Re: National show / Association vs. Registry

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eike Schoen-Petersen) To give you some idea of a situation of seperate registry and association I can tell you what things are like in Germany, where we have registries on state level and a national association for the promotion of the breed. This

Re: Bitting

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] While this list is THE best list for fjord horses, there is a wonderful list dedicated to classical dressage training. NO off topic posts are allowed, but if you want some darned good advice about starting a horse and starting it right, that's the place

Re: Fw: Please do this........

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Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #280

This message is from: Alison Bakken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Sue, I just got a ortho-flex saddle. It fits the Fjords realy well and is really comfortable to ride in. I got it on a special sales deal off their web site. I don't know if they are have a sale this year or not. Alison Bakken from

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #283

This message is from: HS Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Fjord Friends, I've been reading the list each day but never write. Thought I give an update on my 3 1/2 year old gelding, Redford. He went to a fjord breeder in Wisconsin for 1 month to learn driving. He had been ground driven and trail riden

Re: Saddles for roly poly fjords

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/30/00 6:11:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One mare got bad girth sores, so we used a fuzzy girth cover. I use a synthetic girth that has a fuzzy padding thing attached to it. I toss the thing in the

parrot mouth

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a thought My husband has had fairly good success working with Parrot mouthed youngsters by putting in braces while they are still fairly young foals, which he has been doing for years. The basic thought on the process is to slow the

Going Norwegian

This message is from: Dave McWethy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh yeah, Dave, hope you don't mind dressing Norwegian! Don't worry, you will have your favorite girl Krystal Howard perched in her new Bunad beside you and Kurt and Dick will be dressed up Norwegian Style right behind you in your vehicle

Re: National Show

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/30/2000 2:32:13 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Myself I would prefer to see this National show open to any pure bred registered Fjord. I don't think it should be limited to one registry or another.

Saddles for roly poly fjords

This message is from: katy/liz/bill/cha/afa/eda [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's my input: We used Wintecs at Fjord Camp and they fit the horses really well. They are available with wide and extra wide trees. I liked riding in them, although they are only all-purpose, not close contact. One mare got

Re: Bitting

This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ardeth, after describing your frustration with your new, green 4 y.o. fjord mare, you compared her to some quarterhorses who had come to you, I quote: with tons of ground work done before we got on their backs. So...you answered your own

Re: Parrot mouth

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/30/2000 2:32:13 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I understand the disappointment in finding this flaw. If it's just developing your neighbor may want to have a vet in and find out if it's a true parrot

Re: registries

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/30/00 2:30:33 PM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I totally agree. I own 3 fjords, only one of them is registered with the NFHR please don't stop any purebred Fjord owner from showing based on where they are

Bitting

This message is from: ARDETH OBENAUF [EMAIL PROTECTED] We have recently acquired a 4 year old mare who is as gentle as she can be, but only green broke. She is perfectly happy to have someone on her back, but pretty strong headed about giving to the bit, stopping in a reasonble time, etc. We

Re: saddle for Fjords

This message is from: Reena [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just recently purchased a Passier Antares for my Fjord and it fits him great Of course this is a dressage saddle...don't know how many of you are into that? reena Where did you order this saddle, and what was the cost...it sounds

for Maria

This message is from: Gregor Fellers [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hopi Lida, Omdat er wat dingen zijn gebeurd ga ik ergens anders wonen. Ik wil graag contact met je houden, hoe het in Nederland verder gaat enz. Dit is mijn mail adres: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ik hoop wat van je te horen op dat adres. En ik wens

Re: saddle for Fjords

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/30/00 11:14:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Where did you order this saddle, and what was the cost...it sounds heavenly.I need a saddle to fit my Fjord ASAP... I have a Wintec 2000 model that I

Fjords at Equifest 2000

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all We just got back from a super Sat event and must share. We took our 3 Fjords to a charity event at the Smoky Mtn Expo Center in eastern Tn. There were about 35-40 breeds presented (some demos, some just one representative) along with neat demos

National Show---Thoughts and Ideas

This message is from: Ursula Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] The idea of a National Fjord Show is a good one and will certainly happen somewhere, sometime in the future. The discussions presently happening around this subject have brought up points in my mind which I would like to share with

Re: Parrot Mouth

This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re. Parrot Mouth ,severe overbite ( Monkey Mouth = severe underbite): My friend Judy has a TB x Westpahalian gelding, that she bred. He is now in his middle teens, and he has had this condition his whole life. He inherited it from his

Re: saddle for Fjords

This message is from: Storme Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nancy~~ Where did you order this saddle, and what was the cost...it sounds heavenly.I need a saddle to fit my Fjord ASAP... Thank you Storme Nancy Newport wrote: This message is from: Nancy Newport [EMAIL PROTECTED] We ended

Re: Parrot mouth

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/30/00 6:22:50 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: have never had a horse with this flaw, so am not really well schooled in the effects etc. Is it genetic??? How will it effect the horse etc. I've never had a

National show

This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave, Thanks for the nice things about Nebraska and the Eastern Nebraska Driving Society (ENDS). Steve and I are co-founders of the club along with your good friend, Wayne Kramer and past ADS president Lyle Peterson. I do think we

Parrot mouth

This message is from: Janne Myrdal [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi there, just a quick qestion to my living equine encyclopedia ( another name for the great digest) A neighbor of mine just discovered that his 2 year old stallion prospect is developing parrot mouth. I went over last weekend to check it

snow

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi I live just west of Bangor Maine. We received about 6 inches of snow today :-). Very early, even for Maine. My daughter in law and her cousin hooked my Fjord, Yoyo, to my sleigh, and even though i have a herniated disk in my back I just had to

Re: Fwd: National Show

This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: Mike May, Registrar NFHR Myself I would prefer to see this National show open to any pure bred registered Fjord. I don't think it should be limited to one registry or another. Every Fjord should be welcome.