Re: [IceHorses] Nasi's Groundwork
you are not playing fair. oh enjoy it while u can! janice
Re: [IceHorses] Nasi's Groundwork
2008/7/8 Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED]: scuba diving: http://www.burleson-arabians.com/images/scuba_diving_horse.jpg Klunk! That beats frog slippers... and taxi driving: http://www.foulmouthdixie.com/photogallery/Funny-Stuff/redneck_taxi.jpg Could he be any more braced on those reins...?? Wanda -- Thoughts become things...
Re: [IceHorses] the groundwork
Nicely done! The arena is going to be wonderful and the paintings are glorious. What medium? Nancy
Re: [IceHorses] the groundwork
My new arena has been started. I have walked my 3 year old icelandic through the middle of this field using the clicker and an abundance of treats. You have a wonderful place. Where do you live? And you paintings are awesome. Lorraine Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [IceHorses] The groundwork has started
I don't know how to put pictures on here so I'll try with outlook. Oh yes, we'll want pictures. I wish I could bring in something (sand) to surface our riding ring. It can only be used in the summer because it gets so wet you could grow rice or cranberries on it in the winter. We did, however, just have a dandy wheelchair ramp built so that Stephanie can get up on a horse without being lifted into place. At 14, she's no longer easy to lift. Photos after I get it painted. Nancy
RE: [IceHorses] The groundwork has started
I don't know what kind of access you have to wood chips but we have had such good success in our ring with them that I wouldn't have anything else. I live in a very sandy based area near the Chesapeake Bay and my husband made us a 65x95 ring that was leveled with the sand and covered with the wood chips. I prefer it over sand as it isn't covered and if we have only sand it becomes too dusty to ride on during the dry summers, but the wood chips hold the moisture just like mulch and the ring is very cushy in case you fall off. No regular watering needed to keep it comfortable, although we did water it down a couple of times last summer as we had the worst drought ever since I have lived here, so even the wood chips were disintegrating in the dry heat and we put fresh chips out on top of the old. My husband takes his crawler over it after a fresh layer is placed to pack it down, usually only once a year to keep it neat and tidy. We get our wood chips from the power and electric company who hires contractors to clear power lines paths and they just bring over the truckloads for free. They need a place to unload and go back to grind up more and we also use it to cover some of our trails to minimize damage from the 4 wheelers in the mud. Great erosion barrier.
Re: [IceHorses] The groundwork has started
Susan Coombes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Work on new arena has started Hi Sue, Can't wait 'til you post pictures.You can tell it's Spring (at least somewhere in the world) when people start such projects! I haven't even decided on the surface. I have packets of samples and non woven membranes and tea strainers all over the kitchen. You are a TRUE horseperson. I am getting a mental picture of your research. : ) I was expecting trouble from Ofeig . . . . Was she bothered? Not a bit. She found the only hill in Lincolnshire and wanted to climb onto it. Then she wanted to say hello to the digger. She didn't even bother to rush past. Good mind on that little one.Reminds me of when I had a dump truck drop off a load of sand in our little paddock up by the barn when Soley was only 2. My Arab mare and a little Arab-cross pony mare I was boarding took off for the back forty when the truck started backing up to the fence.Not Soley. .. She was sooo curious what this beeping, big thing was, she stood RIGHT there -- exactly in the way.I ended up having to lead her away and hold her so the poor driver could dump his load. -- Renee M. in MIchigan
Re: [IceHorses] Sina's groundwork videos
On 2/3/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Cary agreed to take some video and still pictures today. Sina is gorgeous! What PNH level are you on? You two look great! Keep the videos coming!
RE: [IceHorses] Sina's groundwork videos
Sina is gorgeous! Thank you - I think so too. :) What PNH level are you on? You two look great! Keep the videos coming! That's hard to say. We went through Level 1 about four years ago, but I never got certified. Now, she's just coming off of maternity leave, and she mostly did the mommy thing for the past 18 months. So, while I felt like we were going into Level 2, albeit unofficially, I now see that we (er, uh...I) need to back up and do a little polishing up of the phases and techniques. I think we look a little slow and rough in the videos. She's really the reason I got hooked on the Parelli program. For the first time, I could really see Natural Horsemanship as something to do, just for the fun and joy of it, not as a means to work on problems. She's SO smart. Several of my friends and I bought the first Level 1 about the same time, and we surged ahead of them, something I'd NEVER done before with a horse. I felt like a cheating imposter - it wasn't ME who was doing so well. I would have been impossible for me NOT to do well I think, with such a partner. She's my girl... Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [IceHorses] Sina's groundwork videos
Karen Thomas wrote: Cary agreed to take some video and still pictures today. It was sooo cold, that I felt like I could barely move, and all the clothes didn't help. Great stuff, Karen! You two looked great together... Trish
RE: [IceHorses] Sina's groundwork videos
Great videos! Just what I needed to see--I'm not as far along as you with my 2. Both of my horses won't step backwards in the Porcupine game when I use the carrot stick, only when I use my fingers. Plus they both seem to think I want to lunge them when I try to disengage their hindquarters. Just keep trying and thinking about what you're doing. You'll get the hang of it. The little booklets are cool in that they have the trouble-shooting parts after each section. They cover a lot of what if my horse does this instead of that. It's going to take some practice before I feel more at ease with the gamesmy horses seem to tolerate me and accept my mistakes with good nature, though they both looked puzzled at times. Remember, the Parelli program wasn't my first foray into the NH world. It went relatively fast for Sina and I, but I'd had some similar experience, and she's just a regular Einstein. You'll be fine. I really do wish they still had the Seven Games video for sale as a stand alone item. It was really nice, just to watch each of the games. I'll try to get Cary to video us some more, sometime when it's warmer so I can actually move a little. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
