This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <han...@ai.sri.com>
Interesting---I got an error message, "Sender IP address not resolving" on the version of this message that I sent earlier today. So, let's try my other mailer. Apologies if this comes thru twice....
sandra church <minih...@hotmail.com> wrote: while in Tractor Supply today, I saw a CUTE fjord on the cover of the Jan. 2010 cover of Horse Illustrated. [...] I didn't have time (or my reading glasses) to locate any info in the magazine about the cover photo.
LOL! Well, if you found such photo credits, it'd be a first! Horse Illustrated is notorious for NOT describing their photos.
I need some advice about my 19 yr. old Loki. His hocks have been bothering him (arthritis) [...] I can easily retire him to hang out for the rest of his life but I was wondering if he might still be comfortable being driven? [...] is driving a horse easier on their hocks than riding? I'm guessing that it is
Unfortunately, no---from what I've read, driving tends to be hard on the hocks. Think about the "power train" required to engage the hindquarters to PUSH forward on the collar (whether breastcollar, or neck collar). Ditto for the stresses required to plant the hind feet, to stop the vehicle via breeching. It takes sound hocks to do both. OTOH, I can tell you from experience that retired, somewhat arthritic Fjords make great "pasture pets", a.k.a. "teddy ponies". ;-) Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- han...@ai.sri.com anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
