Re: New Wintec saddle
This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Gayle wrote: > This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Denise I think it was you who was asking about a dog pooping in the truck? > Have you tried cloroxing the truck and then when the fumes are gone, feeding > him in the truck? Hi, I just can't resist jumping into this one. What a subject!!! We use to have this lab that loved to poop and pee in the water. It was most embarassing when we were at the semi public swimming areas around here. We always had to keep a good eye on what she was up to while playing in the water and make sure she did her jobs in the right place. LOL -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond Northern Wisconsin
Re: New Wintec saddle
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear jean, i mentioned the clorax to the hubs. he tried it. it didn't work, but the feeding sounds like it might. good idea. thx, denise
Re: New Wintec saddle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Denise I think it was you who was asking about a dog pooping in the truck? Have you tried cloroxing the truck and then when the fumes are gone, feeding him in the truck? Usually a dog does not want to eat where he has pooped. Jean Jean Walters Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Amazon.com to order
Re: Baby Question
This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi listers! > > Well, at 9 hours old little Olga is doing great! Only one little > peculiarity Since getting steady on her feet at about 11:30 this morning > (She was born at 10:40) she has not laid back down, I'm no expert on foals, but maybe she has not figured this out yet. -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond Northern Wisconsin
Baby Question
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi listers! Well, at 9 hours old little Olga is doing great! Only one little peculiarity Since getting steady on her feet at about 11:30 this morning (She was born at 10:40) she has not laid back down, AT ALL!! She is sleeping on her feet at this very moment. I have never seen this before in all the foals we've had. Emily has been down to take a nap several times today, but not little Olga. Is she just tough or what?? Amy Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud, Tillie & Amy Evers Redmond, OR http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589
Libby 2000 Fjord Horse show pictures available again
This message is from: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=4292526241 Fred and Lois Pack Pack's Peak Stables Wilkeson, WA USA http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3158
Re: New Wintec saddle
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Sue- First, please stop calling yourself short and fat! We female equestrians come in all shapes and sizes and are all beautiful, like Epona on her white horse. So there : ) The "swaying" you describe is not uncommon and can be dangerous. A too-tight or ill-placed cinch will actually cut off the horse's circulation and cause fainting. We expect a full report on your new Wintec. I love to hear about different kinds of tack. I too had a problem with the saddle slipping. I am not small, my horses are round as barrels, and I now have a treeless saddle, so just try to mount without slipping! I don't know what I did before purchasing this product http://www.hotstuff4horses.com/saddle_stabilizer.htm";> Saddle Stabilizer - holds your saddle in place while mounting! Check it out. Brigid M Wasson San Francisco Bay Area, CA http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Our Fjords
non-fjord chat
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> bridgid, my husband is training our new dog from the shelter with clicker training. it works!! but i know you already know that. do you have any idea, how to train him not to poop in the back of the pick-up bed while he rides? he loves to ride back there, chained of course. he is about 10 months old and a rottwieler/aussie shep mix. never had a dog do this before and it is a hassle as you can imagine. denise
Re: New Wintec saddle
This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dear sue, glad you finally found a saddle you like and your horse likes. what about your knee pain? does it help? have you tried a breast collar? fjords don't have much in the way of withers and a breast collar might help keep your saddle where it was meant to be. a loose saddle could be dangerous. a mere suggestion on storm and his nosiness. i think i recall he is pretty young, right? anyway age doesn't matter. it sounds like he needs some lessons and ground work on staying back out of your space. a crowder can be dangerous, should something spook him and he decides to clear out...over the top of you! yikes! for ideas on what to do in that regard, check out ground work/respect problems with john lyons, marty marten or frank bell. i think they have websites. it really works. i have used the exercises on my old mare who used to charge ahead of me and try and lead me, instead of the other way around. now she stays back about 6 ft. on a slack lead rope. if she gets too close, all i have to do is just start to look back at her and she freezes, and steps back. it does take time and work but is well worth it for safety's sake. just a thought. denise
New Wintec saddle
This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Catz by Christina's Desktop Reflections (Original art by Braldt Bralds) Dear list.We went out for a short ride the other night. I decided to try out the black saddle that came with Misty. Just as we got in the woods, I shoved or at least tried to shove my fingers under the hornno way... dumb saddle was sitting right on her withers! How the girl I bought Misty (Arab) from used it I have no idea. Needless to say, Misty was antsy and when I realized my cinch was loose, I asked Randy to stop so we could tighten it up. He said wait till we find a wide spot in the trail, which we did. I hopped off and proceded to tighten up. Well..I went to pull my short fat self back up and the saddle rolledand down I went in a heap (On the only rock in the trail) and landed right under Misty's belly. She sort of jumped a bit (saddle hanging off her side.( When we had first fitted the saddle to her a few days before, it was too tight and she started swayingever had a horse do that? which is why I hate to cinch her up to tight at firstbut if I fall off enough times, I just might remember to tighten before I mount up.I am a bit rusty, not having saddled up for two years.*grin*) . Randy sputtered at me, did some adjustments and gave me a leg back up. On we wentthen there was some string, used by thinners working in the woods...stretched right across the trail. Randy took hold of it for me to go underand it stretched...and stretchedand stretchedwhen it finally broke, Misty shot under it at a fightened gallop. Randy reaches out and grabs at me, pushing me in the throatroaring"sit back in that saddle... do you want to go off over her head?" (I do have a habit of leaning ahead) Any way I collected the mare from her mad dash, and we continued on. I wished for a pile of rotten apples or a rock or anything... mushy horse turdanything to throw at him! I am hoping the mare was upset because of the ill fitting saddle. This last trip did itwe went saddle shopping and I bought a brand new western Wintec saddle. If you want to see it go here.http://www.arcaros.com/wintecws.htm We got home and tacked her up...of course, I didn't over tighten the saddle...and you guessed itwhen I went to mount, the saddle rolled, and off I came again...Randy caught me this time...so I didn't quite hit the ground. This time Misty simply stood there, saddle hanging off her side, till I loosened the cinch, slid it upright on her and tightened it again. Randy told her "its ok Misty...get used to it...thats the way your mistress gets off". LOL cheeshe you would think I would learn...TIGHTEN and double check cinch before mounting!! du. At least we made a wire pattern for Misty and were sure the saddle would fit her withers before we even bought it...It appears to fit her perfectly. Is it just the English saddles that have the replacable gullet? I forgot to ask the dealer. Sure hope the same saddle will fit Storm next year. Oh well I will cross that bridge when I get to it. Some of you mentioned me getting a Wintec when I wrote last week complaining about sore knees after riding. Are there quite a few Wintec western saddles out there? What do you all think of them? Randy's horse has started getting dry spots on both sides of his withers after he is ridden. He is using a Professional's choice saddle pad...and he does not remember him getting the dry spots with his old padcould the new saddle pad be the problem? ( It is an expensive one that the guys from work gave him when he retired.)Or is it more apt to be his saddle? He is going to try my Wintec...if it works he will probably get one and then we will have three saddles for sale instead of just my two. Storm is fat and sassyseems to think he is some sort of dogretreiver at that! Lugs anything and everything around in his mouth. Follows at my heals, and is in to anything I try to do...Our fencing goes like thispush pony out of the way...put nail in insulater and start to pound in fence post...push pony's nose out of the way...hit nail once, push nose backfinally get up and litterly push pony out of the way againorder him out of the fencing stuff. When all else fails, yell for hubby to feed him or take him away. Well it is supper time and I smell the bbque. So long for now, Sue in N.B. (Desert Storm's mom)
Re: ITS A FILLY!!
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 6/17/01 11:50:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << To soon to tell color but hopefully a Grey. She is a big one, just like Silregn was last year, at lease 40' tall and not stretched out yet.Her name is Dun Lookin' Olga >> Well happy Father's Day to the Evers!! Congrats on a healthy foal of any persuasion... Perhaps she will mature well enough to carry on Bjorn's line. I'm just headed to my Dad's house now, taking him out for a collector car show and "snacks." : ) Jack will have dinner for us when we get home tonight. The only drawback to all this family activity is, no time to ride!! Brigid M Wasson San Francisco Bay Area, CA http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Our Fjords
Re: This has very little to do with Fjords, but it might stop a problem somet...
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fred and Lois, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. Having owned many dogs and cats, I've been in some catastrophies and it's a terrible lonely feeling. You are always wondering if you could have done this or that differently, would it have happened? Time and prayer are the best healers... About rabies, yes, I am aware of the testing procedure having worked at a humane society shelter. I am surprised that your vet was unaware of the protocol. Vets and anyone else who works with animals should learn as much as possible from local or national authorities. Most of this info is free and easily obtained through the mail or internet. Brigid M Wasson San Francisco Bay Area, CA http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Our Fjords
ITS A FILLY!!
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] What a Father's day gift we have. Emily had her foal less than 1 hour ago. All is going good so far. Its up and trying to find the milk factory. To soon to tell color but hopefully a Grey. She is a big one, just like Silregn was last year, at lease 40' tall and not stretched out yet.Her name is Dun Lookin' Olga . We had that name picked for several months and none for a colt. Bjorn-Knutson did it again. He favored Fillies. I will have pictures soon. Now we wait for the one in Texas and another in Oregon. Our next years crop will be by Blaamann. Tillie Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud,Tillie & Amy Evers Redmond OR (541) 548-6018 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589
Re: knee action
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Careful work over ground poles or cavaletti and trail riding on hilly ground might also be helpful to encourage balance, coordination, and agility. Mary wrote: > ...So far as I know, No one uses "devices" to encourage > Fjords to better knee action. ... Hopefully > it never will I heartily agree with Mary's point of view. Fjords are "using" horses. They need to be agile and well balanced when they move -- stumbling is not a good thing. But I'd be horrified if people trained and/or bred them for high knee action. There's no need for that in anything but a flashy carriage horse or a show horse -- and even that's an arguable point. On a related subject, I red an article in the 2000-2001 issue of the Draft Horse Journal that discussed the incredibly high head carriage most draft show horses have. These horses are selected and trained to have a "naturally" high head carriage, then their heads are forced even higher with a bridoon bit (a thinner version of a regular bit) that is attached to a tight check rein. When they're "checked up" like that, the horses can't breathe correctly, nor can they really pull efficiently. But they "sure do look nice" to the judges and the crowd. The judges reward that kind of artificial head set with the blue ribbons. Horses performing with naturally-high head sets don't even place. In visiting recently with a driver of a show hitch of percherons, he said "the horses don't mind carrying their heads that high", but I could hear them wheezing when he checked them up. He also had to jerk the bridoon deep into the corners of the horse's mouth to get the horse's head up high enough to suit him -- it looked so terribly uncomfortable! > ...One CAN encourage a particularly > clumsy Fjord to pick up its front feet better by using > a heavier shoe on the front feet While I agree that this can help, I do believe it should be done Mary describes it -- in moderation. This technique can be taken wy too far, since I have seen what show hitch people do with shoeing and trimming a horse's feet. Some show people will shape the hoof so the toe is much longer than it should be, then let the entire hoof grow overly long -- this also forces the animal to pick his foot up higher. The effect is as if a person would wear shoes were too long for his foot. Unfortunately, this kind of abnormal hoof shape also puts a lot of stress on the tendons in the foot. Another technique used by gaited and saddlebred horse owners to get more action is to put weighted "bracelets" on the horse's front pasterns when the horse is in training. These show people also sit "saddle seat" (as if you're sitting in a chair, not balanced over your legs and seat) and somehow pump their bodies up and down as they ride to get the action they want. It looks incredibly awkward to watch -- but boy do those horses lift and stride! I just don't want to think about what the horses must feel as they trot around the ring like that. I won't even get into what I think about "soring" the horse for more "fire" and "action". DeeAnna
Ortho-Flex for sale
This message is from: Mariposa Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We have an Ortho-Flex Caliente model saddle for sale. It is a 15" seat and is in excellent / almost brand new condition. The mare we bought it for doesn't fit the saddle anymore and we are also looking for more of a "standard" western look for showing. Comes with saddle pad and boot system. We would be keeping the girth. This saddle usually fits Fjords (as well as others just fine) but this mare is REAL drafty and has an almost flat back / ribcage. We are asking 1,700 (paid 2,200.00). This is a very comfortable saddle. There is a picture of it on the Ortho-Flex site at http://www.ortho-flex.com/s-western.shtml If anyone is interested please contact me privately. Thanks, Mark McGinley Mariposa Farm
Re: New Horse, old horse
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 07:42 AM 6/16/01 -0700, you wrote: Just a little known fact of questionable interest here. The horse, Siri, being mentioned here, would not be registerable in CFHA as she has unknowns. There may be an exception to that rule if said horse was foaled in Canada but not sure on that. Maybe Mr May knows. I am not sure of the Canadian Rules on these "Unknowns" Mr Harmon. I can answer any questions on the NFHR rule but will not on other Registries. The NFHR does have certain horses that are listed as "Foundation Stock" The dam of Siri is one of them. Canada also has some but they don't always have the same ones as we do listed. The old stallion Buck was one of Canada's listed with a "Purdy mare" as the dam. Siri's dam is recognized with the NFHR & the NFA of NA. Mike
