helmets

This message is from: Beth Steele Ever since I started riding again as an adult, I have ALWAYS worn a helmet when I ride, and also when I'm working on lunging or other groundwork in the round pen. For me it's just like putting on a seatbelt in the car, and I feel naked without it! Several yea

Sheets and blankets

This message is from: Robin Churchill At what temperature do most people put a sheet on a clipped horse? How about a blanket? It is usually so hot down here that if it gets below 65 we feel cold but I worry about getting the horses overheated. They are either in the stall at nite or have acces

Fjords for sale in southern Minnesota

This message is from: "coy...@acrec.com" Kit Davis wrote: A friend of mine (88 year old woman) was recently killed in a horse accident, and her family has asked me to help them in selling her herd of Fjords. She has 8 mares, 7 weanling fillies, and a 2 yr old stallion (well bred and very han

Re: Helmets, adjustments...rt

This message is from: "coy...@acrec.com" ...I was sort of hoping that the "scalp must move" rule could be avoided... I could use high school physics (for example KE = 1/2*m*V^^2) to explain, but the bottom line is this: the closer your skull is to the compressive cushioning, the better. The

Re: Vestlandshest Fall Newsletter deadline is Oct. 10

This message is from: CHERYL GARNICA Hi Karen Got your message, and I deleted it accidentally.  Could you give me your phone #?  Or,You can email me the amount you need for the check, who to make it out to, where to send, etc.    Hope all is well.  Fallbrook Silver Spurs is having a show this com

RE: Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #198

This message is from: "plumg...@pon.net" Sohow does a little white beget a lot of white??? Or maybe it doesn't??? That would be something to learn from the study. Like...how big can that star get before you should not even breed that mare with the white star. Etc. oh yes, Gail, I agree,

RE: hmmmm, that dead elephant again

This message is from: "plumg...@pon.net" Lisa...go to the website where the form is. There is a chart there that shows the trait is dominant...and only takes one parent. However, it is an incomplete dominant (they used another name, which is undoubtedly more correct), in that it skips generatio

hmmmm, that dead elephant again

This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com Regarding random white markings in Fjord horses : Congrats Robin, BTW on getting the funding to study this issue ! I have a couple of questions. Can anyone tell me of a bloodline thats been prolific in N. America, say for the last 30 years or

Re: Helmets

This message is from: Barbara Greetings from Middleage Spread, Nine years ago when we bought our two fjords we did not know any thing about horses or how to ride. We hired a trainer and were told by both the trainer and the stable owner where we were

making fudge ?

This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com I dont know about the attempt to " fudge " a helmet fit. Is that like being " sort of pregnant ? " Maybe it would only result in a " little " brain damage instead of alot. Drooling, but still able to wipe it off yourself. during the Nurse's l

Re: Helmets

This message is from: "jerry friz" Lisa, I am with you 100 percent, yes, I have seen the fools with no helmuts die. Jerry. I live in Pure Cowboy Country. NOBODY here wears a helmet, nobody except myself and my kids. > I conti

RE: Helmets, adjustments...rt

This message is from: "plumg...@pon.net" I was sort of hoping that the "scalp must move" rule could be avoided if one had a helmet that came down over the back of the neck...like the Tipperary. My theory is the more encompassing shape of the Tipperary means the helmet stays in place better. The

Fjord Research Receives Grant from Murray State University

This message is from: "robin.holl...@murraystate.edu" Dear Fjord Digest A little over a month ago I wrote a post regarding a research study that I am conducting on the inheritance of white markings in the Norwegian Fjord. In the post I mentioned that we submitted a grant proposal to Murray Stat

lurking and looking

This message is from: carol dewispelaere I'm ashamed to say but... I've been a lurker on this list for the past 2 1/2 years! I live in New York State with my husband, son and daughter. I read and (most times) enjoy the topics on this list. The reason I've come out of my lurking is... I had an old

RE: Helmets

This message is from: "Lisa" I live in Pure Cowboy Country. NOBODY here wears a helmet, nobody except myself and my kids. We are ridiculed quite often for wearing helmets, but I won't budge. I grew up with a very ornery pony that bucked me off constantly -- this was back in New England, every