Posted 2005-12-28 6:51 PM (#34469) Subject: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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Location: New Zealand
Hi, I'm from New Zealand and am going to be travelling over to Portland next year and was wondering if anyone there knew someone in the Portland area that has a gaited horse. We don't have any in New Zealand and was keen to get a look at one while I was there. Can anyone help???
Posted 2005-12-28 7:55 PM (#34476 - in reply to #34469) Subject: RE: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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Location: New Zealand
I have been riding for about 30 years (Oh god that does sound like a loooong time) and I currently own an Appaloosa who I do dressage on. Have done some Western riding for about 2 years, done trail riding, a wee bit of endurance riding and hunting to the hounds for about 4 seasons.
Posted 2005-12-28 8:06 PM (#34477 - in reply to #34475) Subject: RE: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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Thanks for replying Brisco. I got a bit confused as to who I was answering with that last message I posted as I am currently on two sites at once. Sorry about that.
Thanks for your comment. I'm sure there are people out there, just a bit hard sometimes trying to find them when you live half a world away! Just a matter of getting onto the right site at the right time I guess.
Posted 2005-12-29 12:10 AM (#34479 - in reply to #34469) Subject: RE: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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Location: Astoria, OR
Hi: I'm from Oregon - about 2 hours from Portland. I"ll see if I can get someone in my statewide trailriding club to get together with you while you are here. If you are coming out to the North Oregon Coast I could get you together with Paso Fino members in our local group.
Posted 2005-12-29 12:28 AM (#34482 - in reply to #34479) Subject: RE: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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Thanks very much for replying. I have also logged onto another forum and someone from near Eugene, Oregon has replyed and has kindly offered to take me for a ride on one of their two horses. I will keep you posted if this comes to pass. I am really very interested in these horses as I have mentioned, I don't know of any in New Zealand that are gaited. I think we have the odd Paso Fino in the North Island somewhere and I think there is a Morgan or two about but none of these I know of are gaited. We certainly don't have TWH or Saddlebreds etc that I am aware of.
Posted 2005-12-29 12:32 AM (#34483 - in reply to #34479) Subject: RE: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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There is a Tennessee Walker breeding stable in Sherwood, which is about a 30-45 minute drive from downtown Portland. There is also a Paso Fino stable in Hillsboro, that's about a 30 minute drive. I will do some more research and see if I can get you addresses and phone numbers, along with a contact name for you.
Posted 2005-12-29 12:49 AM (#34484 - in reply to #34483) Subject: RE: ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
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Thank you so much for your help krys. I am arriving in Calgary for the last two days of the stampede and then I only have from 18-21st July in the Portland area before I go on a cattle drive in Montana. It's a pretty hectic schedule.
ANYONE OUT THERE FROM THE PORTLAND OREGON REGION?
