Re: Hoof trimming stand
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I looked at the stand. From what I can tell, it is just a lightweight version of the stand my farrier useswhich does not help for using a knife to trim the bottoms of the feet, only is useful for working on the upper edges of the hoof? So why can't I have a Dremel tool that will shave off little bits of horse hoof without dangering any of the participants? Is this something I should force my son, the would-be product development person, to come up with? I am TOO OLD to stress my joints! I figure the average horse-owner in this country is probably a 50+ female! Gail Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thank you!
This message is from: "John Rooker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since I posted a message saying that we were looking for a Fjord, I've receive many emails about available horses. I want to thank everyone for your messages. This is a great group of people here. I've tried to keep up with all the email and reply to most, but I know I've missed one or two so I hope this message suffices! :) We've made a decision and are in the process of working out the details of bringing our new equine family member home.
Draft Clinic in VA/NC Area
This message is from: Curtis Pierce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For those who ever thought about doing some work with your horse, here is your chance to learn from someone who has been doing draft work with horses almost all his life. Ryland Moore will be having a draft clinic on Jun 15 at 10:00 AM in Dugspur, Virginia. Ryland owns Norwegian Fjords and has trained Fjords in the past. The clinic is for the owners and anyone interested in using any of the draft horse breeds, including Norwegian Fjords, to do work. Several different breeds will be used. The primary subjects Ryland will cover are: - Introduction to Draft Harness and Draft Work - Proper Hitching & Unhitching - Safety - Conditioning of Horses Prior to Draft Work The clinic fee is $25.00 and includes lunch. Do bring your own chair. You may pay at the clinic, but please, pre-register with Ryland at: Ryland Moore 1308 Double Cabin Rd Dugspur, VA, 25325 276-728-7596 or e-mail Ryland at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Curt Pierce Our Fjords are wondering why the fall and winter weather waited until spring?
Re: Hoof trimming stand
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was just looking at a catalog we got in the mail the other day - Star Ridge Natural Hoof Care Products (Jaime Jackson). There is a hoof stand in there for $150.00 + $12.00 s&h Looks like if anyone is the least bit handy w/ welding, you could come up w/ the same beast for much le$$. Go to: star-ridge.com for online info.. Kmac Original Message Follows From: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Re: Hoof trimming stand Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 15:24:23 -0700 This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please post this to the list! I would be interested in knowing the name of the stand and >where it is available for purchase. Thanks in advance. > Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
Re: Hoof trimming stand
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please post this to the list! I would be interested in knowing the name of the stand and >where it is available for purchase. Thanks in advance. > Gail Russell Forestville CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: clipping babies
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting! I remember That Bjorken, who was born on June 28,1987 here in Fairbanks, did sweat the first or second day, as it was very warm (85-90 degrees) and I had them in the stall. An old horseman firend told me to let them out, that he was getting too warm, and he was obviously sweating at that age. He had a fairly light foal coat. Jean in Sunny and warm Fairbanks, Alaska, 83 Degrees today, with the hills having turned green over the weekend. SUMMER! >I have done some research and discovered various >opinions on when foals begin to sweat to regulate >their body temp. My most informed sources (vets >in Florida who have dealth with this problem >before) say that foals can begin sweating from >around 2-6 weeks. Until that time if they >overheat they can only pant to cool themselves, >and this is very inefficient. Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: Fjord colors
This message is from: "Dagrun Aarsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary, I'm glad you didn't ask me about the grey, since I don't know that one! (Looks like it's not taken in Norway, I have never seen a "fjord man" wearing such a stylish jacket and boots in Norway ;-)) The uls dun is Solvangsrosa, owned by Irene Maalen in Fetsund not far from Oslo. We tried breeding Kneist (the red dun) to her once, (Irene was curious about the color outcome) but she just never seemed to come in season, he was teasing and flirting all that he could and she just ignored him. If I'm not mistaken, she is pregnant now and due this spring. http://www.hest.no/?func=show_news&news_id=515 Here are some more pictures of her, with her grey fjord stablemate "Silvin". Unfortunately the text is in Norwegian...it is about how they built up their little farm. And yes, the text says that she is due May 17...so maybe she had a baby already. Dagrun > Dagrun, > > Do you have any idea what the name of the Fjord in the > picture for the ulsdun description is? There is > credit given for the person who took the picture, but > no indication of the horse's name, etc. > > Mary > > > > http://www.fjordhest.no/rasebeskrivelse.asp
Re: congrats to all new with new foals..
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, It is very exciting to hear about all the new arrivals! I just brought home our younger mare Budeia after what we hope was a successful insemination on Sat. I was a bit embarassed going to Fed-Ex asking for a semen shipment...new experiences..:) Our older mare Agneta is at 318 days and we are axiously awaiting the arrival of her little one. She is definately "nesting". Each night she walks straight to her stall which is very deep in straw and she gives me that big doe-eyed look and a big sigh. We are getting some needed rain and everything is so green. As I headed out after midnight to check on Aggie I smelled skunk. I kept thinking what a sight I would be in my flannel nightie coverered with horse hair and skunk! Spring days are exciting.. Have a great day:) Kathy Rollins
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Re: clipping babies
This message is from: Nancy Newport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi to all, I recently clipped my week old colt as he was having a hard time with the 95-97 degree heat here in Florida. We at first thought he was really sick with a fever, but after ruling out everything else we (me, my vet, other Fjord breeders and the UF vet school) felt it was the heat. His temp went up to 105 at one point, but hovered around 103-104 during the day and 102 at night. This happened when he was 3 days old and I body clipped him the next day as well as hosing and having him under sprinklers. I followed him around with the clippers just shaving away until most of the hair was off except the head, ears and legs. He was very good and didn't seem to think much of the whole process. After about three more days we had a cold front move in and the temps went down to 70-80 during the day and then he was very comfortable without the hosing and sprinklers. I have done some research and discovered various opinions on when foals begin to sweat to regulate their body temp. My most informed sources (vets in Florida who have dealth with this problem before) say that foals can begin sweating from around 2-6 weeks. Until that time if they overheat they can only pant to cool themselves, and this is very inefficient. My foal, Jagr, had a very think wooly coat compared to TB and Quarter foals in this area, so I believe this is something that those of us in the warmer climates need to be aware of. This being my first Fjord foal, I want to thank Joyce Concklin, Jan Bonner, Steve White and Fred Pack for responding to my queries on the list about Jagr's overheating problem. I got some very good advice and I'm sure I saved an admission to the intensive care foal unit at the vet school as I was about at my wits end trying to figure out what was causing his fever. He is fine now with temps in the 80s, and I will be keeping a close eye on him when our temps go back up to the 90's. It had been in the 50's at night and he has not been chilled at all with his clip. BTW my two Fjord mares sweat profusly during the summers even when the temps get over a 100, so I never worried about anhidrosis being a problem with them. And I sure feel better now knowing that the foals take a while to sweat. I guess in most places keeping warm is a priority. Also, I would love to see pictures of everyone's foals, I have looked if you have a website, but if you don't please send me a picture. Thanks, Nancy Newport
Hoof trimming stand
This message is from: "Bossmare" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Someone recently posted about trimming their horses' feet and that they had found a farrier stand that was easier to use than the usual type. My farrier still does my horses but one of them could use touchups between visits to keep her toes short. I would be interested in knowing the name of the stand and where it is available for purchase. Thanks in advance. Lois Berenyi
Re: What we've been doing - long
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Tish- Glad to hear your barefoot boy is going so well! As we've discussed on this list before, Fjords are the victims of their own good nature. Just tossing a saddle on at the age of three and going on the trail may work for some, but in the long run it's a recipe for disaster. They need training and, more importantly, consistent handling, like any other breed of horse. My "boys" definitely get distracted and pushy when not worked regularly. Keep us posted on your driving competition :-) Brigid M Wasson San Francisco Bay Area, CA http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Our http://ourfjords.freeservers.com/fjord1/Our_Fjordsx.html";>Fjords http://www.ourfjords.freeservers.com/fw/Fjordings_Wesx.html";> Fjordings West / )__~ /L /L
Re: Fjord colors
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Dagrun Aarsten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Even though most of you might have seen this before: > > http://www.fjordhest.no/rasebeskrivelse.asp > > Just sending a link to the color description on the > fjord horse pages in > Norway Dagrun, Do you have any idea what the name of the Fjord in the picture for the ulsdun description is? There is credit given for the person who took the picture, but no indication of the horse's name, etc. Mary = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Bodyclipping a youngster?
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When our colt was born last year it was so warm for him that he was sweating just standing there, so I gave him a shortened version of a "trace clip" by clipping under his neck, the front of his chest and between his front legs. It seem go help him a lot, allowing him to cool off but leaving enough protection when the weather turned cool again. Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com
What we've been doing - long
This message is from: "Pasqual, Tish" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, it has been a truly terrific winter and spring for me and Elph. He spent the winter at a boarding stable, which is something I have never done (always had him at a friend's place with just a few other horses), but they have an indoor arena, and with how fat he was last fall I wanted to be able to get more consistent work on him. Plus I never felt comfortable riding him - he always felt like he was going to explode - and the trainer there has worked wonders. I'm sure part of it is just the day-in, day-out work. She is also very sympathetic to his nature and has effectively used the resistant-free type of training with him, which suits both of us. She has been riding him twice a week all winter, plus my husband and I have both been taking riding lessons from her, so he gets ridden a minimum of four times a week, and we are all using exactly the same cues. As a result we are now venturing out on trail, and everything is going very smoothly. I envy those people who! have just "thrown a saddle on their Fjords at three and gone trail-riding" - Elph is now five, and while driving was incredible easy for him to learn, riding has not been as natural for him. But, half a year of consistent work and he is getting quite lovely. My son, who doesn't ride much, rode him on Mother's Day and he was just perfect for him, not trying to muscle over the rail to stand by us and other horses the way he would have a year ago. As the trainer says "he had a lot of brakes on him when we started" and now I think he is just more trusting and understanding of what we want. And then this week I finally got my cart fixed, motorcycle wheels put on, and we are ready to roll! There are a couple of nice paved dead-end roads, and also some cross-country trails to try. I hitched him up yesterday for the first time in probably eight months, and he was perfect! I have my reining board set up in the kitchen (advice of Ursula Jensen at the Midwest Winter Meeting) and I have been practicing my Auchenbach every day, and it was thrilling to get out on the road, try it out, and find that it is a very effective way to handle the reins. I am still grinning today, can't wait to get out again. I love these long spring evenings. We have quite a bit of work to do, there is the North Star Morgan Show over the 4th of July, am considering that because Bill Long will be judging and offering a day of lessons; also a new ADS show at Howard Lake MN which has some fun classes featured (including "driving Minnesotan"!) and of course Blue Earth. We will be showing in ! my little Frontier Easy Entry, sigh, but my Sporting Gig is now being built (by Steve Waddell, Chamberlain Carriage Works), and my husband says "well of course you are going to need a new leather harness to show in (russet, please) and I think we should start looking at trailers . . ." A, love. Linda L: I hope to be out soon, I will call before I come. Saddles that fit: My Orthoflex Patriot fits very well, even after his weight loss of about 125 pounds!!! Beautiful baby pictures everyone, and does "Beila" mean "beautiful" they way it would in Italy? Barefoot: Elph has never had shoes, is now five. I will see how he goes on the pavement, may look into the easyboots. I just hate the idea of starting yet another money/time intensive effort. That's more than enough from me, Tish and Elph in Minneapolis
Re: Fjord colors
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 03:32 PM 5/20/2002 +1000, you wrote: This message is from: "Karen Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's my next color question, and Mike, you probably have the answer to this. Is kvit an accepted color for Fjords, or is it like the QH registry, they will not register cremellos? Actually we do not have any rule that says we will not register a kvit colored Fjord. We do have one gelding registered that is a kvit. It is FG Luna. He was out of a white dun mare "Lin" & by "Modellen" a white dun stallion. Just wondering, since with a kvit you could breed uls, gul or kvit every time. Is this blasphemy? If so, be kind. I really am just curious. I don't know why it would be blasphemy? I don't think a kvit should be bred but they can be used for a lot of different purposes. We don't really have enough of them to know if they really have a lot of health problems or not. Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Executive Director & Registrar PO Box 685 Webster, NY 14580-0685 Voice 585-872-4114 FAX 585-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Another birth announcement!
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 09:24 AM 5/19/2002 -0600, you wrote: This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" wrote: > > Beila's older sister RQR Millenium (Sara x > >Hostar and also a white dun) has no dun stripe and a very light mane and tail > >with light legs. > > Does she have any black in her mane? Yes, she has. It's not as heavy as her mother's, but definately a black stripe. Ok, I couldn't tell from the previous message & thought you might have something other than a white dun. Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Executive Director & Registrar PO Box 685 Webster, NY 14580-0685 Voice 585-872-4114 FAX 585-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Another birth announcement!
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 12:01 AM 5/20/2002 +1000, you wrote: This message is from: "Karen Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Jean and List: I, too, love the rarer Fjord colors, being now a proud owner of two red duns. But I'm curious, Jean, what is a yellow dun in Fjord-speak? I thought there were the five (or six, depending on how you look at it) colors of dun: brown, grey, red, uls, gul, and if you accept it, kvit. Is your yellow dun a gul or palomino dun (chestnut+Cr1+dun)? It gets kind of confusing, all this Fjord dun terminology, when the dun names are different for, say, quarter horses. In QH-speak, a standard yellow dun would be Fjord brown dun. My head is spinning. :^) I would love to see pics of the dare I say "odd" Fjord colors. Well just look right here then & you can read all about them. http://www.nfhr.com/Colors.htm Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Executive Director & Registrar PO Box 685 Webster, NY 14580-0685 Voice 585-872-4114 FAX 585-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Fjord colors
This message is from: "Karen Keith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's my next color question, and Mike, you probably have the answer to this. Is kvit an accepted color for Fjords, or is it like the QH registry, they will not register cremellos? Just wondering, since with a kvit you could breed uls, gul or kvit every time. Is this blasphemy? If so, be kind. I really am just curious. Cheers! Karen _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com
