On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 03:28:27PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
Western tack is being sold in Germany; and hopefully will make it to
Icelandic Horses (get rid of the nosebands! and let's have the riders learn
to have better hands and not ride the horse's face!).
http://tinyurl.com/6zb9r3
On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 08:40:11AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
A traveler from Hong Kong visits Iceland and rides an Icelandic Horse:
http://myicelandjournal.blogspot.com/2008/07/day-8-horse-riding.html
i wonder if his faster and bumpy is a trot?
--vicka
On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 09:33:33PM -0700, Lorraine wrote:
I always thought it was embarrasing to need a step to mount a 12.2 HH horse.
if you end up on a horse, you never have anything to be embarrassed
about regarding the process :)
--vicka
ps. my 6'2 husband has a 13h horse. now *that*
On Fri, Jul 11, 2008 at 08:28:33AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
about me? Is it that when the horse goes faster than a walk I sorta
balance myself in the stirrups? Its me I know, just wish i could
figure out what it is I am doing. It did not happen the first couple
of times I rode trausti,
that is so very, very sad. my deepest condolences, and thank you so
much for sharing the beautiful picture with us.
--vicka
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 12:21:34AM -0400, Renee Martin wrote:
Oh gag. . . . That just makes me ill to think of it, like a recipe for
Braised Dog or something.
which is, of course, eaten in china . . .
Yeah, I know. Been there twice to get my daughters.
Doesn't change my opinion one
On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 10:43:08AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
but why would an icelander not eat just lamb and seafood. do they
have chickens?
because lamb and seafood aren't an adequate food supply, and if the
horses were merely allowed to breed without culling, they would soon
overrun
http://tar.vox.com/library/post/todays-experiment-tenderloin-of-icelandic-horse.html
Oh gag. . . . That just makes me ill to think of it, like a recipe for
Braised Dog or something.
which is, of course, eaten in china and south america.
and here we eat braised cow and rotten cow milk,
On Sat, Jun 07, 2008 at 02:47:20AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
On 6/6/08, Judy Ryder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
DEFINITIONS OF INSTRUCTOR STANDINGS
Centered Riding, Inc., recognizes the following Instructor Levels:
Section 2.1: Centered Riding Instructor Level I:
The Level I
On Fri, Jun 06, 2008 at 04:31:26PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
Does anyone supplement their horses with wheat germ oil?
i did when i was a child in 4-h, with a welsh mare. it made her coat
extremely glossy, is what i remember most. when i thought she was
getting a bit fat i switched her to
come on, folks, this is the icehorses list. the only acceptable answer
is no bit at all, the tolt is done in a sidepull.
--vicka
They are comfortable to wear and are supposed to keep you in better shape,
improve your posture, and eliminate joint stress.
Mary Midkiff mentions them in her newsletter this month.
Anyone have them?
i do. i think they were good for my ankles. they're now worn out
enough that i only
On Sat, May 24, 2008 at 07:09:44PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
walking past a campfire is way different than performing in an arena
in the dark helo.
of course it is, just as arena jumps are not exactly like fallen logs in
the woods, and few riding trails contain car wash obstacles.
On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 09:15:41AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
i think alongside fire might be more descriptive. and as a trail
skill goes, this one seems very high-level and impressive.
The only horses that I think MIGHT be impressed (somewhat - maybe) with
seeing worked with fire in
On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 10:55:53AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
http://icehorses.blogspot.com/2008/05/icelandic-horses-tolting-thru-fire.html
i think alongside fire might be more descriptive. and as a trail
skill goes, this one seems very high-level and impressive.
--vicka
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 07:53:58AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
thanks judy, important for all riders but PARTICULARLY with gaited
horses... through the years it interests me to see how my horses gait
differently with other riders. Just shows how much of gait is
affected by rider seat.
I tried to learn Hebrew on my own, had tapes I played in the car while
driving - wonder what happened to those?
i took it in school. i've never tried to learn a language from tapes,
how well did you find that to work?
cheers,
--vicka
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 08:42:07PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
Ya gotta be kidding:
http://www.wikihow.com/Ride-an-Icelandic-Horse
if it's a wiki can you edit it?
--vicka
On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 06:21:06AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
And considering there are only about 300,000 Icelanders, even if you go to
Iceland, you
won't have many people to talk to there. How many billions of humans on the
planet now?
Iceland is a teeny-tiny speck on this earth, and
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 04:24:38PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
Ofeig follows me around so much that I'm sure she thinks her name is
Shadow. How does that translate into Icelandic? I think Shadow would be
a lovely name for a foal.
My dictionary says skuggi which is masculine.
so the
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 07:49:55AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
Can anyone find a picture of an icelandic saddle that is built for a
balanced ride?
my taller student riders are balanced in my hrimnir. i am still without
camera, but when/if that gets fixed i'll post a picture.
--vicka
http://www.hnakkar.is/myndir/Dupont_flex_tree.jpg
The stirrup hangers are way up front, so that would be a brida saddle, not
the jineta balanced style ride.
i have no idea how the tree fits inside the saddle -- it is quilted and
i think the flocking raises the cantle significantly, so the
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 09:56:07AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
in the middle of the centered-riding instructor's program atm,
Great! Too bad you don't have your camera! The pictures can be invaluable
in helping to retain information and to use for baselines.
*nods* it is. i miss my camera.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 11:33:27AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
As previously mentioned, you can sometimes make yourself go in alignment
in
a brida saddle, but it's not the same as having the natural balance in a
jineta saddle.
i didn't realign my students for this -- i was just checking.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 06:27:54PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
I think I have a picture of the Wintec Wide gullet system, the ones that are
made for really wide horses. If I can find it, I'll send it for comparison.
i think i sent the list a set of pictures of stjarni's extra-wide
hrimnir back
On Fri, Apr 18, 2008 at 08:31:18AM +0100, Mic Rushen wrote:
On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:19:33 -0700, you wrote:
It is a principle to which all experience masters subscribe that a horse
should never be galloped before having been suppled with the trot so that it
neither bears on the hands nor
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 04:18:28PM -0300, Virginia Tupper wrote:
Orri is shedding like crazy. When I was brushing him I noticed that
he has some matting around the armpits. How can I get rid of those?
i've had good luck with a metal comb and a dog slicker brush on stjarni.
--vicka
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 07:28:38AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
Anyway, I think we need to come up with a different term other than
traditional riding when talking about what is currently done.
I agree too. Could it be called european style riding? But that
would include Mic in
On Mon, Mar 31, 2008 at 09:18:13PM +0300, Skise wrote:
I like the show style better. Five-gaited style makes you think
everything is ok when you ride them four-gaited but it goes bad when you
start riding them five-gaited. And I don't think forcing the gait is the only
problem with this
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 09:34:45PM -, Judy Ryder wrote:
That is exactly how it was with me and my baby sister. I was on the
trails and she was doing dressage and jumping.
I could not understand why she would want to be stuck in an arena, and
she couldn't understand what was of
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 04:52:43PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
i dont really care that horses do this or not. 99% of all redneckers
field trial horses ground tie like the rock of gibraltor and would not
even dream of moving even a hair while being mounted. but most are
trained to do it by
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 07:06:34AM -0700, Kaaren Jordan wrote:
The endurance set up eliminates the pressure from the stirrup attachment at
the top which is triangulated through the internal rigging via the hard use
buckle with hard use. Putting it at the bottom eliminates any top pressure.
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 06:32:12PM +0200, Skise wrote:
as a rider and teacher i have one thing i LOVE LOVE LOVE about the fixed
stirrups: they stay where they are when you drop your stirrups.
[...]
For me that's just why I dislike the fixed stirrups. If I want to work
without stirrups
On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:48:03PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
I may be in MA for the Memorial week; if anyone wants me to stop by, let me
know.
let me know if you'd like to come meet stjarni and me! (and if we are
VERY lucky, my husband may have a second icey by then as well :)
bring yer own
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 12:40:54PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
Vicka you WROTE that article, hello, you havent seen the pic??
*laughs* no, actually, i haven't (and only found out after my last
post here that the article was a summary of a writeup i did after the
equine affaire demo -- my
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 09:56:09AM -0700, susan cooper wrote:
horses speak louder than photographs.
Maybe that's because your pony is s grateful to
not be ridden by a cantle sitting, mouth yanking yahoo.
i'll try to take that as a compliment to my horsemanship and
that of my students,
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 09:24:04PM -0700, Lorraine wrote:
There is no collection in tolt. The frame of the
horse in tolt is
diametrically opposed to collection.
It just doesn't happen.
That is good to know. With my MFT it helped the
foxtrot to collect him. So I figured it was
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 10:04:48AM -0400, Renee Martin wrote:
Thanks Kaaren for that explanation. I can definitely see the connundrum of
the matter. I was just commenting the other day in a private e-mail what a
catch-22 situation many of us have: We're larger riders, so we choose the
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 06:54:41AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
You know, I can't think of a GOOD trainer/clinician that doesn't have a few
stories that they tell with sadness of some of the bad mistakes they've made
with horses. Many will tell you a LOT of sad stories. Certainly us
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 02:45:05PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
maybe they want the saddle so narrow that it doesnt go around the
horse at all, like wearing a little pill box hat on top of the
tabletop of the wide back.??
i hate to say this but i find that image adorable. i'd want stjarni's
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 05:15:06PM +, Mic Rushen wrote:
No, not at all - they were perfectly happy to wait at the block for me
to clamber aboard. Also, my dear Kalsi who was originally trained by
Gudmar, never needs to be tied up (you just hang his rein over his
ear) and will wander
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 01:09:29PM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
Vicka, and I think Susan from nevada, mentioned that the stirrup
hanger was causing white spots? I was wondering why they would do
that, in what circumstances. If it was pressure, then seems would be
white spots on the back?
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 09:50:47PM +, Mic Rushen wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:57:34 -0500, you wrote:
how tall is kalsi?
14.1hh
ah, even bigger than my big boy, then :) dunno then, maybe he
associates the mounting block with the first stable i kept him at, where
people mounted from the
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 07:25:30PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
On the same page with Stan's videos about saddle fit,
http://www.hestakaup.com/content/view/59/97/ , he said something I'd never
heard before: There is much to suggest that the t?lt was only discovered in
Iceland by some priests
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 08:34:09AM -0700, Ann Cassidy wrote:
Actions ALWAYS speak louder (and more honestly) than words.
I thought I should send the photo to be sure you all agree. I am not
too scanner literate so you get the whole page.
i am at work, on a machine not allowing graphics
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 07:47:15AM -, Susan Coombes wrote:
I have ridden Corrie a few times bareback. We did walk in a confined
space then in a half acre paddock. Even with my osteopenia I didn't
think it was a risk. I didn't even wear my body protector. We tried
trot a few times but
On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 04:26:54AM -0800, Nancy Sturm wrote:
Would it be OK to be consistently inconsistent?
I had a trainer friend in the old days who used the consistantly
inconsistant method because she said when they went to shows, she couldn't
guarantee consistancy and they did
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 03:06:16AM -, Stan Hirson, Sarah Jones wrote:
I did see it and had a good laugh over Janice's post because Karen's
take is quite accurate. Nada. I don't want to over-promote the
videos, but I was expecting much more of a reaction. A few people
commented on
On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 06:28:51PM +, Mic Rushen wrote:
What would you do if you visited someone you have known very well for
many years, and found several horses so thin they are bordering on
emaciated (even though the person has plenty of feed, and plenty of
money), kept in an exposed
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 05:41:42PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i am constantly amazed at the lack of discussion of bareback riding
here, given this as a sample fact.
So start a thread on it. : )
i thought i recently had, by asking how many people judged their saddle
fit by comparing
We started all our youngsters (all three of them) in bareback pads.
It's a nice way to feel their reactions to things.
cool! i have a bunch of nosy details i'm curious about :)
. what sort of bareback pad did you use, and why that type? i have sat
in one once (trying a horse, whom actually
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 08:33:52AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
i thought i recently had, by asking how many people judged their saddle
fit by comparing it with bareback riding. but no replies
i replied. that teev hates bareback. apparently not one of my more
memorable posts :)
I don't ride bareback for several reasons. One, I'm
45 and my horses can't afford for me to get hurt, so
yes, I need the security of a saddle.
do you think it really keeps you from getting hurt? what sorts
of situations happen to you where you feel like your saddle is keeping
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:12:49AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
i guess my question is... why would a horse have an aversion to
bareback? Has to be a bad experience maybe?
could certainly be! though definitely i would think that it would
be something recoverable with work. i admit i
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:07:33AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
i replied. that teev hates bareback. apparently not one of my more
memorable posts :)
Apparently about as memorable to some people as all of the many video links
Judy has sent in of her riding various horses bareback...as
On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 11:44:16AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
what does the bareback pad add to the experience to make it worth it to
you to use rather than just going actually bareback?
A clean butt and possibly a little friction, depending on the material.
*nod* i use riding pants for
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 11:18:15AM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
Surrender to the Saddle Tree
By Lisa Dawes Brown
[...]
The greatest light cavalries of the world, the Sarmations, the Tartars, the
Huns, among others, swept down on whole civilizations on saddleless,
bridleless horses, and
On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 08:13:52PM -0700, Judy Ryder wrote:
I love to ride bareback. It's close contact; you can get good communication
with the horse.
But it may not be for everyone. Once we get dependent on a saddle, it's
hard to break away.
i think maybe it would be good for us, the
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:57:17AM -, Susan Coombes wrote:
Does anyone here use rhythm beads on their gaited horses?
http://www.equinewhispers.co.uk/aboutbeads.html
They look pretty but do they do anything. When Corrie decides she can
only do walk today I can persuade her to trot if I
On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 06:32:05AM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
stjarni at least likes to stretch his neck down for trotting, and
loosening the reins while you ask gives him permission and freedom to do so.
Lorraine's horses sound like they are very strongly diagonal, so trot is
easiest for
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 07:37:09AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
I feel like gaited breed horses are smarter than non-gaited. but I
also know my smartest horse is my most dangerous and my dumbest horse
the sweetest.
stjarni likes people, and i think is the most trustworthy horse at our
barn
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 09:06:46AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
On 3/13/08, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The first thing to try, though, is to run in hand or pony the horse
along side a horse that IS gaiting, on a hard surface or next to a wall
so the gaiting horse's footfalls
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 09:29:56AM -0500, Janice McDonald wrote:
For most gaited horses, sitting deep in the saddle and putting your
weight on the loins (or shifting the saddle back) will get the horse to
get under itself and generally will cause it to gait,
through pain Lynne! Not good
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 07:08:01AM -0800, Nancy Sturm wrote:
You've obviously never owned a good Arab. :)
Too funny. I ride in the land of the good Arab. They're not only smart,
they're another breed of people pleasers. When I flew off Tali and broke my
back, our grandson Gabe bought
oh, and this thread reminds me -- would video of ebba teaching me (once
the weather doesn't suck) count as icelandic trainer work (cuz she's
icelandic and my instructor) or not (because she's not a big name and
does not give clinics or show)?
--vicka
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 01:43:41PM -0400, Karen Thomas wrote:
*grin* i used to lease a good arab. she was plenty smart, but not, umm,
very *sensible*, if you see the difference...
My experience is that many/most Arabs reflect the personalities of their
riders/handlers, probably more
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 11:48:47AM -0500, Judy Ryder wrote:
Thanks for your input and hope you can provide video for us to see
some of their current work.
this letter clarifies for me considerably what you will and not accept
as evidence (formally speaking, your epistemology). thanks for that;
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 03:05:25PM -0500, Judy Ryder wrote:
The excess hair can cause the saddle to move around which can cause
rubbing and irritation in that area.
Use your coat king and your shedding combs and get that area really clean.
right on!
i've also found using a cactus cloth gets
On Wed, Mar 12, 2008 at 09:08:00PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have come to the conclusion that the Icelandic Horse is smarter
than other horses I have owned and they were all types of breeds.
Anyone out there think so too?
i have to admit that i think so too. but i also think that
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 02:06:57PM -0300, Virginia Tupper wrote:
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 2:41 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.gudmar.com. go to horses for sale.
All I get are headings on all the pages of his site. No photos.
i tested this in safari and firefox on osx, and it
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 02:56:51PM -0500, Judy Ryder wrote:
How about the one of Mani with the noseband and the pessoa (not nice).
that's not gudmar on, that's some blond woman with airplane toes...
--vicka
On Tue, Mar 11, 2008 at 03:10:46PM -0500, Judy Ryder wrote:
of course, if you say he is gaiting in my area, you could equally well be
describing a horse at the walk or a gallop.
Most of us gaited horse folks live in areas that are mostly non-gaited
horses, so you're not alone. However,
daniel and i have mostly separate financial lives, so i don't even ask
him about saddle purchases. (i am hanging on to my sensation dressage
for now b/c i think it fits him well, though.)
but when i was having my taxes done i discovered that since people pay
me for teaching, saddles i buy are
here is a video of stjarni tolting -- what would y'all call his gait(s)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z02NrXCsTg8
(credit and cute commentary due to my friend and student rachie, who
took the video and then took stjarni out for another trail ride :)
--vicka
On Thu, Mar 06, 2008 at 12:28:50PM -0800, Nancy Sturm wrote:
Can anyone tell me where to buy traffic cones? I'd like some for ground
driving Yrsa around - a visual.
if you have a home depot nearby, they apparently stock them.
--vicka
On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 10:31:02PM -0800, Lynn Kinsky wrote:
It says the horse was trained by Gudmar, has a soft mouth, and
beautiful
head carriage but this type of head gear would not indicate
that.
speaking as someone who's been in gudmar's tack room, it's msotly filled
with
On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 07:52:55AM -0800, susan cooper wrote:
We all love our Iceys and we want to do what is best
for them. So let us not get into a fight over tree
vs. treeless. Every horse is an individual and every
owner has different needs. I have treeless, but I
also want a treed.
On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 09:51:35AM -0500, Laree Shulman wrote:
This is pretty common with race horses that don't make it to the big
$. We have had 2 TB's that were off the track that were given away
when they didn't make it to the big time. It's cheaper to give them
away then keep them and
On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 08:33:44AM -0800, Nancy Sturm wrote:
I usually don't look at stuff like this, but I did. I think I am in denial.
Are those really horse hides? Where's the tail? The hair seems too long.
I hope.
when my childhood pony died, my father wanted us to save the skin.
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 06:14:14AM -0600, Wanda Lauscher wrote:
Ooo...Nancy...I like that idea. We should pick a day and each one of
us should head out to our horses with a camera in hand.
a friend and i went out to see stjarni yesterday, and she brought a
camera, so i will have pix! (with
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 07:46:30AM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote:
on the trail when i get relaxed and have been riding an hour or two
and Teev is relaxed, I ride one handed. He neck reins but I dont neck
rein him, I just steer with my feet and he is so totally good with
that! He has learned
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:58:48AM -0600, Janice McDonald wrote:
it dont matter vicka cause me and teev and Nos are gonna whoop all
your butts in the mobile home stairs championship cup.
well, of course you are. that said, i expect stjarni and me to kick ass
on the beach race and the
On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 09:05:18AM +, Mic Rushen wrote:
We (ie judges) should all recognise
trotty tolt (often foxtrot) for instance, but actually recogising a
GOOD foxtrot is a whole other continuum.
is it necessary to do this? would it be enough to evaluate the gaits
for say apparent
On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 02:47:48PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I just received a sensation hybrid demo from Kaaren on Friday pm. I rode in
it yesterday and for about 20 minutes today. I have a question about the
breast collar. Can anyone send a picture of the sensation breast collar
You need to write up a proposed showing class for naturally-presented
horses. Or possibly two classes - I would suggest a Gait class (to
show gait ie foxtrot, rack/tolt, running walk etc etc) and a Natural
4-Gait class (to show walk, trot, canter and gait as above).
Thank you, Mic, for
accident and was injured in an ATV accident and was originally told she
would never walk again or leave the bed. She is still considered
quadriplegic.
my goodness. she's clearly weak, but by what standard would she be
considered still quadriplegic? she could clearly move at least two
On Fri, Feb 15, 2008 at 08:44:24AM -0800, Judy Ryder wrote:
A three day (phase) event for gaitedhorses. Has dressage, stadium obstacle
course and 30-50 min.cross county obstacle, endurance race. To be held April
19th and 20th at Kentucky Equestrian Center, Winchester, KY
I think we could just as well go to no nosebands, raise the level of
education of trainers, and not have any disputes about tightness of
nosebands :-)
i still think i'd like to put one on stjarni. it's a decoration, but it
shows off the broken blaze aspect of his face markings (rather than
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 04:57:39PM +, Mic Rushen wrote:
owned in the past, but I think one contributing factor to a horse having a
nice jog is having a rather upright shoulder, although not all horses with
upright shoulders seem to jog equally.
I've always been taught - and experienced -
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 06:21:32PM -0800, Judy Ryder wrote:
How about skijoring? seems like this might be better than ice tolts?
it seems just like sleigh driving, with a minimalized sleigh and a
rider.
--vicka
i am finally learning to actually go to the barn and *look* at the
weather, rather than trying to rely on reports from ten miles away.
(of course those of you lucky enough to live nearer your horses don't
have this particular problem :)
this afternoon: report says temps falling to around 30, west
it occurs to me that i found one (from last summer).
(i still can't find my camera. more annoyingly, i discovered that the
flip video i really wanted doesn't work with macos)
so, what gait?
--vicka
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 05:32:49PM -0600, Wanda Lauscher wrote:
Looks like a nice trot to me.
to me too -- but if i remember correctly from the time, it was slow,
and SO SMOOOTH and bounce-less i could hardly believe it when i saw
the picture. (very unlike stjarni's usual trot, which is HUGE
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 05:06:54PM -0600, Wanda Lauscher wrote:
On 09/02/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
so, what gait?
--vicka
Did you mean to attach a pic with that Vicka?
i did, in a message shortly following.
--vicka
I think if an Icelandic is given his head from the start and allowed
to find his own balance during training, then all sorts of nice things
can happen.
*grin* if i ever get a camera again, or a video that works with my
machine, i will try to get some pictures of stjarni's big trot. i
ride
On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 07:04:22PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What kind of saddle are you using that sure looks comfy. He is beautiful,
wow. Sylvia
thank you! :) that is a sensation dressage g3 saddle that i had on
trial from kaaren jordan (kaaren please correct me if i am wrong?)
it
http://www.frappr.com/icehorses
i tried, but failed :/ it appears not to be very mac-firefox-friendly --
i can't see most of the descriptions because they hide behind some panel
of links, and i can't get the move this pin! pin to move.
if anyone would like to add stjarni and me (north reading
On Thu, Feb 07, 2008 at 04:04:10PM -0800, Judy Ryder wrote:
Also, a problem with the study is that they only measured appendages (legs)
and did not consider the spinal processes.
let alone mental readiness for work and training.
--vicka
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 09:51:01AM -0500, Laree Shulman wrote:
I am a person that uses try the moderate approach first in all
things. I have always felt that the Miller imprinting methods were
just a little too much for a brand new baby - it just never felt right
to me but I also feel that
On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 09:53:07AM -0500, Laree Shulman wrote:
? For every 100 women who earn a post-professional degree, 107
men earn a post-professional degree.
source? and what kind of degree?
women phd's in english are common. they also don't make much money off
it. women phd's
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