Re: A hunting story
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Phillip,what a great story and a great partner in your horse. Reminds me of Hirsch hunting in Europe. Jean Gayle Author 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press 7403 Blaine Rd Aberdeen, WA 98520
A hunting story
This message is from: "Norsk Wood Works" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This message is from Phillip Odden and regards a hunting story involving the fjord gelding Herger. On our 80 acre farm in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin we are able to find a variety of jobs for our fjord horses. Most of the jobs involve driving horses hitched to wagons, carts, or sleighs for pleasure or to accomplish chores that revolve around the seasons. Those who know us understand that we use the horses to haul fire wood, maple sap, and some logs for lumber. Close to our farm there are many trails on public as well as private land to drive or ride the fjords, which we do year around. The biggest and most important trip of the year is the annual elk hunt. An activity that I have done for over thirty years, but an activity that I was ready to give up on if it weren't for the horses. This year I had two fjord mares shod with drill tech studded shoes and powered up for the elk hunt my friend and I had planned for well over a year. I had chosen the mares because my friend was not an experienced horse rider and both of them, Raude and Britta were capable of taking care of a beginner in the often extreme and difficult conditions faced during the hunt. Well my original partner, a veterinarian, had to cancel the hunt just two days before we were to leave. So I asked to join my horse mentor and good friend John Gurtner on his annual elk hunt to Colorado which was to leave 10 days after the original date of departure. I have hunted with John and his horses in the past. John is the most experienced and capable horseman I know and has been taking horses hunting in Colorado for 18 years. In my experience with John, he is always looking for some kind of trouble to deal with. As a junior partner, I did my best to distract him from getting into any irresolvable trouble. John hunts with Arabs that come from endurance stock. They are also show horses and each of the geldings have won extensively in the ring but are very capable of hazard duty in the rough, steep, and rocky mountains at elevations from 10,000 to 11,600. I decided to take a 6 year old gelding that had come to my farm only six weeks prior named Herger. Herger had been trained by the Unraus of Rock Creek, BC. I wanted a horse that was more forward and maybe stronger to keep up with John's Arabs. Herger had mountain experience I figured. So I worked Herger hard for 10 days, cantering up hills, weaving through the woods over logs and creeks and keeping up a strong pace. Herger never had any problems with the training pace and was always willing to go were ever I asked him to go. Didn't seem to be scared of anything. I trusted him and he trusted me. When we got to Colorado suddenly he wasn't as tough as he was in Wisconsin. The elevation makes a difference and the hills are mighty steep and relentless both up and down. But Herger never gave in and never refused to go anywhere. There were many water crossings in a days hunt. Several of them weren't real pretty. Often they involved slippery rock, deep sucky mud and brush on either side. Rather than get pushy Herger learned quickly to pick his way across one step at a time whether he was lead horse or last horse across. When the trails got really rough with big rocks or even worse, loose footing, Herger just slowed the pace which was fine with me even as the rest of the gang walked out of sight. I could trust Herger to stand anywhere at a ground tie. This came in handy in that as the youngest rider, at a little over fifty, I ended up getting off my horse to pick up ( my partner's ) orange hunting hat, gloves, snoose, and even lost sleeping bags more times than I can count. Helps to not have to tie the horse all the time. When the elk finally appeared, as we were riding through an aspen stand, just stepping off the horse and sliding the rifle out of the scabbard, dropping to a knee and firing the gun made the meat getting part of the elk hunt a success. Herger never reacted to the shots but he didn't much care for the smell of dead elk. So I tied him to a tree directly over the elk as we field dressed it. You could see him wriggle his nose in disgust over the smell of the entrails and blood. This is the part that some horses don't get over. One might have to take the blood of the elk and rub it into the nostrils of the horse to get them to settle down. Herger only wriggled his nose and kept it clean, so to speak. Since it was late in the afternoon, we left the two elk on the mountain and made the ride home in the dark, the sparks from shod hooves accenting the cold mountain air as the full moon rose to reveal the far off white tops. The soft moon light created unfamiliar shadows near the trail to which the horses snorted but never shied. The next day we went back to skin and pack the elk out. We used a single pack horse for the larger elk. The smaller elk was boned and fit in my saddle panniers. Herger seemed willing to haul both me and th
Foundations
This message is from: "Catherine lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol, Again I will try to reply to your questions. 1. Will the books be open to NFHR members. I am assuming you are referring to the financial books since your second question is on finance. The financial situation of the Foundation must be made public by law. To have a NFHR member go over the computer programs is not likely. but donors have the right to know where the money is being spent on. And thus end of the year financial statements will be available to donors (remember NFHR members are different than donors) and the public per US law. (I am not the legal advisor here, so I do not know what our legal requirement is in this aspect.) 2. Will there be a financial statement published yearly, or is the Foundation not obligated to do this by virtue of being a private group?-- We are not required to publish in the Fjord Herald. The Foundation is obligated to report annual to the major donors and to the US government. If we can make arrangements for the FH to be an outlet we may publish there. We are discussing now which means for us to take. 3. Will the NFHR membership know how much money is in the foundation and what it's currently being spent on? This question is answered above. Financial statements are required by law. 4. You say money will be available for research pertaining to the Fjordhorse. -- Can you tell us if there's some specific type of research in mind? - Carol, now you are putting the cart before the horse. Funds are needed prior to giving any money to research. GRANTS will be given once funding is available. A GRANT must be applied for. There are rules and regulations as to grants and the application for and the receiving of. It really depends on the schools and the researchers. It also depends on what is going on at the time we have the funds available. Do you have an Issue you want researched? If so tell the Foundation. We cannot issue a grant until funding is in place. So it is a catch 22. 5. *** When the last Herald's article mentioned one of the goals being Marketing, I naturally thought it meant . . marketing Fjordhorses, meaning advertising. -- You say it means "marketing the Foundation". -- Fine! But, I think that marketing anything to do with Fjordhorses will attract people interested in owning a Fjordhrose, and I'm wondering how those inquiries might be handled. As secretary of the Foundation, If and when I receive an inquiry for the Fjord horse in general that person will be referred to NFHR and NHFR will send out the informational packet to that person. Where the Foundation can come in handy (I mention can because funding is the main key to any project.) , is that the Foundation can provide the NFHR with GRANTS to publish an educational printed material that can go into the packet that NFHR gives out. Thus is a long and round about way the Foundation is marketing. but not really. Again, there are rules and regulations and laws that govern Foundations. Of course if anyone asks the Foundation, a Foundation brochure will be sent also. (Please do not ask for one yet, we are developing it and waiting for funding to publish it.) Not one Trustee is benefiting from the Foundation. No one is being PAID, all staff is volunteer. We are not out to market our horses. NONE of us have that in mind. We want to see the Fjord world expand and do more. A Foundation is one tool to do just that. We are looking globally not locally. 6. If the Fjord Foundation is an organization that is going to promote and protect, and do good things for the Fjordhorse, then, of course, I'm all for it. -- I've asked these questions because Beaver Dam Farm is in the business of Fjordhorses. We have a full-time staff, and those people as well as Arthur and I make our living breeding, training, importing, buying, and selling Fjordhorses. -- All of us here have a need to know what's happening in the Fjord world, and rightly or wrongly, I did not feel that the two articles published in the Herald contained enough information for us to form a considered opinion on the Fjord Foundation. Carol, what can I say? I am an amateur writer. I am a professional horse woman. I try hard when sending articles into the Fjord Herald to be accurate and tell as much as I can in the limited words that we have to send in an article. Very large books are written on Foundations. There is no way I can cover the entire subject in articles. We have to assume that the reader knows something about Foundation and in particular equine Foundations. Your best bet is to look at the other equine Foundations in this world. APHA, AQHA, US Equestrians, Vaulting, every college and university has a Foundation. Look to them and get to know what a Foundation is. Then it may help you in understanding why. The Foundation & our Trustees have nothing to hide. We are trying to di
Re: To NFHR members and Fjord owners
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Warren, people on boards rarely get the thanks they deserve! The thing is not to take it personally and know that you have done your best. I can not count the number of boards I have been on in my career but rarely did the membership know the effort put in by the Board members. So chin up, you know you have given the best, thank you.Jean Gayle Author 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press 7403 Blaine Rd Aberdeen, WA 98520
RE: To NFHR members and Fjord owners
This message is from: "themercers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Warren, thank you for all of your hard work! Thank you to all current and past NFHR BOD's. Volunteers are never thanked enough! Taffy Mercer In blizzard conditions Kennewick, WA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 9:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dijest Subject: To NFHR members and Fjord owners This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good Morning, from snowy Spokane to all of you who are Fjord owners and/or members of NFHR. It has been a pleasure serving you since last March when I was appointed to fill the 5th untimley vacancy on the NFHR board of directors. Things are a bit confusing but I guess yesterday was my last day. I would like to have continued representing the "West of the Rockies" folks but apparently that will not be the case. There are some crucial things I was NOT able to accomplish while on the BOD and that is a disappointment to me. Tasks I was unable to accomplish were an audit of our financial records and the finalization of the operations manual. I may have succeeded in getting back-ups of our critical data, but I a not sure that is completed. I did work hard and accomplish some things of which I am very proud. Our President, Neil Sorum, rightly thanked me for getting our "Versatile Norwegian Fjord" video on RFD-TV last July. All of us have the opportunity of continuing to encourage RFD-TV to air it again. Please do. One simple thing I accomplished was arrangements to occasionally send a complimentary "Versatile Norwegian Fjord" video to large groups requesting info. Meanwhile, my wife and I will continue promoting Fjords in a variety of ways. We promote very heavily to 4-H and encourage all of you to find ways to do promote Fjords, on your own. If any of you want to join my wife and I in our 4th annual Fjord display at the Spokane All Breed Expo next May, please contact us and join the fun. Recently, on BOD, I was able to get the Photo Library project off and running. Please participate by providing photos for this. NFHR already had a multitude of photos at headquarters but this project should gather more, index them and make them handier for headquarters to access for various promotional opportunities. Likewise, I was on the web-site committee and I think our committee did a very good job of choosing a company to design a newer, better website. This should happen in early 2006. I never really was able to get to know every BOD member personally, but I thank those who were very helpful and work very hard to serve NFHR membership. They know who they are. Looking forward to seeing more of you at various Fjord events. Warren Riddle
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2005 #266
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone! Its been a while since i posted but I have finally had time to catch up with all the posts. I hope that this is ok to post but since it is fjord related, i hope its ok. I have recently started making and selling custom fjord italian modular charm links. I made them for myself with pictures of my daughter, when a fjord friend asked if If i would make some for her of her guy. it was a big hit and every loves them. if anyone is interested they are $10 a piece or 2 for $18. this includes shipping. all i need is a picture of your fjord, close up works best! you can email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks in advance..
To NFHR members and Fjord owners
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good Morning, from snowy Spokane to all of you who are Fjord owners and/or members of NFHR. It has been a pleasure serving you since last March when I was appointed to fill the 5th untimley vacancy on the NFHR board of directors. Things are a bit confusing but I guess yesterday was my last day. I would like to have continued representing the "West of the Rockies" folks but apparently that will not be the case. There are some crucial things I was NOT able to accomplish while on the BOD and that is a disappointment to me. Tasks I was unable to accomplish were an audit of our financial records and the finalization of the operations manual. I may have succeeded in getting back-ups of our critical data, but I a not sure that is completed. I did work hard and accomplish some things of which I am very proud. Our President, Neil Sorum, rightly thanked me for getting our "Versatile Norwegian Fjord" video on RFD-TV last July. All of us have the opportunity of continuing to encourage RFD-TV to air it again. Please do. One simple thing I accomplished was arrangements to occasionally send a complimentary "Versatile Norwegian Fjord" video to large groups requesting info. Meanwhile, my wife and I will continue promoting Fjords in a variety of ways. We promote very heavily to 4-H and encourage all of you to find ways to do promote Fjords, on your own. If any of you want to join my wife and I in our 4th annual Fjord display at the Spokane All Breed Expo next May, please contact us and join the fun. Recently, on BOD, I was able to get the Photo Library project off and running. Please participate by providing photos for this. NFHR already had a multitude of photos at headquarters but this project should gather more, index them and make them handier for headquarters to access for various promotional opportunities. Likewise, I was on the web-site committee and I think our committee did a very good job of choosing a company to design a newer, better website. This should happen in early 2006. I never really was able to get to know every BOD member personally, but I thank those who were very helpful and work very hard to serve NFHR membership. They know who they are. Looking forward to seeing more of you at various Fjord events. Warren Riddle
Carol's Fjord calendar
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just received my order, very promptly, of Carol's Fjord calendar. www.painteasy.com/calendar.html shows you all the photos. It is very well done. I hope a couple of my friends and neighbors like it, because that is what I am giving them for Christmas! It is a not to subtle hint that what they need in their lives are Fjords, and this calendar shows them doing it all, driving and dressage and cow stuff and best of all, looking cute. Valerie Columbia, CT
Re: clippers
This message is from: Eileen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A big Thank You to everyone that sent me emails and responded on the list to the clipper questions. You saved me $$ in not buying the Oster A5's, but I guess I'll just have to spring for the serious dollars and get the clipmaster unit or something comparable. I'm trying to keep my mare's trace clip trimmed every 2-3 weeks, so I guess it will be worth it... Eileen in the Tri-Cities, WA (70 mi east of Yakima)
ordinary miracles...
This message is from: "Mighty Mouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just to remind you Christmas is around the corner !! Today...I wish you a day of ordinary miracles- A fresh pot of coffee you didn't have to make yourself. An unexpected phone call from an old friend. Green stoplights on your way to work or shop. I wish you a day of little things to rejoice in... The fastest line at the grocery store. A good sing along song on the radio. Your keys right where you look. I wish you a day of happiness and perfection-little bite-size pieces of perfection that give you the funny feeling that the Lord is smiling on you, holding you so gently because you are someone special and rare. I wish You a day of Peace, Happiness and Joy. They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but then an entire life to forget them. Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget ... It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them. Take the time! Wishing you the very best
Re: The Foundation
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It is my understanding that a trust such as this foundation is well controlled by law and auditors. Jean Gayle Author 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press 7403 Blaine Rd Aberdeen, WA 98520
