Gee, if you hooked a heavy roller, then you could roll the snow down for the sleigh at the same time you're working the horse! Two birds with one stone! Anne ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anewton" <anewton@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 1:46 PM Subject: [drivingpairs] Re: Weekend > Glad you were not hurt Kathy. Any other ideas for things to drag around > in a couple of feet of snow?? > > Ansley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kathy robertson <goodhors@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <drivingpairs@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:50 PM > Subject: [drivingpairs] Weekend > > > > Hoping to get some horse stuff done this weekend. > > Spent the last couple weekends getting winterized. I > > guess you could call tiling the paddocks for drainage, > > horse work, but not the fun stuff. We are missing the > > snowstorm, too far north! Yeah! Supposed to be about > > 40F most of the weekend, pretty nice. If not, the > > windless, dry, harness room always waits! I need to > > gather up stuff to sell. Get it advertised as > > Christmas gifts! > > > > Husband has been working the new horse a little on > > long lines. Bard is getting a glimpse of the driving > > world! Having a hard time believing that stomping his > > foot, doing the SLOWS, mock spooking, is NOT GOING to > > get him out of work! Used to work with those little > > girls at the stable!! Other than that he is coming > > along well. Ignored son welding his truck, air > > compressor tools after 3 shy-away tries. DARN outside > > reins. He has a nice big, walk stride, moves along, > > when paying attention. Doesn't seem to mind the > > harness anywhere, better response to voice commands > > each session. > > > > The other two stooges stand watching, waiting for > > Bard to come back and play. I am hoping osmosis > > works. They will see him in harness, working, hear > > directions, almost be trained when we get them out! > > Young horse, 4yr old, has gotten a lot more attentive, > > friendly in the last couple months. I think it might > > be that he needs a thinking job, beyond pushing the > > yearling around. The yearling has been watching > > driving since born. He is going to be one of those > > born broke, horses, in another couple years. Very > > calm and accepting. Maybe having 5 older geldings > > pushing you around removes all ego? Used to being > > told what to do by everyone? > > > > Brian is getting more fit, jogging in his winter > > clothes on the long lines! If the wind doesn't blow > > too hard, the cold is pretty nice for working horses. > > Does keep the front of the barn smoothed out nicely > > when they can drag tires. > > Deer gun season ended last Sunday, so we may be able > > to go back on the road again. I clipped a 6pt buck > > today. No damage to my car, THANK YOU! I saw buck > > coming, slowed way down, but couldn't stop, just > > touched him behind. Buck hit the pickup truck in the > > opposite lane, smashed in the whole driver's door and > > box side, blew the window glass all over the guy. Man > > did not appear hurt, alone in the truck, but killed > > the buck instantly. Fair size, over 150#. Lots of > > deer accidents, we just have so many deer around. > > > > The pole, harness, and blower (More Power!)threads > > have been fun! Glad to hear of others working on > > their new combinations. Sure learn something every > > time we discuss things. > > > > Kathy Robertson > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. > > http://photos.yahoo.com/ > > _________________________________________________________ > > To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: > > http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html > > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > > > > _________________________________________________________ > To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: > http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html > ````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` > _________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe, change to Digest or Vacation mode go to: http://www.drivingpairs.com/dpmem.html `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````