Why doesn't anybody post on here anymore? What happened to everybody? I know, for YEARS, my work blocked the site so I dropped off but I just wondered where everyone else went!

I come and check it out everyday.  Sometimes it is days before anything changes though.

I do the same. Social media has shifted how people look up information and partake in discussions. I tend to go to FB groups before I look or post on here anymore. 

I think fb killed it more than any other one thing. I know it stopped being a fun place to visit with good information and became contentious instead. People have lost the art of constructive criticism and agreeing to disagree but remain friends. I have lots of differing opinions from those in my immediate social and equine circles. Sometimes we share that information to learn new ideas or ways of doing things. Sometimes it's stuff that is better not shared because it would only cause hurt and no positive change could come from sharing. 

I left for awhile because it got really nasty on here & for awhile it was all politics & no horse talk. I think facebook is the go-to now, even though its just as nasty there most of the time. I also think it dwindled once ******** e took over as the #1 place to sell barrel horses as far as a website goes 

I try to check in from time to time, just doesn't feel like the same place anymore. I signed up after Hurrican Katrina , I used to follow but didn't actually log on before that and when this community gathered together and rescued another member via helecoptor I decided this was the type of people I wanted to be part of.

Very sad that it is no longer that.

I'm in agreement with most.. Facebook has become the go to for info....

I do like to check in and read ..I value others opinions.

Plus I bought one of my best barrel horses on this site!

I think Facebook has taken a lot.  However find it is awful hard to discuss or have an opinion on here.  Especially if it doesn't agree with everyone.  Which to me is totally crazy, how does anyone learn anything if you can't discuss options or different opinions?  I have read this board since I found it at work in 2004.  Now my opinions have never been really welcomed because I don't barrel race, which I understood and some what respected.  Until I was getting trashed by people for my opinion, by some I don't think even had a horse.

Let me enlighten some of you young people, you can learn a lot from old people especially horse people.  I was lucky enough to be the only child of a good horse trainer, and if I kept my mouth shut I got to hang around some of the greats as a kid.  Then I grew up and married the son on a horse trainer, I have trained my own horses for almost 60 years and have never not owned at least 3, have 5 now and a 2 year old.  I won a lot in many events.   I have also learned more since I've turned 50 than ever before.  I don't say this to tout myself, I say this to remind you all, please keep learning things change and you never know everything.  I have studied everything from Cutting to the Spanish School of Riding, you can learn something from everyone.

I found this board already knows everything and dosen't really want any opinions on anything.  JMO

I grew up discussing training around every dinner table my dad has been gone 40+ years Mom 12, I would give anything to discuss training again with them again.  My husband although he rides, he didn't have the trainer talks like we did.  I sure miss it, he's a bit like having an opinion on here.

A lot of criticism here.  I thought it was so much fun and entertaining to the max for many years.  I loved the horse and the political posts.  I remember when we all helped a student contruct her term paper and even help furnish homes and build barns.  Bear the doc helped folks with their health problems.  Etc.

It was social media, plain and simple.  I tried FB for a while and deleted it.  Now that was hateful stuff.

I miss when this was the happening place.... I'm more of a lurker these days.

Life has hust be hectic these past few years that I forgot about it lol. I do now come on everyday to read posts

Things change. My background is cutting horses and the traditional California Bridle Horse. That said my company's largest customer segment is barrel racing, and a larger percentage of our sponsored riders are barrel racers. Sherry Cervi, Mary Walker, Ivy Saebens, Dena Kirkpatrick, Sharin Hall to name a few. As a result, barrel racing is important to me, and I like to contribute to the nutritional understanding of what those horses need. This has been a great site to do that for quite a while, and I try to contribute without sounding like an pitch for the products that I make. I hate to see it dwindle away. I will stay and contribute when I can. It would be nice to see it grow again to a place where people can share opinions and information. But, like I said, things change.

For me, life has been crazy! Marriage, starting a family and trying to start raise our own horses along with purchasing property and working the whole time, i haven't had time to get on here except to maybe look at horses for sale or maybe post one. I truly used to enjoy this site and was on all the time, now time just does not allow for it. I do think about and miss you though and think about some of you from time to time. 

I haven't been on here for quite a while, but I still have a lot of fondness for the site.  I think it's slowly dwindled down because of social media like Facebook and X.  

You know that a place is dead when there is not ONE post about the NFR ....... LOL

There is ONE post now about the NFR and the issues with Sling! 

Everybody needs to start posting & help it make a come back 

I got divorced and remarried and literally just bought a horse again.  I haven't owned horses since 2015.  I stopped coming on here mainly because no one really posts anything anymore.  It was always like family though back in the early days.  I do miss that.

Im still here and it's always fun to see some old and some new faces

I don't post much because it seems I'm the "thread killer" ??

I was quite amazed when no one posted about Yellowstone.  I thought the last six episodes were fun and exciting.  Didn't miss Costner one bit.   Since it went off as Season Finale instead of Final Episode I'm hoping it will come back.  

Rip and Beth are getting their own spin off series. 

I have never watched a single episode of Yellowstone... I keep hearing it's like a ranchy version of Sons of Anarchy.  

Right ! I posted something and not 1 comment yet ! Used to be filled with insightful info and chit chat.   Social media has changed a lot. Sometimes I don't want to post on facebook. 

Well, they do use the F-word a LOT.    It's kind of a love/hate series but does hold your interest.

It's been FOREVER since I've been on here. Funny that I decided to pop in today and see this with some old names I remember! It was such a fun forum. I really loved the bloodlines posts!

Honestly I quit coming here cause I got tired of being attacked by some old group people who I don't see on here anymore. Who knows they might just be lurking. They would gang up on me and it was really sick. That was before fb. Sometimes now I've posted and I get a snarky comment from someone I won't mention but it rolls off my shoulder now. Before when I got attacked by those people I fought back. Now I've changed and I don't fight back anymore. I'm at the point in my life that I don't care what anyone says to me thats nasty nor do I care what people think of me. I know I'm a decent lady though some made me out to be horrible God knows the person I am not them. The only one who I care about what he thinks of me is God and his son, Jesus. Anyone else, well I don't care. I intend to enjoy competing again on my wonderful mare, Abbie and enjoy the life God has given me. Everyone have a wonderful 2025. 

Im still here, I don't comment everytime but I am here :) 

I always know where you are at T and how much trouble your causing.

This makes me sad.  You were always one of the nicest people on here.  

Hi Gail!!

Exactly!  There used to be a few women that tried to rule over everyone, they were just down right nasty.  They had their opinion and were always right and we were stupid if we didn't agree with them.  They sure kept me from posting much