--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00005 Date: 06/09/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 12:33am \/To: DEBBY TAYLOR (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Wanted...good stuff c >>it.. then she stole the broodmares feeding tub.. chuckle.. and she > loves to >>tease that mare mercilessly.. especially when she gets carrots.. ;) > Smokey likes food, people, horses, & dogs in that order. CJ likes people, food and cats.. almost equally depending on her mood. > Smokey steals anything left in his reach So will CJ especially if she can tease the horse next to her with whatever it is! ;) > and has been known to throw fits if you pass > him without stopping. Same with CJ and a few other horses at the barn when I walk by.. > thats really the wrong word. They are indulged but they are also made to > behave. Same same same.. CJ is finally realising that the 4 year vacation is over.. time to get back to work.. although I can't really ride much right now. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00006 Date: 06/09/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 12:35am \/To: DEBBY TAYLOR (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Legs of Steel > BK>Tush enjoys chasing the cats.. ;) > That would be fun to watch or ride too. Well, she's stopped chasing the cats.. Her interest has moved elsewhere.. She's in love with a pony at one end of the arena and part of the wood railing at the other (she's a termite). She's also in love with eating dirt and playing with me although her "play" with me is very very very limited. IN fact her "play" cue is the same as CJ's.. :) BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00007 Date: 06/09/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 12:44am \/To: EMIL KUCERA (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: _back_ and serious? >>The single main factor that kept me interested is realising that no matter >>what you do know.. there's always something else to challange you. > I learned more in 6 months than I did in 6 years of > 'owning' and going by the book. I like western for romantic > reasons. I like western for the comfort and frankly becuase I can ride it a little more lazy.. I like english/dressage to clean up my act and for the challenge. > Bought a horse after leasing him a while at the stable > where I am boarding and taking the odd lesson from the owner, who > is into reining. Bought my present one from them, too. and here > are my challenges: I had Sonny off and on.. it was a mistake to buy him back after selling him 3 years earlier... but he was my learning horse. I never have gotten serious about reining.. I'd go straight to cutting. > Shemmeek is a 16-hand+ Arabian with no papers, Sony is a Morab.. I've ridden more Arabs then I'll discuss.. ;) > years now, and we are both still improving bit by bit (I am the > slow one). He is not perfect conformation-wise, and has a rough > trot to which I am fairly well used to now (collection helps). Collecitona alwasy helps both you and the horse.. the horse "uses" himself better and it's more comfortable to you.. Try varying the speeds of the trot and see if there's a comfort zone in there somewhere. > His best feature is that he is a rel "people horse" and pal. He > will respond by whinnyig to my call - pasture or barn, and will > come, sometimes at a gallop. When he calls from his stall, I am > the one who trots up the isle to get him. He heels better than > most dogs, even off halter. Chuckle.. Yep Sonny used to get let out to graze.. he was known to wander into the house to see what we were up to at times.. ;) > I like trail riding and at present am trying to get us in shape > for a 25 mile endurance ride in August. We (Shemmeek and I) ride Good luck.. I used to trot CJ for hours up in the high desert.. now I've turned into a technical rider.. the trails are just to hazardous around where I am... and I do get bored easily by trail riding.. ;) > mostly alone, since my wife had some bad luck with a wrong horse > and suffered both psychically and physically by the experience. > She is only slowly getting used to being on Shemmenk, who she > trusts, but can't ride properly - he's too big, rough gaited, and > too much horse for her - she has even less experience than I. So > we are waiting for the perfect horse to find her some day. Well might try finding a trainer with a "babysitter" and let her take a lesson once a month or something to help build her confidence up again. > Well now, sorry if I bored you with a long spiel, consider it > charity to have listened to my ramblings. I am surprised at > myself that I have to babble that much at my age (or is it > _because_ of age, now? :-)). ROFLMAO! ;) > You sure seem to have a knack of meeting the greats - Hunt, > Lyons, Well I paid to "meet" John.. and Hunt.. and yes while it does nothing for the old income.. I do have a strange amount of luck in that area.. > wish he would come to Canada sometime and that I could > afford the money. Drop them a line.. I'm sure that a seminar could be put together and make it worth him adding a Canada trip to his schedule. > Still, even unskilled riding is better than no > riding at all (kind of like sex, right?) I can't agree with this since it's as dangerous and deadly as unslilled and unsafe sex. I've seen one to many ambulances carting off seriously injured riders. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00008 Date: 06/09/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 12:46am \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Wanted...good stuff cheap > I've really been missing her so much lately...maybe because 5/2 was the > anniversary of her death..the new horse...spring...etc. Well remember she's never really gone as long as her memory stays strong in you... and the rest of us. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00009 Date: 06/09/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 12:46am \/To: JAN MURPHY (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Are You There? > I've gotten into the habit of staggering out of bed first thing in the > morning and going to the computer to read echomail to wake myself up. I "used to"...;) BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00010 Date: 06/09/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 11:34pm \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: stuff > -> muscle spasms are a killer and very unpleasant. > Well glad to hear it wasn't any worse than that. That is BAD enough. Worse then you realise, bery bad time for this to happen. > -> Broke two teeth kissing the steering wheel.. severly bent back from > hips to > -> head. Toy is totaled. The engine actually stopped the car.. frame is > very > -> bent in front of the engine. I was really shocked when I went back to > grab > -> something from it the other day.. > Well it was time for a new truck anyway. Send me the money, the offer that they made gives me about 0 options on any reaslistic replacement. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00011 Date: 06/10/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 06:39am \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Spotty Body Trot BK :>Yep.. and try a little of the LTJ leg manipulations.. it BK :>did help CJ a bit early on. But do NOT get her too fit.. BK :>you just might end up loosing that layed back horse. Just what I don't want to do! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00012 Date: 06/10/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 05:15pm \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Kimberwickes, AGAIN??? BK :>And I used to use a long shanked Snaffle on CJ.. I finally BK :>balked at "bit escalation" when Terry wanted to try an BK :>aldonian at one point. and while it took years to finally OK, I'll bite...what's and aldonian?? BK :>don't see putting a harsher bit in her mouth to get her to BK :>do something she doesn't have the mind for. Makes sense to me! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00013 Date: 06/10/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 05:17pm \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Tush's competition! BK :>Well let's see now.. I was looking hard at Tush today and I BK :>tend to think she's turning into a horse.. or at least is BK :>starting to look like one instead of a baby.. chuckle.. Don't be fooled! They look like that for a while, then they look kinda gawky and wierd, then, finally, they start really looking like a horse! Fiddle just started this year (g). BK :>Spent a lot of time with her today, de-spooking with BK :>whatever I had and put the bridle in and started BK :>introducing her to the pull of a rein.. she through a fit BK :>when I walked out of the small pen at one point.. This is BK :>a cute young filly.. :) She really sounds great, Bob! Sounds as if she's easy to work with and sensible. BK :>pulling chestnuts and clipping socks. She's also getting BK :>tied up more and more for a short period of time to a BK :>hitching post. Have you tried cross ties yet? I never had a problem with them with Fiddle, which surprised me. Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DAF00014 Date: 06/10/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 05:18pm \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Wanted...good stuff cheap BK :>Well remember she's never really gone as long as her memory BK :>stays strong in you... and the rest of us. A day doesn't go by that I don't think of her. Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173)