Re: Web pages, anyone?

1999-07-01 Thread Laurie Pittman
This message is from: Laurie Pittman [EMAIL PROTECTED] My site is just a personal homepage, but I have lots of pictures of fjords there. Feel free to pass it on if you like. Laurie Laurie's Equine Images http://www.angelfire.com/wa/torshome - Original Message - From: Nathan Lapp [EMAIL

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1999-07-01 Thread OLSENELAIN
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does anyone know if there is an official brand or logo for the Fjord? I'm thinking of the ones used for various warmbloods, Holsteiner, Dutch, etc. and would really like to find one for the Fjord if there is such a thing. Elaine Olsen

Re: Equitana Script Idea

1999-07-01 Thread Heithingi
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Alex, If we can get enough people involved, it would be fantastic to have you do the costumes! You have some really good ideas which I am sure can be put to wonderful use. The problem I see is the numbers of people and horses we would need. Two

Re: fjordhorse-digest V99 #95

1999-07-01 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Steve, Would you please post the price for the t-shirts? Thanx, Gayle Ware Field of Dreams Eugene, Or

Re: fjordhorse-digest V99 #95

1999-07-01 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/1/99 3:03:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Gayle it was great meeting you too. I don't think I would worry about where Dusty might have been, where he is is terrific. Jean Thank you, too, Jean. I

Re: fjordhorse-digest V99 #95

1999-07-01 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 7/1/99 3:03:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Yes kudos to Gayle and Dusty. Not only is Dusty a great rep for the breed, (he is the old fashioned style build from Norway but still is extremely athletic) but Gayle

Web pages, anyone?

1999-07-01 Thread Nathan Lapp
This message is from: Nathan Lapp [EMAIL PROTECTED] A lady who saw our Fjords and loves them asked if there's a web page she could look up on the breed. I've seen several good pages from list participants but didn't save the addresses. Would anyone care to post again so I can forward them to the

Re: Equitana Script Idea

1999-07-01 Thread FJORDFUN
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Lynda (et al), This is from Alex Wind, in VA, hot muggy days, cool evenings. Your script for wild Fjord exhibition at Equitania sound very good, full of imagination and great costume possibilities. I have long thought about a primitive

Re: remedial riding, part 2...

1999-07-01 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brigid, Maybe thy're bored? Or I suppose their feet could be sore, except my horse never have sore feet after shoeing with my farrier...but it IS a possibility. Have they learned to go forward when ground driving with a touch of the whip on

Re: Doubling

1999-07-01 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Somehow I see a flaw in these direction.. Grab a handful of mane and the left rein tightly Are we talking about Fjords here?..With their manes trimmed? :) Yup. Trimmed to arch a little,

remedial riding, part 2...

1999-07-01 Thread Epona1971
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happy Fjording to All! Anvil's Tommes Rafael are doing very well. They just had new shoes and their sheaths cleaned (yuck!) yesterday. I have ridden both bareback, with a loose ring snaffle. We have walked around the arena, done a few

Re: Doubling

1999-07-01 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Somehow I see a flaw in these direction.. Grab a handful of mane and the left rein tightly (plus the right rein, loosely), mid-neck. Now, with the right hand, Are we talking about Fjords here?..With their manes trimmed? :) Jean in

Re: Doubling

1999-07-01 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] GAIL RUSSELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I thought doubling was doubling the horse back on himself, i.e. letting go of one rein and pulling back to your knee with the other. I'm probably all wet. I was taught a variation on this for

Re: Doubling

1999-07-01 Thread GAIL RUSSELL
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] I thought doubling was doubling the horse back on himself, i.e. letting go of one rein and pulling back to your knee with the other. I'm probably all wet. Is what you are talking about the same as a pulley rein. (which will stop Gunthar in a

Equitana Script Idea

1999-07-01 Thread Heithingi
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, I was asked by another member to expand on my thoughts of the Valkyrie script for Equitana. She liked it and thought I should post this to all of you to get your take. I am going to assume this is an indoor arena, where we can control

Re: What Bit to Use!!

1999-07-01 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] GAIL RUSSELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We have been riding Gunthar in a Myler bit that my trainer thinks is IDEAL for bending, but not for straight-back-pulling to stop a bolt. That is, it is mild enough that pulling straight back

Re: What Bit to Use!!

1999-07-01 Thread Denise Delgado
This message is from: Denise Delgado [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have an eight year old gelding, used to driving. He had a history of running away and spooking. I say had. Now my trainer has him in a Hackamore 5-3/4 with a twisted iron snaffle for him to mouth. He is delightful with it. We tried a

Re: What Bit to Use!!

1999-07-01 Thread GAIL RUSSELL
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have been riding Gunthar in a Myler bit that my trainer thinks is IDEAL for bending, but not for straight-back-pulling to stop a bolt. That is, it is mild enough that pulling straight back doesn't do much. However Gunthar, who does not

Van Bon Book

1999-07-01 Thread Julia Will
This message is from: Julia Will [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone ~ I still have 10 or 12 copies of the Van Bon Book left to sell. For those who are new to the list, it is an excellent resource book with numerous photos of the greats of the breed, and extensive pedigree information. It is

Re: What Bit to Use!!

1999-07-01 Thread Anneli Sundkvist
This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi! I (who ride English) use a loose-ring jointed snaffle when I work in the arena and a double-jointed loose-rings snaffle when I trail-ride or jump. Both bits are made from a copper/iron-mix, which makes them very heavy but not very