On 23/04/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> What are the aids for trot and tolt?
Gusti doesn't tolt, so I'm not sure about that, but he knows when I
give a slight squeeze with my legs, gather the reins (because by then
he's lifted his head) and just shift forward ever so slightly...
> I went to Casa Dosa's web sight ( Paso Fino gearas i had one
> years ago) and purchased a chin-strap with 2 rings on the bottom. I
> also bought the reins that have this cool 'pulley system' so that i
> don't have to use 2 sets of reins ( also at Casa Dosa). You can see
> on their web si
I can't figure out how to get these posts to come directly to my e-
mail address. Oh well. I will work on that later.
I use a Lindell because i like the ( for lack of a better word here)
little bit more of a 'bite' the noseband gives. At least for training
purposes. I have also put Latex wrap on
--- Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> What are the aids for trot and tolt?<<
For me, it is changing your pelvis position. However,
when I first was teaching my horse to change her gait,
it was exaggerated - exaggerate to teach, then refine
as you go. I found it easier to teach trot by
s
>>> What are the aids for trot and tolt?
I don't think I could answer that without knowing the natural gait
tendencies of the horse, be he/she very lateral or diagonal, or even
slightly lateral or diagonal, as his/her default.
Karen Thomas, NC
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> Gat gave me a lot of different gaits--a regular walk, a faster walk
> with a nodding head, and a really fast walk that rocked me side to
> side,
Good going, Virginia! Can we get any video of that faster walk with a head
nod? That would be great to take a look at. The side to side gait may h
Cues for trot and tolt, even tho different, can still be imperceptible to
anyone watching.
Basically, if you use aids (versus cues), you can have a very quiet,
unnoticeable conversation with the horse that no one else can see / hear.
What are the aids for trot and tolt?
Judy
http://icehorses.
>>> I wouldn't worry if she was distracted on her first trail ride with you,
especially if it's been a long time since she's been on the trail. It
sounds like she settled down nicely.
I meant to add one thing. I don't think it's a good idea to ride on the
trail if you can't control your horse in
>>> On Friday I found that she didn't listen to me much and seemed to be
more interested in keeping close to the lead horse or wanting to lead, while
this morning she was more relaxed. These were the first times I've ridden
her on trails with other horses.
It sounds like you had a great time! I
HA!! Will Shadow be releasing a music CD? Hope he has a good agent. ~:0
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn, the American Ice Pony
Dixie Chic, the Barn Goddess
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
The others are of our Christmas Day fun w/ all our Colorado snow.
Santana and I pulled my nephews over a ski jump that they built in the
pasture. Santana was a great sport about it!
Wow, beautiful pictures. Looks like fun!
Karen Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> The lady who has the Icey in my area is named Kathleen.
Is that Kathleen Douglas, by any chance? She checks into this list
occasionally - I really enjoy her posts.
>>> Do you have a preference for any particular one?
I like the wider, flat noseband on Kaaren's design better than any one I'v
IMHOhe's an idiot
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn, the American Ice Pony
Dixie Chic, the Barn Goddess
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
those are the CUTEST photos ever!!
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn, the American Ice Pony
Dixie Chic, the Barn Goddess
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
>>> Yes, thanks! I'm going to save these. Now, I just have to decide if I
want my next Sensation to be the hybrid or the western. ... Susan in
NV(who's NOT telling hubby I'm considering another saddle!!!)
I'm no help there since I've never seen a western model. I've never met a
Sensation that I
> >
> >>
> if horses bolted from bad singing mine would be in
> mexico.
Ha. That's funny. What kind of bit are you using in
the paso pic? I may have missed your answer if you
wrote me. Lorraine
Happy Southwestern Trails
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We finally have spring weather here so Friday and this morning I went
on a trail ride with my riding coach and two other students.
I took Gat while the others had 'big' horses. Gat could keep up with
the big horses no problem and often was 2nd in line or leading.
On Friday I found that she didn'
On 4/23/07, susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Susan in NV(who's NOT telling hubby I'm considering
> another saddle!!!)
Oh my, I think I like the Western!!
V
Here are a couple that a drummer buddy hosted for me. The first is of
my new drumkit (I upgraded to a semi-pro) and Shadow is "helping" to
play the cymbal. (I still have the pony drool on the cymbal!) He was so
willing to approach this weird, noisy contraption!
http://louisrussell.com/cymbalpon
Here are some pictures, Susan. Hope they help. Unfortunately, I don't
think the pictures accurately show everything, since the black seems to
flatten out and you can't see all the contours accurately. I picked the
Hybrid with the blue chameleon package to show, so look for the blue seat
binding
The Quarter Horse
It is difficult to conceive of a greater benchmark for popularity than sheer
numbers. 3.7 million Quarter Horses are registered worldwide with the
American Quarter Horse Association ("AQHA"). What is it that makes this
American-bred horse so favored?
One reason for their pop
> yet, I'll take some of him in the Sensation next time I ride, and send
> those to you. I don't have any way to host pictures on my own--sorry.
With your Yahoo ID and email, there's a free photo site. If you're logged
into yahoo, go to: http://new.photos.yahoo.com/
There are several other fre
A follow-up report from Karen:
I promised a report on the EA demos with Leslie. Please keep in mind
that this is my first experience with Leslie, and I am sharing what I
personally took away. My hope is that those with more experience in
this will bring more to light and correct any misconception
>>> When you go to the tool bar and increase the size to 150% you can see a
very nice blue eye. In case anyone else wanted to see, since Karen obviously
can without the help. Jeannette
Thanks for the tip, Jeannette!
Karen Thomas
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I posted before about how a parrot will mimic you if you slowly blink.
And one day nasi did. over and over, no mistake. then yesterday
stonewall came to get some kisses from me and when I hugged my nose to
his nose I made a sniff out noise and he did too. I thought it was
coincidence but did it
I just love Isak!! When you tire of him, you can ship him to WI. <;]
He seems to have the same attitude as Huginn. "Big Man on Campus"
attitude while everyone else is rolling thier eyes and giggling at
him.
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn, the American Ice Pony
Dixie Chic, the Barn Go
Hi Judy and Karen, great to be back, I will try to be better about
checking in now and then. I can send you a couple pix to post--better
yet, I'll take some of him in the Sensation next time I ride, and send
those to you. I don't have any way to host pictures on my own--sorry.
The lady who has t
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> I think one of my trails may be just like yours- it
is about 2-2.5 years old, with a cordura flap, made
during the period Skito was making them. Is that what
yours is?<<
Yes, Tom from Skito made mine, too. So it is the same
era.
Susan in NV
Hap
When you go to the tool bar and increase the size to 150% you can see a very
nice blue eye. In case anyone else wanted to see, since Karen obviously can
without the help. Jeannette
someone needs to tie this guys head to his rear end and whip him while
he hops around. do people pay him to do this?!? Watch the other one
he has posted too, about bucking. Is this an icelandic or
haflinger...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz2GWsKDo_0
janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
On 4/23/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> It slipped either forward or back, making it loose.
>
> I'm not sure I understand - which did it slip, forward or back? And are you
> sure which is the cause, and which is the effect? If the girth is loose, the
> saddle may slip a little.
On 4/23/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>> It slipped either forward or back, making it loose.
>
> I'm not sure I understand - which did it slip, forward or back?
I'm not sure I understand either :) what I am trying to say is that
it fit good when we rode out, and the only reason i
Uh...only on this list would an e-mail have such a subject line! :)
Isak has been fully equipped since he was just a few days old - I think
about two weeks. Landi is still...a little deficient. I just scheduled
gelding appointments for them for next month. If Isak settles in with the
geldings,
>>> runa is to die for in royal (pronounced RahYaH the way the cajuns do)
I like Runa in the RahYaH blue too!
Karen Thomas
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Robyn, SO great to hear from you!
> Now to Shadow, the little booger. He will be 4 in July. I've started
> riding him lightly and he is doing GREAT! He tries hard and learns
> quickly. Have also been working on Parelli 7 games, which I also
> like.
Superb! Do you have any new pictures? We'd
Karen, I know your babies are the same age as Vinney,
and I had to cancel his gelding appointment I had for
today because neither of his testicles have descended.
He just turned 1 year yesterday, and I figured he
would have at least one, but I didn't feel any, so his
gelding will have to wait. I
>>> Hi everyone--I've been busy.
Hi Robyn! Great to hear from you again! Had I become the walking Sensation
billboard before you left the list? I LOVE those saddles!
I'm sorry to hear about the loss of Bandit - that's never easy. And your
"baby" is almost four? Time flies!
Karen Thomas
[EMA
>>> It slipped either forward or back, making it loose.
I'm not sure I understand - which did it slip, forward or back? And are you
sure which is the cause, and which is the effect? If the girth is loose, the
saddle may slip a little. Where was the saddle positioned when you got
off - about the
>>> Yea, I was thinking about both saddles after I went to bed last night
(me bad).
Doesn't everyone think about horses, tack and saddles as they fall asleep?
;)
>>> Doesn't the hybrid have a bit of a knee roll at the front and a thigh
roll at the back? I love my Sensation, but knowing they have
Hi everyone--I've been busy. Music (that would be drumming) has taken
up an ever-greater portion of my time, as I'm now the primary drummer
in my church band. One would think church music is pretty doddering,
but on the contrary it runs the gamut of rock, country, funk, gospel--
you name it, I p
ok here is the last tiv video I uploaded to youtube. It is mostly of
my friend, we are in a dried up huge lake. are we in a drought or
what?!? its scarey! We used to swim our horses here two years ago!
My friend is showing off how her paso gaits, her daughter is filming.
tivar didn't want to go
--- Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you think because I am fat, that I need to rig my
saddle differently? tivar's girth was very snug at
the start of the ride and very loose at the end.<<
Does it have the hard use stirrups? What size shims
are in your pad? Is it the Skito m
Judy has a photo of the Western Sendation on her "Sensation page"
http://iceryder.net/sensation.html
Ann
>
> I think that braiding the mane would be very helpful to the horse also.
>
> Do we have any pictures of braided Icelandic manes?
thats gotta be a photo op assignment for Wanda and Dagur.
janice--
yipie tie yie yo
he is looking like "oh lord kill me now" with bedhead HAHA
Janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
Asheville just came out on top of another best places to live list:
http://top100.relocate-america.com/
Sue
"The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate,
contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and
unrealistic."
"All truth passes through
>> amazed at the difference this has made in my mare. I bought the Double
>> KK clippers and she FLIES up the mountain like a mountain eating
>> machine. (Of course she is in pretty good shape...but i KNOW the
>> clipping has helped).
>> is the BEST advice ( clipping) i have followed!
Here's the
> If you've ever wondered what shade of blue is "Carolina blue", take a look
> at the sky. The weather has been beautiful here the past few days.
What a gorgeous picture! and gorgeous head!
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
--- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> My impression was that the seat and pommel is about
the same as the Hybrid, which I love, but the saddle
has fenders instead of stirrups. I love my Hybrids.<<
Yea, I was thinking about both saddles after I went to
bed last night (me bad). Doesn't
On 23/04/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I can't find a picture of the western model right now, but I know I've seen
> pictures. My impression was that the seat and pommel is about the same as
> the Hybrid, which I love, but the saddle has fenders instead of stirrups. I
> love my Hy
On 4/22/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=4jh0nhxz.ceuni763&x=0&y=-sm0t22
> Ok, Janice, and any other color consultants on the list, what color for
> Runa, the red dun? You can see Runa (red), Flekka (blue blue pinto) and Maja
> (faded black) in yello
On 4/21/07, Lorraine Voog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> --- Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:>
> > Sometimes horses will run/bolt to escape pressure,
> > be that mouth pain, back
> > pain, confusion, fear, whatever.
>
>
> Wow. Very informative. Me relaxing is a huge issue.
> I am one of tho
>>> I want to demo the Western style when it comes out in the fall. It
looks like a comfy saddle!
I can't find a picture of the western model right now, but I know I've seen
pictures. My impression was that the seat and pommel is about the same as
the Hybrid, which I love, but the saddle has fen
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