Helmets, adjustments...rt

2009-10-18 Thread Eileen Perry
This message is from: Eileen Perry empe...@pocketinet.com I didn't see anyone mention helmet adjustments, so I thought I'd chime in here...Years ago, helmets were sold by hat size and at best you could add some foam inserts. The new sports helmets have an adjustable inside suspension harness to

RE: Helmets

2009-10-18 Thread Lisa
This message is from: Lisa l...@lisadesigns.com I live in Pure Cowboy Country. NOBODY here wears a helmet, nobody except myself and my kids. We are ridiculed quite often for wearing helmets, but I won't budge. I grew up with a very ornery pony that bucked me off constantly -- this was back in

Fjord Research Receives Grant from Murray State University

2009-10-18 Thread robin.holl...@murraystate.edu
This message is from: robin.holl...@murraystate.edu robin.holl...@murraystate.edu Dear Fjord Digest A little over a month ago I wrote a post regarding a research study that I am conducting on the inheritance of white markings in the Norwegian Fjord. In the post I mentioned that we submitted a

RE: Helmets, adjustments...rt

2009-10-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I was sort of hoping that the scalp must move rule could be avoided if one had a helmet that came down over the back of the neck...like the Tipperary. My theory is the more encompassing shape of the Tipperary means the helmet stays in place

Re: Helmets

2009-10-18 Thread jerry friz
This message is from: jerry friz jf...@com-pair.net Lisa, I am with you 100 percent, yes, I have seen the fools with no helmuts die. Jerry. I live in Pure Cowboy Country. NOBODY here wears a helmet, nobody except myself and my

making fudge ?

2009-10-18 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com I dont know about the attempt to fudge a helmet fit. Is that like being sort of pregnant ? Maybe it would only result in a little brain damage instead of alot. Drooling, but still able to wipe it off yourself. during the Nurse's lunch

Re: Helmets

2009-10-18 Thread Barbara
This message is from: Barbara middleagespr...@rconnects.com Greetings from Middleage Spread, Nine years ago when we bought our two fjords we did not know any thing about horses or how to ride. We hired a trainer and were told by both the trainer and the

hmmmm, that dead elephant again

2009-10-18 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: pedfjo...@aol.com Regarding random white markings in Fjord horses : Congrats Robin, BTW on getting the funding to study this issue ! I have a couple of questions. Can anyone tell me of a bloodline thats been prolific in N. America, say for the last 30 years or

RE: hmmmm, that dead elephant again

2009-10-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Lisa...go to the website where the form is. There is a chart there that shows the trait is dominant...and only takes one parent. However, it is an incomplete dominant (they used another name, which is undoubtedly more correct), in that it

RE: Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #198

2009-10-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Sohow does a little white beget a lot of white??? Or maybe it doesn't??? That would be something to learn from the study. Like...how big can that star get before you should not even breed that mare with the white star. Etc. oh yes,

Re: Vestlandshest Fall Newsletter deadline is Oct. 10

2009-10-18 Thread CHERYL GARNICA
This message is from: CHERYL GARNICA cheryl...@sbcglobal.net Hi Karen Got your message, and I deleted it accidentally.  Could you give me your phone #?  Or,You can email me the amount you need for the check, who to make it out to, where to send, etc.    Hope all is well.  Fallbrook Silver Spurs

Re: Helmets, adjustments...rt

2009-10-18 Thread coy...@acrec.com
This message is from: coy...@acrec.com coy...@acrec.com ...I was sort of hoping that the scalp must move rule could be avoided... I could use high school physics (for example KE = 1/2*m*V^^2) to explain, but the bottom line is this: the closer your skull is to the compressive cushioning,

Fjords for sale in southern Minnesota

2009-10-18 Thread coy...@acrec.com
This message is from: coy...@acrec.com coy...@acrec.com Kit Davis wrote: A friend of mine (88 year old woman) was recently killed in a horse accident, and her family has asked me to help them in selling her herd of Fjords. She has 8 mares, 7 weanling fillies, and a 2 yr old stallion (well

Sheets and blankets

2009-10-18 Thread Robin Churchill
This message is from: Robin Churchill rbc...@yahoo.com At what temperature do most people put a sheet on a clipped horse? How about a blanket? It is usually so hot down here that if it gets below 65 we feel cold but I worry about getting the horses overheated. They are either in the stall at

helmets

2009-10-18 Thread Beth Steele
This message is from: Beth Steele fjordsofste...@yahoo.com Ever since I started riding again as an adult, I have ALWAYS worn a helmet when I ride, and also when I'm working on lunging or other groundwork in the round pen. For me it's just like putting on a seatbelt in the car, and I feel naked