On 18/01/2008, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
completely mad here. Our fields are all mud baths (and we're at the
top of the hill), everyone down in Solva village has been issued with
sand bags for when (not if) the river floods, and the fire service are
on permanent alert for pumping
On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:49:08 -0600, you wrote:
But we have deep deep sand,
I've always heard that deep sand is one of the worst surfaces as it's
so very easy to strain a tendon, or even break a leg. : (
I envy you folks with nice trails to ride on in the winter. Here, the
trails are sooo
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:45:18 -0600, you wrote:
Oh dear...that doesn't sound good. I can stand the cold and snow, but
constant rain would make me fling myself off a cliff...
Yeah, I'm getting to that stage. And there are a LOT of cliffs round
here
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
On 18/01/2008, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yeah, I'm getting to that stage. And there are a LOT of cliffs round
here
Oh...I shouldn't have mentioned cliffs...now you'll be veering off the
road when you head into town...
Try to focus on thoughts of spring and how nice it will be
I worked once with a girl who was drop dead gorgrous. She was about 5 ft 2
in, had these huge breasts and long thick blond hair. I went to lunch with
her once. Every head in the room turned. And - trust me - it wasn't me
they were looking at.
She hated her appearance. She said she felt
mic lives out on the wild moor like in the emily dickonson
novels, like in hounds of the baskervilles.
I vision of a photo Mic posted one time haunts me. It was this absolutely
stunning shot of Icelandics along a cliff overlooking the ocean. Other than
seasonal mud, it looked like an
Here's the easy entry cart I like. They're sold about 20 miles from here.
http://www.horsecart.com/
Nancy
Mic,
I know you've been thinking of shovelling water ditches around your pastures
like they do in Iceland- 6' deep...oh no, that sounds like something else. If
only you could market the mud...put it in little bottles and sell it as pure
English countryside mineral scrub?
Ashley
On 18/01/2008, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just for you, Nancy (and to remind myself that the sun does shine
sometimes)
Ooo...lets all send in summer pics to remind ourselves of the weather
that's just around the corner...
Wanda
Nancy, who has come to like a little pot-bellied
bald man
I really believe it is what is inside that counts. My
animals love my body and soul no matter what. And
husband. i think I got over it. Thanks
Lorraine
Here's the easy entry cart I like. They're sold about 20 miles from
here. http://www.horsecart.com/
I've seen that website. They look reasonably priced. Is the quality good?
It says that they will ship to a business address for $99.
Karen Thomas
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mic lives out on the wild moor like in the emily dickonson novels
Emily Dickinson...novel...? Or maybe Emily Bronte? :)
Karen Thomas
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Hi Judy,
The link for the freework article doesn't work.
Whatever happened to Tigull?
Robyn
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
OK, both files are now located at this page and I also linked some of the
other files. This will be a good page to bookmark:
http://iceryder.net/robynfiles.html
There are several files and articles that Robyn has generously shared with
us.
Thanks Judy, good articles for a cold snowy
well, we dont have ice to ride on. But we have deep deep sand, which I
have never heard it will hurt a horse's legs but it will dang sure make a
horse FALL DOWN at speed so I tend to avoid it of possible.
Would you like for me to find you the references that say that deep sand has
serious
On 18/01/2008, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Which saddle are you demo-ing Wanda? My demo should arrive at the first
part of the week.
The Western Sensation. Actually it's for my husband so it will be
more him trying it than me.
Wanda
So...while all of you are moaning about mud and rain
Actually, I'm not really moaning about our weather...I'm feeling bad for you
eskimos... :)
Karen Thomas, NC
The link for the freework article doesn't work.
Sorry! I fixed it.
Whatever happened to Tigull?
Tigull... the brown horse from Alfasaga?
As far as I know, he still lives in my town, but haven't heard from the
owner.
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
I know you've been thinking of shovelling water ditches around your pastures
like they do in Iceland- 6' deep..
Actually, we already have those! (but they're fenced off, not part of
the field like in Iceland, ready to drown any unwanted horses in)
.oh no, that sounds like something else.
In a message dated 1/18/2008 7:38:58 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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You are too funny, here we say we are going to have an oleander tea party.
Although we do have cliffs. We just head that we are going to have snow down to
the 2000 feet level.
Wow! Gorgeous.
Nancy
A lot of people would probably say I am so fat I don't
look good enough on a horse to ride. all I gotta say is LIFE IS SHORT
Janice
Janice, you are about the wisest woman I know.
Nancy, who has come to like a little pot-bellied bald man
Hi Laree
There is something so lovely about the pristine look of snow, before it
turns to mud. Living in a place that is not as cold as much of Canada (I
heard that Regina is going to have a wind chill of -41 today - what are you
dealing with Wanda) and we get rain and snow in the winter, I
However, I'm stuck inside the house with a -40
windchilland a brand new sensation saddle to demo.. Sigh..
Wanda always manages to take the wind out of my weather complaints. I will
go out this morning and promise not to complain about one more frozen
morning. The one thing I have
Does the company have a website address?
Here's the website for Road ID. http://www.roadid.com/Common/default.aspx
I also ordered bracelets for Bruce, who hunts by himself, and Ronnie, who
has a severe allergy to latex.
Nancy
Hi Karen,
Great photos, I didn't realize you lived so close to the beach.
Robyn
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
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On Jan 16, 2008 4:24 PM, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just got the Flip video camera and took a couple of videos, the one of
Charm running up to the gate, which came out pretty good:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G_n9ziF4gGs
That is TOO cute!!
V
On Jan 18, 2008 1:42 PM, Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here are some more, Mandy doing some TTouch on his rear as he stands and
then a bit of walking.
What is wrapped around his rear, and why?
Thanks,
V
On Jan 18, 2008 3:02 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
or his gait locking in.
Do gaits 'lock in'? How do they do that?
V
One of my horses has a bite mark on his hip with exposed skin. I have
been putting the Icelandic lotion on it (oils and herbs) that you can
buy from Susan at SaddleUp Tack as worried about the skin being exposed
to the freezing temps. Then started thinking about whether the lotion
would
On Jan 18, 2008 7:41 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here is a good pic of teev, i like his
shape in this pic.
He's gorgeous!
V
On Jan 18, 2008 6:13 PM, Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 18, 2008 3:02 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
or his gait locking in.
Do gaits 'lock in'? How do they do that?
V
thats a good question Virginia and I don't really know the answer
except I hear people say
On Jan 18, 2008, at 11:12 AM, djakni1 wrote:
Here is a link to a fun auction, a fundraiser for a local horse
rescue. Item 6 is a Peruvian Paso bit. I have never seen a bit like
it before.
That is not a Peruvian Paso bit (these are Peruvian bits:
GraveDigger, a speed racking horse:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DytqyLjJd0A
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
On Jan 18, 2008 6:34 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Look at that head! have you ever seen anyting so handsome!
He's very handsome!!
V
I bought my husband a cool fridge magnet. It has a pic of John Wayne
and says Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway and
has quotation marks so he must have said it. I just know I have been
scared to death many many times and saddled up anyway :) But i wear a
helmet.
janice
--
karen do you have a pic of Jas at his skinniest? I dont think i do it
was too scarey. I only have that earlier one after about 40 pounds
and then now after 115 pounds. Now he is gonna chafe his thighs when
he walks! tee h
Janice--
yipie tie yie yo
On Jan 18, 2008 4:19 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
here he is in October at 915. then second pic today
Janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
nevermind, that first pic was after 2 months of pouring on the feed
haha. So it doesnt look that dramatic, but he was way skinnier at
9151
oh my gosh what a gorgeous GORGEOUS horse!! I love love LOVE the stocky build.
janice--
Can't see the pics as I receive the digest version but I've met Bragur in
person. He's an absolute delight and gorgeous to boot!
Trish
On Jan 18, 2008 8:40 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Jan 18, 2008 6:13 PM, Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One thing, I believe a horse isnt gonna gait the way he really is
gonna gait unless he is physcially conditioned and not a hay belly
pasture potato.
janice--
my jas looks exactly like a narragansett pacer in all those old
walking horse photos (they helped found the breed) and he is pacey.
Look at that head! have you ever seen anyting so handsome!
Janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
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Charm is too cute.
Lorraine
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On Jan 18, 2008 5:10 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jaspar weighs 1049!! Up from 915 in october! oh my gosh, he's not
gonna be sick and die! I am so happy!
Janice,
He looks so much better. I am happy for both of you!
--
Anna
Southern Ohio
The owner of the site insists that a Peruvian Paso must have a bit like
this to know what headset to use to gait properly. I have discussed
this with him before and I didn't change his mind about bits.
I think that is incorrect, altho some people believe it to be so.
But the gait is not in
We got our first foster placement on Friday, a three
year old girl. Do you have any words of
wisdom for a first time mom?
Hi Kristin, and congrats!
Do you have any idea how long she will be with you?
I would say the first thing to remember is that the children are not blank
slates; they
On Jan 17, 2008 8:08 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The field trial where she foundered had a long hard
clay road going in and out the field and they said she was as big as a
barn pregnant and when the man who owned her gaited her down the road
he made no attempt to slow her and
my stonewall wont slow down on gravel or rough terrain and now and
then my farrier will show me a red spot in his foot where he's had an
injury and i didnt know.
Janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
stable for the horses. It was glorious...but the vacant building lots are
almost gone, and the only place we could unload the horses to ride on the
beach was at two adjacent building lots. I suspect that might have been my
first and last ride on that particular beach.
our barn goes to
Hi Sylvia
Robyn, what is tied on his rear and why? looks like something I need to
try.
It is an elastic bandage (4) that we call a Promise wrap (it is the
'promise' of engagement). It is like using the back part of the bodywrap
and gives horses a better propreoceptive sense - where they are in
this saddle had an adjustment where I can unscrew the girth and place
it more forward or more back. Problem is it fits Jas fine and to
change it horse to horse it requires a little hassle and a
screwdriver.
Janice
yipie tie yie yo
On 18/01/2008, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Do you have cliffs on your tundra that you can fling yourself off? I'd sure
be looking for one if I had your long winters with limited daylight!
Ah...but one of the advantages is that the pressure is off to do much
of anything when it's cold
On Jan 17, 2008 1:25 PM, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How refreshing - kind - humane - generous.
Nancy
And I would add courageous to this list!
Ferne Fedeli
This morning I noticed Tivar's flanks are very hollow. People always
say that is a sign of dehydration? But he had plenty of water, he
seems happy and healthy. is it just his hair getting longer and over
the flanks it sorta cowlicks and doesnt stand up like it does
everywhere else? Nasi doesnt
Great pictures, Robyn - all of them!
Karen Thomas, NC
I finally got in to update my website, and have put a page of photos
of Icelandics gaiting without riders:
http://www.solva-icelandics.co.uk/natural_gaits.htm
Enjoy!
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
Hi Karen,
Hard surfaces are very risky, but so are very soft surfaces - different
stresses but both risky.
One of the problems with deep sand is that the foot never gets to land level
so there is always stress on the tendons and ligaments. If you have ever
had to run in deep sand you will know
Oh dear...that doesn't sound good. I can stand the cold and snow, but
constant rain would make me fling myself off a cliff...
We had about an inch or two of snow night before last, but I had to leave
home yesterday morning before daylight, so no pictures. It melted while I
was at work.
well you guys, you need to get over it. as a person who grew up on
the gulf of mexico in a tourist designation area, i have to tell you,
there aint NOTHING you got that is as ugly as a 98 year old yankee
woman half bald floundering around in the shallows with her bikini
washing half off her
From The Horse, so you'll need to login (free) to view:
http://thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=1830kw=winter%20riding
Karen Thomas, NC
On 18/01/2008, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Roll on summer! (then we can all complain how hot it is! LOL)
Yes, I can't ride when it's super hot either. About my most favorite
time is February to June and then again in the fall. The hot summer
evenings are for sitting on decks watching
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:53:44 -0600, you wrote:
Try to focus on thoughts of spring and how nice it will be eventually.
I've been noticing that our days are getting noticeably longer in the
evenings.
Yes, that's true. It actually cleared yesterday evening, and it didn't
get dark until 5.15 or
or his gait locking in.
Do gaits 'lock in'? How do they do that?
It's a process of:
[] Finding the horse's natural gait.
[] Conditioning the horse (physically) to that gait.
[] Establishing a mutual understanding between horse and rider as to the cue
for that gait (hopefully it's an
On Jan 18, 2008 11:53 AM, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's about 3 miles from home.
Mic
That is so beautiful!
V
NB Canada
Hi Sylvia
Oh, there is that horse I just love, have Sheri and her daughter gotten
in touch with you about the colt? Safari said she had and was dealing with
you on him?
I haven't heard anything from them.
Robyn
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 01:38:19PM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote:
my stonewall wont slow down on gravel or rough terrain and now and
then my farrier will show me a red spot in his foot where he's had an
injury and i didnt know.
ouch!
do you think he was born without the sense to slow down on
On Jan 9, 2008, at 9:05 PM, Karen Thomas wrote:
Liz will be doing a clinic in So California this weekend. Info:
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Liz is really great. If you are in the area, you should try to go,
at least
to audit.
Quick aside: (I am way behind reading list mail)
Liz will also be
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Robyn, what is tied on his rear and why? looks like something I need to try.
Sylvia
**Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.
Here is a link to a fun auction, a fundraiser for a local horse
rescue. Item 6 is a Peruvian Paso bit. I have never seen a bit like
it before.
The owner of the site insists that a Peruvian Paso must have a bit like
this to know what headset to use to gait properly. I have discussed
this
stjarni doesn't like mud or non-packed sand, and we go slowly through
both. i *do* make him go through the occasional puddle without breaking
gait (whether tolt, trot, or canter) if the ground is otherwise okay --
sometimes he jumps the puddle, sometimes not.
packed sand and fresh snow are his
Since Karen wasn't here to take the pics - here are some pics from NC
on Thurs. We are an hour north of Karen and got an inch or two more than
she did. Of course, today it's almost gone
Wow, gorgeous, Laree!
Karen Thomas
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I'm looking for a particular type of used Sensation English Trail
model. Either a Dana made pre 2005 cordura flap / custom all leather
English Trail model OR a Skito made cordura flap English Trail in
good shape.
Please contact me OFF LIST or call (805)688-2503 CALIF TIME.
Kaaren Jordan
once you get into groomed glassy surfaces, it can be any time of
year -- i'm hoping to take beginning ice skating lessons next summer at the
mit rink!
Whoa SKATING is NOT the same thing at all as running on ice with ice
nails/caulks. In fact, it's virtually 100% opposite. Skates have
Hi Janice,
do teevs flanks look sunken in??
What does Tivar weigh? Has he gained or lost weight since you got him?
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
Oh, to see shiny coats again. Nice photos.
Robyn
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
my horses have an aversion to deep sand because it doubles or
quadruples the work involved in going. On the trail they will seek
out the harder footing. One place we ride had a stretch of deep sand
and mine always want to move to the grassy part on the edge or in the
middle. When I am gaiting
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 05:32:29AM -0500, Karen Thomas wrote:
once you get into groomed glassy surfaces, it can be any time of
year -- i'm hoping to take beginning ice skating lessons next summer at the
mit rink!
Whoa SKATING is NOT the same thing at all as running on ice with ice
On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 07:53:44AM -0600, Wanda Lauscher wrote:
Try to focus on thoughts of spring and how nice it will be eventually.
I've been noticing that our days are getting noticeably longer in the
evenings. It's nice. However, I'm stuck inside the house with a -40
windchilland
Bragur is going so well - cute over the jump. Is Barbara pleased?
Nancy
It's so very pretty there.
Nancy
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
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Hi Nancy
Barbara is very happy, the next step will probably be to drive him. He has
been very tractable to anything asked of him.
Robyn
Icelandic Horse Farm
Robyn Hood Phil Pretty
Vernon BC Canada
www.icefarm.com
Hi Janice
He has long long legs like Stali had. Him and
Dagur and Teev look so alike. Here is a good pic of teev, i like his
shape in this pic.
Ljori does look like the picture of Tivar (he looks good). Ljori is much
taller, still kind of gangly and a bit narrow although I think he will fill
On 18/01/2008, Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wanda this is a son of Visna - Lettir. We have found
that no matter whether the father was Lettir or Segull her foals were much
more nervous on the ground than under saddle - have you found that with
Dagur?
Dagur is to the point where he's
Well, I have a beautiful old oak meadowbrook cart and black leather
harness for sale. Two problems: they're in Oregon and they
probably are best suited to a 14.1 to 15.1 horse.
Oh, if I were closer, I'd be right over to check it out. :)
I have a leather Arab sized harness, and a
This is basically about arena footing, but a lot of the common sense basics
should apply to all riding, including riding on the trail. Again, you'll
have to login in www.thehorse.com to see the article, but the subscription
is free.
mic lives out on the wild moor like in the emily dickonson
novels, like in hounds of the baskervilles. I feel like sometimes I
ride out on the wild moor. i havent one clue what a wild moor is, but
in the novels I picture it looking like the sawgrass sandhill country
I ride in a lot. I will
Oh man! Love the silvery ones at then end.
Nancy
I have a friend who has one of these carts, but I never took a really close
look.
I'm sure I don't really need to remind any of the people on this list, but
just in case, driving requires careful preparation and the potential for
injury to you and your pony is probably greater than in riding.
Hi Karen, Great photos, I didn't realize you lived so close to the
beach.
We're about 2.5 hours to the closest beach. Those pics were taken near
Charleston, SC (at Seabrook Island Beach), which is about 3.5-4 hours from
us. We rented a house at the resort, and were able to rent a pasture at
On Jan 18, 2008 9:50 AM, Robyn Hood [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Nancy
Barbara is very happy, the next step will probably be to drive him. He has
been very tractable to anything asked of him.
He is quite a handsome fellow too!
Ferne
In a message dated 1/18/2008 9:28:15 AM Pacific Standard Time,
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Oh, there is that horse I just love, have Sheri and her daughter gotten in
touch with you about the colt? Safari said she had and was dealing with you on
him? I offered to go in
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:14:50 -0600, you wrote:
So...while all of you are moaning about mud and rain, I'm in my cozy
house, drinking hot chocolate, petting my little dog and chatting with
my hubby about what we'll do when spring rolls around.
Yeah - but I bet it's fun when it's time to feed the
oh my gosh what a gorgeous GORGEOUS horse!! I love love LOVE the stocky build.
janice--
yipie tie yie yo
Here's a gal in the UK, from the ClickRyder list, playing with Ofeig and the
ball:
http://iceryder.net/videocharmball.html
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
Mic...nice job on your site.
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
On Jan 18, 2008 8:15 PM, Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What is wrapped around his rear, and why?
Thanks,
V
Oops!! I should've kept reading the thread for the answer. Do you
use it on older horses too?
V
of Icelandics gaiting without riders:
http://www.solva-icelandics.co.uk/natural_gaits.htm
Good job, Mic!
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
http://youtube.com/watch?v=G_n9ziF4gGs
That is TOO cute!!
She will always come running! I will try to get some more videos this
weekend and practice using the Flip camera and it's software.
(Now... if we can only get Mic to get one!)
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
Is the goal to have a horse with gaits locked in? V
I guess that depends on the rider...and hopefully the person's gait
goals depend on the horse and his/her gaits. I think what most people
DON'T want is a horse that is continually shifting from gait to
gait...at least not long term.
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