Three Things...Gratitude Thread

[WDWEPCOT]

One big beautiful World we all live in and thanks to the internet we can all chat with each other !!!!

 

[citruscurtis]

6 plants of Christmas.... carnations, evergreens,holly, ivy, missltoe, pointsentia

 

[citruscurtis]

December 9th was national Christmas card day

 

[citruscurtis]

Size 9 most common size for slippers...e everyone could use slippers for Christmas

 

[Summer2018]

11 Pipers piping

 

[citruscurtis]

11 zoos West of the Mississippi with Christmas lights visitation

 

[bluecastle]

9 Beethoven symphonies

 

[PollyannaMom]

Today's Topic (Sat, 12/13) - 3 things you're grateful for having anything to do with horses

(Lots of things count - actual horses you've taken care of, books you've liked with horses in them, family traditions involving watching horse races...)

 

[NannyBeBe]

1. Black Beauty -- one of my all-time favorite books;
2. The way horses have helped farmers throughout America's history;
3. Being able to enjoy their majestic beauty -- the way they feel, the way they smell, their beautiful eyes -- one of God's most beautiful creations. I once had the privilege of spending a few private moments with one of the largest of the Budweiser Clydesdales. I will never forget how humbling it was.

 

[leebee]

13.... A baker's dozen of donuts or bagels from a downtown bakery, as a special holiday treat.

Horse things...

When I was 4 and 5, I rode a neighbor's show horse. IIRC (which I don't...) there was a show category where the rider had to be a child under a certain age, to show the horse's gentleness and training. For a couple of summers, that child was me.

After graduating from high school, my first stint at college was earning an associate's degree in large animal science. I used to love going in to clean out the horse stalls, groom and exercise the horses, etc. In one course, I even got to assist at foaling! Human or animal, I always stand in awe of the moment when we transition from there being 6 beings in a room to being 7.

The summer I was 18, my boyfriend and I and another couple went camping on Prince Edward Island for a week. It was such an amazing trip! There was a horse farm there (Fuddleduddle Farms, maybe... it WAS 1974 so my memory might not be accurate) where they let us rent horses for $2 a day and we rode all over the island. After returning the horses on the first day, we told the owner how the horses kept trying to go into the ocean, but we didn't let them. He said "go for it" and just hold on... so the next day, we did. I didn't know horses could swim (or that the owners wouldn't mind the leather saddles and such being exposed to salt water). It was pretty amazing!

 

[slo]

Happy Saturday Everyone

#1 - HEARTLAND - One of our favorite TV shows. I highly recommend it to everyone. You don’t have to be a horse person to love this show.

#2 - THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN - I’m speaking of who appears before the Boo To You parade at WDW. He is so cool and eerie at the same time.

#3 - CARRIAGE RIDES - There’s lots of debates about these, and because of this, they are no longer available in downtown Chicago. Back when they were there, my DH took many carriage rides before and after we were married. We’d also take our girls on their birthday. We have lots of wonderful memories with taking carriage rides around the city.

 

[WLWildlife]

1. Riding the neighbors horses as a kid.
2. Carousel horses, especially the beautiful ones at WDW.
3. The Headless Horseman in the Boo to You parade, I agree with SLO, cool and eerie at the same time, especially in Liberty Square.

 

[WDWEPCOT]

Horses
Such a majestic animal I absolutely love horses
Secretariat God’s horse greatest racehorse ever made there will never be another better greater horse than secretariat he is and will always be the greatest racehorse there ever was!!! to have been able to watch him race was a gift !!

Horse - therapy animals horses are great therapy animals they’re very adept to helping people

Horses are rare unique animals they cannot breathe through their mouth they sleep standing up they have excellent memories they have 360° vision horses are lactose intolerant A horse gets new shoes every 4 to 6 weeks Their hoofs are just like our fingernails

I’m a huge horse fan !! Majestic Animals they are graceful beautiful helpfully loyal loving

 

[DaisyDuck001]

George Washington's Cavalry
Rocking horse as a kid
Horse sense

 

[flyingdumbo127]

By my faith, One tiny Baby Who changed the world forever and saved me.

Two feet and pairs of legs that by God's grace are getting stronger every day.

Three members of the Holy Family.

Four weeks of Advent leading to Christmas Day.

Five healthy fingers on each hand to hug someone with.

Six favorite Christmas movies:

1 The Perfect Gift with Jefferson Moore
2 Bringing Christmas Home
3 Miracle in Bethlehem, PA
4 Miracle on Hwy 34
5 Heaven Down Here
6 The Least of These

Seven favorite Christmas Carols:
1 O Holy Night
2 When Love Was Born
3 O Come All Ye Faithful
4 Mary Did You Know? (I believe she did)
5 Mary and Elizabeth
6 Do You Hear What I Hear?
7 Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Eight reindeer led by Rudolph

Christmas has Nine letters in it. So, starting with each letter, 9 past people who God has graced me to know are:
1 C for Christi
2 H for Hilmar
3 R for Rosalie
4 I for Irmgard
5 S for Seth
6 T for Tucker
7 M for Michelle S
8 A for Ashley
9 S for Sue M

Bonus: Nine current A named workers here

Ten favorite Christmas traditions and memories both past and God-willing again to come of course including with my Dad:
1 Christmas Eve Worship
2 Scripture especially from Luke
3 Children singing Carols
4 Candlelight Processional
5 A Christmas Fantasy Parade
6 A Christmas themed train ride
7 Stockings both filling and finding inside
8 Sending and receiving snail mail
9 Volunteering in some extra way
10 Blessing of home, health, and my Dad

11 Eleven signifies the eleven years between Christmas 2014 and today that God has blessed my Dad and I with tending to His Christmas tree Evergreen. Then and Now pictures below.

Twelve Pictures and memories in brighter health

Horse gratitudes:

The My Secret Unicorn Children's book (of 15) series by Linda Chapman.

Disneyland Carousel
A one season TV show called Shadrach

 

[Summer2018]

1. Dala Horses are a part of my Swedish heritage. I have inherited some, bought some when visiting Sweden, and received them as gifts.

2. I admire their beauty and grace but I have no personal experience with any horses.

3. Rocking horses.

 

[clappyclaps]

Evening all,

Difficult one for me today, as I like horses but struggling to think of anything particularly poignant!

1. Mounted Unit - at my work we have a mounted unit whose contracts are some of the many I look after. And I tend to always use this as an excuse to have meetings in person so I can visit with the horses afterwards. Animals at work always make me happy.

2. Horses while out walking - I'm fortunate enough to live near a lot of scenic walks, a lot of which often have stables or fields with horses grazing, and I always love seeing them. Even better when they're friendly and come say hello.

3. Work Friend - whenever I think of horses, I think of a close work colleague and friend who has 2 horses. She's a really good friend and is coming with me on my next trip to WDW, which should be fun!

 

[PollyannaMom]

riding horses at a friend's house as a kid

books with horses in them

carousel ponies (I love photographing them)

 

[citruscurtis]

Ghost Riders in the sky
Their horses snorting fire

 

[citruscurtis]

Been through the desert with a horse with no name