Re: [IceHorses] trivia question
hmm. that sounds right... but i heard it was Neptune.! Are neptune and poseidon the same dude?? Just surprised me it was a seashore god and a horse is a land animal but cool anyway! Poseidon is a Greek god, Neptune a Roman one. Like Poseidon, Neptune was also worshipped by the Romans as a horse god, under the name Neptune Equester, patron of horse-racing. Worship of Poseidon involved the sacrificial drowning of horses, as he drives an undersea chariot pulled by horses. He was father of the flying horse Pegasus (out of the gorgon Medusa), and is said to have given the first horses to Athens. Neptune, according to the Romans, invented horses. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] Fjord an Icelandic??
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:54:14 -0800 (PST), you wrote: They have been connected thru mitochondrial DNA, so Fjord may be an ancestor of the Icelandic. Interesting! Can you point me at the relevant study please? I thought studies in the past (especially by Marit Jonsson) had proved there was no connection between Fjords and Icelandics (though there is considerable evidence to suggest that the Norwegian Dole horse is an ancester, as well as various British pony breeds). Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
I've just finished Water for Elephants. Couldn't put it down...highly recommend! Well, I've just ordered it from Amazon so will look forward to reading it. What's your favourite Tepper? Mine is probably The Family Tree, though it's hard to decide. My first one was The Gate to Women's Country, which I read more years ago than I like to think about. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] Collecting the Head?!?!
I would think whoever translated this had no horse knowledge - or the person who wrote it didn't speak particularly good English! ; ) Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
Aw, too cute! I just bought a cheap incubator on ebay so we may get a few of these too. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Boots
Wow! I wonder how they'd be to walk in. I always ride in half chaps. Those would eliminate the chaps. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Boots
On 19/11/2007, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow! I wonder how they'd be to walk in. I always ride in half chaps. Those would eliminate the chaps. That's what I was thinking. Wanda
Re: [IceHorses] Tivar does hornets
Wow, Janice, are all the horses okay? We did an endurance ride last summer that is famous for its bees. A couple of the thinner-skinned Arabs had pretty good reactions to the venom. There were a couple of riders who pulled and our daughter's mare had to be checked by a vet a couple of days later. And yes, you're right about allowing Tivar to escape. For endurance riders, the warning is Bees! Move it! Of course, for endurance riders, Move it is the answer to many of life's emergencies. It really is the only answer - get your horse away from the swarm. Amber Applegate makes up a homegrown concoction she swears will repel bees. I wasn't exactly a believer, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to apply it. Hunter was only stung once and one sting for me. I don't know if it was Amber's recipe, but we will all be using it next year. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] trivia question
On 11/16/07 7:55 AM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: who is the horse God in Greek mythology? Janice Pegasus or Pegasos, the winged horse, son of the see god Poseidon. (google that, there are various versons of the story). -- Anneliese Virro UNICORN VALLEY ICELANDICS 1800 Carter School Road Stanford, Kentucky 40484 606-346-4963 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
Because we are raising our second or third household of kids, I have one last daughter to coach in the selection of husbands. She's only 14 and has severe cerebral palsy, so I don't think she's leaving the nest any time soon. My advice, Don't choose them for their bodies. When they turn 65, they look like Dad. Actually, Dad is pretty curte for a short bald guy, but as our older daughter, whose first horrid husband was gorgeous, says, You forget really quickly what they look like. For horses, I do think correct conformation is a good thing, but I'd take temperment over gorgeous any day. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
Ohmigosh! What are they? Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting In NC
We followed along in the Tally-Ho wagon. It was all veddy civilized with a stirrup cup of port before starting and champagne afterwards! Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses on the hunt as a HIlltopper. I can only imagine the comments as that can be a very snooty crowd at times. It would be great - they just wouldn't get it -- 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
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting In NC
Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses That should be horses :-)))-- 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
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
Great minds think alike ;-) . I first discovered her when we lived in the UK and the local library had Beauty on the shelf. I was hooked and have read everything she wrote since. Thanks for the heads up on this one guys - I love to learn about new authoprs I haven't read before. I put Beauty at the top of my Booksfree list. -- 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
Re: [IceHorses] OT-Parrots
Seriously, if you know you will be away for more than 7-14 days at a time, several weeks a year - well, that might mean that a parrot isn't the best pet for you. Unless you want to buy an RV, so they can always be with you in a climate-controlled environment! (Seriously, Cary thinks we'll do that someday...but an RV that will pull a 24-horse-trailer...? I think we'll need our own private rail-line!) Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Karen: That is what I was afraid of. So the caretaker would have to be available before we can get a parrot because we do have to go abroad (at least to Estonia) at least once or twice a year. Oh well. Anneliese
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
On 11/17/07 5:56 PM, Lorraine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is Scooter an import? He is supposed to be. I have no papers but he was advertised as imported. Lorraine So I would guess that he is probably not really bolting but thinks that speed is what is wanted. I had an import from Iceland who would take off like a bat our of hell the minute you got on; she was also very sensitive to having her sides touched. I finally concluded that she was trained to do that in Iceland and that if she did not go and go fast right away, she got hit with a whip. So I rode her in a confined space and praised her for going slow. It took a while but she finally understood that speed is not always wanted. Anneliese
Re: [IceHorses] Ricky Bobby
which is so stupid! Gosh why do horse people say THAT!!! If a person is so afraid to get on a horse that they need to callm yourself, think calming thought, control your heartbeat! All someone has to do is to tell me to relax and I'll tense up like a piano wire. -- 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
[IceHorses] Generator Safety Article
http://www.alfaaic.com/MrktgTips/Electric_Generator.pdf Thought this might be of interest to some of y'all! :) Steph -- Brutality begins where skill ends. Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels. Von Niendorff
Re: [IceHorses] Boots
--- Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone own a pair of these? http://www.equestrian-tack.com/neduribo.html I don't own them, but they certainly are pricey!!! I have a pair of winter boots from Lands End. If you look at their winter hikig boots, a lot of them have heels and they are good for riding. Plus, they are cheaper!!! Susan in NV Nevermore Ranch http://users.oasisol.com/nevermore/ Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [IceHorses] Boots
They are expensive, but if you add the cost of a pair of riding boots to the cost of half chaps, the total is lower. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
--- Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: happy easter janice I just love Ducks! We have a JRT that will not allow me to have them any longer, we are still trying to figure out a way to have her and the ducks I go to Wailua lake to watch the ducks and the herons play now :( Skye
[IceHorses] Re: Fox's shape
thats proper english attire by the way, a liz and jane tunic dress over a tee shirt and tights. you have to have a really handsome horse to get away with this outfit. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Icehorses sweating
On 11/17/07, Narnia Fell Ponies [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Reading your mails about sweating Icelandics I remembered an article I've read a while ago. The author of this article sees a connection betwenn sweating / non-sweating in the Icelandics and sweet itch. Unfortunately the article is written in German, but possibly a German member of the group can/could translate an abstract of it. http://www.taktklar.de/taktklar/documents/18082000-01.htm can you give me the gist? I am on dialup at home. I will read the whole thing later. but does it say sweating leads to SE or non sweating... i would guess sweating, because sweating attracts gnats, right? smelliness attracts gnats. a moist environment attracts gnats. Because even when not sweating my horse's eyes attract gnats, and their sheathes. Where things are moist and also can be smelly :) Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems
a good way to apply is to take a syringe and put the medicine, whatever you use, and put the needle barely in the cracks and squirt real forcefully and get it all up in there. Is exspecially good if you have some hoof wall separation. or you could make them stand the foot in something where the solution is deep enough. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems, rain rot
right now my horses have something weird! I am familiar with most types of rainrot, but this is little, small, like pencil eraser sized nubby bumps and so far the hair isnt falling out but if you scratch it with your fingernail it comes off easily and is like scaley dust. And betadine didnt help it. So next is bleach. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems, rain rot
there are so many varieties of things... one time I waded on a shore near a papermill and I got the weirdest little fungus or whatever, it spread and was composed of large pus-filled bumops and right in the center of each one was a big round black dot. I told my husband it was bubonic plague. It was very hard to cure until I poured straight bleach on it. It hurt really bad but killed it instantly! lord only knows. some papermill rot deal...-- yipie tie yie yo
[IceHorses] the holiday
my daughter will be here tomorrow night and the whole house is a wreck and i was supposed to clean all day but went riding instead and the spare bedroom has a smelly incubator that needs sterilizing and a big box full of baby ducks and once my daughter gets here oh lord forget it, nothing will get done for a week. I just hope none of the dogs get into the room if she leaves the door open and walks out with little duck feet hanging out the corner of its mouth. that could throw a pall on the whole dinner thing. janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Fjord an Icelandic??
she is awesome. What are the 10% other colors Cherie?? I thought they only came in that one color... Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
[IceHorses] Re: Fjord an Icelandic?
Hi! Here in Norway there are (naturally) a lot of Fjords, and though they are thought to be quite stubborn, the fjord is also a very versatile breed. Here it's used both in light farm work - in the forest etc.. Presciciondriving, marathon and those kind of things.. But also in jumping, dressage etc. A lot of fjords have quite a personality! But I don't think i would ever own one - I'm having a good time with my Icelandics:) Here is a link to the Nordic Championships that were held i Denmark this august: (lots of pictures!) http://www.fjordhest.no/bilder.asp?mode=viskat=30 Victoria
RE: [IceHorses] Hoof problems
Betadine is not antifungal? I use betadine or diluted iodine on rain rot and it works. And rain rot is caused by a fungus isn't it? I am going to have to read up on that. The betadyne or diluted iodine is probably just drying out the rain rot, but not necessarily killing it. Mary Dudley, LVT
Re: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
Fence? What fence? good job mic!
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
On 11/19/07, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Aw, too cute! I just bought a cheap incubator on ebay so we may get a few of these too. Mic I got the hovabator on ebay :) Hey, I used to have a lousy hatch rate til I got rid of the automatic turner. My friend susan told me if you turn by hand three times a day you get a better hatch rate, that its natures way, you are handling the eggs in a manner more like a mother hen. i thought well, the temps would drop and affect things but she said no, the mother hen usually leaves the nest briefly once a day to take care of her needs, its natures way, and it works! Just get the temps perfectly on 100 and then put the eggs in. I got these eggs from a person who sells Indian Runner Duck Asst on ebay and last time man I got one of the most incredible beautiful ducks! Color and markings like a brown quail! But I have such a high coyote disappearance rate. I lose so many. Now I have coming some more golden phoenix, the chickens with long tails. I see on ebay they have some AWESOME hatching eggs in the UK but i think that would be too far and too long a trip and too much jostling for egg viability. I have only been ripped off once on ebay, where none of the eggs were fertile and the person refused to stand by it in any way. But seems every time i buy chicks from the feed store they die. I see in the UK you can get incredible exotic hatching eggs for chickens we dont have here, or they are rare. Like Cuckoo maran etc. For egg chickens I like buff orpingtons and they are hard to find here so I get the eggs on ebay, and I see they have tons of them in the UK. hey maybe there is a chicken list... i never looked. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Collecting the Head?!?!
On 11/19/07, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would think whoever translated this had no horse knowledge - or the person who wrote it didn't speak particularly good English! ; ) haha, for a minute i thought you were referring to my post. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
[IceHorses] janices morning prayer
Dear Baby Jesus, I know I have been messing up and should have been cleaning house every waking minute since last thursday evening. or honestly, it wouldnt have hurt to have started on it three years ago. But now my company is coming in this evening and Jesus? I swear if you will just make me get up from this computer and no! Don't EVEN let me go outside and look around and think, you know, I need to clean house, but I think TODAY is the day when I will actually train Nasi to dive off the porch into a bucket of water and then people will be driving up and car doors will be slamming and it will be dark and I will be outside in my nightgown with Nasi in the porch swing and well, again Jesus, I'm sure we would have those old tiresome discussions about intervention and mental health. So if you could just once again, cut me a little slack and somehow miraculously send a little motivation my way Baby jesus I would be deeply deeply grateful. Not where I would actually attend the Sandy Mountain Church of Fountain down the street (there are no mountains within 900 miles), but I swear I would take some food or wash dishes at the rescue mission again. Thank you. Your miscreant liege Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
i went to get a peacock once from a place where they had some of these really rare incredible peacocks that sell for like 700 dollars each and the man didnt even have an incubator, he had a bunch of cochin hens sitting in nest boxes and he would just put the eggs under them. They say if you put hatching eggs under a real hen even for just a couple of days you will have a way better hatch rate and I tried that and its true. No scientific explanation for it but I swear, it was the only time i had a total 100% hatch rate. going now to clean out my smelly incubator before company gets here and yet again assume I am insane. I know people will say, why on earth would she leave eggs in the incubator til they smell... but after they hatch and make the incubator water smell to high heaven, you cant just takes the eggs all out. Some hatch late, and if you take all the eggs out the temp goes haywire so you have to wait a few days until people think you are nuts... I am so glad we are having these egg discussions Mic. its fascinating. -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
somebody make me get up and go clean the house I beg you. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Tivar does hornets
It really is the only answer - get your horse away from the swarm. Amber Applegate makes up a homegrown concoction she swears will repel bees. I wasn't exactly a believer, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to apply it. Hunter was only stung once and one sting for me. I don't know if it was Amber's recipe, but we will all be using it next year. Nancy flame me, but I am a believer in OFF insect repellent which my husband gets mad at me for. But it really works for keeping hornets away. I did not use any yesterday cause it was cool and dry and i didnt hink it would be buggy. My mistake! I forgot about hornets. or maybe these were yellowjackets. They came from a hole in the ground, not a nest in a tree. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
On 11/19/07, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ohmigosh! What are they? Nancy They are baby Indian Runner Ducks. I bought the hatching eggs off ebay and hatched them in my incubator. They are already running around splashing like crazy in a bowl of water :) janice-- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
I have almost bought the Water for Elephants book a couple of times but was afraid it would be too sad. sometimes I cant take a sad sad book. and I have a thing about elephants in captivity. but now I think I will try it next. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
[IceHorses] Re: ok i mean it
an hour later--- ok this time i really really REALLY mean it. Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Turkeys and OT turkey question
On 11/16/07, Anneliese Virro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Janice: Stupid question: why don't you just eat them? Or have you named them? Anneliese now and then I have to kill a baby chick cause it is hurt or deformed and every time I kill something I almost vomit and blubber crying and feel upset and distraught for a couple of hours later, at least. I am not good at killing things... At least three times in my life I have almost rolled my car trying to avoid hitting a critter on the highway, even a stupid possum. I am just hoping God will reach down from heaven and take these turkeys HOME. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Boots
Does anyone own a pair of these? Those are so cute. They look too warm for me Lorraine Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [IceHorses] Darn, that Xylophone
Darn, Charm is NOT the first horse to play a xylophone! Bust Charm is much much cuter Judy. Lorraine Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
like a bat our of hell the minute you got on; she was also very sensitive to having her sides touched. I finally concluded that she was trained to do that in Iceland and that if she did not go and go fast right away, she got hit with a whip. Judy told me Icelandics were taught to go fast by hitting them. Well,that day he was being a butthead. He didn't want to go. So I wacked him with the reins on the shoulder. That is when he bucked and took off. Other times he was just scared. I don't know what the difference between bolting and running off are. But I don't like either of them Lorraine Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ
Re: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
On Nov 19, 2007 4:04 AM, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fence? What fence? ; ) Mic You are so talented! I am so jealous -- Anna Southern Ohio
Re: [IceHorses] the holiday- baby ducks
You think? Our Jack Russell (a rescue, bless her) got into the chicken pen on Easter Sunday and horrified the children at the Easter egg hunt by dragging two dead hens, part of Stephanie's 4-H project, through the yard. She was NOT a popular dog. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] OT - Love in the Times of Cholera
Is that at the movies now??? Yes...opened last Friday. ;] Raven Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
Re: [IceHorses] my new babies
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 07:13:58 -0600, you wrote: I see in the UK you can get incredible exotic hatching eggs for chickens we dont have here, or they are rare. Like Cuckoo maran etc. For egg chickens I like buff orpingtons and they are hard to find here so I get the eggs on ebay, and I see they have tons of them in the UK. There's certainly all sorts on UK ebay. We have Light Sussex, Cuckoo Marans, Welsummer, Black Rock, Calder Ranger and Silkies. Plus a couple of little ducks, too. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] Icehorses sweating
German, but possibly a German member of the group can/could translate an abstract of it. http://www.taktklar.de/taktklar/documents/18082000-01.htm Maybe Anneliese can help us with this. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
I am not one for being the first one on the block to buy a new toy, but when I saw this on Good Morning America and then checked out the website, I had to order one. It's a new electronic wireless reading device. You can have 200 books on the unit at a time and it will store more than that for you. I am too excited. Buying the books are cheaper too! Guess I'll have to buy a lot of books to cover the price of the unit, but oh well it's cool. Will be great for traveling. I always pack too many books because I don't know what I'll be in the mood for and how many I'll be able to read. Check it out http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-Amazons-Wireless-Reading-Device/dp/B000FI73MA/ref=sr_na_1?ie=UTF8qid=1195494081sr=1-1 If the address is too long (I don't know how to do tiny url Go to Amazon.com and type in Kindle. Anna
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 07:54:27AM -0800, Lorraine wrote: Judy told me Icelandics were taught to go fast by hitting them. Well,that day he was being a butthead. He didn't want to go. So I wacked him with the reins on the shoulder. That is when he bucked and took off. Other times he was just scared. I don't know what the difference between bolting and running off are. But I don't like either of them stjarni (icelandic-trained by an actual icelander) has run away with me twice. once a belgian was bearing down behind us on a narrow trail, and he was getting out of the way, which was a good idea. the other time he was racing another horse (his subordinate in the paddock) and i got scared of the speed, and i tried to sit down and take up reins (his cue i think for the flying pace); he slowed down as soon as i asked him to turn. i ride with a dressage whip most of the time. i use it to ask stjarni to put his hindquarters or his foreleg here or there, or to brush of flies that are out of reach. it certainly does not make him go any faster. (i've tried that, times he was being a butthead and not wanting to go; it simply doesn't work for that. he did offer me some lovely lateral work instead, though :/ ) --vicka
[IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
What's your favourite Tepper? Mine is probably The Family Tree, though it's hard to decide. My first one was The Gate to Women's Country, which I read more years ago than I like to think about.Mic For me, it's a tie between Grass and Family Tree. Love the otherworldliness of Grass. Trish
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
On 11/19/07, Anna Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am not one for being the first one on the block to buy a new toy, When Cherie was here dropping off Mura, she had her E-Reader which is similar to this and it is so cool, it is definitely on my wish list. If I remember, though, she had to hook up to the computer to download books and it seems like the books from her library were a little more expensive. Hers did come with 100 of the classics already loaded, though. - With hers you can download any of your books on the reader to a library disk and can have almost limitless # of books. Are you limited as to the number of books you can have with this? These are just so cool and definitely a neat toy if you read a lot. 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
[IceHorses] Was Reading? Virginia? Now Books to Read
Thanks for the heads up on this one guys - I love to learn about new authoprs I haven't read before. I put Beauty at the top of my Booksfree list. Hi Laree, Poor Virginia...her name keeps cropping up in the subject...and we've drifted off to sci-fi land. It's an interesting twist on Sleeping Beauty. You might really enjoy Family Tree too. And there are some horses in Beauty just to keep this post somewhat horse-related ;-) Trish
[IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses on thehunt as a HIlltopper. I can only imagine the comments as that can bea very snooty crowd at times. It would be great - they just wouldn't get it Did you see the picture of the pony called Frank the Tank? He was definitely not a typical looking hunter! There were quite a lot of draft crosses - not very refined looking at all. Everyone on the Tally-Ho wagons was very nice but I do know what you mean about snooty. I found it more amongst the younger riders. The older ones were very warm. Trish
[IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses on thehunt as a HIlltopper. I can only imagine the comments as that can bea very snooty crowd at times. It would be great - they just wouldn't get it I wonder how long it would take me to braid Kopar's mane?! Did you see the picture of the pony called Frank the Tank? He was definitely not a typical looking hunter! There were quite a lot of draft crosses - not very refined looking at all. Everyone on the Tally-Ho wagons was very nice but I do know what you mean about snooty. I found it more amongst the younger riders. The older ones were very warm. Trish
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
On Nov 19, 2007 2:26 PM, pippa258 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wonder how long it would take me to braid Kopar's mane?! Lend me a pony and I'll braid manes and tails for you! ;) Steph -- Brutality begins where skill ends. Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels. Von Niendorff
[IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
I have almost bought the Water for Elephants book a couple of times but was afraid it would be too sad. sometimes I cant take a sad sad book. and I have a thing about elephants in captivity. but now I think I will try it next. Janice-- I think you will do just fine with how things turn out ;-) Trish
Re: [IceHorses] Was Reading? Virginia? Now Books to Read
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:21:37 -0500, you wrote: And there are some horses in Beauty just to keep this post somewhat horse-related ;-) And even more in Grass. And foxhunting too! ; ) Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandics.co.uk --- Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
Everyone on the Tally-Ho wagons was very nice but I do know what you mean about snooty. I found it more amongst the younger riders. The older ones were very warm. I'm not sure how this group is, but the one time I rode with the hunt, I really thought I was going to die - what a group of wild people! Luckily I was riding an old campaigner that someone had lent me so he knew just what to do and how to keep us safe but there were people falling off left and right and they seemed to think that was normal. They had at least 3-4 people break bones sometime each season. Of course, this was all heightened by the fact that flasks were generously used (I have nothing against alcohol, but never when I'm getting on a horse) and several of these folks didn't know anything about horses - just kept them so they could enjoy the social aspects of the Hunt Club. It was one of the wildest experiences of my riding career - not one I repeated. I found out later this was their toughest course - biggest jumps and steep, slippery down hills and lots of hairpin turns on narrow wooded paths at full tilt. I just turned it over to my horse and he brought me home in one piece. -- 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
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
On Nov 19, 2007 2:57 PM, Laree Shulman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm not sure how this group is, but the one time I rode with the hunt, I really thought I was going to die - what a group of wild people! The hunt I've associated with wasn't wild at all. I enjoyed hilltoping with them. Steph -- Brutality begins where skill ends. Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels. Von Niendorff
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
I think you will do just fine with how things turn out ;-) Yes, the end is very satifying - not like some books that either end up too sweet or just disappoint. For those of you not familar with the author, Sarah Gruen, she wrote 2 very horse oriented books, Flying Changes and Riding Lessons. Those are good but Water for Elephants is definitely her best. -- 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
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
The hunt I've associated with wasn't wild at all. I enjoyed hilltoping with them. Yes, but did you ever get down in the action with them? - you just can't appreciate the craziness of it until you're in the middle of it - especially if it's a big sized group, which this was. 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
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
On Nov 19, 2007 3:04 PM, Laree Shulman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, but did you ever get down in the action with them? - you just can't appreciate the craziness of it until you're in the middle of it - especially if it's a big sized group, which this was. I never rode with first flight, but I did spend alot of time with them and went out on the four wheeler as the first aid person some since I only had a very green horse back then. Sorry if I sounded snippy, a clients horse is at the clinic today with a very bad colic. I spent several hours with them and the vet last night and she's worse today. It breaks my heart for them, she's a sweet mare. Between her and some problems at home with my fiance I want to find a hole to crawl into today and cry. Steph -- Brutality begins where skill ends. Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for rider and horse from the very beginning through the highest levels. Von Niendorff
Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
I just turned it over to my horse and he brought me home in one piece. It's a neat story about the horse I rode that day. His name was Bowling Green and he was owned by a gentleman that started a textile company that made a huge percentage of the denim sold in the US along with other textiles - it was a huge comapny. He had a farm that when he bought it was mostly in the country on the edge of town but the town grew up around it. When his company became so big he needed international headquarters he built this big and very modern (at the time) building on the land but he left the barn and some pasture because he never wanted to make Bowling Green move . When the company was sold one of the clauses was that as long as Bowling Green lived they couldn't tear down the barn or build anything on his pasture and he was to get daily care. It was always funny to see this big modern building with a barn and horse tucked behind it. Many people never knew it was there, though. Unfortunatly, when they made all these arrangements they forgot to stipulate that BG needed a companion and he spent his last years alone. I often took him treats and spent some time with him when I could because his owner died but I understood how he felt that BG had taken care of him so many times on the hunt course. He was a grand old horse. -- 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
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
On 11/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: stjarni (icelandic-trained by an actual icelander) has run away with me twice. none of my horses (redneck doofus trained by redneck doofus me) have ever bolted, bucked, or purposefully bitten me. Not even Tivar yesterday, being swarmed by yellowjackets. and of the 7 equines I own, 5 are rescues/rehabs. Fox was a rearer and a flipper but he only reared once with me, the first time I ever rode him. I can whack any of my horses as hard as I can between the ears with a crop (and I do it all the time to kill yellow flies etc) and they dont even blink. I've had two riding lessons. One from an idiot five years ago and one two weeks ago where I learned a little but ignored a lot. I dont know why horses act out, but i believe its like parelli says --- if you back a horse into a corner he is gonna show you whats in his bag of tricks. I dont think icelander trainers, per se, are evil, i personally just believe 99.9% of ALL trainers are satanically evil. I have seen dozens and dozens and I've only seen maybe two good ones. I have watched people give lessons all day at barn facilities and It has been my considered opinion that 99.9% of all people who give lessons are in it for the money, know less than almost anybody out there about horses who actually rides them all the time, and I've only seen one I would trust someone I cared about to take lessons from them. Most were money grubbing dressage queens graduated up from dressage brats, who decided when they were too old to take lessons anymore they needed to put out a shingle and give them. this is my experience, not only my opinion. your horse must have been new to you Lorraine when he did that, otherwise it would not have startled him for you to whack him. Or else someone in the past has seriously whacked him. My Fox was hit in the face with a fist and is so headshy I have to ask people to please not reach to pet him when I am in the saddle cause he throws his head in my face. The bad thing with some really smart horses is they never ever EVER forget what someone has taught them, good or bad. and I believe most horses won't hurt someone on purpose, deliberately. My most dangerous horse stonewall is my most loving. he just gets too freaked out sometimes and I cant get him back, he jumps and spins and whirls but stops, and the time he hurt me really bad by spinning he fought my husband trying to stay beside me when he tried to lead him away. he didnt mean it, but that doesnt make him less dangerous. he is my only horse that has been professionally trained. Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] the holiday- baby ducks
On 11/19/07, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You think? Our Jack Russell (a rescue, bless her) got into the chicken pen on Easter Sunday and horrified the children at the Easter egg hunt by dragging two dead hens, part of Stephanie's 4-H project, through the yard. She was NOT a popular dog. Nancy HAHAHAHAHA oh gosh this sounds like one of my stories! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Re: Collection and the Gaited Horse
I have to admit, that I agree with his assessment above. http://iceryder.net/icecollection.html Having come from a mostly dressage background, this has been my feeling all along, too. I know this debate has been tossed around many times but to me there is just no question that he is correct. It's pretty easy to see that the hindquarters are not engaged in tolt. It's pretty easy to see that the back is not in bascule in tolt. It's pretty easy to see that the neck is not telescoped in tolt. If one looks only at the head, it may be confusing. But if one looks only at the head, it's the wrong place to look! The set of the head (where the horse places his head when the components of collection are in place) is a gift that the horse gives the rider, and it will appear with draped reins (per the masters), and not with contact. Icelandic trainers haven't yet started studying equine biomechanics. For education and information, we look to those who are familiar with that area. Here's an interesting discussion on raising the base of the neck: http://esiforum.mywowbb.com/forum1/116.html Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] the holiday- baby ducks
Okay I have a Janice story I think it can compare, barely maybe, but compare. Oh and I'm in town babysitting 4 grandkids, that's my excuse for not getting the house cleaned for Thanksgiving Janice what is yours? Are you done?? :o) We're all sitting at the table having thanksgiving dinner, company and all. Big picture window beside the beautiful Thanks Giving feast. Outside under the picture window is a picnic table. Our Newfoundland Bruneau jumps up on the picnic table with a big old, stiff, dead squirrel in his mouth! just feet away from our lovely meal Fore lorn eyes asking to join the feast, even brought his own meal! :o) Cheryl Sand Creek Icelandics www.sandcreekicelandics.com
RE: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
Yes, but did you ever get down in the action with them? - you just can't appreciate the craziness of it until you're in the middle of it - especially if it's a big sized group, which this was. Was that the hunt club in Greensboro? I've heard that's a pretty diehard group! Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1137 - Release Date: 11/18/2007 5:15 PM
Re: [IceHorses] the holiday- baby ducks
Our Newfoundland Bruneau jumps up on the picnic table with a big old, stiff, dead squirrel in his mouth! just feet away from our lovely meal Fore lorn eyes asking to join the feast, even brought his own meal! What a picture that paints :-))) 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
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 03:34:52PM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote: stjarni (icelandic-trained by an actual icelander) has run away with me twice. i think isolating this sentence makes it sound like stjarni was doing something wrong. i don't think that is correct. i think that when we were being run down by the out-of-control belgian, getting the heck out of the way as fast as possible was the best course of action. and i think my failure to correctly understand how to cue him to slow down was what allowed it to happen the second time; he was not actually out of control, as demonstrated by the fact that i could turn him and he slowed down for me as soon as i did that (i.e. asked for something in a way he understood). nor has he ever bucked or reared under saddle, nor bitten (except the stray unseen finger too-clumsily offering him a treat), nor kicked. i'm glad your horses are so nice, too. if you back a horse into a corner he is gonna show you whats in his bag of tricks. i don't think i've ever seen stjarni feel backed into a corner, except that time on the trail with the belgian galloping at us. he's a brave guy. he's handled being surrounded by police scooters with lights and sirens going and ten-year-olds crawling under his belly with the same mild aplomb. i've never met a more trustworthy horse. I have watched people give lessons all day at barn facilities and It has been my considered opinion that 99.9% of all people who give lessons are in it for the money, know less than almost anybody out there about horses who actually rides them all the time, and I've only seen one I would trust someone I cared about to take lessons from them. Most were money grubbing dressage queens graduated up from dressage brats, who decided when they were too old to take lessons anymore they needed to put out a shingle and give them. this is my experience, not only my opinion. i'll try not to take it personally, despite my dubeity about your ability to statistically handle numbers. i don't believe anyone is ever too old to take lessons; i have students older than myself, and i think most of my instructors have been younger than i. perhaps the fact that my state requires apprenticeships and exams and licensure for riding instructors raises the quality around here relative to where you live. --vicka
RE: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC
Yes, that's the one - that was quite a while back, though, so who knows how they are now. The stories I heard were from the late 1980's and the early 1990's, when my good friend lived in the area. I haven't heard anything more recently than that...but I heard a LOT back then! Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1137 - Release Date: 11/18/2007 5:15 PM
Re: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
On Nov 19, 2007 5:04 AM, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Fence? What fence? How did you do that?! V
Re: [IceHorses] Was Reading? Virginia? Now Books to Read
On Nov 19, 2007 3:21 PM, pippa258 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Poor Virginia...her name keeps cropping up in the subject...and we've drifted off to sci-fi land. I'm a SF fan too so that's OK! :D V
RE: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
Look at fox's beautiful shape. Fox is one gorgeous horse. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1137 - Release Date: 11/18/2007 5:15 PM
[IceHorses] bolting
I just returned from the KY Icelandic Horse Show. I had a nice conversation with Gunnar of Klakahorse Icelandics. Most of you probably know that Gunnar is Icelandic and his wife Stephanie is American. We did briefly discuss horse bolting and not wanting to stop. He said in Iceland all they want is for them to go and go really fast. A lot of large farms with really great competition riders never teach the horse to stop or stand still to get on. He commented that it took him a while to learn that Americans want a horse that stands still to mount and has good brakes. He also said that in Iceland if a horse runs away they just kick it to make it go faster because it will eventually stop. Renee ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Re: [IceHorses] bolting
He also said that in Iceland if a horse runs away they just kick it to make it go faster because it will eventually stop. That would work better in Iceland where you don't have trees to crash into! Cherie
Re: [IceHorses] bolting
On 11/19/07, Cherie Mascis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He also said that in Iceland if a horse runs away they just kick it to make it go faster because it will eventually stop. That would work better in Iceland where you don't have trees to crash into! Or roads to cross with people that wouldn't know to slow down - the road is my biggest fear with a runaway horse.. -- 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
Re: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
I love this pic, i wish the dang fence wasnt in the way. Look at fox's beautiful shape. He is loving on me while the old man was fiddling with him haha Janice He's beautiful! Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
On Nov 19, 2007 2:18 PM, Laree Shulman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Are you limited as to the number of books you can have with this? These are just so cool and definitely a neat toy if you read a lot. No computer needed for the downloands. It will hold 200 books, but Amazon will hold these plus as many others as you want so you can have them in your storage when you want to retrieve them and I guess in case your unit becomes lost/stolen/broken etc., you'll still have them. You can also 'mark' pages and put notes on the page or highlight passages. I just ordered Water for Elephants for under $7 and You, Staying Young... off the bestsellers list for 9.99. Says it will be on my Kindle when it shows up. We'll see as it's being sent to my home on Wed and we have no cell phone service from any of the companies out here. Cell phone service is about 2-3 miles down the road. It's funny cause you'll see people parked at the church's parking lot talking on the phone. When our house was being built we lived in the motor home in the garage. We got power right away, but it took the phone company a month to get us wire for service. It was kind of nice. We could always drive to the church on the hill to make a phone call and we had no pesky calls to deal with. -- Anna Southern Ohio
Re: [IceHorses] janices morning prayer
On Nov 19, 2007 8:30 AM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear Baby Jesus, That Ricky Bobby movie is stupid but too funny. Michael gave me a lecture before we went to see Karen in NC about not making fun of NASCAR. Asked me what I'd say if someone asked me my favorite driver - I said the one married to Ashley Judd, but he doesn't drive for Nascar. The only other names I could think of were Formula One drivers, cause that's what Michael watches. Fortunately I never got quizzed cause I probably would have said Ricky Bobby or the say the wrong Earnhart driver as in the one that died. the Sandy Mountain Church of Fountain down the street (there are no mountains within 900 miles), When I got to this and tried to read it to Michael I was laughing so hard I was crying. Only Janice would have a church with a name like this by her. He came in to see if I was ever going to get off the internet and come help him with the leaves. Too late time to go to town for our chiropractor appointment:) We did get one pick up truck load of wood loaded from the place down the road. Guess we'll unload it another day. -- Anna Southern Ohio
Re: [IceHorses] bolting
Gunnar is Icelandic and his wife Stephanie is American. We did briefly discuss horse bolting and not wanting to stop. He said in Iceland all they want is for them to go and go really fast. A lot of large farms with really great competition riders never teach the horse to stop or stand still to get on. how about horses that are sold to the USA...do they take the time to teach them these USA manners before they are shipped? Raven Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
Re: [IceHorses] duh hellooo
here is stonewall in curlys foal sized coat. my husband put it on him in the dark.. Recon his buttocks were chilly?? Janice Too Funny! LOL! Be a better sports nut! Let your teams follow you with Yahoo Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ
Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems
Well after 11 months you have a whole new hoof anyway, so with good care it should grow outgood job! There are cracks though caused by unbalanced trimming...some horses that are pigeon toed have this happen because the farrier tries to correct the pigeon toe on an adult horse...and with something like that, cracks can happen. Skye No, Skye, it was finally the fungicide that did the trick, not regular good hoof care which she had for years. The horse had been here since 1996, came with that crack and we tried things for years and years with no results; nothing worked until I tried the fungicide. What I am saying is that if you have a stubborn hoof crack, try the fungicide. Anneliese
Re: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
On 19/11/2007, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this pic, i wish the dang fence wasnt in the way. Look at fox's beautiful shape. He is loving on me while the old man was fiddling with him haha Janice There you are again...putting pictures on the Internet of that poor hideous horse. What saddle are you using on him? That looks nice. Wanda
Re: [IceHorses] Bolting
On 11/19/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i'll try not to take it personally, despite my dubeity about your ability to statistically handle numbers. --vicka and conversely I will try not to take that personally, especially since I am almost an idiot savant--- an idiot at numbers yet off the chart mutant -level genius at perceiving dubeity of logic in others janice.-- yipie tie yie yo
[IceHorses] My Jas
oh my gosh, Jas had his teeth done last monday, a week ago and his weight has gone from 915 to 945! and his bloodwork showed only slight anemia which could be a result of the weight loss itself. I am just so grateful! this is my thanksgiving, what I am thankful for! Thank you for your prayers all of you! and the moral? I had his teeth done 8 months ago, and had them checked four months ago when he started losing. My vet said his teeth were fine! Then another vet in the same practice said she felt one sharp point that was digging into the roof of his mouth and it looked infected. then when she did his teeth said one whole side seemed way shorter than the other, there was an imbalance. I still trust my vet, everyone makes mistakes, but I think he is not the best at teeth! I am just so glad we found the problem knock on wood! Keep praying for my jas, he is my heart! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] the holiday- baby ducks
Our Newfoundland Bruneau jumps up on the picnic table with a big old, stiff, dead squirrel in his mouth! just feet away from our lovely meal Fore lorn eyes asking to join the feast, even brought his own meal! hahaha its like that movie a Christmas Story when the neighbors dogs drag the turkey off the table and carry it out the door hahahah Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Was Reading? Virginia? Now Books to Read
has anybody read Wicked? Janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
On 11/19/07, Anna Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We could always drive to the church on the hill to make a phone call and we had no pesky calls to deal with. -- Anna Southern Ohio Is that the Sandy Hill Church ?? haha. My farrier attends the Sandy Mountain Church near me. For a long time I would say are you riding tomorrow and he would say no, we are going to Sandy Mountain and for a long time I thought he went to tennessee almost every weekend :) One time there was a message on the sign saying wedlock should be a padlock and I kept telling my husband that just for fun but it made him mad. Janice Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Fox's shape
On 11/19/07, Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 19/11/2007, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I love this pic, i wish the dang fence wasnt in the way. Look at fox's beautiful shape. He is loving on me while the old man was fiddling with him haha Janice There you are again...putting pictures on the Internet of that poor hideous horse. What saddle are you using on him? That looks nice. Wanda it is my orthoflex stitchdown. I would not dare ride him on a trail ride in it, he needs a wide tree, but I feel real secure in it and thought it would be ok for the lesson. He seems oblivious to saddlefit and weight. I think cause he was never ridden til age 8 he has a very very healthy sound back. When I trail ride him I use my sensation, but I have a wide tree thorowgood which seems to fit, but it is hard as a rock for me! Fox doesnt have much withers and even a wide tree saddle slips on him, but the flex panel doesnt slip and he seems to gait well in it. He has been so good lately! I think I dont have to worry so much about saddle security with him anymore. He seems to have moved on from being so green lately :) and when he spooks he is so big he cant really whirl or spin around like stonewall. and not much spooks him really. He has normal fears, but he isnt spooky. he is a great horse really. Pictures dont really show how fleabit he is. He has little blue flecks all over his neck and shoulders, and his rear. janice -- yipie tie yie yo
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
OK, I was a little embarrased to walk into the book store with this list of books: The Sociopath Next Door Virgin Suicides Middlesex A Confederacy of Dunces. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com
Re: [IceHorses] Icehorses sweating
http://www.taktklar.de/taktklar/documents/18082000-01.htm Maybe Anneliese can help us with this. Judy: you can shoot that at me at some other time. Right now I simply don't have the time to do it. Translation is time-consuming. And I am finishing all the trim fro the house - about a mile of it. Anneliese
Re: [IceHorses] the holiday- baby ducks
On 19/11/2007, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: hahaha its like that movie a Christmas Story when the neighbors dogs drag the turkey off the table and carry it out the door hahahah Janice Wasn't the dog yakking it up under the table? Wanda
Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
On 19/11/2007, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, I was a little embarrased to walk into the book store with this list of books: The Sociopath Next Door Virgin Suicides Middlesex A Confederacy of Dunces. Well...you are either a voracious reader or planning a murder. There's another good book called...Snakes in Suits... Wanda
[IceHorses] bolting
My sentiments exactly about running into trees, roads, etc. Gunnar and I discussed all of these obstacles in the USA that a run away horse could run into. His point was that in Iceland things are different and after living here he now knows what most Americans want from a trained horse. By the way, I did ride Ljosbra with no noseband. Stephanie, Gunnar's wife, told me that she heard the judges making comments now that is a true pleasure horse, that horse is easy to ride, that is a good horse etc. They were all good comments. Renee ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Re: [IceHorses] KY Show
I just returned from the KY Icelandic Horse Show. How was it? Any pictures? Were the judges all icelandic? Was it the normal type of show with nosebands, boots, etc. Anyone there barefoot? bitless? treeless? I did ride Ljosbra with no noseband. Great!! Good for you! Stephanie, Gunnar's wife, told me that she heard the judges making comments now that is a true pleasure horse, that horse is easy to ride, that is a good horse etc. They were all good comments. Superb! Thanks! Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
RE: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?
Here's a link to the Sony E reader I have. You do need a computer to download. It holds 80 books on it but as many as you want in the library on your computer, you can also store books on memory sticks. It only needs to be charged after 7,500 pages are turned. It comes with 100 classics (you chose from about 1,000). Other books range from $3.99 to around $24.00. http://tinyurl.com/37xkco Cherie
RE: [IceHorses] Fjord an Icelandic??
What are the 10% other colors Cherie?? I thought they only came in that one color... Janice The other colors are gray dun-what we call blue dun in Icelandics or grulla in Quarter horses with a black or gray stripe in the mane and tail; Red dun-looks like a light reddish palomino with a pale reddish stripe in the mane and tail; white dun-white or almost white with dark points; and the rarest-yellow dun-very light yellow, sometimes with darker yellow points. Here's a link about the colors. http://www.nfhr.com/Colors.htm Cherie
