Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amy, Isn't there a breeder or two in your area that you could go visit? This might answer all of your questions at once! Lynda In a message dated 8/30/2004 8:38:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: That's why I don't worry about the

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Amy, No, he is not indicative of this. Lynda n a message dated 8/30/2004 7:47:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Could he maybe have an ulcer?

Re: Engar - evaluations - long

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Mike, Do you think that if the NFHR held only one evaluation a year, say smack in the middle of the country that the amount of Fjords brought would be increased and therefore, more evaluators could attend? Sort of like one of the European

Re: flax seed

2004-08-30 Thread Tamara Rousso
This message is from: Tamara Rousso [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Monday, August 30, 2004, at 07:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you go that route the seed needs to be soaked in water a minimum of 8 hours before use.  I usually set it up for a 24 hour soak.  I forget why now, but i knew at the time

Re: Fair Acres Ole

2004-08-30 Thread tillie34
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's hoping you didn't get a bad bug bite(west Nile )? Hoping to here more that you are up and around. Sending you good thought's. Tillie Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud,Tillie Amy Evers Redmond OR (541) 548-6018 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589

Re: ole

2004-08-30 Thread CrystalZak
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/30/04 6:14:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Awhile back I got physically hurt a few too many times from riding untrusting horses.  I lost all confidence on a horses back. It was a difficult time.  A nine year old breeding stallion

Re:flax seed

2004-08-30 Thread CrystalZak
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/30/04 6:14:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: If you go that route the seed needs to be soaked in water a minimum of 8 hours before use.  I usually set it up for a 24 hour soak.  I forget why now, but i knew at the time I started it

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread jgayle
This message is from: jgayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Amy for the suggestions. Vet just called and said the blood work shows all kinds of things I could not understand but I did get that he is terribly anemic!!! We are going to search for the cause and it well maybe ulcers or he has always had

Fair Acres Ole

2004-08-30 Thread Dave and Patti Walter
This message is from: Dave and Patti Walter [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you Pat for those kind words on Ole. I, of course, agree with you as I know my boy. His heart is all gold. I see a lot of breeders going for sport type, and I like that. I have one, O.H. Silas my white dun gelding BUT the one

Re: Engar - evaluations - long

2004-08-30 Thread Ruth Bushnell
This message is from: Ruth Bushnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] .I will speak from my own experience in the process of being approved as an Evaluator, along with a bit about some of the others here and there. Beth THAT was a very thorough account of your experience as an Evaluator applicant,

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread Amy Goodloe
This message is from: Amy Goodloe [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 12:15 PM -0700 8/30/04, jgayle wrote: He was raised on free choice alfalfa. He has in the last four months begun to show some watery discharge along with his soft but still formed dung (hardly used word anymore!) It is burning his skin.

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not to over praise the qualities of Flax, but it has anti-inflamatory propertis as well as the calories from the oils, and the Phytonutrients help the immune system. Jean G. you ought to try some plus the Ration Plus on your old boy!.. Jean in

Re: Fjord list!!!

2004-08-30 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] And I might add, that if you are NOT getting the list like you think you should, check into the archives, where you can read all the messages (even before you get the digest!). Online archives for the FjordHorse List are available at

Re: Engar - evaluations - long

2004-08-30 Thread Mike May, Registrar NFHR
This message is from: Mike May, Registrar NFHR [EMAIL PROTECTED] At 11:58 AM 8/30/2004, you wrote: This message is from: starfirefarm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Lynda and members of the list, I just was entering the expenses for the Lacrosse Evaluation so I decided to see what it would cost

Re: flax seed

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Tamara, Thanks for the input! We would probably do like Jean and grind it, as things can get rancid really fast with soaking here with the humidity! Thanks again, Lynda In a message dated 8/30/2004 12:51:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread jgayle
This message is from: jgayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lynda and Jean E, my boy is 24 and was (is) losing weight and I had him on Allegra senior horse, Vit C (cough and always some white snot} Northwest supplement, occasionally Cough Free and Bioten for soft soles. Also eastern Wash, grass hay and then

Re: Fjord list!!!

2004-08-30 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tillie-- Monday, August 30, 2004, you wrote: Most questions can be answered about Fjords on www.NFHR.com Try this to sign on to our Fjord list. Tillie This is a good opportunity to warn those who receive email through MSN, AOL,

flax seed

2004-08-30 Thread Tamara Rousso
This message is from: Tamara Rousso [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't have electricity at the barn to grind the flax seed, so instead I use unground flax seed. If you go that route the seed needs to be soaked in water a minimum of 8 hours before use. I usually set it up for a 24 hour soak. I

Fjord list!!!

2004-08-30 Thread tillie34
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Most questions can be answered about Fjords on www.NFHR.com Try this to sign on to our Fjord list.Tillie http://www.nfhr.com/homelink.html Dun Lookin' Fjords Bud,Tillie Amy Evers Redmond OR (541) 548-6018 http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/8589

Re: Engar - evaluations - long

2004-08-30 Thread starfirefarm
This message is from: starfirefarm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Lynda and members of the list, Lynda wrote: There is not much hearsay involved in my thoughts on our evaluation process. I have brought this up on the Fjords Issues board. My main concerns are the qualifications of the evaluators and

Re: Older horses and feed...

2004-08-30 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Ingrid, PS...so happy to read how far you've come with your boy, Gunnar. I know it's been a bit of challenge with him...but it sounds as if your diligence has paid off. Gunnar belongs to the other Jean! ...Jean Gayle! but thanks,

introducing horses

2004-08-30 Thread brass-ring-farm
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I witnessed a very scary sight this morning. I bought a new Fjord mare, 7 years old, last week. I have kept her separated from my other 2 horses, a 3yr old Fjord mare, Willow, and a 19 year old Morgan gelding, Jazz. We have had Willow since she was

recieve list

2004-08-30 Thread D. Antaya
This message is from: D. Antaya [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, can you tell me how to get back onto the list? Thanks, Denise On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there!

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean, I have been researching all these suggestions tonight and wow, there is a bunch of information about flax seed! I NEVER would have thought about it, although it was on my list to research this winter due to its fiber. :) We really like the

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Amy, You are welcome! :) You will find many breeders on this list, I am sure one will have the Fjord you are looking for! I know you have had a lot of questions about saddles and let me tell you, fitting a Fjord is not always an easy task! We

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread Amy Goodloe
This message is from: Amy Goodloe [EMAIL PROTECTED] I got quite a few private responses today about Engar asking to hear about him! So, here we go... Thanks so much for posting Engar's story! And what a story it is. I can't believe what poor shape he was in when you found him. Poor

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Lynda, You can actually safely feed up to a couple cups of ground flax daily, according to Dr. Beth Valentine on the Rural Heritage virtual vet, altho you probably won't want to feed that much. working up to a cup a day in a couple

Fjord body size

2004-08-30 Thread Amy Goodloe
This message is from: Amy Goodloe [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a question about typical Fjord body size. As I've been emailing with people about Fjords for sale, I've come across a few that say that their horses take medium tree saddles, and I've been assuming that these horses will be too

Re: Engar

2004-08-30 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean, Thanks for the input and yes, his teeth are checked regularly. It has been a struggle! We never thought of flax seed, we will look into your suggestions. Thanks again, Lynda In a message dated 8/29/2004 6:11:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,