[IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread stroppelj
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/6/13 Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I would not dream of placing a for sale video on YouTube of a horse that was constantly wringing it's tail, for one thing... True. I think Nancy is correct in assuming that

Re: [IceHorses] Willie and Filly

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
My goodness Sylvia, your plate is very VERY full. And bless you for your work with disabled children. The teaching assisitants in our childrens's lives have a huge impact - right after the bus drivers. This year's taught Ronnie several new words! Now here's a word of advice from old mom

Re: [IceHorses] Poop Piles

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:05 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Stallion poop piles are good but when they get gelded they get over that and scatter it everywhere. My horse was a stallion until six and then I gelded him and now it's all over. Well, Orri is still pooping in piles and he was

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
They won't be bothered too much about the tail swifing, as long as he has high action. I went up the road one day to watch a very well-respected dressage rider/trainer take a lesson from an even more respected instructor who had been flown in. He astually had lots of corrections to make to

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 11:46 PM, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She's so beautiful! V

Re: [IceHorses] Willie and Filly

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 2:12 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oh dear, I don't think I'd be strong enough to handle your load. V

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
True. I think Nancy is correct in assuming that it must be a 'what not to do' video... Certainly not (unfortunately). This is a very well recognized competition horse. So potential buyers would probably buy him to compete as well. They won't be bothered too much about the tail

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
She's such a sweet girl. She hasn't had a saddle on since last summer, but I not only put the saddle on, but I added the crupper, Stowaway pack and breast collar, which is not going to fit. Where do you get pony-sized breast collars anyway? She's beautiful and she seems to be

Re: [IceHorses] Poop Piles

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Well, Orri is still pooping in piles and he was gelded late, so maybe it's up to the individual. I'm sure it is. More ex-stallions than mares poop in piles for sure, but I wonder if not only when they became ex's is a factor, as well as how strong their testosterone and sex-drive was

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
I went up the road one day to watch a very well-respected dressage rider/trainer take a lesson from an even more respected instructor who had been flown in. He astually had lots of corrections to make to her riding style, but no one cared that the horse's tale was wringing like a

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
On 6/13/08, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFbyzcH6Lj0 Thank you SO much for video-taping for us! I think we feel so much closer, being able to see it! Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com Thanks Judy!! Its sorta intimidating, for me,

[IceHorses] a controversy revisit

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
We need to look at this every now and then, lest we forget how things go in the gaited show world. Inevitably. http://www.walkinonranch.com/1999Celebration.html janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
the breast collars help with saddle slippage. I think karen gets them from zilco? And I think you can get them from Kaaren Jordan and she will show you how to measure. It has to be a hunter breast collar. not a western. The hunter one goes across the withers and offers stability there. But if

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
I get mine from Lisa Douglass of Moss Rock Endurance - www.mossrockendurance.com. She also makes that cool Freedom bridle that you've seen on some of my horses. Thanks, Karen. I've bought other stuff from Lisa and talked with her on the phone a couple of times. She's a nice person and

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
tail-tension in a horse doing piaffe, then I don't worry about it Good point. The horse was doing a piaffe. It was actually kind of amazing. It was also fun to see an extremely experienced riding instructor taking instruction. She wanted to splutter a bit , but, but, but, then laughed at

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
Here is a video of my horse stonewall taking a drink from the hose without much help from me Cute video. How come you always seem to have a camera handy? As for the lawn chair, they're known to attack and chase horses. Seriously. An endurance friend was injured when she and her horse

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
and I think any new horse should be looked at as completely green the first few times you mess with it and see what you have. Well said, Janice. Well said. That's exactly what I do and what I see a trainer friend doing. Sometimes it takes an hour. Sometimes it takes a month, but it's

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread Mic Rushen
On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 09:17:27 -0400, you wrote: Does that compare in difficulty to a Grand Prix level dressage test - or even a 4rd level test? I think not - not by a long shot. I think it could be if the horse is not doing a gait it finds easy. In fact that's a fairly good analogy - an

RE: [IceHorses] Off topic: Zedonk pics

2008-06-14 Thread Cherie Mascis
Cute! Do you plan to ride him? With those striped stockings, you realize he's a natural for a Raggedy Ann/Andy costume, don't you? :) Karen Thomas, NC I might ride him. He's about 12.1 and very sturdy. I'm 5'2, 135Lb so with the Sensation saddle, hopefully not too heavy. I'm thinking he's a

Re: [IceHorses] Happy Birthday To Me!

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUD Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

RE: [IceHorses] Off topic: Zedonk pics

2008-06-14 Thread Cherie Mascis
I have seen three (zorses), one here and two in Kenya. The have all been bay with black stripes all over,so yours looks quite unique even though it is a zedonk. Ann Almost all the Zedonks have the striped legs with the body striping varying depending on the base color. The Zorses tend to be a

Re: [IceHorses] Willie and Filly

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
Ed is able to walk and get around OK with a cane but is not feeling that great. I think it is depression. He spends all his time in bed. Depression is quite common following stroke. Tell the doctor, as you don't have to put up with it. There's lots of good medicines on the market now.

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
This is a very well recognized competition horse. So potential buyers would probably buy him to compete as well. They won't be bothered too much about the tail swifing, as long as he has high action. So the potential buyers have more money than sense? Is this winging/paddling horse

Re: [IceHorses] Poop Piles

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
Well, Orri is still pooping in piles and he was gelded late, so maybe it's up to the individual. V I have two major poop piles in my enclosure which encompases about 4 acres. All my horses go to the poop piles, and I have 2 mares, 2 geldings, and one donkey mare living together. Susan in

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
What on earth is his problem?!? Being a horse? Seriously, I've wondered the same thing especially since I've raised my horses from babies, too. Susan in NV    read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/  

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
I am thinking of putting the white plastic chair in to live with Stonewall in his paddock now But I am putting it off til my husband gets home in case I need him to help me fix the fence or anything. Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
Its sorta intimidating, for me, not built like a supermodel or anything, to open myself up to potential ridicule, but so far no one seems (publicly) critical. Maybe that's because none of us (at least me) are supermodels, either! whats such a big deal, she led a horse over some flappy

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
On 6/14/08, susan cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What on earth is his problem?!? Being a horse? Seriously, I've wondered the same thing especially since I've raised my horses from babies, too. i wonder sometimes if his eyes arent right! And the last time he almost killed me... there

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
I liked her for her ability to submerge her own ego if only for a morning. My own instructor told me she is starting to take jumping lessons with her eventing horse. That is a test of a true instructor! I have the utmost respect for her. Susan in NV    read my blog to see why I ride my

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here is a video of my horse stonewall taking a drink from the hose without much help from me... I forget what Parelli 's horsenality calls him, an extrovert something. But he is such an enigma. Just minutes after I

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
the problem with flappy tin is it really gets to flappin in a stiff breeze but if you notice I have it against an old shed But still sometimes I have to go retrieve it :) Its not really tin. Dont know what it is exactly. maybe aluminum? Corrugated, lighter than tin, but makes the flappy

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
Its not really tin. Dont know what it is exactly. maybe aluminum? Maybe it's from a UFO! Susan in NV    read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink: http://desertduty.blogspot.com/  

[IceHorses] Fitness and Attitude

2008-06-14 Thread susan cooper
As my horse gets fitter and fitter, I've noticed an attitude change. For one thing, she is enjoying herself, and giving yahoo bucks when we go into canter. I know they are yahoo because being half Arab, she does that Ay-rab head sling first, which sometimes gives me time to rein in the yahoo.

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread Lynn Kinsky
On Jun 14, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Janice McDonald wrote: I am thinking of putting the white plastic chair in to live with Stonewall in his paddock now But I am putting it off til my husband gets home in case I need him to help me fix the fence or anything. Janice-- Put it (or several) next to

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
Maybe it's from a UFO! maybe I should wrap stonewalls ears in tin foil so he wont be subjected to its evil and terrifying influence, animating lawn chairs etc. Janice -- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

[IceHorses] PLEASE be careful!!

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
oh my gosh I just went out and opened a storage room I had some tack in that I havent been inside for two weeks and my cat agnes was in there almost dead! She is a living skeleton!! I gave her a can of tuna and lots of water and she is purring and rubbing on my leg in constant gratitude! I have

Re: [IceHorses] Bad cell phone pictures of Mr. T.

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
oh he looks very hot! That turquoise makes him look so snazzy! but i notice in the second picture he is giving you one of those I am so embarrassed by this silly attention, gosh the frog slippers where are they, isnt it about time for [EMAIL PROTECTED] looks Janice -- even good horses have bad

[IceHorses] New gaited pony

2008-06-14 Thread Susan COOMBES
Hi, I bought my grandaughter a new pony. I'm sure she is gaited. Does anyone recognise the breed? I'm sure her noseband is too tight. That might account for the high stepping gait. Lovely coat and boots though Sue Coombesattachment: DSCN0405.jpg

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
for her application Yrsa needs to write a one paragraph essay: How I feel the FCPA would help me be a better horse. She could put in there like, how she takes things too seriously, how deep inside there is a fat circus pony just clamoring for sunlight and a baloon clown act. Every horse's essay

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
Also, one thing we do here at the FCPA that works EXCELLENTLY we let the horses spend a night in a paddock alone with curly ray, and that is where they learn the value of a sense of humor. Altho some have gone in and their hair has turned white overnight from shock, they have all, to the

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Thanks Judy!! Its sorta intimidating, for me, not built like a supermodel or anything, Hey, I could be a super-model. If only I were about a foot taller, and 35 pounds lighter... ...and 30 years younger...and a lot prettier..and if I went to the gym for five hours every day... I could

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Here is a video of my horse stonewall taking a drink from the hose without much help from me... Must be a TWH thing. That reminds me of my TWH mare, Holly. She loves the hose, and loves to drink from it. None of my Iceys seem crazy about the hose. Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] Cali and Teev

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Teev seems to like her, but she REALLY seems to like him. BTW, that's War Paint on her face under Cali's eyes, for bug control. Someone in the pasture won't leave her fly mask on. I can't imagine which little mule that might be... Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Conformation / Leg Movement

2008-06-14 Thread Laree Shulman
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:39 AM, susan cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I liked her for her ability to submerge her own ego if only for a morning. My own instructor told me she is starting to take jumping lessons with her eventing horse. That is a test of a true instructor! I have the

Re: [IceHorses] New gaited? pony

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Hi everyone, first picture was a bit small. I bought my grandaughter a new pony. I'm sure she is gaited. Does anyone recognise the breed? I'm sure her noseband is too tight. That might account for the high stepping gait. Lovely coat and boots though Sue Coombes OOOH, that noseband is

Re: [IceHorses] Child-proofing the horse

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: She seems to like him a lot. Maybe she's like Gat -- Gat always preferred little Alex to me or any other adult. V

Re: [IceHorses] New gaited? pony

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Susan COOMBES [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone, first picture was a bit small. I bought my grandaughter a new pony. Has your granddaughter seen the pony yet? Too cute! V

Re: [IceHorses] Trausti first ride videos

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
Its sorta intimidating, for me, not built like a supermodel or anything, to open myself up to potentialridicule, but so far no one seems (publicly) critical. That's because with a few exceptions (Kaaren Jordan comes to mind) most of us cast quite a nice shadow. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Showing Ourselves

2008-06-14 Thread Judy Ryder
Thanks Judy!! Its sorta intimidating, for me, not built like a supermodel or anything, to open myself up to potential ridicule, but so far no one seems (publicly) critical. I think we're probably mature enough to know that what we're looking for is on the inside of the person, not the

[IceHorses] Speak My Language

2008-06-14 Thread Judy Ryder
Willy Brandt, a former German chancellor, once said: If I'm selling to you, I speak your language. If I'm buying, dann muessen Sie Deutsch sprechen [then you must speak German]. Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Showing Ourselves

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
I don't think the horses care if we have over-sized T-shirts, floppy hats, dusty shoes, sweaty hair. Good grief I sincerely hope not! Most endurance riders wear riding tights. I can't tell you how intimidting it was for me to appear in public in tights. The first season, I bought some

Re: [IceHorses] my enigma

2008-06-14 Thread gemstonerotts
In a message dated 6/14/2008 8:24:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) I really think it makes a difference when you raise your horses from babies. Sylvia **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008.

Re: [IceHorses] PLEASE be careful!!

2008-06-14 Thread Judy Ryder
I just went out and opened a storage room I had some tack in that I havent been inside for two weeks and my cat agnes was in there almost dead! Ohmigosh! I have accidently locked my cat in the shed before, for a day, and it scares me! I don't have a cat now, but could you cut a hole

Re: [IceHorses] Poop Piles

2008-06-14 Thread gemstonerotts
In a message dated 6/14/2008 5:30:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Maybe because he was never bred? Was Ori bred? My horse never saw a female until he was gelded. Clueless is how I kept him. If I would have let him touch noses with a mare I am sure he would have

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
Okay this settles it. I am starting the Janice collection. I just know there is a book here somewhere. Surely I am not the only reader who marvels at the wit of Janice. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread gemstonerotts
In a message dated 6/14/2008 6:56:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] write Karen, you are just too cute on that beautiful pony and look so happy sitting up there. Sylvia **Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008.

Re: [IceHorses] Showing Ourselves

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
That's because with a few exceptions (Kaaren Jordan comes to mind) most of us cast quite a nice shadow. at one point yesterday, when stonewall was terrified and in a panic, I saw him headed toward a corridor where I had closed a gate at the end and knew if he went in there full blown it was

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
Karen, you are just too cute on that beautiful pony and look so happy sitting up there. Sylvia and Sina looks like Got my mom, got my turquoise, don't need no cowboy... Janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

Re: [IceHorses] Poop Piles

2008-06-14 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 5:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 6/14/2008 5:30:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes Maybe because he was never bred? Was Ori bred? Yes, I think Orri has 2 babies out there somewhere V

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Wanda Lauscher
2008/6/14 Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Okay this settles it. I am starting the Janice collection. I just know there is a book here somewhere. Surely I am not the only reader who marvels at the wit of Janice. I marvel at it every day. Wanda

[IceHorses] Janice's neighbours

2008-06-14 Thread Wanda Lauscher
Janice comes from a very musical area in Florida. The following albums are a testament to the vast talent to be found there. http://www.oliverbenjamin.net/badalbumcovers.html Wanda (waiting for a storm to pass too) -- Thoughts become things...

Re: [IceHorses] New gaited? pony

2008-06-14 Thread Janice McDonald
Iwant one!! janice-- even good horses have bad days sometimes.

[IceHorses] Was - Yrsa, now happy riding pictures

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Karen, you are just too cute on that beautiful pony and look so happy sitting up there. Sylvia Thanks, Sylvia. If I'm on a horse, there's a good chance I'm smiling and happy. Sometimes when I'm having a bad day, I just look at a few pictures of myself riding. I used to worry about my

Re: [IceHorses] Fat and happy on trail

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
It's the jacket that makes me look fat...honest.. Yeah, but look at your skinny little legs. Our daughter Abby, who at 5'5 weighs 112 lbs, says the secret to having your picture taken on horseback is to be caught on the upward phase of posting - she should worry. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Okay this settles it. I am starting the Janice collection. I just know there is a book here somewhere. Surely I am not the only reader who marvels at the wit of Janice. Nancy Cary and I have been lucky enough to meet Donny and Janice in person three times. Cary says that listening to

Re: [IceHorses] Fat and happy on trail

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Okay. If we're doing show and tell, I would never send this picture before because I look so fat. But there's that happy Icelandic rider grin. Nancy You don't look fat at all to me, Nancy...but maybe it's the grin. I think smiles take away at least 10-20 pounds, don't you? And

[IceHorses] Natural Gaits and Welfare of the Horse

2008-06-14 Thread Judy Ryder
Here's an article about natural gaits and the welfare of the horse; what do you think? http://iceryder.blogcentral.is/blog/15361188/ Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Fat and happy on trail

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
It's the jacket that makes me look fat...honest.. When it's cold enough to snow here, I'm so bundled up that I look a lot fatter than that! Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] Fat and happy on Sina

2008-06-14 Thread Nancy Sturm
Cute picture! Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] Fat and happy on Sina

2008-06-14 Thread Karen Thomas
Cute picture! I'm pretty sure she had just done one of those wet-dog-shakes a moment before and Cary caught my reaction in that picture. Gosh, I get happy just looking at the happy time pictures. We are indeed blessed to have these ponies. Karen Thomas, NC

[IceHorses] Icelandic Horse Hall of Shame

2008-06-14 Thread Judy Ryder
What happened to the Icelandic Horse Hall of Shame video? Judy http://iceryder.net http://clickryder.com

Re: [IceHorses] Tranquil Teev in The Turquoise Torsion Tack

2008-06-14 Thread Ferne Fedeli
On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 11:22 AM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A good color for Tivar? Blue must have a calmatose effect on horses... That is great color! Of course, purple and turquoise are my favorite colors. All of us volunteers at the library are making our librarian a quilt

Re: [IceHorses] Yrsa needs a Fat circus Pony app

2008-06-14 Thread Raven
what a pretty girl! 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.

Re: [IceHorses] New gaited? pony

2008-06-14 Thread Raven
Love that pony's tack! Where did ya find this pony? I want one. HA! 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.