>From Wendy:
> You know those little hand held *claw* garden tools? Kinda look
like
3 hooks at the end of a short handle? I found some in the toy dept.
at Wally's and they're metal but rounded and not sharp like the adult
tool would be. I bought 2 ($1.99 ea.) and tied them together with
>>I have a 12 year old broodmare, Belle, that is in liver failure.
Belle was
overweight but lost some before she foaled. I kept thinking she had
ADR
(ain't doin' right), but couldn't put my finger on it. Then he
did some blood work
and found that she is hypo glycemic, and her liver was failin
>>>I maybe only bathe (with soap) maybe once a year.
>>>Susan
I rarely ever bathe
Judy
Could this be why the "other" Icelandic riders don't care for us?
Penny
>The kid is happy to have a "bareback butt".
>Judy
Cute! That's a big smile, too.
Penny
>Aren't they pretty things? Does purchasing mean a move to the
Islands?
>Bummer.
>Nancy
I haven't had time to reply to each photo - but I sure have been
enjoying all the photos that get posted. Thanks everyone, for taking
the time to post.
Penny
> I think what he probably was doing was engaging the hind end. This
> can be a first step towards that engagement.
>
>Sorry - sent too soon - once the hind end was engaged, Drifa was
>naturally talented enough to pick up the tolt or whatever soft gait
>she was doing.
>Laree in NC
This makes s
>Here's a little video that I took today, of the pony on the platform:
>http://youtube.com/watch?v=-wTDo-tb0ac
>Judy
He sure is cute - and doing very well. Drifa loves to go on
platforms, front feet or hind or all four and will do things up there
for me too. I think that she likes being as t
>>where THAT notion came from!)
> She was told to use a Wonder Bit to get tolt.
>Oy. If *they* aren't telling people to nail on gait, they are
advising to
>strap it on in some fashion. It just never ends.
>There's always newbies who believe. Sigh.
>-- Renee M. in Michigan
There are also
>>> Trot to tolt - ask the hindquarters to move over a little - and
she
>>> stepped right into the tolt.
>>Functionally, why does this work? What effect does it have on the
>>position of the horse's body and why does that cause him to move
into
>>tolt? I'm not being argumentative. I ju
>>> Trot to tolt - ask the hindquarters to move over a little - and
she
>>> stepped right into the tolt.
>>Functionally, why does this work? What effect does it have on the
>>position of the horse's body and why does that cause him to move
into
>>tolt? I'm not being argumentative. I j
>> Can I use a western saddle on her?
I ride in a western saddle - but I have often been accused of being a
poor example ;-)
>Also what is your take on a complete pellet for her?
First we need to know WHY she is thin; then you can figure out the
treatment. Parasites, bossy pasturemates,
>>He also gave me some pointer for asking for
the tolt and now we can go from tolt to trot and from trot to tolt
quite nicely. <<
>What pointers? We all want to know!!
I had Drifa on a fairly lose rein through this, only tightened up to
change direction or speed (and a lot of that doesn't c
>>>Here's a really good natural gait video, of Nanna, Icelandic Horse
>>>barefoot, treeless, bitless):
> tolt lh lf rh rf even, 4 beat gait. ;-))
>Nanna is doing a running walk in this video, which is a four-beat
gait that
>is square (versus the four-beat tolt which is lateral).
Oh, nut
I am re-doing this as my computer said that it didn't send and erased
the old one. Sorry if it is a repeat.
> >Next week is the Western States Horse Expo in Sacramento. Drifa
and I
>> are going to be in Davis Lichman's demo
>Whooo-hooo!
Yes, I am pretty excited about this.
> am studying up o
I am able to touch Gat's eye area, she doesn't resist, but when I
tried to lift the lid, upper or lower on either eye, she closes her
eyes and I can't get a grip to move the lid. I'm too nervous to
really grab in case I hurt her--I have no idea what I'm doing and
don't want to cause any damage.
I got out this morning just before Isak completed his self-assigned
chore of
the day.
Karen Thomas, NC
I put fly masks on yesterday and then took the dogs for a walk. When
we got back 50 mintutes later only one (of five horses) was still
wearing a mask. gggr
Penny
Has anyone had any experiences with EPM? Magic has had this muscle
wasting on his left hind for awhile and I thought either one of the
other horses kicked him or he ran into a post or something.
if I had thought
about testing Magic for EPM. I read up on it on The Horse and also
saw there were
Hi V;
The swelling is not too much of a worry; it is the actual eyeball that
I worry about. If the cornea (clear part that the horse sees through)
is cloudy or rough at all, if the blood vessels around the eyeball are
more red or in higher number than the other eye, or she acts like that
eye
> Girls,
>If you're establishing new gardens, there's a method
called "Lasagna
> http://tinyurl.com/5b2ft6
> We are switching over to this type this year.
OK, I read the article but do you START by just putting the newspaer down on
flat, un-tilled earth
and then pile up all the "stuff" o
> Does anyone have a list of Icelandic breeders in the Western USA?
thanks
Hi;
I have a few for sale and there is a person not far from me who breeds
Icelandics. We are in Northern California. Perhaps if you could give
us a little more information we could help you out better. What are
> Anneliese and Penny H: how's the construction progressing on your
new
> houses?
>>You can tell by the lateness of this answer how far behind I am
with
>>just skimming posts.
>>After that, the old house will be spruced up and then y'all can
come
>>and visit.
>>Anneliese
New house
> I would worry about what the mouse ate...before being eaten by your
> dog. My friend Linda had a dog...who ate a mouse, the mouse has
eaten
> rat poison and Linda's dog almost died. That would be one of my
> concerns.
> Raven
>Yes, that worries me too, except I don't know where the mouse
> Canon EOS 300D (Digital Rebel, it's called in the US) with a 200mm
>> lens.
>
>
>Is that the lens that it comes with? or an additional piece?
I>t's a lens I had years ago for my old Canon EOS 1000 non-digital,
>which luckily fits the digital as well. It's a really nice lens.
>Saying that, t
>>I'm afraid that I have a possum sleeping in my hay room at night.
It
occasionally leaves behind tell tale droppings and before I locked it
up tight would get into the BOSS. That is not good because they are
definitely an EPM carrier so now I guess I'm going to have to cover my
hay in the h
>>Now I guess someone will come out and shame me for being unkind to
possums,
>>which they say are good with sweet potatoes but i dont think i could
>>ever bring myself to eat an animal that enjoys rolling in dead
skunks.
Phew!!! My dogs are safe from you, then!
Penny
I would think that there is a pelleted feed with the magnesium in it that you
could feed and just
cut back on the alfalfa. I have one horse that alfalfa makes crazy...I can't
feed it to him but we
have timothy here anyway so he rarely gets any alfalfa unless the timothy has
some mixed into it
>>now people just slightly younger than me have never heard of that.
Know why? Its scarey for me to even think of, it was HOOKWORM larvae,
entered the body, gestating. But hookworms were practically
eradicated in north florida, maybe everywhere? I dont know, but they
were eradicated here by th
>I found a pic! here is teev in his harness plume. What a handsome
guy!!
>Janice
--
Oh, darn! Drifa wants one now that she has seen how flashy Teev looks
in his. I went to that website but they don't have any more for
sale.
Penny
>>This brings up another subject.Vaccines. we do not give a lot
of
>>vaccines, certainley not yearly like these MFGs want you to do. I
>>have been blasted by a couple of members about this
>>before.everyone has to make up their own mindbut I hear of
so
>>many horses, dogs (I have
Hi;
I have a project mare of sorts who should probably go to a new home if
the appropriate one could be found. Katina is a mare that I have had
for about five years. I bought her as a brood mare but my shoulder is
not up to dealing with youngsters. She has had two very nice foals for
me - a
Let's see the foal mobile!
Bia
Hi Ann
I didn't know that you had a horse over at Barbara's place. Please
give me a call/send an email - I'd love to come over there and meet up
with you (and Ferne? - does she ever make the trek with you?) I only
live about 45 minutes away.
penelope @ hughes . net
Penny
What's the story behind these horses? I live pretty close to Galt -
about 45 minutes but I REALLY do not want any more horses, in fact I'd
like to sell a few. (If you are looking for a gelding, I have a very
nice 3 yo by Bragur, lovely temperment and will be pretty tall).
Anyhow - do you kn
Another favorite excuse
> is 'besides it's like money in the bank'.
>Oh my - I've heard that one. Of course in 46 years of marriage, I
can't
>remember the sale of a single gun. They just keep accumulating.
>Nancy
Thanks goodness Steve doesn't have a gun fetish, however he does have
the to
>>> V - I'm a big believer in hand walking horses for all kinds of
reasons
>>> and I think you've probably seen the videos that Judy has done
when she
>>> has taken her horses for walks. It's a special kind if bonding
that I
>>> really like and I do think it helps them adjust to new
enviro
>
> You're in southern California...? What was the
> temperature, and is she body
> clipped?
>> it was around 70 or a little more.
>>There was a bit of a breeze, I rode in a t-shirt and
>>. Nanna is clipped under her neck, chest
>>and the bottom half of her torso. She's been shedding
>>alot,
>>>I have a hrimnir and do ride alot in it.
It has a flexible tree in it so I don´t find it
hard for the horse to wear but it´s definitly not
for short backed horses or saddle backed horses either.<
-Hey - I don't know anything about the saddles .. but that sure is a
cute horse!
Penny
>my friend sylvia came and camped in my yard for a weekend once and
she
>lived better than me. she had better coffee and better meals and
>curly ray started hanging out with her instead of the herd. i would
>look out there and she would be drinking coffee and he would be
>standing by her and
Subj: RE: [IceHorses] Camping/tying
>>> Well, it all depends upon the circumstances... The group I go
camping with almost always has a really good caterer.
>"Camping" and "caterer" ... in the same sentence...? Oh HOW do you
rough and tough "campers" manage to endure such primitive
condi
>I sorta feel like camping is miserable for horses and people. A
lousy
>nite tied to a trailer or high line and then a wonderful ride in a
new
>beautiful place the next day. My horses seem ok as long as there is
a
>bottomless hay bag...
>Janice
--
Well, it all depends upon the circumstances
>Hi Nancy
>I will ask with either Gabrielle or Susan Gibson and let you know.
>Robyn
You know Gabrielle? She just takes amazing photographs - a huge
talent (which means that she put a tremendous amount of effort into her
photos!).
Penny
> I meant that later died.
Ohhh! I thought you meant post-mortum.
> I've actually only x-ray 2
> dead people in over 20 years, and that was more to
> satisfy the ER docs curiosity than anything else.
I've only had to do one, and that was while I was in training. It
was a drowning victim
> Hi Virginia:
>You have color courage I'd love you to do my house! I am a
>chicken. At this point, the entire house is painted off-white! Very
>boring. Perhaps I'll find color courage after we have moved in.
>Anneliese
And after you have chosen Anneliese's colours, please zip over her
>A friend checked this out on Snopes. Apparently it IS true though
the
>aligator is only (only...ha) 13 to 14 feet long. I think I'm glad I
have
>cougars
>>Cougars? 'Gators? You North Americans just think you have ALL the
>>problems, don't you? Look what we have to put up with in Wales
My condolences to you and your family.
Penny
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my gosh bia, shes glorious! and you look great together :)
Janice
Thanks Janice!!!
Subject : RE: Re: [IceHorses] speaking of bits
What's the diffference between a driving bit and a regular bit, and
why did it work?
V
Well... since it's the first one I've seen close up... it's wider...bigger
all around and shanked with these 3 circles for changing the leverage. I
think the
Subject : RE: Re: [IceHorses] speaking of bits
What type of driving bit Bia? That's what I'm using on Gusti. A mullen...
Wanda
Wanda, this is a straight bar with a kind of a shank that has 3 places to
move the reins for leverage... I have the reins on the middle circle right
now. It has
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>well yes, it would to me, because personally I believe if you prefer
a
>trot you should buy a trotting breed horse and not a gaited horse.
>Janice--
>yipie tie yie yo
While I was out shopping for Icelandics, I rode a horse at a large
farm (lots of imports). In order to get him to tolt, I
> Hi Karen,
> >>>He said he just leads him into woods about 30
> feet past the trailhead,
> and mounts there.
>I like that idea. But Dagur always backs up when I
>try to get on. I guess I got to be quick
Lorraine
Hi Lorraine
if he backs up when you are getting on, then you have some ba
>>Well, Tivar passed a big test today, being attacked by swarms of
>>hornets.
>>I am thinking of giving Teev benadryl? This was todays great
adventure :)
>>Janice
I think you should call your vet and see what he/she thinks. (I am of
little use with horsey vet stuff). Seems like Tivar sh
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I seem to be spending Sunday morning trying
In Arizona when we ran trail rides all the lead horses ground-tied because
we often had to get off and adjust a girth or pick up a water bottle and the
trails were narrow enough in some areas that you couldn't lead your horse
back along the string.
The cowboys ground-tied by dropping the reins
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Cherie
Those of us in NC should get together and do a little workshop on useful
> skills for trail horses. This can include: ground tying, sidepass,
> backing,
> mounting from either side, and if anyone is interested in
> camping-hobbling,
> tying to a picket line or highline, etc..
>
> Cherie
>
>that
> Janice McDonald wrote:
>> Biggest thing for me I think is ground tying! They absolutely MUST
>> ground tie. be athletic, have energy, etc.
>>
> How do you teach ground tying? This would seem very useful on the trail
> (or if I fall off :-) ).
Those of us in NC should get together and do a li
>Have you watched the part
> yet where one person is the "trainer" and another >person is the "horse"
> and he has to get her to do things without talking to >herhas to use
> body language and clear signals...it's something that >stuck with me
> about the new L1.
>
> Trish
We did that with cli
Trish and Karen:
Well...at least you got your hubbys to stand out there with you and point a
camera in the general direction of a horse! Ron bought me a camcorder for
Christmas, specifically to get clips of my horses, but I can't get him to
come out there and help )and he used to do videograp
See my new video at http://www.dropshots.com/vlt
I find that it still is dark, but it's not as
pixilated. I couldn't get rid of the background
talking so please just lower the volume. I have
to find some software that will help me
edit--although I don't know if any will lighten
darkness.
V
Su
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Look on this site. They have a blue one that's the same as our gray one.
There's also one called Solo that looks good but has a bit less space, and
one called Naviti that holds two water bottles.
http://www.backcountrygear.com/manufacturers/Ultimate.cfm
Cherie
> Is it this one?
> http://www.longridersgear.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=81_91&products_id=287
>
No, the one I got is gray, with a bottle in the middle between to
compartments.
Cherie
>I know I used to feed every supplement I could find. I >have since
>discovered that less is more. They have >almost 100% grass hay, a salt
>block and access to clean >fresh water. They are thriving...
>Wanda
I'm with you Wanda. I give my mare who's still occasionally nursing a
six-month o
> Cherie has a nice big no-bounce fanny pack that she got from Long Riders
> Gear (I think?) and I liked it so much that I bought one for myself. I
> can
> get a lot of stuff in that fanny pack and in a pommel bag. I can't find
> it
> on their website at the moment though.
>
> Karen Thomas, NC
This is along the lines of Behavioral Enrichment, what most Zoos are doing
now to keep captive animals mentally as well as physically healthy. They
hide food and play things in different areas around their enclosure.
If you have flat land, I like the horse toys, you can put treats in and they
The western Stowaway bags go behind the cantle and they fit my regular
English style Sensation with slight modification. When I get my hybrid,
I'll put it on and get photos. I have the cantle and pommel bags but must
admit, that unless I start doing longer rides, the cantle bag isn't
critical.
We got snowed in for yesterday and today (5 inches of snow and an icy
mountain road), it was fun, we got most of a snow day from work,other than
caring for all the critters and my boss, Marjie, actually went sledding with
me, but the roads will be clear tomorrow :(
Cherie
North Carolina
> My hybrid is on its way!
Hey! Where's mine! I'm getting a brown and black one too!
Cherie
Janice:
There is no charge. Just fill out the castration section on the back of the
registration. Make a photocopy and send the original in.
Cherie
I like the nylon. It wouldn't matter as much with the tapadero covering but
when I was boarding horses a lady fell off her horse out on the trail and
because her girth wasn't snug, the saddle rolled under the horse. It
spooked, running through the woods and the aluminum stirrups whacked the
c
I find the sidepulls with the jowl strap stay put on my horses without the
browband. The ones with the noseband and throatlatch need a browband. The
Liz Graves one has nice rolled noseband, a jowl strap, throatlatch and
browband, but I took the browband and throatlatch off. My mare has a big
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