Re: Rainbow bridge
This message is from: "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Don't Cry for the Horses > > By Brenda Riley-Seymore > > Don't cry for the horses > That life has set free > A million white horses > Forever to be That is a nice one, Jean! Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
Re: Turlock Bound!
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 9/25/2001 11:10:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am making last minute preparations to get on the road early tomorrow and > We'll be behind you shortly! Dad and I will be leaving at 4:00 AM on Thursday to head down to Turlock. It's a bit farther for us though 12 hours!! So, we'll see everyone at around 4 PM on Thursday afternoon. We'll need help unloading ribbons & HP awards when we pull in, so if you want a sneak preview... you have to volunteer!! Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Rainbow bridge
This message is from: "Judy Ryder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Does someone have the words of the "Rainbow Bridge" > The young woman who works for us (some of you know Sarah from the Woodstock > show) had her horse die from colic today. You can go here: http://www.angelfire.com/az/testryder/rainbowbridge.html There's also a very good poem there that starts something like this: If I lend you my grandest filly. Judy http://icehorses.net http://clickryder.com
Re: Rainbow bridge
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is a poem: Don't Cry for the Horses By Brenda Riley-Seymore Don't cry for the horses That life has set free A million white horses Forever to be Don't cry for the horses Now in God's hands As they dance and they prance To a heavenly band They were ours as a gift But never to keep As they close their eyes Forever to sleep Their spirits unbound On silver wings they fly A million white horses Against the blue sky Look up into heaven You'll see them above The horses we lost The horses we loved Manes and tails flowing They Gallop through time They were never yours They were never mine Don't cry for the horses They will be back someday When our time has come They will show us the way On silver wings they will lift us To the warmth of the sun When our life is over And eternity has begun We will jump the sun And dance over the moon A Ballet of horses and riders on the winds to a heavenly tune Do you hear that soft nicker Close to your ear? Don't cry for the horses Love the ones that are here Don't cry for the horses Lift up your sad eyes Can't you see them As they fly by? A million white horses Free from hunger and pain Their spirits set free Until we ride again At 08:16 PM 9/25/2001 -0400, you wrote: >This message is from: "briar hill farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Does someone have the words of the "Rainbow Bridge" >The young woman who works for us (some of you know Sarah from the Woodstock >show) had her horse die from colic today. I thought she could use the >Rainbow bridge, but can't find my copy. > >Marcy Baer > > > Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Rainbow bridge
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rainbowbridge.org/ Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud,Tillie & Amy Evers Redmond OR (541) 548-6018 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589
Rainbow bridge
This message is from: "briar hill farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does someone have the words of the "Rainbow Bridge" The young woman who works for us (some of you know Sarah from the Woodstock show) had her horse die from colic today. I thought she could use the Rainbow bridge, but can't find my copy. Marcy Baer
Re: cedar trees
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My horses chew on the cedar fence posts occasionally. I have huge cedars in their fields but they do not bother them. They prefer the young branches of the firs and also reach over the fence to keep the raspberry stalks trimmed. I think horses like a chunk of wood, fir, to chew on so I leave firewood in the pasture. Jean Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 PO Box 104 Montesano, Wa 98563
Re: cedar trees
This message is from: "Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Robyn, If the tree eating has recently started and isn't an ingrained habit yet you could try to coat the tree with liquid Ivory dishsoap. (Ivory is good because it is purer than other brands. Don't use the grease cutting brands because the chemicals aren't healthy for the horse) It won't hurt the horse or tree but the horses don't like the taste. It works for forelock and tail chewing and doesn't bother the horses digestive system. It would, of course have to be reapplied often. I am assuming you have already tried using foal fencing around the base of the tree? Maybe some of our people who live in Puget Sound, where cedar trees are abundant, would have some additional thoughts. When you find a "cure" let us listers know, it is information worth filing away for future reference. Good luck. Teresa Sanders - Original Message - From: Robyn Millar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 9:46 AM Subject: cedar trees "This message is from: "Robyn Millar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message to Brian Jensen: I took your advice and contacted the Nelson's about my cedar tree eating Fjord. (if you remember, I have a friend whose horse died from eating cedar bark). ... Robyn"
Pedigree pictures
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For those of you who have sons or daughters - or grands - of Line, just a note: I posted some "new"(old) pictures to her pedigree page. They are pictures that were taken when she was in her prime - 17 or so. That way you get an idea of what she looked like then, and what color she was, compared to the more recent 'white' photo of her. Yes, last year she WAS white except for the rusty lower nose. THIS YEAR she is not white, but more the usual creamy color of the ulsdun Fjord. Don't know why she was so white last year, I thought she had finally gone 'gray with age'. NOT. At 30+ she is beginning to show age some, but not as much as other horses I've had that were MUCH younger! She is getting stiff and slow and the ol' eyes aren't what they used to bebut the teeth still work just fine for eating and the hearing is still REAL good. I swear she can hear me thinking about feeding time! Mary = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Turlock Bound!
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am making last minute preparations to get on the road early tomorrow and make the trek over the mountains to Turlock (5.5 hr drive)with my two girls, Idelle and Alycia. This will be the first trip to Turlock with Dave's F550,(this truck can mojo!) and BOY do I have the trailer packed! I invited all my pals who will be joining me later in the week in Turlock to stash their camping gear in the nose of the goseneck, and it is jammed! Also, have the show programs, signage, as well as the big BBQ for Fri nites dinner. I encourage anyone who reads this, who lives within a comfortable driving distance of Turlock to come and join the fun! Looks like the weather will be right on schedule for our Eval to, cool and sunny, perfect frisky fall weather to perk up those horses who are suffering from the effects of being a fjord, with an early winter coat. Goodbye for now, Karen McCarthy Great Basin Fjords Carson City, NV _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
Re: Ground Tying/hobbling
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Everyone, Beth Beymer should really be the one talking about this subject, as i know she uses it almost exclusively when grooming etc., not so much as the end in itself, but as a way to have the horse really direct its attentions on you at all times when you are working with him/her. I am a practitioner of ground tying (and hobbling), albeit a lax one, and yes, it needs constant re-inforcement to be effective. If I know I have a Trail course coming up that will have a ground-tying effort in it, I will practice allot beforehand with a horse, but it is pretty much an extension of what I allready teach them about standing "whoa" in a harness or under saddle anyway. This may sound a little dorky, but if you have ever taught a dog a downstay or a sit, especially when working around (honoring) other dogs, to me it is almost the same as teaching a horse. Verbal/body language comand, "whoa" park, re-park, re-park, etc...but never "loose" it or else game is up & effort is a wasted one. When I am in the arena, sometimes I get off and want to move a cone or adjust a ground pole: a great excuse for making a horse ground tie! Or, if I am really working on this, I sometimes walk in ever expanding circles, picking up stones in the arena as I go, being VERY careful to ignore the horse (or make the horse believe this, by avoiding all eye contact.) When make my way back to the horse, I still do not really look at any part of the horse, rather I just walk up, usually into the zone behind the shoulder/in front of the haunches, and then go about my business, maybe adjusting something, but NEVER, EVER appearing as if I am in any kind of a rush or hurry to get on or move off. Dwell a bit, and you shall reap the rewards of a patient, listening horse. I do praise the horse allot at first, then less as they "get it", but always with some kind of a scritch or scratch at the withers, behind the jowl or in front of the saddle gullet at the withers, whatever, just a reaffirming, "thank you, we're back, OK?" When I showed Catherine Lassesen's mare Lupin in the advanced driving test at the '98 Eval in Eugene, we were required to unhitch/re-hitch, in the arena, un-assisted. we had to do this test on grass, LOVELY grass! and she nary moved a muscle the whole test, she was awesome, and several folks commented to me at how obedient she was for this portion of the test. I had taught Lupin to hobble, and so the ground tying thing became easy, as I just made barely a motion as if to bend down, touched her coronet bands on her front feet w/ my hand, and later just the toe of my boot, and Lu thought she was hobbled - Voila! Karen McCarthy Great Basin Fjords Carson City, NV _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
cedar trees
This message is from: "Robyn Millar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message to Brian Jensen: Didn't think to get your e-mail address at the evaluation dinner, so am posting to the list. I took your advice and contacted the Nelson's about my cedar tree eating Fjord. (if you remember, I have a friend whose horse died from eating cedar bark). The Nelson's didn't have any answers, as their Fjords do not eat their gorgeous cedar trees. So, am still looking for a solution. You were right, the Nelsons have very nice horses and wonderful breeding. Robyn
Re: Ground Tying
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bonnie wrote: > ...does anyone know how you ground-tie?... Never taught my horses to ground tie, although I have been teaching them all to stand hobbled. There is a good article on hobbling in the May 2001 issue of Western Horseman ( http://www.westernhorseman.com ). The author teaches a horse to accept hobbles and stand quietly while the handler is nearby holding a lead rope. After the hobbling lesson is well learned, the author then begins to teach the idea that the horse should stand still while hobbled after the human drops the lead rope and moves a little distance away. The lesson is reinforced by moving further and further away as the horse learns what is expected. I suppose the ground-tying lesson is then taught without the hobbles. The author cautions that if you want a horse to stay exactly in one place, don't expect a ground tie or hobbles to be a sure-fire way to do that. Tie them instead. I have heard that ground tying must be reinforced frequently. It's not a skill that can be taught once, then forgotten -- if you don't use it, you'll lose it. The horse does not naturally stand for long periods without moving or grazing. If you want that, you have to keep working with the horse to keep the ground-tying skill fresh. DeeAnna
S'pt Draft Show
This message is from: "Sanders" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Today wrapped up the Sandpoint International Draft Show and it was a blast. Larry and Lyn Bo came down with their team Rukum and Skukum (sp?) and took second in the weight pull!!! It was a percentage pull so it leveled the playing field, Bo's boys pulled 168% of their weight! The crowd loved them. Many, many people stopped by the barns to visit the fjords and hear more about them. A few people commented on remembering them from last year when Jennie gave the demonstrations all weekend. All in all, it was another giant leap for fjords at the draft show. We had the tri-fold information board there again to educate them on the breed. Rumors were saying fjords may actually be allowed to compete in the show next year, they are a great crowd pleaser - hope so. They moved the show into Sept so they wouldn't get rained on and it seemed to work. Congratulations to the Bo's - a job well done. Teresa Sanders Sandpoint, ID
