Re: folks
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/11/00 9:38:14 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Besides the best thing about the place is how few people are there to muck it up, so stop encouraging folks. ;) >> But if you have to have folks -- and there's no stopping them, unfortunately -- they might as well be horse folks! Catron County is the third biggest county in the USA and has 2500 people and 25,000 cows. Perfect odds. Gail in Las Cruces
Re: Fjords in the news
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 04:39 PM 7/11/00 -0500, you wrote: This message is from: "Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi there, just thought I'd throw this adress in for anyone interested in seeing an article written about our fjords in the Grand Forks Herald, ND today. At the bottom of the article in the paper the journalist added info on the NFHR and it's website, great promo for us all. And also there were these cute photos of cute horses and cute little norwegian boys, ha. www.northscape.com/content/gfherald/2000/7/11/local/SF711/HORSES.htm That link doesn't work but this one should: http://web.northscape.com/content/gfherald/2000/07/11/local/SF711HORSES.htm Nice article Janne Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Registrar Voice 716-872-4114 FAX 716-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #187
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/11/00 2:03:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I asked the other day if Fjords are, as a rule bomb proof. any comments? Anything I can do to make mine less spooky before I begin to ride him? >> I don't look on any horse as being bomb proof. You never know when they might get zinged by a stinging bug, or something out of the blue startles them. But my fjords are definitely a lot closer to bomb proof than any horse I've had before. They startle in place, for the most part, or may take a step away from what startles them. But I've never had one do a 180 on me, or rear, or shy uncontrollably sideways. The best way I can think of to desensitize him before you ride him is to go for long walks with him, into woods, by large bodies of water. Get him used to trailers, cars, trucks, planes and trains if you can. By the time you are riding him he will be "been there, done that", for the most part. Pamela
Re: New to the list
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> listers, to those people who were interested in my show saddle and barrel racing saddles.i misplaced your email addresses. please get back to me privately and i will send photos. i took them and have them in my computer ready to send. i am sorry, but we are in the middle of packing and moving etc. very hectic times here. denise delgado
Fjords in the news
This message is from: "Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi there, just thought I'd throw this adress in for anyone interested in seeing an article written about our fjords in the Grand Forks Herald, ND today. At the bottom of the article in the paper the journalist added info on the NFHR and it's website, great promo for us all. And also there were these cute photos of cute horses and cute little norwegian boys, ha. www.northscape.com/content/gfherald/2000/7/11/local/SF711/HORSES.htm Janne, famous in ND, - yeah right. :) PS some of the info was NOT out of my mouth, buty that is quite normal in the media, or what?? :)
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #187
This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I wonder if there was a digest sent out on the 11th of July. If so, I did not get it. My hubby was out riding yesterday and suddenly his horse bowed his neck...hubby looked down and there was a little skunk...all set to fire ...which he did. ROTFLMAO. Phe what a stink...got his duster, , Sundances front leg, hubbys left boot and stirrup leather, as well as part of the girth. We sprayed everything with Oxyfresh and crossed our fingers. Leaving everything out to air. Guess there are bugs everywhere!It makes for miserable riding although with our cool damp weather, the deer flies the last few days are not so bad . I don't think I would care for the centipedes. I do not mind bugs in general but hate the biting ones. Not because I am scared but I (like everyone else hate to get bit) LOL. Or crawled on! I asked the other day if Fjords are, as a rule bomb proof. any comments? Anything I can do to make mine less spooky before I begin to ride him? So far he is scared of very little. (I hope this is a natural trait of the breed?)Sue (Desert Storm's mom)
Re: brag alert
This message is from: "Holly Bullard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks! i'm so proud! :-) -- On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 16:35:28 Northhorse wrote: >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >In a message dated 7/11/00 12:22:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< I bought a horse! he's a gorgeous quarter horse >> > >Congratulations! What a wonderful mother to buy a horse for you, even if it >isn't a fjord! Have fun with him. > >Pamela > *** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. http://www.chickshops.com boutique shopping from chickclick.com ***
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #188
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/11/00 1:33:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << > > She kissed her horse and said to him, > > "Oh, Sweetheart, are you hurt?" > > He'd scratched his nose a little bit- > > The memory burns me yet- > > She left me trampled in the dirt, > > And ran to call the vet! >> It's scary cause it rings so true!! Pamela
Re: brag alert
This message is from: "Holly Bullard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> He's trained! very! and i'm going to train him in dressage!he's 13 years old, his registered name is Tennessee Gigolo! but his barn name is Gig(pronounced as jig), and yes i do just love to talk horses!Are you all from around troy, Mt? i'm wondering because i'm originally from libby! hence how i got into fjord... -- On Tue, 11 Jul 2000 13:39:08 Bushnell's wrote: >This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >At 06:15 AM 07/12/2000 +1100, you wrote: >>This message is from: "Holly Bullard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> I bought a horse! he's a gorgeous quarter horse (i wanted an fjord, but >my mom wouldn't buy me one!) gelding, with a blaze and a sock on his front >left foot. He's about 16.2hh and is a sorrel >> >HOLLY, THAT'S WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing your joy with us Fjord folk. >He's a big guy eh? I'm wondering if he's trained, how old he is, what's his >name, etc. (don't you love to talk horses!?!) > >May he be all that you had hoped for! Ruthie, NW MT > > *** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. http://www.chickshops.com boutique shopping from chickclick.com ***
Re: New to the list
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Remi, You've certainly come to the right place! Welcome to this list. I've learned things about fjords here that I would never have found out if I hadn't joined. A great place to go to is the NFHR website, you probably already know about it, but if not it is: www.NFHR.com You'll find barns in your area, events going on in your area and more. Pamela
Re: Sweet itch
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/11/00 11:32:55 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Thanks...I have forwarded the information to the folks with the mare that suffers from Sweet itch. >> Oh good. I hope it works for them. Let me know if they have any success. Pamela
Re: brag alert
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/11/00 12:22:17 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I bought a horse! he's a gorgeous quarter horse >> Congratulations! What a wonderful mother to buy a horse for you, even if it isn't a fjord! Have fun with him. Pamela
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #188
This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is a little poem you might enjoy. >From Sue in N.B. > > : > > > > DANDY DARLIN' > > > > My wife, she has a Quarter Horse > > With flaxen mane and tail. > > She thinks he is the finest thing > > That ever jogged a rail. > > His name is Dandy Darlin.' > > And if the truth I tell, > > That fancy, pampered Quarter Horse > > Has made my life pure hell. > > My wife she used to cook for me, > > And serve it with champagne, > > But now she'd rather feed that horse > > And fix his special grain. > > He dresses better than I do, > > With blanket, wraps and ties. > > My wardrobe's so neglected, > > That I attract the flies! > > She rides him every morning, > > She grooms him half the night; > > The last time that she kissed me, > > Was just to be polite. > > One day my wife was shopping, > > She'd gone down to the mall, > > And fancy, pampered Darlin' > > Was standing in his stall. > > He looked so smug and sassy > > That I began to grin. > > I'd saddle that fat sucker, > > And took him for a spin. > > I've wondered since, if cues I gave > > He might have misconstrued, > > For when I climbed aborad that horse, > > He rightly came unglued! > > He bucked and spun and snorted fire > > And flung me through a fence. > > I saw big stars and lost six teeth > > That I ain't heard from since. > > The wife came home and found me, > > A-lyin' in the dirt. > > She kissed her horse and said to him, > > "Oh, Sweetheart, are you hurt?" > > He'd scratched his nose a little bit- > > The memory burns me yet- > > She left me trampled in the dirt, > > And ran to call the vet!
Re: brag alert
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 06:15 AM 07/12/2000 +1100, you wrote: >This message is from: "Holly Bullard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I bought a horse! he's a gorgeous quarter horse (i wanted an fjord, but my mom wouldn't buy me one!) gelding, with a blaze and a sock on his front left foot. He's about 16.2hh and is a sorrel > HOLLY, THAT'S WONDERFUL! Thanks for sharing your joy with us Fjord folk. He's a big guy eh? I'm wondering if he's trained, how old he is, what's his name, etc. (don't you love to talk horses!?!) May he be all that you had hoped for! Ruthie, NW MT
brag alert
This message is from: "Holly Bullard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I bought a horse! he's a gorgeous quarter horse (i wanted an fjord, but my mom wouldn't buy me one!) gelding, with a blaze and a sock on his front left foot. He's about 16.2hh and is a sorrel *** chickclick.com http://www.chickclick.com girl sites that don't fake it. http://www.chickmail.com sign up for your free email. http://www.chickshops.com boutique shopping from chickclick.com ***
2 - 4year geldings for sale in SE Michigan
This message is from: Dolph Courchaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We are offering two - 4 year old geldings for sale. Please see them on our new web page. www.fjordworld.com/freistadt click on the 'for sale' button. Thanks Dolph & Brook Courchaine Freistadt Fjords Saline Michigan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: New to the list
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Remi and welcome to the list. I hope you will enjoy your young fjord. I started out with an anglo Arab with much glitz and style. Crowd pleaser etc. Then bred for and got a huge Trakehner/thoroughbred (too much thoroughbred as I aged) who was very brilliant and a judge pleaser. Then bred for and got a warm blood mare and now have my quiet fjord. Not always. My point is that after Arabs a fjord may seem pretty laid back but he can give you all the brilliance, see Wez and Anne Appleby, if you take the time to train it into him. He will be a crowd pleaser by his very appearance, lovable. Best of luck 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
New Web Site; Advertisement
This message is from: Dolph Courchaine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Announcing a new web site www.fjordworld.com Hello all, I havent contributed recently to the list but have been listening in on all messages. A number of them, related to marketing & selling Fjords seemed to speak directly to something I have been working on over the past two months. I built the above site which offers web site building and hosting for Fjord Breeders. I did this for a couple reasons, one I wanted a place for our farm's web site and two I think more breeders should have web sites, but not have to worry about building or hosting them. Until now, for breeders that want to have a web site, there are really only two options; 1) as part of your internet service such as AOL, Geocities, etc build a site with a set of tools provided by these companys and host it on their sites. Usually this is free. You have seen these types of sites. The have long URLs and advertisements are plastered all over them. The building of the sites allows for little flexibility. 2) The other option is to find a web developer and web hosting company to build your site, register your web address (if it's available), and host the site. This is involves paying a lot of money for something that doesn't make sense to the smaller type breeding operation which most of us are. My solution, attempts to bridge this gap. I am attempting to do option number two, but to make it available to other breeders so that the costs can be spread out over a number of us. The other difference is that I am doing the web page building myself. I am an ex-computer programmer that is upgrading my computer skills by learning this html/web stuff. Unfortunately, I am not a graphic artist or marketing wiz, so the pages might seem a bit bland in comparison to the more snazzy commercial web sites. Please check it out and see what you think? Give me your comments both good & bad. I hope it's a service that will be useful. Dolph Courchaine Webmaster- www.fjordworld.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] and Dolph & Brook Courchaine Freistadt Fjords Saline MI www.fjordworld.com/freistadt [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] don't worry both addresses route to one location
Re: Sweet itch
This message is from: "Julie Will" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks...I have forwarded the information to the folks with the mare that suffers from Sweet itch. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:01 PM Subject: Re: Sweet itch > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > The topic of sweet itch just came up on the Classical Riding list today. > Must be a timely topic. Somebody said that they made a mixture, one part > citronella oil, five parts water. Shake it, mix it and apply it. Her mare > was cured completely and the midges stayed away. I remember somebody was > looking for a home for a mare with sweet itch. Maybe this remedy (and that > on the website) would be of some use, and they could possibly be able to keep > their mare? > > Pamela
Re: New to the list
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everyone, I'm new to list and hope I'm posting properlyif not will someone please feel free to mail me and clue me in to the proper way. I am a long time horse owner.and first time Fjord owner as of the end of May. I lost a 1/2 Arab gelding last fallhe was replaced by a 2 year old now geldingregistered name "Prairie Duster". I'm training him from the ground now to drive and will train to ride next year. I board with a friend who has 5 Arabs and live in Michigan. I joined the list to get training tips concerning this breed and would love to know if there are any shows in Midwest area of the US. I look forward to learning through you all and hope at one point I can actually contribute some useful information. Remi
SV: Sweet itch
This message is from: "Anneli Sundkvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here in Sweden, there is a company that makes turn-out blankets for horses that suffer from sweet itch. The blankets cover the horses completly and the material is a water-proof and but 'breathes'. But, is there really a way to cure sweet itch? I thought that alltough the sickness only occur in certain environments (which is the reason why sweet itch is pretty common in Icelandic horses, but there are no cases in Iceland), it is a disease that is in the horse's genes. I think that Shetland pony stallions that suffers from sweet itch will have they breeding license withdrawn here. Regards Anneli * Anneli Sundkvist Department of Archaeology & Ancient History Uppsala University St. Eriks Torg 5 S-753 10 Uppsala Sweden Phone: +46-18-4712082 (dept.) +46-18-553627 (home)
Re: No bugs, few snakes, tiny winter
This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] OK, i'll take the centipedes. i'm still looking for a job in new mexico. the big plus - low humidity! (among other things) typing one handed temporarily. i apologize in advance for brevity & license in writing style, (9 days until cast comes off, then the therapy so i can hold reins again!) Cynthia Madden, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Sweet itch
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The topic of sweet itch just came up on the Classical Riding list today. Must be a timely topic. Somebody said that they made a mixture, one part citronella oil, five parts water. Shake it, mix it and apply it. Her mare was cured completely and the midges stayed away. I remember somebody was looking for a home for a mare with sweet itch. Maybe this remedy (and that on the website) would be of some use, and they could possibly be able to keep their mare? Pamela
Sweet itch
This message is from: "Meredith Sessoms" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I found this article on sweet itch at the EquiSearch site: http://equisearch.com/newsroom/articles/sweet-itch06-00.html Meredith Sessoms Tooksend Art Moulton Alabama USA
