Lost twins

2000-02-06 Thread Knutsen Fjord Farm
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all - Renee, I was so sorry to hear about your loss. We thought Silka was carrying twins when the vet saw two round things on the 14-day ultra-sound. My trainer and I stood by in tears as he tried to pinch one off. It didn't work,

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #42

2000-02-06 Thread GailDorine
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/6/00 10:06:03 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Here is a thought to remember when you get your stallion home Wrong Gail -- I would never pretend to have the skill to own a stallion. On the rest I do know what you

Re: the invisible man talks about RUNAWAYS

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>So what is the take home message here? If they want to run let them - >but make sure YOU decide when they are going to stop running. But Joel, what if you don't have a safe place to let them run? My runa-a-way was heaaded for a busy

the invisible man talks about RUNAWAYS

2000-02-06 Thread brassringranch
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, I can post anything & no one will comment on it . Kind of neat actually. But I digress. Runaways. Only had 2 horses do it twice. Anyone at Libby 2 yr ago I think it was? Maybe 3 . Anyway some mares of mine ran on Howard Berge. He put them into a "U" fo

Re: First time in the Sleigh (Long) and Bucking Straps

2000-02-06 Thread Cheryl Beillard
This message is from: "Cheryl Beillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone .. after reading the posts about sleighing and the question about bucking straps, I thought I tell you about my first outing, this afternoon, in my new sleight. Short but educational is how I would describe it. No rally,

Re: Youth Program

2000-02-06 Thread Heyvaert
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary, Please send me infor on the Youth Program. Whitney works more with her Arab and Quarter Horse, but is starting to ride and drive Major more and even competed in our Minnetonka Horsemen Fun SHow last fall with him. Thanks!! Susan in Eden Prairie

sleighing!

2000-02-06 Thread Heyvaert
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all! Laura mentioned sleighing so I thought I'd tell you about last weekend. Saturday, our family went to the Sleigh and Cutter Parade in Cannon Falls, MN, about an hour from here. It was the first time we had gone to this one. What a friendly grou

Re: First time Sleighing and Bucking Straps

2000-02-06 Thread Cheryl Beillard
This message is from: "Cheryl Beillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone .. after reading the posts about sleighing and the question about bucking straps, I thought I would open up and tell you about my first short but educational sleigh drive .. no rally, to be sure, although I did (rally, tha

Re: ragwort

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fiona, it used to be in the "old days" here that Scotch Bloom was a forbidden plant and you could be fined if it was found growing on your property. So for years it was rarely seen. Now evidently it is a favorite as it lines our highways and

Re: bits and carts/wagons

2000-02-06 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Julie-- Saturday, February 05, 2000, you wrote: > I think it also helps if the driver is sitting up high enough to > have a good view, and the easy entry type cart is fairly low due to > small wheels. We are ordering 34" wheels from Milton

ragwort

2000-02-06 Thread Fiona Nicholson
This message is from: Fiona Nicholson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean I had read about the caterpillars in a horse magazine , but we don't have them available over here. my sister who is very interested in "Bugs" loves ragwort because its the home of the cinnabar moth which is very beautiful but id rath

Re: sale horses on Digital Camera

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yes nothing in my mind beats a digital camera. Mine is a Sony and I just put a floppy disc in and then put it in the computer and Voila, it is off as an attachment. Really great. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel'

GLORY BITS

2000-02-06 Thread Sarah Vogeley
This message is from: "Sarah Vogeley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I thought the list might find this clip interesting... <<>> _ Sarah Vogeley New Forest Farm Charlottesville, VA

Re: Punishment

2000-02-06 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 01:46 PM 02/06/2000 -0800, you wrote: >This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Am I getting the idea that we should not "hit" our horses when they are out >of order??? Put me in mind of a time when we were trying to

Thank you so much

2000-02-06 Thread Wild Flower Fjord Farm
This message is from: Wild Flower Fjord Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you to everyone for all your sincere kind words. It was a very traumatic experience as it was our first for our farm, but as on the positive side we are very thankful that the mom is doing very well. We feel that all the hors

Re: weed control

2000-02-06 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:07 AM 02/06/2000 -0800, you wrote: >This message is from: Martha Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >This is just a bit of information for the list. I am from Montana and we >have a Weed Control Association here and I think there will be other

Re: This morning's lost

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh Renee' what a sad morning. Don't want to even picture the scene. Things do get better, sounds trite but sometimes helps. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.t

Re: See you later!

2000-02-06 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Barbara, hate to see you go! sincerely hoping it works out that you return to the list some day... until then, God Bless You! Ruthie, NW MT At 11:58 AM 02/06/2000 -0500, you wrote: >This message is from: "Lapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >

Re: weed control, evaluation

2000-02-06 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 11:26 AM 2/6/00 -0800, you wrote: This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Evaluations: Does the Canadian Fjord Horse Association (CFHA) have evaluations? If so, can one get an NFHR registered horse evalu

Re: This morning's lost

2000-02-06 Thread saskia schoofs
This message is from: "saskia schoofs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Renee, what a terrible news. I am so sad for you. Saskia

Re: This morning's lost

2000-02-06 Thread Mike May
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 01:01 PM 2/3/00 -0500, you wrote: This message is from: Wild Flower Fjord Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi there; This morning has been pretty sad. one of our mares lost a set of twins. It is the first time we loose a foal out of 14 foals

Punishment

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Am I getting the idea that we should not "hit" our horses when they are out of order??? Ever watch horses being disciplined by the herd? That is one way they quickly learn who is boss. My large horse, when he was a yearling, used to pes

Re: took my breath away.....

2000-02-06 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/6/00 1:06:17 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << If I have ever seemed that way to anyone else, I certainly apologize. Would ask that if we ever meet at a horse show or event, that folks don't misinterpret my

Nice page

2000-02-06 Thread DLFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Its fun finding other Fjord owners. http://hometown.aol.com/rottsrgr8/fjordpferd.html Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud, Tillie & Amy Evers Redmond OR [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589

Stallion discipline

2000-02-06 Thread GAIL RUSSELL
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for the reminder about stallion behavior Gayle. I need all the help I can get! I wasn't actually the "Gail" with the farrier-disciplined filly - that is Gail Dorine in NM. The Gail who purchased Romulus and has him at Brian and Ursul

Re: took my breath away.....

2000-02-06 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/5/00 12:37:23 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << when you were at Libby last year, as Dusty was galluping up the side of the arena during the Freestyle Reining demonstration {sorry about the poorly constructed s

Re: John L and Fjords

2000-02-06 Thread BKFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Catherine, We own the Fjord filly that was at Columbus! We had sold her to the 'show producer' that winter, and bought her back a year later. She is a easy going, big girl now, fun to ride and drive. Bernadine Karns Nottawa Crossing Fjords Marsha

horse's headaches

2000-02-06 Thread sini seppala
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Have often wondered if horses sometimes get headaches like we do > Have wondered about that, too, and I think horses' heads and > bellies etc. ache at times just like ours - why wouldn't they? After > all, hors

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #40

2000-02-06 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/5/00 4:47:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The last time my farrier came (he is very good with a great reputation), my younger mare who is usually pretty good was just being a brat and she would wiggle and

This morning's lost

2000-02-06 Thread Wild Flower Fjord Farm
This message is from: Wild Flower Fjord Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi there; This morning has been pretty sad. one of our mares lost a set of twins. It is the first time we loose a foal out of 14 foals born here. One was still alive when born but then later died. She would have given birth t

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #40

2000-02-06 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/5/00 4:47:48 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Now that will be cool for him to see for sure. Are you going to get Anne to take Wez along too? >> Mike, I did ask Anne, but didn't look like she'd be able to?

Re: weedkiller

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As I understand you are speaking of the additive in gasoline that has spread underground to our water supplies? Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~j

shoeing tips

2000-02-06 Thread Ingrid Ivic
This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone and thanks to all for the input on shoeing experiences...interesting to read peoples solutions to "issues" that come up...everything from smacking...to feeding tidbits...to pain related reactions, like this: > This message

Re: weeds

2000-02-06 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fiona, we have tansy ragwort here too. There is a caterpillar that eats it and eventually destroys it. I borrowed a few caterpillars from a friend whose tree farm had been treated with the bugs. I do not have a problem at this time, only on

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #39

2000-02-06 Thread FofDFJORDS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/5/00 7:03:19 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << I'd like to share something I've been thinking about for some time. Several months ago there was a comment from one of the members of the NFHR board of directors t

pulling

2000-02-06 Thread Jim and TammyHooper
This message is from: Jim and TammyHooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Greetings to all on the list. I have learned a lot. Thanks to the DNA test I now know for sure the identity of my Fjord mare.Later this summer my husband wants to teach our Fjord gelding (who will be 4 years old) to pull. We hav

Re: See you later!

2000-02-06 Thread Jon & Mary Ofjord
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 11:58 AM 2/6/00 -0500, you wrote: >This message is from: "Lapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Hi friends, > >Just want to let you know I'll be leaving the "fjord list." Many thanks for >all the interesting and educational discussions, and to

Re: weed control, evaluation

2000-02-06 Thread Jon & Mary Ofjord
This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thistles are related to artichokes which taste pretty good to me. Thistles are also edible to most humans ( not just Euell Gibbons ). So in some instances it is possible to eat your way to healthier pastures! Evaluations: Does the Canad

FJORD CHAT SUNDAY NIGHT

2000-02-06 Thread PETSnVETS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PETS AND VETS http://www.petsandvets.com FJORD CHAT EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT 9-10PM (Eastern Time) Hosted by: PAV Fjords and PAV Aussie Use the Web Addresses Below To Enter the chat room Horse Room 1 http://volano1.suresite.com/petsvets/vcclient/horsechat.html

Re: weed control

2000-02-06 Thread Martha Smith
This message is from: Martha Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I've long been opposed to the use >of chemicals but the Knap Weed is so bad here we need to do something soon. >Sure hope someone responds to this one. This is just a bit of information for the list. I am from Montana and we have a Weed Con

See you later!

2000-02-06 Thread Lapp
This message is from: "Lapp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi friends, Just want to let you know I'll be leaving the "fjord list." Many thanks for all the interesting and educational discussions, and to Steve, thank you for making the discussion possible. I'll miss it, especially the upcoming foal storie

Re: weeds

2000-02-06 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/5/00 9:01:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Ragwort is a big problem over here . >> Tansy ragwort is a problem in the Northwest too. But valiant attempts have reduced it's numbers dramatically. Still, the tw

John L and Fjords

2000-02-06 Thread Catherine Lassesen
This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> John Lyons at Equine Affaire in Columbus Ohio in 1997. Used a fjord 3 year old filly. The producer of the show owned her. I was in charge of her for the weekend. John was quite nice to work with and to watch working with the horses. I

BOD and List

2000-02-06 Thread Catherine Lassesen
This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Steve, With this being the only general membership voice out here... I agree with you that you would think if they want to hear the views of the group. Goes without saying. Watch how you cast your vote. Try to know the people on the B

Stallions

2000-02-06 Thread Catherine Lassesen
This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I brought my calipers to the Norway Stallion Show, but no one wanted to use them. (LOL) Susan G. thought I was funny. They stayed in the hotel room. I would have used them on one stallion I was looking at. But the price went up when t

Tanks

2000-02-06 Thread Catherine Lassesen
This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> An old-timer told us. Place a 1/2 pound of hamburger outside for the flies to harvest on it. Wait until you cannot stand the smell, then flush it down the toilet. He never had a problem with this tank in 30 plus years. Catherine L.

more on weeds, fjords

2000-02-06 Thread McInvailles
This message is from: "McInvailles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear List, We run an organic vegetable farm and weeds are a constant battle. The old adage is: "the best weed control is the farmer's shadow." We do not use herbacides, but do rarely use organic (natural derivitives from plants) instecticide

Re: List as Communication

2000-02-06 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:02 PM 2/5/00 -0400, you wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Rivoire) And I feel just as strongly that the subjects discussed on each and every Conference Call should be made available to members eith

Re: Sleigh Rally in VT

2000-02-06 Thread Reinbowend
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yesterday was a beautiful day for a sleigh rally. There were only about ten people, but two Fjords. Marnix and Andvik or Andy a horse sized gelding owned by Martha Quinlan and bred by Becky Mayer who's on the list. Andy was Reserve Horse Champion and Marn

Re: List as Communication

2000-02-06 Thread Arthur Rivoire
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Arthur Rivoire) Hi from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia - I agree wholeheartedly with Steve's statement that members of the NFHR Board of Directors should be reading the List daily. It's the best thing going for staying in touch with NF