This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> thank you all for your thoughts and comments on trying to get my two boys to lighten up with their separation anxiety. i will start to separate them a little bit on a daily basis and see what happens. we took them down to an arena in town last night and it was almost impossible to ride them both at the same time because they insisted on being side by side attached at the hip. from now on, one goes and one stays home. denise in starting to get hot againd no. calif. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jenn Hammon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 2:56 PM Subject: Re: another question for you all
> This message is from: Jenn Hammon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Well some horses will do that. Some times there is nothing to do about > it. So just let them do what they do. Take one out at a time every day > is you can. It might help them get over it a little more. > > Welcome Kay. > > > --- Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This message is from: "Denise Delgado" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > hello everyone on the list, i have a question about > > fjords in particular. > > are they more herd bound than other horses? i have > > two geldings. one, > > knute, we got first from lisa p. he is 8. then we > > got the fever and > > decided knute needed a partner in crime. so about 6 > > weeks ago quinn > > arrived from canada and bo-fjords. he is just 2. > > immediately they took to > > one another and if they could, they would hug > > eachother. they epitomize > > the word, "PALS. " when we take one out to ride or > > to work on some part of > > their training, patterns, wash, whatever, the other > > one goes bonkers! > > knute does this more than quinny, but both of them > > really put up quite a > > fuss. i've not seen regular horses make such a big > > deal over being > > separated. these two guys whinny back and forth for > > 30 minutes or more! we > > still take them out together too and they are both > > gentlemen. but i refuse > > to take both of them out together if i am riding > > alone, as ponying the > > second one would be a real hassle. anyone have > > similar stories about this > > breed? denise delgado and the boys, knute and > > quinn. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Denise Delgado <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, July 26, 1999 1:53 PM > > Subject: Re: A mystery > > > > > > > This message is from: "Denise Delgado" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > dear meredith, those sound like "puffballs." > > they show up here in the > > > moister weather of fall and spring. they are a > > sort of fungus, like > > > mushrooms and poisonous. that's probably why your > > horse won't eat them. > > > when they dry out a bit you can pick them up and > > squeeze them and they > > send > > > out a puff of spores, it looks like smoke. when > > my brother and i were > > > little we used to play with those silly things and > > after awhile they can > > > really get your hand filthy!! denise delgado, > > northern calif. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Meredith Sessoms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 5:51 AM > > > Subject: Re: A mystery > > > > > > > > > > This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Laurie in NW Washington wrote ... > > > > > > > > > I have a mystery here folks, maybe some of > > you can help. Tor has > > been > > > > >coming in from the pasture lately with his nose > > covered in something > > > > >black and tacky feeling. It is also on the > > guard hairs under his jaw > > > > >(looks like the hair has been coated with > > mascara). I'm also seeing it > > > > >on the hair above his hooves and his feet look > > like they have hoof > > black > > > > >on them. With a little work it will wash off. > > I've walked the field > > > > >looking for something that might have been > > thrown into the pasture, but > > > > >found nothing. > > > > > > > > Here in Tennessee we have huge gooey round, > > brown mushrooms that are > > full > > > of > > > > yucky stuff that can get on a horse, a dog or a > > persons shoe. A couple > > of > > > > times Aagot got into one and her whole muzzle > > and feet turned ruddy > > > brown. > > > > She > > > > doesn't eat them, but they break apart as she > > grazes and knocks into > > them. > > > > Could it be something similar????? > > > > > > > > Meredith Sessoms > > > > Soddy-Daisy TN USA > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ~ Dorina & NFR Aagot ~ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >
