RE: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-25 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> I would love to give him a space at my family ranch to decompress-just not for 3000. if the current owner gets to the point that Raudi just needs a place to be and not be riden (just loved on for a while-years if needed) let me know-he could hang out with the herd. That would be great for hi

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-25 Thread Maggie
I would love to give him a space at my family ranch to decompress-just not for 3000. if the current owner gets to the point that Raudi just needs a place to be and not be riden (just loved on for a while-years if needed) let me know-he could hang out with the herd. (Soley is an Icy mare i pick

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-25 Thread Janice McDonald
My tiv has gotten really fat from not being ridden cause of the heat. But last nite I got home late, it was a full moon, I went out to visit with them and I could see in the distance dark patches and I thought oh no, sweating in the cool night air, not good! But when I petted him I found it was hi

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-25 Thread Janice McDonald
On 9/25/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > How can anyone expect a horse to settle when he's only in a home for a few > weeks to a few months? ESPECIALLY a horse with big issues...? > I read on here, heard somewhere, read it maybe--- a horse is not at home until he has lived in a

Re: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-25 Thread Nancy Sturm
Poor pony. I hate it when a horse starts bouncing around. Our Twist (who has no plans of ever moving again) had at leat 8 owners in 12 years. He was so depressed that he just gave up. A friend referred to his having "his sporot broken". He even got depressed when I moved him so he could have p

RE: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-25 Thread Karen Thomas
And I didn't really let her go, it wasn't really my choice, she died, she was just the greatest horse to me, I didn't really want a different one, but I can see that to a lot of people, this would not have been a good match, I think she would have paid for it mostly. When I wrote what I wrot

[IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-24 Thread Kim Morton
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Karen Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I still don't think I'll ever part with him, > considering all he's been through, but he really has continued to trust and > settle more and more. > And I didn't really let her go, it wasn't really my choice, she di

RE: [IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-24 Thread Karen Thomas
I like to think that maybe even horses like this can maybe learn to trust one person. I had a horse for 14 years, not long enough, and when I got her, I know she felt no special love for people. I've had Loftur for three years now. I think I made a lot of good progress with him the first ye

[IceHorses] Re: Saddle up! This pony's a smooth ride now Mistrustful Horses

2007-09-24 Thread Kim Morton
--- In IceHorses@yahoogroups.com, "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > And some of them, like Raudi, Rodi, Landi, Baersi, etc., do not like it; > don't care for people, and will never be reliable mounts. > I like to think that maybe even horses like this can maybe learn to trust o