We were off the lead rein today and I was in charge of steering. It
went quite well. I accidentally applied the brakes a few times. she
is so sensitive to seat that the slightest tilt means halt. I'm
really glad to have a halt. We got tolt on the long side of the
arena. My instructress fell abo
> As soon as I get my blade. I have taken before pictures already
>
This may seem like a dumb question. Why are you shaving your cat?
Sue coombes
All you ladies with sat nav beware..
Did you see on the news . A Syrian driver was taking his big truck down the
narrow lane at Gibraltar Point in Lincolnshire. He asked a man who was
birdwatching for directions. Soon it became apparent that his sat nav had
directed him to Gibraltar Point
>
> >Has anyone tried the trapezius saddle?
>
> I've had several Trapzius saddles and like them a lot. There's a
> couple for sale on the IHS website at the moment, www.ihsgb.co.uk , on
> the items for sale page
>
What a good idea. I liked the one at Janices. they are expensive new.
Sue Coombes
> Why not a sensation?? SO much cheaper than a moffett. There was one
> on ebay recently.
> Janice
> --
There £780 here. I am considering one. They just look so good. There is
a warning that they 'are not for novice riders who rely on a saddle to
stay on a horse'. A saddle never stopped me fa
> That is awesome Sue! How did you teach it?? Did you clicker it?
> Janice
> --
It all started when I first got her. She was stabled and I would wait
until she backed up to go in with food etc. Then I notice she backed up
to 'invite' me in. I didn't think much about it. In fact I thought she
Ofeig is now backed and being ridden on the lead rein for 5 mins at a
time. The problem is she is so wide that Corrie's saddle (Wintec
adjustable) is still too narrow with the new extra wide gullet. I
need to get an inexpensive saddle that can be adjusted as she grows
and will allow her to move
> Wanda is writing me step by step instructions to teach a horse to back
> by pointing at a foot.
Ofeig does that really well. Sometimes I have to wiggle my finger a bit
(like I did on the video where she stands on the mat) When she is in
the stable I just give her a 'look' an she backs up. Cor
> I have never seen a beetroot! Here our beets are all bright red and
> pickled. How do you cook a beetroot!
I have had instruction that they are best cooked in a pressure cooker.
Pull off the tops and boil them after shaking off the dirt. Plunge into
cold water and peal them. You can eat th
>
> Hey, don't forget the carrots, strawberries, raspberries and
> blackcurrants!
> ; )
We ate all the strawberries. Carrots aren't ready yet. Didn't grow
rasps. 10lb of blackcurrant jam (first year one plant). Gooseberies and
redcurrants were ok. Tayberries are good too. I can't wait for the
> I am eating fresh shelled field peas with snaps and sliced homegrown
> tomatoes for dinner, a fresh squash casserole for supper. with fresh
> brewed ice tea. I wonder what the poor people are eating today...
> Janice
We poor people in th UK are having home grown potatoes, peas, beans,
beetroo
> This is a little video I took of Alex today--she's using a Best
> Friends bareback pad.
> http://bcmoney-mobiletv.com/view/537/bareback-saddle-pad/
I wish I could just hop on like that
Sue coombes
>
>
> If PNH horses are having pinned ears and bothered tails, something
is
> wrong, but is it the program? or the application of the program?
>
>
> Or the baggage the horse arrived with?
>
Well put Nancy. I think that anyone can interpret 'a programme' in such
a way that it is applied w
> then she noticed him more and more aggressive when she would be
> between him and the mare, he would lunge to keep her away from the
> mare. So today I got a call... Vicki is out of the hospital and had
> to have emergency reconstructive surgery because he bit the front of
> her face almost of
While I wassearching for the 'training tree' I found this set of articles.
http://www.meredithmanor.com/features/articles/default.asp
I haven't read them all yet! They look interesting to me at least.
Sue coombes
OK so I'm not married. My partner poo picks the paddocks for me. I have
a bad back at the moment. He does it even when I haven't. He led Ofeig
for the first time yesterday. As she is officially started nder saddle
he is practicing for leading us around. This is a huge step as he has
severe arth
There are plenty of low-level dressage goals that will help ANY
horse,
> without getting to collection... plenty of worthwhile goals to
pursue, like forwardness,
> relaxation, straightness, implusion...
I'm glad you said that. My new teacher works along the lines of
the 'training tree' which
> i was looking for photos of wandas goofy relatives and somehow this
> popped up. it looks interesting. I wonder tho what happens if you
> fall, does it release?
>
> http://www.unisitinc.com/?gclid=CILO4abdrJQCFQNfFQodkHdttA
>
Looks like you don't fall. I looked through the photo's and there
My family is very grateful that Jenni is
> going to be okay. And we have been blessed with Sierraour miracle
> baby.
>
Thank God they are both ok. That was really scary. Sounds like she may
have had DIC. At least she is better now and they are both beautiful.
Congratulations. My grandaught
> I picked up a habit years ago from a much better rider than I am.
When
> riding a horse that feels even slightly unruly, I DROP my stirrups.
If your
> feet are braced in the stirrups, hanging on for dear life, you're
like the
> arrow pulled back in the bow, ready to get launched! You c
> Most people have longer stirrups on the gaited horses and long
stirrups do not lend themselves to proper posting. So your stirrups
must be adjusted good for both - just like mine. I don't change them,
so I think you misunderstood.
>
I agree that correct stirrup length is vital for post
> And somewhere today, I read someone referring to posting as "standing
in the
> stirrups." Oh no! If you stand on your stirrups, or brace on them
when
> sitting, you're very likely to be putting undue weight under the
stirrup
> bars, or stressing the horse in some area. This is true with
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9hsRmZ0fLs
>
What breed is that? The ears are very different.
Sue coombes
In what way was the bolt unexpected? The horse wasn't desensitised.
Sounds like it had been sensitised to feed bags at least. What else was
it sensitised to? The horse was a bolt waiting to happen. My ponies
would have to be willing to have their heads in the feed bag before I
ride.Desensitisat
> Someone was asking about grazing muzzles. This is the one I used on
> Gusti last year. Elska is now in need of it. She's not that thrilled
> with it, but she DOES like how treats seem to come up through the
> hole.
>
That's just like Ofeig's. The grass didn't come through as fast as the
tre
> Linda Tellington Jones has a white riding whip that is very nice to
> ride with.
I started using that for getting Ofeig to back up so I could take
Corrie out of the paddock. I just do driving game, waving it in front
of her. I'm sure it's the electric fencing white that does it. We now
have
When I ride bitless I much prefer the ancient Lindell sidepull
> I bought from Robyn about 20 years ago, which is still going strong!
>
Great news. I'm waiting for one to arrive.
Sue
And here rider asks for nothing or completely the opposite with her
seat compared to what she asks for with the rein and then they blame
the head gear that it doesn't
work. It doesn't matter how
good relationship you have with the horse if you ask th
>
> This is the last pic I had taken of him.
He was lovely. Sorry he's gone.
Sue
> Are there any groups around you where they get together once in a
while to
> have natural horsemanship play days?
>
Yes approx 20 miles away. My partner and I are attending without
horses. I am told there are games for people without horses. He doesn't
know that yet. It will be interesting
> Sue, Here's a report in our archives:
>
> http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/message/123243
>
Just as I thought. I will buy. Hopefully I will get my new teacher to
stay with me. She mentioned a friend uses parelli and that goes well
with dressage because of the building blocks so m
Does anyone have the dressage dvd's by this man. They are called a
matter of trust. I would like to buy the first one. Can anyone tell me
if they have found them useful.
Sue Coombes
>
> http://goodhorsemanship.blogspot.com/2008/06/kids-and-natural-
horsemanship.html
>
A lovely video. I am enjoying the parelli too.. We are a little bit
stuck on the circling game at the moment but it is coming.
I hope to have a new riding teacher, who approves of parelli. Lara
Dennis is a hi
> on the color list i made the comment that splash whites were overo and
> they got their panties in an uproar about that, saying splash white
> was in no way overo. ?? you could look that up in the archives mic.
> Some person who breeds splash was saying it is a whole different dna
> marker etc
>
> One of our options might be that we have to remove that eye. Does
> anyone have experience with horses that have just one eye? What
> issues do they have? She is such a sweet, calm horse that if we had
> to go that way, I think she would handle as well as a horse could.
> --
My Connemara p
> > My vet has recently taken blood from an Icelandic mare of mine
and is concerned that she may be anemic.
>
> Anna
>
> Complete Blood Count Skutla age 6
> Gloi age 12Falki
> age 12
> WBC
> Although she is not out of the woods yet, she is much better, eating,
> drinking, pooping, peeing. Will start weaning the foal today. I
have a
> call in to the vet to see if we need to do anything else.
>
Thank you for the photo. They are lovely. Hope all goes well.
Sue Coombes
It is very fuzzy. I think it is a lateral gait. Maybe the saddle rack.
Sue Coombes.
>
> I am sticking with palominos. He is a Arab cross.
>
> Lorraine
Is this a what gait exercise? Maybe trot?
Sue Coombes
> >http://www.heylisa.com/music-71.html
> >
> You can play it but not download it from there. Or you can buy the
> whole album for £12.95...
>
The version on the video is by Lady Fancy a drag artist.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOCGM-7SH2w.
The music is better but still the original words
- Original Message -
From: Susan COOMBES
To: Susan COOMBES
Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:19 PM
Subject: videos
These videos were taken together in a 25 minute session.
This is called Ofeig comes when called. Probably should be called coming ready
or knot. The flies are awful and
> Bareback and bridleless performance by gaited horse:
>
> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/06/middle-aged-woman.html
>
Where can I get a copy of the music for my friend who is just starting
the hot flashes
Sue coombes
> > *Follow the blooms pyramid of learning...see Liz Graves website.*
>
>
> Sue, what page are you referring to?
>
ARTICLES then go to True horsemanship, page 2
here is a link
http://www.lizgraves.com/Horsemanship.pdf
I hope this works.
It is a lovely article
> This little girl was born yesterday. I don't think gait will be a
> problem!
>
Yep, She's gaited and what a beauty.
Sue Coombes
Sorry to hear of your loss. Such a young age with everything ahead of
you both. Lots of hugs.
Sue coombes
> I have gone to some clinics run by certified trainers just one step
> removed from the guru and they were awful. Just one step removed. In
> fact, I went to one John Lyons certified trainer clinic and actually
> if I had not known better I would have thought I had stumbled into a
> holy roller
>
> How about if we put the same restrictions on Quarter Horses. No one
in the
> world can ride a Quarter Horse without getting instruction on how to
ride
> them, from a US citizen.
> And no one can ride an Arabian Horse unless they take lessons
from
>
> Is this logical?
What is logi
He looks gorgeous
Sue coombes
They are so cute
Sue 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 Coombes<>
> Here are some gait descriptions of walk, trot, pace, and canter:
>
I definitely recognise the pace. That is Ofeigs preffered gait for the
very muddy places. I must get a video of it some time.
Sue coombes
> In my newly fenced pasture buttercups are blooming everywhere!
>
Hi virginia,
I live in a creeping buttercup haven too. Mine 'creep' at olympic pace.
My horses do eat some leaves and get loose motions. Somehorses get
rednoses from the flowers. We tried hand picking. I estimate ten years
of 1
I found this amazing website last year. The information is so helpful
even if it is 'American' I have printed it and kept it in my paddock
management folder.
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex8017
It will be extremely useful I guess especially if you live in alberta.
>
> I just came in with this photo.
> V
>
This looks like blepharospasm to me i.e. the muscles of the eyelid are
holding it closed due to pain. I think someone in another reply
mentioned the eyelashes. That souds like a good tip as they would take
on a different angle with blepharospasm. I wou
How long should Ofeig wear the muzzle. We have achieved 5 hours for 2
daysbut it seams a long time without eating. She definitely doesn't eat
with the treat dispenser/grazing muzzle on. Makes poo picking light
work. She still looks fat after 2 days. I don't know how long I can
stand it. Am I l
> How long was it swollen before she got uveitis?
I got the vet out at the swollen lid and watering stage. She had
antibiotic drops called fucithalmic. 48hrs later I noticed her
cantering sideways, posture kind of spooky, couldn't easily visualise
the pupil because the cornea was slightly hazy
> After Alex brought in the pix I went out to look for myself and Gat
> didn't have as much discharge as shown here but the swelling is still
> there. You have to look for it otherwise it doesn't stand out.
> V
Ofeig had the same thing initially. It didn't get better she got
uveitis. You need to
> You're very welcome. Where are your family?
>
> Mic
>
You would ask. Here goes...Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran. Don't ask me to
pronounce it.
Sue Coombes
>
> Like this you mean?
> ; )
>
>
> Mic
That is so lovely. I must visit you sometime. My sister and mother live
in Wales. I haven't visited them in a long time.
Sue Coombes
> In Finland we only routinely give influenza and tetanus and many (if
not most?) horses are totally unvaccinated. Still SE is quite common
among imported Icelandics.
>
> Krisse
In UK we only give tetanus adding flu if they are likely to mix with
strangers. Ofeig got flu in case she goes away
> >1 lb green beans (frozen is fine
>
> Runner beans? French beans? ???
>
> Mic
>
That's great news. We grow 5 varieties of beans and freeze enough to
last a whole year. They are by far the easiest vegetable to grow. Broad
beans are best. So much better than those horrid things in the shops.
Does anyone have experience with Hilton Herbs metabolite gold. I have
been advised that it is very good.
http://www.hiltonherbs.com/equine/equine_specialneeds.cfm?
cfid=29464067&cftoken=91108025
It is about half way down this page.
I would like to know your opinions.
Sue Coombes
> They will get three or four meals per day of bermuda with a snack of
> supplements (i.e. B crumbles, Source, salt, etc.)
>
> Less food, low carbs, low sugar.
>
Must be
> more than just a little alfalfa.
That is FAT. Ofeig is overweight too. Grazing muzzle MUST go on now I
am home to sup
> 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.
>
> -- Renee M. in Michigan
>
I use the 'no dig' technique and have done for years. My partner does
the opposite. I find it also h
>
> Anyone have good luck with this muzzle? Or can recommend a better
one?
This is the exact one I have got for Ofeig. I have only got as far as
putting it on her for 20 mins to desensitise. I have been out all day
as my partner has had an op and it was a 2 hr journey each way to
visit. I wan
My question is--do
> I need to feed my horses something high in protein? My horses are
> more companion/pet than riding machine so they're not burning a lot of
> energy.
>
I wouldn't dare to feed my icelandic grain she would be enormous. I
give her supplements in a handful of Dengie Hi Fi lite
> and a perineum is?
The part of the anatomy that fills the cotton gusset in the panties.
The precise area between the anus and vagina.
Sue Coombes
I am so pleased with my ponies this week. Corrie has taught me so
much.
I decided to try riding without reins or stirrups. I was exploring
stopping and starting as well as steering using only my seat and
body. I have a suspicion that stirrups really get in the way. Firstly
I found that Corrie w
> To me, this is a sad showing of how the Icelandic Horses are trained:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBFTYelcn1w
>
I often wonder if I will be a good enough rider for Ofeig when the time
comes. Then I see a rider like this with rigor mortis! At one point I
thought it was a dummy.
Sue Co
> "Five full-grown horses, moving into six to eight-inch grass, will
> need only one tenth of an acre, or approximately sixty by seventy
feet
> of new grass to consume for the day.
So my two need approx one thirtieth every day.
Most people think in terms of two
> and three acres per paddock
> No, I've seen hedgehogs in pet stores!
>
> I really wanted one. They're the cutest things, but their sale has
been
> outlawed in Oregon - not sure why.
>
> Nancy
We have hedgehogs everywhere in England. I can hear them at night
grunting as they eat the slugs on the lawn. They get squashed
My new arena is finally completed (except for the gate). The first
day I let the girls loose in the paddock so they could go in and
explore. One had been in and left a calling card.
Yesterday I took Ofeig up and did groundwork she loved the surface.
We did reversing down an L shape. Leading betw
then once I get them tho, its like a husband or adopting a
> child, I just automatically feel like I have to work thru any issues
> or learn to accept it or live with it if they aren't having a bad life
> with me or something... i just cant let go. I have a couple of
> horses now, they have iss
> They could well be. We have a Yak that tolts.
>
> Mic
That has to be the cutest picture ever. Does he come with batteries?
Sue Coombes
> Who does this look like?
>
Ive seen those in Africa. It's a waterbuck. Otherwise known as the
toilet seat buck. I didn't kow they crossed with ponies. Are they
gaited?
Sue Coombes
Wonder if our racial relations would have been
> less strormy historically if we'd chosen the word Chocolate for
people of
> African descent. Hard to get mad at chocolate.
>
> Nancy
Our first family doctor was Dr Datta from India. My brother was scared
of him. Mum thought she had the answ
I thought Ofeig was black. She fades. Her official colour is sort brun.
I have no idea what that is. Her father is black and her mother
chestnut with flaxen main and tail. What colour would result from that
pairing? I shall still call her the black one just as Corrie (grey) is
the white one.
Su
> >The carrot stick is entirely rigid
>
> As is a bamboo cane painted orange, with a bit of rope fastened to the
> end
> ; )
>
> Mic
>
I tried one on the fence. It snapped and was very sharp. Covering with
duct tape might work. The vets bill wouldn't be worth it. It's not as
if the cstic
> yes, there was someone posting on the gaited list i think it was once,
> maybe even here, but they were saying they had to wait til they could
> afford to buy their offical "carrot stick" from parelli in order to be
> effective and I was like, hello, its a freakin lunge whip! i mean,
> use you
> I had the vet run a blood work up on Falki when he was out here doing
> vaccinations. I like to get baseline numbers. I him fax the numbers
> to work and didn't have the numbers from Skutla and Falki so I got a
> little concerned about the low WBC, RBC, HCT, & HGB numbers --
> Anna
I had Cor
> here is wanda practicing the rocking chair canter
>
OK you folks. I HAVE a rocking horse for practicing the canter. Sylvia
Loch gets her students to do dressage moves with a stick between their
legs like a hobby horse. So, I also got my partner to make me a real
hobby horse for practicing tur
> > This is a different book by Smokie Brannaman; click onto
the "search inside
> > this book" link to read a few pages:
> >
> > http://www.amazon.com/Whisper-This-your-horse-yourself/dp/0979144604
> I'll be curious to read what everyone gets from it, or thinks.
> -- Renee M. in Michigan
>
> Are they like llamas?
>
> Before clicker training became more popular in horses, we used the
llama
> clicker training videos as reference :-).
>
Yes Camelids, like Llamas but smaller and valuable fleece, soft and
fine as cashmere. They are usually halter trained. They could do tricks
but
> 52 Alpacas arrived today to share one of Kolur and Brenna's pastures.
> Does anyone have experience with horses and alpacas together?
Forgot to say,
They are also used to keep foxes away from chicken and sheep. I don't
know how because they are quite gentle. Must be the sheer sight of them
Sue
> 52 Alpacas arrived today to share one of Kolur and Brenna's pastures.
> Does anyone have experience with horses and alpacas together
It was my intention to have alpacas until the horses ate the money.
They are very expensive. You must be rich! They are gentle.They have no
bottom teeth. The fig
> Born this morning - a bay dun filly with a star.
>
> Mic
Congratulations
sue Coombes
>
> http://www.fidelak.com/Reitsimulator.htm
>
> This horse runs on hydrolics and has a set of sensors that measure
the
> rider's
>
> -- hands (evenness and amount of tension in the reins),
> -- bounce in the saddle
> -- left-right tendency
> -- tendency to be ahead of or behind the motion
>
> This little guy has just joined us - he's rising two, but very thin
> and small. I'm hoping he'll pick up quite quickly as he should turn
> into a gorgeous guy, but he's pretty pathetic at the moment.
How will you get his condition up? I suppose it all depends on the
cause. According to Janice
> The first thing our medical insurance carrier wanted to know was
whose
> horse, whose property and just exactly what happened. They would
have gone
> after anyone else they could possible have blamed.
>
> Nancy
That's the problem. The injured party needs the medical care paid for.
Very o
http://www.youtube.com/user/artroland
I found this guy interesting. I liked the video of the foal being born.
sue coombes
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, Mic Rushen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Anyone know this sort?
They are advertised for sale on equine whispers site
http://www.equinewhispers.co.uk/icelandic.html
There is some info about it there
otherwise I know nothing
Sue coombes
> Oh--and there's a vegetable garden plot--empty. I don't know what was
> grown there but I'll probably buy some started plants and see what
> happens. Clueless but willing to learn!
> V
Growing vegetables is great fun. You do need a sense of humor though as
you won't be the only ones eating th
> Virginia, is it algae that is fouling the water?Some folks swear
by
> barley straw as a natural alternative to chemicals:
My neighbour uses barley straw in his pond/fishing lake. It is very
effective.
Susan coombes
> You can get electric "wire" here which you wrap around the pipes, and
> which stays just hot enough to stop pipes and taps freezing - maybe a
> better option in the UK where we don't get that much freezing weather.
>
> Mic
>
Where would I find one? I definitely need it. I HAVE to soak hay for
> You've never needed a tank heater?
I have only had horses a year. I didn't know I could get one. I use a
kettle which doesn't seem very effective. The pipes to the paddock and
stabe freeze too so I carry water from the house to buckets in the
yard. It's only for a few days. I don't have main
>
> What gait for this Tennesee Walking Horse
> http://gaited-horse.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-gait-tennessee-walker-
in-belgium.html
>
Mostly flat walk.Some ordinary walk in the middle and a little running
walk near the end.
Sue Coombes
around. I am also doing the Parelli
programme level 1 and have got to the porcupine game. It is still
raining here.Very few dry days for 10 months now. Yesterday we were 80%
under water. It's slow going.
Susan coombes
> I used to keep fish in my water tank but one year my tank water
heater
> broke down and all the fish froze.
>
> Pat G., in MN
>
Where do you get a tank water heater? Is it battery or mains?
Sue Coombes
I found another website for names;
http://www.babynamesworld.com/category-icelandic-names.html
Maybe this will help
Susan coombes
angelengill
beatyperla
sunshinesolskin
hope.vona
miracle...undur
dawnbirta
smokey...reykja
and my favourite; joygledja
I might have got some spellings wrong
All we need are a few more foals!
Susan coombes
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