... You've never needed a tank heater? Wow.. Sometimes I forget how forgiving other locales are to live in. Ice and snow are no thrill... Oh..in answer to...
... We have one, but have never used it. We get ice on the top of our tanks sometimes, but so far, never so bad that we can stir it and break it. We have...
... grandson to do the first few rides on Yrsa. The difference here is that Gabriel is 17 and a better, more balanced rider than I am and he probably weighs...
for two years now my geese lay huge piles of eggs and set them for months and never hatch anything. Then last nite my husband calls me at work and says I had...
... Walking for the most part. I'd say mostly flat walking, with some regular walking and maybe a couple of short parts that might have been running walk. I...
I have ground driven him a few times but he is way better at it than me! But he doesnt pull and drag on me. He is a very lackadaisacal nonchalant guy. I...
wow, has to be an awesome group... their suggested reading is Lee Z, Bill Dorrance and Eckhardt Tolle! Jeez would be a spiritual experience! Janice -- even...
I would bet your grandson has been riding much of his life - certainly for many years? Gabriel started riding when he was about 13 I think, but we started...
... I have only had horses a year. I didn't know I could get one. I use a kettle which doesn't seem very effective. The pipes to the paddock and stabe freeze...
... It's labeled American, because it seems to be originally a piece of tack used in western riding. At least that's the section where I find it in European...
... That's why vets usually before the castration feel the inguinal rings rectally to a assess the risk of intestines "coming out" and if necessary recommend...
... If you think he's not physically mature enough to carry even a small adult now, then why be in a rush for a child to sit on him? He's only four today,...
I just pulled out a book I've had for several years, called "Equine Liability." There's a whole section on the subject of liability involving children. I'd...
... Yes, an incredible horse, and what was the story of when he got her? I think she was scheduled to be put down she was so mean... Janice -- even good horses...
I think, what I will do, is have Kale (is it Cale? Why someone would name my nephew out of a type of lettuce is beyond me...) get on Nasi and have him ride...
... Ironically, that's probably also why ice tolts are so darned bizarre to me. I know that much of the North American continent has mild enough weather such...
... You can get electric "wire" here which you wrap around the pipes, and which stays just hot enough to stop pipes and taps freezing - maybe a better option...
... It's a cabbage. I must admit I was thinking wow, what a strange name.... (but I thought maybe it had that spelling but some trendy pronunciation such as...
... You would need to go to a good pet store or fish store but I think you can buy Koi that can winter in a pond even in the harshest of climes - you would...
... You could, but I wouldn't if the idea is to clean the pond. Friends of ours had a BEAUTIFUL, springfed, swimming pond on their property. They decided to...
Virginia, What about native fish species? Down here, people stock their ponds with bluegill, bass, and catfish. The kids and hubby could fish it that way...
There are times when ... That's 100% correct, Karen, a parent can't sign away a child's right to sue. Also, even with liability releases, if a party can prove...
Has anyone mentioned the whole "attractive nusiance" thing yet? Horses are like swimming pools in that respect: It's the horse owners responsibility to...
I had a young neighbor girl riding with me a few years ago . . . (Oh geez, she's graduated from High School and is in college, so I guess it's been more than a...