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Wed, 15 October 2008 08:32

AJLR
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Given the number of equine enthusiasts we seem to have around here, this seemed an appropriate topic to get going.

And as a starter: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7670715.stm

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Wed, 15 October 2008 10:02

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Ooh, horse talk. That means horse photos!

I call this A Dance to Spring (any Jules Pfeiffer fans out there?). Their first day out on pasture in mid-June after a very, very wet spring.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2944498704_55abc87bc7.jpg

l. to r. Addy, Tiki, and Baba Looey, all of whom have more serious names

[Updated on: Wed, 15 October 2008 10:04]

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Wed, 15 October 2008 10:48

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Excellent! I cannot engage in the horse technical jargon, but I can look at the lovely pictures! Keep them coming, people.

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Wed, 15 October 2008 12:02

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That's a lovely photo, Blogmom. They look ecstatic, let out to play and run.

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Wed, 15 October 2008 14:19

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Blogmom, I love this photo! What a bunch of happy horses.

Smooshes!

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Wed, 15 October 2008 15:16

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Wahooo! What a perfect expression of horse happiness. Thanks for a marvellous photo blogmom. What breed/s are they?

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Wed, 15 October 2008 16:45

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Oooh a dance trio with mismatched coats! They look like they're exploding with joy!

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Wed, 15 October 2008 17:19

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Oh, what a lovely topic - and such a wonderful photo! Pure joy!

More photos please! Smile

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Wed, 15 October 2008 18:53

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Vacuuming horses? Hmmm....

As far as horse pictures, how about this site? I can claim absolutely no credit but the photos are gorgeous.

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Thu, 16 October 2008 00:10

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shalea wrote on Wed, 15 October 2008 18:53

Vacuuming horses? Hmmm....

There are vacuums specifically designed for horses. Very useful.

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Thu, 16 October 2008 05:25

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I'm glad the pony seems to be well now (apart from a slight headache, perhaps...): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7672691.stm

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Thu, 16 October 2008 06:32

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Speaking of horses . . . my daughter is autistic, and we have been making some wonderful inroads into that with hippotherapy. AND: she's learning to ride beautifully.

Scar

"People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around."
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Thu, 16 October 2008 08:36

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AJLR wrote on Thu, 16 October 2008 05:25

I'm glad the pony seems to be well now (apart from a slight headache, perhaps...): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7672691.stm

This is a great story. "Drunk Pony Takes Midnight Swim" Hee!

My favorite thing might be the woman whose life he invaded though. Somehow, I think she'd fit right in here. "When I looked outside I saw this massive animal in the dark and I thought the Beast of Bodmin moor was in the pool," Miss Penhaligon said.

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Thu, 16 October 2008 11:15

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AJLR wrote on Thu, 16 October 2008 05:25

I'm glad the pony seems to be well now (apart from a slight headache, perhaps...): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7672691.stm

My favorite line: "I didn't have a clue what to do next - who do you call when there's a horse stuck in your swimming pool?" Laughing

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Thu, 16 October 2008 18:02

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Quote:

Speaking of horses . . . my daughter is autistic, and we have been making some wonderful inroads into that with hippotherapy. AND: she's learning to ride beautifully.

I worked at a camp one summer as a councilor for a program that had the kids in the barn all day, and our group included one child with autism and one with ADHD. It was great for them, and the boy with autism was the second best rider in our group (and much better at it than I was).

"He envisioned a world where bears could tell jokes, chickens could sing, pigs could be stars and they all could ride bicycles." -- Frank Oz about Jim Henson

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Thu, 16 October 2008 21:44

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Blogmom wrote on Wed, 15 October 2008 09:02

Ooh, horse talk. That means horse photos!

I call this A Dance to Spring (any Jules Pfeiffer fans out there?). Their first day out on pasture in mid-June after a very, very wet spring.

l. to r. Addy, Tiki, and Baba Looey, all of whom have more serious names

love the photo!They are having such a good time! more pix!

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Fri, 17 October 2008 00:02

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scarhandpiper wrote on Thu, 16 October 2008 03:32

Speaking of horses . . . my daughter is autistic, and we have been making some wonderful inroads into that with hippotherapy. AND: she's learning to ride beautifully.

It's so lovely to read stories like this--I've worked with therapeutic riding schools in the past, and the strides the kids made were so amazing and wonderful. My favorite part was the difference in the horses--they interacted totally differently which each kid; they really seemed to know just what each child needed in order to benefit most.

Hmmm, must go dig out recent pictures to post!

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Fri, 17 October 2008 00:41

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AJLR wrote on Thu, 16 October 2008 11:25

I'm glad the pony seems to be well now (apart from a slight headache, perhaps...): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7672691.stm

Oh, that's so adorable - the whole story! And his name is Fat Boy... Smile

One of the funniest things I've seen is a video of a drunk racoon who had eaten fermented berries - he was staggering about, the little furry creature...

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Mon, 20 October 2008 07:45

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I don't watch sports much anymore - but when I used to regularly watch show jumping my favourite was Milton.

Here (hopefully) is a link to a video - although the proportions are odd - his body seems elongated! He did not have short legs and a terribly long body, obviously; otherwise I find the video enjoyable and nostalgic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pxwYCURa3U&feature=relat ed

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Mon, 20 October 2008 07:47

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And here are better proportions and some more actual jumping:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2R9FYYhJBX0&feature=relat ed

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Mon, 20 October 2008 08:05

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My second favourite was Jappeloup - he was so small, and yet how he could jump!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YbmQ_c5LU0

Unfortunately no sound, but...

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Mon, 20 October 2008 09:32

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I too loved Milton and Jappeloup. Both from the days when I had time and watched a ton of sports on TV, while knitting through the boring bits. Milton was the most gorgeous gray I've ever seen and he loved performing.

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Mon, 20 October 2008 09:40

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Susan from Athens wrote on Mon, 20 October 2008 15:32

Yes, there was something so special about him! Did you notice that whenever he was mentioned it was "the magnificent Milton", "the magical Milton" or some such superlative - people seemed nearly incapable of saying just Milton! Smile

I was talking with my mother a few months ago and mentioned Milton and said I didn't remember having seen him having a bar(?) down and she said: "I do". Now Mamma may have watched show jumping occasionally and enjoyed it - but she is not likely to remember details like that - that says something about Milton!

In a little montage showing moments from the Gothenburg Horse Show I suddenly caught sight of Milton and nearly got tears in my eyes and certainly a lump in my throat...

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Mon, 20 October 2008 09:44

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Yes, it was the only time in my life that show jumping became a must-see, because I didn't want to miss seeing Milton jump. There were a couple of times he didn't have a clear round, but they made an impression because it was so rare.

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Fri, 31 October 2008 08:41

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Now here's a girl who is going to be spending a fair amount of time in the saddle: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7700380.stm

Very sensible of the National Trust to have someone doing this, I thought. There are many conservation/wildlife organisations using grazers rather than machines on sensitive areas of land these days. One of the woods near here, owned by the local wildlife trust, uses Highland Cattle left free in the wood to keep particular types of scrub down.

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Sat, 01 November 2008 07:58

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I agree - that is a really good idea!

And I liked Ozzie - nice-looking pony! The cows weren't looking quite so happy, though, I thought - but perhaps they have a naturally grumpy look?

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Sat, 01 November 2008 16:09

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Well, I suppose if one had found a particularly delicious patch of something and then got chivied away from it, one might look a little grumpy? I expect they were all wandering along, grumbling under their breath to each other...'bloody pony, thinks he's so smart, I've got a good mind to break away and go back to that patch...', etc. Smile

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Sun, 02 November 2008 01:26

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You're right - that's exactly their expressions! Poor cows... Smile

Why, I feel all thin, sort of stretched, if you know what I mean, like butter that has been scraped over too much bread.

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Mon, 03 November 2008 14:17

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So - at the other end of the spectrum from admiring the beauty and grace of our horses - there I was, picking out the quarter horse's hind hoof in the cross-ties after a happy lesson - when she decided she just couldn't wait to get into the stall. Earful of horse-diarrhea. It was so gross, I collapsed into incoherent giggles..... If it was on a movie, you would think "how contrived and ridiculous", but it really, really happened......

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Mon, 03 November 2008 23:28

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I had to chime in here after I read the post(horse can't wait to pooop entry)
This did not happen to me but to a friend of mine- she had never owned a mare before and was picking out a back foot, bent over the back foot and the mare just squirts on her HEAD. Fortunately, my friend was wearing a cap over her hair! But she comes to me with this very quizzical look on her face (I had a mare at the time and I guess she thought I could answer this question) and asked me if she should expect to get peed on every time she picked out a back foot? After I stopped laughing i assured her probably not- but just in case wear a hat!

and I am so glad there is now a thread devoted to phrases- rubbing hands gleefully. Langauge in all its permuations is so interesting i can sympathize with Robin's wailing and nashing of teeth over the OED and thesaurus problems-off post I know but I was thinking of it so I just kept typing.

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Tue, 04 November 2008 16:50

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I may just have too limited an imagination, but Im a bit puzzled as to how you could end up with horse byproduct on your head when picking out back hooves.

I was taught to stand alongside the horse, head to the tail end certinaly, but my head is not underneath the tail at any point when picking out as Im standing beside the horse.

The only other technique I have seen is that used when shoeing, when you stand with your back to the horses tail and have the rear leg held between your knees

Either way no head in the underneath tail area?

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/82849_groom-horse-back.ht m

video link above

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Wed, 05 November 2008 02:37

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Blue Rose-yes, i was taught the same as you but this really did happen. The person in question has a very long torso and i think she just leaned a little too forward...and her head was in the right ,,or wrong spot..

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Wed, 05 November 2008 04:31

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Well she sounds remarkably unlucky then!

My gelding got a cold, and sneezed on me once and that was quite a copious amount of *ick* than ended up down the front of my jacket. He was also fond of eating pears which seemed to foam up a lot around his mouth, and may have tickled cos I had to learn the hard way to stay out of his reach as a head scratching post.

Speaking of scratching, he loved being scritched on his chest and made the most hilarious faces while you were doing it. And LEANED on you if you did it long enough!

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Wed, 05 November 2008 07:07

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You don't have to have your head directly under the tail to get hit. (This is where I get all engineer-y on you).
If you look at the trajectory of the material, it is not straight down. There is a cone of debris, maybe 18 " wide by the time it hits the floor.
OK, you inquire, why was your head that far back? Because she was trying to put her hoof down, and one way to deal with that is to get in real close and pretty far back - so her leg isn't being pulled out to the side or forward. Then rest the hoof against your thigh and it will hold really steady while you work on it. This leaves your head aft of the plane of the back hooves, obviously, and more toward the horse centerline than the hooves (because your rear end has to stick out in the aisleway).
You did ask. I could draw you a diagram if we had a piece of paper.

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Tue, 09 December 2008 22:09

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I had intended to post this much earlier but could not decide where-altho this seemed the most obvious place.It has some AMAZING horse photos and one really scary photo-

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/10/horses_at_work_and_ _at_play.html

I hope this link works!

[Updated on: Tue, 09 December 2008 22:12]

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Tue, 09 December 2008 23:27

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R and B wrote on Wed, 10 December 2008 16:09

Nope looks like you have to be a registered member Sad

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Wed, 10 December 2008 02:29

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Really? I just clicked on the link and it took me to the site-maybe just going to Boston.com will work? I'll try it again-what a bummer that you can't log on.i'll have to think a way around this.

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