Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Feb 6, 2008, at 6:33 PM, Janice McDonald wrote: >> >> Yes. CTR horses might be listed somewhere else. I don't know >> anything >> about CTR. >> >> Numbers also include horses (like our Twist) who have been entered >> under >> more than one name and who have only completed one or two or even

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Feb 6, 2008, at 6:30 PM, Karen Thomas wrote: > . > > > Thanks, Lynn. That's also good, specific information to have. > > Paso llano is very similar to running walk, right, but without the > headnod... No head nod, and 4 beat timing in both lift and set down: (a) Paso llano: Equally spaced

[IceHorses] Wild Pony & Young Girl

2008-02-06 Thread Raven
Can you believe some parents actually put their kids on wild ponies?? At least the little girl was wearing a helmet. http://tinyurl.com/2o28bs 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/

Re: [IceHorses] And They Call Us Horse Lovers

2008-02-06 Thread Kathleen Douglas
Thank-you, again, Dr Miller for being the "voice" of the horse. Kat

[IceHorses] Hot Branding Video

2008-02-06 Thread Raven
Who said hot branding doesn't hurt a horse? Ouch! http://tinyurl.com/35ykth 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 p

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
> It looks like she was 59th out of 80 once and 69th out of 95 the other. > But, she finished both times. She did and there were horses in each competition that didn't - you can see their names and the reason at the end of the list of finishers. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
> > She's Isak's mom. (I am NOT implying that Isak is an "endurance prospect" > though!) You remember the picture you said you liked of Melnir standing > with the pinto mare, caught in a tender moment? She's the pinto mare in > that picture... and Isak was the gleam in Melnir's eye. I'll have

Re: [IceHorses] John / Fox Trot

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> I think we are at a great period of time, a break-through period, where we can now acknowledge, without naysayers, that the breed DOES fox trot! And that foxtrot ain't a broken tolt and don't need fixin! : ) If someone wants to compete in the Icelandic show ring and needs a tolt, then sell

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
When you have her record up, then click on the name of the ride and then on the 25 mile division. She was nowhere near last and had pretty respectable times. It looks like she was 59th out of 80 once and 69th out of 95 the other. But, she finished both times. Karen Thomas,

[IceHorses] 3 companies indicted over tainted pet food

2008-02-06 Thread Raven
One year later3 companies indicted over tainted pet food http://tinyurl.com/yov8oj 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 animal

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>>So she was a California horse? Yes, she was born at Elisabeth's Saga California, and lived in California until I bought her in early 2005. Her owner's husband was ill, so Judy kept her for a brief period. Judy submitted pics of her showing several gaits, so I inquired about her. She's Is

[IceHorses] Re: american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Kaaren Jordan
I believe Elizabeth Haug & Neils West are cousins ...and when I hung out at Viking Saga in the late 90's, she did loan Neils a really lovely little stallion Randver for about 6 months. Kaaren

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
When you have her record up, then click on the name of the ride and then on the 25 mile division. She was nowhere near last and had pretty respectable times. She had to be moving right along at least part of the time. The first place horse came in with a time so fast on the Norco ride that I

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Individual/HorseHistory.asp Thanks, Nancy. I found her, so I guess we can reduce the number of Icelandics from 16 to 15 since she's through with competing. It says that she completed two 25 mile LD rides in 2002, but doesn't mention a 50. For some reason,

Re: [IceHorses] John / Fox Trot

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
I think a lot of Icelandic Horses fox trot as their intermediate gait. I think we have to do-away with the "four gaited" / "five gaited" labels. They just are not right. I agree, but would also add that maybe we shouldn't be ashamed to say the horses are "gait-challenged", or "

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
So she was a California horse? Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] And They Call Us Horse Lovers

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Well said, Dr. Miller. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] icelandic traditional hands off policy

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
> The friendliest one (belongs to a friend) comes from a mare who is one > of those "chase into a stall" jobs. Even after a couple of years here, > with daily visits/bread/whatever from me, she's still not at all > reliable to catch, and when she's got a new baby foal, forget it. > > Wish we could

Re: [IceHorses] John / Fox Trot

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
>> I think we have to do-away with the "four gaited" / "five gaited" labels. > They just are not right. > > Or maybe acknowledge that foxtrot and the running walk are naturally > occuring gaits within the Icelandic breed, as well as the racking gaits > (tolt). I think we are at a great period of

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
>I couldn't find her. This is the link. You enter the horse's name or even > part of the horse's name. > http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Individual/HorseHistory.asp Yup, she's there... not sure why, but she's TR Flekka, owner Jennifer Billings. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

[IceHorses] And They Call Us Horse Lovers

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
And They Call Us Horse Lovers By Robert M. Miller, DVM The Nation was shocked when Barbaro broke down shortly after leaving the gate at the Preakness. I saw the repaired fractures in TIME magazine. What I think happened is that the sesamoid bone fractured, a common injury. As a result, the fetl

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Kristen Mikula
> > Let me ponder / dream on this appealing offer. > I'm only 120 miles or so > from Cadillac. (I'm in Allendale) > Bring the kids and the sitter! There are tons of munchkins in the ride camp. The little ones run around with the bigs ones - very cute. Last year I started conditioning in

Re: [IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> Renee, send pictures! I'm afraid they would look like dark figures behind a lot of static (snow)! And the minute I go out in the paddock, all activity stops as it's assumed food will be forth-coming. : ) -- Renee M. in Michigan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG F

Re: [IceHorses] John / Fox Trot

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> > I think we have to do-away with the "four gaited" / "five gaited" labels. They just are not right. Or maybe acknowledge that foxtrot and the running walk are naturally occuring gaits within the Icelandic breed, as well as the racking gaits (tolt). In fact, if one looks at the old pictures and

Re: [IceHorses] OT- The Duck & The Dog

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
That is so cute! Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
I couldn't find her. This is the link. You enter the horse's name or even part of the horse's name. http://www.doublejoy.com/erol/Individual/HorseHistory.asp If you know the owner or rider's name, you can try rider history. Sometimes a horse will be entered with a name other than its registe

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
> Here's another trait I'd think might be a necessity for a good CTR, LD or > endurance horse - if the horse will go out alone easily and comfortably. > I > think MOST horses prefer to ride out with other horses, but let's face it, > some are simply not comfortable alone. Nancy, would you put valu

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
> > Yes. CTR horses might be listed somewhere else. I don't know anything > about CTR. > > Numbers also include horses (like our Twist) who have been entered under > more than one name and who have only completed one or two or even no rides. > I suppose he may account for two of the Standardbreds

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
As someone who used to ride Peruvians in limited Distance AERC and Open Division NATRC (and plan to have a green horse ready to compete by next year), I did a good portion of each ride in the 6 mph flat walk that each had been trained to do, and then an easy paso llano (square 4

Re: [IceHorses] John / Fox Trot

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
I rode Tosca out with a couple of other horses Monday and they were both trotting. I have NO clue what Tosca was doing, not smooth as in the riding ring, but no diagonal you could post to. I love a good trotting horses. I would recognize a trot. I asked Bev to look at her to see if she was

[IceHorses] OT- The Duck & The Dog

2008-02-06 Thread Raven
This is a short...very cute video! http://tinyurl.com/2rp5jl 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 a

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Yes. Go to the AERC website and enter her name. Or give it to me and >>> I will. I can't find where to look. Would I need to be a member? Her name is Flekka from Saga California, although some of the Saga California horses are sometimes referred to in the form of SC Flekka, or Saga C

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Eitill could be readied much sooner than Soley I think, as he's younger >>> and, well, thinner, and he DID get some riding the last two years down >>> at Karen's. Hmmm. . . . When I was going through the list of Icelandic horses in my head today that might have some potential for CTR-and

Re: [IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
>The senior staff, Soley and Rocky, were standing inside, but Eitill and > little Mystic Gem the ponygirl were out running around the paddock, > kicking > up their heels, rearing, and chasing each other. Mystic has really > enjoyed > having a younger horse around to carouse with. Renee,

[IceHorses] John / Fox Trot

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
Am re-sending this note under a different subject heading, so that it doesn't get lost: > why other people with Icelandics talk about how rough their trots are > while > my horses were so smooth. It could be a jog, trot without suspension: http://iceryder.net/jog.html > me while mentoring pe

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
>> John, for what it's worth: Anne Elwell always used to tell people >> (myself included) that Elisabeth's horses lacked gait. Gosh I hope not. Aren't Elisabeth and Niels West cousins or something? I think they traded stallions back and forth. I'm joking. Our mares are both nicel

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
> > I wonder if there is anywhere you can look up the particular horses? Yes. Go to the AERC website and enter her name. Or give it to me and I will. > These numbers include "full" endurance (50+ miles) and LD horses? Yes. CTR horses might be listed somewhere else. I don't know anything a

Re: [IceHorses] Picking an Icelandic for endurance

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> If I were an Icelandic breeder and someone came to me and asked to buy >>> an Icelandic as an endurance prospect, I would probably suggest they go >>> shop for an Arab. If they could convince me they wanted an Icelandic >>> for all the wonderful qualities the breed exhibits and would stil

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
> John, for what it's worth: Anne Elwell always used to tell people > (myself included) that Elisabeth's horses lacked gait. I don't know > if she still tells folks that or not, but "way back when" that's what she apparently thought. Maybe that was her personal opinion of them

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Well, yes, it would be. But, I have never heard anyone say or write >>> anything to try to associate the "show type" gaits with endurance >>> riding. John, that was exactly what started this thread. Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
Here is the link for the list of horses with AERC numbers by breed: http://www.aerc.org/Membership_Breeds.asp Interesting. So, out of 25,000 total horses, my quick tally makes it look as if there might be about 400-600 gaited horses - all breeds - in that list? Maybe 1-1.5%? Don't

Re: [IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
On 2/6/08, Renee Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just wondering. . . > i would love to be :) Janice-- courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway--John Wayne

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
Maybe they've discovered, for a strongly gaited horse, it works to "mix things up" alternating gaiting with trotting and/or cantering depending on the terrain? I know I was the one who first used the term "strongly gaited" in this thread, but I think it's relevant to point out

Re: [IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> > I think it was 70 here today, so no blizzards for us. >Karen Thomas, NC Pft! (That was a raspberry blown in your general direction!) : ) --- Renee M. in Michigan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> There are many good endurance rides in lower MI, Renee, I know! I know -- I've heard the ones held near White Cloud (White River Rides) are good ones to attend. I have always been interested in just trying maybe a 15 miler just to see what it's all about. But I confess: I'm scared to dea

Re: [IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Wanda Lauscher
On 06/02/2008, Renee Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just wondering. . . > > I just went out to give the horses more hay. It's not really cold -- temp > is hovering around 30 degrees F., but it's snowing like the band and WINDY. No but I wish I wasmy most favorite day in the last 49 year

Re: [IceHorses] Picking an Icelandic for endurance

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Do you have a clue what particular traits makes the specific gaited horses successful? If I were an Icelandic breeder and someone came to me and asked to buy an Icelandic as an endurance prospect, I would probably suggest they go shop for an Arab. If they could convince me they wanted an Ic

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
>Sounds like you were presuming neither Skjoldur nor Remington are strongly gaited, even though you've never seen either of them. . .. From what Elisabeth Haug told me about the eight horses she competed in endurance, most of them like her palomino stallion Snaefaxi were strongly gaited as well.

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Hi Renee, Yes, LD means Limited Distance, which is usually 25 or 30 miles. It doesn't become endurance, according to AERC rules, until you ride 50 miles or more. For some of us, 30 miles does require some enduring, however. I usually refer to my horse as a distance horse rather than an enduran

[IceHorses] Robyn's Mom

2008-02-06 Thread pippa258
>>Here's the picture, with Valur: http://iceryder.net/robynmom.html What a wonderful picture. Sending prayers to you all during this time. Trish

Re: [IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Just wondering. . . I think it was 70 here today, so no blizzards for us. Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Feb 6, 2008, at 1:16 PM, Renee Martin wrote: > Stupid question from a non-competitor: > > When one sees "LD endurance" mentioned, does that refer to Limited > Distance > (as Nancy says she does) or Long Distance (as I had always assumed that > abbreviation meant). > > Also, Nancy, of those fol

[IceHorses] Re: Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread djakni1
I am working in the basement of this office building - no windows-I hope there isn't a blizzard. My MIL works for Grand Valley and emailed to say it was getting bad enought to wish for cancelled afternoon classes. Your kidlets will love to play in the snow tomorrow! -Kristen in MI

[IceHorses] Re: Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread djakni1
> When one sees "LD endurance" mentioned, does that refer to Limited Distance Yes, LD means Limited Distance which is an event 30 miles or less (I think). Endurance is technically 50 miles or more. > Also, Nancy, of those folks you mentioned who you know ride strongly gaited > horses in endu

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/6/2008 11:12:40 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <> Well, yes, it would be. But, I have never heard anyone say or write anything to try to associate the "show type" gaits with endurance riding. Quite the opposite from Icelandic horse breeders, s

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/6/2008 10:54:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <> OK, then I will answer again even though I think I have already answered in spades. But please read your doggone post again, because that isn't exactly the question you asked before, was it? You o

[IceHorses] AERC Breed Statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Here is the link for the list of horses with AERC numbers by breed: http://www.aerc.org/Membership_Breeds.asp There are 16 Icelandics with AERC numbers. By comparison, there are 14,006 Arabs. I have this truly petty thing I do - you can do it too. If someone tells me he/she has an endurance h

[IceHorses] parelli stuff

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
I am not a huge parelli groupie. I take what I need and leave the rest from all the gurus... But I am doing the seven games with all my horses, we are just barely along in it really, I have so many horses and so little time. But in the yoyo game, when you bend and look at the horses rear end and

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
However, there certainly are strongly gaited horses out there doing endurance, Including the challenging Tevis Cup ride. Bruce Weary, Sue Walz, Amber Applegate, Paul Latois (sp) and others all compete in endurance on strongly gaited horses of various breeds. Thanks for b

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Feb 6, 2008, at 10:59 AM, Nancy Sturm wrote: Does anyone compete in endurance doing most of their riding at gait? If so, what gaits? I've been keeping my fingers quiet because I ride Limited Endurance, not endurance and I ride a TWH, not am Icelandic - for now anyway. However, there

RE: [IceHorses] Re: Clicker Training Question

2008-02-06 Thread Cherie Mascis
>What your talking about is traditional methods. Clicker training does >not ignore attempts to learn..it rewards the try and offered >behaviours. Its all about positive re-enforcement. >Ask the children or watch a Tag Teach programme. Sue: Well said. I'm so glad you brought up Tag Teach, that i

[IceHorses] Anyone else shut in with a blizzard today?

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
Just wondering. . . I just went out to give the horses more hay. It's not really cold -- temp is hovering around 30 degrees F., but it's snowing like the band and WINDY. The senior staff, Soley and Rocky, were standing inside, but Eitill and little Mystic Gem the ponygirl were out running ar

[IceHorses] Endurance riding and Icelandics (was american gaited horse)

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
Stupid question from a non-competitor: When one sees "LD endurance" mentioned, does that refer to Limited Distance (as Nancy says she does) or Long Distance (as I had always assumed that abbreviation meant). Also, Nancy, of those folks you mentioned who you know ride strongly gaited horses in end

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> When I was in Iceland 5 years ago, I just realized: That was going on 7 years ago. . . Man, time flies. . . -- Renee M. in Michigan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.20/1261 - Release Date: 02/05/2008 8:57

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Yes, trotting is a working gait. It is the most athletic gait, and has >>> the most balance and stability for the horse (other than walking, when >>> there is speed involved). Tolt, being a gait of one foot / two foot >>> support is not suitable for stability, and is basically for >>> str

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
Does anyone compete in > endurance doing most of their riding at gait? If so, what gaits? I've been keeping my fingers quiet because I ride Limited Endurance, not endurance and I ride a TWH, not am Icelandic - for now anyway. However, there certainly are strongly gaited horses out there doing

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
Oh Karen, you just have a severe allergy to whoever happens to disagree with you. Nothing personal, I was just gently pointing out that you don't have the experience people who have been on this list much longer than you have to make your observation about no "strongly gai

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I have puzzled for many years about what Remington is doing on the trail. I've always thought he was trotting but wondered why other people with Icelandics talk about how rough their trots are while my horses were so smooth.< My Soley's

Re: [IceHorses] for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
ok, whats weird, theres two horses, both named Teiter, both from the same unusual name town in AZ. Both unregistered iceys. Both 1,000. The first posted 6 months before, says green broke, experienced rider needed. Then now, can't be ridden--- with a different owner name and phone number sou

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance Prospects

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/6/08 9:41:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > it kinda does describe him tho haha. What I was trying to say tho is > he would LOVE to do that. My gosh he loves to go and is tireless. He > would enjoy it so much. But with the go you gotta have the whoa... > All kidding aside,

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/6/08 9:38:57 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > < directly answer a question without being a wise guy. :) You know, I could > just as easily make some disparaging, braggart remark to you about me having > owned horses longer than you have...but I won't. Unlike many > Icelandic-o

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Feb 6, 2008 1:19 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >. It does seem to me now that some sort of cycling back and > forth through walk, foxtrot and trot is as good an explanation as any of what > he > is doing. > > John Parke Do you sit them all? V

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
> why other people with Icelandics talk about how rough their trots are > while > my horses were so smooth. It could be a jog, trot without suspension: http://iceryder.net/jog.html > me while mentoring people, they would say that Remington was tolting or > "shuffling" (especially when going

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
> years ago about Icelandics. It showed a clip with people tolting > together > down a driveway at Dan Slott's farm in New York. But when it showed > footage of > the sheep round up in the rocky hills in Iceland, the horses were all > trotting. Yes, trotting is a working gait. It is the

Re: [IceHorses] icelandic traditional hands off policy

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
> Just noticed too that no one has commented on this interesting study. We've had many discussions over the years about too much handling, incorrect handling, and no handling. The hands-off policy of traditional Icelandic Horse care is definitely not the best thing in the world. How did this

Re: [IceHorses] Re: o/t She followed me home...

2008-02-06 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Feb 6, 2008 1:33 PM, Janice McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > or you could do like me and clip them yourself and they will look like > dachau war refugees. > Janice > That's my plan! :D V

Re: [IceHorses] for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> This may be one of the nervous Icelandics that could possibly have been >>> salvaged by early handling. Absolutely...and even if he IS nervous, maybe he could still be brought around with a little time and patience. He's only six. Angie is 11 and I see a good bit of promise in her. Kare

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance Prospects

2008-02-06 Thread Raven
>> Stonewall would be a good candidate for an endurance horse, he is so hot hot and loves to go IMHO...a horse like that would not be a good candidate for endurance. Horse like that ...tend to not be able to rate themselves. You need a horse that will calm down into a "working groove" and also be

Re: [IceHorses] Re: o/t She followed me home...

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
> Yeah, I expect that -- I'd probably keep him in a puppy cut or > whatever looks most natural. or you could do like me and clip them yourself and they will look like dachau war refugees. Janice -- courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway--John Wayne

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance Prospects

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
On 2/6/08, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I realize full well that this does describe Stonewall at all, I think he's a > very nice horse indeed, but a lot of sellers think if he's too hot to be a > saddle horse, he'd be good in endurance. > > Nancy > it kinda does describe him tho

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/6/08 9:04:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Trot, as > it's been explained to me by the few endurance folks I've talked to, is the > gait of effeciency to cover the most ground. > Oh, also, Renee, what I forgot to add in my first reply to your post is something that every

[IceHorses] Re: Tent Exercise-- now Camping

2008-02-06 Thread blessiowner
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "djakni1" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Try to camp with someone who has horse camping experience the first > time you go. I called someone I didn't know well but who I knew did a > lot of horse camping. Now I have made some great friends. Thanks a lot for the

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread pyramid
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 11:57:58AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > preached over and over again, most Icelandic owners who have done any > significant trail riding could enter a novice class ctr and have a ball. fwiw, stjarni and i (and my student with the quarab) are hoping to try a novice-

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/6/08 9:04:23 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > That makes sense John, since the foxtrot is a much more efficient and > "easier-on-the- "easier-on-the-horse" gait than the racking (tolt) > it's been explained to me by the few endurance folks I've talked to, is the > gait of e

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
Skjoldur, who has been seriously competing in endurance longer than you have had Icelandics, would beg to disagree with you. John, just once it would be nice if, just once, you could simply and directly answer a question without being a wise guy. :) You know, I could just as easily

Re: [IceHorses] for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Karen Thomas
That just kills me - he's not ridable but would make a good driving horse - NOT !! - driving requires a very stable, rock solid horse - much more so than riding. It just shows a level of ignorance Yep... however, I can think of a few exceptions...such as if the horse has a part

Re: [IceHorses] for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Judy Ryder
>> http://www.equinehits.com/horses-for-sale/horse-135197 >> > That just kills me - he's not ridable but would make a good driving > horse - NOT !! - driving requires a very stable, rock solid horse - > much more so than riding. This may be one of the nervous Icelandics that could possibly have

Re: [IceHorses] Endurance Prospects

2008-02-06 Thread Nancy Sturm
I think >> my Stonewall would be a good candidate for an endurance horse, he is >> so hot hot and loves to go. But unfortunately that type situation >> makes him insane with excitement and he is useless except as a suicide >> horse. Oh man - this is one of my top-of-the-list pet peeves. There's

Re: [IceHorses] Re: o/t She followed me home...

2008-02-06 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Feb 6, 2008 7:23 AM, Susan Coombes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You will > be in for a lot of grooming. Yeah, I expect that -- I'd probably keep him in a puppy cut or whatever looks most natural. V

Re: [IceHorses] for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Laree Shulman
> http://www.equinehits.com/horses-for-sale/horse-135197 > That just kills me - he's not ridable but would make a good driving horse - NOT !! - driving requires a very stable, rock solid horse - much more so than riding. It just shows a level of ignorance -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sad

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> Although he is known as a trotter, Skjoldur's pal > supposedly is actually foxtrotting most of the time according to some of my friends with foxtrotters who have ridden with him mile after mile. < That makes sense John, since the foxtrot is a much more efficient and "easier-on-the-horse" gait

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/5/08 9:15:02 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I think icelandics, most good ones, would be great NATRc horses tho! > But that is based on finesse and good trail habits/sense and altho > timed, reasonably timed where a horse can walk, trot, gait, walk etc > and not have to be h

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Greys

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
On 2/6/08, Renee Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > . . my daughter and her friends would go stand neck > > deep, in about 4 feet of water and chatter and laugh and many many times I > would look out and see dolphins circling them,. . < > > Maybe the dolphins were just trying to keep the sharks

[IceHorses] Re: for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
oh, it says he is not registered. -- courage is being scared to death...and saddling up anyway--John Wayne

[IceHorses] for sale

2008-02-06 Thread Janice McDonald
here is a 6 year old registered icey for 1,000. it says he cant be ridden. There are two ads. The first one says "experienced rider only, green broke", then the second says he can't be ridden. Poor thing. Sounds like another rehab! But at least he is a decent price rehab so he has a chance..

Re: [IceHorses] OT - Interesting statistics

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
Wow -- I knew it! Girls ARE easier than boys. Ha ha. The post-professional degree discrepency might be because of child-bearing and the child-rearing years when a lot of women cut back to part-time in their careers and/or quit completely for at least a few years. Then, they start saving for T

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Greys

2008-02-06 Thread Renee Martin
> . . my daughter and her friends would go stand neck > deep, in about 4 feet of water and chatter and laugh and many many times I would look out and see dolphins circling them,. . < Maybe the dolphins were just trying to keep the sharks back . . . -- Renee M. in Michigan who saw Jaws at an impre

Re: [IceHorses] american gaited horse

2008-02-06 Thread mdpsy
In a message dated 2/4/08 6:37:20 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Is there a strongly gaited Icelandic that is seriously competing in > endurance? I don't remember hearing of one, but I own two Icelandics who > are endurance dropouts. > Skjoldur, who has been seriously competing in endurance lo

Re: [IceHorses] OT - Interesting statistics

2008-02-06 Thread pyramid
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 09:53:07AM -0500, Laree Shulman wrote: > ? For every 100 women who earn a post-professional degree, 107 > men earn a post-professional degree. source? and what kind of degree? women phd's in english are common. they also don't make much money off it. women phd's

Re: [IceHorses] icelandic traditional hands off policy

2008-02-06 Thread Mic Rushen
>perceived as negative. ... "It seems that the best way to establish >confidence with a new foal is through good contact with its mother," said What I don't get is that, of my group of 5 foals from last year (now up to 7 as a friend has brought 2 newly-weaned ones to grow up), the most shy, react

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