Hmmm…maybe we DO really need to have a FHOTD get-together
Aug 24 2007
I get a lot of e-mails that go “look me up if you’re ever in X and let’s have a beer!” This started to make me think that it would actually be a LOT of fun to have a FHOTD get together…maybe early next year?
I’m thinking Vegas…something where we’d have some guest speakers during the day on topics of interest to responsible breeders like conformation, genetics, avoiding genetic defects, weanling and broodmare nutrition…and of course at night we’d just party like rock stars. 
Thoughts? I am thinking maybe January when it’s not the show season and most mares aren’t too close to foaling yet, so you can get away without too much worry.
Cost would be enough to cover expenses, whatever that worked out to be, and we can take a vote on which rescue to shoot any overage to.
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Great idea. I’m there…
I’m in….
Depends on the cost of hay…jk I board
What a fabulous ideah…. That would be the Prevention of the Fugly Horse Convention I assume? LOL !
that would rock harder than donald trump after fifty viagra.
someone sponsor me to come from australia! ill bring all my rudest swear words, most unnecessarily abusive phrases and i can just about guarantee offending someone to the point of a dustup
I’m there.
lifelike001 said…
that would rock harder than donald trump after fifty viagra.
LMAO ! You are a total whoot ! I would sponsor you if I could get sponsored back to your country! LOL ! ; )
I am not an avid poster – but I read this blog more than once a day – I am totally in…no worries here I will leave my GELDING behind.
Afraid I’ll have to stay in the witness protection program. Can’t get to my own breed convention unless it comes to an adjoining state. But you girls have a good time.
nomofuglyhosses – ill trade ya countries, babe! im an expat in australia who doesnt exactly like it here… so a little microsurgery, some identity reassignment and voila!
ok.. now im creepier than mr trump and his possible ‘dysfunctions’
We would love to be there! Near any of the lobster buffets? BONUS!
How about monthly local chapter meetings? These would be easier on everyone and if they couldn’t make it to the annual grand poohba convention, they could still hit one or two of those?
Fugly- my friend is interested in setting up a similar discusson on dogs. She may be contacting you- I cc’d the reply to her also. The book is taking shape much quicker than we thought… We may run short on pages!
Avid lurker and #1 fan! BTW: yes, you DO have a fanbase!
I’d love to be there, as long as it’s during winter break [omgosh so many stalls to clean at college that I don't have time during school!] and preferably a weekend. Tickets will be cheap in Jan, which is AWESOME -poor college student-. If the college leases my GELDING for spring semester I will TOTALLY be there!
The idea of having guest speakers is wonderful, and maybe we can donate anything we make to a good rescue op or something.
You’ve been around such a short time, and look at this wonderful following! Kudo’s to you, Fugly!
+J+
There is a western states veterinary conference in Vegas every year, if the times matched it would be easier to get real quality speakers.
Dr Deb Bennett (I think spelled correctly) comes to mind as a top notch confo person.
Also a discussion summarizing the most recent research regarding the strength and heritability of traits commonly selected for by breeders would be of value.
lifelike001 ,
Sorry , I love my country to much to give it up , but I really would just like to visit Australlia instead! LOL ! ; )
well a little inter-suitcase smuggling is surely of no concern to border control mwahahahaaa *LOL* it IS a wonderful country to visit and tour – so few people who live here actually travel around and see it!
Excellent idea!! I’m in! Consider the great state of Indiana represented!!
BTW…I love the new graphic,would like to have a shirt/sweatshirt with it availbale for purchase.
ROVEN said, “Also a discussion summarizing the most recent research regarding the strength and heritability of traits commonly selected for by breeders would be of value.”
Could you please explain further about this? Thank you.
Would there be a special event logo available on Fugly Horse Swag?
You could probably get it sponsored by some of the big name companies, to help cover costs. I would imagine any of the larger feed manufacturers would be glad to sponsor, provide speakers, and maybe give away samples, coupons, etc.
If you could line it up with the vet convention it would be a big help, but rooms may be scarce, or more expensive because of everything going on. (We have run into this when traveling with horses.)
Roven said…
There is a western states veterinary conference in Vegas every year, if the times matched it would be easier to get real quality speakers.
The vet conference is in February each year.
The Eastern conference is in January…in Orlando…
Maybe we can put together a field trip and go and see Wayne Newtons Arab farm! *ROLLS EYES* He is SUCH a fruit cake!
On a more serious note, I’m totally up for a Vegas trip! Everyone will need to know the secret hand shake? LMAO!
err, Will Everyone, not Everyone will
guess I got all excited an stuff
Oh yeah, I am in.
That is an awesome idea.
Count me in! Hey, are they having the WEG in Vegas again this year, it could coincide with that!
SueCoo
I would love to go..I have a few friends in Vegas I would love to visit too.
But, have a mare due third week, and major breed event second week…how about November?
Hey…I heard of this really cool company/website that makes logo wear for really cheap and you don’t have to stock anything…they will make single items for good prices. All you have to do is upload the logo to their site and we can go on there and buy whatever we want…from t-shirts to baby bibs and blankets. The site is http://www.mygarb.com. FHoTD would make any profits….maybe to a good rescue?? Then when we all meet up in Vegas we can be dressed for the occasion!
Sorry, everyone, this is totally not on topic, but I have a question for lifelike001.
What don’t you like about living in Australia? I’m curious because I love Australia (as a tourist) and have kinda sorta thought about applying to become a permanent resident.
Back on topic, I would definitely be interested in attending a meeting in Las Vegas if we could put together a good program. I would love to attend sessions on evaluating breeding stock, running a *real* rescue operation, and different breed standards. Could we include mules?
Also, at a professional conference I attend each year, there is always a session on developing educational materials and conducting educational outreach activities. That would be a great subject: How to take the “don’t breed fugly horses” message to 4-H clubs and such.
I can see it now. Every vet office in the country has, right next to the “Spay and Neuter Your Pet” poster, a “Geld Your Colt” poster, created courtesy of the supporters of the Fugly Horse of the Day blog.
oh mulerider, i could go on forever. but the short story is im a child migrant and ill always hate where i ended up because i was robbed of where i should have been. *shrug*
Woohoo I finally got an account! Vegas is a bit far for me… lol I had a bumper sticker on my car that said “Say Neigh to horse neglect/abuse”.. we need one that says “Geld that Colt, Dont need no more Fugly horses” or something like that.. Im sure someone here is more creative than me:)
What an awesome idea!!! FHoD, you KNOW you will have to wear a paperbag over your head though right? Your annonymity is of the utmost importance and we can’t have the crazies identifying you!
In fact, I think we should just make the whole damn thing one huge costume party! We can all wear name tags with our Blogger SNs and have a grand old time. Then, we can all return home none the wiser!
hehehe!
And as far as people needing donations to attend (myself included)… well, lets just all run right out to our local auctions, collect a bunch of fuglies, breed the shit out of them and sell the foals for the money we need! LMAO (That entire statement is dripping with sarcasm of course!)
completely off subject… but I would like someone elses opinion on this. It’s an add I found for an Arabian. The picture baffles me. This poor thing looks like he took off about four strides too early and is going to crash into the next obstical. But I’ll also admit that I know nothing about eventing or cross country.
Is this horse really expected to make the jump in front of him?
http://www.flahorse.com/barnsale/ShowAdvert.php?CatID=37&AdID=52039
We could have a masquerade party!!
And to make it all a little more competitive..er,I mean interesting,we’d all have to try to figure out who FHOTD is…
Great idea….just be ware of whenever the NFR is in Vegas. Would be hard to find accommodations at that time.
That sounds like fun. I think we girls are going in Dec. for the grand national rodeo…and no, I have TB’s and Warmbloods. But it would be fun to go watch.
jenny – looks like a fine jump to me.. but hes clearing the smaller rolltop further away from the camera, not the big one closer
This sounds like a great idea!! I’d love to join.
Hey Cutnjump, if your friends does do a Fugly dog blog, let me know. I work in rescue…I’ve got all kinds of stories..
The NFR is December 6th thru the 15th
The NFR is always the beginning of December.
P.S.
Clover:
It is the National Finals Rodeo.
I can tell your not a rodeo person. To Funny. That is the 1st time I have ever heard it called that.
Jenny, Looks good to me too. I would ask the seller to send more pics. He’s a little far off in the distance so it’s hard to see clearly. He looks like he might have taken a long spot to the fence. I would rather a horse take the long spot if they are not set up just right. It shows that they have heart. I would also like to see some dressage scores if you would be using him as an eventer. Especially in the lower levels, dressage can make or break you.
completely off subject… but I would like someone elses opinion on this. It’s an add I found for an Arabian. The picture baffles me. This poor thing looks like he took off about four strides too early and is going to crash into the next obstical.
Are you looking at a different photo? The horse is in the air over the jump, not way in front of it.
It’s possibly a trick of perspective, XC jumps are often set so that the different options/level/heights are right next to each other. The arab is jumping a smaller obstacle on the far side of the big one, which is the one that first attracts your eye.
HoosierHorseGirl said…
“BTW…I love the new graphic,would like to have a shirt/sweatshirt with it availbale for purchase.”
I like it too. I would be more inclined to buy swag with this new logo. With the appy on the current swag you know you’re gonna have to get into it with some offended appy lover who sees it and thinks you’re just picking on appys… and that’s so not the point.
Chrome- you’re in AZ too? I have a small trailer and PLA in Chandler isn’t too far. They always have plenty of scraps to go around.
Hell they usually even have a carcass or two out back we can put on wheels and drag through the ring to raise money. *Sarcasm is one of my favorites*
CC – I am honestly unconcerned about being identified. I have faced scarier things in my life than pissed off backyard breeders. If Michael Moore and Rush Limbaugh are still walking the earth, I doubt anybody is going to bother to take me down.
Thanks folks for your responses. I can see clearly now that it has been explained. The small size of the photo and the angle had me confused. you don’t know till you ask!
Fantastic idea! Vegas is perfect! Cheap flights from everywhere. I am in Canada and I think it only costs $300 return for me to go to Vegas! Count me in!
FHoD… LoL I didn’t think you were really concerned… just thought it was a funny idea since everyone is vigilantly trying to figure out just who you are. lol
CutNJump… Yup, down here in good ole Tucson. (Well, outside of Tucson, but still use that town as my address). I think your idea is grand! I have not been to a horse sale here in AZ for MANY years (since the one in Tucson shut down). I actually enjoy (for lack of a more appropriate word) going to horse sales just to see what is going through. Its actually the best way I know to keep a truthful idea of what the market is like.
Not to mention, some of the best kids’ horses I have ever had have come from the sales. Forgive me, but I am a lover of big ole jug headed, fugly, plod around at a walk horses! They are great for beginners!
Hi- I’ve just discovered this blog and have been having the bestest time reading back entries over the past couple of days. What a hoot, and great delivery of a message that definitely needs to get out. I’ve thought many a time of writing a story about the amazing experiences I had shopping for my last horse purchase. Between BYBs and People Who Have No Clue, there are plenty of good tales, and I’m sure we could swap a few over margaritas.
Vegas is always fun, and warmth in January is always a good thing!
Psst… anyone want to buy a giraffe? Here’s one for sale:
http://www.arabianhorses.org/marketplace/Classified/pas_detail.asp?ID=45159
Hmm… January is a good time. Cheap rooms, lots of deals, and the town is pretty quiet the first part of the month. (Everyone is still recovering from holiday over-spending :-p)
I like this idea!
“I like it too. I would be more inclined to buy swag with this new logo. With the appy on the current swag you know you’re gonna have to get into it with some offended appy lover who sees it and thinks you’re just picking on appys… and that’s so not the point.”
Gotta say I agree– as an avid Appaloosa owner, I KNOW the current logo’s point is NOT to pick on Apps, and I don’t find it personally offensive…. but I can’t wear it…. it could too easily be interpreted as a slam on Apps by observers who aren’t familiar with the FHOTD blog, and that would be counterproductive to my commitment to promote Apps and educate people on what an awesome choice in horses they can be!
I’d love to go to Vegas! But I think the boss is sending me to Oklahoma City in Jan
Of course if he would get his butt in gear and sort out who’s going to what schools and when I’d know for sure.
I like the new logo! I love this blog!
“Psst… anyone want to buy a giraffe? Here’s one for sale”
Not sure what you are looking at Trixina, but that is a beautiful baby!
With regard to the heritability of traits- the equine genome has been mapped and many specific genes have been deciphered. This being the case there are research groups organizing the genome- placing known genes on the correct chromosome.
As a hypothetical (and very basic)example: Say you breed your mare to a roan stud and the baby is roan. If the stud’s dam was roan you know that he passed the chromosome associated with the roan gene which he inherited from his dam to the foal. Now pretend that same chromosome is also home to muscling expression and the dam was a champion halter horse- you now know that she not only passed on her color but also her superior muscling.
However this does not take into account dominant/recessive, phenotypic expression which is based on multiple genes (such as muscling)or many other factors. The study of the genome is, simply put, a novel way of figuring out (at this point in time) who got what from where. Thus even if something isn’t expressed in the phenotype, due to environment or recessiveness, you still know ‘it’ is there and can then have a better understanding of the breeding capabilities of individual horses.
Very exciting!!!!
With regard to the heritability of traits- the equine genome has been mapped and many specific genes have been deciphered. This being the case there are research groups organizing the genome- placing known genes on the correct chromosome.
As a hypothetical (and very basic)example: Say you breed your mare to a roan stud and the baby is roan. If the stud’s dam was roan you know that he passed the chromosome associated with the roan gene which he inherited from his dam to the foal. Now pretend that same chromosome is also home to muscling expression and the dam was a champion halter horse- you now know that she not only passed on her color but also her superior muscling.
However this does not take into account dominant/recessive, phenotypic expression which is based on multiple genes (such as muscling)or many other factors. The study of the genome is, simply put, a novel way of figuring out (at this point in time) who got what from where. Thus even if something isn’t expressed in the phenotype, due to environment or recessiveness, you still know ‘it’ is there and can then have a better understanding of the breeding capabilities of individual horses.
Very exciting!!!!
The reason I picked the horse in the current logo is because she is the ugliest thing I ever owned, and I own the picture.
We can certainly go with a graphic logo as well/instead. That was just sent to me by a reader. I’ll put it together and get it up there this weekend.
FHoTD, thanks! I think we just want to get the right point across with the swag, not get into a bunch of nighties in knots over the picture of a particular breed.
And I think the idea of a fugly-convention in Vegas is a Go! *cough-Deb Bennett-cough*
As a semi-native Nevadan, I’d definitely come. However, the Las Vegas venue could be expensive if held in the cooler months and too hot if held in the summer.
Reno is a nice cooler less expensive alternative.
If you wish, I can check out the costs at a hotel/casino and the livestock events center.
We don’t have too many breeders here to tour though.
Let me know.
I also like the graphic logo for swag better than the appy horse. And for me to order, I NEED a NOT WHITE t-shirt.
White clothing is a fashion not for me and my horses.
I was just discussing the idea of a fhotd horse show. Kind of like the 4-H ones where after all the serious classes we can have ones like “fugliest gelding”, “spot most like something else”kind of like shapes in the clouds with spots, “Horse and owner look alike”, etc.
Chrome-
Had I only known… I had to go down to Wilcox 3 weeks ago to repo a stallion and gelding we had sold. I coulda stopped in for an Eegies! My DH was born and raised in Tucson. I am from Mesa and we live in Queen Creek. We show down there on occasion at the Pima County Fairgrounds.
” also like the graphic logo for swag better than the appy horse. And for me to order, I NEED a NOT WHITE t-shirt.
White clothing is a fashion not for me and my horses.”
HUGE ditto on all this from me, and some friends o’ mine, who were discussing.
Stains and me, we’re like this (twisted fingers).
I, like the Farmer’s wife, shall have to live vicariously, but y’all have fun and bring back good stories.
I’m sure we could all get local groups going for The Farmers Wife, Bluewillow and others like myslef and Chromecowgirl, and
Lifelike001 could be our Australian Fugly Horse Liason.
With a big name sponsor the ticket prices for everyone may be more affordable. Hmmm! Could we apply for a 501(c)3 like the rescue FHoTD posted yesterday? Everyone could write it off then?
Also make sure that the plus sizes also come in dark colors. Preferably black, I think that graphic logo would stand out nicely on a black shirt.
Count me in. Can’t think of a better time than with a group of crazy ladies all wearing fugly shirts in Vegas. Sounds like a hoot to me.
count me in on a Vegas trip, although as a former travel agent I have to agree with the poster about Reno being so much cheaper to get to and to stay at. At least for us on the west coast….not sure about CA or the eastern side of the country….
Dear FHOTD, I am gratified that you said I was not a BYB, but I do not know what a BRB is. Please enlighten. I gather I should also be grateful that I am not one of those.
The word in your post that struck me was “loyalty.” You hit the nail on the head because it states exactly how I feel. The old gelding in question doesn’t owe me anything, on the contrary we owe him. He raised two of my daughters and gave me my first taste of serious competition in the show ring. Even my un-horsey hubby agrees that the oldies deserve a retirement and dignified death at our own hands. Thanks for validating us.
is there a margarita blender in the WORLD capacious enough to assuage our collective fug-induced fury?? *LOL*
Uh, Vegas in January, OK. Considering WI is about minus 10 that time of year, I’ll go if you twist my arm.
Vegas is not my destination of choice when on vacation, but I’ll sacrafice for the FHOTD Association…..for the greater good of the horse you know!
Farmer’s wife, I believe they are using BRB to mean Baskin Robbins Breeder. At least 23 or so different flavors of horse. Since you only have marvelous Morgans you don’t qualify.
lifelike001 said…
is there a margarita blender in the WORLD capacious enough to assuage our collective fug-induced fury?? *LOL*
Yes, actually. There is a blender in the Margaritaville venue that’s about the size of a 1 story building.It’s even got sirens and neon lights (ok -it’s only a prop used when a Jimmy Buffet song is played, but one can be ever hopeful…)
Sounds like fun! I’m IN! I have never been to Vegas. I hear it’s a great place to go and leave your significant other at home, lmbo!
Count me in as I am the President of the FHOTD fan club. I absolutely love reading it everyday soemtimes twice.
I have learned so much, laughed so hard and appreciate it so much !
My husband always asks what I am laughing about at the computer.
Could you do a topic on the lame horse lope in AQHA and APHA and how it makes no sense whatsoever.
gabriella – hahahaha! well hook up the jukebox on endless rotation cause im whacking on my bikini!!
ANNIEBANANNIE said, “Reno is a nice cooler less expensive alternative.”
I’m with you on the FHOTD Convention in Reno.
Count me in.
ROVEN said, “With regard to the heritability of traits…”
Yes, very exciting stuff! Heck, I was just as happy with the MtDNA discoveries! LOL. It’s all more than we ever knew before, and anything to help us breed a good horse.
What about some place in KY – like a yearling auction – so we could all say “Really – $250,000 for that?” I’ll take 2!! I will actually be in LV for another trade show in early FEB. – The RIVIERA is highly recommended!
Look like movie stars, party like rock stars, and f–k like porn stars? All w/ my fave blog ppl? Well maybe not the fucking part. We all seem to be chickie’s here. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Anyway, point is, I’m in.
What if someone who hates you, comes up to the meeting and hurts you?
is that really any more likely than it would be walking down the street anywhere else?
theres a saying that describes those with plenty nasty to say and not much action/intention to back it up with: “all mouth and no bollocks”
the more noise someone makes, the less likely they are to do you physical harm. theyd have to stop hollering and breathe first *LOL*
We could call it the “fugly-things that-happen-in-Vegas-stay-in Vegas” convention.
Count me in…I will be there…
Game on. That would be a blast.