Re: Fjord size

2000-10-07 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Tammy, My big (15-2hh) gelding didn't finish growing until he was 7 or later. He has a pretty big head, but it is sized for his body. At one period in his life his head suddenly grew and looked much too large for his body and I was worrie

RE: not Fjord related.. Pamela

2000-10-07 Thread Frederick J. \(Fred\) Pack
This message is from: "Frederick J. \(Fred\) Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike May wrote: Like "MoonWise" wrote, Pyr's don't have to be trained to do their job. It comes naturally. That's the beauty of the breed. We sent out first Pyr to obedience training. She came home and trained US. Our 2

Re: acorns

2000-10-07 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Heidi is on dry lot and was eating all the acorns she could find, Yes, that is a potential problem. Fjords who're in "diet jail" tend to try to vacuum up everything that's vaguely edible,

Re: Fjord size

2000-10-07 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tammy re fern. My field was full of fern when I first moved here. I was told they were poisonous but horses rarely ate them unless overly hungry. I did not have fjords then! But after adding two more horses the fern disappeared. I always t

Fjord size

2000-10-07 Thread James & Tamara Hooper
This message is from: James & Tamara Hooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List, I enjoy all that I learn here. I'm usually quiet, but have a question. I have two Fjords (pictures at pedigree site). I bought them last year and the gelding was 3 and the mare 4. When I first worked with them, of course th

Re: The PONY Drafts showed with the BIG BOYS !

2000-10-07 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Congratulations Lisa on a good showing and a fun one too. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores

acorns

2000-10-07 Thread carol j makosky
This message is from: carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi from rather cold here in WI I am reading all the pros and cons to keeping horses in pastures with oak trees. I for one would rather be safe than sorry. I talked with my vet and horses can die from eating acorns. Since Heidi is on dry

Re: not Fjord related.. Pyrs

2000-10-07 Thread MoonWise
This message is from: "MoonWise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am looking for a dog who will . . . exercise my inactive Corgi and Fjord< You mean you'd like a dog that will move between meals? My Pyrs' idea of exercise is taking the occasional parameter walk and short bursts of incredible speed to c

great horse web site

2000-10-07 Thread Epona1971
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All- I've spent hours perusing this site, the http://www.imh.org/";> Kentucky Horse Park & International Museum of the Horse . Mucho info on the history, both ancient and recent, of the horse. I just can't get enough! Also many good pictures, an onlin

Re: The PONY Drafts showed with the BIG BOYS !

2000-10-07 Thread Epona1971
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congratulations Lisa! I REALLY enjoyed reading about your teams going up against the "big boys." I love drafts and would have died to see a show like that. Well, I can only afford so many excursions per year : ) Just another reminder of how wonderful our

The PONY Drafts showed with the BIG BOYS !

2000-10-07 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello all ! Just wanted to let you know what happend last weekend when we showed our Fjords at Parowan Utah, Invitational Draft Horse Show. As I said before, it was a big showwith several large farms comming right from the Grass Valley, L

Re: not Fjord related.. Pyrs

2000-10-07 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To you Pyr owners, I am looking for a dog who will keep the possum out, or any other wild critter, exercise my inactive Corgi and Fjord etc, etc. However what about that white coat? How often does that get combed etc? Jean Jean Gayle Aberd

Re: Maple Leaves, Acorns and Everything Else?

2000-10-07 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good point Cheryl regarding over reactions. I do think though as you say one should be informed. I know that apple trees can be killers also if a horse is turned into the apple orchard. Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Col

herd behaviour

2000-10-07 Thread Knutsen Fjord Farm
This message is from: "Knutsen Fjord Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all - Sadie and Erlend are back at home now, bringing our total to 7 + the 2 in the ovens. So we get to enjoy more fascinating horsie interplay. The other day I put Sadie and Suki out together for the first time in our upper pastur

Re: not Fjord related.. Pyrs

2000-10-07 Thread MoonWise
This message is from: "MoonWise" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I stand corrected Fred, my Pyrs probably would protect my stereo. I love the image of one sitting on some guy's chest. And mine also come (mostly) and heel, down, etc. Just not with the same deference as my corgi mix. And yes they do bark,

Re: record book/pictures

2000-10-07 Thread Pat
This message is from: Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > HELLO, Below is a list of those that I have received photos from. If you are > not on the list and think you have sent me your photo. Please email me > directly and I will "check su

Re: performance -conformation horse for sale

2000-10-07 Thread Pat
This message is from: Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Who does have some trained horse for sale? I have a couple of people > asking for trained 4-6 or so yr olds. Geldings or mares. > > > > === > We have a wonderful mare for sale. We are selli

My Mira...

2000-10-07 Thread Ingrid Ivic
This message is from: Ingrid Ivic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This message is from: Nancy Hotovy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Congratulations Betsy on your new mare. Is this the same Mira that Ron > and Jan Schneider owned - - probably around 1990 - 1991. She was here > to breed to Toby and I remember her as

Re: Maple Leaves, Acorns and Everything Else?

2000-10-07 Thread Don & Jane Brackett
This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Horses have died in Maine from eating red maples. Years ago when I worked for our vet, I remember several cases. Usually when someone cut a tree in the pasture or cut limbs and fed them as treats. Horses like red maples and in the wi

Maple Leaves, Acorns and Everything Else?

2000-10-07 Thread Cheryl Beillard
This message is from: "Cheryl Beillard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been following the latest discussion on all the terrible things that lurk in the leaves to poison our horses. I raised some of the same issues earlier this year when I realized my girls were munching away on chokecherry (got rid of

RE: not Fjord related.. Pamela

2000-10-07 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 10:26 PM 10/6/00 -0700, you wrote: This message is from: "Frederick J. \(Fred\) Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We've never had a problem since. I guess the "word" got around. I rely on their judgement too. If they immediately

Re:making money off horses

2000-10-07 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 12:02 AM 10/7/00 -0400, you wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] << Who said something about making money off of horses. Is that possible? I don't think it is. >> Sure it is. My vet does fine (vbg).Gail

Re: Pinto Fjords????!!! For real????

2000-10-07 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 05:45 PM 10/6/00 -0400, you wrote: This message is from: "Michele Bigelow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> You say so what..well, they told me the three draft breeds they would not register as pinto would be Icelandic, Fjord, or an