Hi all, Last February I had a great time making "the International Connemara Calendar", and I've much enjoyed having it by my desk at work during the rest of...
Jenny , WONDERFUL!!! Now, this is what I like I'll be sending some along. ..just as soon as I can take a shot worth sending!!!!! lol!! (Right now I've more...
Hi Wendy, I really can understand why this pic caught your eye. It shows a very well ridden pony. Congratulation to all of you and especially your children....
Hi Michelle, your motivation and pleasure with this event came straight away over to me by reading your mail. What a great time for you and congratulations to...
Hi Lisa, oh I am with all of you in my thoughts since I have to start that mission during next week. Is Amelia suffering? The only thing I already started...
Hi Jenny, I already hoped you will do that again since the last one was so wonderful but didn't dare to ask for since for sure it is a lot of work for you...
Hi Elke, Thank you for asking, both Amelia and Jack have done extremely well and I
consider myself very fortunate that things have gone smoothly this far (We...
Hi Elke, Thank you for asking, both Amelia and Jack have done extremely well and I
consider myself very fortunate that things have gone smoothly this far (We...
Wendy, Once again I find myself wishing I could ride like Matthew and had a pony to ride like Rollie... Congratulations to all your family's success. /Jenny...
They are indeed a handsome riding couple, Matthew and Rollie. Can you tell us what Rollie's breeding is? Is he purebred? (Matthew looks like a tall young man)...
Hi Lisa, I have found over the years and weaning many foals that the easiest way to do it is to leave the foals in the paddock they are used to and move the...
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Hello all, The ponies in the photos, Capparis High Roller and Riverdell Park Capella (Glenormiston Slipper/Colmaur Colleen), grew up in the same paddock and, ...
Hi Lisa-- Thanks for the thoughts! It really was a great show, with more entries than they've ever had...and when the weather is pleasant, everything is ...
Hi Wendy, They never seem to forget their friends do they? We had a three year old that we sold to friend when he was green broke. She brought him back a...
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Hi Elke- Funny you should ask...:) It is indeed a humorous class to watch and judge!! "Simon Says" was originally (I think at least) started as a child's ...
Hi Elke and Michelle, Yes, this was a great favorite for rainy days at school when there were a few minutes left before lunchtime, or it was a rainy ...
Hi Heather, I follow almost the EXACT routine you just outlined, and as you said, it usually works well and I Do feed and water the foals near their moms so...
Thanks Julie, Rollie is a purebred Connemara gelding. He is by Domo Cavallo Praize and out of Glengarry Patsy Malone (both pedigrees are on the Del Mar site)....
Hi Heather & Maureen, Thanks for the replies. And I may try this method next year with Palladias
foal (by Eclipse)....I did read something about this being a...
Hi Wendy, Attached is a photo of my husband riding my TB horse Lucky Teddy. Max and I
both know he is too tall for Teddy who stands only 15.3. Nevertheless,...
Oh, my. I didn't mean that Matthew looks too tall for him. Actually, they look just FABULOUS together! :-) What I wondered was if Rollie were a taller pony. I...
Hi Lisa, Actually, just having mom and baby in "next door pens" works fine when only one foal is available. I would put his "future companion" as near as...
I'm getting in on the end of this thread but thought I would add my two cents:) This year I changed the way I was doing things to ready my ponies for ...
Hi Maureen & Michelle, I guess weaning is just one of those things that is particular to the owner,
the individual personalities of the mare & foal and the...
Hi Michelle (and all), I am out here; got back home late Sunday and have worked each night since so haven't had time to check out my email til now. We had a...
Here are our three adults with thier connemara ponies ( all by Bien Mallins Little Ben) in our coustume class last weekend... Julie and Stormy ( Gangster and...
