Re: take it out back
This message is from: CNielsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi--I have a mare and a gelding that are sort of pee potty trained--They will wait til they get outside to go about 90% of the time--it really helps save on shavings. It was purley accident to have them do this but one night before the mare came in she must have had to go and did it in front of me --I told her what a great girl she was... then in the a.m. when she came out she hadn't pee'd in her stall yet and when i took her out she again pee'd in front of me and again I told her how wonderful and smart she was--since then she usually waits to go outside--I never thought this was possible but her son did the same thing one night and I praised him and sure enough in the a.m. when he hadn't gone in his stall and then when he got out and did it outside I told him he was great and again since then he will hold it too--sometimes i worry that this might cause a problem but dogs do it all the time--no?? once in awhil if i bring them in earlier than usual they will go inside (which is o.k. with me) but for the most part they wait. We have another young mare that I've tried this with but she won't wait til she goes out--in fact when she see's me she seems to pee right away in the stall. They are hardly ever in the stall more than 8 hours a night. Randi in Wisconsin - Original Message - From: Ellen Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:22 PM Subject: Re: take it out back This message is from: Ellen Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] You don't potty train a horse. But they don't like to do the big one on the rubber somehow. I guess because they don't like to lay down in their own manure. They like to lie down on the rubber. So they do it in the shavings. It takes a while though before they start picking up that habit. I guess it's just trial and error. So I guess this is why they get to do it this way. I keep mama and colt separated at night in stalls, because that's how I start weaning him. And that's how I noticed them picking up this habit. I don't know if the 2 other horses would do it. Normally, I never keep them in stalls. Ellen. This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Okay...how do you potty train a horse? Never heard of that before. Niki in CT The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Glacier View's Samson
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] i was wondering if it was THAT samson. i have met him, and he was at winona, being worked by heike lewandowski. she has been training him for lisa, so he is here in minnesota right now. Oh - now I am very disappointed to hear Samson is not in Ft. Mill. I was so excited to hear of another Fjord right here in my tiny little middle of nowhere town in South Carolina I immediately sent an email to Lisa. Hopefully I will be able to contain my excitement until he comes home. Kate and Joe (basically the best pony ever who may be disappointed to learn he is not the only Ft. Mill Fjord!!) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Show Survey E-mail Addresses
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Clarification regarding Show Survey for PNFPG I posted the survey and the e-mail addresses for the 2 show chairpersons. For some reason the word at appears to be attached to each e-mail address and that may have prevented some of you from responding. To respond to the chairpersons for the Moses Lake Show and the Libby Show here are the names and e-mail addresses. Moses Lake Washington Show Aug 24,25, 26, 2007 Chairman David VanHoof [EMAIL PROTECTED] Libby Montana Show September 7,8,9, 2007 Shirley Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please let each chairperson know if you think you plan to come with Fjords and/or you might be willing to serve as a volunteer for that show. It is my understanding that so far the response is good but we don't want to miss any response due to confusing e-mail addresses. Sylvia Riddle, PNFPG secretary The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: popular trainers
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] did someone on the list attend a dennis reis seminar? i have been catching his show on RFD-TV, and there is something about him that i find more likeable than the really slick guys. he comes off as a kind of aw shucks cowboy, but he sure does a nice job. he has done seminars in southern minnesota, and i would like to see him in person some time. i attended a parelli clinic once as an auditor, but found his stuff to seem a little scarier for the horse. of course, later in their education, they really seem to bond with their owners and i have seen some fascinating demos on his program. the thing that bothers me about clinton anderson is he constantly talk talk talks. and fast fast fast. i am sure he does a good job, because i can see his results, but i just can't deal with the motor mouth. i would really like some kind of direction in working with oz, so perhaps we could work things out, but with so many options out there, i don't know where to start. i am still planning to take him to the lesson barn where i am riding. i had planned to last week, but find i can't load him in our trailer alone, so i have someone stopping by to give me a hand today. i will keep him there a while and ride him, in addition to having the owner ride him, and try and figure out where i am going with him. laurie, who some days is just as confused as i sound The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Clinton Anderson
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I also enjoy and respect Buck Brannaman. I have his books as well as Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt. It is amazing how a person can motivate you. If you get a chance to see Clinton do it. He is funny as heck. Holds the audiences attention. When he talked to the horse and called her Precious imitating how alot of women speak to their horses, I thought I would pee my pants. It was hysterical. Jo Wilgus Gavilan Hills, CA The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: popular trainers
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's funny Laurie. Clinton can talk. At the clinic I attended he got this horse in a trailer in about 35 minutes. It was phenomenal. We must remember that this is what they do for a living and they train 12 hours a day. In 20 years when he is my age it will be interesting to see if Clinton can maneuver himself so easily. Jo Wilgus The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: take it out back
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have friends who trained their two Arabians to pee on command, they trailered to trail rides a lot. Also I knew one guy who taught his horse to stand over a plastic muck bucket or garbage can to pee. My old mare Stella has always run to a certain spot to pee when she sees me come out to feed: seems like she needs more space in her belly for the hay? Always runs to the same spot also. I have heard that if you put a small pile of shavings in on spot in their corral they will go there. they don't like to spatter their legs! My young mare would run INTO the stall to pee on the shavings.Built up a huge glacier of ice in the winter! Which is why I don't put shavings in their run-in shelter in the winter..Just builds up a thick layer of frozen pee mixed with shavings, which is great fun in the spring when it thaws! When it is really cold here (-40 to -50) I bed them down in hay in the shelter and let them have all the hay they want, then when it warms up I cut back on the hay until they clean up the hay bedding. Works pretty well, they don't seem to pee in the hay. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, clear and cold, -10 this morning. Hi--I have a mare and a gelding that are sort of pee potty trained--They will wait til they get outside to go about 90% of the time--it really helps save on shavings. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: take it out back...or maybe bring it all in.
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't have such a big field for my boys to go out in for play and grazing so I always hope they'll mostly pee and poop in their stalls where it's easy to find and pick up. Otherwise I end up periodically wandering around their pasture with a wheelbarrow in the never-ending search for tidiness...and, since I'm lazy as a pet coon, this is NOT my favorite activity. My old QH mare always came inside to use the facilities and taught all her babies that pooping on the grass that you may want to eat later was a no-no. Braveheart and Bogie, however, didn't get this useful instruction so I guess I now have pasture clean-up as a new way to fill my idle moments. Sigh. Kay and Braveheart, who believes that one should poop where it's most convenient at the time and Bogie, who's from AZ and believes that fertilizer is welcome anywhere it falls The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Poop happens
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horse litter box
This message is from: tiffany braden [EMAIL PROTECTED] A friend of mine has an arabian gelding that is pee-potty trained .She made an outdoor litter box for him. She keeps him in a run in shed with a large pasture. About 10 feet away from the shed she had the top soil removed, put down some gravel , covered it with sand . This is where he always pee's because it dosen't splash on him. - Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: POPULAR TRAINERS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jerry, Thanks for the input. I don't think I have heard of Chris Irwin but I will sure know his name now HAHA. I really feel there is something to be learned from each person you come in contact with, friend, neighbor, clinicians etc. Take what you can use and discard the useless. Thanks again, appreciate it. Jo Wilgus Gavilan Hills, CA The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: POPULAR TRAINERS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] All I can say is amen to all that --David Your friends with Fjords -- Original message -- From: jerrell friz [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: jerrell friz This subject comes up all the time. I thought I would put my 2 cents worth in. I have been to several Lyons, Anderson,Hunt, and many big name driving/riding, trainers. Also, have watched all of them on RFDTV over the years. And, now that you can get the Horse Channel on the computer, I also watch it. THE POINT THAT I WANT TO MAKE, IS NONE OF THEM MENTION, COLLECTION, BALANCE, and TIMING. Most of them mention bending, but don't go far enough. [you can't bend a horse that is unbalanced] Very little is mentioned about your seat in the saddle, and legs, by most. [ Ray Hunt did say it is like dancing] which it is. So, if you give your horse a turn signal on the wrong foot and you unbalance him, he loses the confidence he had in you as a leader. [Same thing if you dancing, and your partner stepped on your foot, and you both fell down] The way I see it,,,it is a waste of your time and money. Unless you are just looking for entertainment. They are showman trying to increase their bank account. There is a trainer, Chris Irwin, that teaches all of the above. You probably have never heard of him because he refuses to succumb to the big corporate companies. And in reality, it is VERY hard to look at a DVD/TAPE, and get the message. He is an excellent writer. And, has written 2 books. The first is Horses Don't Lie, and the last one is Dancing with your Dark Horse both are on Amazon.com, for less than $20 dollars. [ The best investment that I ever made] I would suggest that you read 'Horses don't Lie first. He does clinics, I'll be going to one soon. It makes no difference if you are riding, or driving, English, American, Western, French, or the breed of horse, including Fjords, whatever, the same basics apply. Also, I will say it is NOT natural to train a horse. A horse would rather be eating than be trained. However, having said that I believe that God put horses on the earth for us to use. First, we used them for transportation. Now we use them for our enjoyment, riding, driving, or just as a big pet. If you look at his web site there is a lot of information there and maybe you can get to one of his clinics. http://www.chrisirwin.com/intro.html I might add that someone on the CDL list had John L to their place, and he showed up with 3 Sundowner trailers full of his junk to sell, took up half the area. Chris Irwin, showed up with his riding boots and went right to work. Think about that for a moment. If you are still reading at this point and you want more information, you can contact me @ 530-347-1900, and of course by e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have no connection with Irwin, and have never met him. I'll go put my flame suit on. Regards, Jerry Friz, Anderson, Ca. For your security this Message has been checked for Viruses as a courtesy of Com-Pair Services! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Awesome, awesome video!
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] What video are you talking about? Jean in sunny cold Fairbanks, Alaska, -5 F At 03:51 PM 11/11/2006 -0800, you wrote: This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] This may bring tears to your eyes. It did mine. Peg Knutsen The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
BDF Iceman
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: BDF Iceman This message is from: Beaver Dam Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello from Carol Rivorie at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -- I knew BDF Iceman I live in NJ, and was asked to judge at a show for the handicap 3 years ago He looked GREAT !!! 2 years ago I looked for him when I judged again(as most Fjord people look for Fjords) again he looked GREAT I went and purchased a carriage from ARCH and got to see him in his stall he was happy and healthythey do take good care of there horses and have a super nice barn :') He was there Favorite like she said in her post. and I was told that by many people I know he will be very missed. But he is still in a lot of peoples hearts he left big shoes to fill, lets hope they find another Fjord to fill them. With as big as a heart as Iceman had. Most programs are great but some are not, so always check them out! there are people on the list all over. if you can not check them out maybe someone here can. Also ask if they ever want to get rid of the horse That you get first refusal and get it in writing I am so sorry about BDF Iceman he was a GREAT horse Debbie Todd Jackson NJ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
