At 1:48am on December 17, 2009, ursula wilby said…
Angela, thank you so much for your kind words about Ivy.
I did check out your website and the pictures of your horses that lived such long and happy lives.
Loved the story about Valstar...:-)
I have had to put many dogs and cats down over the years, and although it is hard loosing any animal, somehow this was so much more.
Perhaps becourse horses are such big and powerful animals and seem so strong in every way.
She was a super horse and is missed by us all.
No my bitch that I think you are refering to was Loshian Lady May who did go back to Sowerhill lines via her mum. We lost her in 2007 at 12 with complications connected to Cushings.
Thanks for the comment on the babies, tell you what though Findlay is more trouble than all his brothers and sisters put together. And how he is growing, nearly the same size as his mother, although I don't think he is going to be the biggest. I don't think that my boy is the pick of the litter, I think that Tania's boy Fergal is the best one, and Aleks has the pick of the girls. she is really pretty, she will be over here in the UK again in about June/July time. I think that is when she is supposed to be back. And the ''elegant'' one is Newton he is now in Poland...
I just love your ''old girl'' my she looks good for her age, Jas is nearly white in the face, and now that she is more or less retired, she is fat and woolly. Speak soon Dee and the gang
I think that you are rite, it is all a matter of ''worry'' I had my first litter back in the early 70's and then a couple in the early to mid 80's and then nothing since then, so it is like the first all over again, but with extras. perhaps it is when you get older you seem to worry more about your wee ''charges'' and I haven't had stairs for many years, (I would love a quid for every time I have been up and down them,) I have only lost 1/2 stone so far, but that has been quite a revelation, haven't been this weight since, (well it doesn't bare thinking about)
I hope all went well with your litter as far as CLAD is concerned, Saffy is the first one to be tested before mating for the new eye thing, she isn't affected by it, but until we get a DNA test for it then she could still be carrying the gene for it, its a big gamble, ah well its all a gamble, but an educated one is always better, than nothing. All the best Dee and the gang
Hi there Angela
I am finding difficulty in keeping anything up at the moment, I have lost about half a stone over the past couple of weeks. I suppose that I am lucky I don't use skirts. much to my granddaughters disgust, she thinks that I should where more ladylike clothes, and the critique came from a three and a half year old. perhaps she is rite, I am not very ladylike...Ah well to old to change now...Dee and the gang
Hello Angela! And thank you for your comment on Ivy and her foal. But that is the one and only show the foal will go to...and the only one allowed. You get one shot at it, and that is it!
So if you did not like the result...hard luck!
But they do have two judges working together so I suppose its slightly more fair than a dogshow.
Yes I think that you may be rite, funny thing is she didn't want to know about ''that kind of thing'' just goes to show how easy a girl can get into trouble..;o))
Thanks for your comment - it was hard work to cram in the training and showing. We ended up doing the course in 5 weeks - so I really chuffed to pieces that we have been really successful. Both boys have their Gold Cups in the best position on the sideboard.
Catch you again soon
Barb
hi Angela, in our bath room we have two bathroom tidies for keeping shampoos etc. Henry's is full of his specialist hair treatments, Loreal straighteneing shampoo,conditioner, thermo blowdrying cream, Pantene straightening shampoo etc etc, Aussie straightening shampoo, intensive cond treatment, leave in cond etc etc etc. On the human tidy there is 1 bottle morrisons own shampoo and 1 bottle morrisons own cond. I think I need to get a life or get a grip !!!!!!
Kirsty
Hey Angela
Thanks for the comment, well with still two weeks to go I could feel them all wriggling about in there, she has been sick this morning I think she need 5 meals now, and there is only 10 days to go, believe me she is bigger now that when the photos were taken, must be nearly a week ago now. And yes the box is big, when I got it I thought that it was huge but not any more..all a bit scary. Ah well will find out soon. Most of my previous pups have been 1lb-1lb 3oz whatever that is in grams I don't know.. thanks again Dee and the girls
Sorry to hear about the phantom, I totally understand about being the bridesmaid but never the bride.........
I have no idea about how I keep it alive, I have not got green fingers, but every year it just keeps coming back and blooming with the lovely blue flowers........I thought the dogs would have killed it by now......the pup has been eating away at the bottom branches but it seems to survive..........the only thing in my garden that has..............
Thanks Angela, his first show is National Gundog but I will be pleased if he keeps his four feet on the ground............yes, the devil itself...........!!! Don't you just love them at this age (not)........
Hope to see you around at the shows, hows that baby of yours coming along now?
Thank you Angela, it was a pleasure to take the photo's of these lovely dogs. The wind was chilly but I still ended up getting sunburnt!
I am very glad you have enjoyed the photo's.
Barbara
ohh Angela i feel so sorry for you, know the pain as it is only three weeks we lots our dear Ashley and last week her daughter living with our best friends, seams life can be very cruel sometimes. Last weekend did cheer us up a bit after all the missery we had last weeks. Your belved one will stay always in your heart as was loved so much, sometimes our decissions are very painfull but they don't make them suffer any more longer. So please take care.
As for cheeky Beatles he will be ready to travel to the UK from September
Hi Angela, thanks for congrats, still very very tired as we travelled up and down to the UK on Sunday but as you know we all are a little bit crazy:)
Boys are resting at the moment now having few weeks free from shows, see you still this summer at the shows.Hopefully not so hot shows this time
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I did check out your website and the pictures of your horses that lived such long and happy lives.
Loved the story about Valstar...:-)
I have had to put many dogs and cats down over the years, and although it is hard loosing any animal, somehow this was so much more.
Perhaps becourse horses are such big and powerful animals and seem so strong in every way.
She was a super horse and is missed by us all.
No my bitch that I think you are refering to was Loshian Lady May who did go back to Sowerhill lines via her mum. We lost her in 2007 at 12 with complications connected to Cushings.
Thanks for the nice comments for my boys.
Alex&irishdevils
Thanks a lot for your nice comments and taking the time to watch the older pics! Kind regards from all uf us -eva
I just love your ''old girl'' my she looks good for her age, Jas is nearly white in the face, and now that she is more or less retired, she is fat and woolly. Speak soon Dee and the gang
I hope all went well with your litter as far as CLAD is concerned, Saffy is the first one to be tested before mating for the new eye thing, she isn't affected by it, but until we get a DNA test for it then she could still be carrying the gene for it, its a big gamble, ah well its all a gamble, but an educated one is always better, than nothing. All the best Dee and the gang
I am finding difficulty in keeping anything up at the moment, I have lost about half a stone over the past couple of weeks. I suppose that I am lucky I don't use skirts. much to my granddaughters disgust, she thinks that I should where more ladylike clothes, and the critique came from a three and a half year old. perhaps she is rite, I am not very ladylike...Ah well to old to change now...Dee and the gang
So if you did not like the result...hard luck!
But they do have two judges working together so I suppose its slightly more fair than a dogshow.
Catch you again soon
Barb
Kirsty
Hugs to you and your girls from all of us / Marta and the rest
Thanks for the comment, well with still two weeks to go I could feel them all wriggling about in there, she has been sick this morning I think she need 5 meals now, and there is only 10 days to go, believe me she is bigger now that when the photos were taken, must be nearly a week ago now. And yes the box is big, when I got it I thought that it was huge but not any more..all a bit scary. Ah well will find out soon. Most of my previous pups have been 1lb-1lb 3oz whatever that is in grams I don't know.. thanks again Dee and the girls
I'll try to figure out who that cute one is, don't know it straight away.
I have no idea about how I keep it alive, I have not got green fingers, but every year it just keeps coming back and blooming with the lovely blue flowers........I thought the dogs would have killed it by now......the pup has been eating away at the bottom branches but it seems to survive..........the only thing in my garden that has..............
Hope to see you around at the shows, hows that baby of yours coming along now?
I am very glad you have enjoyed the photo's.
Barbara
As for cheeky Beatles he will be ready to travel to the UK from September
Boys are resting at the moment now having few weeks free from shows, see you still this summer at the shows.Hopefully not so hot shows this time
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