The Mad Red Motherf**ker World Tour.
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This was a really fun day, and the "reason" we discussed the Mad Red landing in MN in the first place. In a late happy hour discussion with @neph93 and Giles, we all thought it would be suited for horseback riding.
Along with the Mad Red, I'm debuting my Ship John sample denim i got from @Brock when he sent it along, and my new Schnee's boots, which look much better on location @Appfaff.
Thanks to my wife for spending so much of her time taking photos, which honestly she couldn't care less about outside of admiring my (and this community's) passion for this brand.
We have 2 horses, Firefly (13) and Nola (5). Nola is named after New Orleans, LA where my wife and I got married. Firefly isn't rideable at the moment due to arthritis issues, so Dreamer gladly (?) takes her spot on the trails. The owners of the property have 6 horses of their own, so there are 8 at the ranch in all.
We have a 3-horse slant load trailer we pull with my wife's F-150.
Before loading up the horses, we usually tack them (saddles and saddle pads, etc.) and pick their hooves. When picking their hooves, you are cleaning out the natural crevices in the hoof and looking for stones that are wedged in that could cause damage to the hoof.
The trail head is a 15 minute drive from the ranch and is a park named Murphy-Hanrehan, named after 2 lakes in the park. it's around 1300 acres and has around 15 miles of horse trails, many of which are shared with hikers, and snowshoers, and dog walkers. Once we arrive we check our tack and saddle up.
I don't know if the mad red played a role, but this ride had the most people taking photos of us on the trails as we passed by. Maybe 50 people stopped to photograph the horses, and we were the only riders out there.
Back at the farm after riding, I always run out to give Firefly the remainder of the carrots we brought as treats/bargaining chips. As you can see it draws a crowd every time.
The Mad Red came home full of grain remnants, horse slobber, liquid medicine splashes and general ranch dirt. It was happy to be a part of it.
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I don't know if the mad red played a role, but this ride had the most people taking photos of us on the trails as we passed by.I do
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That whole outfit looks sick!!!
I still need to decide which model of Shcnees
I need - I think I’m going with the Campers…Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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those Campers would be some serious slip on's Adam.
I fell in love with my Western Pac boots yesterday. Warm, breathable, flexible, not bulky, and fit great in the stirrups.
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Such an Epic update! I’m glad the mad red made a stop in MN..
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I recently started back up playing pool league after an almost year hiatus due to Covid restrictions.
I wore the mad red during warm ups, but it got a little hot so i didn't use it as an intimidation factor during matches. This thing feels right at home under the pool lights.
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Fully enjoyed your pics and text from your horse ride in the snow @jordanscollected . I’ll look forward to pics from your rides with the other 5 horses who are waiting for their turn.
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Thanks @motojobobo There is one other horse I ride on occasion out there, an 18 year old one eyed horse named TJ. Dreamer, who I've been riding exclusively, has needed the exercise for weight loss and has shown amazing results. before then she was wearing a grazing muzzle which slows down the speed they can wolf down hay.
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Always enjoyed seeing pics of your IH gear in the wild with the horses @jordanscollected . The mad red took it up another level!!! & your wife did a fantastic paparazzi job
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Thanks Roxanne, my wife did a fantastic job and didn't even roll her eyes that day.
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Great posts @jordanscollected
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-5f is no day to ride or wear the mad red, and instead we spend our time in the barn.
Firefly and Nola eat grain and carrots and get out of the wind for a bit.
The cats snuggle up to my wife. The chickens cluck around foraging for anything they can get their little beaks on. The horses outside eat to stay warm, and position themselves out of the wind if possible.Carhartt
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Ship John
Schnee’s
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Superbowl Sunday we fired up the Wok and fried some wings. We also had Steamed pork buns and Lumpia (filipino egg rolls - not shown) needless to say it was a throwaway day as far as healthy eating
I recently was gifted some Szechuan Peppercorns from a coworker, so we've been focusing on our szechuan cuisine and all its mouth numbing goodness. Of all the Chinese styles of cooking, Szechaun is my favorite by leaps and bounds. However I've never been able to replicate is quite right, until i found the fermented red bean paste. It's critical in the replication of flavor and color along with the szechuan peppercorns.
The peppercorns look like this, and you toast them in a dry wok before grinding them.
We started out by making a quick szechuan fried rice with pork and chinese sausage, but i added Wayyyyyy to much szechuan peppercorn's and my wife thought she was having a medical emergency. she couldn't feel her face (which is no reference to The Weeknd's SB performance, or is it?)
Then we make the famous szechuan dish, Ma Po Tofu. It is flavored with a little ground pork and plenty of Red Bean paste.
Last we did a diced pork dish with Green Beans. I call it… Szechuan pork with green beans, and it is #3 with egg roll on my menu.
Here's "proof of Life" for the jacket. It's been below zero for awhile now, and going outside without proper winter gear is not advised.
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Great pics @jordanscollected
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I know I talk about the weather like an old man, but after only the 3rd January on record with no sub zero days, we are having the coldest stretch of days in almost 50 years. The mad red simply has no chance right now.
My side gig is as a private chef. Tonight was a 50th birthday party for 8 people. We served roasted leg of
Lamb with Chimichurri, scallops with preserved lemon buerre blanc, wild mushroom risotto, and roasted Green top carrots.
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@jordanscollected –---dude ???
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Lamb is my favourite meat I think… it all looks delightful.
As for the weather you’re in good company here. Blathering on about it is socially acceptable at all ages in Norway. We had a similar cold snap after the warmest first half of winter on record. Now we up to our armpits in the white stuff.
