Re: [IceHorses] Good husband! (was latest from FEIF)
2008/6/25 Renee Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED]: - Original Message - From: Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] . . .my husband starts in I feed every morning at 5 am and now on your days to feed they have to stand out there suffering until as late as 6;30... Wow, a husband that feeds for you!?!?You ARE a pampered woman. ha ha. I guess I'm lucky too. Kevin does the morning feed (hay), and I do the afternoon...though right now that consists of me opening the gate to the pasture. Wanda -- Thoughts become things...
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband! (was latest from FEIF)
I guess I'm lucky too. Yes, me,too. The horses are my thing so I do all the chores concerning them but if I have to be away from home or sick, my husband is wonderful about feeding and doing whatever needs to be done while I'm gone. I think that is very fair. He also is the one that did the biggest share of the fencing and getting the place ready for the horses to be here. I'm a lucky woman. Of course, having him willing to step up when I need him makes me more willing to help him when he needs things done that are his thing. I guess that's what marriage is about. -- 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 I ride ponies because heart is not measured in hands. - Steve Edwards
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband! (was latest from FEIF)
Laree said: . . . He also is the one that did the biggest share of the fencing and getting the place ready for the horses to be here. Okay, to be fair, my husband DID put up all our fencing and built my horsebarn.And he usually helps me with most of the hay. But the day to day stuff is my mine. When he had his own horse, he was more willing to help out in that respect. I think this is his way of protesting having four horses. . . . Of course, having him willing to step up when I need him makes me more willing to help him when he needs things done that are his thing. I guess that's what marriage is about. Well, we've only been married for 22 years, so I guess we're still figuring the whole marriage thing out yet. . . ; ) -- Renee M. in Michigan
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband! (was latest from FEIF)
Well, we've only been married for 22 years, so I guess we're still figuring the whole marriage thing out yet. . . ; ) I've been married 32 years and I still am not sure I have it figured out - the rules keep changing :-) -- 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 I ride ponies because heart is not measured in hands. - Steve Edwards
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the other nite when traveller colicd, his first time ever, and he is my husnands horse, as he was walking him and he kept trying to go down, as ge passed me he said you realize if this one goes you are on you're on and that worried me til I remembered him getting up on freezing cold morning and microwaving old gallant boys soaked bran... janice
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband!
the other nite when traveller colicd, his first time ever, and he is my husnands horse, as he was walking him and he kept trying to go down, as ge passed me he said you realize if this one goes you are on you're on and that worried me til I remembered him getting up on freezing cold morning and microwaving old gallant boys soaked bran... janice That's a big distinction for Donny and Cary, I think. They don't feed the horses for us; at Cary doesn't. The horses are their thing too, making them our thing. Sure they may whine occasionally - what husband doesn't - but when the chips are down, they are just as vested in the horses as we are... Last week, Cary looked at me sternly when I started to take the baby halter back to the barn after the farrier left. He said, Leave that on the fence post. We need to get started teaching these babies to lead better. That's when it hit me exactly how vested Cary is. He's right of course, but in the past, the stern looks have usually passed from me to him. Don't worry - I am NOT complaining. Karen Thomas, NC
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The horses are their thing too, making them our thing. Bruce, who hasn't been on a horse in 40 years, cleans the stalls, does the afternoon feeding, does all the hauling of feed, hay, shavings, maintains the horse trailer and hauls me to an occassional endurance ride. If I even whisper the suggestion that we don't really need Twist and Yrsa, he lets me know that they need us - true for Twist, probably a lot less so for Yrsa. I think a husband can be very involved with horses and still not actually ride horses. Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband!
I think a husband can be very involved with horses and still not actually ride horses. Good point. Cary certainly doesn't ride Hoover, the one-half-pound parrot, but everyone who knows them knows how attached Cary is to his little pink macho man. Same with the dogs and cats. Why would we think it different for horses? Horses are the only animals/pets that we ride! Karen Thomas, NC
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband!
On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 11:53 AM, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The horses are their thing too, making them our thing. Bruce, who hasn't been on a horse in 40 years, cleans the stalls, does the afternoon feeding, does all the hauling of feed, hay, shavings, maintains the horse trailer and hauls me to an occassional endurance ride. If I even whisper the suggestion that we don't really need Twist and Yrsa, he lets me know that they need us - true for Twist, probably a lot less so for Yrsa. I think a husband can be very involved with horses and still not actually ride horses. When you list all of the things to be thankful for each night - make sure he's on the 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 I ride ponies because heart is not measured in hands. - Steve Edwards
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband!
2008/6/25 Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bruce, who hasn't been on a horse in 40 years, cleans the stalls, does the afternoon feeding, does all the hauling of feed, hay, shavings, maintains the horse trailer and hauls me to an occassional endurance ride. Don't forget that he'll wash the occassional chicken... Wanda -- Thoughts become things...
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband!
I will too. I will say thank you god for my husband rodan who altho he is impossi le to hold a simple conversation is nice to the animals especially traveller. janice
Re: [IceHorses] Good husband!
I will too. I will say thank you god for my husband rodan who altho he is impossi le to hold a simple conversation is nice to the animals especially traveller. janice Now, Janice...! I've had conversations with Donny, once while he was stirring the mushrooms for me for the spaghetti, one night during the clinic. (So, he can also help in the kitchen...) I've also seen him be very nice to Stonewall, Jaspar, Tivar, Eitill, the dogs... He was also very gracious to Betty Sue the night she left him the present of the used coffee filter/grounds on his bed. Donny is a keeper, and you know it. :) Hmm, come to think of it, Cary threw that spaghetti sauce together late that afternoon while we were out with Liz and the horses. Yep, I'd say we're both blessed! Karen Thomas, NC
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ruby leaves donny way better presents than betty sue. outside his bathroom. he calls it ruby's minefield janice
