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Horse Mania Newsletter #1
June 6th 1999
Well, it's finally here! I said I'd start when I had 5 subscribers, and
now I have over 50 already! At this rate, next issue there will be a 100!
I've decided to have this come out once a fortnight. Next deadline for all
article writers and things submitted by readers is June 19th- but it'd be
great if you could get it in a bit before then. Please sen any comments,
critisism, ideas, and even compliments to me, this is the first one so
there will obviously be alot that needs improving. All things that are
written here without a name are by me, and everyone else's columns has
credit given to who has written it. See you until next time,
Susan
(thehorse@hotpop.com)
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania
In this Issue:
-Wanted
-Breed in Focus- Friesian
-Horse Questions
-Horse Poem: Whenever He Runs, He Flies
-History of the Horse
-Your Opinion
-Tell us About Yours
-Short Story: Dressage
-Horse Survey
-All About: Horse Face Markings
-Horse Problem
-Pen Pals
*WANTED
I know alot of you wanted to write but were stuck for ideas so here are a
few positions I need filled.
-Horse Trivia Column: you need to have 10 trivia questions ranging in all
areas of horses. The next issue you will print the answers to last issue's
and the names of people who got the most points from the last trivia quiz.
1 point per question. They will send the answers directly to you. And a
new trivia every issue.
-Horse Website Reviews: You need to pick a few horse realted sites and do
a review on them and give them a rating.
-Riding Tips
-Horse Care
-About Disciplines (jumping, dressage, etc.): You'd do an info column on
one per issue, giving an outline of what it's about, the yepe of horse
suited, etc.
If you'd like to do one of these (you need to be able to write an article
per every two weeks) then send this form to me at thehorse@hotpop.com
Name:
Age: (or approx. age)
What column you'd like to do:
*BREED IN FOCUS- Friesian
Every issue I'll do a short profile on a horse or pony breed. I'll try to
do some rare breeds along with more common ones.
FRIESIAN
Origin: Netherlands, Friesland region
Height: around 15hh (hh stands for hands high. 1 hand = 10cm [4in])
Colour: always black
Temprement: willing to work, cheerful
Build and Conformation: feather, full mane and tail, compact body, good
topline and head carrriage, short thick legs.
Use: The Friesian is used for carriage and ridden work, it is also still
sometimes used in the circus. It is a good dressage horse, because of it’s
build and temprement.
Breed Influence: The Friesian has had Andalusian, Oldenburg, Trotter,
Oriental, and Friesland Stock in it’s blood to produce the type of today.
In the other way around, the Friesian has benifited Shire, Fell and Dales
ponies, and the Oldenburger.
Picture: If you'd like to see a picture of this beautiful breed, go to
https://www.angelfire.com/id/horsemania/images/friesian.jpg
References: (all information here was taken from the following rescorces,
it is however, in my own words. These would also be a good place to start
if you are intrested in further info- they’re ordered from most useful to
least useful)
The Encyclopedia of the Horse, Edwards, E., RD Press, (1994)
The Complete Book of the Horse, New Burlington Books (1979, reprint 1985)
Horses, Firefly Pocket Books (1995)
Horses of the World, Orbis Publishing Ltd. (1973)
*HORSE QUESTIONS (by shareasmile@hotmail.com)
Send in your horse related questions to shareasmile@hotmail.com and the
replies will be in the next issue! (obviously there are none yet- being
the first issue)
*HORSE POEM
Whenever He Runs, He Flies (by Amanda)
It seemed like a normal morning,
The dew was still on the ground,
But then you saw him running,
His hooves barely making a sound.
He stops-he turns-he looks,
He walks toward you, then stands,
He lets you upon his massive back,
And looks up at you for a command,
And with a smallest touch of the heels,
He leaps into flowing stride,
Then faster and faster and faster,
Not a speck of sweat on his hide.
This freedom, this peace,
It flows through you,
You've never felt triumph,
'Til now!
You start to notice,
His pace is slowing,
He heads for home,
His nostrils blowing
You know that you won't be the same,
Then when you first came,
Because you know-
That whenever he runs, HE FLIES
*HISTORY OF THE HORSE (by Anna, airos@infonet.ee)
Origins.
The origin of the equine species can be traced to the Eocene period, some
60
million years ago. In 1867, scientists found a complete skeleton of what
became
established as the first horse. The scientists called it Eohippus(The Dawn
Horse), and from it could show progression to Equus Caballus, the modern
horse.
Eohippus.
On the forefeet of the ancient animal were four toes, on the hind legs were
three. The creature wasn't much bigger than a middle-sized dog. The color
and
texture of the Eohippus caot is not known, but it is not improbable, that
it
was like a deer's coat. Neither the teeth nor the eyes bore much
resemblance to
those of the modern horse. The teeth were like those of monkeys, and they
were
very well suited to a diet of soft leaves.
Next time-From Eohippus to Miohippus.
Some info was taken from the "Ultimate Horse book".
*YOUR OPINION
In this section I will ask a question every week and put in the best few
responses. Please limit your respnses to about a paragraph. I'll also add
in my opinion. Send in replies to me at thehorse@hotpop.com with "Your
Opinion" in the subject line.
"Should whips be banned, and why or why not?"
*TELL US ABOUT YOURS
This a section where you can tell us about your own horse, or the horse I
ride. send it in to thehorse@hotpop.com and I'll put it in. This issue I'm
going to tell you about the horse I ride, Barney.
Barney
He's a 15.2hh 15 year old dark bay gelding. He has a very low head
carriage, and his paces are very smooth. Especially his trot, which is
like floating. He is generally well-behaved, except that when you tighten
up his girth he tries to bite. That's his only real vice. He gets along
well with other horses, and is very good out on a trail. Now and again he
gets the urge to break out in front at a canter when we are trotting in a
group, but he's not hard to pull back. I've only jumped him small but he's
very patient, and doesn't rush or refuse. Barney is afraid of the washbay,
it takes numorous carrots to lure him in, but once he's in he's fine. I
don't think he likes going through the narrow doorway. He can be a bit of
a pig, and like almost all horses I know he's happiest when his head is in
the grass. Barney is well acustomed to the ways of the riding school but
he does listen to his rider- most of the time. I love him to bits, and
only wish he were mine!
You can see his picture at
https://www.angelfire.com/in/thewildhorse/images/barney2.JPG
*SHORT STORY
Dressage, by Regan Radtke
He waits; muscles, hardened by months of preparation and the agony of
working long hours in the arena, taut to the point that a sweat brakes
out on his neck. Yet he does not fight my hold, as he has learned
earns him nothing. He prances in place and throws his head. I use the
leverage of the curb to pressure his nose down and talk to him quietly.
He calms slightly, but only long enough for the judge to call our
number, and I signal him to trot into the ring. He springs out
eagerly; a working trot it is called. His pace is perfect; his back is
well rounded, his head carriage gentle, he does not pull on the bit,
nor slack behind it, and the diagonal pairs of his legs hit the ground
in flawless time. The crest of his copper mane curves as I loosen the
curb and draw back with my lower hand, and he slows infinitely to a
stop and stands squarely while I nod to the judge in salute. After
re-gathering the familiar leather reins, I then move him forward into
the trot again. This time, I rise with his outside shoulder, the
familiar movement of posting coming to me like most people as they
begin to walk. When I speed him to a medium trot, I sit in the saddle
and apply pressure with my inside rein, starting him in a twenty-meter
circle. He follows the constant, gentle pressure of my hand and as he
turns, he rounds to the left, curving around my inside leg. We then
proceed straight and I then support him as he moves into the canter.
His well disciplined, slow rocking strides carry us to the opposite end
of the ring where I allow him to speed up and support him into another
turn. He again bends around my inside leg but not as much as he should
be. I use my short, blunt spurs to inconspicuously guide him around,
by pressing near the girth with my inside leg, and laying my thigh and
calf strongly against his outside flank, I feel a sigh of relief to
have covered a minor mistake like that so well. At the end of the
circle, I slow him to a working trot around a half circle to change
rein. Then, collecting him quietly, I apply pressure to his side with
my left calf and spur. He dances across the diagonal of the ring in
the passage, trotting sideways, but always forward. At the other end
of the diagonal, I signal him to pick up the left-lead canter again and
lead him into a serpentine. He follows me around the first turn, and I
then collect him again to signal him to change leads. I barely apply
tension back with my reins to get his attention, then move my
seat-bones slightly to the right, tap my lower left rein, and put a
little pressure on his left flank. In the next stride, he takes a
little hop and flips his legs around to the right lead. We go around
the turn and switch leads once more and complete the serpentine. I
then slow him to a working trot and move up slowly back to the middle
of the ring. I slow him once more, salute the judges, then let him
walk off on a loose rein.
If you've got some short horse related stories that you've written, send
them in to me at thehorse@hotpop.com and they'll appear here!
*HORSE SURVEY (by Amanda T, TimmyTB_12@hotmail.com)
What is your favorite horse breed?:
Thoroughbred
Warmblood (Dutch, American, Danish, ect.)
Oldenburg
Pony (Any type)
Appaloosa
Other
Send your answers into TimmyTB_12@hotmail.com . Thanks!
*ALL ABOUT: Horse Face Markings
BLAZE- A wide white patch on the face running down to the horses muzzle,
but not wide enough go over the eyes.
INTERRUPTED STRIPE- Where there is a star, short stripe, and snip, it
looks like a ‘broken’ stripe with the coat colour showing through in the
gaps.
SNIP- A small white marking on the horses’ muzzle between the nostrils.
STAR- A small white spot, usually circular, between the horse’s eyes.
STRIPE- A narrow white marking down the horses face to the muzzle,
narrower than a blaze.
WHITE FACE- A broad long face marking running from the eyes to the muzzle,
wider than a blaze.
WHITE LIP- A white marking on the horse’s lip.
WHITE MUZZLE- A white marking covering some, most, or all of the muzzle.
Some info taken from:
The Complete Book of the Horse, New Burlington Books (1979, reprint 1985)
Horses, Firefly Pocket Books (1995)
Next Issue: Leg Markings
*HORSE PROBLEM
I have a 16 h.h. horse who throws her front feet shoes shortly after
they are put on. this time she only kept then on for nine days before
losing one. I have been told by people around the area that the farrier
we have is a very good farrier and the best around here. He told me my
horse dosn't keep shoes well because the angels in her shoulder and
feet don't match. She has one white foot in the back but she dosn't
throw her hind shoes. Is there anyway of getting her to keep her shoes
like a special shoe ect.?
If I bred her to a very correct stallion would her foal have a good
chance of getting good angels in its shoulders and feet? Also is it
safe to bred her to a draft horse for her first horse (she is fined
boned)? thanks. Please e mail information to bearpawz_2000@yahoo to be
considered by Jeff.
If you've got a horse problem that you'd like readers to help with, send
it in to me at thehorse@hotpop.com, I'll put it in the newsletter and
hopefully some readers will have suggestions! I cannot be sure their
advice is completely accurate, so make sure you seek out a professional's
help.
*PEN PALS
Thanks to an idea by a reader, I have decided to put in a Pen Pal section
for adults and children. If you'd like an ad here send me
(thehorse@hotpop.com) in this form with "penpal ad" in the subject:
First Name:
Email Address:
Country:
Age:
Horse Owner?:
Other Comments: (no more than 30 words please)
You can leave out anything if you don't want to give it out, such as age
or country. I'll put in probably a maximum of 5 ads per issue so don't
worry if yours takes a while to appear.
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