This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is anyone's Fjord shedding yet? Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin
Funny you should say that, as just yesterday (with the temps down to -28 Sunday morning) I noticed my Fjord mare, Vedas was REALLY starting to shed her coat. I brushed her a bit with a metal type curry and after just a few minutes, I was covered with hair! I also noticed that her hairs were standing straight up. She was standing in the lean-to with the afternoon sun shining on her and she was toasty warm. I believe those hairs were standing upright to catch the sun's warmth and rays and to shine them down on her black skin. I also noticed this fall that the horses seemed to have grown an extra hairy coat this winter. Now, I can see they needed it as I don't think it's been above zero since last Tuesday some time. Do they know when the winter is going to be especially tough? Also, I wonder if the horses in the northern tier of states have longer winter coats than the horses down south? Since I have not much else to do but freeze, I'm going out to measure the length of their coats. Wow, how exciting!!
Mary Ofjord, who along with Philis Anderson, is waiting for spring.........with snow now piled up to our eyeballs.
Jon & Mary Ofjord North Coast Fjords Grand Marais, MN 55604 www.northcoastfjords.com
