Re: [Bulk] re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The term quality can mean different things to different people. Perhaps we're overdue to redefine exactly what it does mean.. in the scope of long term breed survival; being certain that we're not inbred painting ourselves into a genetic

Hay nets

2015-01-24 Thread Alice MacGillivray
This message is from: Alice MacGillivray al...@4km.net I got another hay net to add to my growing collection at a local re-sale store for $5. It is a 1 mesh with fairly thick, soft, braided netting so the holes may even be smaller than her other 1 nets. The one on sale had been beautifully

...decline in Fjord foal numbers.

2015-01-24 Thread Kay Van Natta
This message is from: Kay Van Natta jadeb...@aol.com Hi All, Maybe the fact that we DON'T all define quality the same way is what will keep us from swirling down the single-bloodline drain. We've (as a breed) been around a long time by letting people lean toward the drafty or sporty ends

Re: Fjord Digest--white markings

2015-01-24 Thread Main Email
This message is from: Main Email divingduoandcor...@comcast.net I have a very nice mare that I was told never to breed because she has half a white hind foot.  I wonder about excluding a mare for this, particularly due to concerns discussed here about less foals and a shrinking gene pool. I

Slow Feeders

2015-01-24 Thread Paula Rush
This message is from: Paula Rush pjr...@wi.rr.com I board my mare, BHF Anja. I use ChinchChix (now HayChix) nets with grass hay. She is stalled at night and on dry lot during the day - no pasture time whatsoever. I feel badly about this, but I tell her it's for her own good. I have three of the

Re: [Bulk] re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread ruth bushnell
This message is from: ruth bushnell fjo...@frontiernet.net Ruthie, one can still be choosy about quality and maintain genetic diversity. Janet Yes, one could do that. But more than likely it doesn't deliberately

Re: hay nets

2015-01-24 Thread Kim Manzoni
This message is from: Kim Manzoni kim.manz...@yahoo.com Gail. Would you be able to take a photo of your hay set ups? Thank you. Kim and Titan. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2015, at 4:48 PM, Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management:

re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread Janet
This message is from: Janet ja...@tamaracksheep.com Ruthie, one can still be choosy about quality and maintain genetic diversity. Janet Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts:

Re: [Bulk] re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree st...@carriagehorse.com On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com wrote: Gail (who clicked her three little dots dutifully, and thought, just for a moment, that she saw flash by the words, click here so Steve will draw and quarter you,

Fjord Digest--Thank You

2015-01-24 Thread Ursula Jensen
This message is from: Ursula Jensen ursu...@gmail.com I must say that the collective wisdom of the participating owners and breeders surpasses any equine clinic I am aware of!! The topics of discussion are wide and varied giving support and advice to new owners or simply owners with a relevant