--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGQ00014 Date: 12/19/96 From: VICKI NICHOLS Time: 08:13pm \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: antiquities > I personally do not have birthdays anymore. I celebrate > ANNIVERSARIES of my 21st birthday. BK> BK> I ignore birthdays.. just another day. :/. We would get along pretty well - the past few years I have FORBIDDEN anyone to get me a "you know what day" present. Dean got me a stereo for my truck for a happy "we don't say the word" present and I tolerated it only because it was a few weeks before the actual day. I HATE any celebration of it. --- Maximus/2 3.00 * Origin: ElseWhere (1:114/212) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGQ00015 Date: 12/19/96 From: VICKI NICHOLS Time: 08:16pm \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Test? BK> BK> At the same time the Ca economy is in trouble due to BK> the diownsizing of the defense budget and the BK> consolidation of the defense industries.. we've lost BK> Lockheed, Hugh's, North American and several others. BK> Northrup is downsizing due to lost contracts.. and BK> Boing and M-D is merging.. more loses for Ca. BK> BK> A big part of Ca's economy was defense.. BK> So while you've seen stability.. we've seen the worst of it. But your cost of living is higher there, MUCH HIGHER. Probably costs half again as much or twice as much to live in L.A. as it does in Phoenix. So you have to PAY PEOPLE MORE, so production costs are higher, profits are lower. This is also a right-to-work state, is California? (Some dipwads call it a "right-to-work-for-nothing state.") --- Maximus/2 3.00 * Origin: ElseWhere (1:114/212) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGQ00016 Date: 12/19/96 From: VICKI NICHOLS Time: 08:19pm \/To: DEBBY TAYLOR (Read 1 times) Subj: Blankets -> They get their blankets put on when they get fed in the evening. DT> My horses follow the same routine pretty much. Its to hot to leave the DT> blankets on usually. Either Linda unblankets when she feeds or Katie DT> does when she turns them out to pasture. They never wear them in DT> pasture. There are several horses that would consider it a challenge to DT> see if they could remove them. TOO HOT? You have some strange weather there, don't you? Do yours get turned out to pasture daily? --- Maximus/2 3.00 * Origin: ElseWhere (1:114/212) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGQ00017 Date: 12/20/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 06:43am \/To: BOB KOHL (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Arenas BK :>Fit a Bran Mash into the schedule whenever the weather BK :>changes or start them on a Physllium Seed husk routine. It BK :>helps keep the guyts going at all times. And adding about a tsp. of regular table salt to each feed helps keep their water intake up. That's usually what the problem is with weather-related colics. BK :>BTW have you talked to your vet about keeping Dypiron or BK :>something around the house in case of emergency?? I think they're taking that stuff off the market. It's meant only for equine use, but cattle people have been using it and it's showing up in meat. Argghhhh!! BK :>Tush has had a saddle on.. ;) Whoopeee!! She's a big girl now! How'd she do? BK :>Not cinching yet.. That makes sense! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGQ00018 Date: 12/20/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 06:44am \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: riding MM :>Ahhh, ok well Malla is a 86 model. Just to let you know how fast time really flies....Fiddle will be 5 this ar! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGQ00019 Date: 12/20/96 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 06:45am \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: riding MM :>-> > or 30 something + something more + something more! ;-) MM :>-> MM :>-> Hmmmm low blow May.. ;) MM :>Well i am also there so I guess that makes me able to throw MM :>a few stones that MM :>way. ;-) Please remember us old ladies...our bones tend to get brittle at this age...please watch those stones (g)! Snap, crackle, pop! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGS00000 Date: 12/21/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 03:10am \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Cart/Carriage Rides?? > VN :> What's that about cracks in my seat? > I thought you were an air conditioner tech...not a plumber! depends on what she ate.. ;) BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGS00001 Date: 12/21/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 03:16am \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Winter, again? > That's all been part of the lesson program from day one! Remember, this > was to be a full horsemanship program...not just a riding program. > However, with 4-5 kids a week, there's only so much tack you can clean, > parts of tack left to identify, etc. We've been the horse clothing route > already. Grooming, of course, has to be done regularly. Cleaning stalls > wears thin for them when it's the only thing they get to do (g).... Cleaning stalls, dusting cobwebs, cleaning windows, digging out pee holes, etc etc etc.. You could even get some DG and use the girls to fill the hole in front of Fiddles stall.. You could do anatomy, do some "red alert" quizs from Equus, If Rich builds you a decent saddle stand, you can practice equitation and rein contact. > My loft desperately needs to be swept out and organized. As well as the > tack area of the barn. There you go! ;) > Had a Christmas party for them yesterday. We had fun! We strung popcorn Missed both Xmas parties at the barns around me.. :( > And, today I finally broke down and opened up the > arena for Fiddle and Shiloh so they could actually run without being > fetlock deep in mud, and they found out they could reach over the arena > fence and get the popcorn! Now that must have been a sight! ;) > We also hung stockings on each stall door. Horses got a full 2 lb. bag > of carrots hand fed (g), Hmmmmmmmm not a good idea when they're not used to it and not getting out enough.. remember carrots are shear bulk. > Of course, it's still raining today...nothing but rain forecast as far as > the eye can see Got rain coming in Sat night.. :/. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGS00002 Date: 12/21/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 03:19am \/To: DEBBY TAYLOR (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: Arenas > -> You treading water up there right now? ;) > Not quite. You should see the rivers. They are close to the top of > their banks. I believe it with those last storms.. > The Fresno weatherman said we had had 247 percent of our > normal rainfall for this year. But both big storms have been from the > south so the weather has been warm and with the covered arena it hasn't > been too bad unless its foggy. Man, we're in the 30's at night right now. Was rough tonight.. I'm coming down with a cold or flu.. was not up to it tonight. > I hate the fog. It makes my joints > hurt and I hate driving in it. I don't worry about driving off the road > or anything like that I worry about the other drivers. Well I'm used to the fog.. had to drive up through the tully fog every time I drove up to Bakersfield this time of year. > It makes the > horses spooky too. Things just suddenly appear. Haven't done that yet.. I've ridden through some light fog.. but never eavy.. BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: DGS00003 Date: 12/21/96 From: BOB KOHL Time: 03:21am \/To: DEBBY TAYLOR (Read 1 times) Subj: Re: belated... > -> Chuckle.. I find I'm still having problems with my back.. it's no > -> where as strong as it used to be.. or it's just taking longer to get > -> back in shape.. I really have to watch it when I'm riding. > Me too...except with me its my wrist. One of the really nice things > about having a husband that likes horses as much as I do is that he > comes out with me and cleans my stall on weekends (we have a > woman who cleans them during the week) tightens my girth and cleans my > horse's feet so I don't hurt it. He's a real darling and he spoils me > terribly. Well.. sorry I'm not that kind of guy.. I'd prefer a woman.. ;) > -> CJ does this.. in fact I also let her drop the bridle when we're > -> done.. it helps her confidence she her teeth do not get banged. > Ever had a horse hang on to the bit after you've taken the bridle off? Yep... all the time. CJ on rare occasion. > If I haven't given Smokey the attention he thinks he deserves he will > pull this on me. Hmm well CJ's been really funny lately.. she was a witch the other night and then tried it again the next night. She went into the round pen and then was completely ignored for a day... She got over it. ;) > -> aft.. clearing Weds. Every major freeway in LA was tied up today. > -> When I drove back from Symar to Burbank to check on the horses I had > -> to take the 170 down and bypass where the 5 was closed. > I heard. It sounded like you people really got the worst of it. I was > suppose to go to Fresno on Tuesday but stayed home due to the wind and > rain and closed roads. Yep.. I thought we were going to have a drought this year.. boy was I wrong! ;) BK --- DB A3000sl/001347 * Origin: * Conniption BBS * one fit at a time (1:102/861)