Re: Fiskars Scissors
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just had to check out SAM'S club in here in Fairbanks, Alaska and found the Fiskars set also, priced at $14.47, not bad for way up here. Too bad I just bought the big softouch Fiskars at Michaels for $18.95...But just had to grab this set at SAM'S anyway, will save for later. CAn't pass up a bargain! I cut manes on three of my four Fjords yesterday and scraped and combed off great bunches of hair. The Ravens have been hauling it off to line their nests! I was covered with hair myself, and had little bits of cut mane even on my face! The horses looked fairly clean when I got done, but now have rolled in the melting manure piles in the corraland look like appys and pintos. Glad it will scrape off with the hair, hopefully the corrals will be dry before they finish shedding! Jean in melting Fairbanks, Alaska, where it was +47 yesterday and sunny! Snow sliding off the roof, water running down the driveway. >Hi all! I just returned from Sam's Club and I purchased the Fiskars 2 piece >set for $13.94. It includes the Soft-Touch scissors with another pair of >small "micro-tip" scissors for precise cutting. Both have blade sheaths as >well. > Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Trip West
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just got back from Montana picking up Raintree's Katya, a 7 year old mare I purchased from Phil Petty. She's great. Myself and two friends drove out to western Montana to meet Phil at a friends farm in Polson, MT to pick her up along two other Fjords. Ron and Kit Davis of Rokida Fjords are working with Phil to sell them (Heika and Paske are great horses if anyone is interested). While we were in Montana we took a short ride in the foothills of the Rockies to see how they would do. We had a nice ride and all three did fine, I think it had been awhile since they had been ridden. We met other horses in pastures and cars on the road and the three responded great. The next day we trailered them to the North Dakota Badlands area in Medora, ND (it took about twelve hours!) and stayed at a cabin right on the Little Missouri river. The cabin was about two miles from the Theodore Roosevelt National Park with hundreds of miles of trails to ride through the Badlands. I would highly recommend this place. We arrived after dark and there was a fire in the wood stove and some cowboy music on inside. There was a great little "western" video and book library too. If anybody is interested in the cabin particulars just e-mail me privately. The owner, Wally Owen was impressed with fjord horses and their build. He wanted pictures for his scrap book. He mentioned that some of the cast and crew of "The Horse Wisperer" stayed there during some filming and that a famous rancher died "right there in that bed" which made my friend Monica feel just great! We only rode about nine miles or so in the Badlands because we didn't want to stress the horses too much but what a great ride it was. When we were saddling up a herd of Bison came through and we ducked into a small corral to "wait it out" and the horses were sure interested in those "big ugly cows". We also rode through a few Prairie dog towns, rode past a small herd of wild horses and saw plenty of other wildlife. We all liked going up and down through the creek beds, some of the washouts were 20 to 30 feet deep and the horses would canter up the other side when we let them. The footing out there is all hard pack clay and was very easy on the horses feet. We decided that we would definitely go back and ride here again. Medora is a quaint little town but based on tourism only. Nothing is open at this time of the year. (There was a "Summer" beer list and a "Winter" beer list in the only open bar and grill but the food was excellent. The locals are working on stringing a bunch of cabins together along the Wa Na Hey trail for a Bed and Breakfast type thing for horse people. Can't wait for that! Unfortunately we had to come the rest of the way home (another 12 hour drive) drop off the two mares at Ron and Kit's along the way, which had by then become "mine" too but I did get to see Rokida's Jacob, their new 2 yr. old stud. What a looker! We will probably breed him to one of our mares this spring. Can't wait to see what he does at the Blue Earth evaluation. We got home around 9:00 in the evening and did some preliminary introductions, put Katya in a paddock and went to bed. 6 days, 3000 miles, 17 fill ups for $488.00 in gas and lot's of great memories and pictures. Mark McGinley Mariposa Farm Washburn, WI
Re: Fjords & classical dressage
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anneli, re Tere a tere, Would this be a bit similar to the movements before the lavade (sp?) or am I totally off. I have watched the younger horses before they learn the leap in to the air and they do a backward movement that does resemble an unsteady canter? I do not believe I have seen this at Prix level??? Out of my garden on this one. 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
$$ oops
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> well, it finally happened to me.. had assorted mail waiting and thought I was replying to a friend regarding the "money can't buy item," not the FJ-list, so never "trimmed" it and got off topic... etc. sorry. Ruthie, nw mt.
Re: Joke: Money Isn't Everything
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> HA HA, that's cute (at bottom) I just saw a quote that said, maybe "money can't buy happiness," but it sure keeps your kids in touch! =) Ruthie At 09:43 AM 03/31/2000 -0500, you wrote: >This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> A thought...Money Isn't Everything >>> >>> Money can buy a house >>> but not a home. >>> Money can buy a bed >>> but not sleep. >>> Money can buy a clock >>> but not time. >>> Money can buy a book >>> but not knowledge. >>> Money can buy food >>> but not an appetite. >>> Money can buy position >>> but not respect. >>> Money can buy blood >>> but not life. >>> Money can buy medicine >>> but not health. >>> Money can buy sex >>> but not love. >>> Money can buy insurance >>> but not safety. >>> You see, money is not everything. >>> >>> Therefore, if you have too much, please, send it to me, immediately. >>> I will accept checks, money orders and cash >>> Have a great day!!! > > > > > >
Fiskars Scissors
This message is from: "Sarah Vogeley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all! I just returned from Sam's Club and I purchased the Fiskars 2 piece set for $13.94. It includes the Soft-Touch scissors with another pair of small "micro-tip" scissors for precise cutting. Both have blade sheaths as well. Now I have no excuse!!! Thank you for the tip!!! _ Sarah Vogeley New Forest Farm Charlottesville, VA
Joke: Money Isn't Everything
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> A thought...Money Isn't Everything >> >> Money can buy a house >> but not a home. >> Money can buy a bed >> but not sleep. >> Money can buy a clock >> but not time. >> Money can buy a book >> but not knowledge. >> Money can buy food >> but not an appetite. >> Money can buy position >> but not respect. >> Money can buy blood >> but not life. >> Money can buy medicine >> but not health. >> Money can buy sex >> but not love. >> Money can buy insurance >> but not safety. >> You see, money is not everything. >> >> Therefore, if you have too much, please, send it to me, immediately. >> I will accept checks, money orders and cash >> Have a great day!!!
New life in ND
This message is from: "Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, we had a beautiful filly born last night around midnight. Ingrid was sneaky as always and foaled while I took a snooze for a couple of hours. So nice to have a new fluffy white baby around , and mare and foal are just fine!! Heidi, who lost her foal last month is jealous and will have to view from afar for quite a while. Heidi is looking and feeling good. Like my vet said, " Janne, any other breed and she would have been one dead horse!!" In light of all the circumstances, that is a great compliment and promo for fjords, I'd say.!! Back to the barn, cannot ever get enough of the continous miracles of life!! PS: I was gone for a week, and somehow my server was down while gone, so if anyone contacted me on the geldings we have for sale. PLEASE e.mail me again if I missed you!!! Janne in ND where the sunrise was magnificent this am, and tho it is now cloudy, the sun shines in our barn!!
New foal
This message is from: "Julie Will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Milli gave us a lovely grey filly this evening. Milli is a Gramann daughter, and the sire is an Erlend son. Lots of grey in the pedigree. Haven't named her yet...will be a "V" name, to be announced tomorrow. Mom and baby doing great! Julie at Old Hickory Farm
Evaluations???
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Probably an odd question but Are there any Evaluations being done in the Northeast any time this year? Aimee Day
SV: Fjords & classical dressage
This message is from: "Anneli Sundkvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean wrote: >>What is tere a tere??? >> Tére à tére (or it might be spelled 'terre') is a two-beat canter. It can be performed backwards! If you imagine a serie of very 'low' levades/pesades - there it is. Anneli
