MI-FL-MI
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, Currently, we have openings for our mid-November run leaving Michigan and going to Florida, then back to Michigan. The states we project to travel through are: Michigan-Indiana-Illinois-Kentucky-Tennessee-Georgia-Florida-South Carolina-North Carolina-Tennessee-Kentucky-Ohio-Michigan Please email or call privately today for a quote! For those who want their equine hauled separately, no matter pick up or destination, email or call for details! References are available. Need more information about our service? Please visit: http://hometown.aol.com/baileysfjords/BaileysTransportation.html Please respond privately either at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or call at 231-689-9902. Lynda and Daniel Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm White Cloud, MI 231-689-9902 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hometown.aol.com/baileysfjords/index.html
Re: western bits
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can also get oversize bits in Libertyville and Dover. You can find mullen mouth driving bits in Smuckers catalog..the 2 ring butterfly is a good one for riding also, at a reasonable cost. Dressage extensions and Dover have enlish bits, snaffles, and curbs in larger sizes. I have a whole collection of bits... Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, where winter has come more snow and colder predicted. (below zero?) One source is State Line Tack's catalog.
Re: western bits
This message is from: Linda Lottie [EMAIL PROTECTED] The Myler Bits are made in 5 1/2 width.that fits my two large mouthed fjords. They like the bits. You may have to have you tack shop order . they usually don't stock many 5 1/2's Linda in MN From: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com CC: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: western bits Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:17:11 -0700 This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just purchased my first fjord through Betsy. Her name is Vette. Unfortunately I haven't been been able to ride her yet because of some broken ribs(thanks to my mule).I am having a problem finding a bit big enough for her. I ride western and would appreciate any help I can get as to where I can find something bigger than five inches.I live in Bakersfield and have had no luck at all.Thanks, Patty One source is State Line Tack's catalog. They have a stainless steel training snaffle (western definition of snaffle, i.e. a Tom Thumb relative), a stainless steel grazing bit low port, and a stainless steel Quarter Horse bit (similar to a grazing bit, but a higher port), all in either 5 or 5-1/2. Prices are in the $20 to $25 range. 1-800-228-9208 State Line also has some English bits in 5-1/2 and a few in 6. I found that my Fjords went well in a pelham or a slotted kimberwicke--- a little bit of leverage, but not a lot. They also preferred mullen or low-port mouthpieces to jointed ones. YMMV---i.e. it is normal to acquire a bit collection while finding one that a particular horse goes well in. ;-) Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
Re: western bits
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: just purchased my first fjord through Betsy. Her name is Vette. Unfortunately I haven't been been able to ride her yet because of some broken ribs(thanks to my mule).I am having a problem finding a bit big enough for her. I ride western and would appreciate any help I can get as to where I can find something bigger than five inches.I live in Bakersfield and have had no luck at all.Thanks, Patty One source is State Line Tack's catalog. They have a stainless steel training snaffle (western definition of snaffle, i.e. a Tom Thumb relative), a stainless steel grazing bit low port, and a stainless steel Quarter Horse bit (similar to a grazing bit, but a higher port), all in either 5 or 5-1/2. Prices are in the $20 to $25 range. 1-800-228-9208 State Line also has some English bits in 5-1/2 and a few in 6. I found that my Fjords went well in a pelham or a slotted kimberwicke--- a little bit of leverage, but not a lot. They also preferred mullen or low-port mouthpieces to jointed ones. YMMV---i.e. it is normal to acquire a bit collection while finding one that a particular horse goes well in. ;-) Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
(no subject)
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I'm new to the fjord group, just purchased my first fjord through Betsy. Her name is Vette. Unfortunately I haven't been been able to ride her yet because of some broken ribs(thanks to my mule).I am having a problem finding a bit big enough for her. I ride western and would appreciate any help I can get as to where I can find something bigger than five inches.I live in Bakersfield and have had no luck at all.Thanks, Patty
RE: Thrush
This message is from: John D. Herr [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can try a product called Clean Trax. Clean Trax is mixed with water and the leg is soaked. For more details see www.equinepodiatry.net and look on their product page. They also have the soaking boots. I know KC and he knows and cares about the health of the horses hoof. Good Luck. Starrborough Farm, Pa.
Re: Brag - how unusual...
This message is from: jgayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Peg, that is a reward to live for!!!Congratulations to all!! Jean Gayle Author The Colonel's Daughter Occupied Germany 46-49 Send $20 to: PO Box 104 Montesano, WA 98563
Re: Thrush
This message is from: David Hagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Have you tried something like Coppertox or Dr. Naylor's Hoof-N-Heal? Copper Sulfate does a great job of killing the offending bacteria. I have also used a product called Matatox on my sheep. It's similar to Coppertox in that it contains copper sulfate, but it is more effective than a pour-on because it is in a vaseline-like base. I have never been faced with foot problems in my Fjords (knock on wood) and have never tried it on them, but it truly works wonders for sheep. Here's a link to a supplier in Iowa: http://www.premier1supplies.com/store/prod_display.html?prod_id=79pcat_id=1cat_id=7 I suggest buying a few jars of the stuff and liberally applying some all over the frog and elsewhere on the underside of the hoof every other day or so. If the bacteria that causes thrush is anything like the bacteria that cause foot rot or foot scald in sheep, then you also need to keep your horse off pasture for about two weeks. The sheep folks at the UW-Madison have said that the bacteria that causes foot rot (and I suspect it is very similar to the thrush bacteria) are anaerobic. They can survive in the ground for two weeks without a host, but will die after that due to exposure to oxygen. To get rid of the bacteria the pasture needs to be left empty for at least two weeks. Otherwise, you might clear up the infection through treatment only to have the animal pick up the bacteria again in the pasture and the cycle starts all over again. Good luck! David Hagen At 12:35 PM 10/29/2004 -0500, Warren Stockwell wrote: This message is from: Warren Stockwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been fighting this thrush all summer and haven't been getting it to GO AWAY! I have been using bleach and had seen some improvement so kept up the good work. I am concerned that with the winter coming that I am going to have even more trouble if I can't get it gone. Anyone have a favorite treatment for this stuff. Junior's frog is almost gone in one foot but the others seem to be getting better. Any suggestions?? Roberta New Prague MN 71 here and snow expected Monday This weather is skrewie!
fungal infection
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, My horse developed a fungal infection. I had him on the powder additive to his food for 14 days and the infection on his body has cleared, but his face still is a problem and he continues to rub because of the itching and has created several raw areas. I have use Fungusan for several days without improvement. I started another 14 day course of the powder and am going to try betadine instead of the Fungusan. Any suggestions of how to stop the itching so his face can heal? Thanks, Onna
Re: fungal infection
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Try Micro-tek shampoo. Also an OTC Athlete's foot topical called Lotrimin (check on spelling).
fjord calendars
This message is from: Linda Lottie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi . I checked with my German Sister-in-law and she said the calendars from Germany are around $30 US funds. Due to personal issues I do not have time to organize an order . I am not ordering a calendar. However, I have a calendar from several years ago, framed many of the photos and they are wonderful. Maybe someone else on the list will take on this project. Have a good dayLinda in MN
Brag - how unusual...
This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all - Oboy - two brags in one email! His Majesty [sometimes referred to as Erlend] has just received the NFHR Award of Excellence. What a guy! And to top it all off, when I went to the MirrorKB website, I discovered that his gorgeous bod is one of the featured images on their products [he's the grey one...]. I immediately ordered one of everything! OK, well, really only three items which happened to be in my impoverished price range. So all you owners of Erlend wives and kids will want to rush to the web site immediately, I'm sure. No barn-blindess here. Nope. None at all. Nope, not me. And no, Fred, my fingers are all well now. It's just my knee that's out at the moment and I try to avoid typing with it. Bye for now, Totally non-barn-blind Peg [read all about it in the next Herald] Peg Knutsen www.elltel.net/kffjord/
Re: Wolves in Michigan
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Janet, We have had a couple of sightings of wolves in Newaygo county, although none have been verified, to my knowledge, as of yet. Thanks much, references are available. Lynda and Daniel Bailey's White Cloud, MI 231-689-9902 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hometown.aol.com/baileysfjords/index.html
