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Nicker News
By: "Izzie" Izabelle Tagavi, 10 yrs young & boarder @ FCF
Hello everyone,
Welcome to February/March;
Sorry I’m a little late this month but it’s been a busy time with school, riding, Destination Imagination, and soccer!
I know that it has been so cold that a lot of people haven’t been to the barn, but no worries I have every thing that you need to know. This month I will be featuring a new boarder, a picture of a mystery person riding when they were young and more.
Now, let’s start off with introducing the new horse and rider.
Hello…
This month we welcomed Liz and her horse Zippo Sundance AKA Captain to Flying Colour Farm. Captain is a registered paint. Liz has had him about a year. On February 10, Captain will be twelve years old
Liz rode as a child and then she stopped until three years ago when Liz’s husband, and her son, Jamie, gave her riding lessons for Christmas. After she used them she leased a horse for a while until she found Captain.
She never really took very many formal lessons so being able to learn from Stevie and to pleasure ride is great for her. Something that Liz really likes about the barn is that there are always people around.
Who Can Open the Gate? (a breed profile)
This story takes place in a big pasture, filled with all different kinds of horses. A question has just been asked amid the herd: "Who can open the gate?" Here's what they say ...
Lipizzaner: "No need for opening it! When are you all going to learn how to fly?!"
Thoroughbred: "Let's wait for the gate to open - when the bell rings!"
Paint: "Yeah, what he said! Na na na na na na!
Arabian: "You'll have to get somebody else to do it. My nails aren't dry!"
Since we are half way through February and so far this month there hasn’t been much news, we’ll be back again in April. Hopefully, we’ll have warmer days and some fun stuff happening I can report to you about!
Thanks and see you all soon,
Izabelle and Stevie
This Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse and the Spotted Mountain Horse breeds, each with their own distinctive characteristics and genetic DNA markers, are recognized by the University of Kentucky, Equine Parentage Testing and Genetic Research Center as their own unique breed of Horse.
In Kentucky alone, there are at least 9,700 Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses owned by residents of Kentucky. Additionally, there are several hundred of Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse and Spotted Mountain Horse stallions, mares and geldings boarded and trained in Kentucky which are owned by residents of other states. They now have horses in every state, Canada, and rapidly growing numbers in Europe.
The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse has a consistent and easily manageable temperament. Their motto sounds really fitting, “any reason, any season”.
In 1989, Robert Robinson, Jr., a native of Irvine, Kentucky formed the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association® (KMSHA) to document and preserve the ancestry and rich heritage of the mountain saddle horse.
For over 200 years, the saddle horse has lived in the hills and valleys of many parts of Kentucky. Originally bred by the mountain people for the demanding needs of farm life, the horse which had been unknown for many years became noticed and domesticated in the late 1980’s.
Over the last 20 some years these horses have become one of the most popular “pleasure horse” in all of Kentucky as well as around the world, for their easy going temperament, intelligence, versatility, willingness, and most notably, a smooth, natural 4-beat gait.
A few months ago, I introduced Guinness, one of our new borders. I said that I would feature his breed the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse in one of my coming bulletins. Guess what, this month is the month!
Breed all about it
Quarter Horse: "Maybe if I push on it with my hindquarters, I could open it?"
Standardbred: "Pity on all of you. I'll figure it out. Just give me some time."
Polo Pony: "Wait a minute ... let me get my stick and give it a few whacks."
Shetland Pony: "Let me at it! I'll break the stupid thing and then you all can get outta my face."
Mules: "Oh, let's just pack it in and call it a day."
Saddlebred: "Now, now. I'll open it, if someone could help me with my shoes!"
Friesian: "I'll do it! But do you think it will mess up my hair?"
Mustang: "What's a gate?"
Belgian: "Step back! You all aren't strong enough to do it. I'll do it. Oh, but what if I break it?"
Morgan: "There, there. I'll do it for you. No need to have such a big fit. Peace be with all of you. Is there anything else I could do for you after I get done with the gate?"
POA: "Oh, hush all of you! Ya big bunch of sissies. No one is leaving 'till I say so."
Percheron: "I already opened the gate while you all have been arguing! I even went down the next row and opened all the other gates. So it'll be a while before I have to listen to all of you argue again!"
New and Better…
The farm has undergone some great changes!
We now have water and electricity at most of the paddocks. Heaters are going in the buckets, so no ice!
All this thanks to the coordination of Nolan Shaw with Bob and Dick LaBrie of LaBrie Landscaping and Property Maintenance doing the excavating.
It’s a happy winter for horse and human! .
Mystery Rider
You have seen this person around the barn, can you guess which FCF boarder this is?
The “Creation Story” as told by a HORSE.
On the first day of creation, God created the horse.
On the second day, God created man to serve the horse.
On the third day, God created all the plants of the earth (especially grass) to serve as potential food for the horse.
On the fourth day, God created honest work so that man could labor for the good of the horse.
On the fifth day, God created the toy so that the horse might or might not play with it.
On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the horse healthy and the man broke.
On the seventh day, God tried to rest… but he had to feed the horse, clean the stalls, sweep the barn, water the horse, get in a load of hay, and of course, exercise the horse.
