Re: Horse haulers
This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Lynda, I've dealt with a couple of very reputable haulers, both of whom I would recommend. But this last one, (which we had nothing to do with other than receive the horse), I'm not too sure of. I had forgotten to mention that when they got the old mare off of the panel, they had to roll (?) her out of the trailer. She came to us with her entire coat ruffled, matted and stiff from what was apparently copious amounts of urine. The two good haulers I mentioned had VERY clean trailers. Judy - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2001 12:13 AM Subject: Re: Horse haulers > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hello Judy, > > Due to our experiences with professional transporters, we will NEVER use them > or recommend them to anyone. Hence, the main reason we offer to deliver our > horses ourselves. > > Lynda > > Lynda and Daniel > Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm > White Cloud, MI > 231-689-9902 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hometown.aol.com/baileysfjords/
Re: God Jul
This message is from: Tesla Spring Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hallo Janne! Vi ønsker også Dig og Din familie en rigtig god Jul og et godt Nyt År. Her er knabt så koldt som hos Jer men sneen ligger tykt. Tesla Spring Farm nordlige Kootenay lake. Bent Haagerup
God Jul
This message is from: "Janne Myrdal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wanted to wish a God Jul and Blessed Nytt år from the Myrdal Farm in ND. where the wind is howling, the snow is coming down horizontally, and we have fed the Fjords a bit extra tonight. Janne Myrdal
mare's milk, randys's illness and a small world
This message is from: Joanna Crell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As I was reading all the messages tonight I was thinking about how we all have become "related." In Mongolia, where it is cold and remote, people have lived on mares milk, it gives them strength and sustenance.We horse people can talk about this with great curiousity and also can offer each other our caring and hope when a family member is down. We feel for each others animals and pray for healing continuously...I am glad we connect and can share each others joys and sorrows. It is a great solace to know I can turn to friends with questions needing answers as well as be there to encourage someone in our community. I wish you all peace tonight and every night, and that your animals sleep soundly, safe and content. Your friend, Joanna, who loves to have visitors... Joanna Crell and David Folger, directors Willowind Therapeutic Riding and Driving Center State Highway 3 Box 1140 Eden Bar Harbor, Maine 04609 phone and fax (207) 288-9506 http://www.willowind.org [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Best wishes to Sue
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue - our thoughts are with you on this tough journey. Take care of yourself, too. Peg and Doug Peg Knutsen - Ellensburg, WA http://www.eburg.com/~kffjord/
fjordhorse-digest V2001 #334
fjordhorse-digestSaturday, December 22 2001Volume 2001 : Number 334 In this issue: Electric Fence RE: electric fence RE: electric fence More SS Clues Re: had enough Christmas shopping Re: fjordhorse-digest V2001 #333 very hungry fjords saddle fit Wormer tastes Listers Locations Congratulations, etc Re: electric fence Re: Fjordhesten Magazine Re: western saddle sizes Fjord milk! Saddles and Randys illness Re: Horse haulers Re: Fjord milk! Re: electric fence Re: Horse haulers Randys illness Re: Listers Locations Christmas Tidings Re: Wormer tastes a greeting-cards.com Christmas card for you! Re: Saddles and Randys illness See the end of the digest for information on how to retrieve back issues. -- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:57:11 -0500 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Electric Fence This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, We also have electric fence. To solve the problem of the ponies pushing against the fence when its not on, I hide by the switch (in the garage) and keep watch (with the fence off). As soon as one touches the fence I flip the switch and ZAP! This keeps them off the fence when its off ;-) They can't rely on listening to the fence to find out if it "bites". My fence also packs a pretty good wallop and has a well-grounded extra strand. I hope everyone has a wonderful happy and safe Christmas. Laura From Ottawa where its barely winter - just below 32f with some snow/slush on the ground. -- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:03:01 -0800 From: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: electric fence This message is from: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol, If the electric fence is bothering your TVI would suspect an electrical grounding of the fence problem. If you have your electrical wire guarding a wire fence, run a ground rod at the fence line and ground the fence itself. If you have breaks in the fence (not a continuous connection of the wire fence) then more grounding rods will be necessary. If it is bothering your TV, I suspect the electrical pulse is feeding back into your 110/220v house circuits. Check the grounding rod at your electrical panel (or meter). Also, check the ground rod at the fence charger...and possibly add another rod. Hope this helps. Fred Subject: Re: electric fence This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you for the detailed explanation of this problem. I have checked my fence as well as possible and still have the interference. So, my next possible solution is to put a timer on the charger and have it off during the early evening hrs when we are most apt to be watching TV. Has anyone tried this and is it workable? 13 degrees here this morning and we may have snow for Christmas after all. But hopefully not too much to make all the holiday travelers a difficult trip. - -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond Northern Wisconsin -- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:06:12 -0800 From: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: electric fence This message is from: "Frederick J. Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Glen, you bet the horses know when the fence is not operating. They can sense the electrical pulse. Even humans can sense the pulse if they "listen" closely enough. I can hear it when I am near the wire. All the best, Fred Subject: Re: electric fence This message is from: "Glen MacGillivray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We have tried a few things like this to reduce troublesome interference with anything from television to guitar amplifiers. While turning the fencer off definitely solves the interference problem while it is off, our girls (the older in particular) are remarkably aware of the times when the fence is off, and adjust their behaviour accordingly. I don't know if they are actually sensitive to the radio-frequency emissions from the fencer, or the fence, or if they her the clicking of the fencer, or what, but if I turn the fence off for any reason, I am certain that they know it. Glen > > Thank you for the detailed explanation of this problem. I have checked my fence > as well as possible and still have the interference. So, my next possible > solution is to put a timer on the charger and have it off during the early > evening hrs when we are most apt to be watching TV. Has anyone tried this and > is it workable? 13 degrees here this morning and we may have snow for Christmas > after all. But hopefully not too much to make all the holiday travelers a > difficult trip. -- Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 12:16:30 -0800 (PST) From: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: More SS Clues This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL P
Re: Saddles and Randys illness
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sue: OE and I send our best wishes for Randy and you. I pray that you both will weather this illness and have positive results. Merry Christmas and hopefully a healthful New Years. pat ttfn > This message is from: "Sue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >A question on western saddles...Isn't the semi-quarter >bars the narrowest > tree? I > >thought that the sizes went from Arab tree (widest), to >Quarter Horse, to > Semi- (for > >narrower horses). But folks are finding the narrowest >one fits the > Fjords? > > Well I have a semi -quarter bar in the western Wintec saddle that I bought > this past summerand it does appear to fit Storm...Yet! Although he is > only 2 1/2 years old and we have of course just set it on him and lightly > cinched him upbut I do have my fingers crossed that it will continue to > fit him. > > Well my hubby and I have had a rough fall. As I mentioned in a previous > letter, I broke my ankle. I am getting around now (7 weeks later) by > wearing a Breg splint boot. Randy took sick a couple of months ago and > after being misdiagnosed and given medicines that did not work, finally got > in so much pain that he was hospitilized 3 weeks ago. C.T. scans were taken > and various tests. It turns out he has a non Hodgkins type of Lymphoma. > This is very scary but according to the cancer specialist his prognosis is > good. He had his first Chemo treatment today and if all goes well he will > be released tomorrow. He will have 5 more treatments spaced 3 weeks apart. > When I spoke with him tonight, he was very nauseated and had just been given > a gravol needle. Apparently, his immune system will be comprimised by the > chemo...so we hope and pray he does not pick up a flu or cold. What a fall > this has been! But in spite of all this, I have managed to go on line and > order gifts from Sears so hopefully Santa will come after all. My prayers > were answered when Randy's illness turned out to be treatable and hopefully > curable. Keep us in your thoughts everyone, and have a Merry Christmas. > Sue in N.B. (Desert Storm's mom)
a greeting-cards.com Christmas card for you!
This message is from: Martie and John Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [TABLE NOT SHOWN]
Re: Wormer tastes
This message is from: John & Martie Bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maybe it is a personal preference. All my horses tolerate the Strongid, even suck it out of the wormer tubes, but Frida, our newest, like the Ivermectin so much she wants to fight the others for their share. They all like the Panacur when they get it, but we just put it on their feed and let them take it that way. Martie in MD Anjer Farms wrote: > This message is from: Anjer Farms <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I would definitely agree I am certain that Ivermectrin tastes the worst from > the horses reactions. Mine seem to like Strongid Paste and never even make > faces when they get it! > > Andrea
Christmas Tidings
This message is from: "Susan M Cargill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We, at Longtheway Farm, would like to wish each and every member of the Fjord Horse Digest a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Susan Cargill - Longtheway Farm
Re: Listers Locations
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just for your map. I'm Robyn Marie Sherrard, one fjord Nina III and we live in Port Deposit, MD. which has the distinction of being "the only town that can't grow" according to Ripley's Believe It or Not. The little town of maybe 600 has a huge hill on the backside and the Susquehanna River on the other 3 sides. Robyn and winter came in this week
Randys illness
This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue, you sure are having a rough time!.. very sorry to hear of your trials! Hoping your future takes an upswing and Randy's treatment is successful.God's Blessing on you and Randy in the New Year.. ..with a prayer for you, Ruthie > > Well my hubby and I have had a rough fall. As I mentioned in a previous > letter, I broke my ankle. . Randy took sick a couple of months ago and... It turns out he has a non Hodgkins type of Lymphoma. > This is very scary but according to the cancer specialist his prognosis is > good. .. My prayers > were answered when Randy's illness turned out to be treatable and hopefully > curable. Keep us in your thoughts everyone, and have a Merry Christmas. > Sue in N.B. (Desert Storm's mom)
Re: Horse haulers
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Judy, Due to our experiences with professional transporters, we will NEVER use them or recommend them to anyone. Hence, the main reason we offer to deliver our horses ourselves. Lynda Lynda and Daniel Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm White Cloud, MI 231-689-9902 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hometown.aol.com/baileysfjords/
Re: electric fence
This message is from: "Carol J. Makosky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marsha Jo Hannah wrote > > I haven't had that problem. However, someone on the LONGEARS list > said that, when she plugged her charger in via a surge protector, > the TV interference went away. That's worth a try. > > > Equines do sometimes learn to "test" fences to check whether they're > "hot". The breeder of my donkey said that her jennies would go out > and use their whiskers to "feel" the wire; if the battery to the > charger had run down As I have mentioned before, I must be very lucky. Heidi does not try any of these tricks, but I do keep the fence on as much as possible. -- "Built FJORD tough" Carol M. On Golden Pond Northern Wisconsin
Re: Fjord milk!
This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > You wouldn't believe it but I just had a big glass of fjord milk! Tasted > quite nice, almost like skimmed milk but sweeter. > Dagrun from freezing Norway *** >From what I've read, the Russians use the milk from the Curly horses, use their curly hair to make sweaters, blankets, etc., eat the meat, (uh-oh), and of course, use them for work. The milk is supposed to be plentiful, and one of the uses of it is to make some sort of an alcholic drink. Judy
Re: Horse haulers
This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A week ago, we received our friend's horse that was shipped from NJ to AR. (Friend is to follow soon.) The horse had a horrible accident in the trailer about 30 miles from her final destination. I've procrastinated about writing about it, but since it still bothers me, thought I'd "air" it on the list. This horse is a 28 year old T/B mare. No known reason why she went bonkers, but the owner assumes it was because she stood in the straight stall of the trailer too long, (3 days, instead of 2), and her arthritis hurt so bad she couldn't take it any longer. I personally wondered about the possibility of a driver not handling our AR hills and curves very well. We lose a lot of 18 wheelers to drivers who aren't alert enough. Anyway, the mare somehow got a back leg over the panel, went down in the front, was going shocky, and we got a call that she would probably die before the night was over. In the meantime, the two drivers had called for police assistance, and the troopers and sheriff's deputies arrived to offer wonderful assistance, even putting thermal blankets on the mare. The one driver said that all of the law enforcement men left there dirty that night. They just jumped right in doing whatever was necessary. Our friend in NJ had told us that the one driver was totally worthless,... didn't know how to deal with horses, and didn't even know how to load the hay on the truck that she was sending. Apparently, he also doesn't read a road map very well, as he also got them lost for 4 hours before he ever got to my friends place to pick up the mare. The other driver is on complete disability due to a back problem for which he had surgery. This man, however, does know and care about horses. He's the one that got under the mare to lift her up enough for the troopers to get the panel down and the mare off of it. Ending of the story was that the vet checked the mare, sedated her and gave her something for pain. She spent that night at his place, and was delivered the next morning. She's improving, but I would guess not out of the woods due to her age. Anyway, I'm sorry this is so long, but I needed to vent, and actually have a question. I feel that this is not a hauler that I would ever use, but wonder if my "feelings" are just an hysterical reaction to a nightmare situation, or if there are grounds for those feelings. Any comments? Just as an aside, my husband also felt the one driver was worthless, just from the brief meeting when he received the horse. Thanks for listening. Judy
