Re: Since you asked....about the Libby Show
This message is from: Starfire Farm, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ursula Jensen wrote: This message is from: Ursula Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lauriesince you asked about Libby let me tell you that you were sorely missed...whenever I was looking for a photographer he/she was not to be found...oh well, I'm hoping that 'someone' took a few pictures along the way and is willing to share... Ditto that one, for me. Your photographic skills were missed, Laurie. Hope you're doing well. Sunday was Obstacle Driving and there were enough entries to split the pairs and singles and we had a drive-off in the morning... Brian had the best time for the pairs but had a ball down so Orville Unrau took the pairs by fractions of sec. Orville was driving a pair of three year old mares which had been brought down from the mountain only one month prior (after Blue Earth.) They were in snaffle bits and were amazingly well matched. I understand that both were very green prior to coming off the mountain. Well done, Orville! I drove BDF John Arthur and BDF Magnum in their second go at a cones course, ever. They were great together. Had a little difficulty with a short (5 meter?) serpentine, which we walked, but we went clean with a decent time. I thought that we had beaten Jeff Pederson with his pair (after Orville's 1st and Brian's second place) but was informed, by Jeff, that that he had, indeed, driven better than I and had third place. Now, Jeff and Lisa, where's the proof? ;-) So, I may have to send my ribbon to Utah. Sorry Jeff, that it was already packed tight when you told me (yea, right ;-) John and Magnum took second place to Brian Jensen's pair in the Team Pleasure driving. I was very proud of the boys, as they had to work very hard and long at the extended trot. They worked well together, for being a new team. John keeps trying to show Magnum how to do it. Magnum is finally catching on. Poor Magnum was not only included in the team competition, he had to compete in Open Western Pleasure (1st place,) Open English Pleasure (5th place) Single horse pleasure driving (5th place) and the Log Skid (1st place.) Anyone, feel free to correct me - it's all such a blurr. There was some stiff competition in the Log Skid. Brian Jensen and I each touched a cone with our first horses, he with Nejsa and me with John Arthur. Pat Malloy and Allen Quimby both had smokin' scores. Then a raw rookie, Steve Gioia, did a great job with his mare, Vind, but touched a cone. Then along comes Brian with Sambar and a 37 second run. Well, I was not expecting to have Magnum win in the Log Skid, as I had intended to drive him carefully so as to not be eliminate by stepping out of the boundary line (as we had in the Team Log Skid.) So I just let Magnum go at his own pace, but he was so with me during that run. It was smooth, felt easy and very slow. I was amazed when they announced the time! I don't think we'll be able to do better. As for the riding britches, well, we had so many tack changes that I didn't have time to change from the previous class. I expect to see Brian in a full body suit next year. Less wind resistance, eh? Maybe one of those new fangled Olympic swim suits? Hm. How would that look with the loafers and the hat? The win in the Log Skid cemented Magnum as the 2000 Versatility Award winner. Boy am I proud of him! He was such a trooper, never asked me why do we have to do this? He just says, Okay, whatever you want. He's such a wonderful boy. John, in the meantime, took Sandy's mom, Sue, in the Novice Pleasure Driving, where they placed third. He also took my mom in the Fabulous Forties class, where they won second place. Lisa Pederson and I drove our pairs in the Ladies Cart class. I think Lisa took second place to Ursula's first? Beautiful pair, beautifully driven. Ursula worked her you know what off to get her boy, Raynor, prepared for his classe. She did a great job. You'd hear a strong clip clop clip clop of horse hooves coming down the road, and, sure enough, it was Raynor burning off some of his youthful energy. It was great to see all of the pairs driving around everywhere! So much fun! Then Brian with the Four, and of course, the whatchamacallit hitch. What a hoot! Woody Hoopes was constantly lunging three horses abreast to get ready for his classes. And, oh yea, the Malloy's daughter (I think she's eight years old) did an incredible job driving their pair, in the buckboard, to win the junior driving class. She could really drive those horses! There was an awful lot going on. Our friend Cheryl Gioia won the Adult costume class riding her mare Vind, who was wearing a refridgerator box painted like a F(j)ORD car, complete with a fjord license plate and Firestone tires. Her entry was, of course Have you driven a fjord lately? In the Kid's costume class the Pearson's Toby had his very own cheering section for the costume class, with someone
Re: Update on Herbert pony
This message is from: Denise's [EMAIL PROTECTED] dear debbie, if they are persimmons, they are very bitter and tannic until they are ripe. they turn a beautiful orange color. around here the racoons, deer, squirrels, possums and people eat them. my husband even gives them to our aussie dog when they are squisshy-ripe. he loves them. don't be surprised if your pony developes a taste for them. they are really sweet when ripe like a banana. btw they make great cookies, breads and xmas puddings. denise in northern calif.
MARE - priced to sell
This message is from: Donna Tauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List I am getting completely out of horses , so I regretfully have my mare still for sale : SAME GREAT HORSE BUT PRICE GREATLY REDUCED FOR QUICK SALE $2500.00 NFH Gracie (NFHR registered DNA typed) DOB 6-12-93. 14HH. Bloodlines include Astrix Sungaard . 6 months professional training in western trail riding and singles driving in 1997. Bred to MVF Ravel in 1997 - super easy breeder and super easy foaling . Produced excellent colt in 1998 . Currently open . Hardly used in 1998 1999 , but she recently had a tune-up in riding from a trainer . She's been ridden and driven much more this summer and she's going great. Email or call if interested Donna Tauscher Colstrip , MT (406)748-2262 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Update on Herbert pony
This message is from: Debby Stai [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think we've found out it is a persimmon tree/trees. They are fairly common around here and I've found a picture and the description is pretty on target. Another Fjord owner on the list thought thats what it was and I have a just found friend that does landscaping and has grown up here and he'll be able to tell me. Just by the look of Herberts manure, he probably only ate one, but they are just now starting to ripen in fact many are still green, so don't know if he'll acquire a taste. We have deer on the property and if the pony will leave the fruit alone I'd rather leave them for the deer as I've been told they really like them. We'd had wild plum and the pony left them alone. None of the other horses have messed with them. But the pony/horses come first so if the trees have to go, they will. The people we'd bought this place from had horses and never mentioned the trees. I'm just hoping he ate the one and decided he didn't like the taste. They sure are a worry. Thanks. Debby Denise's wrote: This message is from: Denise's [EMAIL PROTECTED] dear debbie, maybe they are loquats. is the leaf shaped like a long pointed oval and divided down the center? where do you live? how big is the fruit? denise glad to hear your boy is ok. - Original Message - From: Debby Stai [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 5:35 AM Subject: Update on Herbert pony This message is from: Debby Stai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Herbert is fine, I'm sure it was this fruit. If anyone can tell me what they think it is and its affect on horses, maybe he just got a bad one. If they are bad, then they'll have to come down, we got this place just to be able to have the horses out, for them. We have the nice house, they get a nice safe pasture. I took my husband out and we found a very few ripe ones on the ground, most are still in the trees and still green. When ripe, its a very pretty orange. Busted it open and it smells just like an apricot, very sweet smelling, we didn't taste it, with about six or so of these seeds in it. The outside of the fruit is a little fuzzy, not much. Anyone know? I'll have to research this definetly before they start falling. Any chance this taught the pony an important lesson? Thanks for any help. Debby
Re: Give Credit Where Credit is Due - BDF JOHN ARTHUR BDF MAGNUM at Libby -
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Rivoire) Hello Everybody from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia - First of all . . . . Thanks Ursula for the interesting posting on Libby. Congratulations to you and Brian for some great driving. Wish I'd been there this year. You mentioned the driving competition getting fierce at Libby. Well I guess. . . with an FEI driver like Orville Unrau. Were there any levels other than Novice and Open at Libby? Somehow it doesn't seem fair for Training or Preliminary Level drivers competing against World-Class drivers. Orville Unrau has competed in a World Championship, hasn't he? What do you think? On the other hand, it must have been fun to have him back at Libby, and to have the opportunity to compete against him. ~~~ Ursula, you reported . . . ~~ Beymer pulled off an amazing 31 sec single log skid and placed first... ~~ Uh-hum, Ursula, but that was - Beth AND BDF MAGNUM (Gjest x Holly-Solar daughter) who did the log skid in the amazing 31 seconds. Beth also won the Log Skid in '99 with Magnum's brother, BDF JOHN ARTHUR (Gjest x Holly). And in 1999, BDF MAGNUM placed second to his brother in that class. ~~~ Ursula went on to say - Beth Beymer and Sandy North of Starfire Farm now own two horses with the Versitility award...Congratulations and 'good -on-ya-girl' such a lot of hard work ~ Beth won the 2000 Versatility Award with BDF MAGNUM (Gjest x Holly, having won it last year with BDF JOHN ARTHUR (Gjest x Holly), who by the way is named after our grandson. GIVING CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE - Since we (riders/drivers) don't win horse show awards all by ourselves, I think it's only fair to name the horses who pull the log, the carriage, or carry the rider. And in the interest of educating ourselves about our breed, and what makes a good Fjordhorse, I think we also need to name the parents of the horses AND the breeder, if that's not asking too much. How else can we possibly learn what the various bloodlines pass on? I certainly don't wish to diminish any of the credit and glory that deservedly goes to good trainers like Beth Beymer and the Jensons. It's pretty obvious that the horses can't do it alone. However, when it comes down to it, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A GOOD HORSE!!! And, we should give them the credit at every opportunity. I'll tell you, after finishing an extraordinarily busy Nova Scotia Beginner Driving Vacation season, all of us at BDF were SO GRATEFUL, and so much in awe of our wonderful horses who worked so well for us the entire season. The debt we, at Beaver Dam Farm, owe these horses was so evident, particularly this year when we were full-up most every week. All of us (the people) got out of sorts from time to time, but the horses, absolutely never. They just did their jobs!!! It was a wonderful summer . . . But, it was busy and there were stresses. Our program is called a BEGINNER DRIVING VACATION, and that's what it is. Our guests are beginners. Not necessarily beginner horse people, but all are beginner drivers, or the next thing to it. --- Can you imagine what these incredibly patient horses have to put up with during the ten weeks of our season, each week with new, inexperienced hands on the lines? -- I'll tell you, at the end of the season, everyone in the barn felt like getting down on their knees in front of Gjest, Holly, Toril, Maryke Tessa (our driving horses), as well as all the other horses used everyday for riding lessons and trails. Each horse had done his/her jobs unstintingly through the long summer. They'd never, not once, let us down in any way whatsoever. None of them went lame. None were sick. None were disobedient. -- They just did their job every single day. --- So at the end of the summer, we felt we should kiss their feet, throw them a party . . . Do something to show our gratitude. But, all we could think to do was turn them out on grass for two weeks, which of course they loved. --- The down side of our gesture of gratitude was that at the end of their two weeks at grass, they've, all four of them, completely lost their svelte figures gained through months of work. You wouldn't believe the grass bellies. GIVING CREDIT TO THE HORSES - This has been a pet peeve of mine for years. When I go to horse shows, I like to hear the name of the horse, and hopefully, a little about that horse. I think anyone who has worked horses would agree that not every horse is a good horse. There are mean spirited horses, lazy horses, weak horses, kickers and
Re: Horse trailer buying info
This message is from: Laurie Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] One of the first things you need to do is decide what you expect to do with your trailer. Do you only want to haul 1 or 2 horses? Or more? Do you ride or drive, or both? If you drive or think you will in the future, you need to decide whether to get a trailer that can accommodate a cart or if you want to mess with having to load it in the back of the truck. Which leads to another decision. Bumper pull or gooseneck? Straight load or slant? Ramp or step up? Steel or aluminum? Lots of decisions. As far as the condition of a used trailer, pull up the mats and check the floor. Look underneath too. Check the wiring. Do the lights and brakes work? What kind of shape is the body in? If any of it needs work, do you want to deal with it? I'm sure others on the list will have more to add. Good luck! Laurie
Re: Update on Herbert pony
This message is from: Denise's [EMAIL PROTECTED] dear debbie, maybe they are loquats. is the leaf shaped like a long pointed oval and divided down the center? where do you live? how big is the fruit? denise glad to hear your boy is ok. - Original Message - From: Debby Stai [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2000 5:35 AM Subject: Update on Herbert pony This message is from: Debby Stai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Herbert is fine, I'm sure it was this fruit. If anyone can tell me what they think it is and its affect on horses, maybe he just got a bad one. If they are bad, then they'll have to come down, we got this place just to be able to have the horses out, for them. We have the nice house, they get a nice safe pasture. I took my husband out and we found a very few ripe ones on the ground, most are still in the trees and still green. When ripe, its a very pretty orange. Busted it open and it smells just like an apricot, very sweet smelling, we didn't taste it, with about six or so of these seeds in it. The outside of the fruit is a little fuzzy, not much. Anyone know? I'll have to research this definetly before they start falling. Any chance this taught the pony an important lesson? Thanks for any help. Debby
Re: Farriers Formula and Fjords
This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have not fed farrier's formula, but my Fjords and other horses do get timothy/alfalfa cubes year round. Mostly to keep them busy thinking they are getting grain. They also get plain grass hay when the grass is poor. Or when the grass is so NOT poor that I can't turn the Fjordies out for fear of overeating. We have had no colics because of the cubes but have had some problems with the grass. Martie and Kilar in (yes its raining again!) MD
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #239
This message is from: sandra church [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am new to this list and have learned a lot from reading everyone's emails. I have owned my fjord for over a year and I when I bought him, he was so SLOW. But he passed his vetting and I thought he was just ring sour. It turns out that he was anemic. So I would suggest that you talk to your vet, and possibly have some blood work done.
Horse trailer buying info
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lynn Binkowski) Hi, I'm looking for information on how to buy a horse trailer (what features are important, how to make sure a used trailer is in good condition, etc.). I've seen two different books online that I'm considering, and am wondering if anyone on the list has a horse trailer resource book that they like, or if there is a good website somewhere with trailer-buying how-tos? Thanks...Lynn in CT
Update on Herbert pony
This message is from: Debby Stai [EMAIL PROTECTED] Herbert is fine, I'm sure it was this fruit. If anyone can tell me what they think it is and its affect on horses, maybe he just got a bad one. If they are bad, then they'll have to come down, we got this place just to be able to have the horses out, for them. We have the nice house, they get a nice safe pasture. I took my husband out and we found a very few ripe ones on the ground, most are still in the trees and still green. When ripe, its a very pretty orange. Busted it open and it smells just like an apricot, very sweet smelling, we didn't taste it, with about six or so of these seeds in it. The outside of the fruit is a little fuzzy, not much. Anyone know? I'll have to research this definetly before they start falling. Any chance this taught the pony an important lesson? Thanks for any help. Debby
