Re: Happy New Year Everyone
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com Hello List, I truly agree with Karen's post. This is a tough time for so many. Layoffs are so hard to deal with -- emotionally and financially. Reaching out in simple ways ( The Giving Cycle - a time to give and a time to take - as a family member once said) is so important right now. Taking stock in what we have in our lives can be so helpful for the heart. My husband and I have walked that path (layoffs and depression) and it shook us to the core. Holding onto horses while going through either can be a huge challenge! Talking about it with others who care can be powerful medicine. My best to those who are struggling with these issues right now! Jan Robbins Arkansas -Original Message- From: Karen McCarthy To: fjordhorse Sent: Tue, Jan 4, 2011 12:41 am Subject: RE: Happy New Year Everyone This message is from: Karen McCarthy ello List, t grieved me to read about Rose's husband out of work for over 18 months & er ensuing depression, and Debbie's sister facing the loss of her house, and er other one missing. I am not a stranger to that pain. his grim news affirmed that Dave, (my partner) and I are not alone, as we are he beneficiaries of some daunting economic problems of our own right now, and e're trying to face them head on. It sounds weird, but the loss of my job has llowed me to really dig in and give our problems 100% attention. ne thing I have learned throughout our ordeal with our bank, is that we are efinitely not alone, not by a long shot. Here's a little test to prove it: og onto Google Maps. Type in your town & state. After the map loads,look for he 5 tabs in the upper right. On the 'Other' tab, select the bottom entry rom the drop-down list, 'Real Estate'. A toolbar will open on the left side f the screen and in the 'Listing type', select the last box 'Foreclosure'. oila, a pox of red dots on our land! Kinda takes your breath away, doesn't t? It should at least give you pause... In our small town of just under 7,000 ouls and dropping, many, many people have moved away as they have been oreclosed upon. 2 doctors and the county librarian. 15% unemployment. This conomic malaise is just throwing it's net over so many communities. I'll try not to proselytize too much here, but I just wanted to say that the ore we are able to share our stories, the less alone & powerless we will eel, and in that we can gain strength to overcome and if needed, accept the oss and pain minus the embarrassment and humiliation.. mong family and friends who have reached out, are some great Fjord friends hat have been really supportive and helped me rally when I have not felt like ell, rallying. Gail Russell, who over the past few days has been a real riend and ally is helping me navigate a lot of legal mumbo-jumbo. I would eally like to thank her, and also Jacquelyn Leuener, my biggest personal heerleader there ever was. Both are part of this List community and without hem, I don't think I could have made it this far. o if there are others out there in the same boat, don't feel like the Lone anger. ou are not alone. ere's to a Happier Year (for sure!) aren :: Karen McCarthy :: Great Basin Fjords :: Madras, Oregon :: ttp://www.picturetrail.com/weegees > From: roseormu...@ywave.com To: fjordhorse-dig...@angus.mystery.com Subject: Happy New Year Everyone Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 19:31:47 -0800 > Hello List, I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year. My heart goes out to you Debby with your missing sister, and to your other sister who is losing her home. Hopefully 2011, will be a much better year Important FjordHorse List Links: ubscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e H-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw lassified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Sleigh and Cutter rally driving opportunity
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com HI Phil, I adored this note and the creative thoughts behind it. What a special offer and I would love to see mapel syrup being harvested and take a drive in one of your sleighs. Maybe next year if you would take a snow check from this still working in the classroom, blue collar worker who saves for moments like that. It was a pleasure to meet you both at Iron Horse! Jim and I both love trees -- that is Jim's PhD topic of study so it would be so special to come your way. Let us know. We are sincere!! Jan and Jim Robbins Arkansas (owners of BDF Ran Rienstein, out of Maggie Sullivan's Myrsnstein mare, Riena) -Original Message- From: Phillip Odden To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Mon, Nov 22, 2010 2:39 pm Subject: Sleigh and Cutter rally driving opportunity This message is from: Phillip Odden Sleigh and Cutter Driving Opportunity This message is from Phillip Odden in Northwestern Wisconsin where soft flakes of snow are falling on a crusty 5 inch base of snow. In the next couple days I will haul out my sleighs for the winter season. I maintain sleigh trails from December to maple syrup season in late March here on our farm. I use the trails to train my young Norwegian Fjord Horses and to keep my experienced Fjord horses in good condition. I drive singles and pairs but I prefer pairs. This winter Else and I are offering two opportunities for someone to drive our experienced horses and sleighs at a sleigh and cutter rally. First the 2011 Ashland Sleigh and Cutter Rally in Ashland, Wisconsin on January 8. The second opportunity to drive will be the CAA winter Sleigh and Cutter Festival during the 125th annual St Paul winter carnival January 28 and 29, 2011. If you have always wanted an opportunity to drive in a colorful sleigh and cutter rally here is your chance. The packages include the use of our horses and equipment, a couple days of driving lessons on the trails or in our indoor arena, a tour of our artist studios and the hospitality of our traditional Norwegian home. For further details and prices please contact me by private email. If it has to be winter it might as well snow. I can almost hear the sleigh bells now. Phillip Odden Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: 2011 Educational Forum and Annual Meeting
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com Hi Ardeth, Thanks for keeping us all updated. Is there a need to find a replacement for Lynn from Charles Owen? Can I be of help? Jan -Original Message- From: laz...@united.net To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Wed, Oct 13, 2010 2:42 pm Subject: 2011 Educational Forum and Annual Meeting This message is from: laz...@united.net atch your inboxes for information and registration materials for the upcoming orum, Member's Meeting and 30th Anniversary Banquet. Jan 28-30, 2011 urfreesboro, TN! Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry Important FjordHorse List Links: ubscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e H-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw lassified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: World Equestrian Games
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com Wow, Phil, what an experience! I am so proud to know you and hear about all that you are going to be doing along with those other great drivers. What an honor for you, Howard, and your pair. Have a fantastic time and please share the details with us! Jan Robbins Arkansas -Original Message- From: PHILLIP Odden To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 8:59 am Subject: World Equestrian Games This message is from: PHILLIP Odden This message is from Phillip Odden in Northwestern Wisconsin where summer is beginning to move towards fall. Well over a year ago I became aware that we were being considered by the American Driving Society to demonstrate at the World Equestrian Games to be held this fall in Lexington Kentucky. They wanted me to drive my pair of Fjords in a Driving Derby and for a Pleasure Driving demonstration called Pleasure Driving 101. This spring we were encouraged to get our horses qualified with the extensive Veterinary requirements of the WEG. Information has been painfully slow in coming regarding times and venues for our demonstration. Finally we were told to submit applications for Homeland Security so we would be allowed to enter the Equine Village. It turns out that security will be very tight for the event with lots of people from foreign countries in attendance. Recently we received information regarding the venues and times for the Driving Derby demonstration. The driving derby will consist of two hazards located at opposite ends of the driving arena. The competitor will drive into the arena and race down to the far end and drive through several gates in order as fast as he can, then race down to the other end to do that hazard, return to the far end and do that hazard again then return to the near end to complete two goes at each hazard and then finish. Howard Fiedler will be navigating for me to help keep the dusty side down on our marathon carriage. As of now, the schedule is : Sunday, October 3 demo at 6:00 p.m. Monday, October 4 demo at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 5 demo at 4:30 p.m. Weds, October 6 demo at 10:00 am These demos will take place at the Equine Village large arena. At this point, our participants are : Phil Odden, with a pair of Fjords Mary Ruth Marks with a single horse Meghan Benge with a pair of ponies Randy Cadwell with a pair of ponies Melissa Boyd with a single horse Jeff Morse with a single horse I still do not have the information for the Pleasure Driving demonstrations, though I just contacted Andy Marcoux this morning and he indicated that he is still planning to do the demonstrations but does not know when or where it will take place. I will post that information when I receive it for those who plan to attend the WEG. My understanding is that there are still rooms available and tickets available to attend the WEG. This is the first time this event has been held in North America to my understanding and it is truly a World Class event. Quite possibly ours will be the only Fjords there. You can bet we will have them polished and trimmed as best we can. Looking forward to the World Equestrian Games, Phil Odden Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Apologies for my post
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com Hi Fjord Folks, I apologize that a reply I sent out went to the list and not to Ardeth only. That was my mistake. If you feel inclined to remark about my post about clinicians, please feel free to remark honestly to me personally. We all learn from different people and have different views, based on our personal experiences. I respect yours, and the list platform. In my haste, I overlooked that my reply went to the list. Again, feel free to contact me but let's keep the list clean. Jan Robbins Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Fjord Tandem
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com Ardeth, Can't wait to see it! Good for you! Lucky you to have Bob. We had Larry Poulin who is luke warm about Fjords. He gave us some pieces but I prefer Bob's enthusiastic style and praise for the horses! Jan -Original Message- From: Ardeth Obenauf To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Mon, May 24, 2010 11:26 am Subject: Fjord Tandem This message is from: "Ardeth Obenauf" This past weekend, the Middle Tennessee Carriage Club hosted a Bob Giles Clinic at my farm in Shelbyville, TN. Shortly before lunch on Saturday, Bob suggested we hitch my two fjord mares as a tandem during the break. Once he told me what to gather for "equipment", I got Jayne and Lena out of the barn, harnessed them both and waited for Bob. We put long lines on Lena, the leader, and hitched Jayne singly to the carriage. Then Bob lined them up, made a make-shift connection for the traces, ran the long lines through our version of roger rings, climbed in the carriage and off we went. It was amazing! They went around the arena, through cones, through obstacles, circles, serpentines, you name it. We did not have a tandem whip so Lena was going soley on voice command. Eventually she figured there was nothing backing up the voice and slowed, which caused some entangling, but they just stood there patiently while we extricated them and went onward again. It was so much fun! I was so proud of them and am looking forward to learning to drive tandem myself! I'll get some photos up on facebook in the next few days. ao Ardeth Obenauf The Lazy AO Farm Shelbyville, TN Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Directional Selection
This message is from: lilypond...@aol.com Hi Lori, I am glad you provided this article. Stewardship for the integrity of a breed involves every breeder, every foal. The more lax we allow ourselves to be, the more we defeat the goal of helping breed become the best it can be. I agree. High standards hurt nobody, lose ones cause us all to lose due to narrow vision. :) Jan -Original Message- From: Lori Lemley To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Sat, May 8, 2010 9:27 am Subject: Directional Selection This message is from: Lori Lemley found the following article about dog breeding very relevant to the topic f "directional selection" that has developed from the Cushings discussion. *"Bad Genes, Babies and Bath Water*" First published in Double Helix Network News, Fall 1998, Revised September 007* ttp://www.ashgi.org/articles/breeding_bad_genes.htm Here is the opening paragraph: "Everyone has heard the phrase, 'Don't throw out the baby with the bath ater.' But do dog breeders ever stop to consider how this admonition pplies to them? Certainly not the novice who righteously declares that he ill never, ever, keep anything that has even the possibility of producing he smallest genetic defect. Not even the experienced breeder who refuses to onsider an otherwise excellent line because it sometimes throws cataracts. his tendency toward genetic over-kill not only culls dogs that might have omething to offer, it can exacerbate the very problems breeders are trying o avoid. The following is a real life example of what can happen when reeders exercise short-sighted culling in the name of genetic disease ontrol." ori Lemley ittle Rock, AR Important FjordHorse List Links: ubscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e H-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw lassified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
