Re: Web site award
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congratulations! It is a nice website, with great horses. You did good. Pamela
Re: fjords and dressage...
This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] -, I too, wondered what that was. Hope you can satisfy our curiosity. Carol M. Jean Gayle wrote: This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] . What is that face piece of harness? Jean it is against flies around the eyes you can hang it on the front it are long pieces of leather or fabric don't you have that in America ??? I ride Hansje every summerday with it Marion, Holland
Re: FC Gwendellin
This message is from: Lori Albrough [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sarah Vogeley wrote: Yesterday, I drove 200 miles (one way) to the trainers to drive my 3 year old white dun filly, Gwen, for the first time. Congratulations Sarah, sounds like she is doing just great! I will be interested to read the others response to your question re halting and standing. What I do is just keep correcting them if they move, and don't ask for too much at first. If you can get 10 seconds, great, ask for a walk and move on. Build it from there, second-by-second. Structure it so it is easy for them to do the right thing. I figure building attention span is like building up any muscle, start small and easy and go from there. Lori Albrough Moorefield, Ontario
A New Subscriber
Hello. There's a lady who is interested in buying a fjord, and I've been kind of helping her find the right people to connect with. She's been trying to subscribe to the list for several days now, with no success. Can you help her? Her email is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for your help. It's always nice to get new fjord enthusiasts! Pamela
Re: fjords and dressage...
This message is from: carol j makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I too, wondered what that was. Hope you can satisfy our curiosity. Carol M. Jean Gayle wrote: This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Ingrid that was a great picture of Barbara. I do not know her but she is obviously having a great time. What is that face piece of harness? 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 -- Built FJORD tough Carol M. On Golden Pond
Re: fjords and dressage...
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Ingrid that was a great picture of Barbara. I do not know her but she is obviously having a great time. What is that face piece of harness? 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
FC Gwendellin
This message is from: Sarah Vogeley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yesterday, I drove 200 miles (one way) to the trainers to drive my 3 year old white dun filly, Gwen, for the first time. I first rode her for a while, and she is coming along quite well under saddle. All the distractions at the farm were enough to put any horse on edge, but she wasn't phased a bit... After the ride, I hitched her up with the trainer, Pam Umberger, to a metal jog cart. She doesn't care a bit about the pulling or about the breeching putting pressure on her rear end... She drove us around for about an hour, in a small ring while the trainer gave three beginner riders a lesson at the same time in the same ring (while sitting next to me in the cart)! I was amazed that Gwen didn't care that the trainer was shouting out cues to the riders, while I was driving Gwen all around them! All in all, she did quite well in harness, but she still needs quite a bit of polishing in standing still at the halt. If anyone has any ideas on what exercises I can do with her to encourage a good HALT, I would love to hear them. I realize that she is young still, and she still has that excess energy of a youngster at times, but I want to be sure that I am doing everything I can to encourage proper harness manners, and standing still is very important. Gwen will stand well with a header, but if she is alone, she prefers to fidget after a few seconds of being still. Also, I have the issue of not owning a metal jog cart at home. All I have is my new Meadowbrook Cart. I wondered if there is anything I can do to have a smooth transition from a lighter jog cart, to pulling a heavy Meadowbrook. Any suggestions? Just wanted to share my news! _ Sarah Vogeley New Forest Farm Charlottesville, VA
Fjord Liquidation
This message is from: misha nogha [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well not totally liquidation but I am selling off half my herd at some VERY good prices---especially to Fjord breeders or Fjord homes. I have for sale, well broke 15 year old gelding 14.2 hands but for intermediate rider, yearling gelding, gentle but energetic, four year old mare, just started, 15 year old broodmare, broke to drive and this year's foal in included in the price, and weanling colt foal who has absolutely killer conformation, friendly, will be tall and is a total sweetie. Email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Misha Shota Fjords http://www.eoni.com/~mishamez
Fjords for Sale
This message is from: Bushnell's [EMAIL PROTECTED] I hope some of you will keep us in mind if you have inquiries about Fjords for sale. (I recall Amy, or Tillie, asking for sale references) Our farm is 17 miles east of Bonners Ferry, ID,in the corner of northwest MT. ~~~ Bushwhacker Fjords announcing FJORDS FOR SALE: We have four Fjord fillies this spring which can be sold as weanlings, also a colt out of Quad-L's Teal (Dustin's first daughter). These are all out of A2Z Thorson who is a Gjest and Ylanda grandson. The colt is a perfect Fjord speciman and handled daily. A2Z Thorson fillies include two out of mares whose sire is Rokida's Nicholas, a gray who won both classes;Stallions over 4 years and Grand Stallion at Blue Earth last year. One mare has Rusten and Teal lineage. One is out of Opal. Our Fjords for sale include these 4-year old mares who have been bred back to A2Z Thorson, but are being sold as singles. This is as good a deal as you'll find anywhere. Two of them have been under saddle and driven. Also, If you have an Arab friend you might mention to them that we also have two of the finest Egyptian Arabians in the northwest for sale. They both have outstanding movement. One out of Black Jacque, one an exceptional trail horse that rides like a dream! Write or phone for details: 406-295-5050, Gene and Ruth Bushnell
Re: packing fjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Driving around in the outskirts of Las Cruces as the base of the Organ Mountains, I saw behind a trailer a group of horses with -- doing a doubletake -- four fjords amongst them. I stopped and talked to the guy. In the summertime he lives in Santa Fe and runs packing trips for tourists and the fjords are used to carry packs and one is his personal riding horse. he says he likes them because all of a sudden everything comes to a stop and he turns around and there is a fjord with its pack upside down on its belly, so it just stopped, where any other horse would have taken off and gone nuts. He got them from the original NM bunch up in Taos. Very strange to run into fjords in the middle of the desert. The heat doesn't seem to bother them much, maybe a little lazier -- with my girls it's hard to tell (vbg). Gail in Las Cruces
just a lovely day
This message is from: Tish Pasqual [EMAIL PROTECTED] My son's school had interim yesterday, where parents volunteer to teach mini classes to small groups of students. So I volunteered to teach a bit of horse care, and mostly used it as an excuse to play - and it was FUN! Three very horse mad 11 year old girls (and my son) and I went out to visit Elphie. He is in a dry lot by himself, poor guy (and still getting a bit too much), but he was very happy to see us. I had his halter and lead rope when we went out to the field to get him, so one after the other the kids took turns getting on bareback and then we all raced around the field together. The kids kind of surrounded him and he would go at whatever pace they went, sort of like we were a herd together. Then we went into the barn and they loved him up, brushed, trimmed, groomed that out of control tail, and we did some clicker training. Then out to the riding ring for some more bareback riding. He absolutely loved it, and I got to feel like I was 11 again. Of course we were filthy by the time we got back to school (late for the bus, had to drive them home), muddy, and I actually needed a bit of a nap! but it was glorious, and I so appreciate this breed - he really rose to the occasion, and for a three year old was amazingly rock solid and very receptive to what we wanted to do. Smiling Tish and Elph in Minneapolis
