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We are pleased to announce that our white mare Lilje is on her way to her new
home in Tennessee. Bonnie Van Neste is her new owner and will enjoy riding
Lilje on 200 acres of Tennessee hills. Congratulations Bonnie! I know you
will love her!!
Janice L
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I just got my evaluation book and must say it was WELL DONE!!
Congratulations Sandy, all your time and effort really paid off. Steve White
and I had
a blast last night looking at all the horses, their scores and giving our
opinions about necks and
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Hi Listers-
Yes, we actually pick them up and step on the scale to weigh them at birth.
I say 'we' but actually it has been Dr. White or Carl that pick them up for
the weigh-in. And for those of you who know Carl, that is quite an
accomplishment. Littl
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Does anyone have any suggestions for horse transporters. We are looking for a
ride for a horse from Nebraska to Tennessee. NationWide Horse Transporters
was a suggestion, but I promised I would try to come up with a few suggestions.
If any of you have u
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Congratulations on the white filly!!!
It reminded me that I am supposed to advertise that our white dun mare Lilje
is for sale. Lilje is 5 years old, well started and riding well. She was
started by a young man who believes in exposing them to everythi
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You know this list offers just about everything!!!
First an edge of your chair adventure with Lisa (I am so glad you and the
horses are all OK, oh,my God you poor thing)
and now perhaps my all-time personal favorite, the female version of the
horse
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Thank you Catherine and Brigid for the fine descriptions. I learned alot
from your evaluation information. I have printed it off for future reference.
I am pleased and proud that once again Saethersblakken grandsons by the 1pr.
stallion Hermann have bee
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I have enjoyed the discussion of late. We stallion owners all love our
own stallions. The caution of course must come when we are rapturing
about are beloved boys. In our minds they are 'the best', 'most wonderful'
and with few (if any) flaws. It is impor
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Dear List-
We have one to add to the 'foal list'. This is our second Saethersblakken
baby, this time a brown filly we have named Sinisblakke after our dear friend
Sini Seppala-Vanhala who served as our interpreter in Finland when we purchased
Saethersbla
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What??? The web master speaketh! Hey, call me or email me or
something!!!
J in NE
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Well put, Ms. Albrough.
Janice in Nebraska
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Our foals have ranged in weight from 80 to 94 lbs. All strong and healthy
as...well, healthy as horses. Little Tarmo who weighed 80 lbs at birth is now
eight months old and almost 13 hands tall. You can barely tell him apart from
the adults when they a
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Dear List,
Finally, after much button pushing and cursing I have managed to complete a
CD of photographs of our imported Norwegian, 2 premie, stallion
Saethersblak
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I got such a nice surprise today in the mail!! Sofia from Sweden sent me
some beautiful postcards and a nice note. Sofia spent the summer with Lori
Albrough, lucky girl. Well, I guess they were both lucky, because Lori loved
Sofia
and her way with hor
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Dear Robyn-
I enjoyed hearing about your mom. She sounds like a wonderful woman.
My condolances to you and the Evers family.
The description of Bud's service was beautifully done. What a great tribute
to a horseman.
Janice in Nebraska
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Laurie-
I will tell you my experience with Fjords and a lay-off. With other horses I
have owned, you take several steps back after a lay-off. With Pjoska and
Suki, my two main riding babes I have found that they never forget a thing.
Ten
minutes of w
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Congratulations Beth, sounds like you had a fine time in Ontario. You read
my mind on the imported/homebred vein...they were ALL imported, weren't
they? chuckle, chuckle
Janice in Nebraska
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I use the best friend muzzle on the several of my mares at different times of
the year. I have puchased several and had one wear thru on the bottom after
less than 6 weeks of use. We have sandy ground, no rocks, so there did not
seem to be a reason for
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I have been following the vein about board members and the list with great
interest.
I am pleased that both candidates for the board, Judy and Fred, are members
of the list. I think it would benefit anyone who had an interest in the
thoughts and opinion
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Dear Linda-
Thank you for the heads-up about the website. I will look for Solbjor Borken
immediately.
We have been taking pictures and video of Saethersblakken the last few weeks,
to develop a video and cd of photos. The photos are turning out great.
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Dear Jo-
Welcome to the Fjord list. You will find it full of good hearted Fjord
lovers and lots of valueable information.
I live at the wrong end of the state for a quick visit, but if you ever get
near Omaha, I would be happy to show off our mares and
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Welcome Jane, Fjord owner or not we are happy to have you on the list.
Janice in Nebraska
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Welcome Karma-
This is a great place to get your questions answered. Good luck with you
Fjord search. I know there are some nice ones out there.
Janice in Nebraska
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Thanks to all of you for your nice comments on Tarmosblakken's birthing slide
show. I wish I could take credit for the computer expertise that made it
possible, but again I must give credit to Steve McIlree for the slide show and
the whole website. He i
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Dear List-
Several of you have written asking about Pjoska's baby that was due several
weeks ago. Thank you for asking, the baby is here. I was waiting until the
new babies page was up on the website, so you can all see him.
Saethersblakken's first son
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Dear Sherie-
Let me tell you about my trainer and her horse . They were long listed for
the Olympic team in eventing. He did all the huge jumps and was marvelous in
dressage. Suddenly, he showed neurological problems. Diagnosis EPM. This was
7 or 8
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I am offering for sale our WHITE DUN mare, Bayshore Lilje. Lilje is 4 years
old, 14.1 and still growing. She has good conformation, riding type.
Definitely not drafty. She is started under the western saddle by a Ray Hunt
style
trainer. She goes quiet
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Dear Debi-
I am sure many out there have more experience with grey foals than I have,
however Tinkertoy when she was born looked like a brown dun, but had mascara
under eyes. Peg Knutsen said from the picture she looked like a grey. After
several weeks
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DOG FOUND!!
Thanks to those of you who wrote with encouraging words and suggestions. A
network of good people in western Colorado rose to the occasion and my son's
dog has been found. He was fortunate to put the word out quickly and to a
special ranche
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Let me apologize in advance that this message has nothing to do with Fjords,
other than it is being written by a Fjord owner.
I am willing to accept that this has little chance of helping my son, but
stranger things happen in this world, and I guess it ca
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Dear Fjord List-
I thought I should check in and tell you a story to boot. We are pleased to
announce that Sukkertoy got pregnant on the first try this spring. Pjoska is
due to foal anytime. We are very excited, since this will be the first
Saethersb
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Each of our horses has a fan for his stall during the summer. They love
them, and will stand as close as possible to get the full effect on their
faces.
I also have had an overly warm Fjord here in hot,humid Nebraska. One of our
mares tends to have a
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Dear Sofia-
You will indeed meet nice people at Bluebird Lane Farm. Lori Albrough and
her husband Stefan are wonderful people, and the area they live in is
beautiful,
not to mention their terrific horses. I wish I was meeting you there for a
visit!!!
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I wrote to Best Friend Grazing Muzzles about a muzzle that wore thru after
six weeks, and they informed me that they will do nothing about it. They said
the muzzles might last for only a few weeks depending on the composition of the
ground and the voraci
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Dear Jeanne-
Richard Shrake was a clinician at the Nebraska Horse Expo, just a few weeks
ago. He was very good with the people and the horses, and I think you will get
along just fine. He loves the word "endorphins" and uses it a lot. He did a
long co
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Dear List-
We are planning the Fjord booth at the Nebraska Horse Expo which will be held
March 12, 13 and 14. The Whites, the Ehlers and I are participating again,
but we would like to extend the invitation to any others who would be
interested in bring
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Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year to all our Fjord loving friends.
Janice Lee and Carl Morello
Little Farm Fjords
"Home of Saethersblakken"
Valley, Nebraska
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Hey Linda-
Cori-vac heaters (mind you I am not sure of the spelling) are a radiant heat
system that involve no fans or blowers. A metal tube, suspended from the
ceiling of the barn is heated by a propane driven little furnace. The tube
heats
up and wa
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In a message dated 12/6/2003 1:35:07 PM Central Standard Time,
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> I use the weight tape on all my horses, once a week or so, for means of
> comparison. I can see if anyone is gaining too much, we all know Fjords
> rarely
> los
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We use the panacur powerpack every November on every horse in the barn. Have
done so for years with no problems.
Janice in Nebraska
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Dr. Steve White, Carl and I had a great day yesterday. Steve brought out his
draft harness to try on Saethersblakken. It is Norsky's harness, but fit
Blakken perfectly..
The fun part was watching Blakken who obviously "knew the drill." He seemed
to en
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Thanks for the tips Joe. My driving harness is a brand new leather Smuckers
harness. I had hoped I might find a newer draft harness that someone might
not be using and wants to sell. Our devoted web-master just called and gave me
the name of his Amish
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I am interested in purchasing a used draft harness for a 14.1 hand 1000 lb.
horse, and wondered if anyone out there had anything for sale, or tips on
where to look.
Thanks,
Janice in Nebraska, where Saethersblakken is done basking in the sun, and is
go
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I have enjoyed the discussion about barefoot vs shod Fjords. When we got
Saethersblakken home, one of his first visitors was the farrier. He commented
on
what a gentleman Blakken was to trim, and how perfectly shaped and correctly
angled his feet were,
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I am a firm believer in helmets while riding or driving. I never get on a
horse or in the cart without one on. I appreciate the darling hats some people
wear when driving, but intend to wear my helmet at shows. I have seen some
covers that are being m
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Congratulations Peg! I am so happy Julia arrived with no problems. I am
sure she will be a beautiful girl. We could not be more pleased with our
Erlend daughter out of Sukkertoy, little Tinkertoy. Well, actually she is
not so little anymore, at 8 mont
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We have had a week to recover from the Nebraska Horse Expo, but now it is
time to extend many well deserved "thank yous" to all who helped it be the
success that it was.
A big thanks to Bonnie and Buzz Ehlers for all their help setting up our
consider
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I could not resist putting in my two cents about Rottweilers. I have owned
several females over the years, and have had nothing but good experiences
with them and children. Actually, we never had a Rottweiler bite anyone. We
had other breeds that would
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Several of us who have horses that need to be evaluated have been discussing
the idea of putting on an evaluation in Nebraska . We are located in the
center of the country, and 800 miles west of Cincinnati where there is an
evaluation planned for Septembe
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Well it seems to be that time of year again, when we begin planning the Fjord
booth for the Nebraska Horse Expo. We had an informal meeting yesterday,
attended by Dr. Steve White, Steve McIlree, Carl Morello and myself. We have
reserved 10 stalls and wi
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I have a great horse memory story for you. When I was in college my mother
bought me a Quarter Horse yearling gelding, he was a grey, but of course as a
yearling was almost black. So I called him Blackie.
When Blackie was 2 years old he had purpura hemo
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Aimee-What a wonderful poem!! I think it was written about me, although I am
not on social security yet, and I prefer red wine. Loved it, Janice in
Nebraska
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Hurray! The breeding contracts for Saethersblakken are finally finished. I
will be sending them out this week to those of you who have requested them.
If anyone else would like to review one, please e-mail me and I will be happy
to send one to you.
Wh
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oh, lucky you! A baby in the barn. So glad all went well. Let us know when
there are pictures available. Congratulate your mom on her great name
selection!! janice in Nebraska
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I informed Pjoska, Uljar's mother, of her son's fine showing at the winter
horse show. She was not at all surprised, said he had always been a "good
kid," certainly a chip off the old block, Erlend, and of course favors his
Momma, who is a great mover wi
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Saethersblakken has had his picture taken now, with and without the liberal
coating of mud. The photos are back, I figured out the printer enough to
make copies and will gladly send pictures of "Blakken" to anyone who would
like to see him. He is veeerr
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Regarding Fjord Escape Artists: I walked into our barn one morning to find
Suki and baby Tinkertoy (just 2 and 1/2 months at the time) standing in the
barn aisle. Fortunately we have screen doors on the ends of the alley, so
they had no where to go, but
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Thanks to everyone for their kind remarks on and off list about
Saethersblakken. He continues to charm everyone here. Pjoska can barely
take her eyes off him. And yes Peg, Tinkertoy is also fascinated by him. It
is very interesting to watch their inte
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News from Nebraska Saethersblakken has arrived from Finland. We at
Little Farm Fjords are proud to announce that our stallion, Saethersblakken
has finally finished his European Adventure, his Canadian vacation, where he
has been in quarantine and i
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I would like to "second" the comments about Mike May and the fine job he
does. I can't tell you how many times I have sent him a question about
something, not entirely within his job description to answer, and always get
an immediate reply.
He is obvi
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I had the opportunity to attend a Robin Groves driving clinic this year, it
was a real treat. I watched another driver's lesson whose horse whinnied and
called constantly. Robin repeatedly told the driver to "get after" her horse
and shut her up. She i
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This is a shameless plug for Linda Lotti and All Things Fjord. I recieved
today my new sweatshirts with a great Fjord logo and our farm name and
location. They are BEAUTIFULLY done, I am so glad I took Linda's advice
about colors etc. Carl loves to su
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boy, it pays to have talented and clever friends. Steve McIlree who is a
gifted photographer as well as a computer wizard came out today to take
pictures of Tinkertoy. Next thing I know, he calls to tell me she has her
own web site!!! You can see Tink
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It is 5:30 a.m. here in Nebraska, and you can add one to the filly list. Our
grey mare Sukkertoy had a little girl at 2:30 this morning. The mare's due
date was not for 3 weeks, but on a hunch I checked in the night to find the
baby right after it was b
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I ride my Fjord in a Bevel LTD saddle. I tried many, and it was the only
one I found that gave her the right fit. I purchased another one, with knee
rolls, and it perfectly fits and even rounder Fjord mare. I have ridden
Bevel Naturals for years, but
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As a mare owner, considering my options for next years' breeding season , I
appreciate the information I have recently recieved on the digest regarding
AI. Thank you Peg Knutsen and Julie Will for your candor and willingness to
share your experience. J
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Hi, I could not resist the opportunity to write and say what a fabulous
weekend I had at a Robin Groves clinic held in Eagle Ne. I took Pjoska, who
had only pulled the cart 10 times before Saturday, and had a terrific time.
Robin Groves did a fantastic
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Last year I attended the Nebraska Horse Expo and saw my first Fjord. I was
smitten. After much research I purchased my first Fjord from Lori Albrough
last September. Two weeks ago I was contacted by Dr. Steve White, and was
asked to bring my new mare,
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I have been following the lively and informative fjord digest for a few
months now, and thought I should take a moment to introduce myself and extend
a few overdue "thank yous".
I saw my first Fjord last year at the Nebraska Horse Expo. I had several
Qu
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Hi-I am writing regarding the fjord horse digest. I have been getting it for
several weeks and look forward to reading it every night. The last 3 or 4
days I have not recieved it and asked Peg Knutson if she was recieving hers.
She is recieving hers, so
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