Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 3/15/2007 8:52:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But Amy, my friend the entomologist says, What about their little cosmic tick souls...? Ah, but ask him... What about all their little cosmic diseases?? And besides, they're also VERY ugly. Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords 260 May Creek Rd Days Creek, OR 97429 541-825-3303 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, Amy, I'm totally on your side here. I just thought I'd throw in her comment to see how folks responded I am delighted that we don't have a real tick problem here in Wetern [not a typo] Washington. On the fish topic, - we like using goldfish too. In Ellensburg, though, we had a fishicide. Somehow, Sadiekins and Kariella dumped over the large oval metal tank and all the goldfish were on the ground and had rigorfishes Sorry, couldn't resist. As usual. PS - I have uploaded a new picture of Erlend on his NFHR Pedigree page. It features Dagren Aarsten showing him in a local dressage schooling show. I love the bounce in her ponytail and his forelock. Peg Knutsen - the most definitely not barn blind www.horsehumor.net www.fairpoint.new/~kffjord/ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Friday, March 16, 2007 9:46 AM Subject: Re: ticks (yuck!) This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 3/15/2007 8:52:44 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But Amy, my friend the entomologist says, What about their little cosmic tick souls...? Ah, but ask him... What about all their little cosmic diseases?? And besides, they're also VERY ugly. Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords 260 May Creek Rd Days Creek, OR 97429 541-825-3303 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Ms Denise C Barron [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Jean. It has been the coldest March for us too - down here south of you in Knik, Alaska. It looks like I can finally post messages to the group - now that I have a Yahoo acount. At least I hope I can! lol I have a question for everyone. I would like to buy a new headstall-halter combo for my gelding, Einar (I'm a begining horse owner and want to trail ride a lot). Which is better, leather or beta-biothane? Or do both have advantages and disadvantages? Vic in Knik with Einar (0 last night, but -10 a few days ago) --- Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Rosemary, I have a 100 gallon stock tank which is insulated with 2 blue styrofoam panels under and around the sides. Then I built a plywood box around that so the fjords wouldn't eat the styrofoam. It also has a cover with a large hole at each end. I heat it with a 1500 watt tank heater that sits on the bottom. It won't freeze up even in -55 degrees. of course this adds about $40-$50 to my electric bill in the coldest months, even tho it has a thermostat. This first half of March is the coldest on record, as was the last half of February. Normally we would be having temperatures above freezing or in the 20's during the day. but it only got up to about -3 today. Sun is warm and d the Fjords are shedding, I see loose hair on their backs. but it is too cold to go out and comb or scrape the hair off. Jean in clear and cold Fairbanks, Alaska Hi Jean, Rosemary here, I have never ever been in -25 weather. Do you keep your horses water heated, or do you break the ice? I could imagine it would get very hard to keep up with everything outside when it is that cold. I can imagine I would stoke the fire and curl up with some coffee and a good book. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh lets not even talk about tick season... It's been tick season here all winter, even with a good hard freeze, and now that it's warming up it's getting even worse! We have horses that have been in stalls for weeks that come up with ticks. Horrible little creatures! Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords 260 May Creek Rd Days Creek, OR 97429 541-825-3303 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Philis B. Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amy... It's been tick season here all winter, even with a good hard freeze, and now that it's warming up it's getting even worse! You better get yourself some guinea hens. They eat ticks and really make a difference I am told. I have two guinea hens and no ticks. We have very few ticks here anyhow. Philis Anderson.. in Grand Marais, Minnesota where we have cold weather, hard brown ground, ice and hard snow. Not good for much of anything! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 12:35 PM Subject: Re: ticks (yuck!) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, at least that's one thing we don't have to worry about up here in Interior Alaska, the only ticks around keep to the snowshoe hares. No ticks, flys aren't problem, No fleas on our dogs, no heart worm in dogs, no West Nile virus, but lots of mosquitoes in the summer. And of course, six months of winter! (I am thinking winter is going to never end this year, it was -25 again this morning!) Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, still sunny and very cold, but the weatherman is making promises... Oh lets not even talk about tick season... It's been tick season here all winter, even with a good hard freeze, and now that it's warming up it's getting even worse! We have horses that have been in stalls for weeks that come up with ticks. Horrible little creatures! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Rose or Murph [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean, Rosemary here, I have never ever been in -25 weather. Do you keep your horses water heated, or do you break the ice? I could imagine it would get very hard to keep up with everything outside when it is that cold. I can imagine I would stoke the fire and curl up with some coffee and a good book. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jean Ernest Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 2:39 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: ticks (yuck!) This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, at least that's one thing we don't have to worry about up here in Interior Alaska, the only ticks around keep to the snowshoe hares. No ticks, flys aren't problem, No fleas on our dogs, no heart worm in dogs, no West Nile virus, but lots of mosquitoes in the summer. And of course, six months of winter! (I am thinking winter is going to never end this year, it was -25 again this morning!) Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, still sunny and very cold, but the weatherman is making promises... Oh lets not even talk about tick season... It's been tick season here all winter, even with a good hard freeze, and now that it's warming up it's getting even worse! We have horses that have been in stalls for weeks that come up with ticks. Horrible little creatures! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Melinda Schumacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] One time, about 25 years ago, we had a bout of wind chill -50 degrees here in Ohio. It wasn't all that windy, but I don't recall the actual temperature. I had to go outside to just see what -50 felt like. I got all bundled up with a long wool hooded coat, etc, and ventured out. I made, at most, a 2 minute circle around the yard and then came right back into the house. It was unimaginably cold! No polar fleece back thenmaybe that could make it tolerable for 10 minutes or so! Melinda On 3/15/07, Rose or Murph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: Rose or Murph [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean, Rosemary here, I have never ever been in -25 weather. Do you keep your horses water heated, or do you break the ice? I could imagine it would get very hard to keep up with everything outside when it is that cold. I can imagine I would stoke the fire and curl up with some coffee and a good book. -- Coaching with Melinda Schumacher, MD Personal Empowerment through Creative Expression and Equine Experiential Learning You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond necklace that is already around your neck. ~Jalal-Uddin Rumi As she knotted the reins and took her stand, the horse's soul came into her hand, and up from the mouth that held the steel came an innermost word, half thought, half feel.~paraphrased, John Masefield Fly Without Wings www.flywithoutwings.net Gestalt Practitioner www.gestaltcleveland.org The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Rosemary, I have a 100 gallon stock tank which is insulated with 2 blue styrofoam panels under and around the sides. Then I built a plywood box around that so the fjords wouldn't eat the styrofoam. It also has a cover with a large hole at each end. I heat it with a 1500 watt tank heater that sits on the bottom. It won't freeze up even in -55 degrees. of course this adds about $40-$50 to my electric bill in the coldest months, even tho it has a thermostat. This first half of March is the coldest on record, as was the last half of February. Normally we would be having temperatures above freezing or in the 20's during the day. but it only got up to about -3 today. Sun is warm and d the Fjords are shedding, I see loose hair on their backs. but it is too cold to go out and comb or scrape the hair off. Jean in clear and cold Fairbanks, Alaska Hi Jean, Rosemary here, I have never ever been in -25 weather. Do you keep your horses water heated, or do you break the ice? I could imagine it would get very hard to keep up with everything outside when it is that cold. I can imagine I would stoke the fire and curl up with some coffee and a good book. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Melinda, We hit -10 our first Winter in Ellensburg. I bought one of those neoprene fright masks that covers your whole face. Cozy but ugly horse-feeding outfit. The real shock, though, occurred when I was very pregnant with my older son, Don. My husband was from Laramie, so we went there for Christmas. From very Southern California. I thought I would freeze and break into pieces! Didn't, though. Peg Knutsen www.horsehumor.net www.fairpoint.net/~kffjord/ - Original Message - From: Melinda Schumacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 5:55 PM Subject: Re: ticks (yuck!) This message is from: Melinda Schumacher [EMAIL PROTECTED] One time, about 25 years ago, we had a bout of wind chill -50 degrees here in Ohio. It wasn't all that windy, but I don't recall the actual temperature. I had to go outside to just see what -50 felt like. I got all bundled up with a long wool hooded coat, etc, and ventured out. I made, at most, a 2 minute circle around the yard and then came right back into the house. It was unimaginably cold! No polar fleece back thenmaybe that could make it tolerable for 10 minutes or so! Melinda On 3/15/07, Rose or Murph [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: Rose or Murph [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean, Rosemary here, I have never ever been in -25 weather. Do you keep your horses water heated, or do you break the ice? I could imagine it would get very hard to keep up with everything outside when it is that cold. I can imagine I would stoke the fire and curl up with some coffee and a good book. -- Coaching with Melinda Schumacher, MD Personal Empowerment through Creative Expression and Equine Experiential Learning You wander from room to room hunting for the diamond necklace that is already around your neck. ~Jalal-Uddin Rumi As she knotted the reins and took her stand, the horse's soul came into her hand, and up from the mouth that held the steel came an innermost word, half thought, half feel.~paraphrased, John Masefield Fly Without Wings www.flywithoutwings.net Gestalt Practitioner www.gestaltcleveland.org The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ticks (yuck!)
This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] But Amy, my friend the entomologist says, What about their little cosmic tick souls...? Most sincerely - Peg K - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2007 9:35 AM Subject: Re: ticks (yuck!) This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh lets not even talk about tick season... It's been tick season here all winter, even with a good hard freeze, and now that it's warming up it's getting even worse! We have horses that have been in stalls for weeks that come up with ticks. Horrible little creatures! Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords 260 May Creek Rd Days Creek, OR 97429 541-825-3303 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
