Re: Fjord with long mane
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Re: Fjord with long mane
This message is from: Janice Gault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Karen, ***This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Too bad you have been exposed to a horse that became overweight while at the same time having an untrimmed mane. I have a gorgeous mare, Jorunn, dam of many fine get,including NFHR Silver medallion mare, Tise. Jorunn's Rosie's), mane has only been cut once, when I decided to show her one year, long ago. I let it revert back to it's long and natural state,and have left it au natural ever since, as I really think it befits her. It does not pull her neck over, and yes this can happen even if the mane is trimmed. -- If you have a picture of this mare, BOY would I like to see it! This is exactly what I've been looking for. Just send it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I've been thumbing through pictures and the forelocks of these horses seem to lay down nicely. I don't see any reason why the mane wouldn't as well. I received today a package from the Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry. There's so much information in this package! I've read articles, looked at all the pictures and of course, picked out a couple favorites... I like the gelding Thor pg 7 of the Fjord Herald. Now there's a nice horse. Also Ronja pg 21 is a horse to drool over. OH, Stallion, WoodStock page 10. Beautiful! Currently I'm in the process of highlighting all the Fjord farms in Michigan. Then I'll find a couple nearby ones so that I might be able to go See, Touch, Feel a real in the flesh Fjord. Maybe even get to watch one be rode or driven. I'm almost 70 messages behind today and it's getting worse. I'm going to have to unsubscribe from this list. I do want to THANK all of you for allowing me to visit. I've felt very welcome and have been impressed with how well your group communicates between each other about rules/regulations for showing etc. I've heard of other LISTs which get into some pretty heated debates over this. Not this one, not from what I've seen. You guys work together so well. If Fjords are anything like they're owners then they must be truly wonderful animals. Thanks ---Jan w/Haflingers Beauty April in Michigan
Re: Fjord with long mane
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As Lar's mane grows across a three-inch-wide root the length of his neck, I would think it would be QUITE heavy if allowed to grow long. I see another Fjord when he does the October Fair at Old Bethpage Resoration, and it's mane does not look like it is more than an inch wide at the root. Of course, since I zebra-cut it anyway, matters of proper for show are not really important, as he makes his appearances to the public, not a few people in the trade at a show here and there. Merek
Re: Fjord with long mane
This message is from: Janice Gault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Suzan, ***This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a picture of a fjord with a long mane. It looked terrible. Very unruly and messy looking and very unfjordlike. There is a reason the fjords have their manes trimmed. If you leave them long, they tip over the neck and break down the crest. I think they are required to be trimmed to be shown. - The PICs I've seen so far, the mane has been unruly. There's ways to tame an unruly mane such as braiding and conditioning. I don't know if that's possible with the coarseness of the Fjord's mane but I'd sure give it a try. *SMILE* Suzan In N. MN, where we are building arks. I wish we could export the rain to those of you who are in a drought. It'll rain again, we are going camping tomorrow for 4 days. -- It's rainy and Wet in Michigan too. Very wet season for us. ---Jan w/Haflingers Beauty April in Michigan
Re: Fjord with long mane
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, We bought a Fjord with a VERY long, VERY thick mane. It was actually below the neck, and as Suzan said, very unruly and unkept looking, at least in our opinion. We have since roached it and are trimming the mane regularly and have noticed our Fjord is now holding his head up high and appears to be much more comfortable. We think for him, anyway, it was simply too heavy! We also have recently purchased some yearlings which were raised in a herd environment. Interestingly enough, some of their forelocks are short! Initially, we assumed they were short due to the age of the horse, but we were wrong. Their manes were trimmed prior to the purchase so we cannot speak for the appearance of the long mane, itself, but we have noticed these yearlings regularly groom each other, and a few seem to actually nip off each other's forelocks and lick/chew each other's manes! They do not do this with the tails, by the way. On another note, I have recently been sent an old letter from the Norwegian department of Agriculture (I think) to someone by the name of Nona Forrester. Some of my Fjord friends are being very helpful in helping me research the breed. This letter is dated in the early 80's and has some interesting information about the major stallions of that time. I have tried to contact Nona to gain permission to reprint, but have since found out this information is called common knowledge, so is not protected under copyright laws. Would anyone be interested in me copying this stallion part of the letter for the list? I would hate to repeat information that maybe everyone knows but me! Sincerely, Lynda Daniel Bailey and Lynda C. Welch-Bailey Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm White Cloud, MI
Re: Fjord with long mane
This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a picture of a fjord with a long mane. It looked terrible. Very unruly and messy looking and very unfjordlike... If you leave them long, they tip over the neck and break down the crest... I think they are required to be trimmed to be shown. Suzan Too bad you have been exposed to a horse that became overweight while at the same time having an untrimmed mane. I have a gorgeous mare, Jorunn, dam of many fine get,including NFHR Silver medallion mare, Tise. Jorunn's ( Rosie's), mane has only been cut once, when I decided to show her one year, long ago. I let it revert back to it's long and natural state,and have left it au natural ever since, as I really think it befits her. It does not pull her neck over, and yes this can happen even if the mane is trimmed. As far as showing w/ an untrimmed mane, I think it would be frowned upon, but don't think it would be cause for rejection...Is there some rule to this effect? Karen in Carson City, NV, in the midst of way too many wildfires! ___ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com
Fjord with long mane
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a picture of a fjord with a long mane. It looked terrible. Very unruly and messy looking and very unfjordlike. There is a reason the fjords have their manes trimmed. If you leave them long, they tip over the neck and break down the crest. I think they are required to be trimmed to be shown. Suzan In N. MN, where we are building arks. I wish we could export the rain to those of you who are in a drought. It'll rain again, we are going camping tomorrow for 4 days.
