Re:blue earth
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 5/15/04 10:03:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Probably either of these ladies could get you all the relevant paperwork. There seem to be lots of classes for beginners (that would be me too!). I can hardly wait! This will be the first Fjord show for me my gelding so we, too, are trying to practice things we hope will turn out to be useful. I know it's really going to be fun and a major learning experience. See you there! thanks, kay. i have contacted pat, and should get the things soon. i too am looking forward to it, even though i haven't even ridden my boy yet. i planned to only do ground work with him the first two weeks, however he had a bite on his side where the saddle went, so i didn't want to aggravate that. two days ago i discovered that of the three bridles i have, NONE fit him.not even close. this guy has one huge head. i found a draft horse bridle today, and everything fit except the throatlatch. a friend's husband can replace it for me, but the thing is 42 inches long, and it doesn't fit!!! laurie with central minnesota
Re: Was Oregon Gold , now Clicking/Riding
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Fjord Gelding, Bjorken, will turn his head around for a treat..reaches back far enough so I don't need any spoon or such..Good stretch on both sides. I say: Gimmee (give me your head) and he knows he gets a treat, for doing various little exercises. My version of clicker training, without a clicker..I use Good! instead of a click, then gimmee to get his treat. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska WARM today, 75 degrees! I picked up a handy item to help in feeding treats from the saddle. Don't know what it's called, but it a long-handled round spoon that's about 4 inches in diameter and very nearly flat. I found it at the dollar store for a buck. I put the treats on the spoon, and the handle extends my reach about another 7 or 8 inches; perfect for my short-necked Fjordie. Good luck. Karen _ FOXTEL Digital - Your ticket to cinema at home: http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;7718915;9123289;x?http://www.foxtel.com.au /Campaign/channelchoice.html Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
mn fjords at auction
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] there is a herd disperal of fjords here in minnesota tommorow at the verndale auction house. i have no idea where they are coming from. this is the website.âhttp://www.rjhorsesales.com/current-catalog.htm if you click on the online catalog 5/16 horses it lists their pedigrees. i hate to see them (or any horse) sold this way. laurie with central minnesota
Was Oregon Gold , now Clicking/Riding
This message is from: Karen Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Patricia: I picked up a handy item to help in feeding treats from the saddle. Don't know what it's called, but it a long-handled round spoon that's about 4 inches in diameter and very nearly flat. I found it at the dollar store for a buck. I put the treats on the spoon, and the handle extends my reach about another 7 or 8 inches; perfect for my short-necked Fjordie. Good luck. Karen _ FOXTEL Digital - Your ticket to cinema at home: http://ad.au.doubleclick.net/clk;7718915;9123289;x?http://www.foxtel.com.au/Campaign/channelchoice.html
Re: live from the Oregon Gold Show day 2
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bridget, I loved reading your email. You are a great writer. I felt like I was there with you. I wish you the best of luck with your event. As I was reading along about Rahael's fussiness about not liking his head touched I was thinking...hm, maybe clicker training would help. That was before I realized it was you...the clicker expert that was writing. You and I met on line at one of the Sunday night discussion groups. I just wanted to mention that after our conversation that night we got a couple of clickers and tried it. All I can say is WOW !!! clickering is amazing. We have had such fun with it. We are still learning the mechanics of clicking and riding. But for the most part it is awesome ! Ok...nuf about me. Hope your event goes well. It sounds like quite an adventure. Hope you write moreI love reading your emails. You have a great talent in writing. Patricia Baker Elgin, IL
live from the Oregon Gold Show day 2
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Today went just as planned. After a good night's sleep I was pleasantly surprised to discover that my $28 inn room includes breakfast! Coffee, orange juice, waffles, and bagels. After breakfast I went to the fairgrounds and leisurely got stuff done. First I assembled my newly purchased wheelbarrow. Couple of good whacks and the parts reluctantly went together. I trimmed Rafael's mane and beard with the electric clippers (very challenging, like sculpting something that moves), then gave him a bath. No wash rack at this place, so it was a water spigot and bucket. Item added to my horse show list: hose! Rafael does not like a bath, so I only subject him to it for important events like this show. The body was no problem, although it did take quite a few bucketfuls to get it rinsed, but the mane was a different story. Rafael is head shy and no amount of training will change that. So picture me with a bucket full of rinse water, waiting for him to stay still for a moment, then dumping it on his head! More times than not he managed to swing his head away, dumping the water on the ground or on me. By the time I finished Rafael looked stunning, and I looked like I was entered in a wet t-shirt contest. By noon no one had arrived. I put a wet and stressed Rafael in the stall and took my wet self back to the inn to change clothes. I took a walk around Prineville, taking pictures of silly things like a sign for an eatery saying YUM YUM FOR TUM and eating lunch at a burger place called The Arctic Circle. Back to the fairgrounds for a major tack sorting and cleaning project. Saddles, bridles, and other parts are all clean, oiled, shined, and arranged in order for tomorrow. By now Rafael and I have bonded, as there are no other horses around. He calls whenever he sees me, and puts his nose under my arm when he's unsure. 4PM, back to the motel for a rest. I was just getting into a program about the great mathematician Archemedes when I fell asleep. At 6 I dragged myself up and back to the fair grounds, to find that several people had arrived. The sound of whinnying was everywhere, and people were bustling to set up their stalls. I saw Catherine Lassesen and my driving instructor Kasey Ashley who, like me, came happily by herself this year. We went for a pizza dinner and got caught up. Funny how we live not far from each other in California, but meet in Oregon! After dinner, back to the fairgrounds (at this point I'm glad my room is just down the street) where I feed Rafael and clean his stall. Later in the evening when it was quiet, I walked into the covered arena and imagined what will go on tomorrow. I thought with happiness of all the places the Fjord journey has taken me. Tomorrow will be another step on that journey, a story I look forward to telling! / )_~ /L/L Brigid Wasson SF Bay Area, CA www.Brigid.Clickryder.com
