Happy Birthday
This message is from: Beth Pulsifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] So.to HOSTAR, and O E Wilson..HAPPY BIRTHDAY Happy Birthday to both of these gentlemen!! :) I have not had the pleasure of meeting either of them... But have heard lots about both in just the short time I've been involved in the Fjord world. Congratulations and best wishes to both and lots of carrots to Hostar. Beth maine where it's still winter :( The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: An impressive pedigree - TUNDRA
This message is from: Beaver Dam Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -- We have two mares who are due to foal in three weeks. One is our lovely imported mare, STINE, who is 21 years old, and has had 12 foals, 11 of them bred to Gjest. - Some of her well-known sons are - BDF Kanada King, BDF Obelisk, BDF Malcom Locke. -- Stine is the most remarkable mare I've ever seen or heard of. -- Her body is in better shape than many mares her age who've never had a single foal. It's astounding! She always carries her foals without a lot of bulge, and her back is as flat as it's ever been. Almost immediately after each birth, she regains her shape. Stine's last foal is the wonderful filly, BDF Wilhelmina, coming 2 years old. We're hoping for another filly. The second mare due to foal in a few weeks is the Dutch imported mare, TUNDRA. -- Tundra is from Holland, but her breeding is pure Norwegian, and the pedigree truly impressive. -- Her sire, Dragset, imported by the Dutch from Norway is an ELITE STALLION. I knew when I chose Tundra as a yearling in Holland that her pedigree was exceptionally good. I remember Bob van Bon pointing out to me that the dam's side of the pedigree was as impressive as the Dragset side. -- Studying European pedigrees is enormously interesting and essential to understanding this breed. -- What's special about the European systems is that in both the Dutch and Norwegian systems, you're not just looking at names. which may be meaningless to you. -- Most every horse is identified as to the quality rating he's achieved. For those interested in pedigrees I'll explain why Tundra's is so outstanding. - But first, before I do that, I have to give you some idea of how these quality ratings are arrived at and awarded. Each year in Norway when the stallion judging and testing takes place, there are usually about 40 or so stallions that have made the cut. That is, each of the stallions presented at Nordfjoreid have gone through a series of judgings in their first and second year, the goal of which is to identify the good colts, and eliminate the not so good colts. So, each May at Nordfjoreid, Norway, the 40 or so 3 yr. old stallions that are presented are pretty darn good quality. This group is judged and tested, and the best of the group, perhaps 10 stallions, receive the 3rd prize ribbon. This is the highest quality prize that Norway gives to a young, untested stallion. -- A 3 yr. old stallion, no matter how fabulous he looks at the Nordfjordeid judging, cannot get more than a 3rd prize. To get a 2nd. prize, and then possibly a 1st prize, he has to mature, breed a lot of mares, and have those sons and daughters judged and tested. -- What's really important to a horse breeder is knowing what the different stallions and mares produce. This is 100% what it's all about. It doesn't matter a fig how gorgeous the stalliion is - or even how unattractive he is. The only thing that matters is what he CONSISTENTLY produces. -- I put that word in caps because it's the consistency that counts. And in order to judge quality consistency in a stallion's offspring, he needs to have produced a significant number of sons and daughters. --- The Norwegians have a great system in their pedigrees which tell us right up-front if the stallion has achieved consistently high quality in his offspring. This is noted by the designation 1.avk.pr. Looking at Tundra's pedigree, and you can see it for yourself by going to the NFHR website and clicking Pedigree Search . . . . . we see that her sire, Dragset was an Elite Stallion. (Dragset died a few years ago.) -- In the Dutch Fjordhorse Studbook, there are usually about 45 Approved Stallions in their Stallion Roster. Each of these stallions is wonderful quality, although just like in any other breeding program, a young stallion may prove not so wonderful, and if so, he's removed from the breeding program. --- Anyway, out of those 45 or so wonderful stallions, only about 3 at any one time achieve the ELITE status. -- To get to that pinnacle of quality, the stallion has to have gone through all the levels of quality rating - Model, Star, Keur, Preferent . . . I can't remember exactly how the system goes, but the gist of it is that the stallion has to have produced so many Model offspring, and then so many Star, Keur Preferent, and he also (I believe) has to have one of his sons accepted as an official Dutch Studbook breeding stallion. -- If he succeeds at all of those levels, then he's awarded the almost unattainable Elite status. Tundra's sire, Dragset, was an Elite Stallion. In Tundra's pedigree I counted . . . 27 - 1st prize stallions and mares 12 - 2nd prize stallions and mares 17 stallions and mares given 1st prize for the quality of their offspring Lori Albrough created the NFHR's Pedigree Search
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 4/10/2007 3:29:40 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: With a few years behind both of them.I can only look forward to seeing what they both achieve in 2007 and beond ! So.to HOSTAR, and O E Wilson..HAPPY BIRTHDAY A birthday today? I have to say, I am very VERY happy with his 5 year old child in my barn. He does good work. This horse is the most curious, thoughtful (you can see the wheels spinning in her brain) horse I have. She probably has the most talent and is super fun to ride. I am so glad to have a Hostar offspring in my life. :) ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Pergolide
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually, Pergolide is going off the market for humans because of heart valve problems. It remains to be seen if the manufacturers think there is enough veterinary interest in the drug for them to keep making it. Dr Kellon, the vet who writes for John Lyon's Perfect Horse and other Equine magazines, has been keeping the Cushing's list informed and this is what she says: I am a veterinarian and co-owner of the over 5000 member Yahoo Equine Cushing's group. As you know, at the FDA's urging pergolide mesylate has been removed from the human market. The three US suppliers of pergolide tablets are no longer producing the drug. What you may not realize is that bulk sales of pergolide to compounders are largely going to the veterinary market. Pergolide is the only effective pharmacological therapy for horses with Cushing's Disease, pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction. I believe that drug wholesalers are unaware of the size of the veterinary market. It is critically important to keep pergolide available for veterinary use. The FDA action does not impact off-label use in horses. A web petition has been put up to collect signatures and comments regarding the use of pergolide in horses: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/savepergolide/index.html The petition was put up noon on April 6. Despite the holiday weekend, there are already 14 pages of signatures, reflecting the needs of thousands of horses. This is only the tip of the iceberg. There are currently 10 to 12 million horses in the United States, of which approximately 10% are age 20 or older. It has been estimated that virtually any equine that lives long enough will develop the degenerative changes of dopaminergic neurons that leads to pituitary dysfunction and Cushing's disease. This disease may begin much earlier in some horses, in their teens. Pergolide is needed by these animals for the remainder of their life. We urge you to continue to stock pergolide mesylate. There is a market. Owners that had been relying on Permax or generic human tablets are already encountering shortages. There is an urgent need to keep an uninterrupted flow of pergolide mesylate to compounders. Eleanor M. Kellon, V.M.D. Equine Nutritional Solutions 58 Maple Farm Road Ephrata, PA 17522 Co-Owner, Yahoo Equine Cushings http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/EquineCushings/ The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
NFHR Evaluations 2007
This message is from: Green Valley Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED] NFHR Evaluations 2007 The NFHR Evaluation Committee recommended and is pleased to announce that the BOD has approved the following evaluations pending the minimum number of participants sign up: Greeley, CO July 7-9, 2007 Beth Beymer Sandy North - coordinators [EMAIL PROTECTED] 303-651-3940 LaCrosse, WI August 11-12, 2007 Linda Syverson-Kerr -coordinators [EMAIL PROTECTED] 608-526-6878 Phil Odden [EMAIL PROTECTED] 715-468-2780 Herndon, VA Aug 18-19, 2007 Margaret Bogie - coordinators [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-0817-9576 Curtis Pierce [EMAIL PROTECTED] 304-897-6627 Moses Lake, WA August 22-23, 2007 Dan Watanabe - coordinators [EMAIL PROTECTED] You should receive a Letter and Preliminary Application from these coordinators if you live within their region. You can attend any evaluation. Feel free to contact the coordinator and they will be happy to make sure you are on the mailing list and answer any questions. The Evaluation Handbook can be downloaded from www.nfhr.com/newsinfo.html#documents The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2007 #83
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 4/10/07 5:29:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: www.pathollandtraining.info pat, what fun to open your new site and there's that photo of you and hostar from the 25th. thanks for choosing my stuff to put on your site. i am flattered :) laurie ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2007 #83
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 4/10/07 5:29:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: www.pathollandtraining.info as an addendum to my other post...perhaps there are no coincidences in this world. the farm at which oz is boarding, where he is very loved and happy, is also called fieldstone farm.. laurie, and oz the svelte, who had a jim dandy massage today and loved it ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2007 #83
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our facility has just started using Solitude IGR by Pfizer. All of our 75+ horses are getting it and I haven't had one refuse it. I mix one-half ounce, barely a small handful, with equal amounts of rice bran pellets and they don't miss a speck of it! We hope to get a handle on fly control early this year by starting so soon before the flies start hatching. The product appears to be extremely safe and palatable. I'll let you know in a few months. We will only be giving it for six months, April to October. Lisa Lucidi Lucidi Farms Poway, CA ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Subject : 2 Important Studs
This message is from: Melinda Springs [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 01:08:03 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: 2 Important Studs So.to HOSTAR, and O E Wilson..HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lisa Lisa, thank you for remembering OE's and Hostar's birthdays. Even though the former is homo sapiens (Latin meaning wise man), the latter equus, they have many qualities in common - Class, handsome looks, great conformation, wonderful personalities, gentleness, strength, lovability, fabulous movement, and as you said great progeny. I could go on and on but I don't want to embarrass OE. And as for Hostar, he is thriving in his mountain climate. I wish I knew his secret to aging. Many people think he looks even more handsome than when he arrived here after Winona, if that's possible. (Thank you Pat for a super job.) There is something very unique about him that is hard to describe. Pat used to talk about it when she had him at her farm, and I totally agree. Hallie also mentions it every time we talk. Often I think it is not about me taking care of him, but rather him taking care of me. We are taking Hostar to the Idaho Veterinary Hospital (equine reproduction specialists) for the first two weeks in May to be collected for cooled and frozen semen. If interested contact me privately. Again, thanks Lisa. Thanks Pat and OE for Hostar's birthday card And Happy Birthday to OE!! Melinda Springs Kelok Illahee Fjords The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
