This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I had a problem with AOL last week and was unable to get to Betsy's webpage, Fjordpony. The problem is fixed and I just had a blast looking at the website. Great job Betsy. And you are so right, when they step on your toe, they DO feel like a horse instead of a pony.... Or maybe a herd of horses. Nikki stepped on my toe over a month ago, and just now it is starting to NOT be throbbing, and it looks more like a toe than a tennis paddle. Ah well, I love her anyway.
I've got a couple of questions about Fjord babies. I've had Arab babies, and babies of other breeds. But this is the first Fjord baby that I'll be bringing up. First question, I really thought at first that Skylark was a brown dun. She was born that beautiful creamy color, with an apricot mane, and a little black stripe in her tail. However, her face is starting to shed out her baby coat (at less than a month old). I swear her undercoat looks grey. I don't THINK there are any grey duns in her lineage (Mike, that would be Capstone's Prinz x Nikki if you're interested in checking it out). What are the odds? The second question is really a lot more important than the color question, which is just intriguing to me. This one concerns feeding. With the quarter horse and arab babies, we'd give the mom plenty of grain and creep feed the baby. Nikki gets just a bit of grain (mostly oats, with maybe 2 handfuls of cob) along with her vitamins and Strongid C. I want the baby to grow strong and healthy, but am unsure how much grain she should get, and when to start. Also I need to know if I should be concerned with bone growth problems, the way you need to worry about OCD and big knees. I tend to think not, since the fjords aren't on a high protein/alfalfa diet, but would love to hear your foal feeding programs. Any help you may be able to give Skylark and me in this area would be greatly appreciated, especially by Skylark! Pamela
