Another "Hi" from good ole Germany

Willow · 08-21-07, 11:10 AM

Hi All,
my name is Chris and I'm currently living in Germany. Probably not the last station in my life

, who knows!

Got to this board through the sister site "reitforum.de" and cause I don't like to let my English grammar go down the ditch, I thought, I'm better off, mixing right in

.
Anyhow, am owning and working with horses all my life; now I call a 4 yrs old Oldenburger WB my dream male part of our family; after doing jumping & eventing am now since some years into serious dressage work w/o showing, a bit saver in my age

.

Well, am anxious to get to know you all and have some fun.

SpunkyFunky · 08-21-07, 03:04 PM

hey chris. you said you are currently living in germany. where are you from originally?

Willow · 08-22-07, 04:03 AM

Hi Tatjana,
I'm German, though I lived most of my life in other countries, among them the U.S. for about 20 yrs. And I miss it terribly

Anyhow, are you going on vacation to Baltimore or due to business obligations?

SpunkyFunky · 08-22-07, 09:27 AM

hey chris!

i will visit a friend in baltimore. she is german also but went to US with her ex husband many years before hehe. so i will make a short 10-days-holiday there.

where in US did you live and where in germany are you now?

Tatjana

**KCMO** · 08-22-07, 11:15 AM

welcome! Nice to have some more diversity on here

Your english is good!

SpunkyFunky · 08-22-07, 01:38 PM

thanks

im trying LOL

Willow · 09-18-07, 01:30 PM

Hi Tatjana,
sorry, was gone for a while

Anyhow, I lived in TX, LA, OR, MI, OH, WI and now I live in NRW.
Greetings, Willow

SpunkyFunky · 09-18-07, 03:44 PM

that is really cool

just one week and 5 days till i will finally enter american ground :P

**alexis** · 09-19-07, 10:28 PM

My hometown is Baltimore, I still think some parts of it have gone to crap in the past ten years though, but I can say that since I'm from there.

Welcome to the site, I hope you are able to learn abit and share abit as well, seeing as you have lived in many places, maybe you could shed some light about Equine around the world.

Willow · 09-20-07, 02:34 PM

Hi Alexis, thanks for the welcome! I never visited Baltimore, wished I could have seen lots more places

. Did you ever visit the "old" continent?

Well, I think in most states it is pretty much the same; happy horse people or even nutcases one finds all over

. I do think, the latter are more often to meet in Germany. I still feel like a stranger in my own country, specially in regards to horses. So many people think they have eaten the wisdom by spoon, one guru after the other is emerging and the world runs to him/her. The old and approved is getting boring and no good anymore, so it seems.

One major think though I learned in the states _ that a western saddle is lots better for riding a green horse due to the different weight distributing

08-21-07, 11:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
Willow Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Posts: 34	Another "Hi" from good ole Germany Hi All, my name is Chris and I'm currently living in Germany. Probably not the last station in my life , who knows! Got to this board through the sister site "reitforum.de" and cause I don't like to let my English grammar go down the ditch, I thought, I'm better off, mixing right in . Anyhow, am owning and working with horses all my life; now I call a 4 yrs old Oldenburger WB my dream male part of our family; after doing jumping & eventing am now since some years into serious dressage work w/o showing, a bit saver in my age . Well, am anxious to get to know you all and have some fun.

09-18-07, 03:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
SpunkyFunky Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany Posts: 16	that is really cool just one week and 5 days till i will finally enter american ground :P __________________ Click here to see me, my pets and Rico, the horse I am riding (It's in german, but what's important, is the pictures, right?) --> http://www.reitforum.de/showthread.php?t=149855 _________________________________________________ *-~ in a world filled with despair we must still dare to dream ~-* ... just because you read it in a magazine or see it on a TV-screen don't make it factual ...

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08-21-07, 03:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
SpunkyFunky Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany Posts: 16	hey chris. you said you are currently living in germany. where are you from originally?

08-22-07, 04:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Willow Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Posts: 34	Hi Tatjana, I'm German, though I lived most of my life in other countries, among them the U.S. for about 20 yrs. And I miss it terribly Anyhow, are you going on vacation to Baltimore or due to business obligations?

08-22-07, 09:27 AM	#4 (permalink)
SpunkyFunky Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany Posts: 16	hey chris! i will visit a friend in baltimore. she is german also but went to US with her ex husband many years before hehe. so i will make a short 10-days-holiday there. where in US did you live and where in germany are you now? Tatjana

08-22-07, 11:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
KCMO Administrator Join Date: 08-10-07 Posts: 50	welcome! Nice to have some more diversity on here Your english is good!

08-22-07, 01:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
SpunkyFunky Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany Posts: 16	thanks im trying LOL

09-18-07, 01:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
Willow Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Posts: 34	Hi Tatjana, sorry, was gone for a while Anyhow, I lived in TX, LA, OR, MI, OH, WI and now I live in NRW. Greetings, Willow

09-19-07, 10:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
alexis Super-Moderator Join Date: 08-10-07 Posts: 329	My hometown is Baltimore, I still think some parts of it have gone to crap in the past ten years though, but I can say that since I'm from there. Welcome to the site, I hope you are able to learn abit and share abit as well, seeing as you have lived in many places, maybe you could shed some light about Equine around the world.

09-20-07, 02:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
Willow Member Join Date: 08-21-07 Posts: 34	Hi Alexis, thanks for the welcome! I never visited Baltimore, wished I could have seen lots more places . Did you ever visit the "old" continent? Well, I think in most states it is pretty much the same; happy horse people or even nutcases one finds all over . I do think, the latter are more often to meet in Germany. I still feel like a stranger in my own country, specially in regards to horses. So many people think they have eaten the wisdom by spoon, one guru after the other is emerging and the world runs to him/her. The old and approved is getting boring and no good anymore, so it seems. One major think though I learned in the states _ that a western saddle is lots better for riding a green horse due to the different weight distributing