On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:22:33 -0400, you wrote:
Icelandic is very hard to learn.
Compared to Welsh, it's a piece of cake - trust me.
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
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Solva Icelandic Horses and
On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:21:04 -, you wrote:
I think Shadow would be
a lovely name for a foal.
It is, but it's a male name - Skuggi. Maria has just named Olga's new
blue dun colt Skuggi.
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
http://www.tranexp.com:2000/Translate/result.shtml
I don't know if it's the rain here yet again or the thought of that
poor little foal with no name. I got hooked on this web site and I
don't even know how to pronounce these names.
Here are some that I thought of;
angelengill
I found another website for names;
http://www.babynamesworld.com/category-icelandic-names.html
Maybe this will help
Susan coombes
Icelandic is very hard to learn.
Compared to Welsh, it's a piece of cake - trust me.
Try Vietnamese! Our first two adopted children came from Viet Nam at ages 8
and 13. They spoke no English. I didn't get very far with that one, but
learning a new language is supposed to be a good
Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] kirjoitti:
Here's another old image from an old Tolt magazine from Europe.
And? Although it's very hard to read the text it looks like that has been
written after some rule change and the purpose is to clarify what is allowed.
Krisse
Icelandic is very hard to learn. Once you have learned it, the only place
you can use
it is in iceland. I have known people who studied Icelandic for years but
were still
unable to converse adequately in Iceland. I would like to learn it also,
just enough
so that I could pronounce
I am getting a Nomad (dixie mightnight) no sweat pad from Dana as I have a
Sensation
G3. Dana said she has had good results of saddles not slipping forward with
the Nomad.
So we shall see.
I think I was having foals born when this topic first came up, so I didn't
follow every
post.
Why not Arora? It is nasi's moms name and she is beautiful pale red dun.
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:21:06 -0400, you wrote:
Mic, there are over twice as many native-Welsh speaking people as native
Icelandic
speakers.
That's nice to know.
Bore da.
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
On Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:21:06 -0400, you wrote:
And considering there are only about 300,000 Icelanders, even if you go to
Iceland, you
won't have many people to talk to there.
I think part of the reason I learned Icelandic (apart from a desire to
communicate with people in Iceland and to read
I can understand where she's coming from Janice.
Me too. I have never ever seen this equipment except in photos and that
only after I bought my first gaited horse four years ago. For some of us
it's quite an eye-opener.
Nancy
A report about fish in the horse's water tank:
Back in the days when I ran a trail ride I had up to 19 horses in the
pasture at the same time and only one water tank. It was a huge 'Cowboy Hot
tub'
about 10 feet across and 4 feet deep. I went to Wal-Mart and got some feeder
goldfish and some
By Nancy of the clicker list:
I thought I'd post about the
clinic we had in Strasburg on April 12 and 13. Peggy Hogan came in from
California for this, and the 2-day clinic was really enlightening and
helpful. We got a lot accomplished and several people are asking me to get a
follow-up clinic
Here's another old image from an old Tolt magazine from Europe.
I thought it was interesting that the noseband was labeled American. And
the word tryk was used pointing to the upper and lower portions of the
noseband.
Also the dimensions of the shoes.
Judy
http://iceryder.net
Fell Ponies make the top story in the news; video here:
http://kohd.com/
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
A report about fish in the horse's water tank:
My husband has pet goldfish in all the horse tanks. They get quite tame and
we hope they keep the mosquito population down.
Nancy
--- Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bootsie killed a bear this morning.
What a brave doggie!!!
Susan in NV
read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink:
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
--- Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My husband has pet goldfish in all the horse tanks.
They get quite tame and
we hope they keep the mosquito population down.
How wild are they before they tame down? Do I have to
do join up to calm and tame them?
Susan in NV
read my blog to
On 30/04/2008, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bootsie killed a bear this morning.
From the look of where the fatal bite is...it was probably a slow death...
Wanda
How wild are they before they tame down? Do I have to
do join up to calm and tame them?
No, the water troughs seem to act as a round pen. In the old days, the
cowboys used to tie a leg up, but fortunately we are beyond that. It's hard
to find the leg on a goldfish, even for an
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 08:42:07PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
Ya gotta be kidding:
http://www.wikihow.com/Ride-an-Icelandic-Horse
if it's a wiki can you edit it?
--vicka
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 06:21:06AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
And considering there are only about 300,000 Icelanders, even if you go to
Iceland, you
won't have many people to talk to there. How many billions of humans on the
planet now?
Iceland is a teeny-tiny speck on this earth, and
In a message dated 4/30/2008 7:53:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes
Is your water well water or city water? I would be afraid to kill the fish
with my city water? Sylvia
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In a message dated 4/29/2008 8:29:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] write
You know I have not seen anything like that either and I live in California
with all the fruits and nuts. They do weird things to dogs and horses,
anything to win. Well, platform shoes is what I
Oh Nancy...I'm so glad that you have someone brave there to protect
you. Good job Bootsie!
:]
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are
We had one once, a bright orange goldfish in the water tank, about two
inches long. and one day when stonewall was about 18 months old, I
let the water drain out and he stood there over my shoulder just
fascinated with nosiness of course and when the little fish came out
the drain hole
On 4/30/08, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Bootsie killed a bear this morning.
Nancy
life is rough out on the sands of the kalahari. The bear must have
risked death by bootsie at the watering hole, where drought has
brought these two species together in a moonscape of arid hardship,
I have rented a kid and he is coming over saturday to hopefully back
Nasi ( 4 years old tomorrow icelandic) the first time. He is my
nephew, very small for a ten year old, very good balance, surfer,
skateboarder etc. he has ridden jaspar before and was great. he is a
good calm kid. Here is my
you posted a url to a youtube or some video where a young woman or
girl was playing at liberty with her icelandic ? Do you know how I
can find that?
Janice
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even good horses have bad days sometimes.
No, the water troughs seem to act as a round pen. In the old days, the
cowboys used to tie a leg up, but fortunately we are beyond that. It's hard
to find the leg on a goldfish, even for an experienced hand.
Hee hee...that's funny!
Sarah in MT
adding front shims until the muscles built back up. I would
assume that also might help
for a horse who's conformationally built downhill.
HI Karen
Yes you do post about shims before. I have my eye on the thinline as
well just found on another group someone used a Thinline to stop
their
So if you could get one for twenty four grab it because of
the gas prices. Sylvia
Thanks Sylvia. I'll do that. How is everything going? How is your
husband feeling?
-- Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
uh, have you been out of the country for the last
century?
lol, we don't see that kind of thing up in the
northeast...NEVER...it must be a southern big lick
thing?
Ashley
the only thing I could think of that the white foal could be other
than cremello Laree is the maximum expression of sabino or the maximum
expression of tobiano. Most likely sabino. Sabinos range from dark
color with a sprinkling of white hair here and there to pure white.
and a sabino marker is
. Was the skin pink or
black, did you notice?
It was pink
--
Laree in NC
Doppa Mura
Simon, Sadie and Sam (the S gang)
Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to
the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them. -
William Farley
lol, we don't see that kind of thing up in the
northeast...NEVER...it must be a southern big lick
thing?
yes biglick. But we talk about it on here so much I thought everyone
was familiar with it:) I guess seeing pics is another thing.
janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
--- On Tue, 4/29/08, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
is a product called Vitalzyme X. It is amazing. It goes to more of
the root issue in the body. We buy it wholesale for $82 for 360
pills, I know that the retail cost can vary from $95-$160, depending
on the Doctor.
does it
when my nasi was gelded it was found that his ingual ring was open and
gut fluid was in his scrotum and the vet said it could have led to
hernia where his intestines might have descended into the scrotum. And
he said that would be life threatening. I didnt get the full grasp of
that til today, one
My husband has pet goldfish in all the horse tanks.
I used to keep fish in the water tanks. Then I got to thinking... is it
better for horses to consumer algae or fish pee and poop? I don't know the
answer to that, so I haven't had fish for a few years.
Judy
http://iceryder.net
I used to keep fish in the water tanks. Then I got to thinking... is it
better for horses to consumer algae or fish pee and poop? I don't know
the answer to that, so I haven't had fish for a few years.
That choice is probably an even (or approximately) trade-off, although if
it's truly
In a message dated 4/30/2008 1:08:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
He is doing better thank you, I am not, so tired from the change in weather
from hot to cold. Taking care of someone full time is very tiring. Where did
you get your saddle? Sylvia
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see a few mosquitoes around
our goldfish pond, however, so I'm not sure how much they really help
mosquitoes.
We have a pond on our new property--there's no fish. Sometimes ducks
and geese swim in it. The water is
Is your water well water or city water? I would be afraid to kill the fish
with my city water? Sylvia
You are probably right, Sylvia. I remember when we had aquariums, that the
instructions for people with city water was to leave it out in the room
uncovered for a period of time to allow
One of the foals was solid white
with blue eyes - not gray or cremello but white, white without a speck
of color on it anywhere.
I had a white horse. She had about a dozen chestnut colored hairs in a
fleck on her butt, and that was it.
She was partially of Appy and pinto descent, and had
vicka (native english speaker, moderate in german and yiddish,
passingly familiar with hebrew
I tried to learn Hebrew on my own, had tapes I played in the car while
driving - wonder what happened to those?
Nancy
Was the skin pink or
black, did you notice?
It was pink
sabino.
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
i just wonder if there is a salmonella issue...
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
I'm sure you could do that, but if it is shallow and you are in an area
that has cold enough weather for it to freeze solid, you will lose your fish
in the winter unless you catch them and bring them inside.
I used to keep fish in my water tank but one year my tank water heater
broke down
nasi has been trained up til now to whoa, go, stand still at the
mounting block while I lean over him waving arms around, wiggle the
saddle vigorously, slap the stirrups against his side etc. He is fine
with all that. just stands there. I have ponied him on two trail
rides, he did great.
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 7:01 PM, Pat Grimmer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm sure you could do that, but if it is shallow and you are in an area
that has cold enough weather for it to freeze solid, you will lose your fish
in the winter unless you catch them and bring them inside.
I don't know
- Original Message -
From: Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have rented a kid and he is coming over saturday to hopefully back
Nasi ( 4 years old tomorrow icelandic) the first time.
I work as a trauma nurse at a level one pediatric trauma center and I have
to say that I am not
Should I do bareback?
Has Nasi worn a saddle already?
oh yeah all the time! He has been ponied in it on trail rides. The
sensation. I think he is totally ready if I mounted him, but since I
am too heavy for his size now and his age, it has to be my nephew, so
I think I will spend a long
I work as a trauma nurse at a level one pediatric trauma center and I have
to say that I am not crazy about this recurring theme of using kids to start
horses. I am sure that Nasi is well prepared and that all will go well, but
no matter how many people write and tell me that this is how
On 4/30/08, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Finally, here's a couple of pictures of Bill with his hoist which enabled
him to be able to saddle Beaut by himself, in the later years.
I love that :) That will be me and Jas when I am 90 :) I think it
said Bill was 90 when that pic was
What wonderful pictures. And what a nice horse. Was Bill then able to
mount? I see that as a potential problem for me in the distant (I hope)
furture.
Nancy
no matter how many people write and tell me that this is how they prefer to
start their horses, I am still going to think it is a bad idea.
I agree with you completely and then I am going to confess that I just
asked my grandson to do the first few rides on Yrsa. The difference here is
Was Bill then able to mount?
He said: It's always nice when a fella gets to be my age if there's some
steps up to a ramp, so he can get on his horse from a better position.
:-)
There's a picture of him climbing the stairs to a ramp (porch) and bringing
Beaut alongside.
Judy
What gait for this Tennesee Walking Horse in Belgium:
http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-gait-tennessee-walker-in-belgium.html
or
http://gaited-hrose.blogspot.com
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
http://www.pleasuregaits.com/Clinic_LizGraves.htm
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
In a message dated 4/30/2008 4:57:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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He looks very cute and ready for a person to sit on, I love that sensation
on him. What a cutie. Sylvia
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What gait for this Tennesee Walking Horse in Belgium:
Because he's got such a head nod going, I want to say running walk, but I
thought I saw ordinary walk, flat walk and running walk. The rider is sure
using her left hand agressively. I think she's trying to keep him on the
rail, but I'd
I work as a trauma nurse at a level one pediatric trauma center and I have
to say
that I am not crazy about this recurring theme of using kids to start
horses. I am
sure that Nasi is well prepared and that all will go well, but no matter
how many
people write and tell me that this
2008/4/30 Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
The rider can often feel some tension building that the leader can't feel, but
if it's a kid up, you can't bank on having that feedback.
That's pretty much how Cara and I work through things. Cara is
probably 100 lbs and is a nicely balanced rider, so
What's in your saddle... and is it crooked?
Here are some pictures of a saddle that the owner tore apart:
http://www.newrider.com/forum/showthread.php?t=144231
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
One of the discussions at the summit:
The Well-being of the Competitive Horse
Communication between the equine and man has always been a mystery. Although
it is not in a horse´s genetic makeup to verbally communicate, they speak
to us all the time. This concept was a common theme throughout all
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