Fjord size bits for sale

[Epona1971]

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Cleaning out the tack room! I have several bit "lots" for sale on eBay: 
snaffles, liverpools, and western curbs. Here are the URLs:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3658109565&ssPageName=ADME:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3658113064&ssPageName=ADME:
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/L/L
Brigid Wasson
SF Bay Area, CA
www.Brigid.Clickryder.com

Martie Bolinski's calendar

[mom]

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I just have to put in my two cents to tell y'all it is lovely -- and it is
sure a rare treat to be able to own copies of 12 original works of equine
art for under $10!  She does some awesome Fjords in stained glass as well!
Sue

RE: Oregon Gold Horse Show & Fjord Classes at FCSC Show!

[The Mercers]

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>Amy Evers wrote:

We finally have dates set for the Oregon Gold Open Horse Show!! This
year's 
show will be held on May 15, 16, 2004. Saturday is halter and riding
classes, 
Sunday is all driving classes! (Word is we may even have one pairs class
this 
year- still working on the details.)<

May 22 & 23, the Franklin County Saddle Club Open Horse Show (located in
Pasco, WA) will have 4 Fjord classes!  English Pleasure, Western
Pleasure, Pleasure Driving and Log Skid PLUS a Fjord Versatility Award!
There are also numerous open classes to choose from.  You can contact me
for more information.

Two weekends in a row of Fjord classes!  Yahoo!  :-)

Taffy Mercer
Kennewick, WA  

Oregon Gold Horse Show!

[FjordAmy]

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First off, apologies to anyone who gets this more than once. I've sent it to 
two "lists" as well as to some individuals.

We finally have dates set for the Oregon Gold Open Horse Show!! This year's 
show will be held on May 15, 16, 2004. Saturday is halter and riding classes, 
Sunday is all driving classes! (Word is we may even have one pairs class this 
year- still working on the details.)

For those not familiar with OG, it is an all breed show produced by a 
combined group of Fjord and Haflinger owners. As well as "open" classes, we 
have some 
classes that are designated as "Fjord Only" and "Haflinger only." We have a 
very wide variety of classes for all ages and riding levels. This is a very low 
key family type show; we try to stay as user friendly as we can.

This 2004 show will be our fourth year, and so far every year the Haflingers 
have out numbered the Fjords. Lets turn things around this year!! Please 
consider joining us for the fun in May. For more info, and to request entries, 
please feel free to contact me. Hope to see you there!

Amy


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

Fjord gelding wanted - location

[Lori Lemley]

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This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lori it helps to put in where you or your mother live!   Jean G.


My bad, please excuse. We are in Little Rock, Arkansas, and would hire 
a transport company if necessary.


Lori Lemley
501-470-0967
501-412-8128
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Re: fjordhorse-digest V2004 #21

[Rhonda Taylor]

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Fjord horses in Horse calendars

R.Taylor, Straw Hat Stables

OK, so it's only 1 photo, but the Bay Street Publishing  "Horses" 16 month 
calendar (2003-2004), photographed by Bob Langrish has a photo of 3 shaggy, 
snowy Fjords taken at Aauruns Ranches, Calgary, Alberta, for the January 2004 
photo.  Maybe someone knows how to get in touch with Bob Langrish, and can 
encourage him to take a few more photos of our favorite breed!

The Mane Idea

[Pedfjords]

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In a message dated 1/29/2004 5:34:57 PM Mountain Standard Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> I wish I did have a heated
> barn! AND indoor arena (Boy wouldn't THAT cost a bundle to heat!) So I am a
> bit jealous I guess of those of you who do have big barns to put your
> Fjords in out of the cold, where you could cut manes, etc.  Ha, I have even
> been pondering moving southBut winters are just as bad down there.
> Maybe New Mexico...? 
> 

Come to UTAH, Jean !  We have also had a much colder winter than normal, 
but today it was sweatshirt weather, balmy really, and no heated barn needed 
here. I did install skylights over every stall in the new barn, and did all 
window panels between the walls and roof, so tons of light and warmth. No 
lights 
needed till pitch dark outside, but every stall has plug outlets  for 16 
gallon heated buckets. All outdoor tanks have sunken heat elements so zero 
chopping 
ice here. My electric bill gos up 100 a month, but we also have tons of x-mas 
lights, so not sure which is worse, HOWEVER..we feel strongly that a 
couple of big heat bills still does not amount to even one bad colic, forget 
surgery. Winter colics double summer ones, and both in CA. and here our vets 
told 
us that it was due to decreased water drinking when it was frozen or even very 
cold. 

  The manes that I SHAVED off a couple of months ago ( to the 
skinlooked like drowned rats for awhile ) are growing up perfectly !  We 
are just 
trimming the front and back, but even the older crestier ones have show perfect 
manes comming on.   

   Anyone going to Martins Auction in CA tomorrow,  look for 
Jeff. I cant go and am pouting about it.Lisa Pedersen / Pedersens Fjords   
Cedar City, UTAH * sunny, tons of snow on the mountian, and headed to Zion 
tomorrow for a day trip. 

Re: Winter complaints

[Jean Ernest]

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I think some folks here have those wood furnaces, but none that have heated
barns do.  The few heated barns I've been in did have a very strong ammonia
smell, ventilation is the big problem,  I do feel horses are healthier
living outside with a run-in shelter, or at least a stall opening to the
outside..Ideally, you would have a barn with a BIG run-in area on one end,
but  with stalls also..as some friends here do:  A log Barn, used to have 6
12 x 12 stalls, three on each side with a big aisle in the center, doors on
both ends.  They decided to turn the two stalls at one end into a big 12 x
36 Run-in area, opening to the paddock, with doors they can slide shut in
cold weather.  Now that reallly is a nice set-up.  Unfortunaely, I live on
a hill with no level ground, so building somethin like that would take a
lot of dirt work to make a level spot. 

I looked at one of those wood furnaces at the State Fair last year, really
looks like a great idea!

Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, clear and cold,  but we have 6 1/2 hour official
daylight with another hour on each end of "Civil Twilight", so it is light
for 8 1/2 hours now! 


>Do people who heat with wood have those outdoor furnaces in your area?  


Jean Ernest
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Re: The Fjord Horse pictures

[jgayle]

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Carol, I am joking about that statement to Linda re eighty year olds, I
think! Yes I used to go to my mother's retirement area in Seal Beach CA
where I felt s young with all the "oldsters". Now in one and a half
years I will be eighty!! But I am having a lady come next week and see if
the grumpy Gunnar is as reliable as usual and start riding again, I hope.
Last time it felt pretty rough as the bones are stiff.  I liked that old gal
in the tv ads who was eighty plus and said" bring me any horse and as long
as you saddle and bridle them I can ride them."  Jean G





Author
"The Colonel's Daughter"
Occupied Germany 46-49
Send $20 to:
PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563

Re: Winter complaints

[Carol J. Makosky]

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Jean Ernest wrote:


This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Well I don't enjoy -45, for sure! 


 I wish I did have a heated
barn! AND indoor arena (Boy wouldn't THAT cost a bundle to heat!) 
 


Jean,
Do people who heat with wood have those outdoor furnaces in your area?  
I saw a really good setup last April in the Stillwater, MN area,  where 
my club had a rig rally and pig roast,  that had a heated barn and 
arena.  They did it all with an outdoor furnace and used slab wood which 
is very cheap around here.  They had it all insulated with the spray on 
foam stuff and it was quite cozy inside.  The only thing I did notice 
was a very stong urine odor, but I am sure they do take care of that.


--
Built Fjord Tough
Carol M.
On Golden Pond
N. Wisconsin

Re: Winter complaints

[Carol J. Makosky]

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Arthur Rivoire wrote:


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Hello All from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia --
   





Everybody keeps saying their Fjords love being outside, but I have to tell
you that our Fjords love coming in to the barn.  We never have to ask twice.
 


Carole,
Do your Fjords like coming into the barn cause that is where you feed 
them?  I believe this was covered a while ago on the List.  The only way 
I can get Heidi into the barn for the night is to put some grain or hay 
on the floor.  Then I have to shut the door real quick.  She almost 
always has free acess to her stall at all times and will only go in 
there on her own and stay is when the other door is open so she can look 
out to see what we are doing or in the summer when the bugs are pesty.  
It was a bit cold here last night (-27) and I love to see her with frost 
all over her whiskers.  I know it is cold when she keeps her nostrils 
half shut.  It will seem like summer when it gets above zero one of 
these days.  But it will be warm enough to enjoy a sleigh party this 
Sunday.  Sure beats sitting in front of the boob tube watching some 
game.  We will have one of our famous potlucks after.  Sure hope some of 
the List members went into the Ashland Press website to read all about 
our sleigh rally on the 10th.  This was the biggest draw of spectators 
at the Great Lakes Vistor Center ever and they are already planning on 
next years event to be bigger and better.


--
Built Fjord Tough
Carol M.
On Golden Pond
N. Wisconsin

Re: Winter complaints

[Reena Giola]

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I agree Carol..this is my third official winter here in Michigan and
boy oh boy is it COLD!!!  I am so happy that I switched barns so now  Gustav
has a stall (he'll be 20 this year!)the wonderful woman who runs the
barn takes such great care of them all.she told me today that
everyone had been turned out but all were waiting at the gates to come in...
don't blame them, it's darn cold out

Reena
with another night of - temps!


>Hello All from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia --



Everybody keeps saying their Fjords love being outside, but I have to tell
you that our Fjords love coming in to the barn.  We never have to ask twice.

Best Regards,  Carol Rivoire
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Re: Winter complaints

[Jean Ernest]

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Well I don't enjoy -45, for sure!  And when that cold snap ended I thought
we we supposed to get in the +20's, the weatherman kept promising us, but
the big High pressure area with all the cold air didn't quite leave and
we're lingering in below zero temps for weeks it seems..albeit -20 is a
heck of a lot better than -45!  But I am getting impatient with it, even if
the clear sunny days bring all that sun inside for a bit and the Fjords
stand broadside soaking it up...it does have some heat in it now.  It was
PROMISED (LOL) to be in the +20s this week..now they say maybe next week!
The Fjords all have terribly bushy manes but I can't handle scizzors in
this cold so cutting them will have to wait.  I wish I did have a heated
barn! AND indoor arena (Boy wouldn't THAT cost a bundle to heat!) So I am a
bit jealous I guess of those of you who do have big barns to put your
Fjords in out of the cold, where you could cut manes, etc.  Ha, I have even
been pondering moving southBut winters are just as bad down there.
Maybe New Mexico...? 

Well, I've gotta wrap this up, the sun is hitting the computer screen and I
can't see anything.

Jean in Sunny but cold Fairbanks, ALaska (Hey, it warmed up to -15F!)


>I can't imagine you in -45F.  Goes to show, a body can get used to just
>about anything.  It's why we feel it's Spring when the temp goes up to 20
>this winter.
>
>Everybody keeps saying their Fjords love being outside, but I have to tell
>you that our Fjords love coming in to the barn.  We never have to ask twice.
>
>Best Regards,  Carol Rivoire
>

Jean Ernest
Fairbanks, Alaska
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Re: Winter complaints

[Arthur Rivoire]

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>Hello All from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia --

 This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Carol,
>
> What makes your winter there so terrible?

Hi Jean,  Must be getting old, I guess.

No, not true!  Haven't you heard?  This winter is breaking all records.  For
us in Nova Scotia, it's the coldest winter in 100 years . . . or something
like that.  Bloody cold is all I can say.  --  Boston is having the coldest
winter since 1927.

I can't imagine you in -45F.  Goes to show, a body can get used to just
about anything.  It's why we feel it's Spring when the temp goes up to 20
this winter.

Everybody keeps saying their Fjords love being outside, but I have to tell
you that our Fjords love coming in to the barn.  We never have to ask twice.

Best Regards,  Carol Rivoire

Re: The Fjord Horse pictures

[linda thornsberry]

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I knew this would come back and haunt me.  Just kidding.  My mother at 80
years old was so full of fun and life and she never stood still, so please
don't think I was putting down retirees or 80 year olds.

I retired a year ago and this was my first one-month vacation ever.  My
vision of my retirement planned adventure was to go...go...go!

At the Crazy Horse Resort this vision wasn't happening.  Everyone just sat
in their fold-away chairs in front of the motor homes and just sat there for
weeks.  Maybe that was their planned adventure.  We had rented a site for a
month but left at the end of the second week.  The web page on Lake Havasu
was very deceiving. Once we traveled to Quartzsite things were buzzing.  I
guess what I am saying is, "Life is to short (to me) just to sit around".

I hope I did not offend anyone that was not my intent.

Linda
Biggs, CA




- Original Message -
From: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 12:10 PM
Subject: Re: The Fjord Horse pictures


> This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Linda in reference to your statement about your boring vacation, what does
> "only people in their eighties or retired" mean  {)
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> Author
> "The Colonel's Daughter"
> Occupied Germany 46-49
> Send $20 to:
> PO Box 104
> Montesano, WA 98563

Re: The Fjord Horse pictures

[Carol J. Makosky]

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jgayle wrote:


This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Linda in reference to your statement about your boring vacation, what does
"only people in their eighties or retired" mean 
 

Now don't take offense  Jean.  I'm retired also, but not in eighties 
yet, and my older brother says that I should stop burning the candle at 
both ends and in the middle too. He says I should slow down and at least 
act retired. LOL  Haven't you ever been to Sun City, AZ.  It is only for 
people over 55 and so sterile and boring.  When my parents lived there 
and I would visit with my young children, I was stopped all the time by 
the residents so they could feast their eyes on youth.  Maybe that's the 
kind of place Linda went to.


--
Built Fjord Tough
Carol M.
On Golden Pond
N. Wisconsin

Re: The Fjord Horse pictures

[jgayle]

This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Linda in reference to your statement about your boring vacation, what does
"only people in their eighties or retired" mean  {)








Author
"The Colonel's Daughter"
Occupied Germany 46-49
Send $20 to:
PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563

Re: Fjord gelding wanted

[jgayle]

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Lori it helps to put in where you or your mother live!   Jean G.






Author
"The Colonel's Daughter"
Occupied Germany 46-49
Send $20 to:
PO Box 104
Montesano, WA 98563

Re: Beaver Dam Farm Accepting Consignment Horses for 2004

[Arthur Rivoire]

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Hello Everybody from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -

We're again getting ready to accept a few good quality Fjords to sell under
our name
at Beaver Dam Farm.  Each year, we tell those  interested in sending us
horses that . . . .

'The Best . . .HighestQuality . .. . . No Problem  horses sell the quickest
and for the best prices'.  -- 

Last year was the most difficult year  I remember to sell horses.  For
whatever reasons (the war & terrorism threats no doubt) , people were being
very cautious.  -- 
 BUT!  Last year was a great example of what I say every year to
people . . . .

"The Best, Highest Quality, No Problem horses sell the easiest and for the
best prices!"  ---

Our customers expect the best quality, nicest horses from Beaver Dam Farm.
For years, we've sold some of the most wonderful  Fjordhorses to be found
anywhere --  Our own home-breds, and our quality consignment horses.

Despite the poor economic conditions in the horse business last year, Beaver
Dam Farm still managed to do a good job for  its clients.   90% of the
horses we sold were Consignment Horses.  --  We only had two disappointment.
Both very nice, well-bred horse, but, unfortunately,  without the proper
training and handling they should have had for their age level.   One we
trained and sold, but for a lower price than the mare would otherwise have
commanded.  --  The other took longer to get ready, so the new owner elected
to sell her to us.  The mare is now coming along nicely, and will be an
attractive offering by mid summer.

Selling a good horse is always difficult for the private owner.  It's
difficult emotionally, and it's very difficult in a practical sense.  -- 
Most private owners don't have the staff or facility, or advertising budget
to get their horse ready for sale.  Many owners find selling
istasteful.  --  Frankly, we love selling good Fjords.  We enjoy putting a
nice horse in a good home.  We love the new friends we make.  It's almost
always a very pleasant relationship for us, and the new owner.

So, if you have a really nice horse you need to sell, and if that horse has
been well brought along and is well trained for his age, then give us a
call.  We can do well by you.   --  Please call to discuss our terms.  We
want to work with you to find a good home for your good horse, and to give
you a good return.

We have a 350 ac. facility in which to train and showcase your horse.  We
have trails, riding and driving arenas, obstacles . . . All that's necessary
to prepare your horse for sale.  --  We have an excllent, experienced staff
to train your horse.  We do extensive advertising as most of you know.  -- 
We treat all the horses on our farm as OUR OWN horses.  Every horse gets the
same care and treatment.    But most of all, we work really hard to do
the best possible job for both our buyers and sellers.  You can depend on
Beaver Dam Farm.  Hundreds of customers have in the last 25 years.

My goal is always to please both the seller and the buyer, and frankly,
that's an easy goal to
accomplish when I'm dealing with a High Quality/No Problem Horse.  The best
horses sell the quickest and for the best prices ---  even in a depressed
market.  ---  And by the way, the general feeling is that the horse market
is definitely turning around, and there's a trend towards buying quality
horses.

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 P&H

Re: The Fjord Horse Pictures

[linda thornsberry]

This message is from: "linda thornsberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Good Morning Cynthia,

I truly did not see any horses in Arizona until I got to the California
border, I believe that was in Blythe, other than in Lake Havasu where a
rodeo was going on.

Thanks for your response.

Linda
Biggs CA
- Original Message -
From: "Cynthia Madden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "FH-L" 
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:08 AM
Subject: RE: The Fjord Horse Pictures


> This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hi Linda,
> One possible answer to your question about the lack of Fjord stuff in AZ
is that there are few Fjords in AZ. They don't do well there. Maybe up in
the mountains they do OK but elsewhere it is just too hot for them. While
people like me and the fabulous Alexander with his Fjord mare from
California go to compete in November and March. The rest of the year the
weather is not too welcoming for year round Fjord ownership.
>
> When I took Tank to the AZ CDE there a couple of years ago, a woman who
used to own Fjords told me she had to sell them because they just did not
thrive.A friend from here in Las Cruces who moved to Tucson with her two
Fjords had one die and gave the other to Sue in Albuquerque because she was
concerned for he mare.
>
> OTH, here in New Mexico Fjords seem to do well. Not so hot.
>
>
>
> Cynthia Madden
> Las Cruces, NM
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> (messages received on Saturday or Sunday
> can not be responded to until Monday)

Re: The Fjord Horse pictures and evaluation workshop

[linda thornsberry]

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Good Morning Marty,

Your calendar must be beautiful.  That is smart of you to do the water
paint.  I have NO talent in art, so I truly appreciate artists.

Linda
Biggs, CA
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From: "bolinsj" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: The Fjord Horse pictures and evaluation workshop


> This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> We've been putting calendars together as special orders for a couple
> years now, using our watercolors.  I did a couple with all Fjord
> pictures and others of just driving horses or just draft horses.  They
> are home-made, 8 1/2 X 11 but are on heavy paper with a nice spiral
> binding and sold last year for $7 plus s&h.  We decided against the
> photo calendars because we were always unsure if the pictures sent to us
> were copyrighted.  If you do the calendar with photos, make sure you get
> a release from the photographer.
>
> Martie in MD
>
> linda thornsberry wrote:
>
> >This message is from: "linda thornsberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >Hi Kathy,
> >
> >I tried to put together a Fjord calendar last year and found out how many
> >ways you can be sued.  So, be careful.
> >
> >I truly think a Fjord horse calendar is defiantly in demand.
> >
> >Good luck!
> >Linda
> >Biggs, CA

Re: The Fjord Horse pictures

[linda thornsberry]

This message is from: "linda thornsberry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Hello Jerry,

Biggs is a little town between Yuba City and Chico, located along Highway
99.

Linda
Biggs, CA
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From: "jerrell friz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:01 PM
Subject: Re: The Fjord Horse pictures


> This message is from: "jerrell friz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hi Linda,
> Is Biggs where there are a lot of old wagons, and movie stuff?? What hiway
is
> that? Seems like 395
> Thanks,
> Jerry
> Anderson, Ca.
>   - Original Message -
>   From: Linda Thornsberry
>   To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
>   Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 1:51 PM
>   Subject: The Fjord Horse pictures
>
>
>   This message is from: "Linda Thornsberry"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>   Hello to All,
>
>   I just got home from a great vacation in Arizona...warm!  Our trip
started
> out
>   at Lake Havasu.  We walked across the "London Bridge", sat in the sun on
> the
>   beach and after 3 weeks became extremely bored.  We stayed at the Crazy
> Horse
>   Campgrounds.  There was Bingo on Tuesday and Thursday night, jam session
on
>   Monday night, line dancing on Wednesday afternoon, hot tubs and heated
> pools,
>   now come to think of it I wasn't bored just not excited.  Oh ya, did I
tell
>   you everyone there was retired and in there 80's.
>
>   Ok - what I am getting to is this..
>
>   We left Lake Havasu and zoomed over to Quartzsite, Arizona.  The largest
>   outdoor sale in the US.  Have you ever been there?  HUGH!  Horse stuff
>   unbelievable, old time horse buggies, some in need or repair and some in
>   beautiful condition, lots of wrought iron, but not one, NOT ONE
Norwegian
>   Fjord horse anything.  WHY?  I searched to find a T-shirt or calendar
with
> the
>   Fjord horse on it.  Horse calendars everywhere, no Fjords horses
included,
> now
>   that is not right.  I wonder why the calendar creators and publishers
pass
> the
>   Fjord horse by?
>
>   Does this bother anyone else?
>
>   Linda
>   Biggs, CA

RE: The Fjord Horse Pictures

[Cynthia Madden]

This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Hi Linda,
One possible answer to your question about the lack of Fjord stuff in AZ is 
that there are few Fjords in AZ. They don't do well there. Maybe up in the 
mountains they do OK but elsewhere it is just too hot for them. While people 
like me and the fabulous Alexander with his Fjord mare from California go to 
compete in November and March. The rest of the year the weather is not too 
welcoming for year round Fjord ownership.
 
When I took Tank to the AZ CDE there a couple of years ago, a woman who used to 
own Fjords told me she had to sell them because they just did not thrive.A 
friend from here in Las Cruces who moved to Tucson with her two Fjords had one 
die and gave the other to Sue in Albuquerque because she was concerned for he 
mare.
 
OTH, here in New Mexico Fjords seem to do well. Not so hot. 



Cynthia Madden
Las Cruces, NM
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