[IceHorses] Re: Shedding or not...
the half the price I normally spend on deworming per year. Actually it probably cost less than half. I can spend anywhere from 17.99 to 25.00 for a tube of dewormer here, and the most I spent was 8.95 (for the Quest). That's a substantial saving. Hi Wanda, yes, what about customs, shipping to Canada? Jeffer's ships without asking questions? Do you have to pay extra taxes/duty when you pick up the shipment? As for rotating wormers, asking the vet will usually tell you what is the current thought on it as far as avoiding drug resistance to worms. But beside from that, please note that Moxidectin and Ivermectin belong to the same drug class (Macrocylic Lactones)and therefore it is not a true drug rotation. You would have to go to one of the other products/classes (Pyrantels or Benzimidazoles). I don't have time at the moment to look up my files about all the available brandnames, sorry. But I do deworm once a year, usually in the fall with one of the wormers that also has Praziquantel in it, which targets tapeworms. Monica Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Water, poop, etc
Since you're keeping the manure around, I have had good luck with fly parasites. I spread them on the manure every couple of weeks and it seems to make a big difference. It costs about $30 every two weeks, but we are all happier for it. I start mid may and finish in October. Hi, I tried Fly parasites last year, but did not start until middle of summer, so I don't know how effective they were. This year I started early May and we will see if it makes a difference. But this year seems to be a lot worse for black flies and even the deer flies are moving in closer to paddocks and earlier than last year. You just can't seem to win this battle. Laura, where in Southern Ontario are you located? I am just west of London with my Pada and Bjarki ( and other non-Icelandics), who both just turned four and need to be worked with. Monica Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Bridleless First Ride
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Karen's first ride on Tamarack, and it's bridleless!: http://iceryder.net/videobridlelessfirstride.html Unfortunately I do not look at all the videos because of our ever soo slow dial up, but I did watch this one. Great! One question, did you have a neck strap? I could not tell on the video, though she did some guiding movement with her arms. Monica Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: white hairs on back
Dana Johnsen has said many , many times to all of us dealers that it is not a good idea to ride free swing for any length of time because of the decreased ability to spread the weight of the stirrups the rider. Hard reports of issues developing under the butterfly using free swing for longer ride times/frequent riding on the same horse. I can't figure this out myself, never heard of it before. What is to ride free swing or using free swing Is this something just relating to the Sensation saddle? Thanks Monica Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Oh my...
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Jeannette Hoenig [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does someone really think this saddle fits this horse? I think the saddle needs to be brought forward a good bit more than it currently is, and if I had it on my icelandics, it would migrate forward so the girth finds the sweet spot underneath, not so far back as it is in the picture, I mostly ride on a torsion saddle and it is a nineteen inch seat, and it doesn't sit so far back on the loins as you say, and I got the 19 in. Hilason western style that also sits nicely on the iceys but . Hi, I thought the saddle could also go forward a bit more, but I don't really know. I was just looking at a Hilason trail version on ebay, that is a size 19. I am tall and big, usually ride in a 17 Abetta, but thought an 18 might not give me enough room as they seem to measure differently (what is the proper way to measure, diagonally like an english saddle or from pommel to cantle?). Thought if I'd go to a 19 I would have more room, but now listening to everyone saying it is big, I don't know. I mostly would like to try it instead of a cheap bareback pad that seem to slide too much. Also I have a hard to fit mule and an even harder to fit Stbd with uneven sides/sore back issues where the treeless might work. Karen, you mentioned once that your husband is a bit more solid built, and rides in a treeless, what size saddle does he use? Also, if a treeless saddle only weighs about 10lbs and is flexible, would it really cause that much of a problem if it sits further back over the loin, as long as the rider sits balanced in the centre? Sorry, about all the questions, but this is such an informative group with a lot of experience.Thanks! Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Tack Shed-harness
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a picture of Gusti and Peppy's harness. Hi Wanda, nice to see you driving. I need to built myself one of those stone boats? with a seat to retrain my mule. Anyhow, I am also planning on driving my Icies in the near future, have an easy entry cart and a wooden road cart that might also work. Question: do you drive with breast collar or full collar and what size harness fits the Icies best? Cob size or is there a large pony size? I think I have pony size one here, but it is made for little ponies (10-12h.) Nice Tack shop also. We will be renovating our barn this fall and I can't wait to have a proper tack room. ( We moved to this farm a year ago and a lot of my stuff is still in boxes!) Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Cashel Soft Saddle
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Kaaren Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The best bareback saddle I found was the Little Joe, which I put over a Skito Sensation pad. It has a contour over the whithers is quite nicely made out of high quality suede. The english billets are placed well I can't feel the stirrup rings at all. I have a second one on order as we speak. Kaaren, I would like to see what this Little Joe looks like. Where do you buy it and is there a website with photos? Brand name? Thanks. Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] trimming bridle path
Hi, don't know what to do with all the hair where the bridle/halter goes ( does it belong to forelock or back to the mane?).We have always trimmed bridle path on other horses (not neccasary the length of the ear, as I personally find that a bit long),but with my Icies I was going to let mane and tail grow naturally long and mostly untrimmed, but I find it a bit thick and unmanageable at the poll. Do you all trim them or let them go naturally? do you do any trimming for competitions? Thanks for any ideas. Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Looking for a horse
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: from the boarding barn to live at home so now she's looking for another Icelandic for a companion to Glaesir and for her husband to ride. She says she's looking for a calm gelding big enough for her husband who weighs 175lb. but she also asks for a horse that tolts good so she probably wants to ride it as well. Virginia, there was a really handsome gelding for sale in Quebec earlier this year, bred by Clear Lake Farms, belonging to a lady also with some disability, not wanting to ride him in an arena any more, that's why she was selling him. He was advertised in the 'Horse Trader' in Ontario. I had talked to her, but it was too far for me to look at him. I can't find my old copy of the trader any more ( really have to clean up around here!), but maybe she could find out the owner by contacting Clear Lake Farms. Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Looking for a Horse
http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1093705 Hi Virginia, this is the gelding I was talking about. I guess he already got sold to the US. Too bad he is not in Quebec anymore. He sure is handsome. Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: speed racking video
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: owned Icelandics since last Januray. However, I do own an off-track Standardbred who paced at the track. He has learned to trot at least part of the time, but his hard race track pace is a very unpleasant gait to ride. My Stbd raced two years, never won. Had him now for eight years.He has a great trot! And an awful pace, usually out of the canter when he can't get the canter together properly. I have ridden other Stbds with a smooth pace though. We can't seem to find the right job for him. His role in our lives may simply to make us smile. Mine can have a nasty attitude at times towards other horses, but we all love him dearly. I have done some CTR with him, my daughter has jumped him and I drive and trail ride him mostly now. He is amazingly athletic and sure footed on trails; and when I went out with my mother on a trail ride trying out Icelandics, she kept telling me how great and wonderful they are ( she is the one that really wanted one, I had never been exposed to them before).All I could say was that I have one at home in the barn that can do all that!. Long story short, we bought two Icelandics, 3.5 years old, a gelding and a mare. Just doing ground work and longlining with them, but will start training them next spring. I do have to say they are really sweet and I am enjoying having them, just wish my big horses would be a bit kinder to them - I still have to keep them apart in paddocks with space between them. Hopefully some day they can all be one big happy family. Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: Barn pics
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 10/2/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My barn isn't fancy, but there isn't much I'd change about it. Hi Karen, we will be starting some renovations in our barn this fall, keeping four of the existing stalls, tearing down two sides and expanding with maybe six more stalls. I have a couple of questions. I have asked for some insulation for the noise under the roof and I see that you have something under your roof as well, what did you use? What type of wood did you use for your stalls? And do you have a waterline in your barn, buried or run above ground? Your barn looks very nice, wish I had the room for attached outside runs. Monica Lamothe Ontario
[IceHorses] Re: speed racking video
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One of the funniest spins I've ever heard for why the speed rack isn't a REAL flying pace: a rider goes into flying pace from canter/gallop, whereas a rider will go into speed rack from a rack. Hi, being new to Icelandics I am trying to follow some of the videos, though it is almost exhausting as we are on dial up. Please correct me if I am getting this wrong. I own a Stbd that can pace. The pace is a bilateral gait, two beat. Is the toelt not the same as a rack,a four beat gait, just different wording for a different breed? So when I watch this video, I see a foot hitting the ground not at the same time as the other foot on the same side, to me that looks more like a rack/toelt than a pace? Monica Lamothe Ontario
