Re: Volunteering for the WEG Kentucky 2010

2008-02-01 Thread Emily Wigley
This message is from: Emily Wigley [EMAIL PROTECTED] volunteering at the Equestrian Games in KY. I applied to volunteer, and hope to be there! It would be really fun if there was a Fjord group! Emily The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

RE: fjordhorse-digest V2008 #27

2008-02-01 Thread Corinne Logan
This message is from: Corinne Logan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kelly, Two of our local Theraputic Riding programs, and I'm sure others as well - use Fjords and absolutely love them! Little Bit has four!!! We have friends with a daughter in their program and they said that the group would LOVE more Fjords.

Re: Bit seats in molars

2008-02-01 Thread Emily Wigley
This message is from: Emily Wigley [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jan 31, 2008, at 9:16 PM, fjordhorse-digest wrote: No No ! Better get a new trainer ! You don't need a bit seat period!! Learn to rein with out the reins, using your seat, timing, legs, voice. Amen! I second that! I'll third

Re: t-post

2008-02-01 Thread Emily Wigley
This message is from: Emily Wigley [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm so glad your mare is ok! Good for you for being there, noticing what was going on, etc. Having a t-post puller is one of the handiest things, but bar that, a chain wrapped so it snugs with a pull from a tractor's front loader is the

Re: loosey goosey

2008-02-01 Thread Janet
This message is from: Janet [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did I understand this horse is getting just 2 flakes of alfalfa/grass hay per day plus a can of oats and alfalfa pellets? this is way too little dry matter imo, and then on top of it, is a nutrient rich diet. Much better to have him on mature

Re: loosey goosey

2008-02-01 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree with Janet, if the horse is fat, I would give him some type of what I call diet i.e. lower calorie/protein grass hay and give him more of it to keep him busy and happy, get rid of the oats and alfalfa pellets and just give him a good

Re: The Fjord the drain hole and the rain

2008-02-01 Thread Warren Stockwell
This message is from: Warren Stockwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] This was a learning video for me. I have tried to ground drive with little success. I have no teachers around, so it's by just what little I know ( I know enough to be dangerous, at least I know that much ). So I thank you for posting it!

Re: Bit seats in molars

2008-02-01 Thread Kimberly Kinney
This message is from: Kimberly Kinney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good morning All! The definitions of bit seat I've read here sound like floating the teeth. Can someone tell us the difference between the two? Thanks!! Kimberly

Re: Bit seats in molars

2008-02-01 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am absolutely no expert on bit seats. But I am a trained researcher. Here is some info I found on the pros and cons of bit seats: A bit seat is created by filing off the front corners of the large molars just behind the bars. Some

Introduction

2008-02-01 Thread Margo Farnsworth
This message is from: Margo Farnsworth [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello, I have just subscribed to this list. I have been on the Yahoo Fjord Issues for a couple of months now. I am in the process of searching for a Fjord. A bit about myself. My last horse was a 16.3h Friesian who was very

Re: The Fjord the drain hole and the rain

2008-02-01 Thread MorrisShadowMT
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Roberta I will be posting more adventures. If you are ever up in my neck of the woods. I'd be glad to show you the ropes. Bonnie Morris Auburn, Washington **Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music.

T-posts and hay

2008-02-01 Thread Lois Anne Starr
This message is from: Lois Anne Starr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Another T-post story in the late seventies we had access to a small pond nearby that we'd take the animals to on hot summer days to swim and cool off in, dogs, kids and horses all had a great time in the water. Other folks would come

RE: Bit seats in molars

2008-02-01 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: Karen McCarthy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Deanna for the excellent research. For those of you gasping in horror at the thought that my horses mouth is somehow ruined or compromised by having the dentist (a vet btw), install a bit seat, please know that it's just fine. After he

Re: Bit seats in molars

2008-02-01 Thread MorrisShadowMT
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is nice to see some research and some first hand experiences. Not everything is always as bad as it can be made out to be. There is always a good reason as well that something has been invented for helping horses. I have watched many dentals

Re: Introduction

2008-02-01 Thread PETSnVETS
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/1/2008 2:52:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Take care, Margo Farnsworth Oakham, MA This might be a very silly question. Did you used to live in Lynn, MA ? Lisa **Biggest Grammy Award

RE: therapeutic riding, breeding

2008-02-01 Thread Debbie Shade
This message is from: Debbie Shade [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kelly, I have been involved with Windrush Farm's therapeutic program for 17 of it's 40 plus years. They were one of the founding members of Therapeutic riding and starters of NARHA. I have loaned them my Fjord Kaya. They love her and would love

More on T-posts

2008-02-01 Thread Jon Ofjord
This message is from: Jon Ofjord [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have been following the thread on T-posts and I agree they can be lethal. A neighbor of ours lost their horse when she impaled herself on a T-post. But, I have to add, our whole pasture/paddock system is surrounded by T-posts, BUTeach and

Canadian Fjord Horse Associations new website

2008-02-01 Thread Carol Boehm
This message is from: Carol Boehm [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Everyone: If you get a chance click on to cfha.org and look at the new website for the Canadian Fjord Horse Association. I as a Canadian am extremely greatful to Barb Neufeld for all her hard work in getting the new and improved

Re: Introduction

2008-02-01 Thread MorrisShadowMT
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] No I moved from Michigan the Traverse City area. Bonnie **Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp00300025 48) The FjordHorse List archives

Still de-spooking

2008-02-01 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi List ! Thank-you to everyone who responded on the list, or by private mail. Many of us are in the same boat with the sensitive type Fjords. Lots of good tips ans stories ( not all so good ) shared with me too, and if Jeff or I have not