[Ag-eq] FW: FW: FW: Ponies!

[Jody Ianuzzi]

Hi Nella,

I love the idea that the horses will be mine from the start.  I look back at
raising Walker from the time he was 8 weeks and I loved training him to be
my guide dog.  If someone else had raised and trained him I would have
missed out.  I think of the horses the same way.

Sandy said she just got a 19 year old Tennessee Walker that was fully
trained but he hadn't been in saddle for so long she had to start all over
again.  She said a school trained horse is no guarantee either, just like a
school trained guide dog is not necessarily a good dog.

Yes, I would love something to ride right now but the training process will
be fun and in no time we will all be ready.  I've waited 50 years, what's a
little more time.  <GRIN>

Yes, it is terrible that horses are being abandoned all over the country as
people lose their homes.  Dogs and cats are being abandoned too.  How
horrible that horses there end up in Mexican slaughter houses or in the
desert!

Peanut grass must be a by product of peanut harvesting up in Georgia.  So do
you think I should over seed Bermuda or Timothy?

Yes, the horse community here is the same.  That is one reason why I decided
to go to the stable in the first place, to get to know everyone.

Yes, Tom loves horses too and he will probably train them too.  He is a
natural where I have to work on it.  He has a bad hip so we aren't sure if
he will be able to ride or not.  

Hmmm, I would be interested in your friend's saddles, please keep me in mind
when she is ready to sell.


JODY