Thanks, Jeannie. The storm is just now coming ashore around Houma. We have begun to get the winds and the rain here in Baton Rouge which is 106 miles from us....
... Hard to even get my mind around that figure, living in an area where that would exceed the yearly rainfall total, in the wet years. But here in the worst...
... From: k garfield trinegarfield@... I joined this list a few months ago and when I introduced myself I told about my four year old formerly abused...
... Hi Kat, I've been kind of down and out for the past couple of days and just finished deleting over 200 emails.....ackkkk!!!!! I hope I didn't miss anything...
... Hi Margaret, don't know if you or the others entrapped in Gustav's path have electricity or not. But, my prayers are with you all. I hope we can hear from...
... have electricity or not. But, my prayers are with you all. I hope we can hear from those of you in the path, to know you and your animals are okay.< ...
... that would exceed the yearly rainfall total, in the wet years. < We have had about 5 inches so far in our area, but the more southern areas have had double...
thanks! I had a Paint that was very broad and had high withers. I searched for saddles and went through 6 before I landed on the bareback pad. He would buck...
Well I did it, 5 of us went on a trail ride at a local conservation area and did about a 4 hour trail ride. I was nervous at first, saw all these other people...
... What were some of the things you did to help him with this transition? A re-telling may help someone else with the same problem but prefers to be a...
BTW in all of that I forgot to mention a new update he is now letting me use fly spray that was a HUGE battle and even took a bath this weekend!!!!! Kat ...
... Woo-hoo and Holey Moley! What a great ride you both had. This was so delightful to read that I read it three times! I love stories like this one. I can't...
... It's always been amazing to me that they do try very hard to communicate with us, i.e. letting the owner/rider know when something hurts. And I feel so bad...
... Awwww...poor baby. It sounds like he was one of those truly frightened to death horses that had gone into a survival/self preservation mode. ... I loved...
Hi all, Just a little OT note to say I hope all of you stateside are ok, I've been watching the news here in Tasmania and breathed a sigh of relief when it was...
How exciting for you and Cowboy. Loved hearing about your ride, how well Cowboy did, and how you felt about it. I still haven't been out on a proper...
Cyn I'm so glad you had a great time. This is my all time favorite thing to do. It anyone had told me that when I got a bit older, I would have a whole group...
I lost the Paint in June to colic. He had Insulin Resistance and bouts of laminitis, we fought for 3 years. He was my baby, I had him for 9 years. He was 4...
I thought it would be interesting to bring up some of Lee's past posts on the list. Here's one about gait and conformation: From 2003: Placement of the lumbo...
In regard to the Saddlebred: "...in the world of people who write more recent books about 5 gaited Saddle Horses, the two "artificial or man made" gaits are...
I hope all of you stateside are ok, I've been watching the news here in Tasmania and breathed a sigh of relief when it was downgraded to Category One. ...
Finally, after about 4 weeks, we managed a lesson today. We've been stymied in our attempts at lessons by weather, lack of money, sickness, etc. ARGH! After...
I am very new to horses so please bare with my ignorance. I have a rescue sorta mare........ .I did not get her from a rescue but I bought her from a guy that...
... Lee, her dad and I discussed my history with American Saddlebreds often, and at great length. The woman I rode for as a girl was moderately wealthy in her...
I do not care if we ever ride her or not really, I ... My first comment would be, if she was used to haul logs, she should be a LOT better broke and well...
... From: newrmhlover cindon62@... Well I just thought I would share this with everyone, me and my friend plan on doing another trail ride before the...
Your post caught my eye because of the "very new to horses" comment and "pushy mare"..I have a pushy mare and I also am somewhat new to horses. I've had my...