HOW TO CATCH A WILD HORSE

HOW TO CATCH A WILD HORSE
When it comes to catching a horse, wild or domestic, you will have a far better of chance of catching the animal if you act and think like a wild horse. By acting and thinking the way of a wild horse, you mimic its body language to communicate with it, giving the horse a better understanding of what you are trying to say.
Steps
1. Be calm and collected. Horses are sensitive to feelings of humans, and if they sense that you are scared or nervous, they will become the same.
2. Walk slowly towards the horse, and avoid staring right into their eyes, because a predator will star a horse in the eye. Talk quietly and soothing and avoid making any sudden movement, which can scare the horse. If possible, walk sideways-this is a non-threatening posture.
3. When you get close enough to the horse, slowly, but firmly compliment the horse and them them all about their characteristics to make them feel more calm around you. Slowly inch your way to the horse! When you get close enough where you can pet, slowly put your hand out with the fingers together (do not put your hand out with your fingers spread out, for this can give the horse the impression that you are a wild animal!) and touch its neck. Pet its neck gently, walkin talking calmy and soothingly.
4. Let the horse smell your hand, so it can get to know you.
5. 5. When you have gotten to know the horse, slowly put a halter on its head while still talking to it gently.
Tips
Make an attempt to study a horse’s body language. This will allow you to understand how horses communicate with one another in the herd.
Old Native-trick if you have access to another horse, peel off the top layer of his chestnuts. These are the patches every horse has on the insides of its legs. Rub the chestnuts of your hands to transfer the smell to your skin. Be upwind of the horse on your approach and the smell of “horse” may help you get close enough to actually be able to touch the horse. Note—unless you know exactly how to safely get the horse “smell” without injuring the horse, don’t go peeling of any layers of anything.
Use natural horsemanship. The object of natural horsemanship is to make the horse trust you. If you reach for the horse’s head and he draws back, don’t force yourself on him. Remove your hand and wait a moment before trying again. Eventually, the horse will realize that you aren’t trying to hurt him, and he may let you halter him.
Warnings
Do not tempt the horse with any food. This can cause the other horses to become aggressive, which can provide a chance for you to become injured.
It is ok if you want to bring another person along, for safety and help, but avoid bringing a lot of people. This can scare the horse and will provoke it to run away.
Wild horse are like deer, they get frightened easily, regardless of what it is.
Do not approach the horse from behind or directly in front.
Wild horses are just that, wild. Unless you actually own this horse, do not attempt to capture it.
Know where private lands are.
Horses are very strong. They normally weigh over a thousand pounds. Horses can kill you with one kick, and one misstep on your part can get you trampled. Be very very cautious!
Horses’ legs are very fragile, therefore, it’s greatly advised to avoid harming their legs or creating a situation where they can cause harm to their extremities, e.g. making a sudden movement and the horse steps into a gopher hole.
Wild horses are VERY aggressive and you might regret some things you do.
Foals may be cute and cuddly, but maintain a safe distance from them. Stallions will protect their offspring at all costs and will not hesitate to resort to lethal methods.
Things You’ll Need
Halter and rope
Patience-and lots of it!

HOW TO CATCH A WILD HORSE

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HORSE

HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HORSE

Horses require a lot of care and attention. This guide will help you learn how to care for a horse by giving simple steps to keeping a horse happy and healthy!

Steps

1. Every day that you go out to ride your horse they need to be groomed. First check them over from head to toe to make sure they have no swellings or cuts, a little scrape is fine along as it is not too deep or big.

2. When you are done checking him or her over starting your grooming routine. They will need to be curried, have their mane and tail brushed, have their hooves picked, and they need to be brushed with a soft brush and than a hard one.

3. Next comes the saddle and bridle. First get your needed tack, then put the saddle pad on your horse. Next comes the saddle. Tighten the girth and check to make sure the saddle fits. Then put the reins over your horse’s head and put the bit in their mouth. If they toss their head up either get an older taller person to help you or place your hand over their forehead then bridle them. Check all the straps and lead them to your riding area.

4. Next check the girth again, some horses like to puff out when you put the girth on. Roll down the stirrups, both of the stirrups (individually) should be as long as your arm. Mount your horse!

5. Exercise is important it is how horses stay in shape. Ride your horse for no more than two hours but only ride that long if you give your horse drinks and plenty of breaks. Don’t ride in the arena all the time or your horse may become ring sour meaning they will never co-operate with you in the arena.

6. Then take the tack off them and give them a drink. Never let them drink too much or they can become sickly. If they are still wet consider hosing them off if it is above 52 degrees Fahrenheit. If you do hose them off use a sweat scraper to get rid of the excess water. If your horse is afraid of the hose use a wet sponge to rinse them off. They will most likely roll. That’s ok, it’s normal!

7. Their stalls will also need to be tended to. Use shavings, straw, or what works best for you. Get a pitchfork and a bucket and empty all the manure into the bucket. Get the wet spots also. Make sure you get all of the wet spots as they can smell terrible! But your horse doesn’t need a stall to survive, they live just fine in the pasture!

8. Check that your horse has fresh water and their water bucket is clean. Feed them as necessary. Talk to the previous owner(s) about how much you feed them, what you feed them, and how often. Try to keep their diet as simple as possible (remember, all wild horses have is grass!), stuff like grass hay and clean oats is good for them and can reduce the chance of colic. Make sure it has a good sized field for them to go eat grass.

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HEARTBURN NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS FOR HEARTBURN SUFFERERS

The beginning of a new year has always been a time we reflect on the changes we want or need to make. It is a time we make resolutions for change, and resolve to follow through on those changes. If you are thinking about making some changes in the coming year on you approach the care and treatment of your heartburn, the resolutions below will make a good start.

1.“I resolve to learn the basics about my treatment options.”
Your doctor will likely suggest lifestyle changes to help you control your heartburn. Other options include using antiacids, H2 blockers, and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) to control your heartburn. Learning what your treatment options are is an important step in controllling your heartburn.

2.“I resolve to keep a food diary.”
It is important to keep a food diary or heartburn record so you can see what foods trigger your heartburn, and what helps relieve it.

3.“I resolve to make a mealtime a heartburn-free time.”
If certain foods cause your heartburn, mealtime may not be a pleasant experience for you. There are meal planning tips you can follow that can help you enjoy meals again.

4.“I resolve to learn how to prevent my heartburn at night.”
Eight out of every 10 heartburn sufferers will experience heartburn at night. You can prevent heartburn from keeping you up at night by following a few nighttime heartburn prevention tips.

5.“I resolve to take my heartburn medication everyday.”
Heartburn medication can work effectively for many people, but only if it is taken consistently and every day. If you find yourself forgetting to take your medication every day, you can try using a medication organizer. Some have alarms that will alert you when it's time to take your medication.
6.“I resolve to be realistic.”
It can take awhile to bring your heartburn under control. Don't despair if your heartburn isn't totally gone after your first dose of medication or after the first meal you eat that doesn't contain your trigger foods. It can take time to take your heartburn under control, especially if it's frequent and severe.

7.“I resolve to plan ahead.”
If you know you are going to a family gathering or restaurant where you won't have as much control over what is being served, you can plan ahead and take the steps needed to avoid heartburn. You can let your family know what foods are your heartburn triggers. If this won't always work, you can plan on taking your own food that you know won't trigger your heartburn. When it comes to restaurants, planning ahead and knowing what to order will go a long way in helping you prevent heartburn while dining out.

8.“I resolve to ask for help.”
There may be times when it seems that no matter what you do, nothing works and your heartburn keeps returning. Don't be afraid to ask for help. You can discuss your concerns with your doctor. The two of you may decide that a change of treatment is needed. Perhaps what you need is to be able to discuss your situation with other heartburn sufferers and get their tips for coping. The Heartburn Forum is a great place to do this.

NEW YEAR THOUGHTS

NEW YEAR THOUGHTS

HERE IS AN EXCERPT FROM MELISSA WILEY'S BLOG. SHE IS AUTHOR OF CHILDREN'S STORIES AND MANY OF HER IDEAS ARE VERY CLUBHOUSE-Y. SO CHECK IT OUT.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I LOVE BEGINNINGS, FRESH STARTS. I AM VERY, VERY GOOD AT
BEGINNING THINGS, LESS ADEPT AT FINISHING THEM. BUT I'VE
FINISHED SOME PROJECTS THIS LONG WEEKEND
AND AM ON THE VERGE OF FINISHING TWO OTHERS, AND THAT FEELS GREAT.
THIS YEAR MY RESOLUTION IF I HAVE ONE, IS TO LOOK CLOSER AT
BEAUTY PART OUR FAMILY RULE OF SIX.
MY BEDROOM, THOUGH NOT FANCY AND DECIDEDLY LOW-
BUDGET IS REALLY BEAUTIFUL NOW. NOW THAT I KNOW WELL BE
IN THIS RENTAL HOUSE ANOTHER YEAR, I'LL KEEP FOCUSING ON
SMALL CORNERS TO MAKE MORE BEAUTIFUL. THE ROOMS I
TACKLED DURING THIS PAST WEEK HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT MUCH
JOY TO OUR FAMILY. IT'S AN EXTREMELY GRATIFYING PROJECT.

I LIKE THE IDEA OF CHOOSING ONE FOCUS IN PARTICULAR OUT OF
LIST OF THINGS WE WANT TO BE PURPOSEFUL IN MAKING A PART OF
OUR DAILY LIVES: MEANINGFUL WORK;IMAGINATIVE PLAY; LIVING
BOOKS; IDEAS TO PONDER AND DISCUSS; ENCOUNTERS WITH
BEAUTY THROUGH ART, MUSIC NATURE, AND I WOULD ADD TO
THIS HOME ARTS AS WELL; AND PRAYER. I THINK LAST YEAR THE
PART OF THE RULE I FOCUSED MOST ON WAS PRAYER. THAT IS
PROBABLY IT WAS SUCH A GOOD YEAR DESPITE ALL THE HICCUPS

http://melisawiley.com./blog/2008/0l/0l/freshstarts/

GDOUNDHOG DAY HISTORY FROM STORMFAX 2009

GROUNDHOG DAY

In 1723, Delaware Indians settled Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania as a campsite halfway between the Allegheny and the Susquehanna Rivers. . The town is 90 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, at the intersection of Route 36 and Route 119. The Delawares considered groundhogs honorable ancestors. According to the original creation beliefs of the Delaware Indians, their forebears began life and animals in “Mother Earth” and emerged centuries later to hunt and live as men.

The namePunxsutawney comes from the Indian name for the location
“ponksad-uteney” which means “the town of the sandflies.”
The name woodchuck comes from the Indian legend of “Wojak,
the groundhog” considered by them to be their ancestral grandfather.

When German settlers arrived in the 1700's, they brought a tradition known as Candlemas Day, which has an early origin in the pagan celebration of Imbolc. It came at the mid-point between the Winter Solstice and the Spring Equinox. Superstitution held that if the weather was fair, the second half of Winter would be stormy and cold. For the early Christians in Europe, it was the custom on Candlemas Day for clergy to bless candles and distribute them to the people in the dark of Winter. A lighted candle was placed in each window of the home. The day's weather continued to be important. If the sun came out February 2, halfway between Winter and Spring, it meant six more weeks of wintry weather.

The earliest American reference to Groundhog Day can be found at the Pennysylvania Dutch Folklore Center at Franklin and Marshall College.

February 4, 1841 from Morgantown, Berks County (Pennsylvania) storekeeper James Morris' diary...”Last Tuesday, the 2nd, was Candlemas Day, the day on which, according to the Germans, the Groundhog peeps out of his winter quarters and if he sees his shadow he pops back for another six weeks nap, but if the day be cloudy he remains out, as the weather is to be moderate.”

According to the old English saying:

If Candlemas be fair and bright,
Winter has another flight,
If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,
Winter will not come again.

From Scotland:

If Candlemas Day is bright and clear,
There'll be two winters in the year.

From Germany:

For as the sun shines on Candlemas Day,
So far will the snow swirl until May,
For as the snow blows on Cnadlemas Day,
So far will the sun shine before May.

And from America:
If the sun shines on Groundhog Day;
Half the fuel and half the hay.

If the sun made an appearance on Candlemas Day, an animal would cast a shadow, thus predicting six more weeks of Winter. Germans watched a badger for the shadow. In Pennsylvania, the Groundhog, upon waking from mid-Winter hibenation, was selected as the replacement.

Pennsylvania's official celebration of Groundhog Day began on February 2nd, 1886 with a proclamation in the Punxutawney Spirit by tne newspaper's editor, Clymer Freas: “Today is groundhog day and up to the time of going to press the beast has not seen its shadow.” The groundhog was given the name “Punxutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Sage of Sages, Prognosticator of Pronisticators, and Weather Prophet Extraordinary” and his hometown thus called the “Weather Capital of the World.” His debut performance: no shadow – early Spring.

The legendary first trip to Gobbler's Knob was made the following year.

Since the 1993 release of the film Groundhot Day, starring Bill Murray as a TV weatherman (who wakes up and it's Groundhog Day over and over again!) and Andie McDowell as his puzzled producer, attendance at the real event has expanded. In 1997, there were 35,000 visitors in Punxsutawney, five times the Jefferson County town's 6,7000 population.

The Groundhog Day festivities on February 2, 1992 were joined by Bill Murray studying for his role in the movie. Then, Columbia pictures set out to recreate the Punxsutawney Groundhog Day down to the smallest detail. There were, however, many changes made.

Columbia Pictures decided to film the movie in a location more accessible to a major metropolitan center. The highways in and around Punxsutawney were few, so Woodstock, Illinois was chosen as the site. Unfortunately, Woodstock's landscape doesn't have Pennsylvania scenic rolling hills. Nevertheless, adjustments were made for the production. The actual Gobbler's Knob is a wooded hill with a beautiful view; the Gobbler's Knob in the movie is moved to the town square. The Punxsutawney Gobbler's Knob was recreated to scale in Woodstock's town square based on detailed notes and videos the crew made on its visit to Punxsutawney.

The movie's script was changed to include the elaborate ceremony of the Inner Circle on Groundhog Day. The original groundhog cast for the movie was considered to be too small.

Some of the store names in Punxsutawney were used in the movie, such as The Smart Shop and Stewart's Drug Store. Punxsutawney's police cars were also recreated for the movie. The groundhog-head trash cans and Groundhog Festival flags that line the streets of Puxsutawney were displayed. Folks traveling to Punxsutawney to see the “Punxsatawney” they saw in the movie wonder why it looks “so different, yet so similar.”

The groundhog, also known as a woodchuck (Marmota monax) is a member of the squirrel family. Groundhops in the wild eat succulent green plants, such as dandelion, clover, and grasses.

According to handler John Griffiths and Ben Hughes, Phil weights 15 pounds and thrives on dog food and ice cream in his climate-controlled home at the Puxsatawney Library.

1.Up on Gobbler's Knbo, Phil is placed on a heated burrow underneath a simulated tree stage before being pulled out at 7:25 a.m. to make his prediction.

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO

These two men got together to form a comedy duo.

They were William (Budd) Abbott and Louis (Lou) Francis Cristillo. They performed together in

A. Film
B. Radio
C. Television

Abbott and Costello were big in the l940’s and l950’s. What made them famous was their skit (WHO’S ON FIRST) routine. Their rapid comebacks is what made them real funny.

Both Abbott and Costello were into burlesque entertainment, in fact they met in a burlesque theater in 1935.

“The Who’s on First routine was first performed in The Kate Smith’s Hour.

After spending some time on The Kate Smith’s Hour, this had made them successful to go out on their own. They made it on Broadway revue by doing their famous routine.

Abbott and Costello then signed up with Universal Studios in 1940, for a film called (One Night in the Tropics) along with their classic routine.

After this Universal Studios signed them up for a long-term contract. Their second film is what made them box office stars. They had made 36 films from the period of 1940 to 1956. This made them the highest paid stars in Hollywood and the most popular during the World War II era.

They also had made other movies that were classics, and that made them more successful than before they were:

A. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
B. Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Abbott and Costello still were in the top 10 until 1952. Their take was about 10 million for the movies that they had made.

In 1951 they had moved to live TV. There was rotating hosts:

A. Eddie Cantor
B. Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

Abbott and Costello then moved into syndication in the late 60’s.

You can get the Abbott and Costello’s DVD’s now.

In the late 50’s Martin and Lewis were discovered by Abbott and Costello. Also by this time their comedy was wearing thin. They found out that Bud Abbott was afraid to do new routines.

In 1957 they had ended their partnership.

Lou Costello had made it big in Las Vegas for awhile. Shortly after that he had died after his 53rd birthday.

Bud Abbott had died in 1974.

In the late 1940’s (Warner Bros’s Looney Toons/Merrie Melodies had made some cartoons:

A. Babbit and Catsello
B. A Tale of Two Kitties (introducing Tweetie Bird)
C. A Tale of Two Mice
D. Mouse-Merized featuring (Mel Blanc)

The comedian Jerry Seinfeld got his inspiration from Abbott and Costello.

Depending on what you’re listening to their famous routine was also called “Baseball”.

When Abbott and Costello were asked to do their routine for radio or television the two could do this without thinking about what they were doing because they knew it so well and did it often enough so they did not have to rehearse it.

The routine of Abbott and Costello’s routine can be heard on “RAIN MAN” and other movies.

The bands The Who and The Guess Who were taken from Who’s on First routine.

Montclair State University had named a hall after Abbott and Costello. This was how popular they were.