Re: Friends made

2015-12-26 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Yes, good friends too! But the Rose Parade sans Fjords? Not the same...Lol. Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 04:47 PM MST, 12/24/2015 From: Gail Russell To: Michele Noonan , "fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com

Re: Goodbye FjordHorse List

2015-12-21 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Farewell to the List. Thank you Steve, it was a great ride! Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 08:26 AM MST, 12/21/2015 From: Steve McIlree To: FH-L Subject: Goodbye FjordHorse List This message is from: Steve

Re: FW: Flight instinct Saves Fjords and People

2015-08-20 Thread Beth & Sandy @ Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy @ Starfire Farm" Hi Brian, I was out of the country when I read this...I'm glad to hear that you are all okay. Sounded like a horrific event. Hope the horses are still okay too. Love how the town has come out to help you all out a

Re: FW: driving at the Kentucky Derby

2015-04-27 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Have a wonderful and safe time Lindy and all. Hoping for great weather for you. Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 05:50 AM MDT, 04/27/2015 From: "lindy hild"  To: Subject: FW: driving at the Kentuck

Re: Re: Fjord Digest--white markings

2015-01-25 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Yes, I agree with Lori about not throwing out the baby with the bath water. Perhaps the Canadian registry policy was decided before the advent of DNA testing. More and more is being ldiscovered about color genetics and the o

Re: Fjord Digest--white markings

2015-01-25 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" It seems that some discussion of the NFHR Breed Standard might be helpful. Here is the language regarding Coat Color and Marking: "Traditionally, the most common and desirable markings found on Fjords are:1. Primitive marki

Re: need help with a foundering mare

2014-09-28 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Founder can be a very serious, life threatening problem! If your horse is severely lame as you describe, especially if she is showing lameness in all four feet, I would call the vet immediately to determine the extent of the

RE: Fjord in Dressage Today

2014-07-04 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Hello All, This message is from: "Mary Ofjord" -I believe Anne Appleby's horse "Wez" was shown at Grand Prix level and possibly Starfire Farm's stallion BDF Obelisk. (Beth can you help me here?)

RE: Rose Parade - horse shoes and other details

2014-01-12 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" "But seriously, did anyone have to have their arm twisted to participate? No? (I didn't think so ;-)" Not this time...but in the future someone had better twist...hard, really hard! ;-) Beth Important FjordH

Re: Rose Bowl Parade

2014-01-11 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" "This question is for all the parade participants. Would you do it again?" BTW, we will have been home for a week tomorrow and I am still exhausted! Beth Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http

Re: Rose Parade photos

2014-01-11 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Hello Caroline, Point your driving trainer to the videos on YouTube. All she has to do is search Rose Parade Fjords and the videos will come up. All of these horses were well prepared, had confident riders and drivers and

Re: Rose Bowl Parade

2014-01-11 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" This message is from: Bonnie Morris "This question is for all the parade participants. Would you do it again?" I consider it a once in a lifetime event. Having said that, if circumstances were right, I would con

Re: A couple of questions

2014-01-11 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Hi Gayle, This message is from: Gayle ware "I have a couple of questions. In the photo of 5 abreast in the Rose parade, are those all 5 of the Fjord colors?" No, left to right they are brown dun (Teressa&#x

Re: Rose Parade

2014-01-10 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" This message is from: Me Kint "Question how did you know to have these extra people there as a safety net?" Parades with horse knowledge/experience require a certain number of out-walkers per a certain number of

RE: Rose Parade hoopla

2014-01-10 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" This message is from: Karen McCarthy .."as Teressa said, nothing can prepare you for that kind of experience, except being in it!" This is so true Beth, and it really is one of the biggest 'stress tests&#

RE: Rose Parade drugs?

2014-01-10 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Ohhh, Teressa, now I know you are truly evil;-) We should have had Holly's kicker in my carriage playing "Whip It." Beth Ditto on that Beth. Too bad we didn't have advance notice of the float's

RE: Rose Parade

2014-01-10 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" "Despite the security, there were people getting out into the street - including a kid dressed in a tux walking down the middle of the street toward the rear of the parade. That was strange." OMG, that little kid. H

RE: Rose Parade Roses

2014-01-10 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" As Teressa said, we were not required to sign a waiver, nor were we required to tranquilize our horses or carry tranquilizers (I think the DEA might have something to say about that...;-). However, we did have a contact numbe

RE: Rose Parade drugs?

2014-01-10 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Honestly, I would have preferred the marching bands... Teressa, you wicked person you for putting that tune back into my head! AGGG! ;-) Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 05:25 PM MST, 01/09/2014 From:

Re: Rose Parade photos

2014-01-09 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" It looks like I messed up when I setup the SmugMug account. The albums were not supposed to be for sale. Only prints and low-rez versions for download. Hope you bought a lottery ticket today -- seems like this is your lucky

Re: Rose Bowl Parade.(minus the "e")

2013-12-02 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Nice idea, but I am afraid that being part of the performance and the parade come with having to pay attention to copyright laws, as they have hefty copyrights already in place...therefore we more than likely will not be abl

Re: Rabies

2013-10-14 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" In Finlay's case the horse had been given a West Nile vaccination 2 days prior to displaying signs of illness, so there was a question as to whether it was a reaction to the vaccination or if it was rabies. He was transpor

Re: Rabies vaccine?

2013-10-13 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" First of all, Beth M., thank you for vaccinating your mare! I can't believe, after all of the rabies exposure we had on the Front Range in Colorado this spring that your barn-mates have not had their horses vaccinated! Shar

Fjord Herald

2013-07-31 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" The summer issue of the Fjord Herald should be winging its way to you any day now. The submission deadline for the fall issue is tomorrow, August 1st. The fall issue is your opportunity to show us your 2014 foals, as well as l

Re: Holding Interest of the Crowd

2013-07-29 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" I'll be interested to see if this reply makes it to the list... You could do a driving/jumping routine like we did for Stock Show and our Expo. Make a jump on wheels, attach it to the back of a carriage and do a routine

RE: Trucks

2013-06-29 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" Here, here -- keep the trucks on the list! We're having to consider a new 'hauler' as well!!! Sandy -- Original Message -- Received: 02:16 PM MDT, 06/29/2013 From: Gail Russell To: "fjordhorse@angus