[Ag-eq] Ag-eq Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16
Susan Roe
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
Fri Apr 26 02:19:15 UTC 2013
Hi Joe,
So nice to have you on the list and throwing your 2 cents in as well. Where
are you located?
Susan, Virginia
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Sexson" <jsexson at live.com>
To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Ag-eq Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16
> Hello Everyone,I am new to the group and have never posted before. Your
> question about how many people actually follow this conversation prompted
> me to let you know there are probably others like me who do read the posts
> but don't often post anything. To be honest, I'm not very computer savy
> yet and am not real sure how all this works, but I am learning. I do
> enjoy reading some of the conversations and hope to learn more as I become
> more familiar with everyone. I found out about this grou7p at the
> National Convention in Dallas last year and have been following the
> conversations since then. Please keep it going! Joe
> > From: ag-eq-request at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Ag-eq Digest, Vol 78, Issue 16
>> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:11 -0500
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>> Today's Topics:
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>> 1. How many? (Jewel)
>> 2. Re: Wave--wiggle--walk--whack (Jody Ianuzzi)
>> 3. Re: How many? (nfoster at extremezone.com)
>> 4. Re: How many? (David Andrews)
>> 5. garden, chicks, horses (nfoster at extremezone.com)
>> 6. Re: How many? (Tracy Carcione)
>> 7. Re: garden, chicks, horses (Tracy Carcione)
>> 8. Re: How many? (nfoster at extremezone.com)
>> 9. Re: garden, chicks, horses (nfoster at extremezone.com)
>> 10. Deworming (Jody Ianuzzi)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:52:12 +1200
>> From: "Jewel" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Ag-eq] How many?
>> Message-ID: <50D2712B598141FEB0D3A8D7B603BABF at JewelPC>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>
>> In the few weeks since I subscribed to this list: a few weeks that, may
>> I say: I have enjoyed
>> enormously, I have seen posts from only 4 people: Tracy, Nella, Jody and
>> yours truly! No make that
>> 5! I think that Susan may have chimed in there somewhere!
>> Actually, how many lurkers or occasional correspondents are there on
>> ag-eq?
>>
>> Jewel
>> Tracpd
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:08:29 -0400
>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>> To: "'Jewel'" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>, "'Agricultural and
>> Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Wave--wiggle--walk--whack
>> Message-ID: <018801ce4159$c81de420$5859ac60$@com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>> Hi Jewel,
>>
>> Oh we plan to teach the horses verbal commands too.
>>
>> JODY
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:39:57 -0700
>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> To: Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>, Agricultural and Equestrean
>> Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] How many?
>> Message-ID: <1366857597.5178977d646aa at webmail.extremezone.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>>
>> Jewel:
>>
>> I've always wondered the same thing. I certainly enjoy the conversations
>> we
>> have with you.
>>
>> Michelle and Kendra post quite a bit and Liz used to post to.
>>
>> Liz are you still out there?
>>
>> Has anyone heard from her?
>>
>> The list has never been very active, it seems to come and go. I've
>> learned so
>> much from the members. When I first got my chickens, Susan was a wealth
>> of
>> information. Both Tracy and Kendra have given good gardening advice.
>> Everyone
>> has so much knowledge to share I wish the group was a little more active.
>>
>> Does anyone go to the NFB conventions and attend the Agri meetings?
>>
>> If so what was it like?
>>
>> I've never been to one of the national conventions. and am not active
>> with our
>> local group.
>>
>> Nella
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>:
>>
>> > In the few weeks since I subscribed to this list: a few weeks that,
>> > may I
>> > say: I have enjoyed
>> > enormously, I have seen posts from only 4 people: Tracy, Nella, Jody
>> > and
>> > yours truly! No make that
>> > 5! I think that Susan may have chimed in there somewhere!
>> > Actually, how many lurkers or occasional correspondents are there on
>> > ag-eq?
>> >
>> > Jewel
>> > Tracpd
>> >
>> >
>> > _______________________________________________
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>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:05:16 -0500
>> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
>> To: Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>, Agricultural and Equestrean
>> Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] How many?
>> Message-ID: <auto-000106620810 at mailfront4.g2host.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
>>
>> It is a pretty quiet list, every once in a while it gets going, but ...
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 07:52 PM 4/24/2013, you wrote:
>> >In the few weeks since I subscribed to this list: a few weeks that,
>> >may I say: I have enjoyed
>> >enormously, I have seen posts from only 4 people: Tracy, Nella,
>> >Jody and yours truly! No make that
>> >5! I think that Susan may have chimed in there somewhere!
>> >Actually, how many lurkers or occasional correspondents are there on
>> >ag-eq?
>> >
>> > Jewel
>> >Tracpd
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:26:12 -0700
>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Ag-eq] garden, chicks, horses
>> Message-ID: <1366863972.5178b0647501c at webmail.extremezone.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>> Yesterday while watering my cherry tomato plants I found several tiny
>> green
>> tomatoes. The rest of the plants are growing and look healthy. I?m
>> always so
>> excited about the progress in the garden.
>>
>> The little chicks are now 7 weeks old and no longer little. They are
>> growing as
>> fast as weeds! They have their own 6 by 12 dog run to chicken around in.
>> They
>> also have a big wooden crate, which they like to get on top of.
>>
>> One of the big hens has decided that she wants to hatch out some eggs.
>> She sits
>> in the nest box most of the time and complains when I gather the eggs.
>> We no
>> longer have a rooster, so she?s wasting her time! I wonder how long she
>> will
>> keep this up?
>>
>> On Sunday I rode Cruiser in a 3 hour, horse and rider communication
>> clinic. I
>> was really nervous because there were more people than I like in the
>> arena.
>> Horses and riders kept stopping in front of us and I was worried that we
>> would
>> get kicked. Cruiser wasn?t relaxed because I wasn?t relaxed. The
>> instructor
>> spent a lot of time yelling at us; she?s known me for a long time and has
>> no
>> problems pushing me when I?m being wimpy. Half way through I relaxed and
>> everything got better. We spent a lot of time practicing smooth turns at
>> different speeds and transitioning between gaits.
>>
>> One of the horses in the clinic was an 18.1 hand warm blood. He is
>> probably the
>> biggest horse I?ve ever seen. His owner had to use the mounting block
>> with 3
>> steps instead of the 2 step one. I was so worried about him kicking us,
>> but he
>> seemed like a big sweetie. There were also 2 Tennessee Walkers, a
>> Quarter Horse
>> and a Thoroughbred.
>>
>> As usual I loved Cruiser even more by the end of the clinic. He has come
>> so far
>> in the 2 years that Mike and I have owned him. He would be an even
>> better horse
>> if I were a more confident rider, but we are learning and becoming more
>> confident together.
>>
>> Well I got all the electric fence up, with the help of my wonderful
>> neighbor.
>> Monty hasn?t been out of the yard since the installation. Yesterday I
>> walked
>> down the street and he stayed in the yard; usually this is more than he
>> can
>> handle. I will try it again tomorrow. On Friday we will start obedience
>> classes. Hopefully Monty can be turned into a law abiding citizen!
>>
>> What is everyone else up to?
>>
>> Nella
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:24:36 -0400
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] How many?
>> Message-ID: <78A6705A9863470D994A73F76A2D4373 at tracy>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> I haven't been to convention in quite a while, but, when I did go, I made
>> a
>> point of attending the Ag-Eq meetings. They were full of interesting
>> information, and the people were a blast! And, in Philly and Louisville,
>> they arranged their own tours. In Philly, we went to see a horse-drawn
>> carriage business, then went riding in a big park, then took a tour of a
>> microbrewery. At first, the brewer was very offhand with us, but, when
>> he
>> saw that we were really interested, and knew something about brewing and
>> weren't just there for beer samples, he shared his enthusiasm with us and
>> it
>> was fascinating.
>> All of which is why I finally got around to joining this list. I knew
>> I'd
>> meet friendly, interesting people, and learn a lot, too.
>> Tracy
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> To: "Jewel" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>; "Agricultural and Equestrean
>> Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] How many?
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Jewel:
>> >
>> > I've always wondered the same thing. I certainly enjoy the
>> > conversations
>> > we
>> > have with you.
>> >
>> > Michelle and Kendra post quite a bit and Liz used to post to.
>> >
>> > Liz are you still out there?
>> >
>> > Has anyone heard from her?
>> >
>> > The list has never been very active, it seems to come and go. I've
>> > learned so
>> > much from the members. When I first got my chickens, Susan was a
>> > wealth
>> > of
>> > information. Both Tracy and Kendra have given good gardening advice.
>> > Everyone
>> > has so much knowledge to share I wish the group was a little more
>> > active.
>> >
>> > Does anyone go to the NFB conventions and attend the Agri meetings?
>> >
>> > If so what was it like?
>> >
>> > I've never been to one of the national conventions. and am not active
>> > with
>> > our
>> > local group.
>> >
>> > Nella
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Quoting Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>:
>> >
>> >> In the few weeks since I subscribed to this list: a few weeks that,
>> >> may
>> >> I
>> >> say: I have enjoyed
>> >> enormously, I have seen posts from only 4 people: Tracy, Nella, Jody
>> >> and
>> >> yours truly! No make that
>> >> 5! I think that Susan may have chimed in there somewhere!
>> >> Actually, how many lurkers or occasional correspondents are there on
>> >> ag-eq?
>> >>
>> >> Jewel
>> >> Tracpd
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
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>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:30:53 -0400
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] garden, chicks, horses
>> Message-ID: <0EA54EA7462A41F5AEF38CBC970E965B at tracy>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>> reply-type=original
>>
>> Hi Nella.
>> Wouldn't Cruiser stop before he got close enough to be kicked? Or don't
>> horses do intelligent disobedience?
>> Tracy
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:26 AM
>> Subject: [Ag-eq] garden, chicks, horses
>>
>>
>> Yesterday while watering my cherry tomato plants I found several tiny
>> green
>> tomatoes. The rest of the plants are growing and look healthy. I'm
>> always
>> so
>> excited about the progress in the garden.
>>
>> The little chicks are now 7 weeks old and no longer little. They are
>> growing as
>> fast as weeds! They have their own 6 by 12 dog run to chicken around in.
>> They
>> also have a big wooden crate, which they like to get on top of.
>>
>> One of the big hens has decided that she wants to hatch out some eggs.
>> She
>> sits
>> in the nest box most of the time and complains when I gather the eggs.
>> We
>> no
>> longer have a rooster, so she's wasting her time! I wonder how long she
>> will
>> keep this up?
>>
>> On Sunday I rode Cruiser in a 3 hour, horse and rider communication
>> clinic.
>> I
>> was really nervous because there were more people than I like in the
>> arena.
>> Horses and riders kept stopping in front of us and I was worried that we
>> would
>> get kicked. Cruiser wasn't relaxed because I wasn't relaxed. The
>> instructor
>> spent a lot of time yelling at us; she's known me for a long time and has
>> no
>> problems pushing me when I'm being wimpy. Half way through I relaxed and
>> everything got better. We spent a lot of time practicing smooth turns at
>> different speeds and transitioning between gaits.
>>
>> One of the horses in the clinic was an 18.1 hand warm blood. He is
>> probably
>> the
>> biggest horse I've ever seen. His owner had to use the mounting block
>> with
>> 3
>> steps instead of the 2 step one. I was so worried about him kicking us,
>> but
>> he
>> seemed like a big sweetie. There were also 2 Tennessee Walkers, a
>> Quarter
>> Horse
>> and a Thoroughbred.
>>
>> As usual I loved Cruiser even more by the end of the clinic. He has come
>> so
>> far
>> in the 2 years that Mike and I have owned him. He would be an even
>> better
>> horse
>> if I were a more confident rider, but we are learning and becoming more
>> confident together.
>>
>> Well I got all the electric fence up, with the help of my wonderful
>> neighbor.
>> Monty hasn't been out of the yard since the installation. Yesterday I
>> walked
>> down the street and he stayed in the yard; usually this is more than he
>> can
>> handle. I will try it again tomorrow. On Friday we will start obedience
>> classes. Hopefully Monty can be turned into a law abiding citizen!
>>
>> What is everyone else up to?
>>
>> Nella
>>
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 06:50:11 -0700
>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> To: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>, Agricultural and Equestrean
>> Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] How many?
>> Message-ID: <1366897811.5179349336e68 at webmail.extremezone.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>>
>> Tracy:
>>
>> How many people do you think were involved in the Ag-Eq group?
>>
>> I wonder if the meetings will be streamed? Last year most of the
>> convention was
>> streamed.
>>
>> Maybe someone on the list will go and let us all know what happens.
>>
>> Nella
>> Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:
>>
>> > I haven't been to convention in quite a while, but, when I did go, I
>> > made a
>> > point of attending the Ag-Eq meetings. They were full of interesting
>> > information, and the people were a blast! And, in Philly and
>> > Louisville,
>> > they arranged their own tours. In Philly, we went to see a horse-drawn
>> > carriage business, then went riding in a big park, then took a tour of
>> > a
>> > microbrewery. At first, the brewer was very offhand with us, but, when
>> > he
>> > saw that we were really interested, and knew something about brewing
>> > and
>> > weren't just there for beer samples, he shared his enthusiasm with us
>> > and it
>> > was fascinating.
>> > All of which is why I finally got around to joining this list. I knew
>> > I'd
>> > meet friendly, interesting people, and learn a lot, too.
>> > Tracy
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> > To: "Jewel" <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>; "Agricultural and Equestrean
>> > Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2013 10:39 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] How many?
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > Jewel:
>> > >
>> > > I've always wondered the same thing. I certainly enjoy the
>> > > conversations
>> > > we
>> > > have with you.
>> > >
>> > > Michelle and Kendra post quite a bit and Liz used to post to.
>> > >
>> > > Liz are you still out there?
>> > >
>> > > Has anyone heard from her?
>> > >
>> > > The list has never been very active, it seems to come and go. I've
>> > > learned so
>> > > much from the members. When I first got my chickens, Susan was a
>> > > wealth
>> > > of
>> > > information. Both Tracy and Kendra have given good gardening advice.
>> > > Everyone
>> > > has so much knowledge to share I wish the group was a little more
>> > > active.
>> > >
>> > > Does anyone go to the NFB conventions and attend the Agri meetings?
>> > >
>> > > If so what was it like?
>> > >
>> > > I've never been to one of the national conventions. and am not active
>> > > with
>> > > our
>> > > local group.
>> > >
>> > > Nella
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Quoting Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>:
>> > >
>> > >> In the few weeks since I subscribed to this list: a few weeks that,
>> > >> may
>> > >> I
>> > >> say: I have enjoyed
>> > >> enormously, I have seen posts from only 4 people: Tracy, Nella,
>> > >> Jody and
>> > >> yours truly! No make that
>> > >> 5! I think that Susan may have chimed in there somewhere!
>> > >> Actually, how many lurkers or occasional correspondents are there on
>> > >> ag-eq?
>> > >>
>> > >> Jewel
>> > >> Tracpd
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> _______________________________________________
>> > >> Ag-eq mailing list
>> > >> Ag-eq at nfbnet.org
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>> > >> for
>> > >> Ag-eq:
>> > >>
>> > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ag-eq_nfbnet.org/nfoster%40extremezone.com
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > _______________________________________________
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>> >
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>> >
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 9
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:14:48 -0700
>> From: nfoster at extremezone.com
>> To: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>, Agricultural and Equestrean
>> Division List <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] garden, chicks, horses
>> Message-ID: <1366899288.51793a58f38bc at webmail.extremezone.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>>
>>
>> Tracy:
>>
>> If the horse in front of him used body language to let him know it might
>> kick,
>> he would probably keep his distance. Sometimes horses give very little
>> warning
>> to their riders or other horses. Cruiser is very friendly and likes to
>> sniff
>> other horses and even their riders. He and my old mule stand very close
>> and
>> even groom one another. I wish he weren't so friendly; I used to ride a
>> little
>> molly mule that was quite aloof with people and other animals, she always
>> kept a
>> respectful distance. However, she would kick if other animals got to
>> close.
>> She did this with very little warning, fortunately no one was ever hurt.
>>
>> A friend of mine rode her horse close to another horse and rider so the
>> rider
>> could hand her something. The other womans horse suddenly kicked out
>> hitting
>> my friends horse in the shoulder. It broke the horse's shoulder and she
>> had to
>> be put down. I know another woman who asked if it was o.k. for her to
>> ride by
>> another horse and rider on the trail. She was told to go ahead and as
>> she
>> passed the other horse quickly turned and kicked. My friend was kicked
>> in the
>> leg and recieved a bad break. Her horse was o.k.
>>
>> The other riders kept suddenly stopping in front of us, so it was hard to
>> build
>> up any speed. I've had classes with some of them before and know their
>> horses,
>> but there were a couple of horses that I didn't know and their owners
>> didn't
>> seem to know much about them either. I'm something of a nervous rider
>> and I
>> worry about both Cruiser and myself getting injured. I have some health
>> issues
>> and if I get hurt it will take me longer to recover. Before I got
>> Cruiser he
>> was injured quite seriously 3 different times. When he was a yearling,
>> he was
>> chased through a wire fence by another horse, before he was gelded, he
>> was in a
>> bad fight with another stallion and he was seriously injured in a horse
>> trailer.
>> I just don't want him getting hurt again.
>>
>> Every time we are in a group lesson or on a group ride I work on keeping
>> him at
>> least one horse length from the other horses. In the arena, with several
>> horses, it's really hard to tell where everyone is located.
>>
>> Nella
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Quoting Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>:
>>
>> > Hi Nella.
>> > Wouldn't Cruiser stop before he got close enough to be kicked? Or
>> > don't
>> > horses do intelligent disobedience?
>> > Tracy
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: <nfoster at extremezone.com>
>> > To: <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2013 12:26 AM
>> > Subject: [Ag-eq] garden, chicks, horses
>> >
>> >
>> > Yesterday while watering my cherry tomato plants I found several tiny
>> > green
>> > tomatoes. The rest of the plants are growing and look healthy. I'm
>> > always
>> > so
>> > excited about the progress in the garden.
>> >
>> > The little chicks are now 7 weeks old and no longer little. They are
>> > growing as
>> > fast as weeds! They have their own 6 by 12 dog run to chicken around
>> > in.
>> > They
>> > also have a big wooden crate, which they like to get on top of.
>> >
>> > One of the big hens has decided that she wants to hatch out some eggs.
>> > She
>> > sits
>> > in the nest box most of the time and complains when I gather the eggs.
>> > We
>> > no
>> > longer have a rooster, so she's wasting her time! I wonder how long
>> > she
>> > will
>> > keep this up?
>> >
>> > On Sunday I rode Cruiser in a 3 hour, horse and rider communication
>> > clinic.
>> > I
>> > was really nervous because there were more people than I like in the
>> > arena.
>> > Horses and riders kept stopping in front of us and I was worried that
>> > we
>> > would
>> > get kicked. Cruiser wasn't relaxed because I wasn't relaxed. The
>> > instructor
>> > spent a lot of time yelling at us; she's known me for a long time and
>> > has no
>> > problems pushing me when I'm being wimpy. Half way through I relaxed
>> > and
>> > everything got better. We spent a lot of time practicing smooth turns
>> > at
>> > different speeds and transitioning between gaits.
>> >
>> > One of the horses in the clinic was an 18.1 hand warm blood. He is
>> > probably
>> > the
>> > biggest horse I've ever seen. His owner had to use the mounting block
>> > with
>> > 3
>> > steps instead of the 2 step one. I was so worried about him kicking
>> > us, but
>> > he
>> > seemed like a big sweetie. There were also 2 Tennessee Walkers, a
>> > Quarter
>> > Horse
>> > and a Thoroughbred.
>> >
>> > As usual I loved Cruiser even more by the end of the clinic. He has
>> > come so
>> > far
>> > in the 2 years that Mike and I have owned him. He would be an even
>> > better
>> > horse
>> > if I were a more confident rider, but we are learning and becoming more
>> > confident together.
>> >
>> > Well I got all the electric fence up, with the help of my wonderful
>> > neighbor.
>> > Monty hasn't been out of the yard since the installation. Yesterday I
>> > walked
>> > down the street and he stayed in the yard; usually this is more than he
>> > can
>> > handle. I will try it again tomorrow. On Friday we will start
>> > obedience
>> > classes. Hopefully Monty can be turned into a law abiding citizen!
>> >
>> > What is everyone else up to?
>> >
>> > Nella
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> Message: 10
>> Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:59:06 -0400
>> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
>> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Deworming
>> Message-ID: <01f801ce41d6$3312f410$9938dc30$@com>
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>> Hi Nella and other horse owners. I have been researching deworming
>> our horses. I have found the general guide lines of what to give every
>> other month but then I read that Florida residents don't have to worry
>> during the summer because the worm larvae can't survive the Florida sun
>> and
>> heat of the soil.
>>
>> What deworming schedule do you follow?
>>
>> JODY
>>
>>
>>
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