tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post2972979287783603951..comments2023-10-15T03:36:14.133-07:00Comments on Sheaffer: An Excellent Visitponymaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02996833096239732307noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-11631794650841742732009-02-26T19:48:00.000-08:002009-02-26T19:48:00.000-08:00Mr. Gale, we are all delighted to hear that Amy is...Mr. Gale, we are all delighted to hear that Amy is honing her frolic skills. She will be well and truly on top of things when she is mixed in with her play group. Amazing how off-loading a full quota of parasites perks a donkey up. And of course actually being fed...<BR/><BR/>Billie, I can honestly say that horsewomen as a group scare me half to death. With all the measuring of waistlines and supplements and food, I'm always afraid I will end up on an all-air diet. I don't like the sounds of this diet powder at all. <BR/><BR/>Gale, I have strongly advised the woman to slather Molly's enormous head with liberal amounts of axle grease before trying to fit her through the door. Fortunately Ed did not try the racetrack hoof cleaning tactic on me - the woman says no one's arms can reach across that span of undercarriage. Very funny I don't think. Pshaw.ponymaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996833096239732307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-47363384319903477822009-02-25T16:27:00.000-08:002009-02-25T16:27:00.000-08:00How great that you had visitors on a wintry day! ...How great that you had visitors on a wintry day! It's obvious that Ed was there primarily to visit with you and to meet Mr. Jack Joy. Poor Doc (oooops, remember how many notes I posted that started with "Poor TJ......") doesn't know that his world is about to turn upside down when Molly returns in all her glory. Will her head fit through the barn door? <BR/><BR/>I like that trick of picking out all the hooves from one side too. Some of ours will let me do that, and some like to make me walk in circles to get at all their feet. I swear they are laughing when they do that ("Let's see how many times we can spin her around! Maybe she'll get dizzy and fall over").<BR/><BR/>Three equines and six humans must have made for a cozy barn, at least for a short time. Bet they had more fun in the barn than in the house with the feline and canine!Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057130676408193394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-32808708661650630012009-02-25T09:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T09:46:00.000-08:00Sheaffer, you would be astounded at what we horse ...Sheaffer, you would be astounded at what we horse women do for entertainment and also for what we think is in the best interest of our equine charges.<BR/><BR/>My teen-aged son recently "accused" me of being "obsessed with horse supplements." He thinks it is not a fit topic for dinner conversation, but some days the diets of my herd are the most pressing thing I have to fret over! <BR/><BR/>Between keeping fat ON Salina and OFF everyone else, I am constantly plotting and reading and trekking to the feed store and to online resources. I wish you could see me in the feed room each morning, measuring and scooping, and that comes only after advance prep inside the house. <BR/><BR/>Right now I am taking a course that is teaching me how to balance the vitamins and minerals to the hay/pasture based on lab tests of such. The only thing on the earth that could get me to take this on, (the math) is that I think it will be better for the equines.<BR/><BR/>What can I say? We horse women might be a little bit... shall we say, eccentric. :) It stems from love, I assure you.<BR/><BR/>(you will need to remind the pony of this when his grazing muzzle comes out of storage in a few weeks)billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-30020564373449234152009-02-25T07:37:00.000-08:002009-02-25T07:37:00.000-08:00Sheaffer and Jack,friends like ed are hard to find...Sheaffer and Jack,<BR/>friends like ed are hard to find....keep them!! You might want to post some of the stories that he tells about the racing days....bet they are a real hoot! <BR/>Mr Gale<BR/>PS. Amy, the rescue donkey is doing fine, and sends her best wishes to all of you up there in the freezer..she is putting on some good weight and wants to play constantly..I guess that means that she is felling good, what do you think?robert5721https://www.blogger.com/profile/03859169776790967092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-82414636721042890322009-02-23T08:15:00.000-08:002009-02-23T08:15:00.000-08:00Billie, Ed was so happy to be back in an equine at...Billie, Ed was so happy to be back in an equine atmosphere that he would gladly have moved into my stall and would have been glad to have him there. We love hearing his tales of galloping on Newmarket Heath and jumping over large fences. The woman is putting Molly and self on a mysterious powder concoction to help us burn fat cells. It's always something...why can't she just leave our fat cells alone.<BR/><BR/>Buddy, how are your trotters feeling after the trim by the new footman? Molly will be home on the weekend so I will be able to keep you better informed on her shenanigans. Shedding season is beginning and Jack and I are afraid of choking to death in a cloud of Molly hair. She's better insulated than the average Yak.ponymaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996833096239732307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-70787464493361592382009-02-22T17:43:00.000-08:002009-02-22T17:43:00.000-08:00Oh Sheaffer - you had such a great day! I had my ...Oh Sheaffer - you had such a great day! I had my hoofies done - buy a new guy and they are so much better - no ouchiness at all. Life is grand.<BR/><BR/>Send Molly my love!<BR/><BR/>XXOOBuddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11356739227129758160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769158267288053176.post-35408684774108052422009-02-22T16:30:00.000-08:002009-02-22T16:30:00.000-08:00Sheaffer, what a delightful rendition of what soun...Sheaffer, what a delightful rendition of what sounds like a lovely visit. I love how Ed just stepped right into the routine.<BR/><BR/>I hope the Jenny Craig comment on the part of the woman was a joke!billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187141867284800597noreply@blogger.com