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Happy New Year to Everyone!
Thank you Susan Giargiari for my Secret Santa gift. The snowman is
great. I love the key box, with the Fjord. Did you make it? The
little Fjord is cute. It must have been hard to find a Fjord.
Thank you
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I am glad that you got your gift Cynthia. Yes I did make the hot
plate. I hope it arrived in good shape. I am sorry that it took awhile
for me to get back to you. It was busy over the holidays. Now that the
weather has got really cold, I
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Hi,
I did my herd with the first dose of the WNV. No reactions. The
vaccine cost me $28.00 a dose, the vet needed a list of the horses,
ages, descriptions and names. I gave the shots myself. More than I was
hoping to pay. The vet is also
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Hi Everyone,
The Fjords world lost a member last night. I had to put my stallion
Anvil's Borgen down. He had been suffering from colic for a day. It
looked like it was improving, but then took a turn for the worst. The
Vet figuired
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Hi Everyone,
Congratulation!!! I have not been checking email for the last few
days. I am happy to hear that the horses have been saved.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta Where is the snow?
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Hi Mark,
I know that cattle feed is bad for horses. I don't know how much it
takes to affect them. One of the problems that shows up is heart
problems. One person I talked to said that they had a horse that had
small heart attacks, from
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Hi Don,
I have used the blue buckets. They work very well. I use them for
goats and a dog. The horses water out of a stock tank, with stock tank
heaters. If I only had a couple of horse I would use the buckets for
them. If you are using
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Hi,
I have fed cubes, but I feel that you MUST feed either hay or straw with
the cubes. I don't think the cubes alone have enough bulk to keep the
horses from impacting. I am using cubes this year to make my hay last
till spring
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Hi,
Swaping mare sound interesting. It certainly could get some new
bloodlines in different parts of North America.
Alison Bakken
Frosty Alberta
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Hi,
I have noticed that my stallion Anvil's Borgen keeps a fairly short coat
compared to the geldings and most of the mares. I agree with that
nutrition plays an important role in the coat. Some horse just seem to
get longer coats than
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Hi Patti,
I had a part Arabian mare that started the same type of behaviour almost
over night. She was a little more controllable than this fellow. I
rode her for about five years before she died from a bacterial
infection. That infection
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Hi Sharon,
I am looking for hay too. Have you tried the Ropin' the Web Web site?
There is a list of people who have hay for sale. It is extremely
pricey.
Alison Bakken
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Hi W. Peter Randall,
If you can get hold of a training collar. I have one that is an electic
collar that is controlled by a hand held button. Most of the larger pet
store carry them, some will even rent them for a week or so. The collar
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Hi,
Last week someone was asking whose horse was in the Spruce Meadows ads.
The horse is Ollie, who belongs to Grethe Sorenson of Strathmore,
Alberta.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, AB.
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Hi list,
Edelstein gave birth to a lovely filly about 5:00 am Wednesday. She is
a real sweetheart.
Alison Bakken
Spring has finally arrived in Alberta.
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Hi Kelly,
A site for classified, pictures and stallion would be fantastic.
Alison Bakken
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Hi Clare Alan.
There is hope for your colt. He is just full of himself, because he has
had the pasture to himself and no one has push him around. I help a
friend of mine with an appaloosa colt that was the same way.
I pushed the colt
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Hi Lauren,
Edelstein is getting big, she really wanted Hattie's baby. I think she
will be a good mom. I do wish that the snow would change to rain.
Alison Bakken
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Hope everyone is enjoying spring. It has finally arrived in Alberta.
My first foal arrived at 1:30 this morning, or so. He is a nice looking
colt with a very curly tail.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi Jean,
Great pictures. The country is fantastic.
Alison
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi Renee,
Good luck in the show!!!
Alison Bakken
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Hi,
Horses can eat grass, which is their natural food, if they had predators
who kept them moving between mouthfuls. My Fjords are out on pasture
for 24 hour/ day during the summer, but they are pastured on bush
pasture where they have
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Hi Heather,
Where do you get your kelp from?
Alison Bakken
Aundre, Alberta
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Hi Steve,
I think a photo page and classified ads would be great. The claendar of
events would be good too, I didn't know that it existed.
GREAT JOB, IREALLY ENJOY THE LIST. THANKS!
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Welcome to the list Heather,
Your Arab sound like some of my Fjords. They are as helpful as your
horse.
What part of Sask. are you in?
Have heard of Chris Irwin? He is a horse trainer who lives in Sask.
He
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Hi Tammy,
I don't know of any studies of horses dreaming, but I know that they
dream. I found my stalion Borgen asleep in the sunny, but he was
whinning and moving. It was the spring, I think he was dreaming of the
girls. The whinny
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Hi Dave,
The sj sounds like fun. I would really like to see some pictures of you
skiing.
Alison Bakken
in snowy Alberta
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Hi Mary,
I have heard that they make good driving horses. In Iceland they were
primary bred for riding. I have seen old pictures of them in harness,
but being lead while pulling a load. Usually the horse was wearing an
open bridle
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Hi Mary,
I have a friend and a sister, who breed Icelandics. The pinto has been
in the breed since the beginning. You see some really interesting
colours in Icelandics. I have seen everything except appaloosa
colouring. The everyone
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Hi Mary Thurman,
Actually Icelandics can have a lot of white on their faces bodies.
There are several Icelandic pintos.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi Brad Kelly,
I would encourage you to look at a young fjord. If your kids can ride
the calves you should have fun with a Fjord. I feel that you have the
right idea about training horses.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi Ursula and Brian,
How much are the tapes of the Libby show? I hope to get down to watch
next year, since Spruce Meadow and Libby are not in conflit for once.
We are getting some snow. I hope to start working horses after
Christmas
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Hi Mike,
I don't think I am related to Arve M. Bakken. Bakken is a very common
name in Norway. I did sent Mr. Arve Bakken some pictures of Fjords in
Canada. He phoned me and asked for pictures. I thought that his book
was going
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Hi,
I am in for secret santa.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi,
To wash those big western pads. Pressure washer work wonderfully, or
take them to the local car wash.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi Eunice,
You may have already gotten the answer to your question about who the
Breeder is. The BREEDER is the owner of the mare when the mare is bred
to the stallion. Do you have winter in Ontario yet? I am beginning to
wonder if we
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Hi,
Please past on my sorrow at the loss of Rusten. I have Anvil's Borgen,
a son of Rusten from Stella. He remains me a lot of Rusten. I would
like to see the older pictures of Rusten. I hope that Chip has a nice
foal crop in the spring
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Hi Debbie,
Con graduations on your first Fjord. As to your question about pasture,
I keep Fjords on pasture, but my pasture is bush not open grassland. I
know others that pasture fjords on grass, you do have to been on the
look out for over
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Hi,
Has anyone on the list heard from Pat Malloy. Roman Jahns is trying to
get hold of him. The phone number has been changed. I hope that
Malloy's are alright.
I am sorry to hear about Rayner. Glad that he is recovering.
Alison Bakken
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Hi,
A friend of mine died in January. His wife is wanting to sell two three
year old fillies. Monarch Lana #C1773 and Monarch Resa #C1775 are
currently being started to drive. I do have a couple of pictures of
these girls. If you need more
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Hi Sharon,
I bought a mare that had been grass foundered. The hard neck is a sign
that they need to have restricted food intake. My horse pasture in the
bush, so they really have to work for their feed. Once a horse founders
it takes a lot
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Hi Sue,
I got an orthflex last summer. I really enjoy this saddle. I rode for
six hours on a ride and drive and was not sore. Normally I would be
sore afer riding that long. This saddle has a great range of fit
because of the design
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Hi Jean,
The auroras were fantastic here a couple of weeks ago. We usually just
see the greens, but this time they were bright vivid red.
Thanks for doing that DNA for me, everything has been sorted out.
Borgen is Stella's foal.
Alison
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Hi, Sharnot,
The Ny and N are Norway numbers. Have you tried the Canadian Livestock
Records website? You can trace your horses back a long way. What part
of Alberta are you from. I breed Fjord and live outside of Sundre,
Alberta.
Alison
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Hi Cindy,
What are you feeding for a mineral? It sounds to me like there is
something missing in the feed. I would guess a mineral or an amino
acid.
Good luck.
Alison Bakken
Alberta
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Hi Frank Tammy,
I totally agree with you. I do not start my Fjords until they are at
least three. They need time to grow up just like kids do. Before they
are 3, their attention span is fairly short. They may be big enough to
ride etc
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Hi Jennifer,
I feed round bales, but I stand the bales up on end, usually with a pin,
a rope and the ATV. I then fork the hay off the bales into the trailer
behind the ATV and take it to the horses. I could probably get away
with putting
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Hi Carol,
Your problem with the fence is that Duster is not getting shocked
because the ground is so insulated from the snow. How far down is the
ground rod for the fence? I have had to add two additional ground rods,
idea they should
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Hi,
I loved your message Brian.
Alison Bakken
Snowy Alberta
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Hi,
I have used Ivomec as a wormer for several years and had no problems. I
go out to the pasture with the Ivomec and a syringe to give it to the
horses. I am surrounded by horses, saying Where's mine? Can I have
seconds? They seem
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Hi Carol,
I am glad that it arrived in one piece. Sorry it was late.
Alison Bakken
Alberta
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Hi,
I think this sounds like a good idea. The more we know about each other
the more open the discussion will be.
Alison Bakken
Sunny Alberta
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Hi Sue,
It sounds as if Storm needs sometime else to think about. Have you
thought about doing some ground work with him. He could be taught to
carry a saddle, bridle and be ground driven. Some Fjord seem to go
through a time
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Hi Sue,
It sounds to me, like your saddle is too narrow for the horse. Fitting
saddles to Fjords is a challenge. The best fit that I have been able to
find is an Orthflex saddle.
Alison Bakken in deep freeze Alberta
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Hi,
From what I have been told, mirochips that stop reading are sometimes
implanted when the horse is young. As the horse puts on muscle and fat
layers the chip is buried too deep for the scanners to read.
Alison Bakken
Alberta, Canada
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Hi Jane,
I am interested in your sleigh made from snowmobile skiis. Could you
send me a picture of it? I am hoping to build a bobsled type sleigh to
haul wood.
Alison Bakken
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Hi Jane,
I have seen one cart that the wheels came off and a pair of skies off a
smowmoblie were bolted on. There were chains that ran from the tip of
the skies up to the bottom of the cart. The girls that had the cart
certainly had fun
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Hi,
I am getting all my messages from the list in twos. Am I the only lucky
one or is everyone seeing double.
Alison Bakken
Sunny Alberta
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Hi Jean,
I have afriend that has a saddle that is widen with a key. It worked
fairly well. Even at the widest opening it just fit her Fjord.
Alison Bakken
Sundre, Alberta
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Hi Sue,
I just got a ortho-flex saddle. It fits the Fjords realy well and is
really comfortable to ride in. I got it on a special sales deal off
their web site. I don't know if they are have a sale this year or not.
Alison Bakken from
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Hi Mary Ann,
Welcome to the list. It is good to hear from another Albertan. I am
happy to hear that you have discovered the freindly Fjord.
I have 10 Fjords, 10 Angora Goats, I Maremma dog, several cats and a
meduim sized mutt.
Hope you
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Hi Jean,
You were asking if anyone knew about a disease transmitted by birds.
Sleeping sickness is transmitted by birds.
Alison Bakken in Alberta
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Hi Steve,
I am having the same problem with spam mail and false addresses.
Alison Bakken, Sundre, Alberta
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Hi,
A repellent that works is wolf scent. You can usually get it from
trapper supply stores. Several people have put it on burlap and hung
the burlap on the fence. This has kept elk out of hay stacks.
Alison Bakken in Alberta
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Hi Nancy,
If the horse is registered with the Canadian Livestock Records, within
the last 12 years she will be mirochipped. You should be able to track
her that way if she is chipped. The chips are on the left side of the
neck about half
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Hi List,
The Alberta Fjord Horse Association had a team in the Battle of the
Breeds, during the Spruce Meadows Masters. Alison Barr and Renee LaFleu
took a sixth place ribbon in Compulsory Skills. The fjords gave the
other teams great
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Hi Carol,
That vehicles somes very interesting. Do you have any pictures of it?
If you do could you email me a copy. Thanks
Alison Alberta The rain finally quit.
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Hi Lauren,
I am very sorry to hear about Cruizer. You must be heartbroken.
Alison
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Hi Sue,
I feel that young Fjords need their grain. I do not feed as much grain
as you would feed to a hotter blooded horse. My weanlings get about 2
pound of whole oats and a suplement daily. Most summers, once the
yearlings are turned out
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Hi Sue,
I have seen a few colts that seem to really like to rule. I have found
that you need to find a way to get them to think in your direction. It
is impossible to win a battle of strength against any horse, but
especially a Fjord. Some
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Hi Griet,
I have heard of mares that have started making milking again, if the
foals even after they are weaned, are turned back in with the mares.
You may not see the foal nurse. Is there a older horse that is
nursing? I suggest that you
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Hi Sue,
Yes there are other Canadian Fjord owners out here. I own 9 Fjords, a
stallion, four mares, a gelding and three yearling fillies at the
moment. I live north west of Sundre Alberta, in the foothills.
Where are you located at?
Have
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Hi Sue,
I like to geld my boys that are not stallion prospects at a year old. I
have limited space to keep stallions and yearlings have been known to
breed.
As to the question of shoes. I feel that this depends on your horse's
feet
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Hi Cheryl,
I have had to dust my horses' for lice this year. I used the Dry Kill.
Sulphur is safer than Rotenone. Worming with Ivermictin will also kill
most lice. I have an on going battle with lice on the Angora Goats. At
least
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Hi,
Just a note of caution about this fly spray. Some horses react to
eucalyptus oil. I had a mare come up with some real sizable swelling.
Alison Bakken in snowy Alberta
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Hi List,
Great discussion lately. Last weekend Paula talked about a treeless
saddle called ansur. Did you get to try one? If you did how was it?
Has anyone out there had any experience with treeless saddles?
Is Rick or Nancy Hotovy
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Hi Casey, Tyr and Justin,
My Fjords and other horses have debarked alot of the poplar trees in
their winter paddocks. They seem to start debarking in Feb. If I keep
the salt and mineral out and topped up, sometimes they are better. I
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Hi,
It nice to know that there are other hand spinners out there. I have
Angora Goats. They are more like sheep than goats in alot of ways. The
Angora's do not climb or jump the way that other breeds of goats do. I
use them to help keep
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Hi,
I am glad to see that everyone survived Y2K. I new Fjords would have no
problem.
Alison Barr, my secret santa package arrived. Thank you very much for
the books, now I just need some colder weather so I have time to read
them
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Hi Gail,
I have found that stallions are happier if they have a company. I
pasture breed my stallion. I tease the mares that I don't know first
before turning them in together. I watch for mares that are afraid of
the stallion. I
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Just a merry Christmas Wish to all. I hope Santa was good to all. May
you all have a Happy New Year with many hours of Fjord time.
Alison Barr are you my SS?
Alison Bakken from Alberta where summer has arrived for Christmas.
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Hi Steve,
I would not be all that happy about advertising attacked to each
message. You know more about the workings than the rest of us. Why
does the list have to more? I missed the reason.
Alison from Alberta where winter has arrived.
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Hi,
The person that I am secret santa to lives SE of Algonquin Park some
where close to the Bonnechere River, if my information is correct. I am
sure that you have more snow than I do.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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Hi Pat,
Horse's naturally have a pecking order in a herd. You can use that
pecking order to your benefit in handling and trainning your horses. If
the horses see you as the alpha horse or boss horse in the herd they
will give you respect
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Hi,
The person that I am secret santa for lives 2 provinces awat from me.
Your parcel will be in the mail shorty. Enjoy!
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Hi Cheryl,
I haven't heard the term 4 point trim, but I am familar with the 1/3
ratio. It has sure helped a welsh cross pony that I am boarding. This
pony has been foundered many times with this type of trimming his feet
look a 100% better
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It sound like a horrible accident. I have been thur something very
similar. It is important to get them hooked up again soon. I have
heard of one Fjord that a professional trainer had that destroyed two
sleights. The horse wasn't scared
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Hi List,
It was great to hear about all the stallions out there. I have been
going to write about mine, so here goes.
I bought Borgen in 1988 as a five year old unproven stallion. He was
broke to ride. I really liked his conformation
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Hi List,
Ingrid I hope your horse gets well.
I had a horse that came down with Potomac Fever. She spend 4 days in
the vets on IV. She recovered fully with no lasting effects. From what
I have read on Potomac Fever, it is contacted from
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Hi Lori,
I believe that you are looking for electric fencing. The white wire has
stainless steel strands in it, which the power runs thur. One name for
it is Poly Wire. There is a new wire out in Canada called Electrabriad
which is much
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This is from Alison Bakken in Alberta.
Mountain lion can and are a problem. I worked on a ranch in the
foothills, where we lost a few foal to mountainlions. Several mares
were scatched up. A couple of years ago a friend of mine had horse
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Steve
Thanks for the note about the tee-shirts, I was beginning to wonder what
had happened to them. I would love to get down to Libby one year,
unfortunately Libby is the same weekend as the Spruce Meadow's Master.
I am part of a group
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This is from Alison in Sundre, Alberta.
In answer to Nathan Lapp's question on buttercup. I have the same
problem with the tall buttercup. It is not toxic (from what I have been
told and experienced) when dried. A few years ago I had some
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Hello list.
Ihave tried to answer a few of the question but have not been able to
get connected. I will try again. The question of white markings. Fjord
pictures from the early days of Fjords in Norway included horses with
white markings
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