Fw: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #104 Herald p.s.

2006-05-12 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
This message is from: "E.German\\ R. Petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I had my dates wrong -- I was at the Pederson's April 30th, not May 6th. So they received the Herald sometime before April 30th! - Original Message ----- From: "E.German\ R. Petrowski"

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #104 Herald

2006-05-12 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
This message is from: "E.German\\ R. Petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I received mine today - in New Mexico. Amazingly, on May 7th I was in the very small village of Leopoldshagen, Germany (on the Baltic, near the Polish border, formerly part of East Germany) where I had

Re Mark Howes' saddle

2006-04-18 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
This message is from: "E.German\\ R. Petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I too have a saddle made by Mark Howes, custom made for both me and Arend. I love it, aside from the wonderful fit, it's lighter than other Western saddles I've used (and thus easier to put on the hors

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #49 Norwegian names and photos

2006-03-04 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
This message is from: "E.German\\ R. Petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I lived in Norway in the early '70's, one of our Norwegian neighbors mentioned that children could only be named approved Norwegian names. I remember looking at some kind of list with her. Perh

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2006 #30

2006-02-07 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
This message is from: "E.German\\ R. Petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I submitted a posting yesterday morning (2/6) but it wasn't included in the digest. This has happened a few times in the past -- what is the criterea for inclusion in the digest? Here is a copy o

virtual evaluations, stallions and stock show

2006-02-06 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
As a relatively new Fjord owner, I'd love to be able to watch an educational video on evaluations to learn what the evaluators look for. It'd be great to have several different horses and a few different evaluators comment on each. I had the pleasure of watching an evaluation in Libby in 2005

Fjord Foundation challenge

2005-11-27 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
I had to respond to the woman from Nova Scotia who sounded outraged about the Fjord Foundation and who questioned it's "independence." Common sense and the very good article about the Foundation, published about a year ago in the Herald, and copied on the NFHR website, makes clear that it is i

Starfire Arend Dressage Debut

2005-07-06 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
This message is from: "E.German\\ R. Petrowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just had to brag about Starfire Arend's dressage debut. He showed Intro Level, tests A and B, last Saturday and Sunday at the Fiesta de Dressage Show in Albuquerque.He earned scores of 62.5,

cushings/founder

2005-06-16 Thread E.German\\ R. Petrowski
Someone asked about a web site on cushings. Not all cases of cushings disease are the same, so I'd be careful about only following information from the internet without specific blood work and advice from your vet. I'm not an expert but offer my unsolicited advice based on experiences I'd wish I