Re: Fjord Spotlight
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Laurie, Sounds like you have your hands full, all of a sudden! You can list our club, if you would like. Great Lakes Fjordhest. If you need any more info, email me, ok? Lynda
Fjord Spotlight
This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone, I recently found a new horse site to check out, http://www.horsequest.com/ . After submitting a photo to next months contest, I checked out their Breed Spotlight. I contacted them and asked if they had ever spotlighted the fjord horse. Since this is a new addition to their site, they have not. They are booked through July, but they are willing to schedule August for Fjords. Since I was the one who asked, they asked me to help gather info (that'll teach me, huh?). I think we can get enough info from the NFHR site for a good write up, but let me know if you'd like to help with it. They also want a list of breeders and resources, clubs, Associations, publications, and such. If you'd like to be included on this list please e-mail me privately. Please let me know what you all think of this,ok? Thanks. Laurie
Re: Mr.Hand
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ingrid, The sheath cleaning humor was great! Interesting that it was also a very good description of how to go about it. I don't mean to take anything away from the humor, but one thing mentioned was a little alarming. When cleaning a horse's sheath (or doing almost anything with the back half of the horse), the safest way to stand is facing the horse's rear, not his front. The suggestion was made that if you stand very close to the horse, the most he could do is push you with his foot and not actually kick you. While this has some truth to it, it's not exactly right. A horse can move away from you with one rear foot and kick you with the other all in the same motion. The best way is to stand just behind the horse's shoulder and reach back to the sheath area with an extended arm. This keeps you for the most part out of reach of the hind legs. And even if you got a little far back or he moved forward and kicked, you are better off getting kicked on your backside than the front. This way, if he kicks high, you'll get kicked on the butt instead of in the groin. If he kicks at the level of your knees, at least they will be bending in the direction they were meant to bend in. And if he kicks down low, better to be hit on the calf muscles than the shin. One other thing that might lead to just a little bit of confusion; The suggestion was made to introduce a finger into the urethral opening and feel upward for the bean. The bean is not actually in the urethral opening; Rather, it is in a hole which is around the urethral opening. When a person is looking at the end of the horse's penis, the urethral opening is easy to identify as a round, pink opening. The hole which contains the bean is dorsal to or above this. It is not a gaping hole that you can see into, but a finger can be introduced fairly easily. This is the part that is the most uncomfortable for them - be alert! Brian Jacobsen, DVM Norwegian Fjordhest Ranch Salisbury, North Carolina
Harness Cleaning
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Harness owners; I have a newer harness - black leather - need to clean it - what product(s) have worked well for you??? Thanks!!! Linda in MN where the wind will just not stop blowing - it's makin' the horses goofy :)
Re: More on the Great Escape artist...
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrong name for that Pepper, should be Houdini! Jean Gayle -Original Message- From: Doug Knutsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 8:15 PM Subject: More on the Great Escape artist... >This message is from: Doug Knutsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi again - > >In our last episode we left our hero, Doug the Steadfast, >nonplussed, he was heard to declare that the bolt alone was wedged in so tightly that Pepper would be unable to budge it. Stay tunedPeg Knutsen >
Re: welcomes
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Brigid, You make a good point that there are those who get the ultimate from their horses and those who are content just to enjoy them, or both. I remember when my dressage horse popped a sesamoid putting him out of championship and further hard work.. I must admit I was relieved, one was the tremendous expense (hard to impress trainers that you have other interest in life) and two he was really just my pet and I wanted him home. Some feel you must not let a horse with potential not reach it. I do not think the horse cares although Charley enjoyed his work outs and the shows, he loves his life and companions now. No guilt here! Jean Gayle Aberdeen, Wa. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Saturday, March 27, 1999 10:08 PM Subject: welcomes
Barbara Lyn's question about Usar
This message is from: Julia Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Usar is a Prisco (Dutch) son. We have a limited list of "u" names, but if I could unearth my Dutch quarterly magazine, I'm sure it has a full list. VivianLindsayanyone else that subscribescan you find the "U" list? We did the imprinting work with Usar, tried to look as cool as Dr. Miller in the video, and today every muscle in my body is sore! Usar is a strong boy with long legs and a mind of his own! Since we weren't there right at the moment of birth, he had already mastered getting to his feet and was determined not to lie down and "give" his legs. He wanted up! But in any case, today I find he will give all four feet quietly, and allow me to restrain him around chest and butt without a fight, even after the nasty old vet poked him full of holes! It always amazes me how these little guys canter around, swapping leads every few strides, (at 24 hours old) and hardly ever trot. But when they are old enough to ride, they trot like a madman and want you to believe they have forgotten how to make those legs canter!!! We spent another sleepless night waiting for Uzanne to present us with the next U baby, but she just laughed in our faces. Maybe tonight...It's sure to happen when we are all totally exhausted and sleep deprived. It's hard to do lots of imprinting when all you can think about is "thank God it's over...where's the bed?"
Happy Anniversary!!
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> March 29, 1998, the very first message was posted to the brand new FjordHorse mailing list. The message was from a teenage girl from Kansas, who had just met Tank at the Kansas Horse Expo. Although she is no longer on the list, there are quite a few familiar names who posted messages the second day. When I review the names of the people who subscribed the first and second days, I'm amazed to see how many folks have been around and active since the beginning. In the first 24 hours, we had 16 subscribers in 5 countries. In the past year, the list has grown to nearly 250 people from 14 countries. There have been 4935 messages exchanged on the list since that first one. The most messages in a single month came in the doldrums of Winter with 617 messages last December. This past year has seen the exchange of some very good information between Fjord fanciers with many degrees of experience. Hopefully, the list has become a tool for communication amongst the scattered lovers of the breed. And hopefully, having an open channel of communication will help solidify the efforts of all of us to improve the future of the Fjord horse in North America. There have also been some moments of contention among members. Some members have expressed dismay at the contention and some have even left the list because of it. I have tried to let things work out without intervention, because when I view the disagreements on this list against those I see on other breed-oriented lists to which I belong, we're extremely civil. The other most common objection I hear from people who unsubscribe from the list is that many of the messages are best left to private email. Although I think that this has improved in the past several weeks, I will throw this out as a reminder that the "I agree" or "Me too" message is best sent privately. I'll close this message by quoting from the "Welcome message": > View the list as an opportunity to sit around the kitchen table with > friends and discuss Fjord horses over a pot of good coffee. Good luck to all and their horses in the coming year!! -- Steve McIlree & Cynthia Madden -- Pferd, Keyah, Skipper, Tank -- Omaha, Nebraska, USA No hour of life is lost that is spent in the saddle. --Winston Churchill
Tank's new cart
This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve and I returned last night from our trip to eastern Iowa. We had a short but nice visit with Sharon and Bill Falck who graciously put us up for the night and fed us breakfast and then on to Edgewood where my cart was ready for pick up at Orva Yoder's Woodbending and Carriage Company. We missed Orva who had already left for the Waverly Sale but two of his employees helped us load up the cart and unload me of my check. The cart is beautifully made and I eagerly look forward to the chance to hitch up Tank and try it out this afternoon. I finally got his harness cleaned and ready before we left so we are ready to go. I'll get to try out the carbon whip I gave myself for Christmas. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow). Maybe I can get Steve to get a picture for the web site. We stopped by the Waverly Sale on the way home. Saturday was the light horse auction. It was extremrly crowded and we gave up finding a seat since we weren't about to buy a horse anyway. We did visit the vendors tents around the auction and managed to spend a couple of bucks there. The Waverly Sale is held in the Fall and Spring and is one of largest horse sales in the country I understand. It certainly is a large facility and lots of people attend the sale. Cynthia Madden mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Omaha, Nebraska USA
http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/facts/1999/roadtests/fjordhorses_7.html
This message is from: "Jackie Kennedy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I thought you all may be interested in this link. Its about fjord horses here in Australia. Jackie Kennedy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Burke's Backyard Facts Sheets - Roadtests (Internet Shortcut) http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/facts/1999/roadtests/fjordhorses_7.html
