Re: training cart
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Joe, what ever happened to the step of putting poles on before the cart??? Letting the horse feel the pull and hear noise behind him/her. Jean Author "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 46-49 Send $20 to: PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
Fjords for sale in Ohio
This message is from: "bill braden" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Everyone ! I just joined the list & wanted to let you all know about my 3 fjords for sale. OH Taske 6yr. gelding. brown dun Erlend son. 30 days western training. Lots of energy!! neck reins,piviots, backs,very responsive. OH Unika brown dun 5yr. mare ,tall & drafty rides western. Vjuli 4yr.Grey mare .Erlend daughter lots of stripes!! drives single -green north eastern Ohio Tiffany 440-293-8018
Fjords for sale in the west....
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone! I just wanted to let anyone out here in the West who may be looking for Fjords know that we have two young horses for sale... Dun Lookin' Prins - 2 yr old brown dun gelding. Started in ground driving, has been ponied from cart and carriage since birth. & Dun Lookin' Inga - Coming 3 yr old brown dun Filly by our grey stallion Bjorn-Knutson. Started in the cart, very sweet and willing. If the above links don't go thru, just do a search on the NFHR Pedigree page to see their bloodlines. Anyone interested please contact me personally at the Email below. Also... there are a total of 4 Fjords scheduled to be at the Small Farmer's Journal Auction. 4 yr gelding, 1.5 yr gelding, 10 mo colt & 10 mo filly. Happy Fjording! Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: training cart
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 4/12/2004 4:06:10 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Now, the part that scares me is walking beside a hitched horse. If the horse takes off, there is no way of stopping him. You risk being run over by the vehicle. I have to totally agree with Joe here! If you are going to walk, fine... but do it without a vehicle attached to the horse. Yes, put LOTS of miles on your horse ground driving - before hitching ANYTHING to him! Once you reach the point of actually hitching to a cart, you need to be in that cart so you are in a position to control the horse. Please don't get in too much of a hurry... it is just not worth it! Have fun and be safe! Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cheaper, better grazing muzzle?
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I saw this on Rural Heitage Virtual Vet: A cheaper better grazing muzzle!: ***I found a source for cheaper, better-made muzzles, too, made by Tough1--at $24.95, half the price of the Best Friend model--it's Equine USA, at 800-648-1121. They have a website, but the item is not available on it.)* Jean in sunny and warm Fairbanks, Alaska, mkelt water running through the corrals. 55 degrees Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: training cart
This message is from: "Joe Glick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Valerie, your approach to driving training might be acceptable to some trainers, but the sound of it really scares me. I'll start by explaining my driving training method and then I'll explain why your method scares me. First I'll harness the horse completely. If he accepts it, I return him to his stall and let him get used to it for a couple hours. Unharness him and wait a day before the next session. If he accepted the harness, he's ready for Step 2, that is leading him around with the harness on him. Step 3 is ground driving, that is walking behind the horse and guiding him with the lines. When he starts, turns, halts, backs and stays standing on command, and doesn't spook from anything, he is ready for Step 4. Hitching is Step 4. I prefer hitching to a heavier vehicle with good brakes. Either a two or four wheel vehicle. Not too heavy, but heavy enough that when I go on the brakes that I can stop the horse. I will hitch him in an enclosed area just large enough for the horse and the vehicle. If he is uncomfortable being hitched I'll wait a while till he calms down. If he doesn't calm down, I'll unhitch and try again the next day. Once he's comfortable being hitched I'll have someone open the door and drive forward at a walk. I like to drive in a large open area, so in case he does spook that I have plenty of space to get him back in control. I don't let him trot the first time I hitch. Once he starts, turns, halts, backs and stays standing on command, and doesn't spook from anything, I will let him trot. Don't do more than one Step per day. Some Steps can be done in one day, but some Steps take days or even weeks. Keep each training session around 30 minutes long. Now, the part that scares me is walking beside a hitched horse. If the horse takes off, there is no way of stopping him. You risk being run over by the vehicle. If the vehicle is too light, the brakes won't have enough stopping power. This is just my opinion, you will have to use your own judgment or ask your trainer. Joe Glick Glick Family Farm Denver, PA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Horse hair - lost minds
This message is from: "Pat Holland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Horse Hair: Potentially Dangerous!!! I AM loosing it - I thought this said Horse FAIR potentially Dangerous With getting ready for the Midwest Fair on my mind and then there was a student from the University in Madison that was thought to have been abducted - then wasn't.All combined .oh just put me in a padded cell! Pat Holland, with bad hooves, hair and mind.
fjords in my back yard
This message is from: Gina Larson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List! I hope you are all recovered from big Easter dinners! I don't think I'll need to eat for a few days! This morning I watched my TB gelding I have owned for the last year, my first horse, load into a trailer for a two hour trip to his potential new home. I don't think it has sunk in yet for me. I know many of you breed and sell horses as part of everyday life...though I know this is best for him, I am still feeling a little weepy. But he is going to a very talented and advanced equestrian who's from Great Britain, and will be staying at a beautiful facility in Bonduel, WI. Once everything is final, if she decides to keep him, I can concentrate on finding a horse that is a better match for me. On another note, I saw an ad in our local, weekly paper for two 13hh horses, $750 for the pair. My intuition and curiousity prompted me to call and an older gentlman answered. He didn't seem to know much about horses...couldn't tell me the breed, or describe their colors. Said he purchased them from a local horse trader who brought them up from Iowa last fall (I'm guessing Waverly). I took a ride by their pasture to find two adorable fjord crosses. They looked just like fjords in conformation and size, with the exception of their red roan coats. They nickered and trotted right up to me at the fence. I am tempted, but I really do have my heart set on a purebred! Thought I'd mention it anyway in case there is anyone here in NE WI that might be interested! Take care everyone. Enjoy your springtime! It's quite late her in WI! Gina Larson Marinette, WI
training cart
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am looking for a training cart in the Connecticut area to start working with my almost 3 yr old Fjord. I lucked into finding a Meadowbrook type cart and harness last year. But as I learn more about driving, I realize it is too big to start out on. I'd like a light weight one to pull along the horse in harness so she gets used to it following her before she is hitched, then she will be hitched (after following her with rattling wheelbarrows, dragging tires that come unhitched by just letting go of the rope, holding poles for shafts and following her while another ground drives her, etc). When she is first hitched, we will drive her from the side for a while. Then when I am ready to really hitch and get in, I am taking her to a trainer to work with all 3 of us together - me, horse, trainer. But I would like to get as much done ahead of time as I can do. So far we are ground driving in and out of the ring with the whole harness on, have done that last fall, some this spring and are ready to move on. Does this sound like a sound and safe plan? Does anyone have suggestions for a training cart? Thanks, Valerie Columbia, CT
midwest horse fair
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 4/12/04 10:15:43 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > We will all be in silver vests this year, silver tassels on the horses, > except > for lucky me I get to be dressed like the Lone Ranger. > patti, that HAS to be an improvement over the "wicked witch of the west" you showed me when i was at your place, though i must say the "witch" costume was very elegant :) laurie with central minnesota
Re: Yahoo!
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Place for working student and exceptional Fjords for Sale
This message is from: vivian creigh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello List, Upon returning home I almost immediately caught some heinous bug that has slowed me down a bit but I am feeling better today. I have room and energy to except a full time working student. For a young, energetic and hard working person this is an opportunity to learn all about pleasure and combined driving the Fjord. Opportunities to compete a single at smaller events throughout the summer. Starting green horses to drive and all aspects of prepping for and competing at Advanced CDE's. Please contact me at home phone 802 885 5762 Also for SALE, 4 really lovely youngsters (varying ages) bred for use by me. Athletic, and people oriented if you are considering buying a Fjord for competition you can't go wrong. Also older mare. Serious inquiries only by phone 802 885 5762. Vivian Creigh
