This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been lurking lately, without great interest, but not much input about the wonderful world of semen & studs.
However, I just got back from a wonderful weekend in northern Indiana. We went trail riding, my girlfriend on her 2 yr. old rocky mountain horse, & I on my husbands'(increasingly wonderful) fjord. We went over hill & dale, thru swarms of deer flys & creeks, hawthorne trees and berry bushes, etc. But the most wonderful events happened at home. My girlfriends' folks live on a LARGE manmade lake (Sylvan Lake) and we took the horses swimming. They loved it. The first day we were there, my fjord kept turning every direction to keep an eye on the lake. She was just facinated by it. The second day we took them both in. My mare went first, and they both loved it. We had mass boats edging in to see us in the water. I thought they were interested in the tan 'hippo' with the black sstripe. I took my mare in deep for a swim, and had her pull me in to shore by her tail. Awesome. I remember dreaming as a child about swimming with horses. It came true. The next day we had a swarm of children willing to help us swim the horses in the lake, so now both girls got a chance to be diving boards for the kids. They loved it. And then I swam my girl out deep, with two kids at a time holding on to her tail, and she swam all of us back to shore. Then we had the great idea to ride her out & have her pull us back in. What an awesome weekend. My fjord led the other mare everywhere. And we did everything, and she did everything I asked with a 'what a great time' attitude about her, and pure enjoyment on her face. I never saw her ears at even half mast. They were constantly up, and enjoying things. The only thing she asked was that each time a child climbed on her, they had to introduce themselves to her. She wanted approval rights on everyone. But she did handle 'masses' of flailing feet and water fights with a great deal of interest and enthusiasm. Anyway, we had the best fjord time I think I've ever had, and boy, I've had a few great times. Try swimming some time. It's pure enjoyment. The added benefit is she started getting oblique muscles along her tummy. We could see where she was working those muscles!! Wish we could keep it up!! Mel Thomas DMT Farms Cicero, IN
