Large Truckload leaving from Mink Hollow

2000-08-11 Thread Laura Corcoran-Wich
This message is from: "Laura Corcoran-Wich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Folks, Hope all are well. It will be a sad day for Craig and I Monday as most all of our herd leave for their wonderful new homes. We have only one Hostar Gelding Left. He is 2 years old and a Hostar look alike! The best for las

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #213

2000-08-11 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >You are absolutely right Karen. I actually read right over the Appy part >of the message. In that case it would do no good at all. In fact she >might want to consider having it terminated if she is pregnant. I don't >think I would want

Re: Windy feeding

2000-08-11 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ah Mike, hahahaha Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores

Re: purebred animals

2000-08-11 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 04:35 PM 8/11/00 -0400, you wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No, I think we were both agreeing (reiterating, expanding, expounding, and holding forth) with what you said in the general gist of its being a li

Re: Windy feeding

2000-08-11 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 12:12 PM 8/11/00 -0700, you wrote: This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Peg how could you pass up Mike's remark about being in the shower with a boxer? Yeah I was pretty surprised that no one jumped on t

Re: Fjordie stuffed animal

2000-08-11 Thread Laurie Pittman
This message is from: "Laurie Pittman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Here is a new item I had never seen before: > > http://www.capital.net/~anjer/store.html > > Ain't it cute? I have one of these, and he is cute! Very well made too. Found it on eBay. Lauri

Re: Dogs

2000-08-11 Thread HorseLotti
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everyone!! Enjoying the "animal" topic -- guess most of us, along with Fjords, also have other critters around that we also love to pieces. The other day a friend was here (yup -- the one who is HOGGING Sven ) and we were riding in our outdoor rid

Re: Stallion guards

2000-08-11 Thread HorseLotti
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cool horse, Misha -- sounds like he has quite the personality!!

Re: purebred animals

2000-08-11 Thread GailDorine
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/11/00 10:32:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << If my message implied anything against purebred animals I either typed funny or you read it funny. I am all for purebred animals. >> No, I think we were both

Re: scratches

2000-08-11 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks DeeAnna for the idea. If you are right then the furason is not good. However it does not seem to be working anyway so I am going to try the "wait and see" route as it does not seem to bother him. I will wash it and dry well if he will

Re: scratches

2000-08-11 Thread coyote
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean, Have you considered that the problem with your horse's foot is (to quote someone else's words) a "phyto-photo-dermatitis"? (In normal words, a non-allergic chemical burn that occurs when sunlight reacts with certain plant juices after they get on the

Re: Windy feeding

2000-08-11 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Peg how could you pass up Mike's remark about being in the shower with a boxer? Re windy weather and hay. Wet it down before you put it in the barrow. I find dry hay on windy days is blowing over to the neighbors if I don't sprinkle it. Je

Re: Dogs

2000-08-11 Thread Merfjord
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi List Pat Holland missed our dog's breed by a country - - - we have a Norwegian Buhund!! Bjorn has a curly "spitz" tail but is a good brown dun color with black face markings a little like a German Shepherd. He is great with the Fjord's and will

Cushings Disease

2000-08-11 Thread Momster18
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Susan- I have a 33 year old pinto pony, Herbie, with cushings disease and have had great results with a drug called permax. Herbie in the past two years has gone from lathargic and shaggy, to perky and self shedding. He drank large amounts of water a

Fires

2000-08-11 Thread Knutsen Fjord Farm
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all - This fire scene in the West is really scarey! Our thoughts are with you, Noonans, Tripps, and any others who might be threatened. I spoke yesterday with Carol Ann Peltier in Libby, and they are still OK, though watchful. Rut

Re: Fjordie stuffed animal

2000-08-11 Thread Melissa Smith
This message is from: Melissa Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> hello every1. thoughts stuffed animals are so cute.i want the breyer model.i collect breyer models.i also think that the stuffed animal is very cute.i wish i had a fjord horse. melissa On Fri, 11 August 2000, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >

Stallion guards

2000-08-11 Thread misha nogha
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My stallion will go after coyotes when they come into his pen but ignores the dogs. He also stands watch over the herd, if there is a problem, he arches his neck and immediately goes to check it out. He looks pretty scarey because he is a big v

Re: Dogs

2000-08-11 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/11/00 9:31:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << But I know too how much a puppy can mean to someone who has a great need; no family members or companion, a void left by a beloved pet gone, loneliness, age, etc. a

Re: Dogs

2000-08-11 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike, I very much admire your compassionate attitude for dogdom! I agree heartily with everything you said. I can see the point you're making about supply and demand (stop buying puppies and they'll stop manufacturing them). Still, geneoalogi

Re: rain! and new website

2000-08-11 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great Website, RuthieWish I had the beautiful pasture, etc. that you have. I wish also that I could send you the rain we are getting..started Wednesday PM and won't quit, foggy, rainy days for the last few days of the Fair. I wanted to go

Re: Scratches

2000-08-11 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean, I have had scratches flare-ups in the driest part of summer - I really think it has something to do w/ dew on the grass, not just moisture in the soil. K

Re: rain! and new website

2000-08-11 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 06:11 AM 08/11/2000 -0600, you wrote: >This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Great photos, Ruthie! Didn't know that you guys had (and built) that >wonderful stagecoach in Libby. Would you mind sending some rai

Re: fungus, fires, dogs and chickens

2000-08-11 Thread Mary Thurman
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Bushnell's <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Bushnell's" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > >Ruthie, how are you and others from out west doing > with the horrendous > >fires? I hope all are OK and people and animals > saf

Fjordie stuffed animal

2000-08-11 Thread Sessoms412
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is a new item I had never seen before: http://www.capital.net/~anjer/store.html Ain't it cute? > >><< < Meredith Sessoms > >><< < Tooksend Art > >><< < Moulton Alabama USA

New kids on the block

2000-08-11 Thread millcreekfjords
We had the wonderful opportunity, as new Fjord owners, to meet some of the nicest and most helpful people at the Evaluations and Show in Blue Earth and now look forward to continuing the process here on the digest.   I know that it's kind of old business, but since we're new to the digest an

Re: Swedish Vallhunds:

2000-08-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's a link to a page about the history of Swedish Vallhunds: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/oili.helenius/page10.html Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com

Re: rain! and new website

2000-08-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great photos, Ruthie! Didn't know that you guys had (and built) that wonderful stagecoach in Libby. Would you mind sending some rain our way? Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com

Re: Update on Montana Fires

2000-08-11 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fire is my worst, most feared enemy. I'll be saying some prayers for all of you close to the fire zone, and hoping that all humans and animals get through this. Fire season will be over soon, but not soon enough. Take good care of yourself. Pamela

Re: Windy feeding

2000-08-11 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/11/00 12:13:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << My high-tech solution is to bundle it up in a countour sheet. I feel like a real greenhorn doing this, and would appreciate any better solutions. Any creative idea

Swedish Vallhunds:

2000-08-11 Thread Mike May
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is a link to some pictures of the Swedish Vallhunds: http://www.swedishvallhund.com/photo.html They sure look a lot like Corgies. Mike 1stUp.com - F

Dogs

2000-08-11 Thread Mike May
This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 06:27 PM 8/9/00 -0600, you wrote: This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Come now Mike, that's a mighty big leap from a quality dog to a "puppy mill" pumping undesirable dogs into pounds for destruction. It's been my observat

Re: Chicken little

2000-08-11 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 08:29 PM 8/10/00 -0400, you wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is also a tremendous need to rescue equines of every shape and size. Most areas in this country have regional horse rescue shelters. I have ne

Re:Old mare

2000-08-11 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 05:33 AM 8/10/00 +, you wrote: This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> If I were you I would be filing a Stallion Breeding Report on him just

rain! and new website

2000-08-11 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: "Bushnell's" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank goodness it's raining this morning! Maybe not a gully-washer but should settle the dust. Our updated website is up: http://www.libby.org/~bushnell Ruthie, nw mt

SV: Scratches (Herd guarding, Corgies and Vallhunds)

2000-08-11 Thread Anneli Sundkvist
This message is from: "Anneli Sundkvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean wrote: >>So what is a Swedish Valhund?>> A "Swedish Corgi":o) They look a lot like Welsh Corgis, but have "wolf-colour". The tails should be docked, but since it's forbidden in Sweden since 1989, most Swedish Vallhunds here have

Windy feeding

2000-08-11 Thread Knutsen Fjord Farm
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all - It's very windy here in Ellensburg, and sometimes I have to carry hay from the barn to outside paddocks. My high-tech solution is to bundle it up in a countour sheet. I feel like a real greenhorn doing this, and would appreci