[IceHorses] training

2007-11-06 Thread Dwight
I have recently acquired a 5 yr old mare from a horse rescue. she was supposedly from a pmu in Canada. not sure if she was a foal or what. after we had her a few days I assessed what she knew. after working with her for about 20 min I was able to get her to lift her feet. very personable. and

Re: [IceHorses] Track Questions

2007-11-06 Thread Pam Hansen
>>>the hills are just a pile of compost<< So I could pile my manure into hills and should I add gravel to them or what? I would want them away from the dry lot due to worms, bugs etc. So then they get big enough and the horses have to climb over them to get lets say out to pasture. I do see them

[IceHorses] Track Questions

2007-11-06 Thread Debbie K.
Janis, Visualize a track that kids run on with a Football field in the middle... that is what I did to all of my pastures that I use to use to rotate from my drylots... I use to just keep my horses in the dry lot, 24/7 basically... yes, they went out for a few hours everyday, but what kind of a li

Re: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
At some point, I will get you a video of Tosca (3/4 Icelandic) trotting. That little girl has a big floaty trot at liberty. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/11/2007, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, that's Hlynur in the pictures; he grows a lot of > heel (if you remember his condition when we got him). I sure remember Hlynur. I still have his pics somewhere as examples of how a foot should NOT look. Man...I see feet like that and I

RE: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Judy Ryder
> >>> Kria has a tiny trot with very little > suspensionthat's another thing to add to my > 'need to get a video of' list. > > Really? Saga has a "real" trot, not a jog, although > she mostly saddle racks or foxtrots. I would love to see videos of more Icelandic trots! Yes, that's Hlynur i

RE: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Kria has a tiny trot with very little suspensionthat's another thing to >>> add to my 'need to get a video of' list. Really? Saga has a "real" trot, not a jog, although she mostly saddle racks or foxtrots. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. C

Re: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/11/2007, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But, I really don't see that many Icelandic's moving with that tiny bit of > suspension like the horse in the video. Kria has a tiny trot with very little suspensionthat's another thing to add to my 'need to get a video of' list. Wanda

[IceHorses] An Icelandic Horse Community Project

2007-11-06 Thread Judy Ryder
Here's a good Icelandic Horse Community project: Send Holiday cards to: A Recovering American Soldier c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center 6900 Georgia Avenue,NW Washington, D.C. 20307-5001 _ Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

RE: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Karen Thomas
Here are some pictures and a video of the jog, a trot without suspension. http://iceryder.net/jog.html But, I really don't see that many Icelandic's moving with that tiny bit of suspension like the horse in the video. Is that Hlynur in the still pics? Probably not coincidentally, one horse

Re: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Janice McDonald
could it be, what do they call it, "coonfooted"?? or is it club foot. Anyway it looks like a donkey foot! Janice -- yipie tie yie yo

Re: [IceHorses] A Horse With A Question

2007-11-06 Thread Janice McDonald
I went with a friend to look at a horse for sale that had a mark similar to this, and they swore it had just started turning into a number three right after Dale Earnhardt died. I thought I had heard all the sales con jobs before that... Janice -- yipie tie yie yo

RE: [IceHorses] A Horse With A Question

2007-11-06 Thread Cherie Mascis
Cute and unique! Cherie

Re: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Wanda, I agree. The spotted horse's front feet are almost like club feet. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/11/2007, Judy Ryder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here are some pictures and a video of the jog, a trot > without suspension. > http://iceryder.net/jog.html I don't like the look of that horse's feet. Those heels are HIGH. Wanda

[IceHorses] Jog / Trot Without Suspension

2007-11-06 Thread Judy Ryder
Here are some pictures and a video of the jog, a trot without suspension. http://iceryder.net/jog.html Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Blizzard pics

2007-11-06 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Nov 6, 2007 2:13 PM, Wanda Lauscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If horses are healthy and well-fed...they are fairly content.. > The horses look happy! V

Re: [IceHorses] A Horse With A Question

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Wow! Any idea if he has an apppropriate name? Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Blinders, the Movie

2007-11-06 Thread Pam Hansen
>>>Me, too.<< Me too! I like the funny ones. Not the sad ones.

Re: [IceHorses] Blizzard pics

2007-11-06 Thread Pam Hansen
Yes, it will be coming to NW Wisconsin. YUCK! I hate winter.

[IceHorses] Sensation Saddle for sale

2007-11-06 Thread saddlehelp
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Re: [IceHorses] Blizzard pics

2007-11-06 Thread Lorraine
> In response to Nancy's question about blanketing. > The attached pics > were taken during a blizzard this past January. The > horses were just > in for an afternoon snack. They had previously Oh how pretty. I miss the snow Lorraine __ Do

[IceHorses] Question to The Horse magazine

2007-11-06 Thread Karen Thomas
I'm not sure why this struck me so funny - maybe the last line of the postscript, where the owner responded to the vet's answer. If you don't subscribe to The Horse, you may be asked to sign up and login - but it's free. http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=10693 Karen Karen Thomas Wingat

Re: [IceHorses] foaling in pasture with a gelding

2007-11-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/11/2007, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The old "leave 'em alone to foal" idea is simply barbaric. I know that isn't advice I would take seriously. The vets we use are really knowledgeable about what can happen.

Re: [IceHorses] Blizzard pics

2007-11-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/11/2007, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh my! I've been telling my husband I want to move up there. Probably > shouldn't have shown him these pictures. > > Nancy Oh, don't let a little blizzard scare you. That's the first one I've seen since I was 10 years old...and that was 2

RE: [IceHorses] foaling in pasture with a gelding

2007-11-06 Thread Karen Thomas
And we also do not watch them...we try to let them be...it can be hardbut we found that the more we watch for a baby, the longer it takes. Skye That is not necessarily true. It all depends on your relationship with your mare. I hate to have a mare suffer giving birth when I can

Re: [IceHorses] Blizzard pics

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Oh my! I've been telling my husband I want to move up there. Probably shouldn't have shown him these pictures. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] foaling in pasture with a gelding

2007-11-06 Thread Anneliese Virro
afterwards they usually stay on the edge of the herd a little > bit at least for a few days > > And we also do not watch them...we try to let them be...it can be > hardbut we found that the more we watch for a baby, the longer it > takes. > > Skye Hello Skye: That is not necessar

Re: [IceHorses] coat shine supplement

2007-11-06 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/1/07 10:18 AM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i am giv ing pinches of it now to Tivar to help his dry skin. I dont > want to make him gain weight tho! it has some kind of soluble fat > with all the omegas. It is turning out to be the best thing I have > ever used for weig

[IceHorses] Today's quotes

2007-11-06 Thread Laree Shulman
"Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly: and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story." - from Desiderata

Re: [IceHorses] Bridle path ooops

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
We went out yesterday morning and she stayed home to ride Tosca, but she was not at the barn when we came back in, so I didn't have a chance to talk with her. I always visit with Tosca when I go up to feed Hunter in the evening and she was a little damp on her legs and belly, but that might have b

Re: [IceHorses] Bridle path ooops

2007-11-06 Thread susan cooper
--- Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I suppose the ability to be body clipped at some future date is a lot more important in Tosca's future than the temporary Arab hair style, but she looks a little silly.<< OOOPS! Oh well, it will grow back. Speaking of body clipping, I have decided

Re: [IceHorses] Blinders, the Movie

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Me, too. Life has enough tragedies and sadness in it without inviting "stuff" in by way of videos, news reports, movies and sad books. Nancy

RE: [IceHorses] Blinders, the Movie

2007-11-06 Thread Lorraine
> > >> I'm with you Lorraine, I didn't watch it either. > We've got enough in the Icelandic horse world to > worry about. > Thank you. I don't watch sad or depressing videos. I am too sensitive Lorraine __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yaho

[IceHorses] Bridle path ooops

2007-11-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
I asked the trainer-friend , who raises and rides Arabian endurance horses, and who is working with Tosca , if she would cover all the basics of good horse behavior, including clipping and going into the wash rack. That was Tosca's first lesson. Our sturday hairy little pony now has about a five

RE: [IceHorses] Blinders, the Movie

2007-11-06 Thread Karen Thomas
Now, Why would I want to watch this trailer if it is sad? >> I'm with you Lorraine, I didn't watch it either. We've got enough in the >> Icelandic horse world to worry about. I'm all for anyone following their heart, speaking up for whatever of life's injustices they feel obligated to fi

Re: [IceHorses] Blinders, the Movie

2007-11-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 05/11/2007, Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Now, Why would I want to watch this trailer if it is > sad? I'm with you Lorraine, I didn't watch it either. We've got enough in the Icelandic horse world to worry about. Wanda