congrats to Vivian & Winona

[Karen McCarthy]

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I was blearily checking out the photos online from the Sunshine State CDE last
weekend in Florida, and lo & behold, there is Vivian Criegh driving her mare
Winona, lookin' really good...so I looked up the results and wow! 1st place
Prelim. Pony.
Way to go Vivian! Sure looked like you were haing a blast in the hazards -
heard they were tuff too.

Kmac




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Re: the saga of Grumpy Gunnar

[Jean Ernest]

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Maybe he thought you were going to bite him !  Horses can't see much 
right in front of their nose!


Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, +30

he was

standing at the gate and sniffing the ground for a tidbit. As his nose came up
I asked him for a "kiss". I kept up until he did put his nose above the gate.
I quickly kissed the nose.  He jerked back as though he had hit electricity
and went back two or three feet. I know he was swearing.  "How dare she"!
But I got him,!!!  Jean Gayle





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Re: the saga of Grumpy Gunnar

[jgayle]

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Gunnar is now my only horse but in the spring the minis return in the field 
near his. He gets a bit too "excited" when they are near. Jean Gayle







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Re: the saga of Grumpy Gunnar

[Melinda Schumacher]

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LOL
Hi Jean,

Your story of Gunnar reminds me of my grumpy mini, Spot.  Unless he is
trapped by a wall, when I try to get close to pet him he turns his butt
towards me.  How rude!  Even when I am offering grain!!  I wonder if Spot, a
loud black and white appaloosa stallion, is missing his herd of many mini
mares?!  Does Gunnar have suitable equine companionship?

Melinda in Marengo, OH with freezing rain at 32 degrees.



On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:38 PM, jgayle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Just thought I would show the personality of Grumpy Gunnar.  When  I went
> out
> this morning (always late by his standards) to feed the old boy, he was
> standing at the gate and sniffing the ground for a tidbit. As his nose
> came up
> I asked him for a "kiss". I kept up until he did put his nose above the
> gate.
> I quickly kissed the nose.  He jerked back as though he had hit
> electricity
> and went back two or three feet. I know he was swearing.  "How dare she"!
> But I got him,!!!  Jean Gayle
>
>
>
>
>
> Author of:
> 'The Colonel's Daughter"
> Occupied Germany 1946 to 1949
> Send: $20 to Three Horse's Press
> 7403 Blaine Rd
> Aberdeen, WA 98520
>
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Re: the saga of Grumpy Gunnar

[jgayle]

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Just thought I would show the personality of Grumpy Gunnar.  When  I went out
this morning (always late by his standards) to feed the old boy, he was
standing at the gate and sniffing the ground for a tidbit. As his nose came up
I asked him for a "kiss". I kept up until he did put his nose above the gate.
I quickly kissed the nose.  He jerked back as though he had hit electricity
and went back two or three feet. I know he was swearing.  "How dare she"!
But I got him,!!!  Jean Gayle





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fund raiser for cancer

[fjords]

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Hello there. I am going to try to walk 60 miles in Seattle, WA. To do so, I
need to raise funds. $2500 worth. It will all go to the cancer fund. I am
holding a drawing for two necklaces. One is silver and the other is gold and
silver. BOTH are very beautiful! Go to
http://08.the3day.org/site/TRC/Walk/SeattleEvent?pg=peditor
 &fr_id=1189&px=1118433 or the www.The 3day.com

 and search under donations for me (Catherine Lassesen) walker # 1118433
and any donation of $5.00 or more will get you a chance to win one of these
necklaces. A tax write off and a chance to WIN a beautiful necklace. I will
pick the winner on March 31, 2008. So do not hesitate to donate. THANKS.

 

Catherine Lassesen

Hestehaven - "The Horse Garden" 

& Hundehaven - "The Dog Heaven"

www.hestehaven.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED]

1-541-825-3027

Southern Oregon

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Re: first open show

[FjordAmy]

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I agree as well... Show your Fjord as a Fjord! What I have had  good luck 
with, is to give the show secretary a copy of the Fjord  Breed Standard and ask 
that it be forwarded to the judge well ahead of the date  of the show. Any good 
judge will take the time to familiarize themselves with a  breed that they 
may not be up to date on.
 
Best of luck at the show!
Amy
 
 
 
Amy Evers
Dun Lookin' Fjords
260 May Creek Rd
Days  Creek, OR 97429
541-825-3303
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Transport from PA to MN and places inbetween

[Janet]

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Hi folks,

I am hauling sheep eastward to NY and PA at the end of March, and will be 
coming back empty with a 4 horse slant load enclosed trailer approx April 3 
or 4.


Janet McNally 


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Re: Kez

[Jean Ernest]

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Sue, I have been wondering what happened to that mare.  I am happy to 
hear that she has a good home and a great career!  What happened to 
her foal;?  do you still have him?


So sorry to hear about Kez, I remember how you went through all that 
trauma with his dam dying, you did the very best you could for him.




 Kathleen has a PMU fjord mare that I had rescued a few

years back. She could be a full
fjord but is likely a cross. Kathleen said that mare, and her love for her,
kept her alive, while she was in a coma
she dreamed of riding this mare and tells very detailed stories of her
dreams. As soon as she was home it was to
the barn to learn how to cope with her amputations and still ride and care
for her horse.


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RE: Horse Haulers

[Jeanne]

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Hi Linda

Not sure if they travel your way, but Drexler transport is awesome!  We used
them when we hauled 18 horses to Winona for the 25th, from Colorado.  My
horse had never been on a transport, so I was really worried, and those guys
were the best.  Their semi hauler was immaculate inside, and they were so
nice.  I would highly recommend them.

http://www.drexlerhorsetransportation.com/

Jeanne
 - Berthoud, CO

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Horse Haulers

[Linda McThoy Patorni]

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Can anyone recommend good horse hauling companies, or help me avoid  
bad ones?  I will be needing one from W. Michigan to Santa Fe, New  
Mexico in the next couple of months.  I have found companies on the  
web that do weekly trips east/west/east, but have no idea how good  
they are.  Any tips would be useful.  Many thanks,  Linda.

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RE: Could this be Holy Helga?

[Margo Farnsworth]

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There is a page with photos of Holy Helga and Carole Hunter on Andy's
website:  www.coachmansdelight.com.  Click on Clients & Friends in the left
hand menu, then you will see a link to Carole's page.  Carole is a total
riot and has some great stories of competing at CDE on that page.  She
purchased Holy Helga as an older mare and it's been such a perfect match!
She is part of what inspired me to start looking at Fjords for myself :)
Carole lives on Martha's Vineyard and I believe purchased Helga from someone
else on the island.

Margo


--

Ann Sullivan would have this woman's name, darned if I can pull it out of my
Colander Brain, but there is a mare in her late teens or early twenties
competing at CDE.  I've seen her at Elk Creek and Garden State last
year--the woman's name is, I believe Carole Hunter?  Very nice mare.  they
were being coached by Andy Marcoux and did quite well.  The age, color, etc.
are all in the ball park.  The lady calls her "Holy Helga" and they are
having a ball!
If I remember correctly (and that's always an "if"), she was purchased from
a neighbor in Connecticut?  Anyway, those are the connections that seem to
float around in my mind.  Sue Freivald

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Harrisburg Expo

[safreivald]

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The Harrisburg Expo in PA was a week ago, and I'm just now getting my head
above water, so to speak,at home, so this note is a bit on the late side.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to the wonderful, generous,
knowledgeable, tireless Fjord folk who came --and stayed for hours--to help
Curt Pierce, Marsha Korose, and me with the Fjord Booth and demonstrations.

John and Martie Bolinski spent the entire very long expo day on Friday and
brought bottomless thermos' of coffee, my granddaughter Kathryn Caputi came
from Charlottesville Friday evening and stayed through Sunday afternoon and
did booth duty, cleaned stalls, carried water . . . , John Herr and Dianne
Singley spent Sunday, and Al Smith, who brought his wonderful gelding Raoul
for Olaf Nyby to use in his clinics, was just everywhere when we needed him.
And of course Joe Glick was there with Sievert, assisted by his son Ivan
through Saturday evening.  Joe and Ivan helped keep us organized and on time
:~).

Due to an unforseen need, Curt had to abandon ship for the weekend  and Marsha
and I had it all--two breed demos a day with the pair, and booth manning and
maintenance.  Without the presence of these other folks we would have just
been buried alive  We've been doing this for a number of years, and the
Fjord community ALWAYS steps up to help.  Knowing that makes it both possible
and enjoyable.  Again, thank you, guys.  Sue Freivald.

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Could this be Holy Helga?

[safreivald]

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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 A friend forwarded this to me today, from the CO. Craigs list. Can anyone
help ?  I dont know the mare.Lisa

Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2008-03-02, 6:18PM

This is a long shot but I am trying to help an elderly gentleman track down a
mare he sold about 5 years ago at Troyers Auction in Co. Her name is:HELGA
NFHR Reg. No: SG-C-384-M
She is registered but the person that bought her never transfered their name
onto her registration papers.
This gentleman just wants to see how she is doing.
Thank you,
Cheryl

--

Ann Sullivan would have this woman's name, darned if I can pull it out of my
Colander Brain, but there is a mare in her late teens or early twenties
competing at CDE.  I've seen her at Elk Creek and Garden State last year--the
woman's name is, I believe Carole Hunter?  Very nice mare.  they were being
coached by Andy Marcoux and did quite well.  The age, color, etc. are all in
the ball park.  The lady calls her "Holy Helga" and they are having a ball!
If I remember correctly (and that's always an "if"), she was purchased from a
neighbor in Connecticut?  Anyway, those are the connections that seem to float
around in my mind.  Sue Freivald

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colorful horse prints

[Claudia]

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Could this be the artist you saw?  www.spiritgrowingart.com


Claudia in WI

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Kez

[Sue Clark-Sorger]

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Thank you all for your notes of condolence both on the list and privately.
I have answer some but there have just been too many to answer them all.

On a brighter note, some of you will remember me posting about my friend
Kathleen
who had bubonic plague last year, she spent 3 months in ICU. She lost all
the fingers on
 her right hand and the fingers to the 2nd joint on her left, she also lost
1/3 of her right foot and
the toes on her left. Kathleen has a PMU fjord mare that I had rescued a few
years back. She could be a full
fjord but is likely a cross. Kathleen said that mare, and her love for her,
kept her alive, while she was in a coma
she dreamed of riding this mare and tells very detailed stories of her
dreams. As soon as she was home it was to
the barn to learn how to cope with her amputations and still ride and care
for her horse.

Sunday she entered a show for the first time and was so excited that she had
done well, she wasn't in
the ribbons but she was very please how both her and Tyne had done.

Tyne has a large knee that the vet says has been broken on both sides likely
from stepping through a cattle grid which is probably why she
ended up at a PMU ranch. While the knee looks bad Tyne stays sound while
being ridden at least 5 times a week both
in the arena and on the trail.

What an inspiration these two are and when life gets a bit difficult I think
of Kathleen and all she has been through this last
year and how much she has overcome.

Happy Fjording to you all and thanks again.

Sue

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Kez, Fred's story

[Linda Lehnert]

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Sue, I'm very sorry to hear about Kez.  It was a sad thing to happen to such a
young horse.  He was fortunate to have you for an owner, someone who kept him
and took good care of him.  I hope you make a good, speedy recovery from your
injuries.

Fred, that was the most beautiful Rainbow Bridge story I have ever seen.  It
gives a whole new meaning to the Rainbow Bridge.

Linda in Guben
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