Life on the Ground
This message is from: Joel A Harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is from Jord. Hi All, Jord here.You all know this - Mom Rules! The Human Being doesn't have enough holes in the fence to feed all of us in the same place. So me & my baby brother, Baar, still haven't little little baby brother since he left awhile back, anyway, me & Baar eat through one hole & Mom & Geir & Gandolf eat through another hole in the fence.All of us were hanging by the water when the Human Being & his new dog. S.E.(hee hee guess what S.E. stands for) came down & opened the gate. Mom & Geir & Gandolf came over to go out to the pasture only the Humn Being didn't let us out so Geir & me started playing like we always do, biting each other on the butt, climbing on each other, you know.Well Baar joined in biting Geir & pretty soon Gandolf decided he wanted to play too so he bit Baar on the butt. Hee, hee, remember I told you the last time Baar bit Gandolf on the butt & got in trouble for it. Baar might be dumb bit he's not stupid! So he goes & hangs out with the Human Being & S.E. None of us were paying any attention to Mom, who was asleep by the gate to the pasture in case the Human Being opened it. Yep, you guessed it! We all piled into Mom & woke her up. The dirt was flying everywhere! Gandolf went to hang out with the Human Being, Baar & the dog but Geir & me kept on playing but everytime we got close to Mom we stopped & went back to the top. Something else that was funny last week was the Human Being forgot to tie the gate so all of us were hanging out by Baar's & my hole in the fence so when the Human Being got home it was dark & he told Mom & Geir & Gandolf to "Go home". All of us went over to their hole in the fence then the Human Being made Baar go back & he grabbed Geir by the chin & led him over to my hole in the fence. He thought I was Geir! Since he was over there he fed Baar & Geir then came over to the hole where I was & gave Mom her nightly pat on the head. Well, I was standing next to her so I sniffed the Human Being & then he realized I was Jord & not Geir! Ha, Ha . Fooled him.. He just left me there & I ate & spent the nite with Mom & Gandolf but I bugged them too much that nite so the next morning I was afraid to go eat with them.. The Human Being put me on the bridge in front of the hole in the fence & told them to leave me alone & went to work. They let me eat but when the Human being got home from work he put me over with Baar & put Geir with Mom & Gandolf. Baar doesn't like to play with Geir as much as I do so they just ate & hung out. So when Geir & I play we watch out for Mom because MOM RULES!! At least until the Human Being comes down & hangs out with us. Then he rules. Bye Brass Ring's Jord Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
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This message is from: Tamara Rousso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Joel, Please tell Jord that I very much enjoyed his story. Tamara Fallbrook CA (about the only part of San Diego county not burning) --- Joel A Harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: Joel A Harman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This is from Jord. > > Hi All, Jord here. Not much happening lately . Just > hanging with little > brother Baar. One day my baby brother got in the > trailer & haven't seen > him since. Oh, well - just one less face to bite > when the human being > feeds us our oil & alfalfa pellets. Man, I have to > chew on them forever > but they are goood. Otherwise it's just grass hay. > Here's one of those > Arsenio Hall things - how come ALL the good stuff > is always at the > bottom of the feeder. I end up nosing some of the > stems out of the > feeder to get to the good stuff. Then I can't reach > what I threw out. Mom > says "Have you learned anything yet?" > > You should see the human being when we drag the pan > the pellets come in > out of the feeder & throw it around the corral. NO > sense of humor. Baar & > me talked it over & decided we would just play with > the 5 gal jug the > oil comes in instead. We have a fetch thing going. > We throw the jug over > the fence & when the human being sees it he throws > it back. Course he > throws it AT us but it doesn't hurt. > > Haven't had the steel thingy in my mouth lately so, > life is good. Eat, > sleep, play. Guess Baar doesn't like the human being > chasing him cause he > just stands there when he comes in the corral. All > the human does is pet > him a little, maybe pick up a foot or mess with his > ears. Sometimes I > forget then I get chased around until I stop & let > him touch me, Maybe > Baar is just lazy & doesn't want to get chased. He > really misses out > cause me & Geir chase each other around alot. Then > we rear up at each > other. It's fun. Baar must have got confused cause > he bugged Gandolf when > he was sleeping. Man! did he wake up in a hurry. > Don't think Baar will be > doing that again anytime soon. What a grump. Maybe > he thought Gandolf > was Geir or something. > > Anyway, bedtime. > > Bye > > Jord > OH! I love a parade, love a parade, love a > parade, love a parade!. > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! = ***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^*** If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. Rene Descart
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This message is from: Joel A Harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is from Jord. Hi All, Jord here. Not much happening lately . Just hanging with little brother Baar. One day my baby brother got in the trailer & haven't seen him since. Oh, well - just one less face to bite when the human being feeds us our oil & alfalfa pellets. Man, I have to chew on them forever but they are goood. Otherwise it's just grass hay. Here's one of those Arsenio Hall things - how come ALL the good stuff is always at the bottom of the feeder. I end up nosing some of the stems out of the feeder to get to the good stuff. Then I can't reach what I threw out. Mom says "Have you learned anything yet?" You should see the human being when we drag the pan the pellets come in out of the feeder & throw it around the corral. NO sense of humor. Baar & me talked it over & decided we would just play with the 5 gal jug the oil comes in instead. We have a fetch thing going. We throw the jug over the fence & when the human being sees it he throws it back. Course he throws it AT us but it doesn't hurt. Haven't had the steel thingy in my mouth lately so, life is good. Eat, sleep, play. Guess Baar doesn't like the human being chasing him cause he just stands there when he comes in the corral. All the human does is pet him a little, maybe pick up a foot or mess with his ears. Sometimes I forget then I get chased around until I stop & let him touch me, Maybe Baar is just lazy & doesn't want to get chased. He really misses out cause me & Geir chase each other around alot. Then we rear up at each other. It's fun. Baar must have got confused cause he bugged Gandolf when he was sleeping. Man! did he wake up in a hurry. Don't think Baar will be doing that again anytime soon. What a grump. Maybe he thought Gandolf was Geir or something. Anyway, bedtime. Bye Jord OH! I love a parade, love a parade, love a parade, love a parade!. Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is from Brass Ring's Jord. Hi All, Jord here. Haven't written much lately, still basking in the glory of being in the Pendleton Round-Up parade with about 1500 other horses, mules & oxen. It was a piece of cake except we did have to STAND THERE forever before it started. I got kind of antsy but luckily there were other horses that talked to me. Mom just slept until the paraed started. I tried to go but mom is to big for me to move. so we stood there for at least a week, I'm sure. Anyway, it waas fun when it started. The announcer walked by & asked me what I was which was nice because Mom told me he has called her a halflinger for the last 5 years. I did another parade in Aug at the Threshing Bee in Dufur. That one was more fun because my buddies Gandolf & Geir were there with me & Mom. They didn't even get mad at me when I stopped to sniff the cone but they did laugh at me when I leaned against Mom when we went by the black hole Mom called a drain grate. But the manhole covers didn't bother me & it was fun to see all the human beings clap when they saw I was doing all the work pulling the barge. Well I guess I didn't do ALL the work. After the parade Mom & me got put in the corral & ate & ate. The human being kept on moving it when we ate everything & the next morning we got turned loose to eat. Well, kind of - I got hobbles put on me but I still got to eat. Took me forever to go visit the neighbors with those hobbles on & just as I got there the human being came over & took me back. Best part about going to the Threshing Bee & Round-Up parade was my little brothers had to stay home. Nah nah nah na. Which kind of brings me to the point. My littlest brother, well, half brother, is going to Hermiston, Oregon this weekend so he can find a new human being to take care of. His Mom, Blaken, & Aunt Marika are going too. I haven't talked to them but he is really hoping to find a good human being to take care of. My human being has enough horses. So, if you need to be adopted by a little one or a team better come on down to Hermiston. Exit 180 on I-84. It's right on the freeway, can't miss it. it will be the place with all the horse trailers parked there. He will be there Fri nite & will be looking for a new human on Sat. Speaking of human beings, I really like mine. I always know what he wants & he is pretty patient with me. My buddies, Gandolf & Geir, tell me plowing & all isn't bad & they remember when they were young like me he let them rest whenever they got tired. I'll probably miss working next to Mom but I'll get over it. Mom tells me she wants a new human being to take care of too because my little brother, Baar, will be TOO MUCH for her next spring & she really doesn't want to kick him when he bugs her so she will go somewhere else. Know any human beings that need someone to teach their other horses? Tell them about Mom, C-1404. Bye for now. Brass Ring's Jord Mosier Oregon I'm not farming or logging yet - but I will be next spring. YAHOOO Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!
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This message is from: wanda m hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is from Jord. Hi All, Jord here. Just heard my half sister, Brass Ring's Mischa, went to Disney World land to live & it's sunny there. Must be neat. I've never met her & the human hasn't seen her for a long time. She left here as a weanling. Guess she can't type as she NEVER wrote me. That's big sisters for you. So, Mischa, treat the humans right & I hope you have fun down there! Hey, I just figured it out. I'm an uncle. Whoopie!! Bye Brass Ring's JordU U U U Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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This message is from: wanda m hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is from Jord. Thanks for your nice comments. It really is hard to hit the keys as I have grown. I liked writing when I first hit the ground. The human told me there was something called archives but I don't know how to look at them. There is lots of info on what the human made me do when I was little. It's funny to watch Baar, my little brother, when the human works with him. He sure makes things hard on himself. Mom told me Baar was tied to the back of the wagon in the parade at the threshing bee last year. He set back on his hinds like he was going to keep that wagon from moving. Then he had to jump forward so he wouldn't get dragged. What a dummy. Never, never pull against what you are tied to, lose every time. Anyway, I really don't have much to say. I am a little depressed that no one wants to take me or my dad to a new home. Bye Jord U U U U Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Forwarded Message -- This is from Jord. Hi folks. Jord here. Long time no see. Hasn't been much to write about lately so, I haven't - written, that is. Anyway, just wanted you to know the gang & I took a vote & decided some of us would like to greet the New Year somewhere else. To put it bluntly, we want to be sold. Why? Because, that's why. We like it here but there is a whole world out there waiting for us to explore. Now I know how all you folks deplore using numbers so I'll use names. There's me, Jord, Baar, my little brother( who doesn't have a number yet), Trygve, & Ivory. We keep our roots in Canada, so you have to look there for the paperwork. Oh yeah, some of the details. Baar is the baby. Thinks he is a real stud because he hasn't had the CHANGE like I have. It really wasn't bad, you know. He gets in the trailer fine, & yesterday the human trimmed his feet but forgot to tie him up. Well, Baar just stood there & took it like a man. The human trimmed my feet too. Didn't tie me up either. Ha, I left after the first foot was done. BAD mistake!. The human let me know too - spanked my butt & pointed to the platform. So I looked at him & said "Oh you want me up there. OK." So I went back up on the platform. It's logs you know, & kind of hollow sounding. The noise scared me at first, kind of like going over a bridge. But that was a long time ago. it doesn't scare me now. So, I stood there & got the rest of my feet trimmed. I didn't make him tie me. I knew what the human wanted the first time but hey I'm a kid, have to try, you know. Anyway, I go in the trailer alone too. Don't bother tieing me, I'd rather be loose. All ! of us prefer it. I do fine in hobbles & on picket. I'll go around in a round pen for you, if you want. So will my brother. Ivory has been hooked a few times. She will go around the pen for you too. Loads, good with feet, yada,yada,yada. Trygve will do pretty much what you ask him to do. He's good with kids too. Both human & 4 footed. Anyway, we would like to go somewhere else for the Holidays & beyond. Write if you're interested. Don't be shy. We are all pretty wooly right now. Don't be shy. Bye Jord U U U U Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com
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This message is from: Brass Ring's Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is from Jord. Finley wrote it for me. Hi All. Jord here. I got the day off yesterday. Mom & Dad had to work. Dad tried to run the first 2 hours & drug his butt the last 2 hours. Mom just walked the whole time so she wasn't as tired. The field they raked wqs across the road & on the way to it some IDIOT came screaming around the corner in a car. The BIPED just drove right at him. Boy, was that guy shaking. He drove away REAL slow. I got to tag along. Don't know why, don't care. I ran & kicked up my heels. Around & around, back & forth. Then I forgot & CROSSED THE ROAD. Man, Mom spanked my butt when we got finished. It was so fun to run on a big field it was worth the spanking. But I see why Mom doesn't want me crossing the road, there's IDIOTS out there in cars. Pretty soon I had enough of the running around cause it was hot & just went next to Mom like I do when I'm tied to her. Don't know if I have to do anymore mowing & raking for awhile. Guess Uncle Gandolf & Uncle Geir can handle the rest. They are closer. Mom said the rest of the hay is on another ranch across the draw. Bye Brass Ring's Jord just being a foal
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This message is from: Brass Ring's Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is dictated to Finley, by Brass Ring's Jord. Hi Folks. Jord here. Boy, am I glad yesterday is over. We cut hay for about 20 hr! Well, it seemed like 20 hr to me. Started out Ok because the sickle bar broke, 3 times. So we got tied to the fence while the BIPED went home & fixed them. Then one stayed fixed. That's when the day from H__L (not heel here Mom's listening & Finley is 6) started. The big field wasn't bad. The little parts of the field were TALL & THICK & Dad got in trouble because he kept on stopping. I learned this, when you stop pulling, OK so I DON"T have anything to pull, anyway when Mom & Dad stop the bar stops & plugs up. Then the BIPED gets mad. I tries to tell Dad to go slow & pace himself but n! Will he listen to me? nooo! I learned that the first time I was on the mower cause you don't always quit when all the grass is cut cause there are other fields to do. So Dad got real tired! I did too. Boy, am I glad it got dark because then we had to stop. I got in trouble too cause I got in front of Mom & Dad. So I got my nose put on Mom's hame. Man, the BIPED tied me short. Guess I won't get in the way again. DON"T laugh! See how you feel after working 20 hr. Anyway it seemed like 20 hr to me. Ok , I'll fess up, so no one calls the SPCA doesn't come knocking. We started at 4pm & stopped at 9:30. The BIPED was fixing things for 1 1/2 hr. Oh, dry up. Remember, I'll be 2 mo old June 21. Finley keeps on trying to feed me those carrot things. Her Mom bopped Dad on the nose with one when he tried to take Mom's away. That was funny. Me, I think I'll stick to milk & grass. Thanks, Finley for writing this for me, & thanks to the BIPED for typing it so all of you can keep tabs on me. Bye Brass Ring's Jord The mower king
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This message is from: Brass Ring's Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Folks, I dictated this to Sara, again, because Mom & Dad & I are still at her house & as we all know, I can't cross the road, yet. Well, another day at the salt mines. This time it was raking the hay we cut 2 days ago. Ho hum. Piece of cake. Only problem was I was a little slow on the "haw". And you know, Mom kept on pushing me out of the way until I GOT IT. Had lots of practice as we turned "haw" almost all the time. Since it was Sunday, there were lots of SUNDAY DRIVERS out. They all slowed down to look. Sheesh, you would think they never saw anyone raking hay before. Guess I showed them that I'm big enough to do this. Well, I really don't have to pull much, but I can keep up & I'm getting the steps down. You know, the little shuffle with the feet on the turns, The stand there, with no fidgeting, when we take a blow, not starting until the BIPED says GO. When it's MY turn to pull the load, I'll have it down, And you know what, The noise from the mower & rake doesn't even scare me! How about that? It's RIGHT behind me & I don't even care. I can see it & everything. At least we didn't have to pull the baler, yet, anyway. Mom says we need Uncle Gandolf & Uncle Geir for that. Mom says I'll have to be tied to Dad when we do that because, as she says"boys will be stupid", & Dad doesn't like Uncle Gandolf or Uncle Geir, so she has to be in between the Dad & the boys. When we do that, maybe I'll chew on Dad's cheek, like I do to Mom - keep his mind off the boys next to Mom. Well, dinnertime. Gotta Go. Bye, Jord working, man, er, boy.
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This message is from: B R Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is dictated to Sara by Brass Ring's Jord. Hi folks. Found a way to get around not being allowed to cross the road. Sara is one of the girls that lives where me & Mom & Dad are. Sara gave this to the BIPED after we were done working yesterday. Yes, WORKING! I mowed hay yesterday! Anyway I went along for the walk. Mom & Dad got hooked to the mower & they were going to leave me tied to the trailer but I pitched a fit. BAD move. BAD move. So, the BIPED tied me to Mom & off we went. I should have just stood there, tied to the trailer but NO, I had to have a hissy fit. Did I learn anything? First, we went out on the road to get to the field. Well, I just kind of moseyed along until this THING hit me on the legs a few times. Mom said it was a singletree & I better keep up. So I did, for a little while. Then it hit me again so I kept up after that. The BIPED helped me, he tied the rope shorter so I had to go when he asked Mom & Dad to go. And go we did! Around & around. Some of the hay was over Mom & Dad's head so I couldn't even see. We were just going right thru it! Now I know what ants feel like. Anyway, we made one round, Mom said we were opening up the field, then turned around & went the other way. The other way was easier because I couldn't see & Mom kept on telling me "turn left".When I didn't turn fast enough she pushed me left. I couldn't see anything, the grass was too tall. Then we were walking on the grass that was already cut. That was alot easier. We turned right , gee. So we went around, & around, & around, & around. It was fun at first but after awhile I wished I'd kept my mouth shut when they left me at the trailer. Pretty soon Aunt Wanda came to visit. I got untied from Mom & got a break. I pitched a fit for a minute then decided it was OK to stand & watch cause I was getting kind of tired. We got rest breaks, but I still got tired. Then we were done. Back to the trailer, harness off Mom & Dad, then off to the water trough for a bath. Man, that felt good! Well, Mom says we will rake the hay, whatever that is, soon. Maybe I'll just keep my mouth shut this time. But I'm only 6 weeks old so I'll probably forget, & pitch a fit, & go rake hay with Mom & Dad. Bye Jord P.S. I want to thank Sara for writing this down for me. Even if I were allowed to cross the road it's a long way to home from Sara's house.
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This message is from: Joel Harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brass Ring's Jord asked me to write this as he still isn't allowed to cross the road to get to the box. He was pretty proud of himself this morning as I walked up to him in the pasture & trimmed his hooves. Stood & took it like his Dad & Mom do. Didn't even try to pull away, or have to be tied. All I had to trim were his toes. Jord is starting to look a little punk so I'll probably have to give him a haircut soon. Bye Joel Harman Brass Ring Ranch Mosier OR Logging & custom farming with fjords
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This message is from: Brass Ring's Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Folks, Jord here. Did my first parade. Memorial Day parade in Mosier OR. Well, it doesn't have 500 horses in it , like the Pendleton Round-Up parade, but it was exciting to me. We went as the family unit cause Dad's back. Guess the biped wasn't interested in giving him away at that auction he was at. Dad said it was kind of exciting, he was hooked in shafts for the first time there. But the biped wouldn't let him visit with any of the horses. Dad said it was kind of frustrating cause he was being led around by the foot but the rope was too always too short when he tried to go visit any horse. Well, back to the parade. Mom & Dad got ridden by bipeds & I was on a rope next to Mom. Piece of cake. It was fun too. Everybody thought I was s cute. Boy, I get tired of hearing that. Puppies are cute. I'm handsome. We lined up so folks could take pictures. While Dad was gone I was on some flat ground with Mom. Think I like the steep ground better. As the biped says it builds strong legs, & teaches me balance. I did have fun on the flat ground. Ran back & forth, back & forth. After doing that on the steep the flat was easy. You know, the halter thing is easy now too. When the bipeds put it on, I just stand there, just like Mom & Dad do. Found out I have a half sister as of today. Haven't seen her yet. She lives near Hood River. Well, time to go. Bye Jord U U U U see, I'm getting bigger
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This message is from: Brass Ring's Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Folks, Jord here. Well, we are out on the hill, & Dad's at it again. Chasing Mom all over the place. She doesn't run away much now. A few days ago Dad went walking behind me & I tried that both hind feet kick thing & I connected! Must not have impressed him much though - he didn't even look at me. 2 days ago we got moved to another hillside with new grass in it. Boy, is it tasty. Speaking of tasty, the pellet, oil, & 12-12 stuff isn't bad. Been eating some of Mom's lately. The HUMANS are still real touchy feely - rubbing me ALL over, picking up my feet, you know the usual. I don't even try to get away now. There's a place by my tail they scratch that REALLY feels s nice I start chewing on Mom when they scratch me there. Tried to groom them back but got my mouth slapped. Guess they just don't like it. It's OK for me to pooch out my upper lip when they hit a good spot but now i know not to chew on them. Some humans just don't a good thing when it's offered. Anyway, Mom says Dad is leaving us Thursday. Going to the auction, looking for a new home. She says Uncle Gandolf will babysit me when THE TIME comes. I don't have a clue what THE TIME is, but no worries, mate. So, Ive been on the ground for about a month now. Mom says I'm buffed out - flat belly & hard butt. I think it's from running up & down the hill. Flat ground? What's that? I'll take these hillsides any time. The trees make a really neat slalom course. Well gotta go. Mom's calling. Bye Jord U U U U
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This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jord wrote: > This message is from: Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi, > Had fun yesterday. Mom said Dad finally GOT IT so he could come on a > picnic with us. Hi, Your tales from the colt's view are the greatest. Keep them coming. You should do a book of this, but you better clean up the sex part a bit for the public. Carol M. Northern WI
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This message is from: Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, Had fun yesterday. Mom said Dad finally GOT IT so he could come on a picnic with us. Guess putting him in the other corral by himself for a few hours made him cool his jets. We all went into this big woodlot & you know the best part? It had some really yummy barley way up this road we followed. Then we went further up the road & there was even more barley. Man, it was good. Then we went up again & there was grass that was really good too. We even got to camp out but Mom said horses don't have campfires. It was really neat. Then the man came & made us go into this corral. We hung out there awhile then he came back & put those halter things on Mom & Dad but I didn't have to get one on me. He tied Mom & Dad up. Mom said it was a hitching post. Then he caught me & put one of those halter things on me too & tied the end on the hitching thing, I forgot what it was called. Well, I pulled & pulled until Mom gave me THE LOOK so I quit. That pulling is alot of work, guess I should be like Dad & take it like a man. You know, He's not such a bad guy when he's not getting kicked by Mom. Then he & Mom got this harness stuff put on them. I thought Sundays were a day of rest? Then I got tied to Mom & we went to get this stoneboat thing. I pulled against Mom but it didn't do any good. I really tried to stop them but they are bigger than me, so I went along. That thing made alot of noise behind us but they didn't care so I didn't care. We went into the garden & got some BIG rocks to put on it. I heard this "Gee" & "Haw" stuff but I didn't get it & almost got run over when they turned. Mom said "Gee, that's right ". Still didn't understand. Hey, I'm only 2 weeks old you know ! Lucky for me they didn't get too mad at me when I ended up in front of Dad. Wanda rescued me! But she tied me to a post & I kicked her & she kicked me back. H , guess I won't try that anymore. So I hung out & watched then haul rocks then pull, Mom said, a disc, then a harrow. Then I got tied on Mom again & I was better this time. Didn't get in the way this time. Stayed right next to Mom. Gee, that's right. Haw, means left. Whoa means stop. Back means, well, I think you can figure that out. Then we got tied to the hitch thing again then we got a bath, B, that was kind of cold. Mom & Dad liked it Then I got dried off, & turned out. Mom & Dad ate but I ran circles around them , Yahoo! Up the hill, down the hill Up down up down. It was fun. They just looked at me. You know those BIPEDS aren't all that bad, I learn as much from them as I do Mom & Dad. Biggest rule, Mom said, is they are the boss, NO EXCEPTIONS. Mom & Dad made that very clear to me. You know, this life on the ground is way more fun than just being carried all over in the dark. And Dad's OK too. Well, bedtime. I got kind of tired today but is was fun. Hope I get to go to work more with the 'rents. Bye Brass Ring's Jord
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This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great story about the foals intro to his dad, halter and the trailer. For a moment there I thought he and his mom were going down the road. Good insight re halter as to how a young horse sees his world. Won't a fractious stallion possibly injure a young foal? Jean Jean Walters Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Three Horses Press PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
Life on the ground
This message is from: B.R. Jord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well.. haven't posted lately. This typing thing is still kind of hard. Been hanging out with mom, on the hillside. You know, just running around, eating a little grass, drinking milk whenever. The bipeds have been at it again. This young one, I think you bipeds call them teenagers, tried to put a halter on me. Ha! that was easy - just kept Mom between me & her. Then that really bothersome one, you know, the one that messes with my feet, ears, rubs me ALL over, got in the act. Well, to make a long story short I was busted! He put some kind of thing on my nose & behind my ears. Man did I pull back! Didn't do any good. Then I quit pulling back & the pressure behind my ears quit. Guess that's all he wanted. Not rocket science. Then he asked me to follow him. I thought " Why you son of a ", whoops, Mom heard that. Well maybe this following crap is better than a spanking. So, off I went. Besides Mom was on a rope behind that girl, so I followed. Piece of cake. We went up a hill & stopped by this metal thing( mom said it was a "car"). There was this really nice old lady in it. She held a hand out & said how cute I was. So I went over there & she wanted to touch me. Man, these humans can't keep their hands to themselves. Then Mom & I got to eat some REALLY good green grass. Pretty soon the girl put Mom in a really big box. Looked easy so I went in too. Mom said it was a "trailer" & nothing to stress over. So we went in & out about a million times. Must be a BIPED thing, I don't know. Today a really noisy, squeally horse came in here with Mom & me . He chases her ALL over. Man she is really kicking him hard. He is either REALLY stupid or he likes to get kicked. Mom told me he was my dad. She said he would only be here for a few weeks then he was going to an auction, whatever that is. He hasn't even said hi to me, all he does is chase Mom around. Wow, he can really take a hit! Well, Mom's calling me. Gotta go. Bye Brass Ring's Jord U U U U GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Life on the ground
This message is from: wanda m hill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, this isn't bad. I've been out 3 days now. Not too warm, not too cold. Just hanging with mom on the hillside, chasing bugs, dogs, you know, the usual. Got all I can eat, sleep when I want, run around when I want. Only complaint is the BIPEDS. They are constantly messing with my feet, leading me around, rubbing my ears. How would they like it if I was always picking up THEIR feet & rubbing their ears. I do have to admit there's one spot on my butt they scratch that really feels nice. In any case it's really hard for me to fit my hooves on these small keys so I'm going out for a snack. Bye, Brass Ring's Jord
