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Four and a half hours gathering cattle over 1800 acres with three other guys on a filly that hadn't been ridden in a year. She couldn't walk downhill without almost falling on her face, tried to buck me off 4 times. Couldn't watch where she was walking when we got off by ourselves because she couldn't stand being without the other horses. She spent the whole time at a trot because she was too nervous to walk and I spent the whole time up on the balls of my feet with the reins tight so my knees are gone today. I'm too old to fight with these things and after 7 knee operations I don't want to any more. I officially hang up my spurs and will let the young guys ride the horses and throw the calves. I'll run the branding iron, castrate, notch ears or just sit back and tell the youngsters how much better I did it when I was younger.  Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | ||
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 ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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the older I get, the better I was. Twenty years ago it seemed those calves could be tossed around with one hand while holding mamma down with the other, and biting the ear notch without losing my Redman. What happened? Rich | |||
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 I sing "I out grew the wagon " By Ian Tyson alot and my knees resemble that remark. SSR | |||
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country like that you could ride a japanese quarterhorse. | |||
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I saw the title and opened this thread fearing some sad tear-jerker of a tale. I'm glad that I was wrong! | |||
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I'd get rid of the horse. | |||
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No reason to ride a colt when there are so many well broke horses out there. | |||
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Why not just get a good horse? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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I don't own a hay burner, she's a ranch horse. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Hell Fjold, Your top half looks mighty fine. Too bad the lower half ain't keepin' up. Brice | |||
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Dont Give Up! My dad is 61 and just spent a month in Idaho Training Pack Mules, But my mother says this only proves what she has known her entire Adult Life LOL. | |||
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For me, there is a lot of change in what the body can do going from 55 then 65 then 75 years old. At 55 years elk ,mule deer,pronghorn ,varmints , small game, and birds were hunted on foot and some on horse. At 65 years I would still go after all of them. Now 75 years, the week before deer season damaged my knee I went from deer hunting to hunting from a blind,that not hunting--I may not go next year. | |||
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Oh no, not another tear-jerking hangin'-up-my-spurs thread again. ------------------------------- Will Stewart / Once you've been amongst them, there is no such thing as too much gun. --------------------------------------- and, God Bless John Wayne. NRA Benefactor Member, GOA, N.A.G.R. _________________________ "Elephant and Elephant Guns" $99 shipped “Hunting Africa's Dangerous Game" $20 shipped. red.dirt.elephant@gmail.com _________________________ Hoping to wind up where elephant hunters go. | |||
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Nothing wrong with taking it a little easier, we're not 25 anymore. | |||
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I don't like to put the first 30 days on colts any more. But I'm not ready to give up riding. And since Elk and other large game require some method of retrieving them off the mountain, I'll have horses as long I still hunt. I had always hoped to have some sons to help with the work, but I had 5 daughters and none of them have successfully brought home a son-in-law who was into hunting yet. But not all of them are married, There is still hope for a straping young man to go hunting with me and do all the work. Last mondays hunt was a serious work out. Took two trips from the kill site back to the truck to haul al the meat and hide.  | |||
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Use to be young and tough and able to ride the rough string. Anymore I look to ride horses that are well broke and bomb proof. Its not getting thrown off that bothers me, its the landing.  Tim | |||
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For a cowboy...the old saying goes: "never walk when you can ride". ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Just got the word from my orthopedic surgeon yesterday. If I continue to work out on my present schedule I will have to have my left knee replaced within the year. If I stop the exercise bike and the evening walks I may get another three years. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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All I got to say is...go ahead and have the knee replaced now...you'll be glad you did...then ride all you want! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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Lane, That's what everyone tells me but my doctor says that because of all the previous surgeries with the screws and staples already in my femur and tibia I may be limited to one knee replacement in my lifetime. I have to have a lot more bone cut off than a replacement normally entails to get clean attaching points. He wants me to try to put it off as long as possible. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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How old are you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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As I have recently learned from bilateral hip replacement......do you want quality of life now.....or three years from now. As most I have spoken with that have have joint replacements done say, " I wish I would have done this sooner". I fully understand it is a personal choice, but once again, pain free joint now, or later. Bailey Bradshaw www.bradshawgunandrifle.com I'm in the gun buildin bidness, and cousin....bidness is a boomin | |||
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52 Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Frank, I bet if you took that knee of yours and had that ole gal in your avatar wrap those things around it every night...there could be magical powers! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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seriously, If you knee is bad...do it now! At least get an opinion from 2-3 top knee replacement guys in your area! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ J. Lane Easter, DVM A born Texan has instilled in his system a mind-set of no retreat or no surrender. I wish everyone the world over had the dominating spirit that motivates Texans.– Billy Clayton, Speaker of the Texas House No state commands such fierce pride and loyalty. Lesser mortals are pitied for their misfortune in not being born in Texas.— Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Texas in May, 1991. | |||
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A young fella. | |||
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New procedures and implants show up on an ever increasing frequency-- @52- procedures and implant types not yet developed await your( and my) future. As Lane said-- get some more opinions-- Call --UCLA, USC, Cedars-Sinai--etc--ask for their top knee guys Call the local Pro sports teams and ask who their ortho's are etc-- get a tad more data DuggaBoye-O NRA-Life Whittington-Life TSRA-Life DRSS DSC HSC SCI | |||
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I ride every day of my life, training my horses or rather tuning them up and keeping them in shape. I work cattle with friends that ranch from time to time. I hunt off my horses as I'm opposed to walking. I am an avid team roper and steer roper and rope with my grand kids and compete several times a month at team ropings and rodeos..I am 76, almost 77 years old, and this is what keeps me young and in good health, some folks run and walk or swim..I ride and rope..without that I would be in a rocking chair. I hunt for a living and get good exercise doing that also and I have no health issues as yet other than aches and pains and cortozone shots from time to time. If you ever quit your meat~!  Ray Atkinson Atkinson Hunting Adventures 10 Ward Lane, Filer, Idaho, 83328 208-731-4120 rayatkinsonhunting@gmail.com | |||
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Well, finally had the knee replaced, I got another year and a half out of it. I lost what was left of my ACL and PCL but they were shot anyway and the new joint doesn't need them. Normally the scar would have been centered on the knee and much smaller but I had scars from previous operations on both sides of the knee so the surgeon cut along one of those instead of risking cutting between them. I came out of the operating room at 4:00 PM and walked (with a walker) to the bathroom at 6:00 PM. My knee actually hurt less the day after surgery that it did before I went in for the replacement. I didn't take any pain pills since the Percocet they gave me when I woke up after surgery until 4 days later when we started physical therapy. Sorry for the gory picture, if you're squeemish.  Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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Jeesh! I'm a taxidermist & could have done a nicer sewing job......& NOT leave any tools inside! | |||
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Yeah, but you're working with better hides. xxxxxxxxxx When considering US based operations of guides/outfitters, check and see if they are NRA members. If not, why support someone who doesn't support us? Consider spending your money elsewhere. NEVER, EVER book a hunt with BLAIR WORLDWIDE HUNTING or JEFF BLAIR. I have come to understand that in hunting, the goal is not the goal but the process. | |||
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LOL, that was 2 days after surgery and it's flattened out a lot lately. There's metal stuff from previous surgeries left in there, I now rattle like a tin can when I walk. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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I had a total knee replacement on my left knee in 2006 at 55 years old. Best thing I ever did. From discussions with the orthopedist that did the surgery and the results from my one year check up, I may never have to have the other knee worked on. Even the rocks don't last forever. | |||
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Are those sutures or staples? Looks like he stapled you back together. | |||
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30 staples. I think that the most painfull part of the recovery was pulling all those damn staples after 5 days. The knee looks a lot better now. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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As I read this I was confused as to which post to comment on...the one where I gave up on riding and tossing calves at 35...the one where I joked it was animal cruelty to ride at 6'8" and 300 pounds or the fact that after 3 surgeries on my left knee I was holding out for a few years for a knee replacement! Did I mention I am missing two disc in my neck as well...Crap.! What type horse do I buy next? | |||
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At 6'8" and 300 Lbs, you have a lot of choices: I'd say a Clydesdale, Belgian, Percheron or Shire. Frank "I don't know what there is about buffalo that frightens me so.....He looks like he hates you personally. He looks like you owe him money." - Robert Ruark, Horn of the Hunter, 1953 NRA Life, SAF Life, CRPA Life, DRSS lite | |||
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My father has not ridden a horse in years. Probably 30 years. He had both knees replaced 15 years ago. He has been bugging me for years to put him back in the saddle for a ride. I've been too chicken to let him go for a ride. I just know that one sudden movement from the horse and he would topple off. He struggles to walk from his recliner chair to the mail box. Yesterday he announced hewas fealing pretty good and wanted a ride around the neighborhood. So I relented and saddled up my oldest and shortest mare. We left his oxygen bottle and cane and got him a step ladder and worked at getting him up and into the saddle. Pretty tough challenge getting his leg over the saddle. He did ride around the block.  The point being, You may think you have given up ridding, But the yearn will return. | |||
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Wife had bilateral replacements almost 3 years ago. She can ride better than she has for the last 15 years.  Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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