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Linda Tellington Jones Chat Transcript

Thanks to everyone who made our chat with Linda Tellington-Jones a success! While Linda arrived a little late, she did stay for the full hour - thanks for your patience at the delay.

For those who weren't able to be there, or those who would like a record of the chat, we published the transcript here:

http://www.horsehobbyist.com/articles/TranscriptTellingtonJones.html

We also hope you'll join us on Thursday evening, March 1, at 9 PM ET when animal communicator Marta Williams, author of "Learning their Language" and "Beyond Words," joins us in the auditorium:

http://chat.pethobbyist.com/login.php?room_name=Auditorium+-+Special+Events

Marta is a frequent and popular guest on PetHobbyist.com, and is a devoted and experienced horsewoman. We hope you'll drop by!

All of us at HorseHobbyist.com

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Time correction: Linda Tellington-Jones 10 PM ET on Sunday

We apologize for listing two conflicting times for this guest chat in the last mailing. Linda Tellington-Jones will be joining us at 10 PM Eastern. We regret the confusion.

Guest Chat
Linda Tellington-Jones
Sunday, February 25, at 9 PM Eastern Time
Part of PetHobbyist.com's Ninth Annual Chat Week

Sunday February 25

Linda Tellington-Jones
TTouch for Companion Animals, and Tellington TTouch Equine Awareness Method
Sunday, February 25, at 10 PM Eastern in the Auditorium
The Tellington TTouch Equine Awareness Method (TTEAM) is way of training, healing and overcoming common resistances in horses.

TTEAM offers a training approach that encourages optimal performance and health and presents solutions to common behavioral and physical problems. TTEAM horses demonstrate marked improvement in athletic skills and increased willingness and ability to perform. Not only does the horse benefit, but also a deeper rapport grows between horse and rider because of increased understanding and more effective communication.

TTEAM has been used successfully with:

sore backs

stiffness

stress

nervousness or tension

inconsistent performance

lameness or unevenness of stride

cinchiness

resistance to the vet and farrier

bucking & rearing

clipping, pulling manes, giving shots

head tossing & tail wringing

biting

kicking

pulling back when tied

trailering

resistance to grooming or saddling

stubbornness or laziness

Also of interest to horse owners:

Thursday March 1

Marta Williams
Animal Communication
Thursday, March 1, at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium
Marta Williams, a biologist and animal communicator, is the author of Learning Their Language: Intuitive Communication with Animals and Nature, and Beyond Words: Talking with Animals and Nature.She worked for many years as a wildlife biologist and an environmental scientist before she began practicing as a professional animal communicator in 1991. Marta has written articles for the Whole Horse Journal, Natural Horse Magazine, Ride Magazine, and Healing Garden Journal. She lectures, teaches and offers consultations for animals by phone or by email, worldwide. She is a frequent and popular guest on PetHobbyist.com.

How to Attend

These events will be held in chat rooms listed above. To access the chats:

If you are a registered user of our site, simply follow the direct links to the chats as given above, and log in with your username and password. (Forgot them? Click here!)

If you are not already a registered user of the site, registration is not required - simply go to chat.pethobbyist.com and use the "Guest" log-in option, then select the appropriate chat room.

There is nothing to download or install, but the system does require you to have java enabled in your browser settings. We strongly suggest you access the room before the chat, so you have time to address any difficulties you might have. You might want to drop by one of our regular weekly chats as a test run. If you have trouble, please visit our Chat Help Area.

Linda Tellington Jones Sunday on HorseHobbyist.com!

Guest Chat
Linda Tellington-Jones
Sunday, February 25, at 9 PM Eastern Time
Part of PetHobbyist.com's Ninth Annual Chat Week

Sunday February 25

TTEAM has been used successfully with:

sore backs

stiffness

stress

nervousness or tension

inconsistent performance

lameness or unevenness of stride

cinchiness

resistance to the vet and farrier

bucking & rearing

clipping, pulling manes, giving shots

head tossing & tail wringing

biting

kicking

pulling back when tied

trailering

resistance to grooming or saddling

stubbornness or laziness

Also of interest to horse owners:

Thursday March 1

How to Attend

These events will be held in chat rooms listed above. To access the chats:

If you are a registered user of our site, simply follow the direct links to the chats as given above, and log in with your username and password. (Forgot them? Click here!)

If you are not already a registered user of the site, registration is not required - simply go to chat.pethobbyist.com and use the "Guest" log-in option, then select the appropriate chat room.

Correction

There was an error in the Fall 2005 issue of HoofBeats. The Friday Night Barn Party Chat will be every Friday night at 10 PM Eastern Time, not 9 PM. We regret the error. For more information on the chat, or to get a free email reminder sent each week:

http://www.horsehobbyist.com/articles/HorseChats.html

Christie and all of us at HorseHobbyist.com

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Hoofbeats Fall 2005

Hoofbeats
The newsletter of HorseHobbyist.com
Fall 2005

In This Issue:

From the Editor

Code of Ethics Breeder/Farm Locator

New On HorseHobbyist.com

Great Horse Books

Meet the Paso Fino

Having trouble reading this HTML newsletter? You can view it on the web in our archive at: http://news.pethobbyist.com/index.cgi?flavor=archive&list=hoofbeats

Message From the Editor

Happy Fall, everyone! It's definitely getting to be that time of year, when outdoor activities become indoor activities. In fact, I know some of you have had your first snowfall already.

Don't forget that we have tips on acclimating your horses to the changing seasons:

Warm Days, Cold Nights: Fall Tips for Horses

More Fall Tips for Horses

Now, for the human half of the equine relationship, things should be getting cozier, too. That's because the change of season is bringing the return of one of our most popular features, the Barn Party! That's right, the Barn Party Chat is coming back on a new night, Fridays, starting Nov. 4. Just log into the Paddock every Friday at 9 PM Eastern and hang out with other horse people going crazy waiting for spring. Worried you'll forget? We can send you a free email reminder, just sign up here!

We'd also like to extend a great big thank you to our readers for your enthusiastic response to requests for assistance for horses and horse owners affected by Hurricane Katrina. Every response sent to me was forwarded to horse organizations asking for volunteers and foster homes, and while a few of you did not hear from them, several of you let me know that you did. Some of the organizations were so overwhelmed that they only responded to offers of help that were in the areas they needed most, and were not able to respond to each group and individual who contacted them. But I was overwhelmed with the response to the pleas for assistance from our readers, including some offers not only of shelter for horses, but for their owners, too! Horse people are the best, and you all should be proud.

Christie Keith
Hoofbeats Editor
HorseHobbyist.com
Contact me!

Code of Ethics Breeder/Farm Locator

For those who breed and sell horses, HorseHobbyist wants to give you something special, absolutely free. We have created a searchable international database of Code of Ethics horse breeders and farms, and you can be among the very first to sign up. We'll even give you a free one-month classified account, with a value of $20, when you do. And that classified account will not only allow you to list horses you might have for sale, but ads for any animal-related products or services on any of our sites... dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, fish, and all the rest! If you offer boarding, training, are a veterinarian, have a tack shop, catalog company, belong to affiliate programs such as Amazon.com or any others, you can post your animal-related ads in the PetHobbyist.com classifieds with this one account.

Interested? Sign up for the locator here! Once your listing is reviewed and approved, you'll receive information on how to access your free one-month classified account!

New On HorseHobbyist.com

You've been able to subscribe to horse-related news headlines to be delivered to your email address for a while, but now you can also get RSS feeds to use on your website or just read with your news aggregator software! What's RSS, you ask? Find out what it is, what you can do with it, and how to get it, here! And it's all free, from HorseHobbyist.com!

Our HorseHobbyist.com bookstore, featuring books, videos, and magazines hand-picked by our editors, publishes its top ten best selling books each month on our Bookstore main page. This month's number one best selling title is:

A Good Horse Is Never a Bad Color

Check out the rest of the Besteller List in the HorseHobbyist.com Bookstore.

Currently featured on the HorseHobbyist message boards:

Getting My First Horse?

Naughty Horse

What Happened with my Horse?

Windsucking and Cribbing

Can a Show Horse Become a Trail Horse?

Great Horse Books
By Christie Keith and our readers!

I'm not sure when I've had as much fun as going through all the responses to our query on "Great Horse Books." I think we all had the same childhood, as our number one book is not likely to take anyone by surprise: National Velvet. The rest of the list is a combination of childhood favorites, training and husbandry volumes, and stories of great horses. I discovered a few new books, and re-discovered some old friends, too - yes, I confess, at the ripe old age of 46, a reader's recommdation got me to dig up an old copy of Misty of Chincoteague.

(Note: A few of these books will be described as "not available at this time" when you click on the title, but if you then click on the image on the page, you'll be taken to a site where you can order used or collectible copies.)

In order of frequency mentioned, with ties listed alphabetically, the Hoofbeats Readers' List of Great Horse Books:

National Velvet by Enid Bagnold

Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

The Black Stallion by Walter Farley

Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

The Horseman's Bible by Jack Coggins

Secretariat: The Making of a Champion by William Nack

The Whole Horse Catalog : The Complete Guide to Buying, Stabling and Stable Management, Equine Health, Tack, Rider Apparel, Equestrian Activities and Organizations...and ... Else a Horse Owner and Rider Will Ever Need

Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook by James M. Giffin, M.D. and Tom Gore, D.V.M.

My Friend Flicka by Mary O'Hara

The Nature of Horses by Stephen Budiansky

Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned by Mark Rashid

King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry

Man O'War by Page Cooper and Roger L. Treat

Horsekeeping on a Small Acreage: Designing and Managing Your Equine Facilities by Cherry Hill

War Admiral by Edward L. Bowen

Centered Riding by Sally Swift

Horses for Dummies by Audrey Pavia

What Your Horse Wants You to Know: What Horses' "Bad" Behavior Means, and How to Correct It by Gincy Self Bucklin

Ruffian: Burning from the Start by Jane Schwartz

Black, bay and chestnut: Profiles of twenty-favorite horses by C. W. Anderson

The Gift: A Horse, a Boy and a Miracle of Love by Lauraine Snelling

Hope Rising: Stories from the Ranch of Rescued Dreams by Kim Meeder

The Man Who Listens to Horses by Monty Roberts

If you have favorite horse books and would like to review them, our Bookstore does publish book reviews. Just contact me and let me know.

Meet the Paso Fino
By Christie Keith

Photos courtesy of Fran Sullivan, FS Paso Finos

Beautifully constructed, strong, and powerful, the Paso Fino came to the Spanish-speaking new world around 500 years ago, combining the blood of the Andalusian, the Barb and the Spanish Jennet (now extinct). Discovered by American soldiers in post-WW II Puerto Rico, its popularity quickly spread in the US and Canada.

The Paso Fino is a highly graceful and athletic horse of proud carriage whose name translates to describe its most renowned and distinctive quality: Fine Step.

The Paso Fino is born with its distinctive gait, lateral rather than diagonal, with a four-beat cadence. Each "beat" is perfectly timed and rhythmic, resulting in a smooth, comfortable ride with no up and down motion. When done properly, the rider appears motionless in the saddle. A picture is worth a thousand words, and video is worth more; you can view the Paso Fino in competitions both modern and historical on the PasoPedigree.com website. The Paso Fino can also do a standard walk, collected walk, canter, and gallop.

With horses averaging around 14 hands, the breed standard calls for a horse ranging from 13 to 15-2. They come in a literal rainbow of colors, excepting only the Appaloosa pattern.

While every breed has its passionate advocates, few inspire the pride and devotion the Paso Fino does in its fanciers. "Riding on air" or "dancing on horseback" are phrases often used to describe the experience of riding a Paso Fino, and their owners speak with pride as well of the "brio," or fiery spirit, of their horses, while still hastening to assure listeners of the essential good nature and self-control of the breed. Intelligence, tempered fire, dignity, and a genuine affinity for humans mark the Paso Fino as surely as its fine step.

Older Issues of Hoofbeats

Dear Subscribers,

The fall 2005 issue of Hoofbeats will be coming out this weekend, featuring the results of our horse books survey, information on HorseHobbyist response to Hurricane Katrina and other disasters, and some great new features on HorseHobbyist.com - including the return of the Barn Party!

We recently upgraded our mailing list software, and had to move our oldest back issues to another archive. If you still have old issues bookmarked, those bookmarks will no longer work, and we apologize for the inconvenience. However, the issues can still be viewed online in our Back Issues Archive Index, here:

http://horsehobbyist.com/articles/Hoofbeats.html

We hope you'll enjoy taking this walk down memory lane while you wait for the newest issue of Hoofbeats.

Christie Keith
Editor, Hoofbeats
HorseHobbyist.com

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