Small Minds are Easily Amused

2009-01-16 Thread KateSeidel
This message is from: katesei...@aol.com Mine, of course, not the Fjords. We are having some chilly temps here in the deep south - it was 10 degrees at feeding time this morning. And as I focused on not getting frostbite while I was scooping manure, I discovered all of my high school

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2009-01-16 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net OMG!! This is a first for me. I have never been exposed to 38 below in my life until this morning. I just yelled out to Heidi to get her own hay this morning. And my harness club, Northwoods Harness,

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2009-01-16 Thread Linda Lottie User
This message is from: Linda Lottie User horselo...@hotmail.com Same here Caroland, after my bragging on about my Great Pyr yesterday.he spent the night in the barn, not a PEEP out of him and he is right back in there this am. Temps near -40 must be his breaking point!!! Linda in WI On

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2009-01-16 Thread Emily Wigley
This message is from: Emily Wigley ewig...@mindspring.com Kate, with your lacrosse skills and love of Fjords you must try polocrosse! http://www.americanpolocrosse.org/ It's just the most fun you'll have on a horse! I love that it can be done at a walk, trot, canter and/or gallop - and is

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2009-01-16 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com I do know about 10 degree days because I used to live in Indiana and WV but back then I hadn't yet achieved the distinction of head pony poop scooper so you're right I haven't had the pleasure of scooping frozen horse poop. It was in the

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2009-01-16 Thread KateSeidel
This message is from: katesei...@aol.com Pretty funny - my first thought was that I might as well just go out and lay down on the field and save both Joe and me the effort of my immediate falling off as I leaned down to scoop up the ball G. But I may rig this up into a more

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2009-01-16 Thread Martie Bolinski
This message is from: Martie Bolinski boli...@dol.net Kate, You are lucky the ponies are not interested. I have to contend with a pony who thinks I am throwing something to eat and must check out all the hocky pucks as they land in the manure spreader. Luckily, they have been pooping

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2009-01-16 Thread KateSeidel
This message is from: katesei...@aol.com Well there's your mistake, Martie. I do my scooping while they are distracted by the morning hay! And as we have found, I rank right there with poop below hay (and grass), so we're safe! Kate ***

training cavessons for fjords

2009-01-16 Thread Debby
This message is from: Debby miss.am...@earthlink.net Can anyone tell me where to shop for a training cavesson, that will fit over an english bridle and fit my fjords head, which aint small by any means. He's wearing a warmblood size english bridle. I don't like attaching the lunge line to the

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2009-01-16 Thread CrystalZak
This message is from: crystal...@aol.com In a message dated 1/16/09 7:27:26 AM, owner-fjordhorse-dig...@angus.mystery.com writes: It is just like a lawnmower when she grazes.  exactly. or like eating corn on the cob. when i graze him on a lead rope he makes half circles in front of himself

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2009-01-16 Thread jernest
This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com Yah, you ARE wimps. How about -40's and below for 16 days! But here there isn't any wind with it and my ponies are really equipped with much thicker fur than yours, I'll betcha! Also WE are equipped with better boots, insulated overpants, thick

Eskimo Fjord

2009-01-16 Thread KBatchelor
This message is from: kbatche...@aol.com Okay, I always suspected that Monark was eligible for Mensa, but today it was confirmed. I was bringing the last of my three geldings in from the pasture and heard something loud coming from the vicinity of the water tank. As I approached, I saw

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2009-01-16 Thread Frederick J Pack
This message is from: Frederick J Pack friendlyf...@hughes.net Kate and all, Freezing temperatures can hone your golf skills. Frozen balls may get sent over the fence skillfully with a 9 Iron. Of course my Pyrenees think that they should attempt to retrieve each one VBG. Make sure that you