Fjords and the Barnum and Bailey Circus

2006-05-22 Thread Austin & AnnMarie
This message is from: "Austin & AnnMarie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone know or remember the names of the horses sold to the circus? I had the pleasure of seeing them this past Saturday night and they looked marvelous. They worked with the elephants and were all business. One of them jump

Re: Discussion on Bits

2006-05-22 Thread Joan griffin
This message is from: Joan griffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I started this discussion of bits because I plan to enter some of the English classes at the National Show in Winona. I will not be participating in the evaluation or in dressage classes. As Mike May quoted from the rule book, Kimberwi

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #108

2006-05-22 Thread Karl Froelich
This message is from: "Karl Froelich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It has been my pleasure to observe Mr. Hipsley in action evaluating fjords. His point about triaining cannot be overstated - any time technology is used to compensate for what should be trained, the result is a discipline imposed onto

Re: saddle slippage

2006-05-22 Thread emperry
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just my $0.02 here... I don't think that there is any reason that a saddle should slide forward onto the withers, even if the horse is mutton withered. I've had wide backed Appys with great withers, and now a fjord mare with essentially no withers. My e

Beautiful Gelding for Sale in Texas

2006-05-22 Thread Lynette Barrett
This message is from: Lynette Barrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone, hope this gets through this time. "Napolean" (Our name for him, his Registered name is Bushwhacker's Mr Tea out of Thorson A2Z and Grandson of the Great ThorA2z!) ...He's that great to be around and that Gorgeous. He's v

Prisco and Lori

2006-05-22 Thread mom
This message is from: "mom" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow. Congratulations. The pictures show an awesome, attentive, collected beautiful horse and wonderful rider. You make us all proud (and give us ammunition when people say derogatory things about our Fjords!) Sue in N VA

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #110

2006-05-22 Thread Warren Stockwell
This message is from: "Warren Stockwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am very interested inthe bitless bridal. Ca the oersin who is currently riding in one please contact me privately or on list. I am thinking of going that route with a few horses I have. Roberta

Thanks

2006-05-22 Thread Beth Pulsifer
This message is from: "Beth Pulsifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone Just want to say thank you to all of you who have written and shared your "saddle slippage" experiences. I truly appreciate it. I think we have the problem solved.. I bought a" Nunn Finer" no slip pad... Have ridden a cou

nicker

2006-05-22 Thread Beth Pulsifer
This message is from: "Beth Pulsifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello again.. Another question... Does anyone have a Fjord that nickers to them when they mount and again when they dismount?? When we get on Liz she kind of turns her head and gives a little nicker and she does the same thing when we dis

Olivia Farm Web-Site Update

2006-05-22 Thread Olivia Farm, Inc.
This message is from: "Olivia Farm, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello from Olivia Farm! We have had a wonderful weekend at the Spokane Fair Grounds at the Ride the West Farm and Ranch Expo. A big "thank you" to Warren and Sylvia Riddle for inviting us to participate. We all worked hard to