Re: sarcoid
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sleeping sickness is transmitted by birds. Actually, it is transmitted by mosquitoes. Birds, horses, people, etc. are the ones who get infected by the mosquito that carries the virus. Steve Steve and Amy White Prairieholm Farm Waterloo, Nebraska
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #272
This message is from: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mary Ann, Welcome to the list. It is good to hear from another Albertan. I am happy to hear that you have discovered the freindly Fjord. I have 10 Fjords, 10 Angora Goats, I Maremma dog, several cats and a meduim sized mutt. Hope you are enjoying this great fall weather. Alison Bakken Sundre, Alberta
Re: sarcoid
This message is from: Alison Bakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jean, You were asking if anyone knew about a disease transmitted by birds. Sleeping sickness is transmitted by birds. Alison Bakken in Alberta
Nile sickness
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was talking to a friend in Conn. who said a horse had died one block from him. They are taking the illness very seriously there and fear it is spreading. The authorities have sprayed three times for mosquitoes and have been slaughtering large numbers of crows who are the unfortunate spreaders of the disease as are the mosquitoes. The weather has been warm again there and they are thinking of once again spraying for mosquitoes. I do not have the reason but being sure your horses have their shots for Western and Eastern EE. Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores
Fjord wanted Calif
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A gal has written twice from Perry, California, asking about mares and fillies (over two) for sale and asked me to post her contact address. if anyone near that region knows of any she would appreciate your contacting her; Trish mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Ruthie, nw mt
Re: last note on pellets
This message is from: "Lynn Mohr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> White wood could be pine but depending where it is made probably has aspen, red maple etc in the mix. At least that's the way pulp wood goes in Michigan. I would think pine is a minor component.
Re: last note on pellets
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To you who use dumpsters, why aren't you doing compost piles or spreading on the flowers etc. 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: last note on pellets
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I went to HomeDepot today and found the wood stove pellets for $3.29 per 40# bag. I "peaked" inside to see what they look and smell like. How many bags will it take to fill an average stall? Also, I checked the "ingredients"...what is "white wood"? Would that be pine? One brand said they used only white wood. There is no real odor to the pellets themselves, so I can't tell. Thanks Kate in CT Owned by Baldur Grad B pony clubber from Mystic ARIA certified instructor Mystic Pony Club egroups moderator
Re: cannon bone measurement
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary Thurman wrote: > Line, has a cannon bone > measurement of 9.5 inches(24cm). > I > remember him coming back to her pen to take the > measurement himself, since he though maybe there was > some mistake :-) Mary says Line is considered draft style. Glitne in Finland I mentioned is not heavy, though, and competes in both dressage, show jumping and carriage driving. So a modern conformation doesn't always have to mean the legs must be light. Glitne is not quite as modern in conformation, though, as some other stallions over here (whose cannon bones are also thinner). Will try and get some pictures of both Glitne and at least Säthersblakken, the stallion who is for sale, for those of you who are interested to see them. Will email you privately. Best wishes Sini in Finland. home page at http://www.saunalahti.fi/~partoy/Juhola6.html
Re: Fjords For sale Sleigh too
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Janet, Just thought I would drop you a note so you had our email. I talked over our conversation with my husband and he agrees, your boys are almost at the age where they really calm down! It is awfully hard to find an older Fjord with good training AND no vices If you would like, we can refer any potential buyers to you. We get lots of inquiries for trained geldings about the age of your boys. Good luck at the auction and let us know what develops! We are not in "desperate need" for more Fjords, but we also understand how difficult it is to find good homes through auctions, although there is no doubt you found a good one to sell your boys at. Sounds like you really love your boys, it is hard not to, eh? Take care! Regards, Lynda and Daniel Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm White Cloud, MI http://hometown.aol.com/heithingi/BaileysNorwegianFjords.html
Re: cannon bone measurement
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List, Someone asked last week what was a 'normal' cannon bone measurement for a Fjord. Some numbers were sent in, some numbers were quoted from the Dutch stallions, etc. OK, guys, here's a number for you: Our old Norwegian imported mare, Line, has a cannon bone measurement of 9.5 inches(24cm). I measured her this morning with a 'universal' tapemeasure(inches on the top, cm.on the bottom). I checked the measurement I got with her "official" measurement taken by David Klove at Libby 1991 Evaluation. It matches. I remember him coming back to her pen to take the measurement himself, since he though maybe there was some mistake in the measurements he'd been given. After measuring her himself he declared the measurement to be correct. Now, understand here, Line is certainly considered to be 'draft style' by American standards. But, at the time of her birth 30 years ago, this was the 'usual type' for Fjord horses in Norway. No wonder most 'modern' Fjords look a bit 'light in the leg' to me! Mary = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/
Cool dressage experience!
This message is from: "Anneli Sundkvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List! I must vent my latest experience with your fjord-fans: This weekend Cider and I had the coolest dressage experience of our lives! On wendnesday I got an e-mail from the woman that arranges the clinics with the Danish trainer Bent Branderup here in Sweden. I've written earlier posts about this superb trainer who lives in Germany and trains horses of all types and their riders all over Europe. He practices the kind of dressage that is seen in Spain or in the Spanish riding school in Vienna, including the airs above the ground. Anyhow, I got an offer I couldn't refuse: one of the horses that was to take part in the clinic was withdrawn and the administrator asked me if I wanted to attend! I was going anyway, but there are only room eight riders and c. 50+ people have to follow the clinic without horses. I've always been a part of this group before. But of course I took the chance, managed to borrow a trailer and off Cider and I went! Fortunately, these clinics are held only 50 km/3-4 miles from where I live. I was very pleased with Cider's behaviour. He has only been away overnight twice before, and the last time was over a year ago. Still, he kept 100% calm and did his absolutely best, allthough I could feel he was tired on the sunday lesson. He worked just great on the saturday lessons. The clinic started with theory, followed by an individual lesson for each horse and rider. All riders expect myself had taken part in earlier clinics, why this first lesson was a 'check of the homework'. For us, it was a check of our basic work: the bending to left/right and shoulder-in and quarter-in at the walk + some work at the trot. When all horses had been ridden, there were another theory lesson followed by more riding when we tried to push the borders to find the limits in the individual work for each horse. Cider did very well and was relaxed in neck, shoulder and body. The shoulder-in was great and the quarter-in his best ever! Since he had problems with his front legs about a year ag! o, I was told to work somewhat differently with his trot: instead of working him forward-down, I collected him pretty high for very short periods of time, then work at the walk again and after that another short trot. It worked pretty well, alltough I have to work with myself and my aids to FEEL his hindlegs. The second day was theory again and then we all rode in the way we wanted to continue the work at home with mr Branderup helping us when there was need for it and talking to us all individual after the riding. It was a great experience and I really hope that I will get more chances to bring my horse to such a clinic. Mr Branderup trains several fjords in other countries. He told us that one of these fjords is doing the best piaff he has ever seen. He talked a lot about the pros and cons of the breed when it comes to classical dressage aka the art of academic riding. The good thing is a strong, well-built hind-quarters and the not-so-good thing is a too 'deep' and short neck. Anyway, it's great to meet a trainer that has a concept of how to work a fjord, even though there are different individuals of course. I was very proud when he said that Cider was 'a very nice boy' and that he thought he had good abilities! Cider was also much admired by many of the paricipans of the clinic. There seemed to be a general agreement that it was fun to see different breeds next to the 'common' warmbloods. Apart from Cider, there was an Icelandic stallion, an Andalusian stallion, a Holsteiner mare that shared her place with a standardbred gelding, a Hannoveranian gelding, a SWB gelding, a Lipizzan gelding and a North-Swedish trotter-stallion (this is a native breed looks like the Dole horse of Norway). Cider was one of the youngest and greenest horses, but I also think that if there had been an award for the CUTEST horse, he'd won that one. He certainly managed to be a good ambassador for his breed this weekend, acting very calm and was willing to work and to lear all the time. The fact that he is very 'cute' (red dun with very dark eyes) and has a light, pretty well-muscled body and LOVES to get attention from people didn't make it worse. Most people had never seen a red dun before, so I got many q! uestions about the colour. I don't know if Bent Branderup has ever been to America, but if you'll have the chance to attend one of his clinics - go for it! Regards Anneli * Anneli Sundkvist Department of Archaeology & Ancient History Uppsala University St. Eriks Torg 5 S-753 10 Uppsala Sweden Phone: +46-18-4712082
Re: last note on pellets
This message is from: "Patty Bronson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Bear Mountain makes a woodstove pellet that is fir and pine only. They also have a pet bedding (Dry Den) - same product just has zeolite (same thing coffee whitener is made of) in for odor control. After using the "bedding" product at a slightly higher cost I went back to the "good ol" woodstove pellets (139.00 per ton). The odor is non existent even without the zeolite. There website: http://www.bmfp.com/ Patty Bronson Paradise Acres Junction City, OR
last note on pellets
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cornerstone wrote: First of all, the bags themselves, most made in Canada, all state that they are not to be consumed by human or animal. Since they are "pellet" in shape I find it hard to believe that a horse wouldn't try to eat them at some point; epecially a fjord, who as we all know are led by their stomachs most of the time! This is why we are buying WoodyPet pellets @ 5.25 per 30# bag and not HomeDepot wood stove pellets @ $4.00 per 40# bag. Secondly, I did my own absorbing tests using amounts of pellets in containers, over time with water in the house to see how they absorb, they do. They still feel damp to the touch. My feeling was that if a horse urinated in the stall and the pellets absorbed the urine, you still have damp urinated bedding in your stall. Sure it would break the pellet down but I for one want the soiled, damp bedding out of the stall. Just my opinion. The wet pellets break down and are then mixed with the remaining bedding, while not in the habit of running my hands through bedding, I was curious and checked, yes it was damp immediatly following mucking, however when I checked later it was dry. Since switching to pellets, I haven't gone out to find one or both of the boys sporting a huge wet spot from laying in their urine during the night. Which I attribute to the absorbancy of the pellets over shavings. Lastly, when I spill some on the loor at home as I am apt to do when I pour them from a fourty pound bag, it hurts to step on them. I just cannot see them being soft and comfortable like shavings or sawdust is. Our boys seem to supply their own padding. We in our 6th week of pellets, the dumpster isn't full yet, I stripped the stalls on Friday, so cost to date - 22 bags @5.25 =$115.50, dumpster rental $30.00 total $145.50 Cost over the same period with shavings 16 bags @ $3.00 = $48.00, dumpster emptied 2x @100 = $200.00 Total = $248.00
