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[MunchingonHay]

This is after they did 35 miles in ONE DAY!

The newer horse, Ol Pete is a 20yr old Quarter horse. No one knows who sold him to Cereal but I am sure people will find out.

They are headed to Amarillo.

So far Cereal and Falcon have gone 484 miles Google maps says that it would take 158 hours to walk.
Google then states it would take 558 hours and 1,701 miles to get from Amarillo to Seattle at a walk. 7 days/162 hours if I click the bike route.

I started this thread on the 17th of April.

Some of the TT creators have started Falcon Express which are people scouting out to find him and follow him on their journey to make sure he is taking care of Falcon and Ol Pete.

If anything it is putting pressure on Cereal to take care of the horses now that he is being watched. Like a … hawk or should I say Falcon

[Paint_Party]

@MunchingonHay

The newer horse, Ol Pete is a 20yr old Quarter horse. No one knows who sold him to Cereal but I am sure people will find out.

I realize I am being cynical, but I would not be surprised if someone gave him Ol’ Pete because poor Pete is too unsound for regular riding so he was unloaded on this idiot.

“Hey, he’ll be just fine for packing your vain crap as you wander around Texas.”

[Paint_Party]

@Bearx2

Saw this on Instagram and it made me think of this thread.

That is AWESOME! The cinch being used as a breastcollar… priceless.

[trubandloki]

@Paint_Party

That is AWESOME! The cinch being used as a breastcollar… priceless.

I don’t pack or anything, but I do not think that is that unusual.

[OverandOnward]

@Belmont

Saw this last night & it broke my heart:
https://www.tiktok.com/@the_mare_stare/video/7232065558437432619

Obviously we all knew the horse has been NQR, but he’s gotten so much more lame to the point that I’d find it hard to find any denier. That’s not “being gaited”. I’m so sorry for both of these animals.

The paint horse is definitely off with every step. The rider has to know this, it is so definite.

The ‘pack horse’ is probably NQR on all four, possibly joints & so forth. He moves like a horse that doesn’t know which leg to favor.

That said … please someone teach these watchers how to video a moving horse. Hold the phone horizontally to capture the horses in full frame (both horses in this case), get more video time, and make it much easier to move the phone to keep them in frame as they move.

Holding the cell phone vertically is not going to work to depict what is going on with the horses so that the public can understand. The horses quickly walk right out of the frame and the video grabs very few seconds of action. Especially as they are trying to capture both horses who don’t fit in a vertical frame.

[BrownDerby]

That video is so heartbreaking. On a lighter note, I can assure people that there is no way in heck that this flatlander rode 35 miles. Traveled, possibly.

[OverandOnward]

The horses are moving slowly in the video. Based on the way they are moving I imagine that they tend to move ever more slowly during the day. He needs to add at least another 100 days, imo /s.

This is just a guess at their rate of travel, comparing to a human walk at 2-3 mph (depending on the human).

If they are averaging 4 mph at that slow pace, they needed 8.75 hours walking time to travel 35 miles. Not counting breaks and rest. If they are averaging 5 mph, it’s 7 hours. Just an illustration. And I’ll bet their rate of travel varies a lot during any day.

Just my opinion based on horse experience, I do not see either of those horses continuing to walk that many hours in a single day - they would slow more and more, and stop at some point. I agree with the poster above about not ‘riding’ 35 miles - although that reference may have been to Knucklehead’s backside rather than the horses.

If I know anything about horses, if the horses feel over-worked with no relief, at some point one or both of them is going to balk, stop, refuse to move. It’s going to get harder and harder to keep them going.

They get less and less cooperative. They pull out the ol’ bag-o-tricks for evasion. The paint may start objecting to being saddled and bridled. Maybe one or both just erupts bucking, or bolts. Especially if they are getting foot sore, which likely they are.

I’ve seen over-tired, had-it-with-you schoolies do things like that, very unexpectedly.

[BrownDerby]

If I observed those horses, without knowing what little background we have, I would guess that they are in the early stages of tying up.

[Sparrowette]

On this one, the poster had issues with the sound, so mute it, and read the text. Watch the horses to the end. Poor Old Pete is verified by another who knows him, is 20 years old.

https://www.tiktok.com/@marissakathleen303/video/7231059129228332331?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7231933789786424878

This whole situation makes me think bad thoughts.

[BrownDerby]

Ha ha, I just caught this. Boy howdy is he ever knowledgeable about cowboy lore. Don’t squat on your spur wheels buddy.

[Night_Flight]

I only just started watching his videos with the sound on to compare his with the parody video, and his off-and-on deep, slow southern drawl is driving me nuts.

I don’t know where he might have grown up before ending up in Montreal in his teens and early adult years, but no native Montreal anglophone and no native Montreal francophone speaking English sounds like that.

[Spudsmyguy]

There are breastcollars that are made of mohair and do resemble cinches. I used to use one, it was soft and flexed with the horse.

[SLW]

That was brilliant!

Amarillo and the surrounding area is going to have a soggy weekend. I feel for those horses.

[SLW]

He posted a photo of Pete getting his hooves trimmed and it’s hard not to imagine that will result in foot soreness on hard ground. Sure, a little reshaping but if you’re covering much ground each day the hoof will wear down on its own.

[Old_Mac_Donald]

Do many long riders set out with unshod horses, successfully?

Every “horse journey” I’ve followed (or horse travel), the horses have been shod or booted.

I’m assuming poor Pete is unshod.

[firecracker]

On the subject of hooves… I can only imagine what their wonky diet is doing to those hooves, with all the changes and inconsistency (if it is true that he is showing up at feed stores and taking advantage of things like opened bags, donated feed, etc). I seriously doubt they will be growing in healthy, hardy, well connected hooves with all the variation in nutrients and sugar levels.

For significant distance riding, or riding on uneven ground (rocks, etc), boots or shoes are the way to go. If that horse is barefoot, he’s going to have some unhappy feet. Hopefully he gets the horse shod if he’s barefoot now.

[SLW]

@Old_Mac_Donald

Do many long riders set out with unshod horses, successfully?

Every “horse journey” I’ve followed (or horse travel), the horses have been shod or booted.

I’m assuming poor Pete is unshod.

I need to backtrack my statement. Looking closer at the photo which shows the hoof trimmings the actual hooves may be shod.

I can’t speak to long riders but when I use to hunt with my Connemara with her size 1 hoofs was unshod. I have navigate gravel roads carefully but all else was fine.

[Alterwho]

Poor Pete is looking a bit ribby

[Paint_Party]

@Sparrowette

Watch the horses to the end. Poor Old Pete is verified by another who knows him, is 20 years old.

That video is very revealing and upsetting. Sure, there are some older horses that have a little hitch behind, but Pete is dreadfully lame. And yet he dutifully follows along. I feel so sorry for him, ending up with this smug poser.

[BrownDerby]

What’s with the “pre-shave” comment? Is Cereal going to the groomers?