[Ag-eq] Ponies!

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Good point, Michelle; it is important not to quickly swich feeds.  It would b
best if you fed them the same thing.  You can swich foods, but it should be
done slowly.

Nella


Quoting Michelle Creedy  <michelle.creedy at gmail.com>:

> Jody! That's awesome!!! Wow!
>
> One thing to find out about is hay. I don't know a lot about it but maybe
> ask the lady what hay she gives them.
>
> This is so exciting! Isn't it great when we encounter people who empower us
> and don't care that we can't see?
>
> Michelle
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jody Ianuzzi
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2013 5:53 AM
> To: 'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'
> Subject: [Ag-eq] Ponies!
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am so excited I could burst!  I went riding today for the first time in 4
> years.  I met a wonderful lady who is in her 70s.  As an instructor she
> could care less that I can't see and my lesson with her was fantastic.  We
> went on a trail ride so she could see how I ride.
>
> I commented that my 60th birthday was in two weeks and when I was 10 I
> promised myself a palomino.  She said 'well, I have the palomino for you.  I
> thought she was kidding!
>
> Well, we got back and she showed me a Palomino rescue she had.  He was
> abandoned and animal control was going to put him down but he was too far
> away to shoot him.   She was called out and it took her 4 hours but she
> finally roped him.  He is halter and trailer trained but he is still only 2
> and he needs TLC and training.  She mentioned that he will only go where his
> friend goes so I asked her how much for both of them.  They both had their
> Coggins last week and they have been wormed and their hooves
> trimmed......She wanted $300 for BOTH!  We came home and thought about it
> and I just called her to tell her we will take them.  She said 'happy
> birthday!'.
>
> Of course now I am trying to think of everything I need at once like water
> and feed buckets, brushes, halters and lead ropes and I lot of knowledge I
> don't have yet!  HELP!  What shots do they need?  What worming do they need
> in a year?  Tom saw a package of yearly wormers and their schedules to make
> it easy.  I have so many questions.  I hope watching Clinton Anderson for
> years has paid off.
>
> JODY
>
>
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