This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Oh! I want your job!
Melinda
On 7/3/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> "Other Life"
> > I m doing a little research and need your help. What do you do in your
> > other life to support your Fjord habit?
> Another late entry into the "other life" question: I am a retail store
> manager. Sound dull? Here's the good part: It is a PET SUPPLY STORE/ TACK
> SHOP You would not even BELIEVE the discount I get - the owners are very
> generous that way. And I need it, as I have 5 dogs ( 1 retired racing
> greyhound, 1 whippet, 3 Italian greyhounds), 3 cats, 2 parrots, and one
> fjord. I also do italian greyhound rescue, so the # of dogs can goes up
> sometimes.
> I have the honor of working with someone who has been in the tack industry
> her whole life, and is an award winning saddle designer. She is teaching me
> many things about horses, the horse industry, and exactly how all this tack
> fits and works together. She is very good with fjords, and if any one wants
> proof that you can indeed get a custom Billy Cook saddle that fits a fjord
> like a glove, you can see a good picture of Britta being ridden by my
> trainer at the bottom of this page: www.midwestigrescue.com/brittahoof Ignore
> the stuff about her hooves - it is a page I am doing for my young nieces who
> are all taking riding lessons and I am trying to do a little long distance
> education. Britt was a bit hoof-challenged when I got her a year ago, and I
> am trying to show them the importance of correct trimming. And yes, I know
> she is a bit chubby. Unfortunately, she has become one of the top two mares
> in her drylot and now she is getting a little too much time at the round
> bale as a!
> result. She's on a diet, though!
> Julie in Madison
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