Re: Norwegian "hingsteslepp"
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dagrun, I notice that each mare has a handler when the stallion is introduced. Can you tell us a bit more about this article? Do mare owners bring their mares to this place to leave them to be bred? It looks like much more than simply turning out the stallion with the mares..Could you possibly translate some of the descriptions under the pictures for us? IT would be interesting to know more. Thanks, Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, after two days of rain with a total of 1.5 inches. At 02:32 PM 7/3/2002 -0700, you wrote: >This message is from: "Dagrun Aarsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >As an illustration of the "natural" breeding in Norway: > >Here the stallion Fjoelestaen, just awarded 1st price at Nordfjordeid (very >rare), is let out in pasture for the summer with 11 mares. Note how the >mares are all numbered to quickly tell them apart. Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: horse business & a rescue story
This message is from: "sandra church" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Brigid, there's lots of books & articles written on having a horse business. You might be interested in the article in the July issue of The Horse. You can get it on line at www.TheHorse.com/news.asp?fid=3663 titled "Think Tough to Increase Profits".Another article that I found fascinating was about a heroic rescue of a horse in Canada that had fallen over a cliff. The details are at www.rep-am.com/cut/3kj3.htm I trust that our fjords have more self preservation than that horse did.Sandra in Va. where it hit 99 degrees today so we rode at 6 am to beat the heat & bugs Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here
Re: PMU Fjord cross foals
This message is from: Holly Tuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen, You may already have your answer but I know that I purchased two fjord crosses last year. Unfortunately one died as a result of an accident. She was the 3/4fjord/belgian cross. Our other girl is a 3/4 QH/Fjord cross. If you want more info just email me at my private email address. Holly from Manitoba --- Karen Petty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Karen Petty" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A while ago there was a discussion on this list > about PMU Fjord cross > foals. Does anyone know if this is still occurring > with Fjords in and, > if so, what the current situation is? > > Thanks, > > Karen Petty > > [demime 0.98e removed an attachment of type > image/gif which had a name of image001.gif] > __ Post your ad for free now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
Norwegian "hingsteslepp"
This message is from: "Dagrun Aarsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As an illustration of the "natural" breeding in Norway: Here the stallion Fjoelestaen, just awarded 1st price at Nordfjordeid (very rare), is let out in pasture for the summer with 11 mares. Note how the mares are all numbered to quickly tell them apart. After checking out all the mares he found one that was ready and willing in the end:-) http://www.fjordhest.no/artikkel.asp?ID=90 When you click on the pictures they come up in quite nice big resolution. Dagrun, San Jose, CA
Re: AI
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Whew Gayle after your explanation about the problems of AI I think I agree with those owners whose stallions can run with the herd. Have you ever seen Anne Appleby's old one eyed stallion? What a wild type he appears but runs his herd and babies. I do not know if he is still breeding. Thanks for the in put. It seemed much simpler with the shot as my mare took immediately, but then she was also near the stallion. She could bring in milk for weanlings long after hers was weaned. Jean Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 Three Horses Press PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
Re: AI survey, very long
This message is from: "Hope Carlson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I didn't guess at the stallion, wasn't interested in knowing. My 2 cents all along is the mare owner should have been refunded the stallion fee, and left the straws in her posession to retry a breeding or sell to recoup costs. To me, that would be fair, considerate in an unusually difficult situation, and good customer relations. Jon & Hope N IL
AI
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/2/02 8:37:13 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Gayle I want to add to the AI issue but may be out of date! Back when we > started here in my rural area we later found out the plastic straw used by > the Vets was killing or weakening the sperm. Also, no one answers my > question re shots that bring the mare in when it is convenient for the > owner or shipping etc. Is it still being done? This is what worked with my > mare, twice. > > Jean, Yes to your question regarding plastics. That was one of the things I was referring to in my earlier post about horse semen being 'fragile' if not handled properly. Some plastics will kill it. Yes, also regarding giving mares shots to bring them into heat. My vets use Estrumate. That is quite helpful, however, it still depends on what the mare 'does' with it and how her follicles develop. The second problem with 'timing' is that mares are often not consistent from one month to the next as far as how big that follicle gets before it ovulates. A prime example just happened here. I had a mare with a 50 mm follicle that looked like it was ready to ovulate. She was a stinker to the stallion so we AI'ed her on site with raw semen. Darned if she didn't come back in heat 3 weeks later. Ultrasounded her Mon. AM and she had a 40 mm follicle. Owners rushed her back here. Ultrasound the next morning, Tues., showed not much development in that follicle with grade 3 uterine edema which meant that she still wasn't ready. Next ultrasound showed only a 43 mm follicle and grade 2 uterine edema. Vet suggested that he come back that evening to AI her. I'm thinking we would probably still be too early on this mare since she had gone to 50 mm last cycle before she ovulated. I'm thinking we most likely would have to cover her again. We AI'ed her that evening at 7 PM. Had the vet out for other ultrasounds the next morning doing pregnancy checks and had him ultrasound that mare just to see whether or not she had 'done her thing'. I honestly expected that she had probably not ovulated, HOWEVER, she had! GEEZ! Just can't outguess them!! Now, just are crossing fingers and toes that this one worked! Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, OR www.fjordhorse.com
Driving Board
This message is from: "Glen L. Porter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi: If someone has the instructions to make a driving/reining board would you please send them to me privately. We have a therapeutic riding, driving and grooming center and the board would be a big help for some of our clients. Thank you Pat and Glen
Re: New arrival (at least to our farm!)
This message is from: Mariposa Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been waiting for you to respond! I was thinking that I had better up the ante in baiting you guys. Good to know your listening (reading) still in Grand Marais. Bait Bait. We HOPE to get a "Vedas" out of her. That would be great. But you should see Bragi, What a looker (I know I'm "Barn Blind") Mark see you too at B.E. Jon & Mary Ofjord wrote: > This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > At 07:23 AM 7/1/02 -0500, you wrote: > > >We're happy to announce the arrival of a new filly to Mariposa who we > >are going to call Rokida's Berit (Valea's Lee x Marit). .The Lee x > >Marit cross has produced some outstanding horses (including > >two stallions standing) and we have high hopes for Berit. Kit Davis > >said she might be the best looking foal they've ever produced. We'll > >have pictures up on our website in a few days to share. > > Ahem.Well now, MarkI know your are the proud new owners of this > fine little filly, but you MUST know WE have the most beautiful Valea's Lee > X Marit offspring - Rokida's Vedas! Why, I tell her every day she is THE > most beautiful horse in the world, and she knows it. We'll have to see how > Veda's little sister will measure up. > All ribbing aside, that cross has produced some really beautiful > horses. Rokida's Haakon, Rokida's Petra, Rokida's Draugen and of course - > Rokida's Vedas, just to name a few. > > >By the way, why does the hay come in when it's the absolute hottest week > >of the year? I just love loading bales in the barn when it's 97 > >degrees! Mark McGinley > > That's Gods way of telling you you'd better be good, or you'll spend > eternity mowing hay! > > See you at Blue Earth :-) > Mary O. > > Jon & Mary Ofjord > North Coast Fjords > Grand Marais, MN
Re: New arrival (at least to our farm!)
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 07:23 AM 7/1/02 -0500, you wrote: We're happy to announce the arrival of a new filly to Mariposa who we are going to call Rokida's Berit (Valea's Lee x Marit). .The Lee x Marit cross has produced some outstanding horses (including two stallions standing) and we have high hopes for Berit. Kit Davis said she might be the best looking foal they've ever produced. We'll have pictures up on our website in a few days to share. Ahem.Well now, MarkI know your are the proud new owners of this fine little filly, but you MUST know WE have the most beautiful Valea's Lee X Marit offspring - Rokida's Vedas! Why, I tell her every day she is THE most beautiful horse in the world, and she knows it. We'll have to see how Veda's little sister will measure up. All ribbing aside, that cross has produced some really beautiful horses. Rokida's Haakon, Rokida's Petra, Rokida's Draugen and of course - Rokida's Vedas, just to name a few. By the way, why does the hay come in when it's the absolute hottest week of the year? I just love loading bales in the barn when it's 97 degrees! Mark McGinley That's Gods way of telling you you'd better be good, or you'll spend eternity mowing hay! See you at Blue Earth :-) Mary O. Jon & Mary Ofjord North Coast Fjords Grand Marais, MN
