[IceHorses] SE Season (Sweet Itch / Summer Eczema)now bats

2008-07-12 Thread Anneliese Virro
> On Mar 19, 2008, at 9:55 AM, Laree Shulman wrote: > >> I'll let you know how >> >> Oh yeah - I also put up a bat house - hoping they'll eat some of the >> gnats if I can attract the bats >> > > > > > > > Hi All: > > Just returned from our four-week duty-trip (marital duty for me, not > my hus

Re: [IceHorses] High Tensile Fencing

2008-05-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
On the question of fence safety I think that many people keep their horses in pastures and paddocks that are too small. I feel that horses should be able to run and should be able to get away from each-other if necessary. We have some wooden plank fences but most of our fences are actually

Re: [IceHorses] Icelandic Horse Evaluations in Georgia

2008-05-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
Hi Renee: Just curious: where did the young horses come from and who was judging? Anneliese On May 18, 2008, at 7:11 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >

Re: [IceHorses] Construction

2008-05-05 Thread Anneliese Virro
> > Anneliese and Penny H: how's the construction progressing on your new > houses? > Karen: You can tell by the lateness of this answer how far behind I am with just skimming posts. We are in the house; started moving in around Easter. It is not quite finished but the number of boxes sittin

[IceHorses] Pa fra laugarvatni

2008-05-01 Thread Anneliese Virro
Hi all: I have Pa fra Laugarvatni here at Unicorn Valley for breeding right now. He is a great stallion (a silver dapple bay) and 25 years old. So his breeding years will probably soon be over. If anyone wants to bring their mare for breeding - do it soon. We are in the middle of Kentucky.

Re: [IceHorses] HELP breeders!

2008-03-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Mar 6, 2008, at 6:01 AM, Janice McDonald wrote: > My friend Sylvia called at 4 this morning She went out and found her > mare Bob has delivered a gorgeous healthy baby appaloosa/arab mule but > Bob won't let him nurse! Hello Janice: I am soo far behind with the list mail because we are i

Re: [IceHorses] Painted rooms

2008-02-22 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 21, 2008, at 7:59 PM, Karen Thomas wrote: > 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. > > > Any update on when you're

Re: [IceHorses] Painted rooms

2008-02-21 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 21, 2008, at 5:56 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > If you can't see the pictures in this email, click here to see it in > a web browser: > > > > 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! V

Re: [IceHorses] O/T Chickens

2008-02-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 11, 2008, at 8:44 AM, Janice McDonald wrote: >> > I have predator probs too Annaleise! what I am finding is if I get > these smaller bantam types they can fly almost as well as a dove and > when something gets after them they just go to the treetops. Also, I > have some buff orpingtons, i

Re: [IceHorses] O/T Chickens

2008-02-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 8, 2008, at 11:12 AM, Janice McDonald wrote: tsk tsk, you guys are SOOoo jealous and Wanda, with her pitiful little frozen strays. Here is a REAL chicken! Janice: She is gorgeous! Where did you get her? When we are moved into the new house I want to get chickens. An how do you pr

Re: [IceHorses] Re: icelandic traditional hands off policy

2008-02-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
> of foals but have started a few of different > breeds and the method doesn't vary from breed to breed. I do think > they are right about having an easily handled mom equates to an easily > handled baby - which would tell me that if I had a skittish pregnant > mare, I would be spending lots and

Re: [IceHorses] OT - Interesting statistics

2008-02-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 6, 2008, at 11:53 AM, Renee Martin wrote: > > > -- Renee M. in Michigan who registers her oldest for kindergarden next > month. . . .Sigh. > So, Renee: When will we all hear about the new one? Pictures, history, etc., etc. Anneliese, who has been very patient with you!

Re: [IceHorses] Tivar sweet itch results

2008-02-07 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 4, 2008, at 4:24 PM, Janice McDonald wrote: >> >> Yes, I realize that this test was for culicoides. But since, for >> instance, Valurs low value (27) is not at all in sync with his fairly >> severe symptoms, I am saying that they are caused by something other >> than no-see-ums. And I wonder

Re: [IceHorses] Tivar sweet itch results

2008-02-04 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Feb 2, 2008, at 2:34 PM, Janice McDonald wrote: > >>> What is the conclusion? We need to learn more about what causes the >>> symptoms. >> >> I would say that these horses are reacting (or not) to something >> other >> than culicoides > > nope. this first portion of the study was to test for

Re: [IceHorses] me and a celebrity

2008-02-02 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Jul 31, 2007, at 4:22 PM, Wanda Lauscher wrote: > On 31/07/07, Anneliese Virro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What is the point of taking pictures when you cannot see their faces? >> One pet-peave of mine with people in horsey pictures. > > But Anneliese...if I

Re: [IceHorses] Tivar sweet itch results

2008-01-31 Thread Anneliese Virro
Hi Janice and all: Has anyone else participated in the SE study? I participated with 5 horses: 4 imports and 1 domestic as a control. The results make only partial sense as far as culicoides are concerned. Itha: 61 makes sense - intermediate clinical symptoms (rubs mane and tail), sore belly

Re: [IceHorses] Liz

2008-01-26 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Jan 9, 2008, at 9:05 PM, Karen Thomas wrote: Liz will be doing a clinic in So California this weekend. Info: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Liz is really great. If you are in the area, you should try to go, > at least > to audit. > Did y'all know - Liz will be at the Equine Affaire in Colu

Re: [IceHorses] Liz in So CA this weekend

2008-01-18 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Jan 9, 2008, at 9:05 PM, Karen Thomas wrote: Liz will be doing a clinic in So California this weekend. Info: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > 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

Re: [IceHorses] Arab Icelandic Cross

2008-01-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Dec 31, 2007, at 9:32 PM, Nancy Sturm wrote: I believe Tosca is 1/4 Peruvian? > Tosca is indeed 1/4 Peruvian. I just failed to fine the website for a breed developed in Germany (I think) of horses with Icelandic/Peruvian bloodlines. Niels West was apparently trying to do something

Re: [IceHorses] Cavallo Article / FEIF's answer

2008-01-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Dec 31, 2007, at 1:42 PM, Mic Rushen wrote: On Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:35:07 -0500, you wrote: I’m sure there was a noseband, and I think it was dropped – maybe Mic has the picture. Here she is. Pics by John Freeman. It's a flash. Mic Good Lord, Mic - how awful. Who is the rider? It bette

Re: [IceHorses] Liz Graves Clinic

2007-12-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Dec 29, 2007, at 4:04 PM, Robyn Hood wrote: Hi Nancy Vernon is in British Columbia about 5 hours east of Vancouver (the west coast) and 2 1/2 hours north of the US border - about 6 hours drive from Spokane. Probably a little far for you but you could ride one of our horses. Robyn Ha,

Re: [IceHorses] My little wooly yak

2007-12-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On Dec 29, 2007, at 3:48 PM, Karen Thomas wrote: I realize that I haven't sent any pictures of my little eye-candy boy, Isak, lately. He's about 19 months old now. That's daddy's head on mama's body. Amazing! If I were to see just the heads side by side, I would not be able to tell w

Re: [IceHorses] Removing Koppertox from clothes

2007-12-18 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/16/07 9:48 PM, "susan cooper" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How do you get the Koppertox stain from clothes (and > shoes)? You don't. Wear grubbies next time! Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] OT goat

2007-12-14 Thread Anneliese Virro
> yesterday evening I found him in the goat >> shed, dead, with him mum and sister standing over him looking very >> sad. Mic: Is there a chance that he was struck by lightening? One of my favorite horses, Venus, an Ofeigur fra Flugumyri daugther (looked like a carbon copy of him) was found dead

Re: [IceHorses] OT emu eggs

2007-12-13 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/13/07 3:14 PM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well I got my emu eggs. They are the size of giant avacados and the > same dark emerald color. They seem to weigh about five pounds each. > Directions say humidity shouldnt be over 35% or they will drown inside > the shell an

Re: [IceHorses] Tom Jones

2007-12-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
> I should send you a couple of other Tom Jones clips I saw on YouTube when I > was looking for those. Man, he's still gyrating at age 67...but he seems to > have lost his voice. Those were culture shock to me too, Anneliese! Like > this one: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2x-3nl5jM_w It's kinda sc

Re: [IceHorses] Tom Jones

2007-12-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
sometimes to be funny I am ridiculous annaleise. I saw on > youtube a man started a church based on worshipping tom jones so I joked that > I was a member haha. Thank you Janice: You know, sometimes I am so ignorant about some things that I actually do take you seriously. From what I saw i

Re: [IceHorses] Tom Jones

2007-12-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/11/07 4:53 PM, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > Oh my - how does one begin to explain Tom Jones?!!! Anneliese, I guess you > were still living in Germany in the mid-late 1960's? He had a certain > effect on some women of the time - I believe he was one of the first singers >

Re: [IceHorses] Tom Jones

2007-12-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/11/07 3:56 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, if I did, I was only 8 or 9, so Tom Jones meant NOTHING to me (unlike > now where I am indeed a member of the church) > -- > Mary Dudley, LVT Y'all probably call me ignorant, but who is Tom Jones? Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 9:12 PM, "Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ah...Raymondville, MO... I LOVE to ride, spend a week or two there. > It's a beautiful area!! But yes...no way could I live there. <;] > When we lived in Shelbyville, we were told that we would get used to > hearing the N word, in time

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-11 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 9:04 PM, "Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So...the love of my life (whom I didn't marry when asked in the past) is > interested in living with me...it would be an interracial > relationship...would that be something that wouldn't go over well in KY? I > am not trying to upset anyo

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 8:31 PM, "Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where I heard the N > word as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven I have heard myself around here that Northerners are perceived as "cold". Never bothered me though. Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Oh for goodness sakes! I've traveled over most of this country, and there > are rednecks everywhere and there are good people everywhere. Exactly where > do you live that is so culturally superior, Raven? Kentucky is just > lovely. > > > Karen Thomas, NC Actually Karen, I can see where R

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 8:01 PM, "Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> have not been to KY as of yet...so I will have to do that first. > > well...debbie, we can do a road trip! <;] > > Raven You can, and you can camp in our woods if you want - valley or top of a hill, your choice. Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 7:57 PM, "Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> What did you dislike about KY? > > Hum...let's see...it was just a bit too much of a cultural shock to us. > Raven I can see that. But I am used to cultural shock. When I first came to the USA in 1965, I was totally flabbergasted abo

Re: [IceHorses] OT - chickens

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 7:04 PM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > annaleise, I have some very tiny bantams called serama, the worlds > smallest chicken they say, and some golden phoenix, and they can fly > as well as a dove or other bird it seems! But when predators come > they fly to the tr

Re: [IceHorses] OT - chickens

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 4:05 PM, "IceDog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Okay I've always wanted chickens, but Bill says no way. Even though he loved > the chickens he cared for as a kid. You guys are making me so envious with > all your chicken talk! > > Cheryl More chicken talk, please. I have never been a

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 2:01 PM, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > My guess is that there is between 15-25 acres of established pasture > (probably bluegrass, fescue mixed, maybe?) That should hold you for a > while, don't you think? :) The perimeter fence is barbed wire, which seems > to be

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 12:17 PM, "Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there any pictures of the house? Inside? Is it livable and needs to be > gradually repaired, or is it unlivable at the moment? > > So...is there pasture now, or would I need to plant? I forgto to answer the pasture qyestion. The

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 12:17 PM, "Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Are there any pictures of the house? Inside? Is it livable and needs to be > gradually repaired, or is it unlivable at the moment? > > So...is there pasture now, or would I need to plant? > > Mary The house is livable - marginally.

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/10/07 11:02 AM, "Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Another problem, though, is that I have only ever had my horses on drylot. > Even when I lived in CO. How many acres of pasture is needed/horse? > > *drooling* > > Mary Poor poor horses. If they come here they will think they have d

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
OMGosh...that was one of the things we hated about KY. Everyone > smoked...everywhere. It drove us crazy!! > > Raven Raven: That is also one of the things I used to dislike when we first bought this place 30 years ago. But believe it or not: this has changed radically. Smoking has now become so

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/9/07 8:46 PM, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > BTW, I should probably clarify that I have NO vested interest in the sale of > this property whatsoever. I'm not a realtor, nor do I play one on the > internet - I just think someone would love to be Anneliese's riding buddy - >

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-10 Thread Anneliese Virro
Turf Farm. Foxrun Farm is a saddlebred farm, in fact Monica > used my TWH gelding Wizard to tease her mare before presenting them to > her stallion. We love her farm...our horses received the best of care > and the farm is beautiful. We even met William Shatner and his wife > Nerine. She wa

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/9/07 8:04 PM, "Debbie K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We are a year and a half away from moving... so don't get to excited, > I have to do lots of research, I put the temps on my Yahoo site, so > will be keeping track of Danville... what small town are you in? Not in any town, near More

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
These may not exactly be Man From Snowy River trails, but they aren't > easy/beginner trails either. Oh, I guess some places are pretty easy, but > there are some pretty darned steep climbs on some of them. The elevation > isn't nearly as high as, say, the Appalachians, but some grades are sti

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/9/07 5:51 PM, "Debbie K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > we have a few rattlers in our area too, I have never seen one near the > house or riding, I have seen them when biking years ago.. so, I could > live with that, and you say the deer are prevelant, Dan loves to deer > hunt... We see d

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
have to trailer. We have plenty of land to ride on, we are also sharing trails with adjoining neighbors and other neighbors across the road. Anyway, there is PLENTY of land to ride on, please believe me. It is in private ownership but permission is freely given. And it is all in the woods. Karen,

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
ng around somewhere in South Africa, Japan, or Australia; and I would have to shovel our 150- foot driveway plus the side walk all by myself. Makes you tough though. Anneliese -- Anneliese Virro UNICORN VALLEY ICELANDICS 1800 Carter School Road Stanford, Kentucky 40484 606-346-4963 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/9/07 4:07 PM, "Debbie K." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am not a snake fan, the poisonous ones scare me.. the others I think > are cute Dan and I don't camp much, I am such a homebody, but we > do RIDE A TON, on trails just 3 miles from our house.. my friend has > 365 acres, we help k

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
> I do try to camp with Raven, she gets me OUT OF THE HOUSE at least a > couple times a year, or she comes here... I have a truck and trailer > so am mobile > > We keep looking at the Black Hills of SD.. but jobs are hard to come by > there.. Debbie: What kind of jobs would you need? Here

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/9/07 1:12 PM, "Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> in KY? Or Can you ride/camp year round??? > > when i lived in shelbyville...the humidity started in late march. > during the winter...there was ice. in fact, school was school off & on > for over 2 weeks straight ..due to ice. > Raven Yo

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/9/07 4:51 AM, "Mic Rushen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:44:08 -0500, you wrote: > >> hanging on to it until the right people come alon is what it takes, that is >> what we will d > > Do you get lots of rain and wind in KY? > ; ) Not really. We do get extreme weathe

Re: [IceHorses] Snow

2007-12-09 Thread Anneliese Virro
> We;re sat indoors with 90mph winds and 2 inches of rain yesterday. It > took me twice as long to feed the horses as usual and I was exhausted > afterwards; if someone had offered me a straight swap between a farm > with 40 Icelandics/20 sheep/13 goats/ducks/chickens and a nice little > house by

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/8/07 4:39 PM, "Ann Cassidy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Santa Rosa southwest. JUST REDUCED Beautiful 3.67 acres. Outstanding > views, perfect for horses ,2bd/1ba home is a fixer. Own your own > dream! $500,000 > > Ann > Bodega CA You know, Kentucky is one of the best-kept real estate sec

Re: [IceHorses] Lovely farm for Sale in KY - 80+ acres near Anneliese - VERY reasonable

2007-12-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
Karen: Thank you! This an incredible description. I could, try as I might, not have gotten that much detail. It is quite correct. The only thing I want to add is that Centre College (supposedly a very good college) is located in the middle of Danville. College towns have a special charm in my opi

Re: [IceHorses]iPod - books

2007-12-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
> The only problem I had is some of the audio books sequence their chapters > the same for each CD, assuming people are loading one CD at a time. Then if > you load them to the ipod it gets confused as to what to play next and will > often play all the CD's chapter 1s then chapter 2s etc. ins

Re: [IceHorses] Christmas gift idea

2007-12-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
> If I'm out weeding, raking leaves or pruning and I don't want to listen to > myself gripe (funny, I don't mind cleaning horse stalls), I play loud, angry > rock and sing to it (as long as no one is around). > > Cherie I do what you do. But no Rock. I have some classical music on my Ipod. Plea

Re: [IceHorses]iPod - books

2007-12-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
> > > [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com > [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com > [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo > [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- Anneliese Virro UNICORN VALLEY ICELANDICS 1800 Carter School Road Stanford, Kentucky 40484 606-346-4963 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IceHorses] Christmas gift idea

2007-12-08 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/7/07 10:56 PM, "Wanda Lauscher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh boy, Kevin got one the other day. He's completely enthralled. He > keeps talking about how much he can load on it. I'll have to mention > to him that you have some DVD conversion software > Wanda Just regular Ipods ar

Re: [IceHorses] Animal Flatulence contributes to Global Warming

2007-12-07 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/6/07 11:55 PM, "Skye and Sally ~Fire Island" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > So true. A study was done a few years back in California. They > discovered that cows from the dairy and meat industry in Calif. > contributed more to global warming than all the cars in the state. > > Meat and dai

Re: [IceHorses] help with Icies wanted/false heat

2007-12-06 Thread Anneliese Virro
> > I know Regumate seems to work, but you know, I also alize that it > encourages marginally fertile mares to become pregnant. That can be a good > thing I suppose, but I also think the fertility of this breed IS higher than > with many (maybe most?) breeds. I'd hate to see us doing anything

Re: [IceHorses] help with Icies wanted/false heat

2007-12-06 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/5/07 3:34 AM, "Mic Rushen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 22:19:25 -0500, you wrote: > If you need a mare to be in season at a specific time it's worth using > something like Regumate to induce ovulation. We're lucky with our lot > - they get to run with the boys for 3 o

Re: [IceHorses] help with Icies wanted/false heat

2007-12-06 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/5/07 3:31 AM, "Mic Rushen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How long were they with him for? Or were they covered in hand? If so, > how many times over how many days? And does he have lots of other > foals this year? (if not I would worry about his fertility...) > > Sorry you won't be having

Re: [IceHorses] I did enjoy Africa!

2007-12-05 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/4/07 2:48 PM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thought > massai were like 7 ft tall or something :) That's the Bantu. Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] help with Icies wanted

2007-12-05 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/4/07 12:20 PM, "Mic Rushen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From a friend who lives in the English Lake District (actually the > inventor of the Trapezius saddle) : > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 16:55:51 - > > Hi All, > > Does anyone know of a person wishing to

Re: [IceHorses] help with Icies wanted/false heat

2007-12-04 Thread Anneliese Virro
es. > First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. > Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer > > > [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com > [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com > [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo > [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > -- Anneliese Virro UNICORN VALLEY ICELANDICS 1800 Carter School Road Stanford, Kentucky 40484 606-346-4963 [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IceHorses] Horse Fighting

2007-12-02 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Some history on Icelandic Horse fighting: > > http://iceryder.net/horsefighting.html These people were truly nasty. I don't understand that anyone could enjoy reading these sagas, they just glorify all that nastiness. Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] Falki

2007-12-02 Thread Anneliese Virro
> the woods and I was down there alone to boot, but still not too > bad. When I came home from work, I wanted to clean up the paddock > while therewas still dayllight and give them more hay. Even with 4 > piles Falki wanted them all. Not a big deal, just annoying. I so > want them to be happy

Re: [IceHorses] OT Fun - I'm a Great Dane

2007-12-02 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 12/1/07 7:33 PM, "Mary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do either of you have stomach issues? Nope, not me! Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] OT Fun - I'm a Great Dane

2007-12-01 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/30/07 10:26 PM, "Anna Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I did it yesterday and got great dane. I wasn't so sure it was a good > one to get, but now I see I am in good company:) Me too and I never even have met a Great Dane and thus don't know what they are like. So can anyone say wh

Re: [IceHorses] Anneliese / Annie Shields / Ann

2007-11-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/30/07 4:32 PM, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ann, did you enjoy Africa? how are the horses upon your return? > > Anneliese, are you still painting trim? > > Annie, how many horses do you have? I don't think we've seen any pictures, > have we? PAINTING trim? No way

Re: [IceHorses] Location

2007-11-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/30/07 1:01 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In a message dated 11/30/2007 8:33:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > Where in Kentucky are you, I remember riding to an area in Pennsylvania that > was a three corner are

Re: [IceHorses] Location

2007-11-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/30/07 12:17 PM, "Nancy Sturm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I apologize - that wasn't very clear. Are their trails to ride out on from > the spot in Kentucky with the million dollar view, the highest point > between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachians? That sounds like heaven > t

Re: [IceHorses] Location

2007-11-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/30/07 12:02 PM, "Nancy Sturm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It sounds wonderful. > > Are their trails to ride out on? > > Nancy Where? Anneliese

Re: [IceHorses] Location

2007-11-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/29/07 9:36 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > out buildings are on the West side of the property now and they used to be > on the East side. The wind here was about eighty to a hundred miles per hour > during the fire storms. Its all in what you get used to I guess. I

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Location

2007-11-30 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/29/07 9:29 PM, "Kaaren Jordan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sounds great, but my husband & I still have to be close enough to a larger > population that's affluent enough to support his work & open to holistic > health care for my work. My husband does saddle/bridle repair part time & >

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Swedish Wom...Anneliese

2007-11-29 Thread Anneliese Virro
>> >> Forgive me for being curious: what is the blood used for? > > > Anneliese >Hi , I had to make a few phone call´s to > find it out (first to find a blood farmer) > they use the hormons on sheep´s and pig´s when they use insemination. > > ok as I´m a sheep farmer a say whow we

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Iceland

2007-11-29 Thread Anneliese Virro
. Beauty/comfort zone is such a personal thing. > > I love where we live in the rolling oak studded hills of Central > California with it's open vistas/lots of sunny blue skys & of course > greatweather year round..but the trails are disappearing & our valley is > getting overpopulated as m

Re: [IceHorses] barn sour

2007-11-29 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/27/07 11:19 PM, "Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Scooter bucked - was that today Lorraine? > > Yesterday. I don't think my horses like me. LOL or > Crying OL > > Lorraine Lorraine: This may be a really stupid question and it is a question that you don't have to answer but ask

Re: [IceHorses] Iceland

2007-11-29 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/27/07 10:50 PM, "Raven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Iceland has overtaken Norway as the world's most desirable country to live >>> in > > There is no way that I could live in Iceland. I need more than an hour > or two of sunlight during the winter. ~;] I enjoy warm (75+) > summers,

Re: [IceHorses] Icelandic horses do not go fishing on their own accord!

2007-11-25 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Horses don't eat fish of their own accord. Let's drop this subject and get > sensible. > > > Karen Thomas, NC Actually, Karen, whereas I agree with you mostly in that horses were given fish out of need, there is no telling what even well-fed horses will eat by choice. Just an anecdote here: I

Re: [IceHorses] OT - Turkeys

2007-11-22 Thread Anneliese Virro
> No, not wild turkeys. Wild turkeys only showed in our area within the past > 5-10 years, and I've lived here all my life. They have probably been in > some parts of the state longer, but we're not a state known for wild > turkeys. What they are talking about are commercially grown, "domestic

Re: [IceHorses] bolting

2007-11-21 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/20/07 9:45 PM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thats > why icelandic horses in iceland dont have any skin problems, they eat > a lot of fish oils in the herring. when they come here they develop > skin problems because here its just not within our culture to feed > dried fish

Re: [IceHorses] Icehorses sweating

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
>>> http://www.taktklar.de/taktklar/documents/18082000-01.htm > > > Maybe Anneliese can help us with this. Judy: you can shoot that at me at some other time. Right now I simply don't have the time to do it. Translation is time-consuming. And I am finishing all the trim fro the house - about a

Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Well after 11 months you have a whole new hoof anyway, so with good > care it should grow outgood job! There are cracks though caused > by unbalanced trimming...some horses that are pigeon toed have this > happen because the farrier tries to correct the pigeon toe on an > adult horse...an

Re: [IceHorses] Bolting

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/17/07 5:56 PM, "Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Is Scooter an import? >> > > He is supposed to be. I have no papers but he was > advertised as imported. > > Lorraine So I would guess that he is probably not really bolting but thinks that speed is what is wanted. I had an i

Re: [IceHorses] OT-Parrots

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Seriously, if you know you will be away for more than 7-14 days at a time, > several weeks a year - well, that might mean that a parrot isn't the best > pet for you. Unless you want to buy an RV, so they can always be with you > in a climate-controlled environment! (Seriously, Cary thinks we'

Re: [IceHorses] trivia question

2007-11-19 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/16/07 7:55 AM, "Janice McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > who is the horse God in Greek mythology? > Janice Pegasus or Pegasos, the winged horse, son of the see god Poseidon. (google that, there are various versons of the story). -- Anneliese Virro UNICORN

Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems

2007-11-18 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/15/07 7:07 PM, "Bia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I use straight iodine but...what is gentian violet exactly? > Thanks Bia: There is 1% iodine and there is 7% (also called strong iodine). Be really careful with the 7% stuff it can really burn the skin; for most application it should be

Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems

2007-11-18 Thread Anneliese Virro
> > Well remember that betadine is not anti-fungal, and there is usually > a secondary fungal infection with the bacteria of thrush. So if you > use Gentian violet, it will kill both things at once and for A LOT > Less money...its cheap... > > We recommend weekly treatment, in harder areas o

Re: [IceHorses] Hoof problems

2007-11-18 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/15/07 6:41 PM, "Anna Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Annilese mentioned putting a fungicide on the hooves for non-healing > hoof cracks. Any one have suggestions on type or brand. Janice > suggested Thrushbuster from Saddleup tack but Susan doesn't have it > listed on her site. I

Re: [IceHorses] Bolting

2007-11-17 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/13/07 8:38 PM, "Lorraine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> about Iceys bolting? Do they bolt more than other >> breeds? > > > I don't know myself. I have owned nearly 20 horses > and have never had one bolt like Scooter does. Buck > and spook, Yes. Dagur doesn't bolt at all. I was >

Re: [IceHorses] OT-Parrots

2007-11-17 Thread Anneliese Virro
> Please, get a rescue parrot, rather than support the parrot trade. > > > I had to make the decision to not take in any more rescue parrots. I haven't > taken in a rescue parrot in many many years yet I'm still regularly asked to > take them. > > Cheryl Cheryl: What do you do with a parrot i

Re: [IceHorses] Two Rescue Icelandics Available

2007-11-17 Thread Anneliese Virro
> > Older horses CAN be useful sometimes...and they can also be happy in their > deserved retirement with their buddy/buddies in the home they know. I don't > have much respect for people who choose to pawn their old horses off on > others. Shame on them; it happens WAY too often. > > > Ka

Re: [IceHorses] Turkeys and OT turkey question

2007-11-16 Thread Anneliese Virro
two old toms that are driving me crazy. They get very mean > in spring and fall when mating season comes. I think this is why > originally people started killing them around fall for thanksgiving > cause i am thinking of it myself. I have a healing cut on my hand, a > defensive wound from one o

Re: [IceHorses] Waterer

2007-11-16 Thread Anneliese Virro
> We have always enjoyed visiting Anneliese in KY - they have heated their > farmhouse there with wood-only (I think?) for all these years, and nothing is > more warming after a chilly, damp ride than to sit in front of a wood stove > with a nice glass of wine, chatting with friends, smelling Annel

Re: [IceHorses] Trivia Questions

2007-11-13 Thread Anneliese Virro
casually with him, and explained that Iceland seems like a > part of Scandinavia to me, since it was settled by Vikings, and he turned to > Sina, patted her and said, "I'll have to call you Sleipnir then. Where are > your other four legs?" You could have knocked me over with a feather. On > th

Re: [IceHorses] How relaxed is your horse?

2007-11-13 Thread Anneliese Virro
On 11/10/07 7:44 PM, "Anna Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Falki hasn't been as willing to be hugged and handled as much here as > when we were together at Karen's and the clinic. Yesterday I got some > light shed on his 'personality' changes. I went out to the pasture to > put some stuff

Re: [IceHorses] Riding With Fluidity, Part 2

2007-11-13 Thread Anneliese Virro
it is very nicely padded now. The only thing is, when I > used to go on long rides my knees would hurt hanging down like that, > but I guess my knees end up hurting when I ride with a saddle and > stirrups too, I guess my knees are just messed up. > > Kim Hi Kim: I am a veteran of bad knees.

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