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I'll read most anything ... you know, other than horror and suspense, LOL! I like romances, though that seems to be an unpopular choice. ;-) I'd never read an Urban Fantasy in my life, and my friend suggested I try The Enchantment Emporium by Tanya Huff because it's set in Calgary (where we...

Oh no, definitely not "scared away"! This new forum and book club is a great idea!

Love Snape, of course, but my favorite is Mrs. Weasley. Love how she took out Bellatrix.

I'm not sure I'm brave enough to read in this genre! ;-)

I like either, but I think first person is harder to do well than third. It's pretty limiting to have to stick with one point of view for the whole story. Really, so long as they stick with their point of view character, I'm good with it. I can't stand frequent POV changes -...

Sometimes, a new pen name for an author is a question of sales - if their final book with one publisher didn't sell out, then another publisher isn't likely to take a chance on them, no matter how impressive their sales were in early books. They need a new pen name for a fresh start, and it...

Bookmarking this Susanne - I haven't read a good light mystery series in a while. My mom and I read many of The Cat Who books for a while several years ago, we enjoyed them.

Me too. Those darn commercials get to me all the time! I cried through half of The Book Thief. And yet, it does have as happy an ending as you could hope for, given the setting and situation. Very powerful book. I know what you mean though - I read for enjoyment. I don't read Jennifer Weiner...

I enjoyed reading this thread! Hadn't noticed the new forum before today! I'm not good at favorites - I love ALL books, hence my excessive collection - but I do have books that I re-read on a regular basis. A Little Princess and The Secret Garden have been favorites since I first read them as...

That was fun, Matt, thanks for the link! I got 15/21

I have heard of mares aborting a twin, and carrying the other to term, so it's possible your mare is still pregnant, but it would be very unlikely. The reason it is so uncommon to have healthy twins carried to term, is that the two placentas have to attach exactly over half the uterus for each...

Our show string this summer included 13, 16 and 22 year old geldings. They don't have an expiry date. ;-) Have lots of fun with your new boys!

Occasionally we notice it looks precarious and go push it over. The lady who makes the nets told us she puts them on their side for her Miniature horses, for less "mushroom" effects.

I struggle with finding a well fit saddle - one harness I use has too little wither space for Hawk, when he was competing Prelim CDE, and once when I didn't pad it for a pleasure show he ended up with two round welts on top of his withers from the screws - yuck! So then one marathon (a very...

We use EcoNets and really like them. Use everything from 2 flake to round bale size nets in 1" mesh - and I hear they now have 3/4" mesh available. Our round bale nets have held up through 2 (maybe 3? not sure) winters with 20-30 horses and are still in good shape. http://www.econets.ca/

Interesting, thanks for posting!

Here's a quarter sheet that Hawk won at a driving trial - it's quilted, maybe "quarter winter blanket?" I've used it a couple times, but not very often. I also have a driving cooler, but not sure I've ever used it.

My friend has gold and silver laced wyandottes, and they're sure not crazy - also silver penciled, so beautiful! If I had room for another breed .... ;-) Manny is very handsome! I love my Partridge Chantecler rooster, he's so gorgeous, and so interactive. Rupert talks to me whenever I'm out...

Our yearling filly, Dazzle, is buckskin with two hind socks, a tiny white patch on her withers, and an adorable off-center star. She's our first ever buckskin.

NFC Illusions Image is my heart horse. 6 years ago I retired him from the show ring when we could no longer haul him to a show without him coming up lame. It had been a couple years since he was sound enough to drive at home. Last fall, when Grandad was turning out the geldings on grass every...