Re: [IceHorses] Playing with Snorri

2008-07-08 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 7/8/08, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: or u could just use crime scene tape. don't you have some of that laying around karen? ar ar ar janice I think it is crime scene tape:) Really, I think it says police line, don't cross. The owner of the farm has started a local mounted

[IceHorses] Playing with Snorri

2008-07-07 Thread Kimberly Morton
Don't seem to have much time for playing on the net or with the cameras anymore, but I found a moment this morning, and took Snorri through this little obstacle. He did pretty good. He was a little scared at first, wasn't sure about this thing. I was trying to get the first pass videotaped, but

Re: [IceHorses] High Tensile Fencing

2008-05-19 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 5/19/08, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From Karen I just saw my 3rd degloving injury last night from a high tensile steel fence - one of Sarah's beloved Lipizzaner mares that was imported from the Spanish Riding School. So what kind of fence is safe? I've heard of this kind of

Re: [IceHorses] Price of Auction Horses

2008-05-11 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 5/11/08, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did I understand that right? The rescue agency WANTS them to breed the mare? Or was this a private rescue, not from one of the agencies? I'm not totally sure what their set-up is. I think they are just a private rescue, but yes they want her

Re: [IceHorses] Price of Auction Horses

2008-05-10 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 5/9/08, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Here's a story that may give us an idea of the price of meat at auction: I just heard that someone around here had to PAY $30 per horse to get rid of the horses, he had to pay the auction fee and nobody bought them, he left them. So they will take

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Icelandic horse in Oregon, save from meat market!!!

2008-05-08 Thread Kimberly Morton
Someone with $1000 can take her and resell her to a nice home if they'd like for more I'm sure! I know in the north east coast you can't touch a decent horse for less than $1000. Just to be realistic, some horses in Kentucky are selling for $50 at auction, good horses. I know someone who

Re: [IceHorses] nasi's big day

2008-05-01 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 4/30/08, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: nasi has been trained up til now to whoa, go, stand still at the mounting block while I lean over him waving arms around, wiggle the saddle vigorously, slap the stirrups against his side etc. He is fine with all that. just stands there. I

Re: [IceHorses] Zen Moments

2008-05-01 Thread Kimberly Morton
In response to pressure. I have been experiementing with that too. I've worked with maybe, really 10 horses and mules in the last couple weeks. My friend has just adopted 4 mules, 2 very shy, two still can't be touched since they arrived. I haven't had time to work on it. Also another adopted

Re: [IceHorses] Wine, Full Moon, Nose Rings

2007-12-24 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 12/23/07, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wine... sometimes I wish I drank. It's a full moon... do you suppose sometimes it negatively affects us? Does anyone here have a nose ring? I've been so distracted by my life, but this caught my attention...wine is good sometimes, maybe I

Re: [IceHorses] Charm's First Ride

2007-12-24 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 12/23/07, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is Charm's first official ride: That looks good, it makes me think maybe I should recruit an Amish child to get on Snorri while I lead him aroundam in the middle of losing weight so that I can ride Snorri next years, about 22lbs so

Re: [IceHorses] holiday mule and dogs

2007-12-24 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 12/24/07, Bia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maria, she is fine around my dogs... but my dogs are very aware...I had a heeler here for awhile and that dog must have gotten kicked 100 times because he kept going for the ankles! Bia Actually there is a blue heeler where my mules are now,

Re: [IceHorses] Two Rescue Icelandics Available

2007-11-15 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 11/14/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 11/14/2007 7:02:02 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) How old is the mare anyway? I am afraid to take a walking vet bill, you have her son so you should know how old this mare is

Re: [IceHorses] Two Rescue Icelandics Available

2007-11-14 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 11/14/07, Kimberly Morton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Von is Dari's dam. I feel terrible about this. I wish I could take her, but I'm having to board my 5 horses out and it's stretching me. Dari is just the best little horse I could wish for. In fact, I met Von before, probably about 12 years

Re: [IceHorses] OT-Parrots

2007-11-14 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 11/13/07, IceDog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: IMHO parrots don't belong as pets. We can rarely meet their needs for their entire lives. Nice parrots are always looking for new homes. They aren't the easiest pets, I really don't encourage people. I've had my Grey for 17 years now, since he was

Re: [IceHorses] OT-my church

2007-11-09 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 11/8/07, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just thought you guys might like to see the type church I attend. If you need any spiritual advisement, I am available. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYaEIbn_zik I am going to guess this guy is not married:) Kim

Re: [IceHorses] KY Foliage

2007-10-30 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 10/29/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's a beautiful part of the country, and the leaves were just awesome. It is beautiful here, you ought to stop by next time you're in this part of the country. Kim

Re: [IceHorses] KY Foliage

2007-10-30 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 10/30/07, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It is beautiful here, you ought to stop by next time you're in this part of the country. You're right, Kim, we should. How far are you from say, Lexington, and which direction? I think you know where Anneliese is, right? I'm about an

Re: [IceHorses] African photos

2007-10-26 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 10/25/07, Ann Cassidy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Just a bit to get you started, the first photo is of me and a friend Helen and and our two guides in 1977. The next is Lanet the guide on the left thirty years later. Helen is Chinese and they thought we were sisters, couldn't

Re: [IceHorses] Fires - Judy

2007-10-23 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 10/23/07, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: its scarey in a disaster because altho the world has all sorts of helpful info, when you are in the disaster you are in a bubble cut off from everything, no tv, no satellite, no cell phones. So often you dont even really know how bad it is

Re: [IceHorses] Teev hit a lick

2007-10-22 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 10/21/07, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dropping out of his canter into what I think can only be a true rack. Janice, something similar happened with Dari, years agoI had just been riding him, maybe 6 months. We went out with a running quarter horse and were just turning

Re: [IceHorses] State of Emergency in CA

2007-10-22 Thread Kimberly Morton
On 10/22/07, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Not much internet service and some cell phone service is down. I think I just heard on the news that Escondido is being evacuated, this sounds like a really bad one. My mother left California after that other really bad fire season a few