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Re: [IceHorses] Re: Andi's Stance

On Mon, Jul 6, 2009 at 3:30 PM, tolt674<windgait@...> wrote:
> There's one other option, Susan... don't really "do" anything to him, or with
him...just hang out with him a lot.  Take a book out and read in his pasture or
something, or take the camera out to get pictures of him, of the birds, nothing
in particular, and rub him and love on him when he approaches.  No agenda... no
plans... no preconceptions.

Well, you said it better than I did when I said I'd put him in the
pasture and not ride him.
:D
V



Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:56 pm

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... Susan, I see that Andi stands in a V position. Many Icelandic Horses stand like this. To me, it is a conformation problem, and one that has not been ...
Judy Ryder
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Jul 6, 2009
4:53 pm

... So you don't see it as a pain stance? Am I grasping for straws? I keep trying to find a physical problem that can be fixed. I don't want to accept a...
susan cooper
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Jul 6, 2009
5:11 pm

... I see footsore, possibly mild, chronic laminitis. The cresty neck and the feet tucked under make me wonder about that. Steph -- "Brutality begins where...
Stephanie Caldwell
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Jul 6, 2009
5:16 pm

... I noticed it when you first posted the video, since that's what my Trinity looked like. He was diagnosed with Navicular, but he also had laminitis. I don't...
Susan Kerr
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Jul 6, 2009
7:24 pm

Re-sending these quotes under a different subject title: ... Mic said: Agreed - and the first thing that struck me was how unusual the shape of his neck/wither...
Judy Ryder
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Jul 6, 2009
5:14 pm

The other thing is, for a horse that's ... Agreed! I actually ran out to take the picture because he struck me as depressed. The other horses were cleaning...
susan cooper
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Jul 6, 2009
5:16 pm

... There's one other option, Susan... don't really "do" anything to him, or with him...just hang out with him a lot. Take a book out and read in his pasture...
tolt674
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Jul 6, 2009
7:25 pm

... Well, you said it better than I did when I said I'd put him in the pasture and not ride him. ... V...
Virginia Tupper
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Jul 6, 2009
7:56 pm

... What kind of saddle is being used? Just wondering. Kim...
Kimberly Morton
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Jul 6, 2009
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I think he needs an exorcist and his colon vacuumed. Haha Janice Sent from my BlackBerry Smartphone provided by Alltel...
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Jul 6, 2009
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... Don't we all? -- Wanda ... You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think. Dorothy Parker...
Wanda Lauscher
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Jul 6, 2009
7:48 pm

... I've been thinking about this a lot today. And you said the same thing to me last year when I was having problems with him and since last year that is...
susan cooper
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Jul 6, 2009
11:42 pm

... The elepant on a ball description is a good one for what I see too. Does he stand like that a lot, Susan? I'd recommend that you take a lot of pictures...
Karen Thomas
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