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This message is from: Mary love [EMAIL PROTECTED] if any one is looking for great tack!!! the two tacky ladies in washington state is great and she will get trees on saddles bent to fit and special orders drop shipped to your door any weare!! her name ie evelyn fredrickson and her #is 360 678 3224... just tell her that mary love told you about her shop!!! she is a great lady for just abput any thing!!!oh and the prices . cant be beat I just got an endurance saddle there the whole set for 350.00 that was saddle greth irons and leathers!!! great shop mary love - Original Message - From: oe Wilsonmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.commailto:fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 3:53 PM Subject: Re: intro and questions This message is from: oe Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Kim We ordered a harness from camptown. The lady that now owns the business is named Margaret. I can't remember her last name. Her number is 1800-717-0957. She is very knowledgable and tells you exactly which measurements she needs. The harnesses are beautiful. We had Jeff Pedersen try them on his team and they are great. We have a single driving harness for our buggy and a farm harness with hames for heavy pulling. These were made by a local harness maker. Good luck Pat and OE Wilson Uff Da Fjords Hyde Park, UT
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This message is from: John D. Herr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kim, Welcome to the world of Fjords. I hope you have a long association with Fjords, for they are addictive. I am sure there will be many responses for you but here is my opinion. All types of harness will work but you will generally want to match the type of usage you plan to do with you Fjord to the harness. The only harnesses made specifically (some may be made in the US) for Fjords come from Norway. Moreover, although they fit Fjords because of the design and the Fjords mane, they can be used on all breeds. Olaf Nyby is a driving trainer from Norway who makes and imports a Norwegian harness that will fit Fjords, and he is based in Va. when in the US. http://www.pleasurethymefarm.com/ this will have his information and link to his web site. Good Luck with your Fjord. John D. Herr
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This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] HARNESS: It depends on what you want to do, BUT If you join the Recreational Equine Driving list you will learn a LOT about harnessing and driving, and you should get Barb Lee's book on harness. http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/RecreationalEquineDriving/?yguid=572457 LOTS of info in the Files on the website. Generally the Collar and hames, while harder to fit, if well fitted is much more comfortable for the horse. You should learn about Angle of draft, etc. etc. from Barb' book Lots to learn about driving and harness. But if you are simply going to do a little pleasure driving with a light cart, a breast collar harness will do fine. Camptown Harness , when Dave McWethy owned it, made Harness for Fjords. I think they still can do that however. Find a good driving instructor and trainer and/or join a driving club! AGE: Fords do seem slower to mature than , say, Quarter horses, but Dr. Deb Bennett's article Timing and Rate of Skeletal Maturation in Horses, http://www.equinestudies.org/knowledge_base/ranger.htmlWill give you some guidelines. My feeling is that you wait until at least 3 to RIDE, altho you can drive them and do a lot of training before that. Let us know when you get your Fjord, tell us all about him! Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, Partly cloudy, will be 70 degrees today Hi. I am new to this list. I just bought my first Fjord last week. I haven't even gotten him home yet, but I am extremely excited. I have several questions...
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This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi. I am new to this list. I just bought my first Fjord last week. I haven't even gotten him home yet, but I am extremely excited. I have several questions...1) which harness is prefered? regular pleasure harness or the kind with hames? This depends on what you are going to be doing and what kind of vehicle you will be using. 2) is there someone who makes harnesses specifically for Fjords? Camptown Harness 3) because Fjords are long-lived, does that mean they are slow to mature? I believe they are very usable at 5 for starting to ride a lot and earlier for driving. I can send you a very detailed report on how all horses mature and why it is important to let them fully develope before using hard. what age do people generally start to ride and/or drive their Fjords? I am driving my 3yr. old, but try not to over do it with her. they have to be conditioned too. hope this helps and you get some answers from those more in the know about all of this. There is the archives, too for this imformation. Good Luck with you new Fjord friend. Kim Horn in VA -- Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin
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This message is from: Douglas Knutsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome Kim, Dave Mc Wethy makes harness specifically for Fjords [and other breeds]. He does wonderful work. Good luck, Peg Knutsen www.elltel.net/kffjord/ - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 6:51 AM Subject: intro and questions This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi. I am new to this list. I just bought my first Fjord last week. I haven't even gotten him home yet, but I am extremely excited. I have several questions...1) which harness is prefered? regular pleasure harness or the kind with hames? 2) is there someone who makes harnesses specifically for Fjords? 3) because Fjords are long-lived, does that mean they are slow to mature? what age do people generally start to ride and/or drive their Fjords? Kim Horn in VA
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This message is from: Russ and Laurie Lamb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also, surely you know Dave has moved out to the West Coast now! Oregon I think. That would be NW Washington, Jean. Laurie
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This message is from: oe Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Kim We ordered a harness from camptown. The lady that now owns the business is named Margaret. I can't remember her last name. Her number is 1800-717-0957. She is very knowledgable and tells you exactly which measurements she needs. The harnesses are beautiful. We had Jeff Pedersen try them on his team and they are great. We have a single driving harness for our buggy and a farm harness with hames for heavy pulling. These were made by a local harness maker. Good luck Pat and OE Wilson Uff Da Fjords Hyde Park, UT
