please elaborate.
Thanks
Bia
i dont want to offend! But please be honest... a while back, maybe
two or three years back, there was a gorgeous blue dun free to a good
home but only if you promised not to ride it because it would always
buck. Is it this horse? If so, I think it would not discourage some
from wanting it, but
>I have a gentle,9 year old, dun Icelandic gelding that I must sell.
> Would like him to go to someone that understands Icelandics. Please
> email any interest. The horse is at my farm in VT.
Can you elaborate on him? and maybe send a picture?
I have a gentle,9 year old, dun Icelandic gelding that I must sell.
Would like him to go to someone that understands Icelandics. Please
email any interest. The horse is at my farm in VT.
Thank you for the kind words.? I still cannot talk much about it.? Trojan was
27 years old and was fine in the am.? I came home from work and he looked like
he had been rolling.? I immediately put him on the trailer to go to my equine
surgeon.? He had exploratory surgery.? He twisted his bowel b
Hi
>>Here's a picture of one made from strands of Svertla's hair.
These are really beautiful and what a great tribute.
Robyn
>>My once in a lifetime horse, Trojan, died in December of colic. Even with
>>surgery they
>>could not save him either. Suzanne made me a beautiful horse show necklace.
>> Check put
>>her website. www.Suzannestorms.com
>>> Oh Renee...and you didn't say a word... I'm so sorry.
Me too,
2008/6/30 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Suzanne Storms does some beautiful horse hair jewelry out of woven horse
> hair. My once in a lifetime horse, Trojan, died in December of colic. Even
> with surgery they could not save him either. Suzanne made me a beautiful
> horse
> show necklace. Check pu
Suzanne Storms does some beautiful horse hair jewelry out of woven horse
hair. My once in a lifetime horse, Trojan, died in December of colic. Even
with surgery they could not save him either. Suzanne made me a beautiful
horse
show necklace. Check put her website. _www.Suzannestorms.com
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 8:53 PM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i might trade him for your aqua bling saddle. janice
>
>
> Hmmm, decision time... Man, what would it be like to have TWO men who really
> care about
> horses?TWO men that can put up fences and feed? Nah, I gue
>>> i might trade him for your aqua bling saddle. janice
Hmmm, decision time... Man, what would it be like to have TWO men who really
care about
horses?TWO men that can put up fences and feed? Nah, I guess not. That
saddle is
perfect for Mr. Teev, and Teev isn't going anywhere if
On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:30 AM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
i might let you keep him. He didnt help my thighs much at all... Janice
>
>
>>> R U talking about a horse or husband?
>
>
> Ha! Janice would never let me have Donny (her husband)!
>
>
> Karen Thomas, NC
>
i might t
>>> i might let you keep him. He didnt help my thighs much at all... Janice
>> R U talking about a horse or husband?
Ha! Janice would never let me have Donny (her husband)!
Karen Thomas, NC
i might let you keep him. He didnt help my thighs much at all... Janice
Ha! You didn't post the trot, did you? My thighs are killing me this
morning, which
means I needed to post!
Karen Thomas, NC
> i might let you keep him. He didnt help my thighs much at
> all...
> Janice
>
R U talking about a horse or husband?
I'm just thrilled that it looks like I can keep him since his
> sweet itch is improving so drastically.
>
>
> Karen Thomas, NC
>
i might let you keep him. He didnt help my thighs much at all...
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
--- On Thu, 6/26/08, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mainly though, I just don't clean house! :)
My sentiments exactly!!
Susan in NV read my blog to see why I ride my horse in pink:
http://desertduty.blogspot.com/
>>> The adjustments were understanding what the gaits were about, what was
>>> possible and what wasn't Gat was perfect for Alex to learn
>>> confidence, etc but she wasn't the right horse for Alex at the schooling
>>> barn geared towards hunter/jumper so I think if Alex wants to continue
>>> Yes, even more than that. She had all summer doing ground work, then a
>>> handful of rides here at our place in the round pen, then I moved her to
>>> Creekside and did some more ground work and rode her a couple of times
>>> in the arena before I decided I wasn't happy with the job I was
Back to your "guilt" - don't I remember that Tosca had initial training of
maybe 3-6 weeks, maybe being ridden 4-5 times per week? Didn't she have
that before you took her on the trails?
Yes, even more than that. She had all summer doing ground work, then a
handful of rides here at our pl
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 4:10 PM, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I was just making mental notes about what I'd write, but before I do that,
> would you mind making a list for us, Virginia? It just struck me that
> you're probably one of the most qualified to make a list that we could
>
>>>What do you consider a basic education for any horse?
>> Yes, I'd like to know that too. V
I was just making mental notes about what I'd write, but before I do that,
would you mind making a list for us, Virginia? It just struck me that
you're probably one of the most qualified to make a
>>> I am reading this thread with a bit of guilt. I just returned from
>>> taking the good horse Tosca out with three Arabs who trotted over a
>>> technical trail in typical Arab endurance horse style. She was
>>> terrific! Absolutely wonderful. But while we were talking, I was
>>> sharing
On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>What do you consider a basic education for any horse?
>
Yes, I'd like to know that too.
V
> I can't count the number of times I was surprised when I'd get an
> Icelandic was lacking in
> the basics
I am reading this thread with a bit of guilt. I just returned from taking
the good horse Tosca out with three Arabs who trotted over a technical trail
in typical Arab endurance horse st
On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:22:45 -0400, you wrote:
>Look at how Icelandic's are ridden in shows, and in evaluations. Do you see
>any finesse
>skills? Do they have to know how to steer or bend or flex? Are "good
>transitions" from
>one gait to another noted and praised? No, no, no and no.
>>> http://hestlegur.blogspot.com/
This part sounds sadly too familar:
>> Bottom line: we love him madly but HE IS NOT A TRAINED HORSE. ... This
>> whole time we
>> had been brainwashed by Little Miss Sybil into thinking it was "our fault,"
>> that "if
>> only we were more experienced he'd
my gosh. wonder who the Sibylle is. wish we all knew so we could let
her have it. giving the whole breed a bad name... and what a wonderful
honest person. such a good writer! that poor horse. we have horses
we started and they were so perfect. following steady jas on endless
trail miles. didn
We've sure seen a lot of green horses sold to neophytes on this list
over the years.
There is a nice single mom and her very sweet girls who bought a very green
pinto pony and moved her to Creekside. The seller's daughter reportedly
told a friend "Boy am I glad to see her sold. She's go
When I read this on her blog:
"I mean: who sells a practically untrained horse to a kid and her mom? Talk
about bad karma. You've got to be crazy to do something like that (yeah,
crazy like a FOX)."
I think this kind of thing happens all the time in all breeds.We've sure
seen a lot of gree
A journal of buying an Icelandic:
http://hestlegur.blogspot.com/
(start on the "older posts" page, reading from the bottom up)
Judy
>> she gave me the name of a vet to call in north carolina who believes in
>> animal communicator work so I may call him about the loud gut sounds. in
>> case you don't recall jas has had aa bad mystery weight loss for some
>> time now.
Janice, if the vet's initials happen to be A.H., then RU
my animal communicator rept; her name is nina dale. you can google
her or email me for the url to her website. she made me leery when
she looked at posts I had made about jas prior to her reading but I
her reading she mentioned 2 things she could not have known from my
posts. one was that jas
>How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots, worming, training?
>Do any of you use a specific software?
--
>Laree in NC
I have a weekly/monthly dry erase board on the barn wall. Anything that
gets done is put on that. It holds 4 months worth of info. and then I
transfer the info. to a
>
> I just know if I had to input something to a spreadsheet...I wouldn't do it.
>
> Wanda
>
I put it in after the fact :) except the taining one is sort of a pie
in the sky dream, but interesting to me how we are usually ahead of
schedule! But my training schedules are maybe a little different
008/6/20 Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots, worming, training?
> Do any of you use a specific software?
The vets keep a file on each of our horses at the vet hospital...if I
ever need to ask anything I just phone them.
As for deworming or far
I use excel spreadsheet. One for wormer and shots showing what was
actually given and when and another for training goals by what date. I
am the type who never sticks to any written wishlists it seems but
when I go back later and look I almost always have stuck pretty close
by the training schedu
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Lorraine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>> How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots,
>> worming, training?
>> Do any of you use a specific software?
>>
>
> What records?
Veterinary, maintenance, appointments, training logs, expenses etc. -
all or part.
Hi
>>>How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots, worming, training?
Do any of you use a specific software?
We use a program called Herd Logic - it was initially designed for Llamas
but works well for us - we have been using it about 5 -6 years
Robyn
> How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots,
> worming, training?
> Do any of you use a specific software?
>
What records?
Lorraine
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:43 AM, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots, worming, training?
> Do any of you use a specific software?
I just made a sheet with columns in MS Word that I use for each horse that
gives the date,
Who (vet, farri
How do all of you keep your horse records? - Shots, worming, training?
Do any of you use a specific software?
--
Laree in NC
Doppa & Mura
Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang)
"Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to
the horse, his human companion, and what goes on betwe
http://www.horseflynet.com/index.html
Anyone use this or anything similar?
V
On May 6, 2008, at 3:17 PM, Pat Grimmer wrote:
> Hi Debbie,
>
> Do you know if there is any documentation re: the shoeing to
> manipulate
> her way of going? A co-worker said that he had heard nothing about it
> and
> refuses to believe that it was or could have been done. I would like
> to
Pat, Let me look through the comments and see,
--
PNH Levels 1 & 2 Clinics, Rochester MN
http://www.sittinghorse.us
The Soul of a Horse ~ has touched my soul, may it touch yours too!
~ thesoulofahorse.com ~
Hi Debbie,
Do you know if there is any documentation re: the shoeing to manipulate
her way of going? A co-worker said that he had heard nothing about it and
refuses to believe that it was or could have been done. I would like to be
able to show him that he is wrong if possible. Are there a
to me, i sorta think it means "responsibility" for those lesser beings
than ourselves. That we were given brains and hearts so we would see
creatures in need and help them and take care of those who can't take
care of themselves When I was a kid we actually grew and raised
our own food and gr
> There is some argument over the translation here. Some say "dominion"
> and some say a more accurate translation is "steward". Big difference
> in my book.
Actually, I think the word used in the original bible could be
translated either way - and of course, the thinking of the day - way
back whe
>
> God gave us dominion over the beasts of the fields and I think if he
> ever comes back he's gonna take the dominion away from us and give it
> to chimpanzees.
>
There is some argument over the translation here. Some say "dominion"
and some say a more accurate translation is "steward". Big diff
The barefoot list is talking about this horriffic accident too... One
thing they mentioned is that they had TOE clips on the horse which may
have caused the breaks, also the breakover is way to far foward, FFS,
on Many TB's which means that the horse can not get the foot to move
fast enough as it r
and the winner had cracked hooves but they ran him anyway. Then two
put down at the rolex eventing thing this month. what is going on?
People just want to win at all cost! Follow the money...
People think oh, theres not all THAT much money to the winners at
these things, like biglick shows. non
Yeah, well you don't want to spoil an owner's moment in the winner's
circle with a nasty dose of reality.
Cary had just flipped on to see the news about 6pm, and we saw it was coming
on. I don't like the racing, but I was interested to see a filly in the
field, so I watched her, sor
Damn announcers aren't talking about it- just interviewing the winning
owners...
Yeah, well you don't want to spoil an owner's moment in the winner's circle
with a nasty dose of reality.
Yuck. Bruce watched. I'm glad I was out having a delightful trail ride
exprience with Abby.
Nancy
Did anyone watch the KY derby? Apparently a horse is down at the end - I
think it might be the filly who came in second... Damn announcers aren't
talking about it- just interviewing the winning owners...
Karen Thomas, NC
Here's a story about a horse that lost heart:
http://www.mi-harness.net/eur/QuittinDog.pdf
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
i was horrified beyond measure by the horse but the donkey made me
laugh outloud for quite some time. For one thing, I dont think he's
hurt and for another, if he's even half like curly ray he deserves
anything he gets :)
janice--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
> Judy, those are awful. That donkey is tiny.
I can't imagine taking a horse on a runway!
The picture of the hanging donkey has been around a lot longer than the
video, so I'm assuming that this (overloading donkeys) may happen more than
a few times.
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickr
Judy, those are awful. That donkey is tiny.
Nancy
>
Horse falls off stage:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C4ozPoI7Yc
and, Janice, what did you do to Curly Ray?!?!?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JFZTWm4Ndk
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
i think she was defending you definitely! I think herd leaders think
of their people as part of the herd and take care of them just as they
dont allow any other member of the herd to be attacked unjustly. I
think actually, the filly was jealous that you were going to Tosca,
and attacked you for i
Here's a question for you.
I went out this afternoon to remove Hunter's blanket - finally a 60 degree
afternoon. While I was out there, I walked over to talk to Tosca and give
her a piece of carrot. Just before I reached Tosca, her paint filly friend
bit me in the middle of the back. I whirl
A friend has an awful mess with horse lice in her brood mare band.
Her
> equine vet says all horses have lice. That's not what I remember, so I
> looked it up on Horse.com and got a different view.
I would question that ALL horses *have* lice.
I've had the experience of carrying my
In fla we have mites in trees and bushes from birds. Thats how horses
get it in their ears. My icies don't. I think its cause the hair in
their ears is so thick nothing can just drop inside. We have some
mange that is deadly and incurable and i think that is from mites.
mites are lice. we also
Hi Nancy
>>>A friend has an awful mess with horse lice in her brood mare band. Her
equine vet says all horses have lice. That's not what I remember, so I
looked it up on Horse.com and got a different view. I'm not going to get in
an argument with her, but what do you think
Interesting becau
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:54:02 -0700, you wrote:
>I saw a herd of Icelandics with lice.
Our boys all had lice a couple of years ago - caught from next door, I
imagine. I treated them with spot-on a couple of times a week apart
and that fixed it. But no way should any horse have lice all the time!
Jaspar has ear mites.
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
> Here's the Horse article:
>
> http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=5469
>
> and some info about lice with Icelandic Horses:
>
> http://iceryder.net/lice.html
>
> I saw a herd of Icelandics with lice. It was not very nice looking.
Once again, I've learned something from this list
--
La
> equine vet says all horses have lice. That's not what I remember, so I
> looked it up on Horse.com and got a different view
Here's the Horse article:
http://www.thehorse.com/viewarticle.aspx?ID=5469
and some info about lice with Icelandic Horses:
http://iceryder.net/lice.html
I saw a her
On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 4:18 PM, Nancy Sturm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> A friend has an awful mess with horse lice in her brood mare band. Her
> equine vet says all horses have lice. That's not what I remember, so I
> looked it up on Horse.com and got a different view. I'm not going to get in
A friend has an awful mess with horse lice in her brood mare band. Her
equine vet says all horses have lice. That's not what I remember, so I
looked it up on Horse.com and got a different view. I'm not going to get in
an argument with her, but what do you think?
Nancy
Has anyone owned or used this brand of vacuum and if so, what did you
think of it?
http://www.horse.com/products/gift-0__sku-BJV88.html
--
Laree in NC
Doppa & Mura
Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang)
"Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it boils down to
the horse, his human compan
I can't believe how sleek your horses look. Mine still have their
winter woolies...
Wanda
That's really cute.
Hunter's previous owner was a certified Parelli instructor, teaching weekly
classes in her city. I have to assume Hunter was a project since she had a
terrible time loading him the day we picked him up. She looked over at me
once as if to ask if the deal were still on. I
> oh that is so beyond cool! I wonder how to break it down into steps.
> First get him to cross one foot over... I gotta try that
This goes back to the Parelli at-liberty work.
I've fooled around with this just a couple of times with Charm. I could
make a short video for you, if you want.
i think the coolest thing ever... would be to get TWO horses to do
this together! would that be too cool or WHAT! dont steal my idea
judy...
Janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
oh that is so beyond cool! I wonder how to break it down into steps.
First get him to cross one foot over... I gotta try that
janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn5p2PN1Qqo
Judy
http://iceryder.net
http://clickryder.com
IMHO...disgusting.
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
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.
d
> www.chichesterinc.com/IcelandicHorseHides.htm
>
>
> they have an icelandic horse rug on sale on ebay right now for 75 bucks.
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.
Nancy
www.chichesterinc.com/IcelandicHorseHides.htm
they have an icelandic horse rug on sale on ebay right now for 75 bucks.
janice
--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
>> turning your horses out with the grazing muzzles. It's good to hear
it can be done without worry
Best Friends Muzzles have a breakaway strap. <;]
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
http://www.mysp
Thanks to all who replied about turning your horses out with the grazing
muzzles. It's good to hear it can be done without worry. . . I may get
there. I can be such a nervous nelly when it comes to such things I'm
afraid.
But I really think a track system (with at least one in a grazing muzzl
> Anyone out there leave grazing muzzles on their horses unattended?
Our Paso wears hers 1/2 the day Spring and Fall and my Fjord has worn hers
periodically. I use the breakaway kind.
Check for rubbing especially under the jaw. My Fjord has a wide head and I
had to glue some sheepskin in one s
On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 5:54 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone out there leave grazing muzzles on their horses unattended?
I did on two mares last year. My own Star removed hers three or four
times when out with my gelding, so I just left her in the dry lot and
only turned her out a nigh
On 23/02/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone out there leave grazing muzzles on their horses unattended?
Yup...one summer when Gusti's weight ballooned...he was fine with it.
Wore one out as a matter of fact. I bought a new one, but didn't have
to use it last summer.
Wan
susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is my horsie money job!!
Oh my gosh -- now I know why I'm so poor all the time -- I don't have one of
those!
Mine is only a groceries/utilities/car payment job.: )
-- Renee M. in Michigan
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> O, I want to work at your hospital. I'd even work on humans
> if they promised not to die. (well, maybe - the trouble with humans is
> that they are dirty and carry nasty diseases).
Hi Penny,
I will always prefer animals to h
>> People in the medical professions have very wierd
tales to tell. My husband won't eat with any of my vet
friends. He says that we are too gross.<<
That is true! We learn to eat when we can, and are
not grossed out eating and talking about disgusting
things at the same time. Or handling body
> I meant that later died.
Ohhh! I thought you meant post-mortum.
> I've actually only x-ray 2
> dead people in over 20 years, and that was more to
> satisfy the ER docs curiosity than anything else.
I've only had to do one, and that was while I was in training. It
was a drowning victim
>> Anyone out there leave grazing muzzles on their horses unattended?
i do. dixie has one with a breakaway halter strap.
Raven
Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
http://www.myspace.com/iceponygoddess
Resp
On Feb 23, 2008, at 5:54 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I saw a product once that was a pole that attached to the top edge of
> your trailer and you connected your horse's lead to it overhead (like
> a high line). It looked like it might be a pretty good solution
> because it afforded the h
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> At the little hospital where I work now, we don't>
even have a morgue. No one is allowed to die. ; )
<<
Neither do either of the hospitals I work at now!
Neither town has a coroner, either! They go directly
to the funeral home. I took some pics of me in my
h
susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's called a HI-Tie or a Spring-Tie.
Yeah! That was it! That does look like it might be slick to use.Here's
the website if anyone is interested:
http://www.springtie.com/
Found this version too:
http://www.tilt-tie.com/
If I am ever able
susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I meant that later died.
Ohhh! I thought you meant post-mortum.
> I've actually only x-ray 2
> dead people in over 20 years, and that was more to
> satisfy the ER docs curiosity than anything else.
I've only had to do one, and that was while I
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Susan, is there any rules on the BLM land about
portable corrals?<<
BLM has no rules about anything (except organized
events).
>> I saw a product once that was a pole that attached
to the top edge of your trailer and you connected your
horse's lead to it overhead
>
> Anyone out there leave grazing muzzles on their horses unattended?
Yes. I have left the extremely stoic and bombproof Twist out in pasture
with a small group of geldings. No problem, but perhaps not a great idea.
Nancy
susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The nice thing about living in such
> a rural state (where 85% of the state is BLM meaning
> owned by the government) is that you can primitive
> camp anywere,<
Oh wow. . . That would be SOOO neat.
> But if you are afraid or don't know how t
susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The nice thing about living in such
> a rural state (where 85% of the state is BLM meaning
> owned by the government) is that you can primitive
> camp anywere,<
Oh wow. . . That would be SOOO neat.
> But if you are afraid or don't know how t
susan cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> The nice thing about living in such
> a rural state (where 85% of the state is BLM meaning
> owned by the government) is that you can primitive
> camp anywere,<
Oh wow. . . That would be SOOO neat.
> But if you are afraid or don't know how t
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