Re: New Fjords
This message is from: Tamara Rousso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 04:37 PM, Skeels, Mark A (MED) wrote: She said she was full of p&v. My wife had to tell me that one, (piss and vinager), must be a ranch term, or old timer term anyhow. Maybe it's a cowboy term. I grew up in Wyoming and knew it. Of course I lived there when I was just knee high to a grasshopper. :^) Tamara Rousso Fallbrook CA www.algedifarm.com
New Fjords
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A (MED)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Everybody. Just a update on this years foals, the mares of which are in Montana, because we are in process of moving out there. Last night my mother in law said she went out at 10pm to check on Jordan, because she could tell yesterday the foal's head was close to giving birth, I guess she can tell those things after seeing 350 cows and 50 sheep give birth every year for 50 years. Anyhow, no baby. She went out and checked at 5am this morning and there was a mostly dried off little filly. She said she was full of p&v. My wife had to tell me that one, (piss and vinager), must be a ranch term, or old timer term anyhow. She said the filly was much spunkier than the colt that was born 2 weeks ago. She said the filly seems larger than the colt too. Anyhow, the foal is healthy and let her do the imprinting just fine, Jordan didn't seem to mind as she has other years. Elli was much more protective of the colt she said. The other colt, Joshua we named him, goes ripping around the paddock and there is a manuer pile he dashes up on and stands like king of the dung pile. She said his legs are so straight and perfect. In a week she will put the new one in with the other one, that should be fun. She is having a great time being serigot mother to baby horses, she has never had horses before this year. I don't think we will breed again this year, have enough to train and get up to speed right now, and it seems like the training only occurs maybe 2-3 times a week so it is a real hand full. Were going out next week to move a load of stuff and see the new pony's. Kids are real excited. Mark - in Wisconsin
Update on Freedom Hill's Fjord, Frodo
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Frodo has been retired to very good friends of mine's little farm where he is living like the Prince we all know he is. He was a "Hobbit" pony before most had ever heard of Tolkien (I had read all the books at age 8. I truly wish I had a camera with me the first day when 10 baby goats gathered around his big feet. They looking up and up at him and him looking down at them each trying to figure out what the heck the others were. Frodo who is actually a fjord/arab cross from the group Finn Casperson bred for Four in Hand Competition is 25 now and worked continuously in our Therapeutic Riding Program from the age of three. He also worked in the "able bodied" program for almost that long. He's done everything from Special Olympic Competitions (where we had a helicopter land right in front of us - not a hestitation on his part) to Prelim fences at Fair Hill to one of the best horses for backriding we have ever had. On our drill team of mainstreamed students (both challenged and not so challenged) he performed at the Capital Center with the Vienna Lipizzans, the Baltimore Open Jumper Classsic, Fair Hill Races and on the Mall in Washington DC in front of the President. Frodo and I were buddies from Day One when I was just fascinated by his unique coloring and unflappable attitude - he used to come running when I called him. I visit him frequently and he comes to the fence to say hi with his trail of young goats. Robyn in MD
RE: bits
This message is from: GD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cynthia, Do you use the older KK or the newer Ultra? I have both in a loose ring from my other horses but have not tried them on the Fjord I'm leasing - he came with an eggbut single broken snaffle. I just took one of my KKs out to the barn to try next time I ride. How thick of one do you use? I have a 16mm and an 18mm. Do you use a loose ring or eggbut? I haven't really played around in Finne's mouth yet to see height of his palate, etc. This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I guess it's time I put in a word about the Sprenger KK 3-piece bit I use.
re: Liz's Torsten
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "...Torsten was purchased for trail riding and he will probably never see a show ring, but he certainly is proving himself to be a great "family horse." Just what I was hoping for when I decided to get a fjord..." Loved your story of Torsten giving "pony rides"! That's my hopes for Loki, too -- aside from becoming my personal trail riding partner, later one, to lend a hoof in my small pony ride business. I hope Loke can someday walk in Torsten's hoof prints!:-) Sher in CO and Loki http://www.rockymountaintrails.net/Horses.html
Re: bits
This message is from: Tamara Rousso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Wednesday, June 23, 2004, at 06:38 AM, Cynthia Madden wrote: Frequently, it is not the horse that needs tinkering with, it is the rider and I applaud those who continue to work with an instructor and have both horse and rider in training together. Very well put Cynthia and certainly more true than not in our case. Harrison Fjord is heavy on the front, but my daughter is also a novice. I am hesitant to toughen his mouth up, so was delighted when it turned out that her current riding instructor has Fjord experience AND a philosophy that fits with mine. The fact that he will stay in town so we can visit him and my daughter can take her riding lessons on him sealed the deal. Tamara
Re: bits
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Right on, Cynthia, those rider's hands are s important. Jean G Author "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 46-49 Send $20 to: PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
Re: Reading pedigrees
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Looks like you have already gotten answers to these questions. If you still need more let me know. Mike At 12:30 PM 6/22/2004, you wrote: This message is from: GD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can someone tell me or lead me to a source that explains the letters and numbers in the Fjord pedigree names. #-A What registry? What do the -A and -B mean? #-B C-# Is this Canada - CFHA? N-# I assume this is the Norwegian Registry N-# C-# What do the additional letters mean? N-# D-# C-# D-# Is this is the Dutch Registry? D-# E# D-# C-# f. G-F(He)-# German and Helsinki, Finland registries? G[WG]-# Is this West German registry? HE-#Helsinki, Finland perhaps? What do these mean - they seem to be seen on the Norwegian horses? 1.pr 1.avk.pr Kl Sl Gkj What do all the letters that start the NFHR reg numbers mean? Such as HRF, HIV, C-V, C-I, ABN, PGF, C-H,etc. === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Executive Director & Registrar PO Box 685 Webster, NY 14580-0685 Voice 585-872-4114 FAX 585-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Gotta love those fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/22/2004 8:40:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I can remember > back when I was little and a pony ride was the > absolutely most thrilling event in the world When I was a child there was a pony ride in a park that ran every weekend during the summer. The pony's were taken to the park every morning down an alley that ran behind my house by a boy who rode one and led the other 4. My sister and I always went out and the boy was kind enough to stop and let us pet the ponies. Years later I met the man of my dreams at the stables where I rode-yep, it was that same boy! I didn't know it was him until after we were married and we were going through his old family photos and I saw the pictures of the pony ride. We have now been married for 39 years. Ain't life grand!!! Barb Lynch Benton City, WA
Re: Reading pedigrees/Thanks Marsha!
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Earlier, I wrote: > > The 430-B tells me that Brynjar was originally > registered by NFA, where he was the 430-th male equine in their stud > book. Unfortunately, I do my best thinking just AFTER I push ! :-/ He's the 330-th male Fjord in the NFA stud book. The first one was King Harald, 101-A. Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
Re: Reading pedigrees/Thanks Marsha!
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Kay Van Natta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > evaluation [...] > results were printed in the Fjord Herald, my horse was listed as Brynjar > 430-B! It > made him sound like his name should be followed by a cell-block number. When > I bought him as a yearling, he was just "Brynjar". So, now that I understand > about the B, can you explain why the "430"? It can't mean that there are > another 429 Brynjars out there somewhere. Can it? Evaluations are put on by NFHR, i.e. evaluated animals have to be registered with NFHR. The 430-B tells me that Brynjar was originally registered by NFA, where he was the 430-th male equine in their stud book. Each of the registries tried to keep equine names unique, but could only do so within their own stud books. So, when "outside" horses are cross-registered into NFHR, it often causes a duplication of previously-used names. To try to keep names unique on double-registered animals, NFHR has chosen to always attach the "outside" registration number to the animal's name. Hence, my old Nansy mare is on NFHR's books as "Nansy 2071-A", even though she was (and currently still is) the only "Nansy" on the NFHR books. Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
Re: Reading pedigrees/Thanks Marsha!
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The numbers like yours 430-B are the Norwegian Fjord Assoc of North America's registration number. The NFA started at 101 for stallions & geldings so your #430 was the 320th stallion or gelding they registered. The 430 is just a sequential number. At 10:12 AM 6/23/2004, you wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Marsha, Thanks for the info on the A/B suffixes on our horses' names. I wasn't really aware of them 'til we went to our first evaluation and when the results were printed in the Fjord Herald, my horse was listed as Brynjar 430-B! It made him sound like his name should be followed by a cell-block number. When I bought him as a yearling, he was just "Brynjar". So, now that I understand about the B, can you explain why the "430"? It can't mean that there are another 429 Brynjars out there somewhere. Can it? Kay Van Natta [EMAIL PROTECTED] 45 miles NW of Detroit === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Executive Director & Registrar PO Box 685 Webster, NY 14580-0685 Voice 585-872-4114 FAX 585-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Another Expo
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all: We are getting ready to represent NFHR & Fjord horses at another expo here in OR this weekend. This is a brand new event - the "Central OR Horse Extravaganza". I was approached several months ago about having a Fjord booth there, to represent our breed organization. Unfortunately, I did not know until last week that there were also going to be demo spots available. So, we'll just have our two youngsters there in the breed area with our booth. They are doing extensive advertising for the event, so hopefully there will be a lot of people attending; good exposure!! Anyone that would like to send me a list of Fjords they might have for sale (as well as contact information) is welcome to do so. It will have to be by Email, as the expo is this weekend. Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: bits
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Go tohttp://www.saddleshop.com/eng/engset.htmand select Herm/sprenger bits from the menue on ther left. Look through the selection of KK bits and the description and explanations. here is the link for the KK loose ring (if you can make it workit is very long!) http://www.saddleshop.com/cgi-bin/shopper.exe?preadd=action&key=05-0410&refe rence=/cgi-bin/shopper.exe%3Fsearch%3Daction%26keywords%3DK0052%26searchstar t%3D0%26template%3DTemplates\SearchResult.html Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, another hot and sunny day..but with smoke from wildfires! >I guess it's time I put in a word about the Sprenger KK 3-piece bit I use. It >is very good for the shallow palate of a Fjord. > >Cynthia, do you have a photo of the bit? Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Reading pedigrees/Thanks Marsha!
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/23/2004 7:19:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: So, now that I understand about the B, can you explain why the "430"? 430-B was his registration # with the other registry. Many horses that are/were registered with other registries as well as NFHR will have their former/other registration number listed after their name. Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: bits
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/23/2004 6:46:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess it's time I put in a word about the Sprenger KK 3-piece bit I use. It is very good for the shallow palate of a Fjord. Cynthia, do you have a photo of the bit? / )_~ /L/L Brigid Wasson SF Bay Area, CA www.Brigid.Clickryder.com
Re: Gotta love those fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/22/2004 8:40:42 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I can remember back when I was little and a pony ride was the absolutely most thrilling event in the world Great! Sounds like Torsten is a good ambassador for the breed. I do remember the pony rides; growing up in Daly City, there wasn't much opportunity for equestrian activity, so when the carnival came to town I was very excited! In fact, I have some photos of those early experiences that I need to scan and put on my web site. / )_~ /L/L Brigid Wasson SF Bay Area, CA www.Brigid.Clickryder.com
Sneaky births
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/21/2004 9:45:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: immediately heading out to fetch Sadie, discovered not one, but two Fjords there in the grass about 20 yards from the gate. One was considerably smaller than the other What's this? The other Fjords in the field, meanwhile, were also asking "What's this?", so they came galloping over to check things out. That's funny Peg. Must have been the day for SNEAKY births. I too found a baby in my pasture on Fridayaround 9:30am. I went out to put more fly spay on everyone and there was an extra horse there :) This mare didn't show signs of birthing that I caught either. I however, only had my stallion and another bred mare in with her, so it was less of a rodeo for me. :) I was blessed with a filly, who we've named FALLON. She is out of my Danish import mare Malene Stanstorp (Ceasar Halsnaes (Rei Halsnaes) ) and my stallion Drafn (Sanjar) and will be for sale. I also have a yearling Gelding for sale, who is on the short side, but SOOO handsome and easy going. He is roughly 12.2 hands. What a great kids mount he will be. He just loves them, and they love him too :) Drafn's Dafydd, is very reasonably priced if anyone is intrested I have pictures and more info. We also have a 10 yr. gelding for sale. He is broke to ride. Great trail horse. Needs work on his canter but is very responsive and light on the bit. He's on the heavy side. 13.2 hands and roughly 1100lbs. H.D. Sebastian (Solar & Gjest grandson) He is reasonably priced as well. Thanks, Aimee Day [EMAIL PROTECTED] Garland, Maine
RE: bits
This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I guess it's time I put in a word about the Sprenger KK 3-piece bit I use. It is very good for the shallow palate of a Fjord. It is does not have the harsh capability that a Dr. Bristol can have. It is not a cheap bit but both Tank and Nigel have have KK's as riding bits. Both use mullen style liverpools as driving bits. I have found that a proper snaffle is a very effective bit in the right hands. Frequently, it is not the horse that needs tinkering with, it is the rider and I applaud those who continue to work with an instructor and have both horse and rider in training together. It does no good to send a horse to a trainer, if the rider does not improve her or his skills and abilities at the same time. Cynthia Madden Las Cruces, NM [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geocities.com/cmadden88011 New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage!
Re: Reading pedigrees/Thanks Marsha!
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Marsha, Thanks for the info on the A/B suffixes on our horses' names. I wasn't really aware of them 'til we went to our first evaluation and when the results were printed in the Fjord Herald, my horse was listed as Brynjar 430-B! It made him sound like his name should be followed by a cell-block number. When I bought him as a yearling, he was just "Brynjar". So, now that I understand about the B, can you explain why the "430"? It can't mean that there are another 429 Brynjars out there somewhere. Can it? Kay Van Natta [EMAIL PROTECTED] 45 miles NW of Detroit
The affordable Fjord :)
This message is from: Paula Chmura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> fjordhorse-digest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: "I wish my budget would allow me to go up in price because I think then I'd find the perfect combination of a Fjord that can do dressage and trails plus a little jumping for fun. I love the idea of a sensible, sure footed, wide bodied and comfortable little horse to take out on mountain trail rides -- and the Fjords sound like a good fit for that! I hear they're addictive, though, so maybe in the future I can look for a sporthorse type ;-)" Don't despair - there are quite a few gems out there for reasonable prices if you look for them. I found my Frodo for much, much less than what you are looking to spend and he is wonderful - does dressage, jumps, trail (and I'm told drives but I don't). He's a little older at age fifteen but with Fjord soundness and longevity I hope he'll be my partner for many years to come. My trainer too was able to find a great little dressage fjord mare (only 8) within your budget. So relax, take a deep breath and keep looking for that Fjord of your dreams without any thought of "settling". Paula and Frodo http://www.pbase.com/paula_chmura/fjord_pony I wish my budget would allow me to go up in price because I think then I'd find the perfect combination of a Fjord that can do dressage and trails plus a little jumping for fun. But I've already lost too much money on dressage horses that ended up with soundness problems, so for now I can only afford a trail horse. I love the idea of a sensible, sure footed, wide bodied and comfortable little horse to take out on mountain trail rides -- and the Fjords sound like a good fit for that! I hear they're addictive, though, so maybe in the future I can look for a sporthorse type ;-)
