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The Mid-Winter Meeting and classes were great! I got some really nifty ideas for making pony-desensitizing-things from Heike Lewandowski and she says we don't really have to hang around crime scenes to get that yellow tape...Home Depot is quicker and safer! Bob Long's talk and demo on packing with Fjords into the gorgeous back-country places available to us in the USA and Canada was really exciting. I don't know if Braveheart and I are ready to meet our first bear though! JanetMc Nally's Farming with Fjords was really interesting and the log skidding with Tyler proved that I'll need to practice hopping back and forth over logs in motion a LOT before BH (or Bogie) and I try hiring out to any logging operations. I was really impressed with the care and caring involved in a good theraputic riding program...the horses and the helpers have to be pretty special individuals! Anyhow, as you've probably guessed, it was a wonderful weekend. After getting home and retrieving my ponies and dog from their various hotels, the first thing I did was to order a BUNCH of felting wool from HalcyonYarn. Once it all arrives, I will use what we learned on Friday night to begin felting my own herd of Fjords...it was really fun! I was sorry there wasn't enough time to try everything because the people who chose to try rosmaling seemed to be having a pretty good time too! And, as you've already heard, we got some hints about stylish haircuts from Joni and Jock so I'm eyeballing Bogie as a potential piano-key-haircut candidate. I think he'd look quite fetching! Stay warm everybody...spring has GOT to be showing up sometime soon! Kay Van Natta and Braveheart, who's heard about Cedar Rapids and can hardly wait and Bogie, who would rather focus on shedding Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f