2007-05-13 [Artsieladie]: *nods* :)

2007-06-05 [Dark Side of the Moon]: I received this in an e-mail today. Not sure which category it should be put under but it's well worth watching: http://beboframe.com/FlashFrame.jsp?Size=S&FlashBoxId=3309347442

2007-06-05 [Artsieladie]: I think I'll place it under pets for now. I probably should have named the page "pets/animals", but I have a feeling this wiki will grow to be quite large, so as it grows, I'll add additional pages & with names more specific. I loved the video, in spite of having to wait over 2 hours for it to load. I usually don't click on any YouTubes, b/c of the lengthiness of time it takes to load & I can't do anything else online while it's doing so, but this one was surely worth the wait! Simply MAGNIFICENT! If anyone has ever doubted the beauty, the magnificence, the intelligence... (I could go on & on) ...of the horse, this should extinguish any such notion. Truly amazing! :D 

2007-06-05 [Dark Side of the Moon]: TWO HOURS?! You've got dial-up don't you? *pats you sympathetically*

2007-06-06 [Morningstar Rising]: *hugs* Wow it took me like 2 seconds. Hey that was really good, I loved it, never seen a horse dance like that before, great one [Dark Side of the Moon].

2007-06-06 [Paul Doyle]: Wow, that horsie's got rythym o__O

2007-06-06 [Artsieladie]: Yup! The good ol' dial-up! Ugh! I love Dressage & hunter/jumping. I like the English style of riding, period. Has anyone ever seen the Great Lipizzans? They exhibit the highest level of Dressage. Awesome! :D

2007-06-06 [Dark Side of the Moon]: Lippazans are awesome! Did you know that the moves they are taught were actually used in battles? For example, the classic move where the horse rears up then leaps and kicks with his rear hooves - this maneuver was used for two reasons: 1. To unhorse an opponent charging from either side, and 2. To unhorse an opponent behind your horse. If charging from the side, the leaping horse's body acts as shield and knocks the rider off as he's galloping toward you. The kicking obviously will either knock off a rider that is behind you or seriously injure his horse. Either way, a brilliant maneuver.

2007-06-06 [Artsieladie]: There are several maneuvers of the haute école, the highest level of Dressage, really, & the oldest. There are: the Courbette, the Levade, the Capriole, the Piaffe between the pillars, & the Passage. They perform the flying change of leads, too, which is demonstrated in the video. The riders train on well schooled stallions with no reins or stirrups. As finished riders, they use no stirrups. I'm so glad that these horses & the Spanish Riding School in Vienna were saved. :D

2007-06-06 [Dark Side of the Moon]: So am I. Their movements are just gorgeous! I've always wanted to go see them. They come to St. Louis once a year, though I think I might have missed it this time around. *is sad*

2007-06-07 [Artsieladie]: They were in Albany. They were spectacular! I could care less about seeing most shows &/or exhibitions, but this was one of the exceptions. Everyone always asks me if I want to go see an entertainer, some show, or the like & I always say no, but horses are a different story! :)

2007-06-09 [Morningstar Rising]: *sits back and listens, not knowing anything about horses*

2007-06-09 [Artsieladie]: *grins* Ah, one doesn't have to know much to recognize the beauty. ....And speaking of great horses...Rags To Riches won The Belmont! She beat out all those boys!!! Woot! Yes! 

2007-06-09 [Morningstar Rising]: Lets hear it for the females. LOL

2007-06-09 [Artsieladie]: *steps a safe distance away from any horse* *Hoots & hollers & whistles & blows noise makers*  :D  *jumps up & down*

2007-06-10 [Morningstar Rising]: *laughs and joins in all the fun*

2007-06-10 [Artsieladie]: *joins hands with & continues to jump up & down* :D

2007-06-10 [Morningstar Rising]: *laughs* This is fun.

2007-06-10 [Artsieladie]: *adds a dance* he he

2007-06-10 [Morningstar Rising]: *follows your steps* Go Sharon, Go Sharon. hehehehehe

2007-06-11 [Artsieladie]: he he I'll pay for it tomorrow! lol