RE: Barn Swallows
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The buddy (a professor of fish and wildlife at OSU) said that bird lice won't bite a mammal---they just give you "the willies", crawling around on you. This is NOT true. Well, I don't know about bird LICE BUT... Years ago my parents and I were vacationing in a cottage that had a birds nest on the front porch. Soon everyone in the family was itching like crazy! We went to the doctor, and he said that it was bird lice and to remove the birds nest immediately! That fixed the problem. -Dianne in mass
RE: fjords...mule-like??
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, This is a subject that has come up recently for me. The fjord who I am leasing has just recently started being very uncooperative about moving to one side, on the ground, when you ask her. She has always been described as a "bull" to work with, but I had done some work with her in the past and it seemed we were over this. Now she absolutely refuses to give when tappped on the side and pushes back with a vengance and will slam you into the side of the barn, stalls whatever. I am embarrased to admit that I tried pushing kicking to no real avail. I was pinned to the side of the barn. This is not my horse, so I am hesitant to do anything else and don't know what is really appropriate. The only explanation I can give for this is that she recently coliced and now she is getting rich bran mashes w molasses and sweet 3 times a week, we have not treated her any differently, but she has been ridden a little less because the horse that I own is sick. Any suggestions? Or do you think the nail will really do the trick? -Dianne in Mass -Original Message- From: Mary Thurman To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: 6/12/00 5:12 PM Subject: Re: fjords...mule-like?? This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Jean Gayle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Jean Gayle" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I do not know if this is the "mule" method but if a > horse starts getting > pushy and crowding me I carry a small block of wood > with a nail protruding > about an inch, good sized so it does not pierce the > skin, and press it > against the horse. They rapidly get the idea that > to get up against her is > painful. It does not come across as punishment as > they do not see the nail. Hmmm. Sounds a bit like the old 'hot potato in the jacket sleeve for a horse that bites' trick! Have used the nail bit to teach a horse not to crowd me in the stall also. Mary > Jean > > > > > Jean Gayle > Aberdeen, WA > [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" > Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] > http://www.techline.com/~jgayle > Barnes & Noble Book Stores > > = Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos -- now, 100 FREE prints! http://photos.yahoo.com
RE: mare-gelding behavior
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, My mare when she is in heat doesn't care whether it is gelded or not, she will present her self in fine fashion. However she is not a fjord, with the fjord mare it is harder to tell... -Original Message- From: Don & Jane Brackett To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: 6/9/00 3:22 PM Subject: mare-gelding behavior This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting post on imprinting, and the differences in training ease in imprinted and nonimprinted horses. I have been having a great spring with my mare, on the advice of my riding instructor, I went back to the beginning (in hand, longeing) to gain more of Osa's attention and respect and to teach her leg yields, better bending etc. It was good advice and we are progressing. We've gone back to riding in the last two weeks and we are doing much better and having more fun. However all of this work has been just the two of us alone in a arena out of sight of her stabled gelding buddy. The other day my husband was having his lesson on Geilo (his gelding) and Suzie asked how Osa was doing. So I brought her up to the arena at the end of Don's lesson and she was absolutely horrible! :( !!! She had only eyes for Geilo and no thoughts for the three people. Geilo went back to the barn and she settled down after about a half hour of prancing and bucking and squeeling (we were planning on a short lounge session) - however we did end on a good note and had a few productive minutes of lounging. Osa spent the first few years of her life basically untouched and then some training around three years old, left for another year untouched and then I bought her a year and a half ago at 5. So, two questions have been roaming through my head. One, she may have been in heat I suppose but I saw no other signs. Does a single mare and gelding have a stallion-mare relationship sometimes (Osa and Geilo are our only two horses)? Geilo is most definately the boss of the two though I've never seen him act like a stud in any way. And two, is her lack of early education and people contact always going to make people second to other horses in her mind? When Osa and I are alone she is great, responsive, affectionate and respectful. All in all a great companion and one I will never part from! :) Happy Fjording all, Jane (in Maine where it has finally warmed up and not raining!) PS Osa was the mare I asked about head shaking a while back. The vet said her ears were perfect, no mites etc no pain that we could find in neck, back, legs etc. so we assume that it is just her mannerism. Our vet is very impressed with both the Fjords - Geilo had his teeth floated as well as all the assorted jabs and prodding etc and was happy through out!! Such great horses!
RE: Mane Cutting
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've noticed this too! I guess it's normal. :) Dianne in Massachusetts > -Original Message- > From: Louise Cooke [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 5:37 AM > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: Mane Cutting > > This message is from: "Louise Cooke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi Everyone, > I have noticed that the white hairs on our our Fjords mane's seems to grow > in layers. It's like they end up with one layer of white longer than > another. Am I doing something wrong when I cut them, or is that normal? > > Louise Cooke in very hot and humid Bermuda
RE: Hugs to Sue & Richard
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I didn't get it either. Maybe it wasn't sent to the group? > -Original Message- > From: Mike May [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2000 10:45 AM > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: Re: Hugs to Sue & Richard > > This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Catherine, if you still have the message from Sue G could you please > forward a copy of it to me? I didn't get that one for some reason & > neither did Niki. > > Thanks, Mike > > At 07:14 AM 5/17/00 -0700, you wrote: > >This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Mother's Day was either the best of days or the worst of days for many. > Sue > >and Dick, as we spoke on the phone last night. Hugs and support from all > of > >us at our farm. It is never easy to lose an animal. Not an older one nor > a > >young one. Sunday was an excellent mare and wonderful mama to her foals. > I > >grieve with you two. I grieve for Amy's twins and for all the other > people > >that had to put down or lost an animal this season. > > > >Okay everyone.. GROUP HUG... > >
Brag - Alert, Mother'sDay
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just had to tell the list about my great mother's day. I know that earlier there was some discussion about showing a Fjord in halter against the warmblood and other breeds. Well my twelve year old daughter was in a local humane society show in Massachusetts this Sunday and took 1st in open halter in a fairly large class of 16 - 20 horses. She did all the preparation herself and made me very proud on mother's day! Of course she is only in the jr. walk trot division, but she got 1st in all seven classes that she participated in! The fjord that she was riding is one that we have had a full lease on for 1 1/2 years, but one that was "not for children" when we began with her. She has progessed so wonderfully and now looks and behaves like the ideal horse. Everyone at the show was amazed with her and by the end of the show my daughter was tired of all the attention that she drew. This was not our first show this year, They have gotten champion in the walk trot division in their two previous shows as well. I was looking for a replacemnt for this horse earlier this spring but have managed to convince the owner to let us keep leaseing her for a while longer. Just had to share our great Fjord experience! -Dianne
RE: Wildwood Stables to Close
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Why is the permit being pulled? I couldn't see the reason in this post. I think it's hard to direct an appeal without this info. Or am I just missing something? -Dianne from Massachusetts -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: 5/12/00 9:49 AM Subject: Fw: Wildwood Stables to Close This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I need your help please! Wildwood stables in Acadia national park with access to the carriage trails set aside for riding and driving has had its permit pulled. Please help in preserving this privilege -- Forwarded by Gerry Anderson/PBTS on 05/12/2000 09:46 AM --- "gerry anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 05/11/2000 05:23:34 PM To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: Fw: Wildwood Stables to Close - Original Message - From: Anderson, Karen To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 2:58 PM Subject: FW: Wildwood Stables to Close -Original Message- From: Bobbye Winterberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 3:10 PM To: Yvonne M. Hunold; Sue Dunleavey; Randy&Jane Money; Mike Dunn; kathi peters; Jennifer Dunleavey; Jane Stabile; Terri Smith; sadiegem; Ronal Parlin; Robert Joyal; Renate; Pam Johnson; Natasha Grigg; Libby & Davis; Laurie Neely; Kris Anderson; james carter; Jack Williams; Jack Perkins; Jack Hauptman; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gray, Priscilla; Eric Koehler; edelweis; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Darlene Bearse; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Colleen Hoyt; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Celia & Fred Ficken; Ann Pringle; Ann Pringle; Anderson, Karen; Alison Desmond Subject: Fw: Wildwood Stables to Close - Original Message - From: Bobbye Winterberg To: wildwood Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2000 11:11 AM Subject: Wildwood Stables to Close I M P O R T A N T N O T I C E by Ed Winterberg, Pres. Wildwood Management Wildwood Stables May Have to Close! A Park official in Philadelphia has ordered the immediate removal of all visitor overnight stalls and has terminated the Wildwood Stables concession permit! An Appeal by Wildwood Mgmt. (Ed Winterberg), has been filed (as of May 10), and will be reviewed and decided by: Mr. Robert Stanton, Director, National Park Service 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 fax 202-219-0910 attn. Director Robert Stanton email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your comments matter!! This could be decided within days. We need you and your friends, to immediately write Director Stanton: 1. Tell him how this decision affects your ability to use Acadia. 2. Ask him to keep Wildwood Stables open. 3. Be very candid, this the last chance for horse use in Acadia. (Please send a copy of your letter to Wildwood. Box 241, Seal Harbor, Maine 04675 or email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) -
off topic but....
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi list, I have been looking for a fjord, and am currently leaseing one. I have been on the list as mostly a lurker for more than a year. In my search for a horse eventually for my daughter ( after training ). I have become interested in a Bashkir Curly Horse. Fjords especially in New Engalnd area are pricey and I am a single parent. I was wondering if any of you have had experience with the breed at all. She is seven and very green but seems to have a great disposition. My daughter is in love but I wish I had more direct info, I have searched the web, but would like some real and un-biased knowledge. I know this is a Fjord list, but your guys sem to know everything and maybe some of you have been exposed to this breed? Any info would be appreciated, and please excuse the departure from topic. -Dianne
RE: Fjords For Sale
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> How far away form the US border is Timmins? Thanks, Dianne > -Original Message- > From: Wild Flower Fjord Farm [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 1:20 AM > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com > Subject: Fjords For Sale > > This message is from: Wild Flower Fjord Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi there, > > We haven't been able to keep up with the conversations with the list but > we do read them. But now that we have a couple of minutes to write I > would like to let people know that I have been training 2 wonderful > geldings for a while now. They are really sweet and kids in lesons are > riding them. They just turned 4 and are just dolls. Videos are > availalbe to people who are interested. They are doing walk, trot and > canter under saddle in english and western. And they have been driven a > couple of times single and double. > If there are some people interested in these gelding please let us know > and we can do our best to answer all the questions you may have. > Around the farm here is pretty busy things are really moving around > and one of our mares is due is 3-4 weeks. We are really looking > foreward to seeing her baby. > Well I hope that everyone is having a great time spring riding I know I > am glad to get out of that indoor arena and to get into my outside ring. > > Happy Fjordin' > > Renee Lafleur > Wild Flower Fjord Farm > 2565 Airport Road > Timmins, Ontario > P4N 7C3 > > 1-705-268-0848 home > 1-705-268-4068 fax > e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.geocities.com/Fjords2000/Fjords2000.html
looking for a fjord in New England area...
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi list, I am looking for a fjord, MARE or GELDING! I am not to particular about age, though I would like something at least a year old. I am willing to train or retrain. I am losing a lease on a fjord mare in the fall and want a permanent replacement. We love her and will miss her! I am located in MA. Email me privately... Thanks, Dianne
RE: Hello
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> did you try the website www.fiskars.com? the have a Q&A form to ask questions by country and Canada is on the list, maybe they could give you a location near you. :) > -Original Message- > From: Sue Harrison [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:15 AM > To: digest > Subject: Hello > > This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello everyone. I am unable to find Fiskars scissors locally and am > wondering if they are available in Canada. I used my fabric scissors on > Desert Storm the last time I clipped his mane and I sure would like a > pair of scissors that clip properly. He is one year old and his mane > seems to grow thicker each time I cut it. I too lost a Fjord last year > only mine was killed by a tractor trailor. He had apparently crawled > under an electric fence. I bought Storm the next month. I too, > couldn't bear looking out at an empty pasture. The Fjord I lost was a > real little love and I am hoping that this new little stud will become > more docile once he is gelded. He is very friendly but a bit sassy > I imagine being a stud helps this trait along. Are there any other > Canadian Fjord owners out there? Have a nice day everyone, Sue >
RE: mare not eating
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> testing to see if I'm still on the list I haven't gotten anything since yesterday.
RE: Improving the Fjord Horse with X-breeding
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, since almost everyone on this list has given there opinion over and over again on this subject, I guess I'll add my two cents worth... Fjords are the best! there is no subsitute! Don't mess with perfection! I mean while you are at it why don't we change the rotation of the earth. Anyhow, they have and will be here longer than us, I know that this list is all about the fjord , but it is really all about us helping to do the best for our horses, the current argument will never be completely resolved. I hope that we can all tolerate each other because I think that if this wasn't what we wanted we wouldn't be here anyhow. -Dianne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: 3/23/00 7:13 PM Subject: Re: Improving the Fjord Horse with X-breeding This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lynn, a geneticist would probably have to answer your question about why a Fjord doesn't seem to pass on his "good" traits when crossbred. From the amount of first hand accounts that responded on the List, the results of crossbreeding do not seem to create a new and improved horse. I have only seen and heard of a donkey cross and it looked exactly like a Fjord except it had an AWFUL temperament and it's probably in an Alpo can by now. I, personally, am against indiscriminate animal breeding on any kind, horses, dogs, cat, etc. I think a good breeding program takes a dedicated, educated person willing to invest a lot of time and money and CARE into the process, and is best handled by professionals. I recently had a conversation with a former member of the German Olympic Team. We were discussing Dutch Warmbloods. He said,"They are starting to produce some decent horses, but they are so NEW at it, they've only been breeding these horses for about 100 years"
RE: Really awful news
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I read this I really didn't know how to respond, of course this example is everyone's worst fear, and being that, we all put it off as something that would happen to some one else, we hope to God that it couldn't happen to us. I commend you for taking the step to attempt to make sure that this doesn't happen at your barn. Unfortunately, not every one can afford to take the step that you are taking, and even this does not mean absolution from the problem. I feel terrible for your friend, but of course it is no help. However this leads me to a question that has been a debate between the person I board from and myself. Is it better to halter all the time in case of a fire, or to only halter when you are actually going to be with the horse? Please don't think that this is a caulous question for I have a great fear of fire myself, years ago I got the call that my daughter was in a fire while in a home daycare and she was only saved from injury by the fact that she happened to have overalls on that day and could be picked up and transported with ease. I also realise that any time that a horse is haltered they could panic if caught on something and cause great damage. I know this may seem trival, but I'm just trying to take any small step I could to ensure the safety of my horse. -Dianne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: 3/23/00 6:00 PM Subject: Re: Really awful news This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Rivoire) . Hello from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia - Three days ago I got an email that started out - "Carol, I've got really awful news." It was from a friend and customer who owned two of our horses, two young imported mares. John had bought them as two-year-olds. He lives in Newfoundland and boards at a stable, a place he thought a lot of. He told us he'd been awakened at 12:15 am and told the barn was burning. By the time he and his wife got within a half mile of the place, it was an infero. Nine horses died, including Rani and Reine, two exquisitely beautiful mares coming four years of age. John had done everything right with these mares. He'd brought them along slowly. Both of them were driving well singly last summer, and he had great plans for pairing them this summer after he'd taken a few courses on pair driving. Last year, Reine had even performed in the halftime of the RCMP Musical Ride. I can't tell you how awful we feel about this. I keep remembering the day I found those two mares in Belgium. There were three actually that I bought from that one breeder, and Rani was a Gjest granddaughter. Just a beautiful filly that I went to great lengths to get as the farmer didn't want to let her go. Arthur and I are both devestated. We keep thinking about the helplessness of the horses in our care. We put them in boxstalls or tie them in a barn, which is a totally unnatural situation for horses, and we ask them to trust us that we'll take good care of them. And we try! Most people who have Fjords do try their best, but as someone once said "Bad things happen to good people." Anyway, the purpose of this message is to sound an alarm. Our first reaction which was almost instantaneous was to think about the possibility of our barn burning. --- Sometimes all 26 horses are in the barn- Our barn is very old, over 120 years. We store the hay overhead. If something started there, it would be all over before we could get there from the house. It's totally unthinkable. When we bought this farm in 1987, we had all the wiring redone, but now we're thinking - Is it good enough? Could it be made even more safe? We decided it could, and tonight the electrician was over recommending improvements which we'll carry out. However, even those improvements are not going to allow us to sleep easy, so what's come out of this tragedy in our case is that we've decided to build a new stable. It will be as fireproof as is humanly possible, and the hay will not be stored in the stable. We'll use the old barn for hay storage. Nothing can undo this awful awful event. Nothing can bring back those beautiful mares, Rani and Reine. The only good that can possibly come out of it is if this tragedy makes some of us take extra measures to keep our horses safe. John said to me - "I can't imagine life without Rani and Reine." He also said to me in response to my several emails expressing my sadness - He said, "Everyone has been so supportive and kind, but you are the only one who really understands it's not just horses . . . they were Fjords." He was talking about the special bond that Fjordhorses have with people. It really isn't like other horses. It's di
RE: Thanks SS
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tillie, I'm glad to know that you like the things that I got you. It was fun finding the fiord things, but my daughter and I wanted to keep them for ourselves! I am just recovering from eye surgery, so I won't write too much. I just had the LASIK procedure done to correct my vision which was terrible. This surgery is like a miracle, I can see very well, but right now my eyes get tired quickly and the winter dryness is irritating. Anyhow, it was fun doing the Secret Santa, I hope Cynthia will do it next year too. :)Dianne
fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kim, My daughter has extreme problems with dry skin, but I have never heard of goat milk soap. We have tried many things but nothing has worked out great. She also has problems with perfumes in creams and soaps. Do you add perfume? Would you sell some though the mail? If not do you know where I could get some? :) Dianne
RE: goats and sheep
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does it depend at all upon the kind of sheep that you raise? Are some breeds dumber than others? I remember when I was a kid the people I half-owned my horse with also raised sheep and goats, both the sheep and goats were relatively no problem. A few years ago I knew some people whose sheep were always in trouble or sick, the ram once butted my daughter into a giant patch of nettles. She never wanted to visit there again! Anyhow , maybe it's just the way you care for them. :)Dianne
fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What is goat milk soap used for? :)
RE: Secret Santa (Dianne Turcotte)
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm sorry about your doberman. My parents had the most wonderful doberman named Duke. He was just the perfect dog. My daughter could crawl all over him, dress him up, and string him with necklaces and he wouldn't complain a bit. He seemed to know that she was a pup and all should be tolerated. Yet he was still a great protector of "his house" and "his family". Bells drove him crazy and watching Wheel of Fortune filled the house with barking! Strangely he died from symptoms that sound the same as your dog's, the vet never could exactly figure it out, at first thought that it was Lyme disease, later said that it was some kind of immune problem. At least five years later we all still get tears in our eyes when we talk of him. I know how hard it is to lose an animal that has been part of your family. Have a happy and safe New Year, Dianne
RE: Topica fjordlist
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I recieved both the messages that you sent. Are you sending it to topica or to [EMAIL PROTECTED] :)Dianne
RE: Secret Santa
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well Denise, What I have been doing lately is that when ever Meritt gets down for a bow I jump up, and lean on her or actually jump on. One time after my jumping on she actually bowed back down on her own to ask me to get off. I was suprised and got off immediately. I really don't have any other advice other than this was an every day training session in the beginning. She is a really great girl and I usually did this in a small pasture setting with just a halter and no lead. Just kind of her choice to cooperate or not. I think that it may be just the Fjord way but if I really push her in a situation that she doesn't prefer, she won't do it. Don't know if I have been any help. Happy Holidays, Dianne
Secret Santa
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, I hope that the list is still working ok because I haven't heard anything for a few hours. Anyhow, Secret Santa whoever you are I recieved your gift today, thanks, it really made my day! I don't know if we were supposed to wait or not but I didn't! This may seem like a rationalization but it's more fun now before the rush of Christmas. Anyhow I completely love them. The first thing completely fjord I have ever had. I guess you know that I am pretty much a lurker anyhow, and have no idea who you are, and you probably don't know much about me either! Well, I don't actually own my own fjord, but have had a full lease on one for a year now. My daughter and I love her though, every bit as much as the quarter horse that we do own. She and my daughter have grown together, they seem like the perfect match! This year they were the talk of the Christmas parade, Merit did a perfect bow in front of the mayors stand with Ashley aboard! Anyhow, enough bragging, Thanks so much! Happy Holidays Everyone! Dianne
RE: PC
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm all for being PC, but I did notice that there was no direct reference to the Amish in that version of the joke. :) Dianne
RE: Saga of the cart jumping Morgan
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not riding alone is not much of a realistic option for some people. However I do carry a cell phone whenever I have to ride alone. Just my 2 cents, :)
RE: Getting ready for Christmas = FH-L Secret Santa
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sounds like fun, I'm interested! > -Original Message- > From: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > [SMTP:Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 11:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Getting ready for Christmas = FH-L Secret Santa > > This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > CD-L is already getting signed up for their Secret Santa Exchange this > year and > I thought I could volunteer to be Chief Elf for the FH-L this year if > there is > interest again. Those who participated last year enjoyed the fun (speak up > this > year and encourage others to sign up). > > For those of you new to the list, a Secret Santa exchange involves signing > up, > names are given out by the Chief Elf, and you pick out a gift/s to send as > Secret Santa as well becoming a gift receiver yourself. You may use the > list to > drop hints to your person about who you are or even use snail mail. I > have been > highly entertained in the past by the creativity of my Secret Santa and > received > some really nice horse-related gifts as well as little gifts for the > horses. We > have put a limit of $25 on the exchange in the past and could use this > amount > again this year. > > If I receive some interest I will provide the formal rules and sign up > form. > > Cynthia Madden, self-appointed Chief Elf for the FH-L > Omaha, Nebraska USA > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
RE: new shoes
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Do you mean that you have pads with the shoes? I tried some wedged pads with my horse and they have made a world of difference. Since she tends to wear heels down first and grows very slowly, "high heels" turned out to be the solution for her. :) Dianne > -Original Message- > From: Denise Delgado [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 4:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: new shoes > > This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello list members, > > Today, my farrier applied some new shoes to my seven year old, Knute. > Knute > is ouchy here, riding and runny on the hard sun-baked clay and rocks of > northern California. Especially after a trim job. So we are trying some > new shoes. They are a little wider to support the hoof wall and a little > thicker, cause he's a big boy. He also added some chucks of borium at the > tip to give him a little more traction on pavement. I ride him on > pavement > out of our neighborhood to get him to rocky dirt paths to trail ride. > (not > far, about 6 house lengths, don't worry). The farrier says the borium > will > outlast the shoe. Does anyone have experience with borium for traction? > I'm going to ride him tonight when it is cooler. I 'll start out slow > with > him, since he won't be used to the new stopping power he'll have. > > Thanks to all for the Libby updates. I sounded like a wonderful weekend. > Hope to attend next year. See you all at Turlock. I am entering a couple > of classes. Please be kind to an older rider, who is getting into horses > again. Don't laugh too loud Denise in Calif.
RE: Fjords, Et Al
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I bet weegies is short for Norwegian. :) > -Original Message- > From: Jean Gayle [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 2:24 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Fjords, Et Al > > This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Josie welcome back and hope your health is improved. Have to ask re the > "weegies" how you came up with that? Jean > > > Jean Gayle > Aberdeen, WA > [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" > Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] > http://www.techline.com/~jgayle
puffballs
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I do think that the list is talking about two different things. One is a solid mushroom like creature, which I have fond memories of my grandfather eating, and the other is another thing which is largely hollow and ends up being a dry spore shooting machine. I don't know the technical names for these things, just my experience. :)Dianne
RE: In defense of Morgans
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with you, I had an old style Morgan who was wonderful, extremely smart and sensible. > -Original Message- > From: Cynthia Madden [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 10:38 AM > To: Fjord Horse List > Subject: In defense of Morgans > > This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hello list folk, > Though you all know how much I adore and dote on Tank (Hjerte Barn - > meaning Apple of My Eye), I have to offer some defense about Morgans > mentioned in a recent digest. My other horse is a Morgan - an old > fashioned Morgan - as they are known to protecters of this great > American breed. He is not a high stepping, slightly mad show horse. He > is wonderful trail horse who does second level dressage (and could go > higher if I wasn't spending so much time on that yellow horse). > > If you read the various Morgan lists and magazines you see some pretty > irate discussions (and you sometimes think the FH-L is bad! It doesn't > come close) about new versus old style Morgans. There are still Morgan > breeders and owners out there who think old is best - and those horses > are the ones who absolutely dominate the sport of carriage driving in > this country. > > However, the point is accurate. Don't fix what ain't broke. I have also > seen what happened to Quarter Horses and other breeds, that's why I > own a Fjord. (Who first came up with the idea of breeding for a horse > that only shows in halter classes, anyway?) > > > Cynthia Madden mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Omaha, Nebraska USA >
Why are horseshoes hung for good luck?
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Many ancient cultures attributed supernatural powers to the horseshoe for a variety of reasons. The Greeks, for example, revered it because it took the shape of a crescent moon, which they regarded as a symbol of fertility. But our modern use of the horseshoe as a symbol of good luck comes from the legend of St. Dunstan. Dunstan was a blacksmith who was approached by a man who wanted to have horseshoes attached to his own feet--which were suspiciously cloven. Immediately realizing that the customer was the devil, Dunstan told him that in order to perform the service, he would have to shackle him to the wall. When the devil agreed, Dunstan made the job so agonizingly painful that the devil begged to be released. But Dunstan wouldn't release the devil until he promised never to enter the house of a Christian, which he would recognize by a horseshoe displayed above the door.
RE: BUGS !
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What is the number for Whitman? I want to get some of this stuff. Thanks, Dianne > -Original Message- > From: Jean Ernest [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 1:29 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: BUGS ! > > This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > In Micahael Plumb's "Horse Journal" they picked CLAC 86, from Whitman as > their top pick for a repellant fly spray and the best buy. "It was the > most effective repellant we looked at, actually keeping flies from > landing, > and it was also one of the lowest priced. It's a bonus that it's made from > all natural ingredients, which are harmless to and ideal for those who are > chemically sensitive." > > I just called Whitman this morning and orderd two of the 1000ml > concentrate > which dilutes 7 to 1 with water. Cost was $29 per bottle (plus shipping > of course). I'm hoping it will work on mosquitoes up here in Fairbanks, > as > they are already out (the slow moving "bombers" that overwinter) > > If you have a tack store near you that is a Whitman dealer they might > carry > it. I'll let everybody know if it works. > > The other option is GARLIC.. feed your horses garlic powder (or fresh > garlic) .SPRINGTIME (1-800-521-3212) sells "bug off" garlic for horses Or > make a garlic spray by processing several bulbs in the blender, add water > and strain out the pulp and then dilute. Add some vinegar also. I don't > know proportions, just sort of guess. You can spray all around the > stalls, > barn, yard, etc with this to repel the flies, etc. > > Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, another sunny day, 50 degrees and the snow is > mostly gone. The corrals are even beginning to dry up! (at least no > standing water) > > >Fly season is almost here, and in Maine hords of black flies too. Are > >there any good "natural" fly repellants that work well for horses? > > Jean Ernest > Fairbanks, Alaska > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: fjords foaming at the mouth
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I lease a 7 year old fiord mare and she foams at the mouth quite often almost always when she has a bit in her mouth, but at other times too. People comment on it alot. I never gave it a lot of thought. It has never seemed to be a problem, besides being kind of gross. I don't think it's anything to worry about, I would be interested to know if this is a fiord characteristic or just the way some horses are fiord or not. :) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 02, 1999 6:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: fjords foaming at the mouth > > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I'm boarding my mare and gelding at a local barn for the winter and the > owner took me aside last weekend to report that the mare foams at the > mouth - like nothing she's ever seen before. The rest of the twenty > horses are all "brown" saddlebreds and the fjords are such an oddity > that she thought she may need the vet to come check her out or float > her teeth. > > Actually, this mare, when she was at my home, would start > salivating/foaming when I opened the door in the morning to come and > feed her! My guess is that she is so excited about the impending meal, > that her salivary glands kick in in anticipation. By the time I would > get to her stall door, the door would have big globs of white stuff > drooling down it and she invariably half fills her rubber feed bowl - > the grain looks like instant soup! She also sucks down her grain so > fast and dives into the hay with abandon - never stops looking for the > next speck of food. > > Am I correct in my diagnosis or might it be something else? She has her > teeth floated twice a year. My gelding never foams at all. I thought > I'd pose the question to the list so the barn owner gets the answer from > you knowledgeable folks!!! Thanks >
RE: Lighten up!
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good Point! > -Original Message- > From: Jon A. Ofjord [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 8:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Lighten up! > > This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > How I used to love to open my email program and "sit around the kitchen > table" and see what other Fjord owners had to say. Now I'm subject to > someone yelling and shaking their virtual finger at me, claiming to be the > know-all and end-all of Fjord horses in North America. What has happened > to us? Are others opinions not valid anymore? > > At least I get my Fjord horse list in individual message form so I can > delete these messages and keep the information of importance. > > I think I'll go out to the barn and shovel manure, rather than finding > myself in the middle of a slinging contest in cyber space. > > Lighten up, Ladies.
RE: Fjord calendars
This message is from: "Turcotte, Dianne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would be interested. Is there an address that we could send a check to? Thanks, Dianne Turcotte North Andover, MA > -Original Message- > From: Doug Knutsen [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 1998 4:53 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Fjord calendars > > This message is from: Doug Knutsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This message is from Peg Knutsen; > > Hi to Marsha Jo Hannah - On Thursday you inquired about 1999 Fjord > calendars. We have made one with pictures of our Fjords to give for > Christmas. We could snail-mail them to anyone who was interested - we > think they're very nice, and we're not barn blind in the least I > think $6.00 would cover the cost of the paper, mailer, postage, etc. How > does that sound? Let me know if you're interested. Thanks, Peg
