15-2009, 11:08 PM

Butt it is kinda funny

Sonseeahray's_girl · 09-16-2009, 09:20 AM

Actually, I think that's darned smart, and I'm jealous that I can't ride my horse to the store!

WhisperStables · 09-16-2009, 09:36 AM

Plastic sides. Metal carts. and rain. I would not get under there with my horse. lol. glad some people can though. Mine would have shook herself to death. But that a cool picture. I also fail to see the fail.

Gramma Sassy · 09-16-2009, 10:04 AM

Huh??????

Mister's Mom · 09-16-2009, 10:18 AM

LOL - it took me a few minutes to figure out where the horses were standing! I think that is just genius.

merleliz · 09-16-2009, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Gramma Sassy

Huh??????

Me too...

Lorna · 09-16-2009, 12:26 PM

FAIL!!! I think that is an A+.

Horselady44 · 09-16-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sonseeahray's_girl

Actually, I think that's darned smart, and I'm jealous that I can't ride my horse to the store!

Me 2!! How fun would that be!

Fang · 09-16-2009, 01:23 PM

Must have been a non-horsey teenage punk who saw this as a fail.

soccer mom · 09-16-2009, 01:44 PM

My daughter and I rode to Wendy's one time for lunch. Didn't go thru the drive up. I held the horses while she went in and bought food.

greygirls · 09-16-2009, 05:45 PM

You know I've often thought those buggy returns would make good shelters

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bubbleslove · 09-16-2009, 05:51 PM

maybe they didn't think it was cool to be riding your horse to the store when it's snowing, on concrete, and then leave them tied up in the shopping cart shelter? That's only if the riders knew it was going to snow and it wasn't the owners taking the picture.

But, if out on a ride, and caught by a sudden snow, that's a pretty good shelter.

PaintsQH · 09-16-2009, 09:03 PM

Guess they should check the weather channel first

I wont comment on the pic. If I find it funny thats being a careless owner, If I find it horrid then Im being a prude. I plead the 5th

TB's_are_my_thing · 09-16-2009, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soccer mom

My daughter and I rode to Wendy's one time for lunch. Didn't go thru the drive up. I held the horses while she went in and bought food.

I rode through Dairy Queen

My horse HATES rain, and one day at a show at the rodeo grounds it just opened up crazy for about 10 minutes, one of those freak summer storms. Everyone else found shelter...so i ran my horse up the wheelchair ramp of the bleachers and we hung out there until it passed. People laughed and took pictures, but in the end we were the driest.

gailfinney · 09-17-2009, 07:02 AM

I dont know if you guys have these where you all live, but I know we dont have them anywhere near Richmond, I was suprised when we were driving through a small town in the mountains of VA when i saw this in a shopping center.

**taelesean** · 09-17-2009, 09:33 PM

Sweet! Where abouts in VA was that?

A couple of years ago, before the ecconomy tanked, some of the Wal-Marts around here in Manassas were actually carrying a few horse items (some halters, lead ropes, treats and grooming stuff)

There are ALOT of horses in these parts. But I've never seen a hitchin rail at any store around here, except in front of one tack shop.

gailfinney · 09-17-2009, 09:45 PM

i think it was either in bridgewater or harrisonburg...theres a big population of mennonites there,and they are the ones who drive horses and buggies and use horses to farm.
one sunday morning we followed a bunch of horses and buggies to a little mennonite church and there were about 50 buggies hitched up out front and lots of bicycles but not a car in sight. that was in bridgewater.

crittermom · 09-17-2009, 10:07 PM

Our Wal Mart sells tack, brushes, horse food, chicken food etc. We "is" in the sticks!

**taelesean** · 09-17-2009, 10:27 PM

They stopped selling horse stuff in the Wally World here, but still have chicken and goat feed out in the lawn and garden area. The tack used to be tucked into a section of the pet area.

Manassas is right on the border between the 'burbs and the sticks. Sometimes it feels like we get the worst of both...but sometimes I guess we get the best.

bubbleslove · 09-18-2009, 06:58 AM

Our Walmart carries cow, horse, pig, and goat feed, as well as flyspray, halters, treats, etc. Not great quality stuff, but some people buy it.
Top this off - our local McDonalds was famous for a millisecond for installing a hitching post. It's right around the corner from the rodeo grounds, and our town has traditionally been very 'cowboy-ish', so I guess they felt the need to continue the tradition.

09-15-2009, 11:08 PM
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09-16-2009, 10:18 AM
Mister's Mom Yearling Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 627	LOL - it took me a few minutes to figure out where the horses were standing! I think that is just genius.

09-16-2009, 12:26 PM
Lorna Weanling Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Belle Chasse, LA Posts: 321	FAIL!!! I think that is an A+.

09-16-2009, 01:23 PM
Fang Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 179	Must have been a non-horsey teenage punk who saw this as a fail.

09-16-2009, 01:44 PM
soccer mom Yearling Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Huber Heights OH Posts: 854	My daughter and I rode to Wendy's one time for lunch. Didn't go thru the drive up. I held the horses while she went in and bought food. __________________

09-16-2009, 05:45 PM
greygirls Coming two Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario Posts: 1,852	You know I've often thought those buggy returns would make good shelters! __________________ I cannot avoid compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning & foundation of morality. -Albert Schweitzer

09-16-2009, 05:51 PM
bubbleslove Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 758	maybe they didn't think it was cool to be riding your horse to the store when it's snowing, on concrete, and then leave them tied up in the shopping cart shelter? That's only if the riders knew it was going to snow and it wasn't the owners taking the picture. But, if out on a ride, and caught by a sudden snow, that's a pretty good shelter. __________________ Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. ~Woodrow Wilson in love with my Bubbles boy

09-16-2009, 09:03 PM
PaintsQH Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 3,680	Guess they should check the weather channel first I wont comment on the pic. If I find it funny thats being a careless owner, If I find it horrid then Im being a prude. I plead the 5th __________________ Angels descending, bring from above, Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

09-17-2009, 07:02 AM
gailfinney Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: virginia Posts: 846	I dont know if you guys have these where you all live, but I know we dont have them anywhere near Richmond, I was suprised when we were driving through a small town in the mountains of VA when i saw this in a shopping center. __________________

09-17-2009, 09:33 PM
taelesean Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,319	Sweet! Where abouts in VA was that? A couple of years ago, before the ecconomy tanked, some of the Wal-Marts around here in Manassas were actually carrying a few horse items (some halters, lead ropes, treats and grooming stuff) There are ALOT of horses in these parts. But I've never seen a hitchin rail at any store around here, except in front of one tack shop. __________________

09-17-2009, 09:45 PM
gailfinney Yearling Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: virginia Posts: 846	i think it was either in bridgewater or harrisonburg...theres a big population of mennonites there,and they are the ones who drive horses and buggies and use horses to farm. one sunday morning we followed a bunch of horses and buggies to a little mennonite church and there were about 50 buggies hitched up out front and lots of bicycles but not a car in sight. that was in bridgewater. __________________

09-17-2009, 10:07 PM
crittermom Greenbroke Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 3,233	Our Wal Mart sells tack, brushes, horse food, chicken food etc. We "is" in the sticks! __________________ Peace!! I wish the people of the world could get along as well as the animals in my backyard.

09-17-2009, 10:27 PM
taelesean Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 6,319	They stopped selling horse stuff in the Wally World here, but still have chicken and goat feed out in the lawn and garden area. The tack used to be tucked into a section of the pet area. Manassas is right on the border between the 'burbs and the sticks. Sometimes it feels like we get the worst of both...but sometimes I guess we get the best. __________________

09-18-2009, 06:58 AM
bubbleslove Yearling Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Sunny South Florida Posts: 758	Our Walmart carries cow, horse, pig, and goat feed, as well as flyspray, halters, treats, etc. Not great quality stuff, but some people buy it. Top this off - our local McDonalds was famous for a millisecond for installing a hitching post. It's right around the corner from the rodeo grounds, and our town has traditionally been very 'cowboy-ish', so I guess they felt the need to continue the tradition. __________________ Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of resistance. ~Woodrow Wilson in love with my Bubbles boy