Re: dressage saddles

[Kristen L. Andersen]

This message is from: "Kristen L. Andersen" 

I have the Sensation Hybrid and love it! It is a great fit for round  
backed horses and I have never felt more comfortable, connected and  
balanced.


-Kristen on Catalina Island





On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:40 PM, Cherie Mascis wrote:


This message is from: "Cherie Mascis" 

Debby,

Sensation makes a treeless dressage saddle for about $1,000 that  
fits most fjords nicely.  They have a more casual trail version and  
a formal one. Super comfy!


They have demos you can try.

Since I trail ride, I use the Hybrid model.
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Re: dressage saddles

[Cherie Mascis]

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Debby,

Sensation makes a treeless dressage saddle for about $1,000 that fits most 
fjords nicely.  They have a more casual trail version and a formal one. 
Super comfy!


They have demos you can try.

Since I trail ride, I use the Hybrid model. 


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Libby

[Ron & Sherrie Dayton]

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Hi all,

I just wanted to let everyone know that the entry forms and class schedule 
are all ready for those that are interested in coming to the Libby show. 
They are not on the PNFPG web-site yet but I'll be glad to send them to 
anyone that wants them.  You can e-mail me at sunw...@jrcda.com or you can 
e-mail Linda Stevenson at :nwcr...@jrcda.com.   They are all in a Word 
format.  If you have any questions please let me know.


Are there any of you that are coming to Libby that would be interested in a 
Fjord Horse Soccer game?  We'd love to put together a group that could do a 
demo at Libby.  Let me know.


Hope all of you are enjoying summer with your Fjords now that it has 
arrived.


Thanks,

Sherrie
Sunwood Fjords
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dressage saddles

[Debby]

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Can anyone and everyone who does dressage with their fjords please tell me
what brand dressage saddles they use.  I'm looking for one to fit both horses,
and both use extra wide trees...One of the horses does have a shorter back, so
thats something to consider.  I have a nice saddle but it does not fit me, it
puts me in a chair position as I'm too short...I need the saddle to really
help with my position.  But, and this is a biggy, I cannot spend 4000. I'm
being told by a retailer to get the one to fit my horses and myself, thats how
much money I will have to spend.  I am an amateur rider, I love dressage, I've
finally found a trainer that is going to take the younger one in September and
October for undersaddle work, along with me getting lessons...I hope to haul
my gelding for lessons too, and if need be, put him with her for a month.  But
I need a saddle.  I have one of the wintec dressage saddles, too HARD for my
seat.  I want it comfy for me and the horses and right position...is that too
much to ask for and not spend more than 2500.?  I'd have liked the Vega
monoflap, but she said it wouldn't fit the fjords as it doesn't come wide
enough.  At the most I will take lessons and hopefully hopefully maybe do a
clinic here and there...but I won't show...I do this for me and only for me,
and the horses of course.
So dressage or eventers, what dressage saddles do you ride your fjords in...
thanks all.
Debby

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Re: A Note of Thanks

[KateSeidel]

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Congratulations on your Fjords, and it's so nice to hear how enamored you  
are of your boys!  I am president of the Secret Stalking Society for Phil,  
so I'm not surprised to find that he did a wonderful job on your Fjords.   
And there's just no way to explain this tendency to acquire more of  them
 
Kate
with Joe, Della, and Hanna.

 
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 writes:

we first  began our search last fall and again recently when we were 
(believe it or not)  contemplating purchasing a third Fjord.


 
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RE: Grass hay for Sale (west coast)

[fjords]

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KMAC -
Any chance you want to trade hay for a fjord or two?

Catherine Lassesen
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1-541-825-3027 Southern Oregon
 www.Hestehaven.com www.NorwegianBuhund.us

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FW: "Norwegian Fjord Mare" Please read- Lori

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FYI - A pass on.

 

Catherine Lassesen

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 www.Hestehaven.com www.NorwegianBuhund.us

 

  _  

From: Lori Green [mailto:lorilingr...@yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:48 PM
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Subject: "Norwegian Fjord Mare" Please read- Lori

 

Hi all-  This mare needs rescued for the boarding/feed bill of $700.00.  I
tried to help her by bringing her home, but she needs a stronger, more
experienced handler than me- even to get her in a trailer and into a stall-
as she drug me down the road on my face, and all I did was re-inforced her
bad habits!!  She is  a pretty little mare/filly.  She has gotten used to
"pulling away", has not been started, which is better than started too soon,
ALWAYS!!!   So that ought to be appealing!  However, I do admit, she is way
behind the learning curve, but, she is not in physical harm from being
started too early!  I have seen her, and she is straight, feet look good,
and she should stay sound.  Although a pre-purchase exam is always a good
idea (I'm BIG on those since I am not a vet).  She only has until the end of
the month before she is out of there!  I would hate to say, but her fate is
hard to tell.  I fear it is, perhaps, Mexico?!  I know some of you don't
have horses, but if you or someone you know is a trainer, please help her!!
These horses are generally not sold for less than $3,000.  If you can take
her and sell her after training, you will save her, and she will likely have
a good home because she will be pleasing to a family.  SHE NEEDS TRAINING!!
The woman who has to sell her and can be reached at finallyb...@wildblue.net
Lori

 

- Forwarded Message 
From: Cheryl Beck 
To: Lori & Linda Green ; Karry Helland

Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 10:42:27 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your craigslist posting "Norwegian Fjord Mare"

Well, here she is ladies.  I finally put Amie on Craig'sList.  Got to get
Karry that hay for winter.  Hope this helps.

Cheryl

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RE: Hello from S.C.

[melissa]

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Hello

I have Shome Gerd who is coming two in August...
She is coming along in her training and has reached a height of 13h
Having her here in North Central TX, she has been doing fine in the 7 day
run of very high heat
When we got her in February, she waited about 2-3 weeks and started shedding
out for over a month.  
She has done well, is very quick to figure out things, usually she is
introduced to something and maybe one repeat and she has it down. 
It is fun and amazing to sit back and watch her figure out things. 
We have had a saddle/synthetic on her back rigged to help her to bend her
neck and get used to everything.  She is going to start working with drive
lines and long line soon.  
She is yielding well and has taken to the tack without a problemshe can
tell if you are not paying attention and will play to that if you are slow
on the uptake.  
She has not freaked out like other horses, we had a awful hail storm in June
with tennis ball hail on a pole barn roof, she looked up when it started and
went back to eating and was not bothered by it at all.  
Now some of the humans present is another storythe sound was so loud you
had to yell to be heard and that was with someone that was standing next to
you. 
She has learned fast to stand tied and even doing well with ground tying.
She is now doing great for the farrier and her hooves are great.
She does not like fly spray and we are working on that.
The first of May we moved to a different barn at our boarding facility, that
night she unpinned her stall and went to grazing in a small pasture area
that is unfenced.  We have now rigged her stall with a chain and fast clip
to hold it shut if she gets the pin out.  She did one more time, the next
night, the chain held and she has not pulled the pin since.
Melissa in Fort Worth

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Re: Hello from S.C.

[kngould]

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Welcome Kathy and Willi! I live near you in Columbus NC, and have two 
handsome boys of my own; Woody is a 26 yo brown dun, and Asti is a 10yo red 
dun. They just finished their summer job at FENCE in Landrum where they 
worked the two week horse camp for kids. They were a big hit, and loved it 
as they had to miss the Fjord & FRiends Fun Fest in Blowing Rock this year 
since I had a vacation scheduled.
You'll have to plan to go to the  next year since Blowing Rock is only 
alittle over two hours from you. Lee Hardin will tell us all about it in the 
early Spring; it takes place in June and has lots of fjords and fjord stuff 
to do.
I've also got a friend who lives nearby who went to the  with me in 2008 
and was so blown away by all the cute lil guys that she came home and bought 
one of her own! So if you ever want other fjordies to ride with, let us 
know!
Kim 


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A Note of Thanks

[Robin]

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Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to take this opportunity to introduce myself and my husband,
Michael, and also to thank and acknowledge some of the wonderful people that
we have come to know in the Fjord community . Although I read the Fjord digest
almost daily this is the first time I am submitting a post.

We recently purchased two wonderful Fjord geldings from Phillip Odden of
Odden's Norwegian Fjord Horses. Odden's Fenris and Odden's Gunnar are full
brothers and are exceptional horses. Both are very calm, willing, interactive,
intelligent and well mannered. We are thrilled to have them here and wanted to
express our thanks and appreciation to Phil for not only the wonderful Fjords
but also for all his time and the attention he gave to us. We were unable to
see either of these horses in person prior to purchasing them but between
Phil's accurate descriptions of the horses along with Else's wonderful photos
we felt very comfortable in our decision to purchase them. I also want to
thank Phil for his excellent ongoing communications and updates on how their
training was progressing.

My husband and I have had horses for many years but we have only recently
discovered the Fjord. About 8 years ago Michael had a bad fall off a horse
that had bolted. After that incident he did not ride again and was very
untrusting of horses. Last spring he came across an article in Trail Rider
magazine about rare breeds. He showed me the article and pointed to the
Norwegian Fjord and stated that was the horse he would be willing to ride. So
began our search for our Fjord.

One of the first people I spoke with was Marcia Pace of Fjordbergen Farm who
was selling a beautiful 7 year old gelding, Torlend. Unfortunately, at that
time fuel prices were at their highest and the cost of transporting him from
Washington to Pennsylvania was astronomical. After she sold Torlend to another
party Marcia kept in touch and spent quite a bit of time trying to locate
another Fjord for us. I was so impressed that this person that I hardly knew
would be that generous with her time assisting us in our search. Marcia
suggested we contact Phil whom she said was extremely knowledgeable about the
breed and had an excellent reputation.

As per Marcia's suggestion I called Phil. He had just returned from an elk
hunting trip to Colorado with some of his Fjords. It was fascinating to hear
about the trip and how well his Fjords responded in some very interesting
situations. Cool, calm and collected as you would expect them to be. After
describing to Phil the characteristics we were looking for he suggested
Fenris. He said that he was very calm, analytical and interactive with people.
We said we were interested and mentioned that we would be using him primarily
as a trail horse. Phil had worked with Fenris before and said he would
continue his training concentrating on trail riding. He wanted to make sure
that Fenris was not only calm on the trail but would willingly go through
water, brush, etc. Phil has a wonderful philosophy about training. He is very
patient and he respects his horses and they in turn trust and respect him. The
effectiveness of his training methods is very apparent in how well mannered
and responsive both Fenris and Gunnar are.

Fenris arrived last December and my husband and I both fell in love with him
as soon as he walked off the trailer. He was everything that Phil said he was.
I guess it was at that moment in time that two new potato chip craving Fjord
lovers came to be. Shortly thereafter we began looking into purchasing
Fenris's younger brother, Gunnar. Phil began working with Gunnar and soon told
us that he felt Gunnar was as good as Fenris and maybe even more willing and
quick to learn. I could not imagine that this was possible as Fenris was
perfection in my eyes. Phil continued to train Gunnar and began driving him
with his large Fjord Herger. He commented that they made a good team and
Gunnar was doing exceptionally well driving.

Gunnar arrived here about 3 weeks ago. I have to agree with Phil. As wonderful
as Fenris is Gunnar is one of the kindest, most willing and agreeable horses I
have ever known. In the time he has been here I have never seen him spook at
anything which I guess is appropriate since the name Gunnar means "bold
warrior". We have had him on the trail and on the road and nothing fazes him.
Within the first week he was here two motorcycles passed us as I walking him
along the road and he was totally indifferent to them. He is truly amazing.

Coincidentally, Marcia emailed me a few weeks ago a couple of days prior to
Gunnar's arrival to let me know that she was selling her 4 year old gelding,
Soren, who in fact was born on her farm. I had not been in touch with Marcia
for a while so although she knew we had purchased Fenris she was unaware that
the brothers were about to be reunited. The timing of her email was pretty
uncanny.

We also want to take this opportunity to thank Patti 

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #135

[Kim Potter]

This message is from: "Kim Potter" 

Julie,
Yeah!!. So happy for you & Britta!!


Kim 
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Re: Midwest Fjord Horse Club Show

[Kim Potter]

This message is from: "Kim Potter" 

Hi Jessica,
I put in for 3 attending the meeting but we will not be attending the 
meeting can you take us off the list just so they know who is coming. Let me 
know, thanks so much!



Kim Potter
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- Original Message - 
From: "Jessica Reuterskiold" 

To: 
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2009 10:12 PM
Subject: Midwest Fjord Horse Club Show


This message is from: Jessica Reuterskiold 

Hello everyone!

All the entries are in and we are ready for a great show!

We have:
65 horses
66 exhibitors
414 class entries


Remember the show is July 20-22 in Blue Earth, MN at the Faribault Country
Fairgrounds!

See you there!

Jessica Reuterskiold







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Re: Hello from S.C.

[Kathleen Prince]

This message is from: Kathleen Prince 

Welcome Kathy & Willi! I told you getting him would be well worth  
it :-) Did you ever get the Fjordhorse Handbook?

Kathleen & Cassidy in FL where it's hot, sweaty, and thank God for  
the fans at the barn!
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On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:56 AM,   
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> This message is from: 
>
> Hello! I have been peeping in here for about a month, and thought  
> I'd try to post and say hello. My name is Kathy Patrick, and I live  
> in Campobello SC. We are in what is considered the foothill  
> country, upper leftish area of SC. I am a new Fjord owner. I have  
> had Shome Villi "Willi" since June 5th. Willi is an almosy 5 year  
> old (birthday next week) gelding, of extrordinary good looks and  
> temperment. I have had a couple rides on him, in controlled  
> settings, as he does not have a lot in the steering department, but  
> we are working on it. I am as green as he is, so we are in the  
> learning process together. He is a great little fella, and I am  
> thrilled to own him.
>
> I would be happy to hear any advice, Fjord tips, or Fjord resources  
> you may have to share.
>
> Nice to meet you all!
> Kathy and Willi, from a somewhat balmy Upstate South Carolina,  
> where the temp will be 88*, with a current humdity of 65%. Got ice  
> water?
>
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Re: Britta

[KateSeidel]

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<<  it was so wonderful to be riding again, and to see her doing so well 
and not  have any problems with her breathing that I nearly cried for 
happiness.  >> 


Julie - that *is* wonderful, and as much an accomplishment as anything  
anyone has done!!  Did the vet think this was a permanent problem, or a  
spring/summer issue?
 
Kate
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