RE: Make it stop
This message is from: Jean Ernest Well, they COULD hold it beautiful Fairbanks! It is clear and dry here right now, no snow storms, raini wind or floods! Just clear and -40. beautiful weather! We go to Seattle (on the way to Hawaii) to warm up! See the view from the big Hotel in Downtown Fairbanks , http://www.festivalfairbanks.org/webcam1.html http://www.festivalfairbanks.org/webcam2.html Jean in Beautiful Frosty Fairbanks, -40F/C > From: pedfjo...@aol.com > Date: Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:02:17 -0500 > Subject: Make it stop > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > > This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com > > Hello List ! > > Enjoying the topics of drafty Fjords. Its been very warm here this week, and > with the tons of snow we got over the holidays, its a pretty big muddy, mess . > Fjords are enjoying the slime. Im enjoying the break in training them. > > The PNW has had record snowfall, ice storms, flooding, power outages, rock > slides, land slides, and mud slides. ( not the good kind ) They are expecting up > to 18' MORE of white stuff tonight. Yep. Corrine, I take it all back, you are > not a snow wimp. > > I remember reading in the Herald every year the BOD / yearly NFHR Fjord > meeting taking place in Florida. > > FLORIDA. > > F L O R I D A. > > Where the biggest threat might by alligators carrying you off from poolside, > or a waiter strike in the cabana, or just maybe, a humidity alert, similar to > the Midwest in July. > > Can someone tell me when it all changed and whos bright idea it was to go to > the SNOW capitol in Jan ??? > > Waaa ! > > OK, I just needed to say that. Buying flight insurance as we speak. Bulking > up on long underware. sniff. Lisa > > > > ** > New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making > headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0026) > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f > > _ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122 008 Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Make it stop
This message is from: Robin Churchill Yeah, why don't they have the meeting in Florida? It is actually quite nice this time of year, sunny and breezy--no hurricanes, mosquitoes, no seeums or humidity that plague us from May to October. Of course, there still are alligators and iguanas although none have dropped out of the trees onto the arena for a couple of months now (I am not kidding). Watch me say that and one will be waiting for me tomorrow. Although I am no fan of alligators, I think I'll take my chances with them compared to cougars, wolves or bears. I used to be really worried about them but you kind of get used to them. Lisa, come on down, we won't let the alligators carry you off! Robin in SW Florida - Original Message From: "pedfjo...@aol.com" To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Friday, January 2, 2009 8:02:17 PM Subject: Make it stop This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com FLORIDA. F L O R I D A. Where the biggest threat might by alligators carrying you off from poolside, or a waiter strike in the cabana, or just maybe, a humidity alert, similar to the Midwest in July. Can someone tell me when it all changed and whos bright idea it was to go to the SNOW capitol in Jan ??? Waaa ! OK, I just needed to say that. Buying flight insurance as we speak. Bulking up on long underware. sniff. Lisa ** New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0026) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #2
This message is from: "jgayle" Lordy, Jean, that picture gave me the chills!!! Thought it was cold here, only 33 but fog, also. Have been taken over by raccoons and possum Trying to get a shot at them tonight. Had to board up the barn and cat to keep them out. No dogs as all of mine have recently passed away. Planning a move to town soon. I have a beautiful place between two towns, half way to Olympia and Ocean Shores. I love it but age and balance and lifting are pulling me down. Gunnar will be adopted by friends who have a 'WILLFUL" mare just waiting for him!! When you speak of arenas, mine is old fashioned at only 100x60 and enclosed. Covered and electric, but no heat!!! But it has served me well for 27 years. My five acres give me two fields and privacy. It is zoned R2 so when the economy improves it will sell well, don't think I can wait. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Make it stop
This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com Hello List ! Enjoying the topics of drafty Fjords. Its been very warm here this week, and with the tons of snow we got over the holidays, its a pretty big muddy, mess . Fjords are enjoying the slime. Im enjoying the break in training them. The PNW has had record snowfall, ice storms, flooding, power outages, rock slides, land slides, and mud slides. ( not the good kind ) They are expecting up to 18' MORE of white stuff tonight. Yep. Corrine, I take it all back, you are not a snow wimp. I remember reading in the Herald every year the BOD / yearly NFHR Fjord meeting taking place in Florida. FLORIDA. F L O R I D A. Where the biggest threat might by alligators carrying you off from poolside, or a waiter strike in the cabana, or just maybe, a humidity alert, similar to the Midwest in July. Can someone tell me when it all changed and whos bright idea it was to go to the SNOW capitol in Jan ??? Waaa ! OK, I just needed to say that. Buying flight insurance as we speak. Bulking up on long underware. sniff. Lisa ** New year...new news. Be the first to know what is making headlines. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0026) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #2
This message is from: Jean Ernest Laurie, You sure do have the best of both worlds! I would love to have an indoor arena that close and other friends to ride with. There is nowhere I can go in the winter to ride safely: sure, I do have a nice one acre field that I ride in, fenced with a little arena in it. In February I usually clear the little arena of snow and snow blow trails around the field. Otherwise the snow is too deep along the road, the road is unsafe, snow machine trails are "punchy", etc. It is just too cold to do anything right now, at -40 again today; I drove into Fairbanks for groceries and the ice fog was so thick that you could hardly see tail lights! Want to see Fairbanks in winter? http://newsminer.com/arcticcam/ http://www.festivalfairbanks.org/webcam1.asp Jean in frosty, frigid Fairbanks, Alaska > having oz where he is is the same as having him at home. i board because then > i have unlimited arena access, a warm and dry place for my tack, and i know > he will get fed. because i am on the same property as the boarding barn, his > pasture comes right up to the fence of the old barn where charlie and gizmo > live > behind the house i rent. _ Its the same Hotmail®. If by same you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_12 2008 Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
not riding now
This message is from: Linda Lehnert Laurie, I'm sorry to hear about your knee problems and hope this new orthopedic surgeon can help. Knee surgery is tricky at best. Maybe the new one can at least find some medication or a combination of medications that will give you some relief from the pain, but not make you high or put you to sleep and isn't addictive. Other posters have had some excellent suggestions about enjoying your horse by just doing what you can when you can. I've been on disability for 20 years with chronic pain problems and the hardest thing for me to do initially was to learn to accept the limitations these problems imposed on my life and not being able to do what I could do before or do it the way I used to do it. Accepting them does not mean completely giving up; it means doing things differently (ground work, not riding) or, in some cases, not doing them at all (not riding, but enjoying the companionship of your horses). Just being around them is good for you psychologically whether you ride or drive or just watch, pet and feed or groom. Lois, good call on the expensive nature of golf - how much do those little bitty balls cost and how many do they lose each time they play? Not to mention the cost of everything else. And it's boing! I hope you can get some relief some way and wish you all the best. Please enjoy your Fjord what ever way you can. Linda in Guben where we have some snow, but it's warmer today than the last few days - below 0C during the night, up to around +2-3C in the day _ Show them the way! Add maps and directions to your party invites. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/events.aspx Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Drafty
This message is from: brass-ring-f...@juno.com I have a hugely drafty mare. Her father is Lukas http://www.nfhr.org/ponyweb/ponyweb.cgi?horse=1614&HorseName=lukas&Page=1 &Sort=0 There is a photo on this site, but the photo it replaced when he belonged to the Leaders showed how immense he is. Note his mane is cut down almost to his neck, like I keep my mare. The crest is all horse, not hair. My mare's name is Half Diamond Kristi (mother was Half Diamond KristY). She has a full brother listed, Half Diamond Kellner. Neither can be registered with the NFHR because Uredd is the grandfather on both sides (half brother to half sister breeding). Kellner gets to be on the NFHR site because he has progeny, but my mare does not have any. She is a very calm horse except on the rare occasion she gets riled (about 3x in 4 years), then she is like a Mack truck. I call her my Xtreme mare. Valerie Columbia, CT Best Weight Loss Program - Click Here! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/PnY6rw1mBfXvBrot5VsE5ZSIvGo7odP56VrUMgLAXBKhAFJfZLgRA/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #2
This message is from: crystal...@aol.com In a message dated 1/2/09 10:55:31 AM, owner-fjordhorse-dig...@angus.mystery.com writes: > This time of year it is hard not to get depressed especially due to > less sun light and challenging weather. Was this your first > Christmas on your own? > i think i am more affected by the lack of light than the christmas on my own. truthfully, the ex and i were so separate that holidays with my family without him along were the norm. i was happy to be closer so i didn't have such a long drive to my daughter's. they even offered me the chance to play guitar hero on Wii with the grandkids. they probably didn't know that grandma still has rhythm :) laurie ** Stay up-to-date on the latest news - from fashion trends to celebrity break-ups and everything in between. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0024) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #2
This message is from: crystal...@aol.com In a message dated 1/2/09 10:55:31 AM, owner-fjordhorse-dig...@angus.mystery.com writes: > but I can watch my Fjords from my > front window and enjoy them racing around and bucking, playing in the cold. > It makes a huge difference if you have your horses at home instead of > boarded > somewhere else. You form a bond just by feeding and caring for them. > having oz where he is is the same as having him at home. i board because then i have unlimited arena access, a warm and dry place for my tack, and i know he will get fed. because i am on the same property as the boarding barn, his pasture comes right up to the fence of the old barn where charlie and gizmo live behind the house i rent. the old barn is difficult to keep clean, and has small doors which always require snow and/or ice removal in the winter to get them open. oz has even spent the night inside that barn. and if i opened the gate, he could share the pasture with the others. i board him for the riding amenities and consider it money well spent. when i can and do ride, i have a safe, dry spot to do it, and friends for chatting and support. i guess it's the best of both worlds. laurie, and oz who knows he has two sources for food. he just has to walk a bit to get to them. ** Stay up-to-date on the latest news - from fashion trends to celebrity break-ups and everything in between. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0024) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #2
This message is from: crystal...@aol.com In a message dated 1/2/09 10:55:31 AM, owner-fjordhorse-dig...@angus.mystery.com writes: > So, Laurie, don't be too discouraged. Think of how you would feel if Oz > was > not in your life. What are your first thoughts in the morning? I bet they > include your pony. Give yourself a break > thanks, lois. your thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated. and i can sure love the big guy on the ground, i did that for the first two years i had him, and while i recovered from my initial knee surgery. i sure don't consider getting rid of him as a solution to any of my problems. i also am sure that finding a way to alleviate the pain will make taking care of my other animals easier. charlie and gizmo are here to stay, i would not give them away nor sell them, since they require handling that i wouldn't ask anyone else to do. someone suggested just moving to an apartment and that was so very unappealing. i will find a way, and my chore girl comes home on sunday, so that will help a lot. oz is my peace and laughter. he stays. laurie ** Stay up-to-date on the latest news - from fashion trends to celebrity break-ups and everything in between. (http://www.aol.com/?ncid=emlcntaolcom0024) Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: not riding (kinda long)
This message is from: Starfire Farm Lois Berenyi wrote: For some reason horse and non-horse people can't understand owning a horse and not riding it. Or, if riding it, not showing it. ... They are my friends and companions and there are so many ways to enjoy them without burdening them with my weight or myself with aching muscles and joints So we moved to a beautiful golf course community where it never snows, someone else mows the grass and I have absolutely nothing meaningful to start my day. If people think owning horses without riding them is foolish I beg them to watch golfers spend fortunes chasing little white balls. This is so well said, Lois. One can get so much satisfaction and soul-felt comfort from just being around a horse. It is not necessary to have them doing something for you all of the time. They are doing something for you by just being there. Karen Keith said: BTW, right now I only have a mini horse. Guarantee ya I'm not riding him. But we are working on a version of dog agility training. It's a hoot. He jumps his little jumps, weaves through cones, walks a teeter board. There's lots you can do with a horse from the ground, if that's what you want to do. Or just enjoy their horsiness. If Karen is willing to share it, she is not "just" doing this with her mini. The work is all at liberty and it's really very good. Like she said, it's a hoot, but it's also amazing to see! Can't wait to see her enter an agility contest at a dog show...right Karen? ;-) Beth -- Starfire Farm Beth Beymer and Sandy North http://www.starfirefarm.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: not riding (kinda long)
This message is from: Karen Keith Lois said: "So we moved to a beautiful golf course community where it never snows, someone else mows the grass and I have absolutely nothing meaningful to start my day. If people think owning horses without riding them is foolish I beg them to watch golfers spend fortunes chasing little white balls." Oh, Lois, this quote is a keeper. I married into a family of golfers who have always just thought I was nutty to have horses -- "They're so expensive." My very first horse property was a 3-acre place in Florida that we had to clear and fence ourselves. The first time my avid golfer MIL came to visit, she took a walk around and proclaimed it smelled like horse poop. Arrggghhh! The only thing that saved the marriage was moving far away from the inlaws. :^P BTW, right now I only have a mini horse. Guarantee ya I'm not riding him. But we are working on a version of dog agility training. It's a hoot. He jumps his little jumps, weaves through cones, walks a teeter board. There's lots you can do with a horse from the ground, if that's what you want to do. Or just enjoy their horsiness. so I say enjoy your horses however you like them and never mind what others think. Happy New Year! Karen in Northern Virginia, looking forward to the spring when I'll be adding a Fjord filly to the place. _ It's simple! Sell your car for just $40 at CarPoint.com.au http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Fsecure%2Dau%2Eimrworldwide%2E com%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Fa%2Fci%5F450304%2Fet%5F2%2Fcg%5F801459%2Fpi%5F1004813%2Fai% 5F859641&_t=762955845&_r=tig_OCT07&_m=EXT Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
