RE: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> Yes, that's the one - that was quite a while back, though, so who knows how they are now. The stories I heard were from the late 1980's and the early 1990's, when my good friend lived in the area. I haven't heard anything more recently than that...but I heard a LOT back then! Karen Thomas

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
> > Was that the hunt club in Greensboro? I've heard that's a pretty diehard > group! Yes, that's the one - that was quite a while back, though, so who knows how they are now. -- Laree in NC Doppa & Mura Simon, Sadie and Sam (the "S" gang) "Yet when all the books have been read and reread, it

RE: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Karen Thomas
Yes, but did you ever get down in the action with them? - you just can't appreciate the craziness of it until you're in the middle of it - especially if it's a big sized group, which this was. Was that the hunt club in Greensboro? I've heard that's a pretty diehard group! Karen Thomas [EM

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
I just > turned it over to my horse and he brought me home in one piece. It's a neat story about the horse I rode that day. His name was Bowling Green and he was owned by a gentleman that started a textile company that made a huge percentage of the denim sold in the US along with other textile

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On Nov 19, 2007 3:04 PM, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, but did you ever get down in the action with them? - you just > can't appreciate the craziness of it until you're in the middle of it > - especially if it's a big sized group, which this was. I never rode with first flight,

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
> The hunt I've associated with wasn't wild at all. I enjoyed hilltoping > with them. Yes, but did you ever get down in the action with them? - you just can't appreciate the craziness of it until you're in the middle of it - especially if it's a big sized group, which this was. Laree in NC Doppa

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On Nov 19, 2007 2:57 PM, Laree Shulman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure how this group is, but the one time I rode with the hunt, > I really thought I was going to die - what a group of wild people! The hunt I've associated with wasn't wild at all. I enjoyed hilltoping with them. Steph

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
Everyone on the > Tally-Ho wagons was very nice but I do know what you mean about snooty. > I found it more amongst the younger riders. The older ones were very warm. I'm not sure how this group is, but the one time I rode with the hunt, I really thought I was going to die - what a group of wi

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-19 Thread Stephanie Caldwell
On Nov 19, 2007 2:26 PM, pippa258 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I wonder how long it would take me to braid Kopar's mane?! Lend me a pony and I'll braid manes and tails for you! ;) Steph -- "Brutality begins where skill ends." "Correctly understood, work at the lunge line is indispensable for ri

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting In NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
> Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses That should be horses :-)))-- 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 between them." - William F

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting In NC

2007-11-19 Thread Laree Shulman
We followed > along in the Tally-Ho wagon. It was all "veddy civilized" with a > stirrup cup of port before starting and champagne afterwards! Trish, I would love it if you would take one of your gorses on the hunt as a HIlltopper. I can only imagine the comments as that can be a very snooty

RE: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-18 Thread Karen Thomas
>>> The first two horses are TWH...what gait?! Would one of those riders be Ivy? Pretty pictures, btw. Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1136 - Release Date: 11/17/2007 2:55 PM

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-18 Thread Judy Ryder
> The first two horses are TWH...what gait?! Trish, can you send me the original image (higher resolution) so that I can see the horses up closer. Also, do you have any other pictures of these TWH's? Thanks! Judy

Re: [IceHorses] Foxhunting in NC

2007-11-18 Thread Nancy Sturm
Thanks for posting these great photos. I forwarded them to one of the gals I ride with. She used to ride to hounds in England. Nancy