Re: fjords and spooks
This message is from: "jen frame" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ha! Hysterical! My Splendora often won't come in to her stall at feeding time to eat, because she is too busy grazing! Jen On 7/25/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > the reason oz doesn't spook much is that he never lifts his head from the > ground.never. i have watched other horses graze, and every once in a > while they come up for air and stand around for a while.not oz.. > > orhe doesn't flee because he can't carry his hay and run at the same > time :) > > laurie, and oz, who would rather save his hay than chance someone else > getting it > > > ** > Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for > FanHouse Fantasy Football today. > > (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr000520) > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Been there done that gelding for sale
This message is from: "fjords" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm posting this for my friend who isn't on the list. Taffy Mercer Kennewick, WA FOR SALE. Been there, done that riding and driving gelding. TRR Jens, 12 yrs. old, 14.1 hands, brown dun. Loads, clips, bathes, ties, cross-ties, high-lines, hobbles, etc. UTD on all vaccinations, farrier, etc. Thousands of miles riding trails in the desert and mountains. $6500. Penny Lane (509) 586-4744. Pictures and pedigree can be found at: http://www.nfhr.org/ponyweb/ponyweb.cgi?horse=1966&HorseName=TRR%20Jens&Page =1&Sort=0 The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: fjords and spooks
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] the reason oz doesn't spook much is that he never lifts his head from the ground.never. i have watched other horses graze, and every once in a while they come up for air and stand around for a while.not oz.. orhe doesn't flee because he can't carry his hay and run at the same time :) laurie, and oz, who would rather save his hay than chance someone else getting it ** Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr000520) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Really neat fjord videos!
This message is from: Paula Chmura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I may have missed this if somebody already posted it - but a friend forwarded these links to me - I think they are really cool - For your enjoymentFjord @ dressage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3LKw2tuh4Y&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeDYoQtJv_8&feature=related http://www.superguus.com/menuenglish.html What a neat Fjord - and with a full mane ;) Paula with Frodo and Galianna The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Blue Earth '08
This message is from: "Dave and Patti Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'll start the thread on the Blue Earth show this year. Personally I think it was one of the best shows in many years. The quality of horses just gets better and better, the quality of the riders/drivers as well just improves every year. The friendly atmosphere and HELPFUL volunteers and HELFPUL competitors is outstanding. I needed help this year, hate to admit but I am not really good this year around horses, my knee/leg just isn't 100% and well.you kind of need both legs. Soit was s nice to get asked if I needed help and when I asked folks , they were MORE then willing to help me out. Therine G. drove with me in several classes, sweating right along with me, as we waited for our class and it was quite hot out. Bob G. also drove with me, but Tyler, Mike, Nancy and others would have also, they all were very willing to help me out. Then Bryan and Sharon Simonson did sooo much barn work and helped me hitch and unhitch, they were amazing how hard they work. So, for me, it was very touching this year. I liked our judge, he was very friendly and talked with each exhibitor for every class. So even if you didn't agree with him, at least he told you his point of view. Was he perfect, no, he did mess up a couple classes, but I'm pretty sure I"d mess up even more. The days are long, it's hot out there and wellour horses do all look a like I suppose. There was a LOT of positive feed back about our judge and in my eyes, i think he did a really good job. You are probably saying, "you must have placed really well". You know the old saying, if you win, you love the judge, otherwise you hate him. :-) Yes, it was a VERY good show for us. Megan Holschbach got high point-much credit to TUF Voss. He's a super horse. Marposia's Bragi, who was in training here, got Grand Champion at halter, owned by Bryan and Sharon Simonson. Really a nice looking , well put together gelding. He also placed high in all his riding classes and first in showmanship. Nik, the gray stallion owned by Susie and Mike Sadlon, won the Jumper's Choice class and did super in the other 2 jumping classes. Robin Holland rode him, Eby Higdon jumped him and he was the hit of the show. Such a wonderful stallion. Tomas, our Barrel horse was a hit in the jumping and speed classes, that boy can RUN. ANYONE looking for a barrel horse, I'd LOVE to sell him for someone to just that with him. Ask anyone that boy CAN RUN! My mare was PMSing at the show and wasn't happy about showing. It was her first show and well...you could tell, but I had a GREAT time driving her and OH it's sooo fun to dress up. Love that part about driving!! I did get to drive Peggy Spear's outstanding gelding, Prisco "Dutch" in the Double Jeopardy class, which we won. I didn't hit ONE cone, that is a RECORD all in it's own! CREDIT all goes to Dutch, what an amazing horse, think he won just about every class he was in, OMG is he amazing! Floating smooth trot and then the extended trot, TAKES YOUR BREATH AWAY. A TRUE TRUE TRUE extension, wow!! Also got to drive with Robin Holland and her horse Ivan. I was bad and asked too much and made Ivan canter, SORRY Robin, probably blew our changes of winning! What else, went way tooo fast, and so many folks there with outstanding Fjords. Really was great fun to watch the classes, such talent by horse and handler. It amazed me again this year, how these horses do it all. ANDhow they do it well and without compliant. Just the standing around in the hot sun, waiting waiting waiting for their turn. I LOVE OWNING A FJORD!! There is so much more that went on at Blue Earth, and it really is more then just showing your horse. The friendship, the close "family" ties that we all feel. The common bond of our love for the Fjords, just makes it a GREAT show. So...now others can fill you in on all the things i left out. BETTER IDEA..WHY NOT MAKE PLANS TO COME NEXT YEAR, SO YOU CAN LEARN/SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT GOES ON AT BLUE EARTH!!! Patti Jo Walter www.franciscreekfjords.com Please note NEW email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Why aren't Fjords as spooky
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Reading "Natural Horsemanship Explained" by Dr. Robert Miller, and thought > this really applied in many ways to our Fjords - at least to mine. This > section was talking about why donkeys are less flighty than the average > horse. > > "It evolved in steep, arid terrain. Blind flight, so effective for the > plains dwelling horse, could be fatal here. Donkeys, therefore, make > decisions > rather than blindly fleeing. Another component is the relative availability of food and water in the various habitats. Most horses evolved on rich plains; if they ran away from every suspected predator, it was no big deal---the calories and sweat that they expended could be easily replaced. Donkeys were on more barren lands, with fewer sources of water, so a strategy that conserved calories and sweat had survival value. Likewise, it takes energy to paw thru snow for buried grass, or eat (hence melt) snow for water; the Fjords that ran at the drop of a snowflake probably had trouble finding enough replacement calories to make it thru the winter. This also favored their tendency to store every spare calorie for later use Marsha Jo HannahMurphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Midge fly bites
This message is from: "dfle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree these are hard to deal with -- I use the garlic I feed and then I use a combination of commercial sprays and skin so soft and sometimes I finally resort to having the vet give the one a shot for the itching. My old mare is the worst. I agree anything that helps is probably more costly than what I use on other horses. I did get a buy one, get one free (and free shipping) on the Avon Skn So Soft so stocked up on it. It is also great against mosquitos so I use it on my foals for quite awhile since I can't give them West Nile until they are a month old. I worry alot about them. But I don't believe in shutting my horses up in a building. They love being out in the pasture and next to a natural spring, etc. And, I just think my foals are happier and healthier running outside. There is a product called "Itch No More" in England (a friend in England told me about) that is supposed to really work for the midge flies, but I haven't been able to get it. They now tell me I can't get it from England but would need to purchase it through their New Zealand distributor (who doesn't have e-mail). I'm still working on that. Rosemary Fleharty This message is from: "jen frame" Hi Rosemary, just curious: what do you do for your Fjords that are allergic to midge bites? I consider myself an expert on that (!) but my routine costs a lot! am wondering what others do. Thanks, Jen The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Why aren't Fjords as spooky
This message is from: "kngould" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have also heard that Fjords evolved in an area with few natural predators, and that terrain and weather formed their major threat to existance. Another reason they reason rather than run? Kim - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 8:37 AM Subject: Why aren't Fjords as spooky This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reading "Natural Horsemanship Explained" by Dr. Robert Miller, and thought this really applied in many ways to our Fjords - at least to mine. This section was talking about why donkeys are less flighty than the average horse. "It evolved in steep, arid terrain. Blind flight, so effective for the plains dwelling horse, could be fatal here. Donkeys, therefore, make decisions rather than blindly fleeing. They may choose to flee, or to stay put because they feel safe (hence, the reputation for "stubborness"), or to attack (hence their value in guarding sheep against predators such as coyotes). But, they are more challenging to train. With horses, we simply control and direct the overwhelming flight response. The ass makes its own decisions. The same is usually true of the hybrid offspring of the horse and donkey, the mule." My guys are clearly thinking quite a bit rather than blindly reacting - not always. Sometimes they can flee with the best of them. Butthere is a marked difference between how they react and how most of the horses at our barn react. Interesting that their "instinctual behavior" may have been influenced by the steep terrain they were bred in. Kate (with Della and Joe - who would usually rather eat than flee anyway) **Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr000520) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Why aren't Fjords as spooky
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reading "Natural Horsemanship Explained" by Dr. Robert Miller, and thought this really applied in many ways to our Fjords - at least to mine. This section was talking about why donkeys are less flighty than the average horse. "It evolved in steep, arid terrain. Blind flight, so effective for the plains dwelling horse, could be fatal here. Donkeys, therefore, make decisions rather than blindly fleeing. They may choose to flee, or to stay put because they feel safe (hence, the reputation for "stubborness"), or to attack (hence their value in guarding sheep against predators such as coyotes). But, they are more challenging to train. With horses, we simply control and direct the overwhelming flight response. The ass makes its own decisions. The same is usually true of the hybrid offspring of the horse and donkey, the mule." My guys are clearly thinking quite a bit rather than blindly reacting - not always. Sometimes they can flee with the best of them. Butthere is a marked difference between how they react and how most of the horses at our barn react. Interesting that their "instinctual behavior" may have been influenced by the steep terrain they were bred in. Kate (with Della and Joe - who would usually rather eat than flee anyway) **Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr000520) The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
