[IceHorses] Susan and Sina

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
Eat your hearts out: http://www.freewebs.com/lodgeropes/horse%20&%20alexa%20030MOD.jpg Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

[IceHorses] MN Horse Expo

2007-04-27 Thread Pamela Hansen
I was sitting with some Icelandic horse owners watching the Icelandic breed presentation today and said "I wish I had One" They looked at me and said I thought you did. I said "yes" I do but I have been coming here for 10 yrs and every time I saw the Icelandics I said that.

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 4/27/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Extra weight often makes it harder for a gaited horse to go diagonal. I > know you're little, but you still weigh more than Alex - unless she's grown > a lot lately. :) Yes--I do weigh more than Alex. I'm 115--maybe I'm too big for Gat?

Re: [IceHorses] Sina prefers pink

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 4/27/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Apparently she wasn't too happy to have to wear yellow. I need sunglasses! LOL V

Re: [IceHorses] First Cutting

2007-04-27 Thread Cherie Mascis
> Have you guys had your first hay cuttings yet? > Janice We are very low on hay in Western North Carolina, several late frosts have set us back quite a bit, no one I know has cut hay yet. Usually, my horses are fully on pasture by now, but I'm still scrounging for more hay. Cherie

[IceHorses] Pergolide Update

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
Such as it is, here goes. The Veterinary side of the FDA (CVM - Center for Veterinary Medicine), did prepare a proposal for an interim solution. I spoke to the officer (that's what they call them at the FDA, "officer") in charge of that. He would not tell me what was in it but did tell me that

Re: [IceHorses] Jumping Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
> Alex's class practiced jumps outdoors this evening. Gat and Alex seem > to be enjoying themselves. She looks gorgeous in that photo! (need to see Alex's face, too!) Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] First Cutting

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
>I had a problem here with my old guy colicking on the new hay, the > forst cutting that was mostly all clover after all winter on coastal > bermuda which is lower sugar etc. Have you guys had your first hay > cuttings yet? I don't know if it's first cutting, but the bermuda at this time of th

Re: [IceHorses] Jumping Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/04/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Alex's class practiced jumps outdoors this evening. Gat and Alex seem > to be enjoying themselves. > V Blink! Wow! Looking good. Wanda

Re: [IceHorses] Jump pict

2007-04-27 Thread SturmRanch
They're both just darling! Nancy ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

Re: [IceHorses] First Cutting

2007-04-27 Thread pyramid
On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 05:50:40PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote: > I had a problem here with my old guy colicking on the new hay, the > forst cutting that was mostly all clover after all winter on coastal > bermuda which is lower sugar etc. Have you guys had your first hay > cuttings yet? actuall

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread pyramid
On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 09:16:01PM -0300, Virginia Tupper wrote: > > Have you ever read any of Linda Tellington-Jones's > > books? There is a great T-Touch strech for the back > > that uses a girth to lift the belly and another that > > you use your fingernails or a hoof pick (on the > > belly)to

Re: [IceHorses] First Cutting

2007-04-27 Thread pyramid
On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 06:17:38PM -0600, Wanda Lauscher wrote: > > I had a problem here with my old guy colicking on the new hay, the > > forst cutting that was mostly all clover after all winter on coastal > > bermuda which is lower sugar etc. Have you guys had your first hay > > cuttings yet? >

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 4/27/07, Wanda Lauscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I hadn't thought of the hoof pick. > I didn't try the hoof pick either--do you use steady pressure? V

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/04/07, Virginia Tupper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes--I've tried some lift the belly but it appears that Gat doesn't > lift. I've used fingernails and girth but I don't see any change. > V I've tried with Elska too, and I've had both Kevin and Cara watching to see if they notice any tigh

Re: [IceHorses] What Do You Do With Your Horse

2007-04-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/04/07, Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had a problem here with my old guy colicking on the new hay, the > forst cutting that was mostly all clover after all winter on coastal > bermuda which is lower sugar etc. Have you guys had your first hay > cuttings yet? > Janice First c

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 4/27/07, Pat Grimmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe you sit just a little bit further back than your daughter does... It > would change the point of balance and make Gat more prone to pace and/or > tolt. Try leaning just a bit more forward and see what happens. That's something I didn'

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
On 4/27/07, Kristen Mikula <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you ever read any of Linda Tellington-Jones's > books? There is a great T-Touch strech for the back > that uses a girth to lift the belly and another that > you use your fingernails or a hoof pick (on the > belly)to ask the horse to lif

Re: [IceHorses] Sina prefers pink

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
> Apparently she wasn't too happy to have to wear > yellow. No, yellow is not her color! I have another website with pink on it... a Susan clone... gotta find the link. Judy

Re: [IceHorses] do your babies have testicles yet?

2007-04-27 Thread Janice McDonald
oh hey! I forgot this one... my vet says sometimes a horse is proudcut because they geld and then turns out later the horse has THREE. amazing! Janice-- yipie tie yie yo

Re: [IceHorses] What Do You Do With Your Horse

2007-04-27 Thread Janice McDonald
I had a problem here with my old guy colicking on the new hay, the forst cutting that was mostly all clover after all winter on coastal bermuda which is lower sugar etc. Have you guys had your first hay cuttings yet? Janice -- yipie tie yie yo

RE: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> She wasn't as consistent in the trot for me as she is for Alex. Extra weight often makes it harder for a gaited horse to go diagonal. I know you're little, but you still weigh more than Alex - unless she's grown a lot lately. :) >>> My coach also told me that if I could 'get her on the bit

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Maturity

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
> http://www.iwhba.org/TIMING%20AND%20RATE%20OF%20SKELETAL%20MATURATION%20IN%20HORSES.pdf What is interesting about this is that she says, in regard to fusion: "...and what do you think is last? The vertebral column, of course. A normal horse has 32 vertebrae between the back of the skull and

[IceHorses] Yahoo! Groups Site Slowness Friday April 27

2007-04-27 Thread Judy Ryder
Yahoo!Groups is being affected by a network connectivity issue that is affecting a number of Yahoo! properties. This issue is not specific to Groups. We are working with the Yahoo! Network Operations team to resolve the problem, which began Friday April 27, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Pacific (htt

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Pat Grimmer
Maybe you sit just a little bit further back than your daughter does... It would change the point of balance and make Gat more prone to pace and/or tolt. Try leaning just a bit more forward and see what happens. Pat G., in MN -

Re: [IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Kristen Mikula
> round her back and it would help build up her > muscles which would be > good because she's swayed. Have you ever read any of Linda Tellington-Jones's books? There is a great T-Touch strech for the back that uses a girth to lift the belly and another that you use your fingernails or a hoof p

[IceHorses] Horse Maturity

2007-04-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
Here's an interesting article on how a horse matures from Dr. Deb... I forwarded it to a couple of trainers I know who are still starting babies (QH) at two. http://www.iwhba.org/TIMING%20AND%20RATE%20OF%20SKELETAL%20MATURATION%20IN%20HORSES.pdf Wanda

[IceHorses] Online horse auction

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
Equine-Bay.com

Re: [IceHorses] do your babies have testicles yet?

2007-04-27 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On 27/04/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: No. Proud cut means incompletely gelded, and that is quite rare these days. It might have been more common back in the days when animals were gelded/neutered by the farmers, before the widespread availability of veterinarians. Karen Tho

[IceHorses] Gat

2007-04-27 Thread Virginia Tupper
I rode Gat in my lesson yesterday--I just wanted to see how it would go. Gat trots nicely for Alex and I was hoping she would trot for me too--she did trot but she broke into tolt/fox-trot/stepping pace/whatever and I had to keep slowing her to a walk and ask for the trot again. She wasn't as con

Re: [IceHorses] do your babies have testicles yet?

2007-04-27 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 27/04/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No. Proud cut means incompletely gelded, and that is quite rare these days. > It might have been more common back in the days when animals were > gelded/neutered by the farmers, before the widespread availability of > veterinarians. > > Ka

[IceHorses] Driving

2007-04-27 Thread SturmRanch
We have a young woman in our family (married a grandson) who is a successful pony trainer. She's trained and sold some Welsh ponies who have been very successful in some big venues. She thinks that ground driving has no carryover into riding. I do not agree with her, but it's an interesting

Re: [IceHorses] Standing At The Mounting Block

2007-04-27 Thread Cherie Mascis
> Kolur - it depends on his mood, I guess. We worked >on it last year and > made progress...clicker training, one->rein stop if he moved off, mounting > from the right side >(Cherie's idea), bending and relaxing him. I suggested mounting Kolur from the right when he was being fidgety when we t

RE: [IceHorses] do your babies have testicles yet?

2007-04-27 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> I've had a colt gelded as young as one month -- a mule produced by the same mare that produced one of my cryptorchids. (In fact, it is common for mules to be gelded very young: you don't need the natural strength of a mule jet fueled by testosterone!.) Seemed like it was an easier surgery and

RE: [IceHorses] do your babies have testicles yet?

2007-04-27 Thread Karen Thomas
How widely is it known though? I've heard of the condition as long as I've had horses. No, wait...I had a monorchid dog before I had horses, but he only had one testicle - that's rare. The vet did extensive exploratory surgery and there was only the one, and it was small. He was a v