Re: [IceHorses] OT-Parrots

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Seriously, if you know you will be away for more than 7-14 days at a time, > several weeks a year - well, that might mean that a parrot isn't the best > pet for you. Unless you want to buy an RV, so they can always be with you > in a climate-controlled environment! (Seriously, Cary thinks we'

Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
> Great minds think alike ;-) . I first discovered her when we lived in the UK > and the local library had "Beauty" on the shelf. I was hooked and have read > everything she wrote since. Thanks for the heads up on this one guys - I love to learn about new authoprs I haven't read before. I pu

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting In NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
> Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses That should be horses :-)))-- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to the horse, his human companion, and what goes on between them." - William F

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting In NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
We followed > along in the Tally-Ho wagon. It was all "veddy civilized" with a > stirrup cup of port before starting and champagne afterwards! Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses on the hunt as a HIlltopper. I can only imagine the comments as that can be a very snooty

Re: [IceHorses] my new babies

2007-11-19 Thread Nancy Sturm
Ohmigosh! What are they? Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Bolting

2007-11-19 Thread Nancy Sturm
Because we are raising our second or third household of kids, I have one last daughter to coach in the selection of husbands. She's only 14 and has severe cerebral palsy, so I don't think she's leaving the nest any time soon. My advice, "Don't choose them for their bodies. When they turn 65, the

Re: [IceHorses] trivia question

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/16/07 7:55 AM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > who is the horse God in Greek mythology? > Janice Pegasus or Pegasos, the winged horse, son of the see god Poseidon. (google that, there are various versons of the story). -- Anneliese Virro UNICORN VALLEY ICELANDICS 1800 C

Re: [IceHorses] Tivar does hornets

2007-11-19 Thread Nancy Sturm
Wow, Janice, are all the horses okay? We did an endurance ride last summer that is famous for its bees. A couple of the thinner-skinned Arabs had pretty good reactions to the venom. There were a couple of riders who pulled and our daughter's mare had to be checked by a vet a couple of days later

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Boots

2007-11-19 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 19/11/2007, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wow! I wonder how they'd be to walk in. I always ride in half chaps. > Those would eliminate the chaps. That's what I was thinking. Wanda

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Boots

2007-11-19 Thread Nancy Sturm
Wow! I wonder how they'd be to walk in. I always ride in half chaps. Those would eliminate the chaps. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] my new babies

2007-11-19 Thread Mic Rushen
Aw, too cute! I just bought a cheap incubator on ebay so we may get a few of these too. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMeulenkamp Sweet Itch Rugs: www.solva-icelandi

Re: [IceHorses] Collecting the Head?!?!

2007-11-19 Thread Mic Rushen
I would think whoever translated this had no horse knowledge - or the person who wrote it didn't speak particularly good English! ; ) Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen --- Solva Icelandic Horses and DeMe

Re: [IceHorses] Reading? Virginia?

2007-11-19 Thread Mic Rushen
>I've just finished "Water for Elephants". Couldn't put it down...highly >recommend! > Well, I've just ordered it from Amazon so will look forward to reading it. What's your favourite Tepper? Mine is probably The Family Tree, though it's hard to decide. My first one was The Gate to Women's Cou

Re: [IceHorses] Fjord an Icelandic??

2007-11-19 Thread Mic Rushen
On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:54:14 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >They have been connected thru mitochondrial DNA, so >Fjord may be an ancestor of the Icelandic. Interesting! Can you point me at the relevant study please? I thought studies in the past (especially by Marit Jonsson) had proved there was no con

Re: [IceHorses] trivia question

2007-11-19 Thread Mic Rushen
>hmm. that sounds right... but i heard it was Neptune.! Are neptune >and poseidon the same dude?? Just surprised me it was a seashore god >and a horse is a land animal but cool anyway! Poseidon is a Greek god, Neptune a Roman one. Like Poseidon, Neptune was also worshipped by the Romans a

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