Re: fjordhorse-digest V2015 #9
This message is from: Joan griffin Kay: I am so sad to hear of your loss. I knew Bogie when my friend, Paula owned him. We enjoyed many hours trail riding together on our Fjordies. Bogie and my Fjord, Jock were also therapy horses together at The Ranch" jn Menomonee Falls, WI for around 7 yrs. Our "boys" brought great joy to the lives of many special needs children. Bogie also did well in the show ring and participated in our breed demo at the Midwest Horse Fair where he really "shined"! He was a special fellow. He will be missed. Joni Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Fw: Midwest Horse Fair in Madison Wisconsin
This message is from: Joan griffin - Forwarded Message From: Joan griffin To: Dave and Patti Walter Cc: kblaszc...@yahoo.com; Bob Long ; Julie Cramer ; Karin Peterson ; Laura/Allie Parker ; Mary E. Bonde ; Sue Sadlon ; amhart...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, April 23, 2012 11:32:40 AM Subject: Re: Madison I agree, Patti! Jock & I have been doing our breed demo at Midwest Horsefair since 1997, when the "old man" was only "4" and I think this was the best demo we have had, and the entire week-end went the smoothest of any I remember. Everyone was so helpful it made it go so easy. Unfortunately, I came down with a bad cold Sunday evening and I hear so did Karin Peterson's Ali, so I stayed home from work today (a good thing! But this gave me a chance to look at the video and you can hear people in the audience make wonderful comments about our fantastic "Fjordies"! Watching the video of our demo on Sun. brought a lump in my throat as I am so proud to be a part of our Fjord organizations, a participant in the MWHF and most of all to have my sweet Fjord, Jock in my life! My prayers were answered for a safe and enjoyable week-end for all! Joni p.s. I will forward photos as soon as Raymond gets them on the computer (I have to have him show me how to do that!). And we will make copies of the video as well. From: Dave and Patti Walter To: Susie Sadlon ; Joni Griffin ; Kathy Blaszczyk ; bondes tds.net ; karin peterson ; Laura Parker ; Julie Cramer ; Bob Long ; amhart...@gmail.com Sent: Mon, April 23, 2012 8:06:48 AM Subject: Madison HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!! You ARE ALL SO WONDERFUL! What a great group we had, everyone worked so hard and everyone is so nice and accommodating! AND⦠you even let me yell at you! J Warms my heart!!! No really, it means so much to organize something like this and for it all to come together so easily. Only means that EVERYONE gave it their all. THANK YOU and I know we represented the breed well!!! That is what we are there to do, show off our Fjords. We all love them and we want others to have as much enjoyment as we have had with our Fjords. If ONLY folks would listen to us and buy a Fjord, then they would know how great horses can be. J So⦠get some rest this week, pat yourself on the back, WELL DONE. Share pictures when you get them and videos. Anyone who can get them on youtube, please do. I can as soon as Joni sends me a CD. She said Sundayâs video was fantastic! THANKS AGAIN, Patti Jo Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH-L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
Re: Midwest Fjord Horse Club's Winter Meeting & Clinic
This message is from: Joan griffin Just got back from Winona, MN and what a fun week-end! Is anyone else eager to go at their Felt Fjord with the felting needle? "Felting" is, I believe an old Scandinavian craft. Joan Waak and Bonnie Lierman did a great job of teaching us to create these whimsical little Fjordies. Next Carol Curry and her family helped us to do rosemaling on wooden horse ornaments. I've always wanted to try this and I think I am hooked! Before all this work, we were fed with some tasty pizza, salad and cookies so we could keep up our strength! On Sat. Janet MacNally started the day off with a demo of her wonderful horse, Gyda pulling a round bale. I missed most of this demo as I was getting my boy, Jock ready for the next demo, but I heard it was very informative. Up next was Bob Long sharing his many years of experience going packing with horses into wilderness areas. Bob told us about some "hair-raising" events like the grizzly bear that came to visit their camp, uninvited! And the time one of the pack horses fell off a 30ft drop and landed upside down. Incredibly, the horse righted himself and they were able to get him back on the trail and went on their way! Bob used my gelding, Jock for the demo. Jock has never had pack equipment on him, but he is as solid as they come, so I knew he would be fine, but by the time all the "stuff" was piled up, covered with canvas and tied down with alot of rope, I thought Jock's legs would buckle! He never moved, except to look back at Bob as if to say: "What in the world are you doing back there?" We also had instructors from a Therapeutic Program called Aspire show us the wonderful way they use horses to help those who are physically, emotionally and mentally challenged to gain confidence and physical strength. My horse, Jock who has been a therapy horse for many years, along with Patti Jo's horse, Voss, who is a real "steady Eddie" carried their precious cargo with great poise. Voss & Jock were also used in the Log skidding demo with Mike Sadlon and Tyler Schlickman. These guys really know their stuff and I know I learned some important things from them. Spectators were given the opportunity to try out some log skidding and they were thrilled. It was at one of these "hands on" clinics that me and my husband Raymond got "hooked" on log skidding and now we are helping others learn who want to try it. One of the neat things about our club is how we all reach out to help others to learn more about the many ways to work and play with our Fjords. On Sun. morning HeikeLewandowski set up a challenging obstacle course for her sweet little 3yr. old mare, along with: Jock, Voss and Patti Jo's Sebastian, oh and Janet McNally'sGyda to test their bravery. At first the horses were not too sure about some of the items, but with Heike's techniques, all the horses passed the course with flying colors! The clinic ended with me doing a clipping demo. I also showed how I do the "piano keys" trim on Jock's mane, which seems to just amaze most people. It's not as hard as it looks and hopefully I revealed that. Patti Jo followed with a blanketing demo which answered alot of questions people have on the subject. So, all in all, our week-end was a huge success and I encourage those who didn't make it, to not miss it next year! Oh, and we had a scrumptious prime rib dinner and hilarious fashion show to boot! I'll let someone else fill you in on what Carol McKosky did to win the award as "Best Model"! LOL! Sorry this was so long, but I am excited about what a great club we have. Joni Griffin Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: Addendum to M.W.F.H.C. WINTER MEETING
This message is from: Joan griffin Oops! I must apologize as I neglected to meantion in my previous posting that Wanda Hase is the "Wonder Woman" who organized our fantastic Winter Meeting and Clinic. Many others helped out: Patti Jo Walters, Julie Cramer and I am sorry if I missed anyone. A huge "THANK YOU"! to all who made this happen. Joni Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Fw: Winter Meeting in Winona, MN
This message is from: Joan griffin - Forwarded Message From: Joan griffin To: Fjord List Sent: Sun, March 6, 2011 10:38:20 AM Subject: Re: Winter Meeting in Winona, MN Just a reminder to all who are planning on bringing items to sell in the Used Tack Sale at the MWFHC's annual Winter Meeting in Winona, MN next week. Please attach a tag to each item and include: your name, type of item & price. It's going to be a fun & informative gathering! Hope to see you there! Joni Griffin (any questions, contact me: fjordjoc...@yahoo.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Fw: MWFHC Winter Meeting
This message is from: Joan griffin - Forwarded Message From: Joan griffin To: fjordhorsedig...@angus.mystery.com Sent: Sat, January 22, 2011 1:09:15 PM Subject: Re: MWFHC Winter Meeting Hi, all! I am organizing a Used Tack Sale to be held at the MWFHC's annual Winter Meeting in Winona, MN the week-end of 3/11, 12 & 13. My name is Joni Griffin and if you attended the W. Mtg. last year, I am the crazy lady that does the ski-joering and boy, did we have fun!!! This year's W. Mtg. is shaping up to be just as much fun and very informative. So, please start going through your tack. If you are like most of us "horse people", you need to sell some tack to make room for the stuff you're gong to buy at tack sales and horse fairs this Spring! (; Bring your items to the barn. We will be setting up the sale there. We will have a clothing rack to display those items. Please attach a tag with your name and price of item on it. Also, I need some helpers to man the sale while I am working with my horse in several of the clinic demos. Contact me at: fjordjoc...@yahoo.com. Don't miss this Winter Meeting-it's going to be GREAT!!!Joni Griffin Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
re: MWFHC Winter Meeting
This message is from: Joan griffin I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all of you who were at the MWFHC Winter Meeting a few weeks ago and sent your condolences for the loss of my brother in that very kind card. I wasn't sure I could make it through the clinic, but by the grace of God, I did. Not only did I make it through my presentation on ski joering, but I enjoyed every minute of it! I am so thankful for my "Fjord Family". Sincerely, Joni Griffin Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Re: La Crosse Evaluation
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I attended the LaCrosse, WI Evaluation with Patti Walter this past week-end and as Patti said in her message, it's always a good time when you are with Fjords and "Fjord Folk"! Patti also meantioned that we stayed with my sister, Rosie, and yes, Patti was treated like a "princess" getting the "ultimate, pillow-top mattress" and the fluffy, white, guest towells-what I give up for my friends! LOL! Anyway, this was the first time my sister attended an evaluation and she was very interested in the valuable information that Wayne and Brian shared on how to judge a horse. Also the horses that were presented were so "drop, dead, gorgeous" that my sister wanted to take them all home! She is excited about the breed and hopes to own one someday. I know my sister, and if she does get one Fjord, the "potatoe chip bug" will bite and she will end up with more than one! But my point is that it is a good idea to bring people who don't own a Fjord to an evaluation to find out what they are about. Patti did a phenomenal job with Berit at the evaluation. I still cannot believe she just started her in Jan.! Awesome job, Patti! Berit is a blue in my book too! And all of us in our group watching the Western test agreed that Patti looked like a "Rodeo Queen"-just beautiful! Joni Griffin The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: ski-joering
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ski-joering is a blast! I have been doing this with my gelding, "Jock" for about 6yrs now. My husband, Raymond doesn't ride, but he loves to ski and I love to ride, so with ski-joering we can do something together with my horse. I made my own "rigging" for ski-joering. Someone else asked about this a month or so ago and I posted it, but I will repeat it here. I purchased a long, soft, lunge line and cut it in two. I put quick releases on one end and loops on the other ends. These are the "tow lines". I use a western cinch across my horse's chest and I anchor it with a fleece covered strap across the withers and run this through the large metal buckles on either end of the cinch. Then I clip the quick releases to the cinch buckles. I also use two narrow leather straps to attach the cinch to the front of the saddle. If this is confusing, I could send you a photo or if you have old issues of the Fjord Herald, I did have an article with photos in there about two years ago. I'm thinking about making up a couple of these "riggings" and selling them. E-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if interested. This version of ski-joering is with a rider and a person being "towed". If you are enquiring about the version where you ski behind your horse, I believe Dave McWethey does that. Someone can correct me if I am wrong about that. Joni Griffin in Menomonee Falls, WI where we are supposed to get SNOW for the next three days!!! Time to ski-joer! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #241
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> re: ski-joering Hello, Michelle King! I have been using my gelding, "Jock" for skijoering for several years now and just having a blast with it! Jock pulls people, usually my husband, Raymond, on either skis or a snow tube. I made my own "rigging". I took a cloth western cinch and used that across Jock's chest. Then, I covered a western back strap with a soft, fleece-like material and that is placed across Jock's withers and I run it through the metal buckles at the ends of the cinch. I purchased a long soft, lunge line from, I believe, Valley Vet Supply and cut that in half. I put a quick release at one end that attaches to the cinch buckle and I made large loops on the other end of each line. So, you have "tow lines" for the person to hold onto. It works out to be very inexpensive, especially if you pick up the cinch at a used tack sale. I have found them for only $5. If you would like, I could send you a couple of photos, or if you get the Fjord Herald, I had an article with photos on skijoering published, I believe the year before last. Let me know if you have further questions and "Happy Skijoering!" Joni Griffin in Wisconsin, where we are enjoying sunshine and 50-65 degrees with no snow in sight! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Discussion on Bits
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I started this discussion of bits because I plan to enter some of the English classes at the National Show in Winona. I will not be participating in the evaluation or in dressage classes. As Mike May quoted from the rule book, Kimberwicke bits are allowed in the English classes, however, the judge can "penalize" you for using a Kimberwicke. In Wayne's posting, he apparently will penalize those who use a Kimberwicke. This is too bad, as my horse is very comfortable in his bit and is not happy in a snaffle. My bit is a three piece bit and lies very nicely on the tongue. I guess, I'm wondering if I would be penalized if I used the Kimberwicke without the chain and had my reins on the higher slots and therefore, no leverage would be involved and it would be a "level playing field" as has been meantioned. Joni
Re: Mylar bit clinic
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I went to my first Mylar bit clinic this week-end and I have to say I was very impressed with Dale Mylar's presentation, knowledge and integrity. The Fri. night "classroom" session was very informative. This company has gone to great lengths to study the anatomy of the horse's mouth, jaw and of course the entire physiology, since the bit you use effects more than just your horse's mouth. Most of us who attended were surprised at our misconceptions of how bits work in our horse's mouths. The next day was the "hands on" part of the clinic. When our turn came, I worked my gelding at the walk, trot, canter and halt. Dale observed us and then he walked over and to my surprise he asked: "why are you here?" "Your horse is perfect just the way he is, he is relaxed, willing and very responsive, he's PERFECT!" And then he went on to say that of all the Fjord horses he had seen, Jock is the nicest Fjord he had ever encountered! Of course, I know my horse is wonderful, but to hear this from Dale Mylar who travels not only across the U. S., but overseas as well, made me very proud of my little Fjordie. Getting back to why I went to the clinic. At our Midwest Fjord Club winter meeting, there was discussion about the National Fjord Show coming up in Winona in Oct. and I was told that with the new rules, I could not use my double jointed Uxeter Kimberwick bit. So, I wanted to get a Mylar bit that would be legal for this show. Dale Mylar told me that he cannot believe my Kimberwick would not be legal. He said I should check into this further. So, if anyone out there knows about this, please enlighten me. I was very impressed with the fact that Mr. Mylar did not try to get me to buy one of his bits, as a matter of fact he discouraged me from doing so. He will tell you that he isn't there to sell you a bit, he just hopes to educate people on bit use and to help owners to get their horses to be comfortable and therefore relaxed and accepting of the bit they use. If you get the opportunity to attend a Mylar bit clinic, I highly reccomend it! Joni in "soggy Wisconsin" ( will it ever stop raining?)
Re: Fjord Saddle Pads
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Susan Felix: Please describe your saddle pads - what makes them "Fjord saddle pads"? Joni G.
Re: fjordhorse-digest V2004 #129
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello, Joni Griffin here. I have been off the list for awhile, but am finally back! I have a 14yr. old gelding named: Green Brier Jock. I am very active in the Midwest Fjord Horse Club. Jock and I have participated in the breed demos in Madison, WI for the past 9yrs. Jock is a therapeutic riding horse at The Ranch in Menomonee Falls, WI. We do alot of trail riding and parades. We had a ball at the Blue Earth Show last July. Unfortunately, we won't be able to be there this year, as I will be going on a family trip overseas in July. Too bad, we won't be able to defend our title in the ride-a-buck ;( Someone else will have to take Nancy Hotovy on!!! The best of luck to all who enter. I hate to miss it! Someone on the list asked about horse boots. I have kept my gelding barefoot for the past 8 or 9yrs. but I wanted something for the times I would trail ride where it's rocky and I wanted something for traction in the winter when we ski-joer, so I tried the "Easy Boots" and have had good results for the past 4yrs. or so. I know a couple of riders who use the "Old Macs" with good results also, though one of them is having trouble with her horse overreaching and catching the back of the front boots. Her horse has had sores on his feet from this and then he can't wear the boots until he heals. Kind of a "vicious cycle". The "Easy Boots" are harder to get on and off than the "Old Macs", but they are alot cheaper. Also, for winter riding, the E. B.s have removable studs for a really good grip, and the O.M.s are just rubber, not as good a grip in my experience. Summer has finally arrived in WI, just wish it would stop raining! Happy Fjording! Joni
