We know them as 'chestnuts' here in the UK. dee
On 5 Feb 2012, at 13:25, [email protected] wrote: > a well-groomed horse has virtually invisible chestnuts because a conscientious > owner/ groomer keeps them flat and clean. > MA > I never heard the "old toe " was called a chestnut. Must be a colloquialism. > I did know it was called a toe from reading the history of the horse. { > Prehistoric's were supposed to have been the size of a rabbit} All the > farmers around here called them corks.. Any pony or horse I owned was well > groomed. Brushed before and after riding & every morning & night {when we > milked the cows.} also did a foot check too but we never messed with their > corks. :-) > Actually didn't take the whole thing just trimmed a bit off the outside > of each one, It didn't hurt the horse she just wondered what the heck we > were doing. I still remember the pain from the boils & thanked Lady with an > extra carrot or apple several times.. > I never heard of calming a horse that way. I always put my hands under > their eyes & talked to them if they got excited...Lois > Seems strange that with CS being so old we never knew about it. But sure > did use a lot of other cures that worked..{ Which reminds me I have to make a > new brew today. My son took the last " swig" out of the bottle last nite... > :-) } -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
