set of rings. I think you're only supposed to
attached the
breastcollar to the top set of ring - that's what I do now.
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becomes
questionable, they tend to pick their way carefully, at a walk. Other gaits,
like
saddle-rack, running walk and foxtrot, have alternating 2-foot and 3-foot
support and are
more surefooted than tolt.
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can find some. In the meantime, does anyone know where
I can order
more VIP ointment? I can't find any locally, and I didn't see it on the
Jeffers site.
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of foals (all breeds) are born with the opposite
condition, slack pasterns. Most of mine have been born pretty normal, but
Landi, born a little early, had slack pasterns for a few day. They
corrected themselves with no intervention.
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handled, or even fenced, before. Bart is doing awessomely well, but
he's a blank slate about so many things we take for granted.
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something!
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and it doesn't automatically show the map, just
step by
step directions. I love it, but I still can't imagine someone blindly
following the
step-by-step directions for 1500 miles!
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sizes by most makers.
A lot of the tack makers who make custom leather and/or biothane will
customize your sizes for very little or even no extra cost. I believe that
Dana will for the Sensation accessories, and Lisa at Moss Rock will too.
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I love it, but I still can't imagine someone blindly following the
step-by-step directions for 1500 miles!
Oh Kevin would...if it meant not having to ask me for directions ;)
Ah, I get it now. An unmarried man, or a man traveling alone...
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to be helping.
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than the set down- but I never
claimed to have the best eyes. :) You might want to get a little video of
what you think is hard pace, and freeze frame it and watch how the legs
really move.
Are you asking for gaits yet, or just basically taking what she gives?
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breast collar might be
converted for a smaller Icelandic, but now i wonder if it's feasible for the
larger ones.
I may just have to order the sensation breast collar.
I'll send a picture of Melnir's in a minute.
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, too much can be a bad thing.
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breastcollar
pieces. It might not work, but if it does, you could preserve your set
without spending a lot.
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http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ptscNvrAZWg
He's so pretty. I think Hroi is going to be that dark bay, which I think
is so rich and lovely. I don't get it with the Icelandic color club - I
don't understand why black, bay, chestnut are considered boring colors.
They aren't to me!
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and a wheelchair ramp so the kids could ride. I can only
imagine what kind of a horse it took to accomplish this.
Good for Stephanie, and thank God for patient horses like those, and those
who do beginner lessons.
Did she enjoy it? Is her enthusiasm for horses tweaked?
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.
Welcome!
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I have a very nice Weaver western that I bought for Gusti a few years
ago. I was wondering the same thing.
Do you have a hunter/endurance style you can compare it to?
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ago and I get charlie horses in it when I ride him
You get WHAT???
A charlie horse is a cramp. I have no idea of the origin of the expression
though. :)
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to me to visualize them on a
line, but that's just me. They are what they are, no matter what helps you
visualize them.
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. It
seems that once I get it right in one dimension, it's wrong in another, so
it takes me some trial and error. That's why I'm not positive that most
western breast collars can be converted - but it's a thought.
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will the corals be in the shayd janice
Note to newbies: Janice is e-mailing from her cell phone which doesn't have
spell check. You've probably already figured out that she's the list
comedienne...with a chocolate/caffeine problem... :)
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, ready to go back to his little paddock again.
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fast. We'd have a lot more well-adjusted horses.
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? :)
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) both ride
in them, so they can accommodate a variety of rider sizes.
We sometimes put a treed saddle on our young horses intially, but basically
we start them in treeless saddles, usually the Sensations.
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that Liz and Dave made about the flex-tree
saddle? I think Judy posted the link here once before.That was an
eye-opener.
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. ;) Seriously, I also have a couple of Torsions that I like
pretty well, but of all the treeless and treed saddles I've tried (too many
to count), the Sensations are our favorites...and more importantly, they
work for our horses.
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-medium Icelandic's. Zilco can't match the option
of custom sizes found with the Sensation breastcollars.
I understand that Zilco makes two sizes (at least?) of breastcollars now, so
I'm not sure how the sizing runs these days.
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of the tankiest
Icelandic's I've seen - just not the tallest.
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http://picasaweb.google.com/windgait/VinnieLandiAndIsakMeetAndPlay?authkey=zFfgaYQZbHs
Vinnie has some interesting moves in his repertoire, that's for sure.
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for?
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is unique to Icelandic's - this pretty much applies to
all gaited breeds...
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to pursue, or are you, like many of us, a
dabbler?
Welcome to the list! (Sorry I forgot to say that earlier...)
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in a
boot-cut full length. It's amazing to me how much cooler it seems to have my
lower leg
open - maybe the knee patches on the riding breeches trap a lot of heat.
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how did I get sucked into this? All I did was wonder what Donny ate to
make his drool green Jacki
Apparently that was enough. :)
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Cherie live are much cooler than our area.
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to that!
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...
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is my camo helmet AWESOME or WHAT janice
Totally awesome, Janice. Congratulations to you and Trausti! He's a good
boy.
BTW, someone asked about Zilco tack yesterday. Trausti is modeling the blue
Zilco Deluxe Bridle with matching breast-collar.
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I had the camera ready when I turned Vinnie out today:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=V1qjymJn5oM
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Here's how I get the relative humidity:
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=gspsmap=1textField1=34.98417textField2=-80.44944Did
you notice the differences in dewpoints? Ours is 68 degrees F., yours was
about 46degrees F, Bend, OR about 27F, Wanda's was bout 51F...and poor Janice's
. I think that will go fine, but since Bart isn't truly
halter-trained, it would be horrible if they didn't get along and I couldn't
catch him. I think the round pen is too small for turning the two out
together.
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are great,
considering she makes everything to order.
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underneath, so the rivets don't touch the horse.)I also have several of her
Freedom
Bridles, which can be used as a bridle, sidepull, cross-over bitless bridle (I
took the
cross-over straps off), and a halter. The Freedom Bridle is the main bridle
we use.
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these days. I miss those good times.
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brought in for adoption, but about 40 horses were adopted
before
him - I guess I was the first sucker to look past his small size and odd
conformation to
see a nischievious cutie pie with much curiosity and intelligence.
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IceBankers. Or Spankers for short.
Or maybe Off-shore Bankers - a great way to hide money. (Most of my money ends
up hidden
in the manure pile...no wait, it IS the manure pile!)
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start riding them, start with a halter or sidepull. When you add a bit (if
you do) you keep your hands very soft and giving. You may remember me
saying that training a horse is always much easier than re-training a horse?
This would be a prime example where that is true.
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, he
was just sore from the 8 hour trailer ride, and maybe tenderfooted from lack
of exercise and from standing on soft footing while recuperating.
Prior to today, Bart had never had a leadline attached to his halter.
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responsibility to be sure that it happens as
infrequently as possible. I think it helps for us to think of our time
together as play, not work.
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Well, it's obvious he's a 'straw' berry blonde! V
Ok, that settles it. I'm ready to declare Virginia the official list color
expert. ;)
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The gig is up, Karen! These pics prove you just went out and bought a
black stallion. He's not wild!! Look at him! You were just trying to
convince us he was a wild stallion! ;-)
I'm starting to wonder about that myself. Sheesh, I wouldn't have believed
this if I hadn't seen
everywhere. Of course, we don't have bears or mountain lions here in our
area. Yet. That I know of...but there have been rumors of bears about 30
miles from here.
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Runa ricardo, man she's about the most gorgeous redhead ever! and
riding like an old girl :)
She's coming right along. Her favorite gait above walk is the signature
gait of the breed - the foxtrot. ;)
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She's beautiful, Cherie and what a view!
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forward to her coming back here this fall.
She's a caring, compassionate horseman, and just a all-round great person.
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I am jonesing for a ride. It has been at least 2 months. We are taking
them camping next week. Wish me luck
Are you taking Scooter and Dagur? Sounds like fun. Did you find some good
riding places on your camping/scouting trip last weekend?
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depend entirely on which version you buy...?
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Thanks for being so kind to forgive my craziness. Must be old age.
If that's the case, then welcome to our club. ;)
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. But, if you want to pick one or two gaits to focus on at first,
it can be easier if you pick an easier horse.
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just shook his head, saying he obviously doesn't
have any issue to speak of now. It's just amazing. I'm so thankful that
he's here, and that he's doing so well. And, I'm glad that Buck can fill
the hole in his life left by the absence of Curly Ray!
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a chance to chat with
her, she might be willing to take a look at them if you e-mail them to her
later. I know she stays very busy, but she's pretty generous with her time.
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a round pen...
AND he stresses playing not working.
I'm afraid I am too uncoordinated for clicker training. I just can'tr
seem to get it on my own. I think Karen Pryor lives not far from me
and also Beth Bliss, who put together some videos, but I'm pretty maxed
out for available horse time
because he's an
exceptional individual from a distinctive breed. I feel sure he'll do it
despite his raising, not because of it.
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.
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-
they are no longer possessive about their food, since they seem to think
there's no shortage. The hay I'm giving now might eventually be too much
and make them fat, but I hope to have them out in pasture where they can get
more exercise soon.
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through the pastures, stopping
to speak to each horse. Since the horses are curious and friendly, that
encourages the new ones to see us as valued visitors, not intruders to the
herd.
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will tell. And no, I have no plans of cross-breeding him to
Icelandic's.
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the area.
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galore, and he's a gelding, so he's just fine. ;)
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link, mullen mouth or similar mild bits) at any English-type tack
store in my neighborhood or online for about the same - about $22-30 each.
Then I don't have to do the adjusting for each ride... Does it have any
other advantages over a non-adjustable snaffle?
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Great pictures! Thanks for sending them - I had no concept of what riding
in Sweden would be like.
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want to do...
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negative blog.)
Reading about Parelli on the Fugly Site rates right up there with learning
dressage from the Icelanders if you ask me...why waste your time on a long
thread on that site?
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13H, probably 13.2. When I saw him at
the beach, I thought he'd be 13H maximum. I don't think Vinnie is over
12.2H.
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for Bart before we
get to know
him.
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til he figured they meant him no harm. The same
with balloons
which he delighted in shredding.Where those supposed to be friends or
threats...?
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System just sounds like begging for an accident...
Fencing 101: the smaller (or narrower) the enclosure, the more secure and
otherwise safer
the fence needs to be.
There has to be better ways to watch the weight of our horses.
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hopes Emily will have a
baby soon, so he can be married to a grandma...
Always a comedian...
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, otherwise i would have to be so jealous that he let donny do
that and not me...
I figured it out, Janice. Donny won his trust by feeding them in his
drawers. Trausti said, aha, he's one of us, so I can trust HIM ;)
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That is one good looking horse.
But, I admit, after the good husband thread, I was hoping for a picture
more ... Janicesque.
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!
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.
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.) The secret to electric is keeping the horse off the fence. The
various fencing materials - wire, rope, or tape - all have inherent dangers
if the horse gets tangled in it. Of course, all fencing materials have some
dangers, and we do use electric, but we try to keep it safe.
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that Cali and Svort (both previously horses with a few special
needs) have you. I believe they are just as lucky to have you as you are
to have them and this lovely farm. Enjoy, and give everyone (including
yourself and Ted) a big hug from Cary and me.
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jokes about Cary's perfect pony.
Sometimes I wonder if the people who obsess about Icelandic necks, colors,
and evaluation numbers ever take time out and simply marvel at the joy and
wonder in their horses. Cary certainly has that joy in his pony, as I do in
all of mine.
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child
for the breed - not that gait isn't a wonderful thing. It is, or it can be.
And I
wouldn't breed a three-gaited Icelandic...but when they pop up, we should just
try to find
them a home with someone who loves them for what they are.
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really
don't think
the report was very informative - vaguely interesting, yes, but probably a lot
of
speculation with not much substance. It's generated a lot of chatter, but not
much useful
that I see. I used to like that list, but it isn't what it used to be...
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teaches too - it's simply a good way to
mount. I CAN mount the Sensations from the ground, but I don't very often.
I still have a little sciatic damage in my left (mounting) leg. Stretching
that leg is a project I need to work on
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I have a picture of nasi in true collection at liberty but he is being
chased and bitten by a donkey. janice
I have one of Isak in true collection, but he's peeing.
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comes from a bad
saddle, and sometimes it takes years for the white hairs to show up.
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phrase) onto the
horses' backs. His Sensation doesn't slip. I promise...it doesn't. His
mounting technique is NOT pretty - he looks like an old man getting on a
horse. BUT, he knows how to hold on so he doesn't torque the saddle, so it
stays put nicely.
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(mostly for looks) and
I doubt that Cary has ever used one even once.
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to like his.
I didn't look at them this time, but in the past, they have had some really
awful ones. No, I wouldn't buy any products if the horses on their sites
are supposed to be testaments of their value.
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. It's not that
his way is THE right way, it's just the right way for him...
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necks. I don't even really care if a
trail horse has a slightly inverted neck - key word: slightly. What
troubles me much more is when the horses are ridden such that the muscles
are developed, making the inversion even more extreme.
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pictures. He also trots at
liberty, but when he does, his head is usually lower - both are his choice.
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to be
jealous of the
camo helmet...
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in the upper right.
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