Re:Jon Hegdal book

2002-06-22 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Anne Berit Nyland, Would you please give me the web address of your book seller there in Norway. I would like to buy that book and another one printed in Norway that I haven't been able to locate from the usual dealers here in the States

Re:Fløtron

2002-05-16 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congratulations to Fløtron (and of course to Julie, his proud owner) for having the top three year old offspring in the Norway Stallion show, and the top three year old mare also!!! I knew that he was something special and am glad to see

Re: Sven Ole's *iris

2001-11-04 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Sven and Ole, I vas halv done deleting my files because of the honor system Norvegian *iris ven I spilt some lutefisk on the hard drive coffee cup holder and it closed automatically. I was so goll darn surprised when up popped

Re: newborn

2001-08-27 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, In the early morning hours of August 16, our mare Gjert gave birth to a healthy full of himself colt. The papa is Flotren. As this is our first Fjord born here we wanted a name that began with A and chose Alrune (wizard). Mange Takk

Re:orphan foal

2001-04-19 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] So good to hear from you on the list Julie, and to hear you are whipping your nemises. Sorry to hear about Braggen, but at least you were able to same the little one so it wasn't a double tragedy. We just finished hauling our winter pile

Re:Socialist Fjords

2001-01-31 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] That same vicious culling that takes place in Norway made it a lot simpler for me to select a stallion when we decided to breed our mare. The only ones I considered were the highly evaluated ones from Norway. I knew what he had gone through

Fjord collectible

2000-09-01 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those of you who collect anything Fjord, Porsgrund has a 2000 Juleplatte (Christmas plate) that pictures a Fjordhorse in traditional harness pulling a sleigh with a child and a man in the sleigh. I bought one for my wife for $79.

Re: V names

2000-02-28 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Norwegian names that begin with V are not plentiful in my family tree book, but I did come up with Valborg (fem) and Vigleik (male). Brian Thompson

Re: jensen's travois

2000-01-26 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brian Jensen, I read with interest your description of your travois and also looked at the picture. It looks simple and easy enough to make but I have one question. Could you explain heel chains, I'm just a beginner at this harnessing. I've

Re:13th Warrior

2000-01-23 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw that movie and agree that it was really awful, but I wondered where they found so many Fjords.

newcomer/list/beagles

1999-12-19 Thread Brian Thompson
This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi , We have recently purchased our first Fjord and have been lurking on the list for a couple of months just learning from the many experienced Fjord people out there. To Steve about the list: We will follow wherever you decide to go, too