stalls

1999-04-26 Thread walker
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have just started building our barn (the carriage shed blew away in Dec. and we've had to board our mare and gelding away for the winter). I would love some input on stall hardware (doors, grating, dividers, etc...sliding door mechanisms too. I know that

Re: Here's a new (controversial?) topic!

1999-04-26 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This MSM subject is interesting to me as I've been trying it on my Fila Mastiff dog who has a severe problem in his back quarters, he's only two years old! I wonder if you could further explain the caution in using it along with...what? I've o

Re: Here's a new (controversial?) topic!

1999-04-26 Thread john & martie bolinski
This message is from: john & martie bolinski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alex, We have been using MSM off and on for about 20 years for inflamation and arthritis in older horses. Sometimes in addition to BUTE. I used it on my old (25-34 yr) old pony on the advice of my vet; the pony did not tol

Re: Brag Alert

1999-04-26 Thread OLSENELAIN
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Sue, I read your "brag alert" and had to comment because I have been showing a Fjord this season with great luck, too. I purchased BDF IDAR from the Rivoire's in Nova Scotia this past year. He had been a carriage horse for the last few years but qui

Re: Brag Alert

1999-04-26 Thread JBonner748
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Way to go, Sue!!! And good work, Lilly! Congratulations to you both, you are a special pair. Lilly is awesome, it is because of her that we first got interested in fjords. I'm so glad that you are riding and enjoying her so much, and what a thrill for

Re: Here's a new (controversial?) topic!

1999-04-26 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alex Wind wrote: > > A friend of mine recommended MSM for arthritic dogs and people. I > have several of each (people and canines) and I have been dosing on it > with good results. [...] I am asking for anecdotal ev

Re: Scarey things in the woods...

1999-04-26 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Mary/Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > there, to my suprise, was the carcass of a moose! YUK! [...] Now > I'm wondering how we can move this thing since it's right off the > riding trail. [...] I don't expect my horses to

Re: Scarey things in the woods...

1999-04-26 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Geez, Mary! It's as bad there as here in Alaska! Moose carcasses lying about, killed by wolves. I didn't realize you had that many wolves, but I guess on the north side of Lake Superior you would. One reason to move it, or remove it, as far

Re: Here's a new (controversial?) topic!

1999-04-26 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Original Message- Alex, I do not know about horses and MSM but my little Corgi has been on it, with recent added help from Remadyl (sp), and has been young again but this morning it is getting past the point of anything helping. I h

Re: Brag Alert

1999-04-26 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -Original Message- From: Sam & Sue Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Fjordhorse List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, April 26, 1999 10:40 AM Subject: Brag Alert Hi Sue, How wonderful to get such high marks and a win from a well known

Here's a new (controversial?) topic!

1999-04-26 Thread FJORDFUN
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alex Wind in the mountains of Virginia, where spring is in full flower and the hummingbirds should be here any day now. Here's the deal: A friend of mine recommended MSM for arthritic dogs and people. I have several

Scarey things in the woods...

1999-04-26 Thread Jon A. Ofjord
This message is from: "Jon A. Ofjord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just got back from clearing my riding trail through the woods to our back pastures. I have to do this on an annual basis because a lot of the trail passes through alder thickets. Any of you that have dealt with alder knows that it blows

Re: Brag Alert

1999-04-26 Thread Julia Will
This message is from: Julia Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue ~ That's just fantastic!!! Good for you and for the Fjord breed and your lovely mare. You deserve to brag! Julie

Fjords for Sale

1999-04-26 Thread Reinbowend
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A friend not on-line wanted me to list two horses for sale. A 7 yr.old mare, rides and drives has done some competing and a been there done that gelding (I'll reluctantly say almost bombproof)who does everything and has competed in CDE's and has done very

Brag Alert

1999-04-26 Thread Sam & Sue Banks
This message is from: Sam & Sue Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone, For those interested in the brag - Lilly (BDF Lillehammer) and I went to our first recognized Dressage show this Sunday. It was a relatively small show, but the Training Level Division was the largest. Lilly took first in

Vinegar for flies

1999-04-26 Thread Mary Thurman
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello list, I had not heard of using apple cider vinegar for fly repellant. However, I do know that raw apple cider fed daily to horses does help keep flies off them - and, yes, they do get a slightly "cidery" smell to them after a while.

Re: Brenderup Trailers

1999-04-26 Thread WhipsNSpur
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We sold a pony to some people that had one 10 yrs ago. It was perfect for har as she had had a bad trailer accident before we bought her and would fly out of the trailer as soon as the ramp was dropped. Very dangerous, almost injured us seriously numero

flies

1999-04-26 Thread wcoli
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You wrote: >I found a source of parasitic wasps that eat fly larvae, but not any other beneficials. Has anyone tried > these? How about bacillus thrungeins (spelling?..commonly known as B.T.) > for black flies? It is a bacteria that effects some pests

Knutsens' move

1999-04-26 Thread Knutsen Fjord Farm
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi list, Sorry I've been incommunicado, but we've just moved. I've not been participating in it because, very sadly, my dad developed an aggressive brain tumor and passed away on April 11th, his 56th wedding anniversary and Pepper's 1