... boil down to correct handling or incorrect handling? Amen! Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version:...
From Bia Re:surgery Hi , I thought you and the list might find these pictures interesting... Bia Subject: surgery Kate undergoing surgery for her umbillical...
... flat back. I thought he looked pretty broad, especially for a 4.5 year old.. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free...
... fashion sometimes Janice? I do not feel superior at all, so DO Not Put words in my mouth via email. Skye, SHEESH! You wrote "This is a perfect example...
... Ziegler and another trainer both told me he was built like a foxtrotter), but at the time I insisted he do a RW b/c he is a TWH. I've since then changed...
... Come on, now. That's sexist. If we call it Old Farts on Ponies, then Cary can belong too. Karen Thomas, NC No virus found in this outgoing message. ...
... someone else has already messed up. There are infinitely many combinations in the middle though, and when we are talking to intelligent, caring horsesmen,...
I have seen the marked up pictures, Karen, but I'd love to see them again. Don't you suspect that there might also be a genetic wired-in component in the...
Good call, Robyn. That's Hunter, the very trotty TWH. He fades so much in the summer that he looks like a bay or even dun by August, but he's actually a...
... babies ... it's ... I don't think this would fall under good horsemanship (ie, "correct" handling). I've never had a young one actually try to jump on me, ...
Oh well, I was going to stay out of this because I don't raise foals and because we had the good fortune of buying two young Icelandic mares that were...
Hello, just thought I'd say hi and let you know I am here. I doubt I will post much, but you never know. Late' Every day that I wake up is a good day...yah?...
[] Always hold mane in faster gaits, as Icelandics are very fast and take off unexpectedly. Thanks for the tips. I have been doing alot of things wrong. They...
About this generally, We do not handle our young horse much but that does not mean that they do not get "trained". They grow up running free with the herd. ...
... yes and like my stonewall that was orphaned and overhandled, people should remember with foals they should be handled like wildlife rescuers-- treated...
I have my A number one guy, my main horse jas, he was not taken from a pasture til he was three and then abused for 30 days, dragged behind a tractor, lashed...
... Hello and welcome. Tell us about your horse(s). :D V _________________________________________________________________ Former Police Officer Paul...
Hi Janice, ... horse that has gaps in ground training and some necessary handling was skipped.. If you don't have flies and other biting bugs where you live...
... some people think that either horses are to be kept at a distance from us, in order to keep them from doing anything dangerous, or if we let them close,...
Hi Karen, ... about going potty, since he did an obvious sigh of relief after each "break." I think this is really important to remember and I generally think...
... but I DO think they are overwhelmingly accurate for AT LEAST telling us which side of the gait range the horse falls to, and amazingly can be much more ...