Boy you learn something new everyday here. -----Original Message----- Date: Sunday, February 05, 2012 8:42:51 am To: [email protected] From: "Dorothy Fitzpatrick" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: CS>Re CS Old horseman's cure for boils.
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 alwa -- 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]>
