Re: NFHR Education Committee
This message is from: Julia Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cynthia ~ I love your ideas for the Education Committee and I hope you get all the help you can use. I have my hands full right now with the BOD so I can't volunteer...sorry. But I just wanted to give you a pat on the back for all your enthusiasiam. (spelling???) Thanks for your efforts. Julie
pictures
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi I was wondering if any one that has PICS of their would share them with me. I am most looking for pictures of Fjords rearing, driving, or doing log pulls anything weird or not so weird. It does not matter if you have a website or not. Please all of you who have not mailed anyone on the list yet this is your chance. I would love to hear stories about the pictures and bragging on the horses accomplishments. The reason I am looking for photos is this: Since, owning a "live" Fjord is not possible at the moment I am doing the next best thing, I collect and show their model counterparts. My showsting needs a few unique models that will do well in classes which larger horses like Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds are more common. By showing the model Fjord I am reaching another audience that may want to buy a Fjord in the future. I want their adaptability to show the different things that they can do without being injured. Some of these things are, driving, dressage, hunter/jumpper, western trail, barrel racing, cutting, English pleasure and that's just to name a few. Some please help me. Thank you for your time and helpfulness, Erika Peterson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 99 Show Dates???
This message is from: Julia Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mike ~ Did I send you the date for Breeders? May 22nd. Ya'all come! Julie
Hello from Alberta
Hi, I am looking for a list of breeders for Fjords in Canada as well as in Norway. I am having trouble finding any books on this breed. Could you suggest a good book with general information. Thanks Jackie Bellerive RR1 Eckville, Alberta T0M 0X0
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This message is from: ceacy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In response to Donna's post and Sharon's reply, I would like to add that I agree with Sharon's comments, and that I would be cautious in assuming that a horse 's reasons for behaving in any given manner can even be necessarily understood. We may never be able to accurately diagnose a horse's physical problems but that does not mean there isn't one. I think sometimes we think medicine, human or veterinary, is an exact science. It isn't, so before I would punish a horse for misbehaving, I would like to believe that I have tried every other way of approaching solving the problem in the relationship. We have all seen horses that would be difficult for one rider and perfect with another, same horse, different relationship. If there is a behavior problem under saddle, I would always look to what the rider is doing first, assume that the problem starts there and not with the horse. I always give the horse the benefit of the doubt. Beyond that, I would like to say that , even if a horse does not have a medical or physical reason why they do not wish to do something, doesn't mean that they don't have a psychological reason. Can you force them through it, probably up to a point. Horses are forced to do things they don't want to all most all of their lives. The point is that there are other ways of getting a horse to want to work for you that do not involve force. What is the benefit of this ? Beyond the beauty of this kind of partnership, the horse is more forward, willing, relaxed, and reliable. I think the reason most of us have gotten involved with clicker training is because we wanted a better way of communicating with our horses. When I am working with my stallion, if he isn't getting it, then I assume I need to change my approach. If he loses interest, then I change the game somehow, if he gets cranky and doen't want to play, I say fine , I will come back later. Clicker training isn't just the manner in which you shape behavior, its a philosophy of learning. It takes time, and patience, but most of all it requires the trainer to be creative and observant. Everything your horse does or does not do has the potential of telling you something about the internal state of your horse. Its not so much about how well you can teach your horse something, as much as it is, how well can you read your horse. The best way to read your horse is to clear out all the preconceived ideas you have about his behavior and have an open mind. As Sharon said, no assumptions. You will not be open to learn if you don't question your "knowledge" about your horse.
Thank you Brian J.
This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you Brain J. for the pat on the back. We were feeling lower class, now we fell BETTER. We use are vets for annual checkups and each foal gets blood tested for Igg and examined. We feel that our foals are VERY important and we want them to get the best of care, FROM DAY ONE. Now we feel that we ARE real breeders! ;-)
Re: Stallions
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Mark, I was wondering who might enter the forum with what I had also been told. But I wonder if it doesn't boil down to dominant and recessive genes? Jean >animals: that is, some mares throw good offspring regardless of what >they are bred to. However, one should never breed to "just any >>
Stallions
This message is from: "Mark and Lisa K. McGinley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was reading a book today (Horse Sense by John J. Mettler, Jr. D.V.M.) and came across a passage that I found interesting in regards to all the posts concerning "Back Yard Breeders" and the fact that there are too many stallions and that a smaller number of higher quality stallions would be better in the long run for the breed. He says on page 103 "...to what stallion are going to breed your mare? The female seems to be dominant in passing on most characteristics, as in most domestic animals: that is, some mares throw good offspring regardless of what they are bred to. However, one should never breed to "just any stallion". This is contrary to ancient belief that the male is the most dominant, only recently proven false." This seems to go against everything the Europeans are doing in having a few select stallions and little control in regard to the mare's quality. When Mr. Mettler states that the stallion's dominance has only recently been proven false, he gives no information as to where that proof came from. What do the more experienced breeders out there think? Is it the stallion, 50/50, or the mare who has the most effect in a breeding? Mark McGinley Mariposa Washburn, WI (The farm with only mothers in attendance)
Handicapped Riding Conference
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Several months ago I talked with ONE of you about the upcoming NAHRA (I believe) Conference to take place this month in Portland. I saved that email and was going to call, but when my husband upgraded my computer to AOL 4.0, he lost all my saved mail Now, I don't remember who it was who was going, or when the conference is, etc. Could you re-email me with the info? I'd love to go to it, especially since I think the Fjords are the best therapy horses ever created! (though I do know a couple quarter horses and appaloosas that are worth their weight in gold also). Thanks! Pamela
Re: replies to various "shots" posts
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Additionally, Mary mentioned having annual physical exams performed. I > don't know if Mary is a breeder, but here again, if you've found an > owner/breeder who does this, you've found one who takes good care of > their horses. In answer to Brian's question: No, we no longer breed Fjords, but we did for over 10 years. Just a small operation, two mares a year at the most. I learned about annual exams for my horses many years ago while I was still in high school and worked part time for the "local" vet. He came to town two days a month from his practice 100 miles away because our area had no vet. And yes we did have foal exams on all our foals - its kind of like "well baby checkups" - why would you leave them out? Isn't the idea to produce healthy animals and keep them that way? How on earth would you know if everything is "right" with that new foal if you didn't have him checked out after he was born, and again 12 hours later to be sure he absorbed those antibodies? Thanks Brian for sharing your knowledge on the list. It really is helpful, and makes you stop and think things through again every once in a while. Mary == Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
