Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1p=10292cat=2,42407,33240 Wanda Thank you. Do you wear those? V

Re: [IceHorses] Down for the count...

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but along came her bratty brother... Hey, sis, whatchya doin'?

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Wanda Lauscher
2008/5/17 Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thank you. Do you wear those? I have a jacket that I rarely use. We purchased a bug zapper and that appears to look after the black flies after a few days... Wanda

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:05 AM, Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/5/17 Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Thank you. Do you wear those? I have a jacket that I rarely use. We purchased a bug zapper and that appears to look after the black flies after a few days... Must look

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Wanda Lauscher
2008/5/17 Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Must look into one of those...but what about riding away from the zapper area? V Do you have wet areas that you ride through? They hatch in water. Wanda

Re: [IceHorses] New arena

2008-05-17 Thread Karen Thomas
Yesterday I took Ofeig up and did groundwork she loved the surface. We did reversing down an L shape. Leading between obstacles and some changes of pace on the leadrope. She was an angel and very happy. I rode Corrie into the arena expecting trouble from this ex-schoolhorse. She

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Ashley Gallant
--- Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hubby and I went for a walk tonight after supper on our wooded trail and we were swarmed by black flies! Virginia, Take heart! Once the dragonflies and bats (you might want to put up somebat houses around the edges of the fields to encourage them

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Dee Dreslough
Virginia Tupper wrote: Hubby and I went for a walk tonight after supper on our wooded trail and we were swarmed by black flies! I could probably find some wearable netting in garden and/or fishing departments--what do the rest of your wear? Here are some options:

[IceHorses] Re: I have a new saddle! - Evolutionary Saddle

2008-05-17 Thread Stan Hirson, Sarah Jones
to admire dealers/clinicians who put ethics above personal profit, and these are three people I commend for doing just that. It's not a matter of being a treeless fanatic - it's just being realistic about finding something that really works for our horses, and doesn't cause them pain. I

Re: [IceHorses] A show entry for the Bunny Slipper class

2008-05-17 Thread susan cooper
--- Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's Melnir wearing his Safety Orange Traffic Cone slipper I think orange might be his color! Susan in NV read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/

Re: [IceHorses] George / Saddles

2008-05-17 Thread Judy Ryder
prototype TREELESS saddle for the Icelandics. He was very clear about the need for different saddles for men and women. he has a correction pad system made up specifically for him. His saddles also have adjustable bars from which to hang the stirrup leathers. He was very -- no,

Re: [IceHorses] A show entry for the Bunny Slipper class

2008-05-17 Thread Karen Thomas
Here's Melnir wearing his Safety Orange Traffic Cone slipper I think orange might be his color! Don't tell Janice that - she'll want him to match her tack. :) Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] George / Saddles

2008-05-17 Thread Karen Thomas
Last week I met with George Gullikson, the saddle maker in my video. We were at a farm and he was looking at someone else's horses so I did not film the session. He has pretty much come around to making a prototype TREELESS saddle for the Icelandics. Stan, PLEASE keep us updated on

Re: [IceHorses] A show entry for the Bunny Slipper class

2008-05-17 Thread Janice McDonald
he needs nail polish karen! its a cry for help. Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

[IceHorses] Inspirational Clicker Training

2008-05-17 Thread Judy Ryder
Sometimes we get inspiration from watching others work with horses and sharing their methods. Here are some of Peggy's videos: http://click-ryder.blogspot.com or: http://click-ryder.blogspot.com/2008/05/peggy-best-whisper-is-click.html Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Nosebands

2008-05-17 Thread Janice McDonald
we only like the nosebands that are pretty, have lots of bling, and enough clearance so you could put four fingers under it :) Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Saddle Fit

2008-05-17 Thread Janice McDonald
On 5/16/08, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the most comfortable saddles are often bad for the horse! Like a Tucker, my gosh I loved riding in that thing! And it almsot ruined my jaspars back. Then my orthoflex stitchdown, something about it just makes me sit correctly, so

Re: [IceHorses] I have a new saddle! - Evolutionary Saddle

2008-05-17 Thread Janice McDonald
mine is supposed to be rigged so it will work for icelandics,. but i guess teev is not an icelandic he is a hippo maybe ? \Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Saddle Fit Morphs

2008-05-17 Thread Janice McDonald
hmmm. whats reallly weird, every icelandic in europe, every single one, the same exact sized small saddle fits them. maybe when they get on board a plane to go somewhere else their back goes splot like a womans waist does when she takes off her girdle. yeah. right. or no! i forget, us

Re: [IceHorses] Run in pictures

2008-05-17 Thread Nancy Sturm
Very nice! Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Porcupine grazing in the pasture!

2008-05-17 Thread Janice McDonald
i know someone from tennessee who says they eat hedgehogs and then she makles gagging sounds when we eat shrimp and suck the heads. Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Porcupine grazing in the pasture!

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 5:10 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i know someone from tennessee who says they eat hedgehogs and then she makles gagging sounds when we eat shrimp and suck the heads. Janice LOL! My husband loves to suck oysters raw off the shell--I tried it once and

Re: [IceHorses] Run in pictures

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 5:11 PM, Anna Hopkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's some pictures I took this morning. Looks good--I'll show them to hubby. V

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Ashley Gallant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Clean up any places where the bugs can hide(old leaves, they LOVE cedar trees, brush piles) around where you like to walk. And you might look into getting some mosquito dunks for any standing water (like your pond) to

Re: [IceHorses] Blah! Black Flies!!

2008-05-17 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 10:11 AM, Dee Dreslough [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here are some options: http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Category___307__ http://www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product___31298 Thanks for the links. This afternoon I had to drive my daughter to a birthday party so

Re: [IceHorses] Toys for Big Boys

2008-05-17 Thread Wanda Lauscher
2008/5/17 Virginia Tupper [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Toys for Big Boys is actually the name of a motorcycle shop here in my area--but the way hubby was zipping around on the lawn mover he is test driving you'd think he was driving a go-kart! Husbands get weird about stuff like that. Kevin was

Re: [IceHorses] Toys for Big Boys

2008-05-17 Thread Karen Thomas
Toys for Big Boys is actually the name of a motorcycle shop here in my area--but the way hubby was zipping around on the lawn mover he is test driving you'd think he was driving a go-kart! Well, no wonder! That looks like a zero-turn-radius John Deere. My husband has been drooling over

Re: [IceHorses] Toys for Big Boys

2008-05-17 Thread Debbie K.
My hubby bought a Polaris Ranger today! He is happy too PNH Levels 1 2 Clinics, Rochester MN http://www.sittinghorse.us The Soul of a Horse ~ has touched my soul, may it touch yours too! ~ thesoulofahorse.com ~