sizing on fly sheets?
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi All, I had a couple of recommendations on the Schneiders flysheets. I ordered a size 76", and just got it. But I think it might be too large for my 14hh chunky mare. For those who have bought these, what size do you have? Or sizes of other brands for that matter? (I haven't actually put it on my mare in case I need to return it). Eileen in very windy eastern WA The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
about colic
This message is from: "Rose or Murph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> About 10 years ago I had to euthanize my very wonderful appaloosa gelding due to colic. I was fortunate to get help right away, and know very quickly what my options were, resulting in less suffering for my horse. I have always told myself, that if faced with this situation again, one test I will ask for immediately is a belly tap. It is pretty accurate in telling if the intestine is blocked. The fluid will look yellow if it is normal, dark brown to almost bloody in color if there is a blockage. Since my gelding was 22 I did not opt for surgery, and thought euthanizing was the most humane thing to do. Very sad, but saved prolonged pain and suffering in the end for him. Rosemary Windy Ridge Farm Roy, WA The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Welcome Liann
This message is from: "Jeanne Zuker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What a wonderful introduction of yourself and how you came to have your boys. I am sure your dreams of leisure trail rides and driving into town will come true. The only thing I would caution you about, make sure you buy enough ice cream so 'the boys' can have some. I have found mine like anything I am eating, but love cold treats like snow, those flavored ice sticks and ice cream! :>) Oh, and Monty likes his coffee. Welcome and I know you will have many years together. Jeanne ~MI~ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: introduction from a new list reader
This message is from: "karl & Jerrie Froelch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: introduction from a new list reader This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello from Wisconsin: My name is Liann Tetzlaff. I live with my husband George on a small farmette... Your story sounds very much like our own. We made the big purchase of farmette and a pair of fillies three and a half years ago bringing our 2 yr. olds home on July 3rd, 2003. We didn't even finish unpacking and hadn't yet slept in our new beds when we went to collect our babies from Trinity Fjords in Canada. We were rewarded right away by the lack of excitement they demonstrated at the wild night of fireworks in our neighborhood the next night. Welcome to the list! We too have learned so much from this group of people. One bit of advice, join your closest Fjord Promotional Group or club. The relationships you build with that group will see you through crisis and celebration. Welcome to the family! Karl and Jerrie Froelich Willowhill Farm Snohomish, WA The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: introduction from a new list reader
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Welcome Liaann, and you surely are an enthusiastic lady. Hope all the dreams become realities and the ice cream cone is chocolate! Jean Gayle owner of "Gunnar" the grumpy. Author 'The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949 Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press 7403 Blaine Rd Aberdeen, WA 98520 The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: chewing on trees
This message is from: "Faeo, Victoria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > at the barn they have the trees wrapped with chicken wire gus > pretty much leaves them alone and haven't seen him trying to eat any > part that is exposed; and the chicken wire makes a good back/wither > scratcher when the need arises! > > Reena Just before I got Einar (the magnificent Fjord!), I had a rescued Morab-Appy-Draft and he ate everything made of wood he could get his lips on. lol I tried everything (Quit paint, Irish Spring soap, birch sapplings offered on a regular basis) and the only thing that worked was chicken-wire, with all of the sharp edges removed. It worked wonderfully. The only problem was that I could not completely cover the birch tree roots (my pasture is a spruce-birch forest), and he loved the roots. So I did loose a few birch trees that way and had to cut them down. I only had this rescue horse for a year and a half, but if I had kept him forever I know he would have eventually eaten all of the trees. He had lots of space and got lots of exercise, I just think because he was starved until I got him, he was always very hungry. Eventually I would have had a beautiful meadow pasture! Einar, on the other hand, doesn't chew the trees or bushes at all. He only nibbles on the front gate pine 2x4 when he is extremely hungry, which has only happened a few times. Vic in Knik, Alaska (10 degrees) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
introduction from a new list reader
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello from Wisconsin: My name is Liann Tetzlaff. I live with my husband George on a small farmette in Central Wisconsin nearest to the small town of Fairwater in Green Lake County, which is about 35 min. west of Fond du Lac. My first introduction to the Norwegian Fjord was in 2001 at the Midwest Horse Fair in in Madison WI. As I wandered with girl friends through the horse barns I was immediately drawn to the most unique looking horse I had ever seen. The owner of the handsome steed was inside the stall mucking out and when I inquired about his horse he invited me into the stall to meet him. I wish I could remember the name of the fine horse and owner. I was instantly taken with the friendly nature and smiling face of the Fjord. I watched them in the breed demo later in the day and knew I had to learn more about this beautiful animal. From that point on I researched the fjord horse as a breed and everything I was learning continue to impress and intrigue me, but even better I now had my husband on the fjord band wagon. He figured that any horse whose name so closely matched "FORD" had to be good. I had boarded my last horse and it was a less than positive situation. My quarter horse had fallen ill to "neurological" illness ( a conclusive diagnosis was never found) and after 5 months of varying treatments the heart wrenching decision to let him go to softer, greener pastures had to be made and on May 4, 2000 he was laid to rest. At the time I didn't think I would ever be able to commit to or love a horse again, and I knew that if I did it would have to be in another time and place where I would be able to keep him at home with me. I continued to educate myself on the Norwegian Fjord horse and had several gracious hosts who welcomed us to their farms to see their horses - (Thank you Karen Peterson of Pine River, the Schultz's at Maple Lane Fjords and Sally Korsivig in South Dakota). What a thrill it was to meet all of these very kind people and their horses. All of these visits and research over 2 years time told me that when it was time and life made it possible for us a Norwegian Fjord would be my next horse. Then it happened - in the spring of 2004 we were made an offer on our property that at the time we would have had to been delirious not to accept. We had a matter of weeks to find a new place. Well, low and behold just 5 miles south was our dream come true. A five acre farmette with renovated farm house, a barn set up for a horse with fenced pasture and ll the out-buildings we needed. We snapped er up and quickly named our new home Prairie Wind Farm. After taking Ohhh about 1 week to settle, clean the barn and mend a few spots in the fence it was time to go shopping. Yes, this was better than any Christmas shopping trip I have been on. We were fortunate to find "our boys" less than 50 miles from home. Yes, plural-boys. You see you can't have just one fjord. It just wouldn't be right after all. Thank you to Theresa of Circle S Stock Farms for selling us: Timothy (Grabbson X Guri) & Dustin (Hunibun's Lars X Sweetheart). "Our boys" who quickly stole our heart, and our hats, and gloves, and the dogs jolly ball They arrived home on July 2, 2004 at 10 & 11 months old. We have watched them grow in girth, mind and spirit and enjoyed every minute of it for we too have grown in our "horsey" habits. Last summer I began my "formal" ground training. I have never started a young horse, but with Parelli level one, Rfd TV, and every once of information and advice I can get my hands on I head to the round pen for what just could end up being the most rewarding experience of my life. That is why I joined this list, where better to get solid advice than from the fjord experienced. I am a green horn with a passion for my horses, getting it done right and no more confidence than a barn mouse being stared down by the resident cats, but hey is that not what life is about? We work with what we have, improve what needs improving, always work with kind hands and words and make friends along the way. I have days where my jitters do get the better of me, but with my forgiving and eager fjords I can't miss. I envision long leisurely trail rides, driving into town in a shiny new cart only to stop for an ice cream, and when ready take on the adventure of participating in local parades. Simple dream really! Right? I thought so. I do believe I have overstayed my welcome and really need to wrap this up. I thank you for your time and patience and look forward to being a part of your forum. Until next time - hug your horses and Happy Trails. P.S. If I have misspelled any one's name mentioned I do apologize. Thank you. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: fjordhorse-digest V2007 #42
This message is from: "Faeo, Victoria" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The cheapest and safest and best thing I have found for wood chewing > is a bar of Irish Spring soap. Works great. > Susie This didn't work for me. My horse (non-fjord) ate it! Vic - Knik, Alaska The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: chewing wood
This message is from: Michelle King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello! I just thought that I would respond to all the comments about chewing wood. When someone commented about teething it brought to mind the flower essence that I use w/ my daughter when she is teething: Walnut (it works like a charm--when she was a baby rescue remedy didn't help but when I used Walnut--she relaxed and went right to sleep. I still use it when necessary.) Anyways, I looked Walnut up to read about its other properties in my flower essence book for animals and among other things, it is said to "ease the adjustment to a new cycle: hormonal cycle; seasonal cycle". So could the chewing on the trees/wood in the spring be related? I don't know but it might be worth a try. The book also said that walnut can protect from outside influences such as insecticides, and it can help when adjusting to new owners, etc. If you're not familiar w/ how to use the flower essences--you can put it directly in the mouth or their water--you should use it 4-6 x's per day if possible. You can even put it in a spray bottle (15-30 drops in 8 oz of water). There are some good books that talk about using flower essences w/ animals. I have the one by Jessica Bear. Michelle and Luke in very snowy VT It's here! Your new message! Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! Toolbar. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
horses chewing wood
This message is from: "Tamarack Lamb & Wool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Boredom is always one cause, but another cause to consider is a lack of phosphorus. Horse minerals often come with a choice of 1:1 calcium phosphorus ratio or a 2:1 calcium phosphorus ratio. You need to know the forage test on your hay before you decide which ratio is correct. Some legume hays run very high in calcium and are very unbalanced for Ca:P and can cause phosphorus deficiency symptoms. One sign of a P deficiency is wood chewing. Hay should always be tested, but as a general rule, you should feed the 1:1 ratio with legume hay, and the 2:1 with grass hay. Janet The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Dustenai comes home
This message is from: "Gayle Ware" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:42:06 -0800 From: Mary Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Dustenai! This message is from: Mary Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello list! I would like to announce, with great pride, that I am Dustenai's new owner! (Or should I say, "Dustenai now owns me.") I have been meaning to post for awhile, but I have just been too busy in the barn loving on her. Thank you, Shari. I know how difficult it was for you to part with her. She is truly a sweetheart. Tell Christopher that she is settling in just fine. He took such good care of her. Dustenai and I are already making plans to attend the Albany EXPO, the PNFPG Spring Fling, and the PNFPG shows this summer. I had the opportunity in Libby to meet a lot of you folks, and I look forward to renewing those friendships. So, we will see you there! Before I go, a quick story about Dustenai. Gayle and I traveled up to Shari's and picked up Dustenai just over a week ago. It took us several hours to get home, and it was dark before we arrived at the barn. The barn was quiet and closed up for the night. As I slid the barn door open, Dustenai called out from the trailer. "Is there anyone there?" From within the dark barn her son, Cymon, called back. When she called back to him a chorus of sixteen horses answered her. "Welcome. Welcome." It was one of the sweetest sounds I had ever heard. Hi, Many of you may remember Dustenai, who was owned by Patty Peterson of Libby. Patty passed away quite suddenly 2 years ago at this time of year. I had some very 'unusual' experiences when Patty died and won't bore you with those details here, but I think this is one more 'wierd' thing and I think Patty is pulling strings from 'somewhere'! I guess Patty wanted her two horses to stay together and through some odd circumstances, they have both returned here. The 'rest of the story' is that, after every horse in the barn had called a 'welcome home' greeting to Dustenai, we unloaded her from the trailer and took her to reunite with her son, Cymon. We lead her to his stall, his head flew up and his eyes got BIG when he saw her. He blinked in disbelief - 'MOM, is that really you?' Then they snuffled, first one nostril and then the other. They were remembering. It was a very special moment. Their eyes were twinkling. Anyway, we are happy as can be to have both of them here and thank you Shari (Shari Nees had purchased Dustenai 1 1/2 years ago) for letting this happen. Mary is thrilled to be owned by Dustenai and has lots of plans for their future together. Whenever you see these two out 'n' about together, be sure to say HEY!! Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, OR www.fjordhorse.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Fairy Tale Fjord raffle Foal
This message is from: "Gayle Ware" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Original Message - From: "fjordhorse> What do you all think about foal raffles? Kind Regards, Carol Rivoire Hi All, Many of you may remember the story I posted in Dec. about Alison McMillan, a young lady who works for me on Sundays in the barn. She was the recipient of a second foal given away by the Oregon Fjord club. The gelding's name is Trygmann and came from Hestahaven. We gave Alison the BEST Christmas 'surprise from Santa' party you could ever imagine - 21 people here to watch! Anyway, the rest of the story is that this one does have a happy ending. Alison is thrilled to pieces and Trygmann is blossoming. Brian Jensen shared some DVD's with us which I gave to Alison to watch and soon Trygmann will be attending 'baby boot camp'! Alison's boyfriend is as thrilled as she is and spent a very long time making a name sign for Tyrgmann's stall - all by hand. He was like a proud pappa as he hung it there for all to see. Just wanted to share this update with everyone. It can be a good thing. Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, OR www.fjordhorse.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: Horses chewing wood
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A \(GE Healthcare\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't think you want them to eat black walnut, and pay attention to your chips you might get delivered if from a city or other chipping crew that they aren't chipping black walnut as it can cause lameness or other feet defects. It don't take much. Do a google search on "black walnut and horse". That's about all I know about wood and harmful effects on horses. Mark Skeels -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robin Churchill Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 9:06 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: RE: Horses chewing wood This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Maybe I gave the wrong idea in the original message. Except for a few of the trees that I don't want them to destroy, I am not really worried about the trees. I worry that eating the bark and wood will make them sick but so far they seem to have suffered no ill effects so maybe I should just stop worrying about something that I can't do much about. Has anyone else had a problem with illness from their fjords eating trees or wood? Robin in Florida --- Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Jean Ernest" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Well, let's face it, Horses, (Fjords especially) were born to eat > vegetation: The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: chewing on trees
This message is from: "Reena Giola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> at the barn they have the trees wrapped with chicken wire gus pretty much leaves them alone and haven't seen him trying to eat any part that is exposed; and the chicken wire makes a good back/wither scratcher when the need arises! Reena AZ This message is from: "Janice Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have never tried this, but thought since it was a hot topic on the list lately I would pass it on. I recently read in a book about horse care the suggestion to wrap a tree trunk in burlap to discourage horses from chewing on it. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
