Re: Trace clipping and Athletic Fjords
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You don't tape the whole horse, silly! You can re-site the tape to get it even, and it also provides a good edge, or guide, for the clippers, sort of a template. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Advertisment...Holiday Fjord cards
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Re: Re: Trace clipping and Athletic Fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello out there, I am currently riding two fjords year round here in the Pacific Northwest, Wez and Misha. I clip both of them for the same reasons that others have stated ie they get hot and wet from work and then stand around and risk getting chilled. Once clipped I am 100% obligated to provide them the warmth and dryness that their coat would otherwise provide. Different blankets fit different horses but I like ones that have a nylon interior and a good comfortable fit to avoid chafing. I also look for materials that dry well on the horse to avoid fungus growth from damp material against the skin. We in this wet climate have to worry about that. Rambo rigs work well if they fit your horse (Wez always got his legs caught up in the straps). Get a weight appropriate to your climate so they are not too hot on a typical day. Wez already got a complete body clip in Sept. in preparation for the Championships and has now grown another almost complete coat. He and Misha will get a reverse blanket clip at the end of the month. Keep those blades sharp for those thick coats!! Anne A.
Re: White Fjords
This message is from: "griet vandenbroucke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mike, Ky mare Kely, has FLIKKA as grandmother, could that ever be the same horse?? One of her famous sons in Belgium is HODUR.(father of Kely) Griet -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Mike May, Registrar NFHR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Datum: woensdag 6 oktober 1999 19:37 Onderwerp: Re: White Fjords >This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >At 07:12 AM 10/6/99 -0700, you wrote: >>This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> >> I believe that Modellen's dam, Modella, >>is sired by Line's full brother Kviten. Am I correct? > >Yes you are. Here is Modellen's pedigree: > >MODELLEN N-1919 N-U-040-S >Foaled September 30, 1981 >Bred by ODD SCHEI, FORDE > > > VALEBU N-1569 > REIDULF REE N-1664 D-481 > ADA N-10804 >REI HALSNAES N-1833 D-542 > HORSKJAER EID D-471 > GITTE D-5294 > PERLE D-5051 > > OLA GIK N-1703 > KVITEN N-1758 > FLIKKA N-13310 >MODELLA N-14023 > MONAR N-1579 > MONLAUG N-12834 > ELAINE N-10809 > > > > >=== > >Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry >Mike May, Registrar >Voice 716-872-4114 >FAX 716-787-0497 > >http://www.nfhr.com >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: Cologne Germany
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote ... >>>My husband will be in Cologne this whole week, and it seems I recall someone saying there was a large Fjord breeding place outside Cologne (Koln) somewhere?<<< Janne ... here is the German Fjord www site. There is a page called 'Termine' that has show dates. Perhaps you could e-mail for breeder info? http://home.t-online.de/home/fjordpferde/home.htm Good luck. Meredith Sessoms Soddy-Daisy TN USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Dorina & NFR Aagot ~ http://home.t-online.de/home/fjordpferde/home.htm
Fjord Size & Kids
This message is from: "Betsy Bauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello List, I have to jump in here with a comment regarding the fjords being Kid appropriate. As many of you have witnessed, my daughter Abbey and our fjord, Hakar 13.3h from Hestdalen are a perfect pair Size and training are the key as well as the everyday learning of owning / riding a fjord. As important the fjord's training is training the child about being around these animals. We'll all agree of that importance. The SPACE in which we ride is also critical. When Abbey started riding at birth, I began with her in front of me then behind me (say at 2 yro) then Dad would pony her behind the golf cart - riding Knute, the retired gelding at the farm. Then, here in CA ( 4-6 yrs) in the round pen and simply walking behind me as we all know the fjords will follow us - left & right at this point Hakar was 10-12yrs. The space is important so a situation doesn't occur where the safety is compromised and the child can learn how to handle different equine situations. Then the SPACE becomes larger and the skill develops and a rider is born. Abbey, as seen at Turlock, handles Hakar wonderfully and is strong enough (at 84#) to stop, turn and impose her will on him. If a 60# child is on a 14.3+ fjord with little or no training - then we've set up a mishap Let's keep them on size related fjords, in spaces that are safe for their riding ability and make riding a sport they can grow to enjoy. Remember, if you are looking for an appropriate fjord, visit www.fjordpony.com and I'll help to connect you. Betsy Bauer
Re: screenings
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi re dusty screenings or "crusher fines". I find if there is dust it does not rise over two or three feet. The screenings that I put over grass four years ago are still there. I no longer have mud in my paddocks or anywhere there is traffic. Even put them in the aisle of the barn to keep the clay dust down. It is excellent footing for the horses and have never had a horse slide or trip in it. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
Re: Giving treats
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings Weegie lovers, "Clicker training" along with many other wonderful benefits, is a godsend for those of us who just HAVE to handfeed treats and want to keep our fingers. I know there are people on this list who clicker train, or I can look up URLs if anyone is interested. Alexandra Kurland has a wonderful book on this training method, I highly recommend it. Hoping to own the fjord of my dreams someday...Anyone want to trade/buy a lovely registered welsh pony filly to help make a dream reality? I'll go back to lurking now... Julianne Miller-Boyer Rancho Zen Rodeo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Trace clipping and Athletic Fjords
This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> re: trace clipping and tape We draw the clip line on Kilar with those washable pens before we clip. This works pretty well as you can get an idea where to clip and how it will look. The thought of taping the whole horse is a little daunting. Martie
Re: Weegies & wedgies
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Pferd (Steve's Morgan) [...] has not had much use lately and his > pasture belly is pretty full. When we put him in the trailer it was a > pretty tight fit. All I could think of when I saw him, was now he is a > wedgie while Tank is the weegie! I was told that, many years ago, my Fjord mare (Nansy) and her mother (Skade) were being hauled somewhere in one of the older "cowboy" 2-horse trailers. Both of these mares were "easy keepers", and when the 2nd horse loaded, the side walls of the trailer bulged outward! Guess that was a weegie wedgie Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 30 mi SSE of San Francisco, Calif. ---
fjordexample
This message is from: "griet vandenbroucke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List Is there anyone interested in a cros stich example with a Fjordhead on it? Please let me know and I mail it to you. Happy Fjording For Ever Griet
Re: Hemlock trees (off topic)
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That's beautiful Mary! I knew I liked you! I must stand and be counted with "tree huggers" everywhere too (so called here) as I fervently love the "woods." I suppose this post is 'tolerable' as I'm a "Fjord hugger" too.. =) Ruthie, NW MT At 07:49 AM 10/8/99 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > transplant the >seedlings to other places. Now I know the true >meaning of "reforestation". These new trees are >growing like "weeds" and will soon repopulate the old >area.
Trace clipping and Athletic Fjords
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Martie and Karen for your comments on trace clipping. Gues I'll take the plunge. I like the masking tape idea, or my horse would be naked as I tried to even it out. Ha. My friend Alex is going to do her dressage Fjord too so I am going to wait until she does it and then she can tell me what not to do. Right Alex--ha. I like Carol Rivoires idea of putting some of the super athletes on the NFHR page. Whaddya say Mike? I think we should use NA horses as these guys are the ones we are most likely to see around. We have to include geldings too or we would miss out on Wez. I have to say people act shocked when I tell them a Fjord has got a Prix St. Georges, but then when they see Ingmar move it out and perform some of the more difficult moves, they can see it. I just have to catch up with Ingmar. I want to say also I want to see some of the draft discipline Fjords too. I love the draft capabilities of Fjords!! One of the pages I love to send people to, other than Laurie Pittman's photo page, is Mike May's personal page with Malla flying over that log jump! What a horse! Not to mention the great rider. On foals and tape. I have had a lot of success with the wide white tape with foals. They can see it well and usually put their noses out slowly to touch it. In fact, most of my mares encourage the kids to do it on the first outing, standing back as soon as the foal gets near it. When I used the regular sized tape, I found the foals pushed through it but for some reason, I think the visual barier one, they don't seem to do that to the wide white tape. Okay, thanks a lot for your response! Misha from Shota Fjords
Re: Weegies & wedgies
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cynthia-- Friday, October 08, 1999, you wrote: > We picked up Pferd (Steve's Morgan) last night to move him to Tank's stable > inorder to leave for the last show of the year over in Iowa this afternoon. > Pferd has not had much use lately and his pasture belly is pretty full. When > we > put him in the trailer it was a pretty tight fit. All I could think of when I > saw him, was now he is a wedgie while Tank is the weegie! NOT FUNNY!! -- Steve McIlree -- Pferd, Skipper -- Omaha, Nebraska, USA What a piece of work is a horse! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a man! --James Agate(1877-1947)
Hemlock trees (off topic)
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In response to Nathan's "hemlock" poem: Yes, it seems the Hemlock can make one do strange things - how do you explain that you "love" trees? When we purchased our small place many years ago the trees here were mostly "second growth" cedars and hemlocks - pretty old trees (some in their 80's). Over the years in our wet, soggy climate old trees develop "water core" or core rot and become unsafe - they tend to fall down, hopefully not ON something or someone. A few years ago it became apparent that some of our old hemlocks and cedars had reached that stage, and many others were approaching it. The decision was made to cut them - after one particularly alarming winter when we found ourselves up to our waists in hemlock branches after every wind storm, plus had to remove thigh-sized branch pieces from the haybarn roof regularly(and patch the holes made by same). It was hard for me to decide to cut the precious trees, as I have always counted trees as my "friends", but they were becoming dangerous - some were tall enough to reach the house if they went down (the one which did go down fell the other way thank goodness). So after asking their forgiveness we had them cut and hauled away to the mill/chipping yard. Guess what?? They came back - in clumps of seedlings everywhere. All around the old stumps - which we left in place - are clusters of new hemlocks, cedars, spruces, etc. As they grown sturdier I thin the clumps and transplant the seedlings to other places. Now I know the true meaning of "reforestation". These new trees are growing like "weeds" and will soon repopulate the old area. Mary = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
screenings
This message is from: Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean, In other parts of the country, it can also be refered to as "crusher fines". But it depends upon what product has been screened as to whether it is dusty or not. But, though our product IS dusty, we prefer it over sand as it is easier on the horses' legs and stays in place much better. We, too, had to add fines again this year after almost three months of solid rain. Unusual for NM. Our monsoons rarely last THAT long. Anyway, even if your particular variety is dusty, a quick, fine spray of water will keep it settled while you work.
Cologne Germany
This message is from: "Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi just a quick question. My husband will be in Cologne this whole week, and it seems I recall someone saying there was a large Fjord breeding place outside Cologne (Koln) somewhere? Anyone know let me know asap so I can fax the info to him. He would like to visit there if possible. Thanks Janne Myrdal
Weegies & wedgies
This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] We picked up Pferd (Steve's Morgan) last night to move him to Tank's stable inorder to leave for the last show of the year over in Iowa this afternoon. Pferd has not had much use lately and his pasture belly is pretty full. When we put him in the trailer it was a pretty tight fit. All I could think of when I saw him, was now he is a wedgie while Tank is the weegie! Cynthia Madden email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Hemlock
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Nathan Lapp wrote: > >The Hemlock TREE is a evergreen tree much like the > >spruce, etc. and is not poisonous. It is used for lumber. > > Thank you, Jean, for coming to the defense of the useful and NON-poisonous > Hemlock Tree. Let me add a few words to the botony lesson. I'll add my voice to the praises of hemlock. Our barn and stalls are also planked with Hemlock lumber. Everyone who comes to visit does comment on the beauty of the wood. I find it is a very strong/heavy wood (which is what I wanted to stand up against kicking, not that I've yet had a kicker in my barn) and in our area the hemlock is much cheaper than oak. I even planted a hemlock tree in my yard in the early days -- and named it Sherlock -- but I must have done something wrong because it got powdery mildew and died. I think they need a lot of water. Lori
Fjords as sport horses
This message is from: "Margaret Strachan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sadly, the misguided talk I have heard about Fjords not being capable of high level performance has come from individuals who have had Fjords that for whatever reason have not attained success in the higher ranks. They have blamed the breed, rather than the training, handling, themselves, or the individual horse. One person was spouting about their new Welsh pony they had purchased to reach the higher levels, and he was going on and on about how no Fjord could compete successfuly in combined driving above the preliminary level. I kept my mouth shut, but another person pointed out that my stallion had. He shut up. One way we promote the breed locally is by purchasing rather expensive ads in the state horse publications with pictures showing the Fjords as performance horses. I have written articles about the breed for the local and state publications. Lots of people drive out from LA and see for themselves that the Fjords can perform. Almost universally the words used are "I'm sold". We also have taken a mare to a fair and the same mare goes this weekend to the county fair so that people can see the breed. It is the registry's responsibility to support promotion of the breed, but we as individuals need to do our own promoting in ways that are appropriate to our areas. I think it is very important to promote outside of the established breed circle. We just sold a weanling Fjord filly--we've promised to deliver her at Christmas. The woman was a very accomplished horsewoman having competed in ridden combined training, and dressage to the 4th level. They raise warmbloods and have an approved Dutch warmblood stallion. She rode our small 13.1 hh Fjord mare (mare was at Turlock) and emphatically declared that she had as much stride and quality movement as her stallion. Since we wouldn't sell the mare, she bought the even better moving filly. She intends to use her as a dressage horse and likes the idea that the same horse will be easy for her husband and kids to handle. Apparently no one but her can handle the warmbloods. Personally, I think we are on the right track with our breed as performance horses and that many fine horses are being bred right here in the US. Not every individual will be a high level performance horse, but that adage applies to every breed. I guess I've written $1.00 worth, not just my 2 cents worth--sorry for going on so long. Margaret Strachan Village Farm Nuevo, CA http://www.pe.net/~barry/ Where the weather's been warm and pretty out--no sign of rain--only sun and more sun.
1850 AD
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, that's done. Just dropped Lars and the Icelandic off at the County 1850's restoration village. They will both spend the next 10 days on display for the pulic of Long Island. Likely right now, they are chewing each other's manes off in the common "front/rear window" stalls the village uses. I will try to get some images, but as I do not have a Web page on AOL and the list has no upload area, all I can do is post them on my AOL FTP space. We'll see... Merek
Re: Hog fuel
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> They are chopping down the Eastern forest at a frightening rate to make room for pine farms for chip mills on our mountains. I suppose the chip mills make 'hog fuel'? Meredith Sessoms Soddy-Daisy TN USA mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ Dorina & NFR Aagot ~
