>>> And just think of the ice balls forming in the tail if the horse was out in ice and snow!
Maybe, but there are significant parts of the country where snow and ice aren't a real threat! Seriously, I've let Holly's tail go uncut for periods and it will flow out behind her - she's my normal source for hair for making flywhisks. The only time I've seen her show any evidence of pulling it out is when she's getting off or on the trailer, and if I wanted her tail long, I wouldn't feel at all bad about bagging it for travel. She's an outside 24x7 horse, like all my others. Now, I DO try to remember to trim her tail, but I don't think it's a huge deal when I forget. And, she's mostly a homebody, so she doesn't get off and on the trailer very often. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.9/623 - Release Date: 1/11/2007 3:33 PM "The greatest enemy of the truth very often is not the lie- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." "All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident." ~ Arthur Schopenhauer [] The video every Icelandic Horse owner should have: http://IceHorses.net/video.html [] Lee Ziegler http://leeziegler.com [] Liz Graves http://lizgraves.com [] Lee's Book Easy Gaited Horses http://tinyurl.com/7vyjo [] IceHorses Map http://www.frappr.com/IceHorses [] IceHorses ToolBar http://iceryder.ourtoolbar.com/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IceHorses/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
