--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBY00001 Date: 07/28/97 From: MIKE MAY Time: 07:03am \/To: KARIN BREWER (Read 0 times) Subj: Man Made Shade -> Anyone ever hear from old weird George? -> -> Nope, not a word. I did stumble across that old photo of him and Pixel -> not too long ago, and also wondered. Hmmm I used to get a Christmas card from him but they stopped coming back a few years ago now too. --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: Home of Malla, the spoiled Norwegian Fjord (1:2613/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBZ00000 Date: 07/30/97 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 07:04am \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 0 times) Subj: pix MM :>Visa Vee. And yes MM :>most things associated with driving are expensive. Or is MM :>that just with MM :>horses??? Wanna see my vet bill? Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBZ00001 Date: 07/30/97 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 07:05am \/To: JEAN PROPHET (Read 0 times) Subj: pix JP :> Big, beautiful Victorian Carriage -- about $5000 brand JP :>new (I'm hoping I can find a used one in good condition). Wow! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBZ00002 Date: 07/30/97 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 07:05am \/To: JEAN PROPHET (Read 0 times) Subj: Another Pony and Carriage .. JP :> Buddy heard about a Shetland Pony, carriage and tack a JP :>few miles away from us. We're going to go look at it. The JP :>price is definately right ($500 for everything) .... we JP :>figure if the pony and carriage are any good at all we can JP :>use them in our business ....... shoot, we can sell the JP :>rest of the tack if we want to ..... we'll see. I'll let JP :>you know what happens. Oh, geez....here we go again (g)!! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBZ00003 Date: 07/30/97 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 07:09am \/To: JEAN PROPHET (Read 0 times) Subj: Horse Chiropractor JP :>was rubbing a soreness or anything like that -- in her JP :>estimation X was in fine condition and did NOT have any JP :>type back,leg,rump,chest etc soreness .... Well, then....the word "bratty" comes to mind (g). Try the calm and cool or whatever it's called. JP :> Interesting ..... as Bob K told me -- watch the BUTE -- JP :>it causes stomach problems sometimes if given any length of JP :>time ... Yep. I have her down to 1 a day...she started showing signs of tummy trouble. Don't want a colic on top of everything else. Vet and farrier are coming out Thurs. for a joint appointment. She's much better, but still a little ouchy. Might be putting pads and shoes on her for the first time...I'd like to leave that as a last resort, though. JP :> Hehehehehe ....... know what you mean. You know what's JP :>the matter with you and me, Meg?? We're TOO darn concerned JP :>-- AND, top THAT off with we've BOTH lost a horse that we JP :>dearly loved .... WE'RE PARANOID!!!!!! Totally!! Every time one of my horses breathes wrong, I freak out! This is not a good thing! JP :> OH, BTW, Barbara (the Horse Chiropractor) fell IN LOVE JP :>with X ...... she told Buddy that she really was NOT JP :>partial to Arabians ..... by the time she got through JP :>checking over X (and then playing and loving on him) she JP :>said she really NEEDED an Arabian ..... she JP :>couldn't hardly belive he's only 6 yrs old (is it 6 now??). Yep, he's 6 and Fiddle's 5. Hard to believe, heh? Don't know why you're surprised she fell in love with X! I sure did! JP :>people around here actually MEET the X-Man they rapidly JP :>come ARABIAN people ). Ah! A true representative of the breed! You ought to let IAHA know about him...might want to do an article for their magazine! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBZ00004 Date: 07/30/97 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 07:10am \/To: JEAN PROPHET (Read 0 times) Subj: Job Done ... JP :> It WAS neat for sure!! What a GREAT thing to do .... JP :>have fun AND GET PA JP :>ID FOR IT TOO !!!!! Your outfit sounds neat! Glad it all went so well. And great news about Tuffy's job! Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EBZ00005 Date: 07/30/97 From: MEG ALFONI Time: 07:10am \/To: JEAN PROPHET (Read 0 times) Subj: X-Man JP :> The man told Buddy that he had a mare that looked JP :>exactly like X and wanted him too ..... X is NOT for sale JP :>!!!!!!! At any price! (And if he were, you'd give me first refusal, right?!) Meg --- * Origin: Elizabeth's Revenge (1:330/173) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EB^00000 Date: 07/29/97 From: JEAN PROPHET Time: 06:03pm \/To: MIKE MAY (Read 0 times) Subj: Man Made Shade >-> Has it been that long, Mike ...... GEESH -- time for you to come to >-> Florida >-> again for a visit .... THIS time *I* will take you for a FANC >-> CARRIAGE ride . Yep, I'm finally learning to drive X (I'd >-> STILL rather ride ). > Yeah, it has been. I am pretty sure that it > was the time we came down in the > end of Jan for my Mother-in-laws 75th > surprise birthday party. This Jan. she > is going to be 80! I wish you were closer > to them. I would have you give hjer > a Carriage ride for her birthday. I think > it is about 3 hours away though. > They are in Dunedin (off the coast from > Tampa a couple of towns north of > Clearwater). Yep ...just about 3 hours from here. >-> Yes, our barn is mostly open but we've closed in the top a little. he >-> breezes blow and "breeze" through the barn -- it's ALWYAS cool out here. >-> Right now we are building on the front -- a 16'x40' section (already >-> concreted) - it'll have a metal roof ...... mostly open for the tropic >-> breeze. We have 8 ceiling fans going constantly that keep the flies/bugs >-> away ..... worked out really nice!! > Yeah I thought it was a pretty good idea for > FL when I saw it before. I am > sure the fans help out too. The addition > sounds nice too. How big is it total > now? Well, 56'x44' ..... the barn is bigger than our house . --- * Origin: Home of Mr X's 'XTRAORDINARY CARRIAGE SERVICES! (1:371/33) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EC100000 Date: 07/31/97 From: MIKE MAY Time: 05:24am \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 0 times) Subj: pix -> MM :>Visa Vee. And yes -> MM :>most things associated with driving are expensive. Or is -> MM :>that just with -> MM :>horses??? -> -> Wanna see my vet bill? Sure as long as I don't have to write the check for it! ;-) --- PCBoard (R) v15.3/M 2 * Origin: Home of Malla, the spoiled Norwegian Fjord (1:2613/128) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 243 HORSES Ref: EC100001 Date: 07/26/97 From: JAN MURPHY Time: 09:06pm \/To: MEG ALFONI (Read 0 times) Subj: Fiddle's problems > BTW...she's a little better...still ouchy without her pads. > Vet is coming again today to take another look. She's still > on low-dose bute, but we might switch her to aspirin. Also, > going to re-do the T-3 thyroid...it was in the low normal > range last time. She is on nothing but grass hay and still > isn't losing any weight. Starting to think she might be > hypotyroid or something. Talk about grasping at straws! Hi, Meg -- Just got my PRACTICAL HORSEMAN in the mail today. Kip Goldreyer's "The Thinking Horseman" column has a scary account of how her horse coliced (not too bad, thank goodness) -- as far as Kip can tell, it was the bute they were giving him for his hock problem. Signs were very vague at first, the kind where you know your horse is "off" but have nothing really substantial to show to the vet. (I know, you didn't need anything more to worry about, but I sort of feel compelled to mention it...) Good luck with her, and with figuring out the thyroid problem, or whatever it is. --- Opus-CBCS 1.73a * Origin: Sci-Fido II, World's Oldest SF BBS, Berkeley, CA (1:161/84.0)