On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:10:35 -0700, you wrote:
Hunter (14.3), Twist (15.1) and Tali (15.1) three different breeds, all wear
a 72. If Huggin wears a 72, he must be a pretty big boy.
Virtually all Icelandics over here wear between 63 and 69 - in fact,
I don't think I've ever sold a rug bigger
Actually, Sylvia, I was a bit worried about my ability to see the dancer
going in both directions and then swinging her leg from side to side. Do
you suppose I have some brain damage? I certainly spend 24/7 with four
brain-injured children. I suspect they're teaching me more than I am
teaching
Alex uploaded videos of the horses to You Tube (not sure if I shared
these links before):
Wow!
What a lucky girl to have her horses in her life!
Cheryl
Sand Creek Icelandics
Icelandic Horses Icelandic Sheepdogs
website: www.toltallyice.com
Ride with your fingers under the front of the saddle
(between the saddle and the horse's skin / coat),
where the saddle contacts the horse (not the gullet
area).
If your saddle fits in the front, you should have no
problem keeping your fingers in there while riding for
a long time, on the
On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 10:49:32AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
Ride with your fingers under the front of the saddle
(between the saddle and the horse's skin / coat),
where the saddle contacts the horse (not the gullet
area).
i just happened to ride in my hrimnir again the other day,
and am
Why do you think horse people are more left-brained?
Because most left brained people are more contained and riding allows
them to loosen up and be free-er - I think at an elemental level that
is a need the horses fill for them. These are generalizations, of
course.
--
Laree
When you're
I suspect Raven is teaching this morning, but I will answer the camping
question in terms of what we do. Because the horse's are confined in some
way - we use Hi-ties, but others use corrals and other tie systems - they
can only move for relatively short distances and they don't have shelter. I
I went to visit Andi today. I think I am a weather
jinx! This morning at 6:30am, it was reported that 90
and 105 mph gusts over the ridges! Yikes! I was
ready to cancel going to see Andi, but I wanted to see
how he reacted in this type of weather - weather, I
might add, that I would NEVER ride
On 10/19/07, Laree Shulman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 10/19/07, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Speaking of weather - Janice - if you're out there let us know you're
OK. I know there were tornadoes in your area yesterday or last night.
--
Laree
I've been too absolutely livid to
--- Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh man, he is so much more forward than Tosca. I
wish your Josh were closer to us.
He really is amazing to watch him with a horse. He
gets fast results just by going slow and being a
passenger. Of course, he also rides every day, but
sometimes only
Tosca's initial reaction is to stop dead in place. It's quite safe, but
hard to actually go anywhere.
I've been riding an endurance saddle with wonderful EZ Ride leather-covered
stirrups, after 40+ years of riding in English stirrup irons.
So the other day, I put a dressage saddle on her,
Oh man, he is so much more forward than Tosca. I wish your Josh were closer
to us.
Nancy
I cut where they sweat, which makes for an interesting look :)
Someone said not to cut where the saddle goes, on a riding horse of
course. I left Teev's ventril line long to protect him from evil
gnats. I cut his whole underside really, under the neck etc, but not
so close. Just took it back to
In a message dated 10/19/2007 3:52:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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My neighbor, I forgot her name. She lives two doors down and was told about
Willie by the neighbor that I ride with. She came up and did the work and put
him down for six weeks. I
I since have hired a
barefoot specialist. I am happy with her work. Sylvia
Who are you using?
Judy
Are there cut patterns for Icelandic's like there
are for poodles? I need
to know what to cut and why.
No specific patterns, but just clip where you think
your horse needs relief. I generally do under the
neck and the underbelly. Charm needs a little more up
the sides because she sweats
In a message dated 10/19/2007 12:30:41 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
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Everyone here that can pick up a hood is a farrier here. I know that there
are schools here and have had farriers in the past with tools that check angels
and such. When I had four horses it was
Are there cut patterns for Icelandic's like there are for poodles? I need
to know what to cut and why. Sylvia
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Janice, we'll be waiting for your Patsy Cline songs!
Do you do Walking After Midnight?
Judy
Gusti had a very mild ulcer in the beginning stages,
but he was
already dropping food. He's 8, and this is the
first time his teeth
needed floating.
Good catch, Wanda! Hopefully the ulcer will go away
with no problem.
I just had my horses' teeth floated. Charm needed it
more than
Today, when the chiropractor was done with Gusti, she noticed Dagur
was standing all by himself at the back of the corral. She asked if
there was something wrong with him, and why did he want to be alone?
I looked around Dagur wanting to be alone? I was a bit alarmed I
thought perhaps he
The United States established the force in 1951 at
NATO's request to defend Iceland and the North
Atlantic. The United States spends about $260 million
each year to maintain its military presence in
Iceland.
Judy
--- Cherie Mascis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Which way is the dancer spinning? clock-wise or
counter clock-wise?
I see it going both directions. It seems to me that
the picture actually changes directions. I'm
skeptical! Is this for real?
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O the horeman's and the horsewoman's joys!
The saddle, the gallop. the pressure upon the seat, the cool gurgling
by the ears and hair - Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass
And
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on
people - W.C. Fields
--
Laree
When you're young and
--- Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If your horse could talk, what would he say?
Well, I know my horse talks to me all the time. I am with so many
horses each week that others owned and they usually have a lot to say
as well.
Skyfaxa talks with me, she is pretty happy, would like to
I blanket or cotten sheet mine every nite when camping
Ok it was said that the wool will get soaking wet but still keeps them warm.
I can't see a fleece or a cotton keeping them warm if it is pouring
rain and it is cold out.
It would be my guess that more (by a fairly big
margin) horse people
are left brained
They say that left brained people prefer dogs, and
right brained people prefer cats not sure where
horses fall in there!
Why do you think horse people are more left-brained?
Judy
On 10/19/07, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Well, other than being good at sports and liking to read mysteries, by that
list, I am WAY left-brained.
It would be my guess that more (by a fairly big margin) horse people
are left brained
--
Laree
When you're young and you fall off a
I was a bit worried about my ability to see the dancer
going in both directions and then swinging her leg from side to side.
I think being able to use both sides of the brain is a good thing.
If we're training a horse (or riding, or whatever), depending on which
side of the brain is our
Question tho on blankets, Raven said a wool blanket will stay dry
even if it is pouring rain
Pam a wool fleece or a polar fleece or a cooler made by Maike
don't like to camp in the rain cause the hroses get cold standing.
Blanket them...I blanket or cotten sheet mine every nite when
that just brings tears to my eyes! adorable! raven
Alex is 11 years old (turns 12 in Jan) and when I
think to when I was
11, I doubt I would've been able to compile photos
in such an
imaginative way!
V
Oh my gosh. Your daughter did that? Wow
Lorraine
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Tired of spam?
Oh yes on the wonders of wool. If you bring a wet horse back to the barn
and throw a wool cooler over him, it will wick the moisture out of his coat
and you end up with a wet cooler and a dry horse. At endurance rides in
cold weather, you will see horses waiting to start all tacked up with a
On 10/18/07, pippa258 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Virginia,
http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=1093705
Thanks, I'll pass this on, sold or not. :D
V
I wish there was a way you could send some of that our way
Wish we could send some rain your way too. It has been raining in NW
Wisconsin for weeks. Well, maybe not weeks but almost every day this
October. Where my rig is I am hoping I can get out tommorrow to go
riding.
Question tho on
Virtually all Icelandics over here wear between 63 and 69 - in
fact, I don't think I've ever sold a rug bigger than 69 to an
Icelandic owner
Okay,,,now you have me wondering. I'll check his blanket size today.
Huginn is long and stocky round, so that combination is making him
bigger. ;[
Raven
On 10/19/07, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's absolutely pouring rain in Southern Oregon this morning and has been
raining all week.
Oh, I wish there was a way you could send some of that our way - we
need it desperately.
Speaking of weather - Janice - if you're out there let us know
What do we think? I believe that thinking is as much of a key to our
relationship with horses as feeling is. I appreciate that Judy leads us
into these intellectual exercises related to what is sometimes more of a
physical activity.
Our school teacher daughter once said that one of the things
On 10/19/07, Lorraine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That second one was breath taking. Wow. How talented
you are.
Alex is 11 years old (turns 12 in Jan) and when I think to when I was
11, I doubt I would've been able to compile photos in such an
imaginative way!
V
She is lucky! I think it's good for her too!
V
I always wanted a pony. I live in a city plus my
parents that I was crazy. I got my first welsh pony
when I was 20. LOL He was black. Ebony was his
name. Now I have two ponies. Yeah
Lorraine
How did they even film that? They have the best ads.
Nancy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq2DOq6RzxE
Judy
Poor thing Firefighters safely free horse stuck in bridge
http://www.katu.com/news/10674506.html
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
It's absolutely pouring rain in Southern Oregon this morning and has been
raining all week. Hunter, the TWH, had a waterproof rain sheet on (as do
several other horses where he lives). I think the biggest benefit is not in
keeping him dry, but in keeping him clean. I can just pop him in the
On 10/19/07, Raven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Blanket them...I blanket or cotten sheet mine every nite when camping. Raven
Why only when camping?
V
Well, other than being good at sports and liking to read mysteries, by that
list, I am WAY left-brained.
Nancy
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