Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-17 Thread Mic Rushen
On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:41:00 -0400, you wrote: I've been tempted to make a public announcement that I will be starting a new breed called Island Ponies that will be a cross between Icelandic's and Corolla Bankers. IceBankers. Or Spankers for short. Mic Mic (Michelle) Rushen

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-17 Thread Karen Thomas
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!) Karen Thomas, NC

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-16 Thread Mic Rushen
On Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:15:37 -0400, you wrote: I'd say for a horse just taken from the wild nine weeks ago He looks really nice. The area he came from has a lot of people, right? I wonder if it works with him like it does with our youngsters. An Icelandic friend sends his young horses up to us

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-16 Thread Karen Thomas
He looks really nice. The area he came from has a lot of people, right? I wonder if it works with him like it does with our youngsters. An Icelandic friend sends his young horses up to us to grow up, and they are always completely unhandled apart from the very, very basics. They don't

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-16 Thread susan cooper
--- On Wed, 7/16/08, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have all faith that Bart will make the transition, but that's because he's an exceptional individual from a distinctive breed. So what is the plan for Bart? Gelding and re-homing, or keeping him a breeding stallion for the

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-16 Thread Karen Thomas
She sort of wiggled, so I put the collar on her and she knew the entire basic obedience routine: heel, sit, down, stay, recall. She'd learned it all by watching the other dog. Not sure if that would actually work with horses, but Bart is certainly going to benefit by watching Vinnie be

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-16 Thread Karen Thomas
So what is the plan for Bart? Gelding and re-homing, or keeping him a breeding stallion for the herd? I've been tempted to make a public announcement that I will be starting a new breed called Island Ponies that will be a cross between Icelandic's and Corolla Bankers. It's not true, but I

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-15 Thread Virginia Tupper
On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 9:15 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Bart got turn-out time tonight in a very small grassy area we made with corral panels at the front of the barn. We used the Parelli-recommended (and common sense/low pressure) method of taking chairs into the area, and

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-15 Thread Karen Thomas
Seems at ease and happy enough! V On some levels, I think he is, but I have to remind myself that he's just nine weeks from the wild. He's not halter trained, so he can't go into a bigger area until we can catch him and halter him. But, I'm a big believer in take the time it takes so it

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-15 Thread Nancy Sturm
I don't have a particular timetable. This is the lesson I have struggled with the most. To this day I get in the today we will work on ... mode. I think I may finally have matured enough to scrap the plan when it's obvious that actually it is not the day. Nancy

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-15 Thread Karen Thomas
This is the lesson I have struggled with the most. To this day I get in the today we will work on ... mode. I think I may finally have matured enough to scrap the plan when it's obvious that actually it is not the day. I think it's a good idea to have a plan - but we have to remember

Re: [IceHorses] OT: Bart's turnout

2008-07-15 Thread Nancy Sturm
By working with Vinnie where Bart could watch and maybe want to get in on the fun, I suspect I helped Bart along today too - indirectly though, not directly. I was doing obedience with one of my standard poodles years ago and one of our daughters had a wonderful Aussie that was her dog.