catch me if you can

2002-02-16 Thread Ursula Jensen
This message is from: Ursula Jensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] You really only need to convince the 'boss' of the herd to follow you or to come to you or whatever.the others will follow.concentrate on the leader and the others will followuj Ursula Brian Jensen Trinity Fjords Box 1032 Lumby

Fjord action (long)

2002-02-16 Thread Dagrun Aarsten
This message is from: Dagrun Aarsten [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello all listers, Well, here is a last update from my Fjord life in San Jose. I came back 3 weeks ago after spending a wonderful Christmas in Norway and some time in Italy. Dear little(?) fjord Tinn is doing fine. He had a nice long

Re: lice

2002-02-16 Thread Fhtrp
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gail, I have found Melaleuca Oil (Tea Tree Oil) is great for ridding everywhere of lice and it's environmentally safe and nontoxic. I also use it on ear mites in dogs and cats -- works better than the Vet stuff. Robyn in MD

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Fhtrp
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Janet, sorry to hear that your pony foundered. I have a saying from one of my older vets that he's never met a pony who hasn't foundered or won't in the future. We even had a case of mechanical founder where a pony mare foundered from the stress of

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pat this horse of mine is too sensitive and will only tolerate Vit C added and lixotinic in his grain. I have to threaten him and coerce to get him to accept his Tri histamine hidden in lixotinic. Believe me I have tried it all. Whereas he will

Wormer Design

2002-02-16 Thread Fhtrp
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with the small hands, long wormer tube issue I have emailed one of our Program's supporters who is a VP for Merial and let him know there are a lot of us out here who would appreciate a design change. I will gladly forward anyone else's

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2002-02-16 Thread Mariposa Farm
This message is from: Mariposa Farm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean Gayle wrote: I have no idea what excursive means and just hope it is clean. I think it means printing. :) Mark

Re: Keswick

2002-02-16 Thread tillie34
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the continuing tale of Kez. What a nice camp they have for him, if he has to be away from you. When do you plan on his return home? We sure are glad he is having what looks like a lot of fun Horsing around with the others. Tillie Dun

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Glen L. Porter
This message is from: Glen L. Porter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean: I also had problems giving bute until I started using the powdered form. I would mix it with warm molasses and then put it in a bran mash or small amount of grain and feed before I did the regular feeding. Pat - Original

Keswick

2002-02-16 Thread SorgerJ
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just an update on Kez. He is now 9 months old and doing very well. Some of you will remember I took him to Beth and Sandy at Starfire Farm when he was 6 months old, so that he could learn to be a horse. Being an orphan and raised by humans he thought he

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2002-02-16 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Usually we can decipher a person's misspelling but the computer gave me excursive when I was trying to spell exercise. I have no idea what excursive means and just hope it is clean. Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of The Colonel's Daughter

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Bossmare
This message is from: Bossmare [EMAIL PROTECTED] In regards to various treatments for founder in recent years my vets have given DMSO, gallons of it dripped via IV. This works as both an anti-inflammatory and pain reliever. Reducing inflammation is essential to prevent or reduce damage to the

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janet having just been through a three month period of not knowing if founder or trim was to blame I can understand your dilemma. Mine turned out to be a very bad and short trim and then bruising to the sole. Re the coffin bone, I was also

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] So now I have some questions. she is still standing, has been examined by a vet, and is now being treated with oral bute and cold water on the feet (all four are affected). She is not severly lame, but definitely tender, warm, with a

Re: founder

2002-02-16 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Feed her magnesium! According to the HORSE JOURNAL, The first reference to magnesium for laminitis was actually as an emergency first aid measure in acute laminitis. Magnesium administration has been shown to have potent vasodilation effects,

Re: Upcoming P.N.F.P.G. Meeting!

2002-02-16 Thread Conerstonefjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Everyone!, The Spring meeting of the Pacific Northwest Fjord Promotional Group will be held on April 13th at a Farm Museum just north of Spokane, Wa. As usual gathering time will be at 4:00, dinner at 5:00, and meeting to follow. We are

founder

2002-02-16 Thread Janet McNally
This message is from: Janet McNally [EMAIL PROTECTED] The discussion on founder is timely for me. I am experiencing my first case of founder in a (non-fjord) drafty type pony of unknown heritage. Yes she is chunky, but not cresty necked. I am kicking myself for how it occured... I had just

re: catch me if you can

2002-02-16 Thread ruth bushnell
This message is from: ruth bushnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] When I was a kid my Dad taught me that the best way to catch a horse at pasture is to pretend that you don't want to catch them. Saunter to a spot near them, without looking at them, and begin to busily start an imaginery project while you

catch me if you can.....

2002-02-16 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/15/02 8:28:09 AM Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I live in WI and I cannot let my horses graze on pasture very long. My problem is getting them off. The first couple of days I can just walk up to them and lead