Re: [IceHorses] Svertla
she is beautiful! She likes teev... janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla
On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Svertla, rather svelte, but certainly a long way from her starved state. > She reminds me of Gat, except Gat has a big belly. V
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla, Brunka and Melnir
How cute! They look like they are doing a football huddle! Kim Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla, Brunka and Melnir
Hmmm.what are they up to?! V Poor Melnir...Brunka is a bit of a floozy, and she cozied up to him...then he just walked away to get some hay. That's my boy! :) Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.9/1069 - Release Date: 10/13/2007 7:26 PM
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla, Brunka and Melnir
On 10/14/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hmmm.what are they up to?! V
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla Videos
That is so cool. Was she tolting? Mostly in these videos, she was trotting and cantering (and bucking). In a couple of places though, she did a foxtrot and flat walk, but just for a few strides. When she's not quite so wound up, I see her foxtrot in the pasture a good bit. On one video that I didn't post today, she did a few strides of saddle rack. Did anyone notice her head nod, when she speeds up from walk, but before she goes into trot? I think she has potential to do a good running walk. Time will tell. >>>What a pretty place you live. I get sick of cactus Thanks - but I get tired of heat and humidity! Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: 8/5/2007 4:16 PM
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla
> > Svertla did get a few minutes of play time > yesterday. She's got more energy Very pretty Happy Trails from Lorraine Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla Videos
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Icelandic's - not that it's a bad thing. It's just > her. > That is so cool. Was she tolting? What a pretty place you live. I get sick of cactus Happy Trails from Lorraine Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla Videos
Hi Nancy, >>>Someone made the sensible suggestion that I take some panels out and make mine round, I think it is more sensible to have an oval than a round pen. It means that horses have a chance to learn to go straight and not just in circles. It is easier for a horse to find their balance when they are not always turning. When I lunge horses I often move them in ovals rather than circles as it is also easier on their joints than always being on a curve. Robyn Icelandic Horse Farm Robyn Hood & Phil Pretty Vernon BC Canada www.icefarm.com
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla Videos
Someone made the sensible suggestion that I take some panels out and make mine round, but most of the time, it's more useful the size it is. Originally, it was the size of a small dressage court. Then, in the years when I wasn't actively riding, I let my husband have the nice flat spot for a small orchard and large garden. I reclaimed the garden spot, but really couldn't ask him to uproot his trees and raspberries. Nancy
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla Videos
>>> Maybe we should trade? I can't imagine either of ours expending that much energy, although Yrsa seems a little more energized than Tosca. She is one of our more energetic Icelandic's. She's pretty calm and sensible, so hopefully that will make for a nice balance and a fun horse- I don't care for energy without a good brain! :) Cary is crazy about Maja, and I was joking that after Maja's next foal is born and weaned, in a little over a year, he and I should start taking Maja and Svertla out on the trails, so we can have "his and hers" matching mares. Svertla is the one who was starved when we got her, and her mane was pretty sparse. I think when it finishes growing in, it will as long and thick as Maja's and their gaits seem pretty similar - both have good trots, but show running walk and foxtrot too. >>> Your round pen looks a little like mine - oval perhaps? I'm actually moving Tosca up the road in a week or so because of their smaller round pen, larger arena and sand sand sand. Yes, it's oval. Normally, it doesn't matter too much because we don't normally use it as a "round pen." We can take a few panels out and make it back round without too much trouble but hopefully, we won't be doing too much along this line. We have something locally called "pit gravel" for footing - not very deep. It's a blend of small, rounded rocks, interspersed with some sand-like particles. There's just enough to keep the mud down when it rains. Obviously, we don't use it all the time, or we wouldn't have as much grass come up as we have. When it cools down, we will move back to our "arena", which is actually a section of the pasture we cross-fenced off. It's about the size of a large dressage arena with grass for footing. Karen Karen Thomas Wingate, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.6/938 - Release Date: 8/5/2007 4:16 PM
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla Videos
Maybe we should trade? I can't imagine either of ours expending that much energy, although Yrsa seems a little more energized than Tosca. Your round pen looks a little like mine - oval perhaps? I'm actually moving Tosca up the road in a week or so because of their smaller round pen, larger arena and sand sand sand. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla
She's a beauty! Seems like only yesterday that she was rescued. V
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla - 13 months ago
God bless you Janice. She is just beautiful and I can't imagine anyone allowing her to get so thin. She looks like she was systematically starved. Nancy
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla
Oh my goodness, Karen, what an elegant beauty she has turned out to be... She is pretty amazing. I can't believe the change in just a little over a year. I got a video of her foxtrotting at liberty this afternoon - not sure yet if it will be clear enough to post to You Tube. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla
She looks great! What is she like personality-wise? Brave, smart, and near the top of the pecking order in the mare herd. She's also very friendly and curious. She's got a lot of self-confidence, and has had since she got off the trailer here, after her ordeal in Florida. She should make a lovely trail horse - like all the Unicorn Valley horses I've met.It's hard to believe what she went through. I'll find a pic from last year in a minute and send for comparison. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla
She looks great! What is she like personality-wise? Sue
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla
Oh my goodness, Karen, what an elegant beauty she has turned out to be... Trish
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla - 8 months later
On 1/30/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here are a few pictures of Svertla, starting the day we picked her up at > Janice's, Poor girl! She's looking great now! V
RE: [IceHorses] Svertla pictures
>>> Some of them look familiar--she's gorgeous and the hot pink looks great on her! I thought maybe I'd sent some of them in - but I might have sent the pictures of Ima that day, and even Cary would be hard pressed to tell which is Ima and which is Svertla. Ima isn't quite three though, so she's going to be bigger than Svertla, and I think Svertla's mane still has a way to reach its ultimate volume. The part of the mane that was broken off at the roots (I guess from malnutrition) is now about 6-8" long, so I expect that fullness to continue growing all the way to the end. But, for now, she and Ima look a lot alike. I like the pink on them too. :) Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.17/661 - Release Date: 1/30/2007 11:30 PM
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla pictures
On 1/30/07, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Check out the colors on this horse! Love it! You get them all with that one! V
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla pictures
On 1/30/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Here are some pictures of Svertla, taken just before Christmas. Some of them look familiar--she's gorgeous and the hot pink looks great on her! V
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla pictures
My gosh she's huge! and look at the hair!! What beautiful conformation karen! I cant even believe its her, I will have to show Donny. Janice
Re: [IceHorses] Svertla pictures
On 1/30/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here are some pictures of Svertla, taken just before Christmas. I love to see photos of you with the horses, and then Cary with the same horses. ;) They look like big horses in your photos and toy horses with Cary. She looks beautiful! Steph (fellow petite person at a whopping 5'3") -- "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
