Re: Lori's visit

2003-04-11 Thread MJ116
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In a message dated 4/11/03 2:28:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

  take the fast ferry back to Seattle and drive to Anne Appleby's!

 

Peg:
I was out to your place last winter to meet Erland, unfortunately, you were 
out of town and we were unable to meet.  I'm just about 10 miles from Anne's 
place.  I've just moved my two girls to my own place in December.  I'm very 
new to the horse/fjord world.   Would love to meet you all while your in the 
Olympia area.  Please let me know if you think this would be at all possible.

Thanks,
Mary Jo Allen
Olympia, WA
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(360)866-0898



Re: Political commentary not .. Video Monitors yes

2003-04-11 Thread GAIL RUSSELL
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 I want a wireless one,

I bought one for $175, and used about $200 worth of co-ax.  I think I
overpaid for the video camera...it was black and white and was fuzzy, like
all security cameras..  It was a bit fuzzy, so I went rushing out about
every time the horse went down.  I wished it had sound, because I figured
the horse moving around restlessly might wake me.  As it was, I had an alarm
set to check on her every 15 or 20 minutes.  Maybe the best would be one of
those alarm when the lay (lie?...high school english) down types, plus the
video so you can see if it is a false alarm.

Can you get the one from Cosco and try it out?



fur

2003-04-11 Thread Jean Gayle
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Finally had a dry enough day, between showers, anyway, when Gunnar was half
dry.  I had let his mane grow out all winter and trimmed it back to a fuzzy
line with hopes it will learn to stand up again.  The clippers could not cut
through his thick stubble.

Curried and curried until he became restless and my arm gave out.  Let him
loose and he stood there watching me rake up his leavings.  The fur and mane
weighed in at just ten pounds.  And there is more to go.  He was obviously
pleased with it all and actually allowed a pet.  He is going to soften one of
these days.   Jean








Jean Walters Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
Author:The Colonel's Daughter
$20 PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563



RE: trailer options

2003-04-11 Thread Jon A. Ofjord

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Just a word of caution on receiver hitches. Most class III hitches are only 
rated to 500 lbs of tongue weight and 5000 gross trailer weight without a 
weight distribution device. Most 3 or 4 horse stock trailers with a couple 
of horses are over this limit. Most will be labelled for a class IV hitch. 
Don't let the hitch be the weak link. Watch your GCVW (gross combined 
vehicle weight) also as most manufacturers tend to exaggerate this figure.




Jon  Mary Ofjord
North Coast Fjords
Grand Marais, MN 55604



Fwd: Check out English-Chinese Online Dictionary

2003-04-11 Thread Fhtrp
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Can't remember who needed chinese translated but found this on the web. Maybe 
it will help.
Robyn in MD where I'm beginning to think we need an ark.
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A Grand Day!

2003-04-11 Thread The Mercers
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Hi All,

Just had to share my excitement.  I've been working with my 11 year old
gelding, Thor, and today he had his first experiences of wearing both a
driving and a draft harness and a bridle with blinders.  He acted like
he'd been doing it all of his life!

It's fun when everything starts to come together.

I love these Fjords!  :-)

Taffy Mercer



WN vaccine prices

2003-04-11 Thread windago
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Hello all.

We had the vet out last week for spring shots and received the bill today.  I
know previously there was a posting about WN vaccine prices.  Our vet charged
$20 for the initial/booster shot.

Worked with our Fjord Ben today.  Was working on halter class stuff, (walk to
the judge and trot away).  Well he walks just fine, but when asking for a trot
away, it is like pulling on a 900 pounds of dead weight  (this is an estimate
as I do not know how much he weighs).  When I would toss the end of the lead
rope at his sides to encourage forward movement, he would jump sideways.  Any
suggestions?

I just want all of you to know how wonderful it is to have a place to learn
more about the wonderful world of Fjords!!!   Thank you for having such a nice
group of people willing to share their knowledge and heartaches with.  I used
to subscribe to a message board where all the talk was about who was psycho
and who was this or thatno real information was passed along and
it just wasted  your time trying to find the valuable information IF THERE WAS
ANY.

THANK YOU again for being just nice people.

Teresa



Political commentary not .. Video Monitors yes

2003-04-11 Thread Cheryl Beillard
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I'm adding my vote to the comments on the recent post regarding boycotts.  I 
drafted an immediate reply when I first
read, then had second thoughts because I didn't want to add to or encourage 
political discussion on this List .. and
that's my point.  So good on all of you who spoke up, about the misinformation 
that can be spread, even unwittingly, in
support of this or that position, and for the fact that this should be a 
horse-focused space, where we are  united by
our love of the breed.  What we do and how we feel off the List, about the war 
in Iraq or any other, should be off
limits.

On a horsey note, the fur is really flying around here now that we've got 
temperatures approaching normal for this time
of year.  And all the piles of manure which were dumped in the most accessible 
places when we had 5 feet of snow and it
was -30 for so long, have now appeared in all their glory, making this one of 
the messiest times of year around the
barn.  But who can complain when you can do the chores in shirt sleeves, and no 
bloody hat!?!   We have 3 mares in foal
to Felix .. and Bragda, who is not due till early July is the biggest and looks 
ready now ..  We are about to install a
video monitor so I can check them from the luxury of the house, at all hours of 
the night.

SO .. my question is .  does anyone on the List have experience with these 
things? .. I want a wireless one, and the
installer is telling me that I need the most expensive or the picture may be 
fuzzy .. I'm about 200 ft from the barn,
and the signal will have to come through a corner of the house and the garage 
to get to the room where we want to
install the screen.  How fuzzy I wonder?  the difference is as much as $1000 
between the top of the line system and what
I can find at Costco off the shelf.  Any advice would be welcome.

Cheryl Beillard
www.wakerobinfarm.ca
Where the bluebirds haven't come back but the wild turkeys have!



Lori's visit

2003-04-11 Thread Knutsen Fjord Farm
This message is from: Knutsen Fjord Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hi everyone,

I am excited to be going to connect with Lori Albrough at the Seattle-Tacoma
airport tonoght. She will be visiting until the 18th, and then will head
South for a clinic and visits to Gayle Ware's and Catherine Lassesen's. This
Sunday, we will visit Anton's farm, Narnia, near Victoria, then tour
Victoria, take the fast ferry back to Seattle and drive to Anne Appleby's!

From Anne's, we will drive to Ellensburg, and visit the farms of Betsy
Billeter and Bob Envick, as well as our own. It's a whirlwind trip, but I am
so pleased that she is willing to come so far in troubled times to visit.
More on this later. I will be off the net until Tuesday night, but Doug will
be here.

He is doing a great job on getting the PNFPG web site updated. Visit it if
you have time at www.pnwfjordgroup.com

Later - Peg

Peg Knutsen - Ellensburg, WA
http://www.elltel.net/kffjord/



Checking in :)

2003-04-11 Thread HorseLotti
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Hi Everyone!!

It is a glorious day with sunny skies and warm temps.  I'm back in Corcoran 
for the weekend - it is so fun to come back and snuzzle my fjordies and other 
critters.  My darling husband is holding down the fort like a champ -- and I 
am getting our new home readied for move in on May 5th.

Soon I'll see many of you at the horse expo - Kristin, Mark, Linda, Helen, 
Miss Anne and myself are ready with new stall decorations and t-shirts 
... BE SURE to come and visit:)   We'll have beverages and cookies 
and lots of fjords to admire including a new fjord filly:)  We Can Ride 
will also have fjords on display.

Our All Things Fjord  More! spring sale has been extended through April 
(we were late in getting the driving logo online).   The photos of the 
driving logo are not the greatest, and will be redone, but you can get an 
idea.  Also, the fjord rusty stakes for garden, flower pots, yard accents 
can be mailed --- there is a small extra postage charge but we are thrilled 
that we can now send them through the mail!!!  So, visit our website and let 
me know if you need anything for spring, summer or your horse.  15% off most 
items through April 2003.

I don't have internet access up north yet and I sure do miss my morning 
visit on the fjord list along with my coffee.   Have a fun weekend 
everyone!!  Linda in MN



Re: Trailers, carts and wagons

2003-04-11 Thread Jimaryjmh
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Hi Taffy

Last year we faced the same problem when we were trading in our 16' stock 
trailer for a goose neck.  I wanted to be able to haul our cart and at least 
two horses.  What we ended up with was a 14' stock trailer with a small 
dressing room in front, with the cut gate set 6' from the front.  This allows 
us to put the cart in first (we can take off our shafts) and close the cut 
gate and then gives us 8' to straight load two horses.  We went all the way 
to NY evaluations (10+ hr drive) last fall this way and all went well.  The 
only thing I don't like is that when the cart is in front and the cut gate 
closed, I don't  have an escape door. It is in the front section where the 
cart rides.  We could have had the escape door put over the tire rims which 
makes accessability more difficult.  Because we don't have a cart in front 
very often we opted not to do this.  Hope this  helps for we studied on this 
situation for a long time and this works for us.  Of course, we had to keep 
in mind our $$ limitations.

Mary Harvey
In Virginia where we finally have spring and much water (we have had 3 years 
of drought)



spring shots

2003-04-11 Thread brass-ring-farm
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My almost 2 year old Fjord Willow had a reaction to her shots
this year. And I had broken them into 2 visits 3 weeks apart. After the
first set (not strangles) the next day she couldn't lift her head high
enough to peek over the stall door, which she always does. I noticed she
was lying down a lot throughout the day, unusual for her. I kept an eye
on her and even came back from a maple syrup party to make sure she was
still eating and not getting worse. By the 3rd day she was normal again.
My vet says to pre-bute them but  last year the shots didn't bother her.
Valerie



anyone speak chinese?

2003-04-11 Thread Epona1971
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Hi Everyone!

A while back I asked for advice on a horse-related martial arts name. Several 
of you suggested capriole and I chose that for our school name. I drew a 
simple logo (which ended up looked like Tommes the Fjord) of a horse in 
capriole. Since our style is evolving, we've decided to choose a style name, 
somethingorother kenpo. Been looking online for Asian horse words. Found 
some good ones in Japanese, but none in Chinese. The online dictionaries are 
often characters-only. Any ideas?

The boys say, Call it Tommes Rafael Knute Kenpo! ;-)



Brigid Wasson
SF Bay Area, CA
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RE: trailer options

2003-04-11 Thread The Mercers
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Tish,

I'd love to see a picture of the setup you describe.  Would you please
email it to me.

Thanks!

Taffy Mercer


So the BEST idea I came across was to attach
a receiver hitch to the trailer, and get a steel frame platform built
(about 5
and a half feet wide, and then deep enough so that the cart can sit on
it) and
then load with the shafts of cart lay on top of the trailer.  To protect
the
shafts, a foam pool noodle is fitted onto the top of the trailer.  Then
you
can use a come-along or winch if necessary to load (or a friendly soul)
the
cart up onto the platform.  I actually have pictures that I will share
if
anyone wants them, it is quite a splendid idea.



Re: GJEST son - stallion prospect for sale

2003-04-11 Thread Arthur Rivoire
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Hello from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam farm in Nova Scotia --

We have two excellent yearling stud colts ---  one of which we must sell.
They are BDF TITIAN and BDF TITAN.

BDF TITIAN - (Gjest x Maryke- Hjerter-Knaeght).  Titian is extremely
attractive. ---   He's very well bred with bloodlines that should be
particularly attractive to North American breeders. I'll explain more on
that later ---  He has very good conformation, and is a very FANCY  CORRECT
mover.

ATTRACTIVE --  He's going to be very dark, coppery in color.  He has four
really black socks.  His head is extremely pretty with huge eyes.

WELL-BRED --  Sired by GJEST, out of the imported in-utero mare, MARYKE.  --
I say that this cross should be of particular interest to NA Fjord breeders
for two reasons -

 #1,  The Netherlands Fjordhorse Studbook chose as one of their Studbook
stallions (only 45 for the whole country with a Fjord population of around
13,000) , a stallion with this same breeding.  I'm talking about the Gjest
son, FJELLWIN, who was out of a HJERTER-KNAEIGHT daughter.  The stallion,
Hjerter-Knaeght, was Holland's longest standing breeding stallion, very
famous for siring top quality daughters.  HJ was imported to Holland from
Denmark. -

#2,  Our stud colt, BDF TITIAN, is a full brother to some of the best
performing Fjords in America. --

There's BDF MISS NAVETA, owned and trained by Michael and Betsy Scott in
Minnesota.  Miss Naveta has won very big-time almost all the high level
driving championships in the midwest, including lots of championships in
driven dressage.

There's also BDF IDAR, a gelding, owned and trained by Elaine Olsen in So.
California. Idar has competed against some of the best and most expensive
Warmbloods in California in the dressage ring, and consistently done
extremely well.  So well, that he's won championships at these big shows,
and one year was in the Top Five in So. CA at Training Level.  --  You can
imagine the numbers and quality of horses competing in dressage in So. CA.

Then there's BDF LILLEHAMMER, owned and trained by Sue Banks in VA.  Lilly
has also done very well in dressage competing against Warmbloods.

Other lesser known full brothers and sisters are - BDF NORA, BDF QUENTIN
DURWARD,  BDF PHOEBE.  --  Both Nora and Phoebe are very much like Titian.
That is to say, very dark in color with gorgeous heads, markings, and
spectacularly fancy movement.  BDF Quentin Durward is lighter colored.  --
All of them are very big-bodied.  By no means drafty, but with nice, round
barrels.

TO SUM UP --  This yearling colt is super eye-catching, great color,
beautiful head, and four black socks. ---  He has correct and flashy
movement.  -- He has proven performance bloodlines (full brother to above
named champions) , as well as proven breeding bloodlines (same sire and
maternal grandsire as the Dutch Studbook stallion).

BDF TITIAN has a lovely, quiet temperament, and he's been very well-handled
and trained since birth.

NOTE:  BDF TITIAN (so-named by my artist husband because he has the deep
reddish coat that's associated with the artist, Titian.)

~~~

BDF TITAN -  Yearling stud colt sired by GJEST, out of the Norwegian
imported mare, STINE.  --  I've already written a lot about Titan, so will
say less here.

He's extremely tall (13.2 at ten months)  with wonderful conformation and
incredibly big bone.  He has a lovely head.  His movement is very correct
and very big.  His bloodlines are impeccable and proven.  He's the full
brother to three well-known and admired stallions in the U.S.  --  BDF
KANADA KING,BDF MALDOLM LOCK,  BDF OBELISK.  Kanada King and Obelisk
have both been evaluated as Blue Ribbon stallions.  Malcolm Locke has not
been to an evaluation.

BDF TITAN has a sweet and cooperative personality, and he's been extremely
well-handled and trained since birth.

Our #1 aim with both these colts is to find the right home for them (one of
them anyway) -  They're top quality, and they've had the right feeding and
handling from conception to this day.

~~~

Those interested in discussing these colts may call or email us.  We can do
current videos at any time.

Kind Regards,  Carol Rivoire


http://www.beaverdamfarm.com
Beaver Dam Farm Fjords II
R.R. 7
Pomquet, Nova Scotia B2G 2L4
Tel:(902) 386-2304
Fax:(902) 386-2149
Carole Rivoire, author of THE FJORDHORSE HANDBOOK,
only book in English on the Fjord breed, available from Beaver Dam Farm,
$36.95 US includes PH
http://www.beaverdamfarm.com/book.htm



Re: Hearld

2003-04-11 Thread Jean Gayle
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Reena I received my Herald last week and they usually come here first, I
believe.  Mike can tell you better.  Jean







Jean Walters Gayle
Aberdeen, WA
Author:The Colonel's Daughter
$20 PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563



Re: Trailers, carts and wagons

2003-04-11 Thread FjordAmy
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In a message dated 4/11/2003 4:42:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

 ...interested in knowing how you haul both your horse(s) and 
 carts/wagons
 

If we are hauling just one or two horses and our two wheel cart, we put it 
all in our 4 horse slant load trailer. The shafts come off our cart and it 
will swing to take up about a stall and a half in the trailer, so there is 
room for two horses (and plenty of room for a foal up to about a year or so). 
If we haul our 4 wheel carriage, we take two vehicles. We have a really 
nifty, small, light weight flat bed trailer that Dad built to haul the 
carriage behind my Toyota. It's complete with an electric winch to load  
unload with ease. Then there's plenty of room in the trailer for horses and 
whatever else we need depending on where we are going.

Amy


Amy Evers
Dun Lookin' Fjords
Redmond, OR
Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]



Elph's fine, trailer options

2003-04-11 Thread Pasqual, Patricia A
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Well, I went out last night and Elphie was fine.  He did have the full set of
shots on Monday, and also the strangles, so that is probably what the trouble
was.  I should have told the trainer to lay off a bit on Tuesday!

I have been struggling with the trailer thing, too, as I have recently been
allotted some household funds to buy a trailer, but it is not unlimited funds!
I board, so I need to be able to store my cart (fixed shafts, not
removable)inside the trailer when it is not in use by the horse.  We aren't
going to be buying a new truck any time soon, and we have a 1991 Chev 1500
with full bed, extended cab, and heavy duty hauling package, 6200 limit.  I
only ever haul one 850 lb. horse, so the whole thing has seemed like quite a
puzzle to me.  I wanted the trailer to be enclosed to protect the cart,
otherwise a nice stock would have done me fine.

In my explorations I have come across a few unique setups, which I will share.
One is using a 2 horse trailer with a dressing room, and if the necessary
length to store the cart is not there, cut holes in the dressing room bulkhead
wall to get the shafts through.  Another is get a goose neck 2 horse, that has
plenty of room for the cart.  Now I hated the idea of having to get a 200 lb.
cart into and out of my pickup, and the jack knifing necessary to do that, or
having to unhitch trailer, etc.  So the BEST idea I came across was to attach
a receiver hitch to the trailer, and get a steel frame platform built (about 5
and a half feet wide, and then deep enough so that the cart can sit on it) and
then load with the shafts of cart lay on top of the trailer.  To protect the
shafts, a foam pool noodle is fitted onto the top of the trailer.  Then you
can use a come-along or winch if necessary to load (or a friendly soul) the
cart up onto the platform.  I actually have pictures that I will share if
anyone wants them, it is quite a splendid idea.

As for me, I am currently pursing a nice trailer that was custom-made for
someone with a cart and horse, but they ended up wanting a gooseneck, and so
this trailer is available.  It may be too heavy though, and if that is the
case I will go with the unique setup described.

Tish and Elph (thanks, I'm feeling much better), in the glorious sunny warm
springtime of Minneapolis

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Trailer talk

2003-04-11 Thread M Korose
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Hi LIst
A plug for stock trailers.  We have a 14 foot (wish it
was 16 foot) bumper pull and can haul 3 big Fjords, 1
Fjord and meadowbrook, 2 Fjords and smaller 2 wheel
cart or mamas and babies whatever.  We also have a 20
foot gooseneck (no dressing room etc.) Can haul 4
Fjords and meadowbrook and 4 wheel or 4 (adult )
horses, separate small area for 1 stallion or a really
small youngster we wish to separate AND a 4 wheel
cart.  
THe possibilities grow (as your Fjord herd
grows!!) which it seems they do.
Love our stock trailers (and so do the horses)
Marsha in VA where it has been raining for 40 days and
40 nites.. or seems like it
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more
http://tax.yahoo.com



Re: Hearld

2003-04-11 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR

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At 06:29 AM 4/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:

This message is from: Reena Giola [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How often does the Herald (sp?) print?   I am Finally an official member and
am still anxiously waiting to receive my first copy!!




The Herald is a Quarterly Reena.  There is one in the mail on its way to 
you right now.  Some people have received theirs already but they do get 
sent out bulk rate so they can take some time to get delivered.  They are 
sent from the Seattle area so the people on the East coast get them a bit 
latter than the west coast.


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: Trailers, carts and wagons

2003-04-11 Thread RkyMtnTrls
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...interested in knowing how you haul both your horses(s) and 
carts/wagons

Re: How do I haul my horses:  Well, my 3 ponies are working 
girls  (grin)  - that is, for a weekend job, I have a pony ride business.  
So, I have a small school bus that's been converted.  Took out the seats, put 
in horse mattes  ties off points (for hay nets  leads), a special rear ramp 
for them to enter via the back door.  It's actually got more width room than 
my 2horse trailer width and length inside, and just as tall inside.  (And 
yep, it's legal hauling - I'm inspected yearly, insured  licensed.)  If y' 
want a chuckle, you can see my little pony-moblie here:  A 
HREF=http://www.rockymountaintrails.net/partyidx.html;
http://www.rockymountaintrails.net/partyidx.html/A  
Now for BIGGER things, like my 15.2 hand standardbred and 14 
hand morganX, I have the 2 horse trailer.   Had a class 3 hitch from UHaul 
attached onto my bus (had special extenders welded onto it to fit the bus's 
frame better) - so that I can haul with a trailer hitch.  This summer will be 
getting a 4horse stock trailer (second hand) as I really need more trailer 
room for those days that the carousel wheel is ordered!  (Most of the time, 
I'm doing birthday parties, so it's just 1 or 2 ponies being ordered for the 
day - but this year, getting more into the carousel jobs, so need more elbow 
room for my guys.)
Now, for jobs where I had a pony and the cart -- I had a 
shelf custom made that just slides into the class 3 hitch, just like the ball 
arm would, and the shelf has two vertical arms with loops at the top.  
Instead of my trailer going in the hitch reciever, it would just be the 
shelf.  I would set the cart up on the shelf vertically, wheels down, shafts 
straight up in the air.  Then rope tie it to the vertical arms.  VERY stable 
and works great!  You could have such a thing made to go onto the back end of 
a horse trailer --- have a hitch receiver attached to the bottom frame of 
your trailer, have a shelf like this made (be sure that the shelf is as high 
off the ground if not a little higher than the bottom of your trailer) --- 
then before unloading the horse, just remove the cart, then remove the hitch 
reciever's holding pin, slide out the shelf unit ... now can unload the horse 
(open the trailer door), no problem and very quick n' easy!
If anyone would like to see my shelf in detail (for making 
one of your own, mayve?)  I would be happy to take pictures of it (side, top, 
bottom, etc) and pictures of me  hubby putting it onto the bus ... so you 
can see what I'm talking about, if you'd like to try to make one of your own. 
   :-)  Welcome to ask me on the list, or send private email (for private 
email, be sure subject line says Sher, re: shelf photos   or something like 
that - as I delete my subject line (viruses).
  
... Also, given the choice of all of the trailering formats available - 
 bumper pull, standard goose neck, living quarters gooseneck, camper and 
 bumper pull - what do you prefer and if there's a brand you prefer - 
 why?...

Bumper pull, as my hitch on my working vehicle (the little bus) is set up for 
bumper pull, and there's * no way * that you can convert that puppy to a 
goose neck!  LOL!  I prefer featherweight style for build, and 4horse stock 
style for economy.  See, with the bus, I have TONS in interior room, so why 
would I want storage space in the trailer?  I'm not likely to ever get a 
regular diesel pickup or such to haul with -- see, the little bus's engine is 
as strong and if not stronger than most pickups as it is, so I've got good 
hauling power there.  Also, I bought this bus (my second one) from a school 
district - so in tip top mandatory by federal law maintained condition - for 
a whoppin' $4,000.00 !  Heck, just try to beat that deal at a pick up 
dealer's lot!  (big grin)  So for my unusual life style, the little bus can 
not be beat, as both my working pony vehicle and for hauling my trail horses 
around for leisure too.  As for the living quarters - if I'm going someplace 
over night, like a camping trip, with my big horses, my hubby is usually 
along, too.  And there is NO WAY (grin) I could get him to sleep in a trailer 
type living quarters next to the horses.  LOL!  Unlike myself, he can not 
handle (grin) the smell - luckily, I have *no* sense of smell hardly, and 
don't even notice it.  When I go camping with my horses, he insists on either 
in a tent a ways away from them, or a bed'n'breakfast type room.  So, I'll 
probably never get a trailer with living quarters - would never get to use 
'em.

Sher in Colorado



Re: Tee Shirts

2003-04-11 Thread NSatwicz
hi Steve,

i'm new to the list.i have a mare, Nykka, in the Boston area.

now what about these t-shirts??   can others still order them?what are 
they like?
always looking for good Fjordie items.
Thanks.

- Nancy



Fw: Sadie and Flotren's foal

2003-04-11 Thread Reena Giola
This message is from: Reena Giola [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Peg
 I am so sorry to hear of the loss...thoughts and prayers are with you
 all and for a speedy recovery to Sadie!!  Glad to read that she is home
safe and sound.

 Reena




  This message is from: Knutsen Fjord Farm 
 
  I am heartbroken to have to write that Sadie's delivery was one of those
  dystocias you read about, but which never happen to you Her
beautiful
  colt's head was caught on her pelvic rim and she could not deliver him.
We
  were able to save her, and will bring her home tomorrow. I hated to
leave
  her at the hospital, she was so traumatized,shaking from the drugs, and
  whinnying.
 
  We were with her from the beginning, and the vets were heroic, but we
 still
  could not readjust that foal's position. He was another lovely brown
dun,
  like his brother Ari. I hope he is with Julie.
 
  Peg
 
  Peg Knutsen - Ellensburg, WA
  http://www.elltel.net/kffjord/



Hearld

2003-04-11 Thread Reena Giola
This message is from: Reena Giola [EMAIL PROTECTED]

How often does the Herald (sp?) print?   I am Finally an official member and
am still anxiously waiting to receive my first copy!!   After having Gustav
for 4 years, I decided I would give up on the registries merging and switch
him to the NFHR..

Reena



Re: Tee Shirts

2003-04-11 Thread tillie34
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  Steve, thank you for the up date on the tee's  I feel it was like the old 
saying  happens.  Machine will not take over . It always need's man's 
hands on the job.   We will be happy to get our tee's and again thanks for 
taking on the job.  Tillie

Dun Lookin' Fjords
Bud,Tillie  Amy Evers
Redmond OR  (541) 548-6018
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589