Re: winter shod
This message is from: Alison Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was always told that the reason not to shoe in the winter was that they get really bad snowballs. I heard (second hand) about a horse that god bad enough snowballs that he lay down and wouldn't get up until they pulled his shoes. For those thinking of relieving the problem using pads, remember that the hoof can't breathe, and if you get a lot of melting you could have a thrush problem when you pull the pads. Besides, I don't think that a lot of Fjords need shoes to work. Fj has never worn them, and will only start this year, for increased action in dressage.
Re: winter shod
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean I have not shod my horses for some time but for three trims I pay $45. Pretty cheap but I think he is being kinder to long time customers. 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: Redford / join hands
This message is from: Joanna Crell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Sheri and Harold,> >whoaa, I was so sorry to hear about your stroke. what a scarey thing. I had a stroke when I was thirty, (I'm 42 now) and I know how many millions of thoughts flood your mind. I am doing what I do now perhaps because of it,beyond having a sister with disabilities, my own attitude towards wellness, healing and the future was changed when I felt my freedom jeopardized. Having something so weirdly tangeble yet mysterious involve your body AND your families lives is humbling, it is a time when you become brave although you feel as powerless as a baby. Compassion is a good friend in every form and will heal you from the inside out. Its the remembering to breath part, how to have a quiet mind while realities seem so magnified. Everyone of us truly is capable of understanding and finding inner strength to give when confronted by the assault of illness, pain or grief in others, its harder to nurture yourself. Hope is what gives you inner peace. Amazing how your soul and your mortality are deeply private and are so shared. Please feel the warmth and loving wishes of everyone here (each house, farm and fellow) I know that this is a living connection. When one of us needs, many will help. I love seeing the caring communication between people here, this is a circle of friends that could be a global example. Take care everyone, Joanna === Joanna Crell - David Folger Willowind Therapeutic Horseback Riding Center Phone & FAX (207) 288-9506
Re: aussie saddles
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We just got a sale flyer from Libertyville Saddle, (they have a web site somewhere) and they had some of the more expensive aussie saddles at 50% off, sale price around $500. Don't know if they are good ones or not. Jane in Maine where it is blizzarding! (if that's a word) with wind chills of 40 below.
Re: Easy Boot Application
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have no doubt that Karen* could make the boots stay on anything, especially in relatively flat, dry Nevada. Just a little reminder, repeat after me: basin AND range, basin AND range... and we're drowning in mud :~} Karen McCarthy, in Carson City, where we keep all our 'using' horses shod - too many rocks! *(not this Karen!) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: self cleaning barns
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear bill, no just a nurse.
Re: Saddles
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Paula, I saw this saddle at a boarding barn where my friend had taken her thoroughbred for training. The trainer rode the thoroughbred with the saddle, finished, placed the saddle on a small Arab and went back into the ring. I was impressed. It is also light weight. 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: self cleaning barns
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: dear julie, that's gross but our old dog, blue, a blue-eyed cowdog/pit bull mix and the best dog ever, used to hang with the horses just to "catch a steamer," as my husband calls them. they must taste good, because he seemed to relish them. sadly he died last august and we miss him terribly. our two cairn terriers don't seem to to interested. one of them likes the goat raisans though. denise in SUNNY AND BREEZY, mokelumne hill, calif. Denise, and you were commenting about MY NAME. Do I detect a fecal fetish here? [:o)
Re: winter shod
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Haven't had shoes on Lars in the 8 years I've had him. This year I took the shoes off the Icelandic also, to see how he does without them. Merek
Re: aussie saddles
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear bill, just about as bad as my family name of moroni. but my grandfather did'nt change it when he came over from italy. so in grade school, my brother and i were known as the "macaroni twins." denise
Re: winter shod
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear jean, no shoes in winter here. for quinn, no shoes in summer. he does fine without, though this year he will get more riding, so we will see. as for knute, he is ouchy on the hard packed clay and rocks in my area, so he get summer shoes. he was slipping some , so we put a dab of borium on them and they worked great. my farrier charges $15.00 per horse to trim only and $60.00 for regular shoes and a trim. if borium is added, it is $5.00 more per shoe. denise in sierra foothills.
Saddles
This message is from: Paula Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone tried the Ansur saddle yet?? Looks like a cross between a dressage saddle and a leather bareback pad to me. It can be seen at...http://www.ansursaddle.com/ for those who haven't seen one. The web page states it is "treeless" - fits any horse build(?) and comes with safety stirrups (h!). I'm going to try one on Sunday - I've located an owner (in my own barn!) who is willing to let me "test ride" hers. Since it appears to be unstructured, it looks like it may be more comfortable than a standard saddle - but I'm guessing here. Anyone tried one yet?
Re: Our Experiences
This message is from: Anita Unrau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Upon reading yesterdays list, I thought I would comment on what we > have learned over the years. We are feeding irrigated Alfalfa again this year. We get a couple of B trains from Alberta and our Fjords as well as all the other various horses do very well on it. We have found that we can feed about 9 lbs. per horse per feeding with good quality hay compared to last year using local hay and having to fed twice as much hay per feeding for maintaince. The horses that are being worked get fed more when the are in the barn during the day and everyone gets turned out at night. All the TB's and TB X's are in Paddocks and the Fjords other then the stallions are all in big pastures. The weanlings and yearling are the only one with a run in shed. All the other outside horses have trees for protection. We are very fortunate in having dry snow and very little wind. My daughter has to keep a blanket on her TB eventing horse as he uses up to much energy staying warm. We have fed Alfalfa every winter for about 20 years. Do like an orchard grass mix with it if available. This year have about 10% orchard grass in the 100# bales. Orville does not like to drive any horse unless they have shoes on. His opinion is that the horse must be paying attention to what is asked of him and not worrying about slipping, rocks, sore feet, etc. During the winter of 85-86 a man by the name of Buck Jenkins came out to do an article for the Sons of Norway magazine "Viking". He had been to several places in the east and was doing some stories on the Fjord. He wanted a bunch of pictures of Orville using the horses around the farm. Orville hooked up George and Harvey and went to go out with the sleigh and when he got to the gate that was real icy George and Harvey refused to go through. This had never happened before so Orville thought about it for a minute and turned around and went back to the barn. Unhooked and put shoes on George and Harvey. Because he was driving colts that winter he had taken off their pulling shoes with big corks and left them barefoot. They had always had shoes with borium for all the work they had done and were not about to change things now. After putting their winter shoes on, we hooked back up and they drove through the gate as though there was no ice. They taught us that it was important for them to work with secure footing. George and the three kids unloading bedding from the barn made the front cover. I checked out the webb page for the US Marine art. Again back in the early 80's we were told there are pictures at the army base in Calgary of the Canadian Army on winter manoeuvres in Norway. They would race each other to a mountain top and the first one with camp set up won. The Norwegians consistenly would win with their Fjord horses on snowshoes packing everything up the mountain. The Canadians would use Bombadiers or early snowmobiles. We were sorry to hear when the Norwegian Army quite using horses. Top Canadian CDE competitiors, David and Christi Wharton have a beautiful barn set up in Kendal, Ont. Each box stall has a trap door that opens up to the underbarn conveyor belt that dumped all the bedding and manure behind the barn into the manure spreader. It takes just a few minutes to pick each stall and dump into the trapdoor. Christi had a choice between a new kitchen or the easier barn chores. Horses do tend to come first don't they. Our experiences with meadowbrooks has not been good. Sam was about 15 when we were at a Bill Long clinic in Washington state. She used her gelding Anvil's Klipper and the two wheeled cart for her lesson and after it was done her Dad took Klipper out practising hazards. On the flat at a good trot in a hard turn the cart flipped over. The next day Cathy Shives with their gelding Anvil's Ryder did the same thing in a flat hazard on a hard turn. That is when Orville started designing four wheel carriages. He said our daughter is not going to be competing in a two wheeled vehicle. Funny how small things can make big changes. Rattled on enough. Anita Unrau Anvil's Acres Norwegian Fjords "Disposition, Conformation, Versatility"
Re: Easy Boot Application
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.greatbasin.net/~sportssaddle/Easyboot.html > > Marsha - do you think even these methods would have held an easy > boot on draft-shaped feet? Depends I have no doubt that Karen could make the boots stay on anything, especially in relatively flat, dry Nevada. Whether *I* could make them stay on in the steep, clay-mud slime I have to deal with is unclear. ;-) Sleepy is very "talented" at stepping on anything that trails behind his front hooves. He has even managed to remove nailed-on shoes, when the farrier left a smidge too much pad sticking out behind! (He's OK in the summer; it's winter mud and cooped-in-the-corral-too-long "enthusiasm" that usually do in shoes.) However, yes, Easy Boots do stay on him a little better if I put a "sock" on under them (in my case, gauze wrap and duct tape). But, IMHO, that takes the "easy" out of using boots Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 30 mi SSE of San Francisco, Calif.
Re: aussie saddles
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear wcoli, sorry everytime i see your address i think of e. coli. nasty intestinal bacteria, anyway, in regards to the saddle. try aussie stock saddles out of malibu. they have lighter ones to and will measure and make a saddle to fit any horse, guarrenteed. denise
Re: winter shod
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alison, we use rim snow pads which leave the bottom of the foot open. the "HUF-GRIP" brand ia rim pad with a hollow tube which sets just inside of the shoe and it is attached to the flat portion which fits between the shoe and the hoof to hold it in place...nailed on along with the shoe. These work very well to pop the snow out, and also afford more traction than the full pads. Winter shoes have borium on them to give some traction. Putting the proper amount of borium in the right place is an art and many farriers in the warmer states/provinces don't have much experience with it. We don't want too much "stick" but enough to keep from slipping on ice. My two geldings have shoes on in the winter: Old Bjarne because he had lot of trouble with his feet when he had a bad shoulder infection and we have worked hard to get them in shape...His heels break down and get under-run without shoes and he is tender footed. Bjorken, My 15-2 hand gelding has rather flat feet that flare and his heels also tend to break down. Besides I like to ride him in the winter and it is much safer with the borium shoes and pads in our 6 months of snow and ice. The two mares, Stella and Anvil's Adel have wonderful feet, very well shaped a nice domed sole and don't generally need shoes. I have put shoes on Stella but I may never shoe Adel. (Mary, they have Line's wonderful feet!) However, they do get snowballs in some snow conditions and I have to hack the snow out with the claw side of a claw hammer. Another advantage of the Borium and Rim Pads! The rim pads, unfortunately, would not last long if the horses ran on gravel or dry hard ground. This is the reason I generally wait until snow falls in October before putting the borium and rim pads on them. So altho this system works great up here in my conditions it might not be as good in your conditions...It all depends on the conditions where you are. The rim pads we used this year are still good from last year. The newer ones that are the translucent plastic seem to hold up better than the black neoprene or rubber ones we used before. BTW, what does everybody pay for shoeing? My farrier does a regular shoeing (summer plates, no pads, no special clips,etc.) for $50 and trims for $25. Hi will come out and remove shoes that get bent, etc and replace them for no cost. He reset the winter borium shoes and pads also for $50 but has to charge extra when he makes a new pair of borium shoes and provides new pads. A set of 4 pads will cost $35 so new borium shoes and a new set of pads will run me about $100 per horse. The pads generally last the whole winter, maybe two, and the shoes usually last through two winters. He sometimes has to apply a little more borium and adjust the shape. Also, when the nail holes wear too big he will have to make a new shoe. Mine will require new borium shoes the next time, but this setting may last until spring..Their hooves grow very little this time of year and we don't run on pavement. I hope this explains our winter shoeing system...I'm sure it varies from place to place due to different conditions. Alison, I'm wondering why they had to pull the shoes on that horse that was down..why not just knock out the snow balls to get him up? Jean in balmy Fairbanks, Alaska, another +25F degree day...Shirt sleeve weather! At 12:55 PM 1/21/2000 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: Alison Barr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >I was always told that the reason not to shoe in the winter was that >they get really bad snowballs. I heard (second hand) about a horse that > god bad enough snowballs that he lay down and wouldn't get up until >they pulled his shoes. >For those thinking of relieving the problem using pads, remember that >the hoof can't breathe, Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: poop
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have three piles of poop going, so the first one has time to melt down and go on the yard or other low places. We have so much rain that the ground always seems to be shifting or washing away so plenty of spots to cover, Exposed tree roots etc. I am lucky to live on a 75 foot bank and so all limbs, cuttings and other vegetation goes over the bank. I constantly add dirt to the edge of the bank to keep it from eroding. Seems to me it takes about two years for the composting of a high (eight foot) pile. 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: winter shod
This message is from: "Carl & Sarah Nagel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trims in this area are $15.00 and $35 for shoes. Very reasonable prices, excellent care and information from my farrier. I don't know how much the borium winter shoes and pads would run, but I would expect to pay more since there is so much added time involved for the farrier. Right now all three are barefoot, actually only one of the three has ever worn shoes. I contemplated a pair of winter shoes for Ori, but decided that I probably wouldn't ride enough to make the cost worthwhile. We have three feet of standing snow right now and I haven't even been tempted to ride! It's wy to cold for me. LOL Sarah Nagel Sandpoint, ID -Original Message- From: Jean Gayle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Date: Friday, January 21, 2000 3:01 PM Subject: Re: winter shod >This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Jean I have not shod my horses for some time but for three trims I pay $45. >Pretty cheap but I think he is being kinder to long time customers. > > > >Jean Gayle >Aberdeen, WA >[Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" >Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] >http://www.techline.com/~jgayle >Barnes & Noble Book Stores > > >
MWFHC Winter Meeting/Clinic
This message is from: "Dave Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just a friendly reminder that the due date for the MWFHC Winter Meeting and Driving Clinic with Sharon Makaurat in Galena IL, is Feb. 1st. All dues must be paid by Feb. 1st as well. If anyone needs a registration form you may e-mail Pat Holland at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call her at 815 777-6008. She told me this is going to be the greatest event since the birth of Christ. Well I don't know about you but his is highest on my list, so I'm counting on a great clinic/meeting. There still is time to get in on this great event, but do get your forms in. Patti in Wisconsin, looked warm outside, but it wasn't. Sunny and sub zero today.
Re: aussie saddles
This message is from: "charlotte Hoek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Can someone give me an address of a place to price/buy one of the Aussie saddles that have been mentioned? Hi This my first time on the list, maybe this address can help you out: http://www.australian-gs.com.au/syd_hill/entrance/frame.htm Charlotte Hoek (the netherlands) __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: aussie saddles
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > dear wcoli, > sorry everytime i see your address i think of e. coli. nasty intestinal > bacteria, Denise, Rest assured, unlike my namesake, I am non-pathogenic. My family's "real" name (when my Dad's folks came over from italy) was Coccoli (sounds like Coke-o-lee). Apparently, my older brother used to take a lot of ribbing in grade school, and my folks decided to shorten it before I was born. Unfortunately, they didn't realize that they were choosing the species name for a common bacterium found in feces. And yes, I have heard that it's at least good that my first name wasn't Edward [:o). Thanks for the reference on the saddle. Bill
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #20
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/20/00 9:16:53 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << SORRY GAIL YOU THOUGHT THE "VANITY" MOMENT WAS SUCH A WASTE!! > >> It wasn't me. Gail Dorine who also thinks she's the only Gail. the only other one in school was a boy, spelled the same way.
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #20
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought the vanity moment was funny, but can't get over the feeling that the host was inserting some sort of "cookie", worm or other software that will cause problems down the road or send information about me to Bill Gates, Moammar Kaddafy, Jesse Helms or some other dangerous fanatic. Hope I'm wrong, but (and maybe more knowledgeable computer types can tell me if this is possible/accurate) I wonder if "having your picture taken" isn't like clicking on an "executable" (.exe).
Re: self cleaning barns
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear julie, that's gross but our old dog, blue, a blue-eyed cowdog/pit bull mix and the best dog ever, used to hang with the horses just to "catch a steamer," as my husband calls them. they must taste good, because he seemed to relish them. sadly he died last august and we miss him terribly. our two cairn terriers don't seem to to interested. one of them likes the goat raisans though. denise in SUNNY AND BREEZY, mokelumne hill, calif.
Fjord feet
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Farrier was just here - inspecting various horsey feet. He looked at Luisa and her colt (Odin, now 8 months) and pointed out that he believes that the 4 week trimming schedule Odin is on accounts for the fact that he has more rounded feet - better quality - than his mother. (He looks like one of those Fjords who will never need shoes right now). Can anyone else verify from their experience that consistent trimming when young yields better feet, long term? Allison - there are bad Fjord feet. Some are too drafty shaped - and ouchy when not shod. Gunthar's fronts have to be kept shod, even on pasture, or they spread out terribly. Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clicker List Web Site : http://clickryder.cjb.net
Re: Drains
This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Denise Delgado wrote: > thanks becky for your comments. your barn sounds great. i think i'll try a > dirt floor, topped with gravel then with rubber mats over. any water can go > through the cracks or out the edge. I have the Groundmaster mats, laid over stone dust in the stalls. The mats are made of a sort of lightly pebbled plasticy stuff with holes in, like an egg carton, the edges of the holes extend down a bit into the stone dust. The wet drains away very well. I like them a lot. The mats come in one piece which is sized to your stall so no seams, they are held down by pins you drive through a few of the holes all around the edges. The only downside is if you bed with straw, as in a foaling stall, the little foal feet can go down through the straw and make contact with the mat which is a bit slippery when they are cantering around the stall. So, in the foaling stalls I used rubber mats, which I also laid over packed stone dust. I got the Groundmaster mats from a company in Michigan, they advertise in the back of horse magazines. Lori A.
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #20
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 1/20/00 9:16:53 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Always thought " Ride, Till He's Dun " would be cute also. >> I dunno about that.
Re: aussie saddles
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Can someone give me an address of a place to price/buy one of the Aussie saddles that have been mentioned?
Re: Turlock auction
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > What are the dates of the Turlock Draft horse sale and auction please? Good question. The Northern California Driving Club's newsletter says it's March 9-10. Driving West says April 7-8. They both agree that one should contact Merlin Carlson at 209-668-1011 for details. Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 30 mi SSE of San Francisco, Calif.
Re: Drains
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> thanks becky for your comments. your barn sounds great. i think i'll try a dirt floor, topped with gravel then with rubber mats over. any water can go through the cracks or out the edge. never thought about the concrete floor stinking, but i guess it would if the manure and urine get stuck under there. helpful hints, thx, denise
Dave McWethy's visit to Minnesota
This message is from: "Tish Pasqual" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dave will be in the Minneapolis area the weekend of February 12 (his son will be looking at Carleton College as a possible school to attend), and was wondering if some kind of get together - perhaps a dinner somewhere? Potluck at my house (southwest Minneapolis)? could be organized. If things work out he may also be offering me some driving advice out at my farm. Any other driving/Fjord opportunities for him? Dave is also on the CD-L, so we may be having a cross-list event! Tish and Elph in Minneapolis
Easy Boot Application
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Have a look at this website. http://www.greatbasin.net/~sportssaddle/Easyboot.html Marsha - do you think even these methods would have held an easy boot on draft-shaped feet? Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clicker List Web Site : http://clickryder.cjb.net
Another Fjord? in art on the web
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914) http://www.cs.uit.no/~espensk/kittelsen/index-2.0.html Unfortunately, when I clicked on the horse drawing I only got half the image, but I could print the small image alone at: http://www.cs.uit.no/~espensk/kittelsen/svartedauen.gif >>><<< Meredith Sessoms >>><<< Soddy-Daisy. Tennessee. USA >>><<< Dorina & NFR Aagot
Alfalfa/aussie saddles
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry I have been off the list so long. Some pretty ntense family health crises'--still going on--visitors, still here, working with horses and getting my new traditional siamese breeding stock has kept me pretty busy. I do feed an alfalfa mix hay in the winter without overweight problems. I don't feed grain--except to put a dash of supplement into--so I like to have the extra protein in the winter. Also, In the past couple of years it has rained on the all grass hay and ruined it. So I would rather take my chances with alfalfa mix than moldy hay. One of the things I have done is for my hay to be analyzed for nutrition to check out the TDN. It's really neat to see just what you are feeding your horses. My husband uses an Aussie saddle and loves it. He doesn't rope so didn't feel the need for a western, and liked the secure feeling of the aussie saddle. He doesn't care at all for my all purpose. Lots of great stuff on the list. Enjoy reading it. Hey got a laugh the other day from a girl who wanted to use a picture of my stallion for her virtual horse. It's a little web club where kids have pretend horses and take them to pretend shows on the net. It's pretty cute. Glad she liked Joey. He is a lot of fun as a non-pretend horse too. Steve could you please send me your mailing address again. Ahem. Lost it. Misha Shota Fjords http://www.eoni.com/~mishamez
Hello Anita
This message is from: "Ursula Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good to have you back Anita.I always enjoy your stories and I wish you'd post moreso when are you going to write that book??? We need some of these stories on paper. Have you ever thought about writing while sitting in the truck on those long trips? UJ Ursula & Brian Jensen Trinity Fjords Box 1032 Lumby BC Canada V0E-2G0 http://okjunc.junction.net/~ujensen/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (250) 547-6303
Dun looking for names
This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] I've enjoyed the dun discussion and it brought back memories of my QH mare that I had as a kid. She was a dark gold buckskin and her registered name was "Cindy's Goldun," but I her called Goldy. Maybe I should have registered Tank as "Cynthia's Browndun" and continued the tradition! Dun commenting Cynthia Madden Omaha, Nebraska USA email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
self cleaning barns
This message is from: "Julie Will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, we don't exactly have a self cleaning barn, but we have 3 very willing dogs who do their best to help clean up the manure! Of course with 31 horses, they don't exactly make a dent in it. Hope I didn't spoil anyone's lunch! Julie, in cold upstate NY where we are expecting wind chills of 40 below tonight and the tractors won't start. : (
Easy Entry Replacement Wheels
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> While I'm refinishing my country cart this winter, I've been driving my metal easy entry cart. It's one of the common ones from Frontier with spoked pneumatic wheels. Anyway, several weeks ago Pferd took an unscheduled detour thru the woods to avoid some carnivorous cattle, and we ended up popping a spoke on a tree root. This was the incentive I needed to finally order a set of replacement wheels from Paul Milton. If anyone else has been thinking about these wheels, I'm writing to encourage you to go ahead and get them. The wheels I got are 34 inch diameter, replacing the 25 inch wheels that come on the cart. The wheels and spokes are solid steel, with sealed ball bearings, and they have a solid rubber buggy tire set in. The extra height gained by the larger diameter wheels is wonderful, although I don't sit as high as in my country cart, my eye-level is now well above Pferd's back, giving me a much better view of the road. In addition, the wheels roll much smoother than the old ones, and on our test drive yesterday, I had to hold Mr. P back because the wind blast in the cold air was causing my eyes to water too much. He's going to be able to really move this cart now. And one more benefit of the new wheels is they make this light, maneuverable cart show-legal. I intend to start using it in obstacle classes at pleasure shows. So once again, if you've thought about replacement wheels for your easy entry, I encourage you to go ahead and order them. (Paul's Web site is http://www.miltoncarriageworks.com, and you can see the wheels at the "Accessories" button). -- Steve McIlree -- Pferd & Skipper -- Omaha, Nebraska, USA The air of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. --Arabian proverb
Re: self-cleaning barns
This message is from: Debby Stai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wouldn't like the conveyor belt and the trap doors but what a wonderful idea about the jogging track around the stalls. I wonder how the horses in the stalls react when one goes jogging by? Like anything else, they adapt! Thanks for the ideas, yall keep them coming. Debby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I once visited a farm where they had a barn that was as close to > self-cleaning as any I can imagine. It was at Thornmar Farm in Maryland, a > TB nursery/training center. The barn was a Saratoga-style barn, with a > double row of stalls in the center, surrounded by an indoor jogging track, > like this: > ___ > / \ > I I__I__I__I__I__I I > I I__I__I__I__I__I I > \/ > The stalls had a trap-door in the floor at the back of the stalls, which > opened up to a conveyor belt running the whole length of the barn, and ending > up at a pit at one end, where trucks were pulled up under the end of the > belt, waiting to haul the muck away. WOW! I was so envious, but I bet it is > a maintenance nightmare - can you imagine all the little pieces of shavings > and stuff that end up jammed under the conveyor belt? > Jan, in Virginia, still mucking the old-fashioned way. >
self-cleaning barns
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I once visited a farm where they had a barn that was as close to self-cleaning as any I can imagine. It was at Thornmar Farm in Maryland, a TB nursery/training center. The barn was a Saratoga-style barn, with a double row of stalls in the center, surrounded by an indoor jogging track, like this: ___ / \ I I__I__I__I__I__I I I I__I__I__I__I__I I \/ The stalls had a trap-door in the floor at the back of the stalls, which opened up to a conveyor belt running the whole length of the barn, and ending up at a pit at one end, where trucks were pulled up under the end of the belt, waiting to haul the muck away. WOW! I was so envious, but I bet it is a maintenance nightmare - can you imagine all the little pieces of shavings and stuff that end up jammed under the conveyor belt? Jan, in Virginia, still mucking the old-fashioned way.
Re:Easy Boots
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi List, I haven't posted in some time, but I've been reading. I use easy boots. I haven't ever put shoes on my 2 boys. 5 & 7yrs. I trail ride mostly. We have been in MUD... rocks, rushing water, climbed threw brush etc. I haven't lost one yet. I started using them mainly because my horses hooves kept getting chipped up on the rocks and hard ground. They don't all fit perfect but they have a number of adjustments you can make to them. They go on easy and if you have the right tool ( a flat screwdriver works BEST) they come off like a dream too. I would recommend them highly. Aimee Day
Trying to get caught up
This message is from: Anita Unrau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Happy New Year to everyone on the Fjord List, I am trying to get caught up on four months of the Fjord Digest and enjoying all the different topics. Our nice quiet stay at home this fall disappeared as I spent 4 days a week in Vernon , which is about 2 1/2 hrs north of here and close to Brian and Ursula, helping my sisters to look after Mom. Now that she is gone and Orville has learnt to cook and do a small amount of house cleaning I can get back to our Fjord stuff. While reading the different messages and clicking on websites I came across Bud and Tillies "Dun Lookin" page and seen some of the old pictures. The picture of Harold Jacobsen with the mare Lise brought back memories. This was the same picture that Harold sent us and as a result we bought two mares and foals. Lise is one of two mares and we later sold her to Chip Lamb. Lise's daughter Else, sired by Dragtind was sold to a couple in Hawaii and was our first big export. With Lise open we trained her to drive when she was 12 or 14 years of age and used her in our six horse hitch. The picture's from Germany probably came from Rhinehold Eitenmuller. He went to school in Texas for awhile and while in N. America came and seen us. Must have been about 79 or 80. Eitenmuller's where/are Fjord breeders in then West Germany. Their stallion was Heino and they did alot of demos at Equitana, etc then. I think the sidesaddle picture must be from them as well. In March of 1981 Helena Kelement and Orville and I flew to Germany and met Rhinehold at Equitana and watched them do their demo for the event. Met a bunch of German breeders at that time but don't remember the names now. Helena bought her six fillies from Germany and we went on to Norway where Helena bought her stallion Halstien and we bought Rudaren. During that trip looking at stallions for sale we seen and took pictures of Gjest, Myrstein (who was our third choice), Norulv, (our second choice), and many others mentioned recently on the Fjord List. The Dutch Stallion Nordal is a full brother to Norulv. We seen him on the next trip to Europe to buy mares. We have never wavered on our first choice of Rudaren. He has done everything in our breeding program that we expected from him and his grand/great/ great-great grandchildern. Next spring will see the next generation being born.. The picture of Orville holding Rudaren was taken by me when we lived in Bergen, Alberta. The next picture Orville took while I held onto Rusten and was in front of our house, built by a Norwegian, in Bergen. Rusty, as we all affectionally call him, brings back lots of memories. He taught me the proper way to handle stallions when breeding and always forgave me my ignorance and mistakes. He would work for me on voice commands alone and always a perfect gentleman. Orville was working as a Mud Engineer in the Oil Patch and was gone most of the time. Still miss Rusty even though our breeding program is based on Rudaren bred to Rusty's sisters. A full brother George, who was our very first Fjord in 1973, is going to be 30 years young this year. I am going to try and get our web page done now that I am home and hope to be putting lots of our old pictures on it. Enjoyed seeing the pictures and reliving old memories of friends and Fjords. Anita Unrau Anvil's Acres Norwegian Fjords "Disposition, Conformation, Versatility" PS I to have a pet peeve about Confirmation being used for Conformation. See it all the time.
