Horn hang-ups and saddles

1999-11-02 Thread Evers
This message is from: Evers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow Michelle, I WOULD have peed my pants if I'd been there! I too have gotten "hung-up" on a saddle horn; my young QH mare ( many years ago) started bucking while I was riding with friends one winter. My down coat's waist band got caught on the ho

Re: fjordhorse-digest V99 #248

1999-11-02 Thread Tim Page
This message is from: Tim Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This is in reply to Brian Jacob’s request for information on other stallions, it was just what I needed to put in my ‘two cents’ worth. I’m Ellen Page (daughter of Marvin and Alfhild Raaum) of Foothill Fjords in Placerville California. Our stalli

Anvil's Torbjorn "Toby"

1999-11-02 Thread Nancy Hotovy
This message is from: Nancy Hotovy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Rich and I purchased Toby in 1989 from Orville and Anita Unrau. He had been standing at Roger and Diane Whitney's farm in Minnesota and they traded him back to Unrau's for a stallion of different bloodlines after Toby sired too many fillies w

Any Fjords in Austin, Texas area??

1999-11-02 Thread Merfjord
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List! We are spending Thanksgiving week in Austin and would enjoy visiting Fjord Horses and owners. Is anyone out there? We would like to send Fjord Christmas cards. Are there any?? The list has been very interesting lately. While printin

Re: Fjord driving "wrecks"

1999-11-02 Thread Reinbowend
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another solution to traces popping off. Take a bungee cord and lay it across the single tree and hook the ends into the trace slots on both sides so that it holds the traces on the single tree.It should be snug enough that there is some tension, enough t

Re: Fjord driving "wrecks"

1999-11-02 Thread HorseLotti
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] good idea, Marsha Jo, and I will make a trip to the hardware store soon. It was not my cart - mine is new and the traces and leather pieces are very tight but why wait for them to wear-out. Thanks!! Another thing that happen over the weekend -- teache

Re: saddles

1999-11-02 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cynthia I also ride trails in my dressage close contact and feel quite well rooted. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Sto

Re: Squirrel problems (Long and non-fjordy)

1999-11-02 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For supposedly being one of the smartest of critters, the squirrel seems pretty stupid when they challenge cats or ladies with bb guns! Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://ww

Fjord driving "wrecks"

1999-11-02 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > last week during my driving lesson with Sven [...] the traces > popped off both sides - and suddenly cart and horse were going every > which way!! My trainer jumped off [...] I unhooked the harness so we >

fjord lineage

1999-11-02 Thread Teressa Kandianis
This message is from: "Teressa Kandianis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been so intrigued with the folk histories of various fjords - the stories that are included with the pedigree - that I spent way too much time yesterday looking through the Canadian info on the web site. And though interesting - e

our first look at Fjords

1999-11-02 Thread sloma
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've been enjoying the stories, and the various discussions. I don't post much since we are such newbies and don't have much advice to contribute, just trying to learn, learn, learn. Anyway, our story about our first look at Fjords, and one about their

NFHR Stallion Owners

1999-11-02 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just a reminder to the owners of NFHR Registered Stallions. The 1999 Stallion Breeding Reports are due in my office no later than 11/15/99 to have your Stallion listed in the Winter Herald's "Stallion Report". If you don't c

Re: Mike's wild ride

1999-11-02 Thread Heyvaert
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linda, Sorry I cut you off this AM. Whitney was in tears, partly because her teacher was a total jerk and said some mean things to her this AM and partly because she still is recovering from a bad cold (she was home all day yesterday). Her teacher told

Re: saddles

1999-11-02 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cynthia-- Tuesday, November 02, 1999, you wrote: > Steve rides an OrthoFlex American Outback. It is a western stock > seat with no horn and flexible stirrup (biothane) leathers. This is a little misleading. Although it is built on a slic

Re: Fløtren

1999-11-02 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:05 AM 11/2/99 -0500, you wrote: This message is from: Julie Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Compared to most of the stallions who have been discussed on the list, Fløtren is just a "kid" and has to "prove" himself in North Amer

Re: squirrel war

1999-11-02 Thread Mary Thurman
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Corinne Bodeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: Corinne Bodeman > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Jean, regarding your squirrel war. I know after I > say this you'll think > I'll need MY head examined, but along time ago I >

Fløtren

1999-11-02 Thread Julie Will
This message is from: Julie Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Compared to most of the stallions who have been discussed on the list, Fløtren is just a "kid" and has to "prove" himself in North America with quality offspring. But I'll tell you about him anyway, since it isn't often that a 2nd Premium stal

saddles

1999-11-02 Thread Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/UNEBR
This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a short note on saddles. I ride Tank in an OrthoFlex Dresseur model saddle with breast collar and crupper added when I am riding in hills. This saddle is a perfect trail riding saddle. I have ridden a lot with two English women la

Re: Flying Squirrels

1999-11-02 Thread Cheryl Beillard
This message is from: "Cheryl Beillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh Jean you are so lucky - to have seen - and unlucky - to have trapped! a flying squirrel. They are protected here, in Ontario, along with red squirrels which are horribly threatened by hordes of large black and grey urban squirrels wh

Mike's wild ride

1999-11-02 Thread HorseLotti
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everyone!! I have really enjoyed the discussion on stallions - so much interesting information. Also, your story, Mike, was great - and I can relate a bit. While I was not competing, last week during my driving lesson with Sven (Anvil's Torbjorn - A

squirrel war

1999-11-02 Thread Corinne Bodeman
This message is from: Corinne Bodeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean, regarding your squirrel war. I know after I say this you'll think I'll need MY head examined, but along time ago I decided if I can't beat 'em, join 'em. I feed the birds where I live and of course squirrels give me lots off fits.

Re: (no subject)

1999-11-02 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gayle and everyone, Our incredible week of 70 degrees is going down the tubes. Winter is on the way - sigh. Our Stock Show performance dates are Wednesday and Thursday, January 19th and 20th. It's an evening performance, usually

Saddles

1999-11-02 Thread Paula Steinmetz
This message is from: Paula Steinmetz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Saddles: Someone mentioned the Abetta Endurance saddles for their Fjords. I also use these with my Fjords for trail riding - only I had a harness maker put long billets on mine removing the cinch - I use a 22" short girth with these. I th

Weaning Day

1999-11-02 Thread MNoonan931
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well Everyone, I survived our first weaning, (gosh is my baby that old already) Opal handled it well (yah get him off me) and Little Harrison was PO'd to say the least. We put him in with our rescue quarter horse yearling, (who was afraid of h

Re: Toby, other stallions

1999-11-02 Thread Mike May
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 02:44 AM 11/2/99 -0500, you wrote: Julie Will - Erlend, Laura Wich - Hostar, Vivian Creigh - Marnix, Anne Appleby - Misha, >> Brian, ask Julie about Flotren and Anne about Gromar. You hit a lot of the big ones already, but these two you l

Re: Toby, other stallions

1999-11-02 Thread MyNorseHorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] One stallion I have yet to hear about is Eggeprins N-T-028-S. I looked at Baldur's papers the other day to see if he was related to any of the fantastic sounding stallions being mentioned...both his sire and dam have never been tossed around on the list.

Help!

1999-11-02 Thread Heithingi
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, I am hoping some of you can help me sort out this saddle problem I am having. I am a beginner rider, and I mean BEGINNER. I am 36, about 5'10", and use a 17" seat. At least, that is what we think from measuring saddles. As a child, I h