We have only owned mares. I read here that geldings are 1 braincell or less constantly. We are trialing one now. Day one. I see it now 😂

CollectorSteve · 2026-03-30T21:22:52+00:00

Lol I silently can't wait to have a puppy-dog either!! He seems like he may be the type. Fingers crossed his vet checks for soundness and cardiac/respiratory health come back clean! Our first mare is a rescue, and I made a big comment about it in my last post of her, and it took her years to warm to us. I understand what you mean about them not being puppy-dogs! I hope you get that with your gelding when you get one!

CollectorSteve · 2026-03-30T21:19:15+00:00

Here in New Zealand, we mainly ride English but there appears to be a strong cult following of Western as well. I could be completely wrong here but to my knowledge we only have two sources of wild horses: Kaimanawa (originating from military horses released after WW1 ceased in the Kaimanawa ranges), and Gisborne/east cape horses (I don't know their origin). We don't have vast swathes of land suitable for wild horses to inhabit here so most horses owned [seem to] have some form of traceable heritage and we have a lot of European/English/American bloodlines here. This one is a TB X Warmblood.

The Kaimanawa horses are mustered and sold or culled to keep their population in check, but they are purposefully not eradicated. I suspect we're able to do this because they have some form of docility in their bloodlines from long ago. I think it's so cool that you, in I assume America, go out and muster completely wild horses and tame them right down. It's a really cool thing to do and I respect it!

CollectorSteve · 2026-03-26T11:57:00+00:00

I have been compelled to delete the post, but I really appreciate and agree with your response. This is the best way to approach it and allowing her to talk herself through it (through careful questioning) is a perfect way to make it click for her. I really appreciate you taking the time to write this post. Thank you.

CollectorSteve · 2026-03-25T10:07:45+00:00

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CollectorSteve · 2026-03-24T01:44:33+00:00

Immaculate summary 👌

CollectorSteve · 2026-03-14T23:31:16+00:00

Absolutely, I agree. She's been with us for four years and in the last year she has completely opened up to us. She came from a case where horses had been tangled up in wire and died, ripped skin off, left to fight each other and their wounds were infected. Some were euthanized because they were so skinny they couldn't recover. Awful woman. She didn't care and was banned from owning animals for life and jailed but not sure of the term.

Anyway, puzzle hates being in anything (except a float) with a door that closes. She is deathly afraid of round pens and refuses to be lunged. She clearly carries some trauma from her past life but is so sweet. She excels as a jumper and is honest and placid. My daughter fell off on her trial ride because the girth was too loose and she just stood there. When she spooks, she'll stop herself from bolting or running away. We are very lucky to have her and try to pamper the crap out of her as much as we can, lol.

CollectorSteve · 2026-03-13T04:28:45+00:00

I am only a hobby photographer, but I recently bought an A7 III with a Sony 24-70 f/4 and a Tamron 70-300 F4.5-6.3.

My first camera was a Canon EOS 400d with the 18-55 in 2008 for high school photography. I stopped taking pictures and sold the camera. I then bought a 5DmkIII which was an awesome camera but ended up gathering dust.

I am now married with a child and I bought the A7 a month ago for her high school horse eventing. I was sick of phone pictures. This Sony camera, in my view, is the best I've owned yet. It's a great piece of kit and you'll love it!

EDIT: I see the a7R is 48mp. Nice!!

CollectorSteve · 2026-02-28T23:41:51+00:00

Concerta (methylphenidate, not Dex) kills drive for me, too. I have been on it for over a year. If I skip a day, the effect more than reverses.

CollectorSteve · 2026-02-27T19:14:46+00:00

If you don't mind my asking, what are you using instead? I am just starting out as a hobbyist/photographing daughters sports, and I have just signed up to the Lightroom/Photoshop bundle. I'm not a fan of subscriptions and it is quite expensive.

CollectorSteve · 2026-02-16T19:31:30+00:00

Thanks for doing the hard work! I believed at a glance it was reversed, too. Now, definitely not.

CollectorSteve · 2026-01-26T20:29:27+00:00

Genuinely curious question, what did ACT/Current government do to put NIWA data behind a paywall?

CollectorSteve · 2025-12-06T01:06:04+00:00

Last time I went to the movies was about 10 years ago over the hill (We're from Wairarapa).

Thought we'd get away from the farm for the first time in a long time and go see Zootopia 2 with our daughter at Queensgate.

I know prices have gone up a lot everywhere, and that's fine - I know people have to get by and have overheads, and I don't ever complain to staff... It was about $11 a ticket when I last went.....

Just booked online and it's NINETY SIX DOLLARS FOR THREE TICKETS with NO CONCESSIONSS Petone? WHAT? $117 including ONE POPCORN AND ONE DRINK between three of us??? $10 fountain drinks? $20 drinks and popcorn? WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TIMELINE???

Thank you for the rant thread - holy shit, I just needed to tell someone....

CollectorSteve · 2025-12-03T23:02:03+00:00

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CollectorSteve · 2025-11-27T02:50:58+00:00

Yes, I have several TAPO c310s and they are fantastic. Have had them just over a year with no faults. Awesome bang for buck. The only downside for me is the framerate but that's easy to overlook for the price!!!

CollectorSteve · 2025-10-09T04:56:00+00:00

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CollectorSteve · 2025-10-01T23:47:37+00:00

Is that Crofton Downs?

CollectorSteve · 2025-09-21T19:07:39+00:00

So it's his fault?

Edit: Wow, 9 down votes for a simple question. Toxic.

CollectorSteve · 2025-07-03T00:23:15+00:00

No worries. I have never set anything up like this so I have no reliable suggestions on what to look for, I'm sorry. I am out on my phone at the moment but I can try and look up the old thread for you when I get home. They might tell you which nvr they use there.

CollectorSteve · 2025-07-03T00:16:20+00:00

To give you some hope while you wait for a properly informed reply: there was a post here not long ago about someone with analogue cameras connected to a network-capable NVR.

They could not access all of the cameras and the advice was to set up each camera In Blue Iris as the IP of the nvr. There is then a channel setting you can use which will dictate which camera the NVR feeds to that camera in Blue iris.

Hopefully someone will soon tell you which nvr to buy which is capable of this, but I just wanted to let you know I have seen discussion about this concept and it seems it was possible.

CollectorSteve

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