RE: [FjordIssues] Protect the stallion owner

2012-03-06 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com But, do you not agree that it is worthwhile to provide some support for the stallion owner by asking for documentation that the breeding was paid for. My policy proposal would, in this circumstance, avoid having to look inside the transaction

Fjord Issues and BOD actions

2012-03-06 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com NOT requiring a stallion owner's signature would be opening a BIG can of trouble... Think about it; if just DNA was required what would stop dishonest people from slipping their mares through the back gate so to speak? What would protect

RE: Breeding, Stallions and all the other junk

2012-03-06 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I do not think it is advisable to move on, except from discussing the details of this case anymore. The case raises issues. Now it is up to the NFHR to put in place policies that make it less likely that they will get in the middle

Feed Recall!

2012-03-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com See below. Forwarded from another list. Gail Western Feed LLC is recalling 50-pound bags of horse feed with the Payback logo that may be contaminated with monensin sodium, aka Rumensin. They report some horses have died. Distributed

Protect the stallion owner

2012-03-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com This settlement agreement, executed post-breeding (and probably post birth), is probably being regarded by the NFHR as a breeding contract, wherein the parties agreed that the mare had been bred to the Stallion, and, that the mare owner could

FW: [FjordIssues] Fjord Issues and BOD actions

2012-03-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Am crossposting this. I have taken out the post that I was replying to as I have not gotten permission to crosspost that post. See below...Gail I am just discussing the underlying rationale for continuing to require the Stallion Owners's

Registry Legal issues./ Welfare of the filly

2012-03-04 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I have been pondering this issue in my sleep and have some definite ideas about things that should be looked at given the registries dual responsibilities for preserving the integrity of the Fjord gene pool AND determining ownership. Surely

Registry Legal issues./ Welfare of the filly

2012-03-04 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I have been pondering this issue in my sleep and have some definite ideas about things that should be looked at given the registries dual responsibilities for preserving the integrity of the Fjord gene pool AND determining ownership. Surely

RE: fjordhorse-digest V2012 #57

2012-02-29 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Where are you located? I understand wanting to have like-minded horse friends and it is not always easy. One thing you can do that has all kinds of fun possibiities for you and your horse is clicker training. However, finding local people

RE: Heart Murmurs in Fjords

2012-02-18 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com My husband has a heart that skips a beat. Not strictly a murmur, but I wonder if the vets are mislabeling an irregular heart beat (in terms of rhythm) as a murmur. My understanding is that a murmur is a sound of a valve not closing

Update on horse with tongue problem.

2011-10-12 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Well..Decaffe now has laminitis, but we may have the tongue problem licked. Below is a message I sent to the ECHoof list asking for help regarding bute and Jiagolon. Thought you all might be interested in what has gone on with him since I asked

RE: Abcess under tongue

2011-10-04 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Interesting. My horse is back on antibiotics, but the drainage from the abscess is not drying up, so I think there is something still in there. I suppose, if we keep the infection from running wild for long enough, whatever is in there may

RE: Abcess under tongue

2011-09-30 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Thank you all for your suggestions. They laid Decaffe down two days ago and thoroughly searched his mouth. He has abscesses on both sides of this tongue, plus this drainage tract under his jaw. They flushed everything out and gave him

RE: Abcess under tongue

2011-09-28 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com That sounds very similar. Did the abscess drain out under the jaw, with the abcess going forward toward the nose? (If you happen to know these details) Our local vet is much cheaper than Davis. This horse was on intravenous antibiotics

Anyone have experience with jaw infections or infected salivary glands?

2011-09-27 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com We have a horse who stopped eating, and had a huge ulcer under his tongue, plus an abscess that opened and drained under his jaw, with the channel for the abscess going forward, toward his nose, toward the base of his tongue. We treated

RE: oz and barefoot

2011-08-27 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com What kind of boots are you getting? I ask because I want to see you succeed. In general, my take is that you can have easy on, but boots that require diligent attention to trimming, and are likely to be outgrown if you go six weeks between

RE: knee replacement #2

2011-08-14 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Hi Laurie, Maybe you should consider doing a little clicker training with him while you are off. Five minute sessions are all you really need to do at a time, and you can do several a day, which would likely not tax your physical abilities

RE: Hoof Angles

2011-07-26 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I would have to say that it depends on the horse. To get the right angles, one has to trim to the landmarks in the hoof. And, one probably has to trim with more frequency than can be done when keeping horses shod. Full disclosure...I

California EVH-1 Clear for two days AND show recommendations

2011-05-25 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Equine Herpes Virus Alert California EHV-1 Causing EHM Disease Update as of 12 pm 5/25/2011 California has no new confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM) caused by EHV-1 since our May 23rd update. There continues to be 18

RE: Re: READ more on EHV-1

2011-05-22 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com In looking at today's update at the Calfornia Dept of Ag site, it looks like the mutant strain has only been found in horses that were either at the Kern County Cutting event, or at the Ogden event. That is out of the California horses

RE: Sold pony

2011-04-09 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com People on a dressage forum have friended the woman and say that the facebook page says they know to whom the horse was sold, but that the person will not sell it back to them per stepdad's instructions. I looked at her webpage, and see lots

RE: response from Frog Pond Farm Draft Rescue to the info on the auction fjords

2011-04-07 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Try googling Another Chance 4 Horses and fugly These horses aren't at auction they are sitting on a broker lot. The rescue handling this has less then unscruptulous business practices. If your interested google issues with ac4h

RE: Willi update

2011-04-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I like the Renegades, but they do not make boots for horses with big feet. I just ordered a pair of Easyboot Gloves for my horse, which appear to be much easier to deal with than the Easyboot Epics. HOWEVER, Easycare is coming out with a NEW

RE: Willi update

2011-04-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Here is info on the new Easyboot Trail -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Bonnie MacCurdy Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 9:24 PM To: fjordhorse

RE: shoe issues

2011-03-12 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Renegade company will send you a fitting shell if you want, for the cost of shipping (I think). Some Fjord feet may be too wide for them. Also, you will have to have the horse trimmed so the toes are short and the heels not high

RE: shoe issues

2011-03-11 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I just had the vet out to look at Gunthar who is ouchy right now on harder ground. She hoof tested him and found a place on one toe that was sore. She thinks he might have rotated slightly in the past, and suggested possibly radiographing

RE: Road fabric

2011-02-09 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com It is different. I think I got mine from Merafi (???) ...not directly...through a supplier. You will have to find a company that specializes in road building stuff. You want the heavy duty non-woven fabric. Not cheap. I paid $900 for my

RE: Corinne...did you mean to send this message?

2011-02-05 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I have disabled the link. -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Corinne Logan Sent: Saturday, February 05, 2011 8:37 PM To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com

RE: The Porta Grazer, also weight control discussions

2011-01-14 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com There are some big ones for not a lot more that take a whole bale and weigh 55 lbs on the paddock paradise feeders site Jean Ernest sent. -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho

RE: the Jenny Craig paddock

2011-01-12 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Have you considered a Nibblenet, or another type of hay net? If you got a batch of small mesh hay nets, you could fill them and leave them for board folks to hang up at feeding time. Gail I measured the lovely Gaven yesterday, and according

RE: Feeding fjords

2011-01-03 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com http://www.google.com/search?q=small+mesh+hay+netsie=utf-8oe=utf-8aq=trls=org.mozilla:en-US:officialclient=firefox-a At paddock paradise slow feeder (just google) you will find a chart about all the different types of hay nets. The SMHN

RE: Happy New Year Everyone

2011-01-03 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Debbie's story is absolutely terrible, and Rose's husband's loss is huge. And you do not have to be an obviously down on your luck person to be impacted by the economic implosion. Anyone can be hit out of the blue. It is important that we

RE: EMS

2011-01-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I forgot to mention that this horse could have early Cushings and may need treatment for that. Especially with a winter founder and a horse that is not fat or cresty. Can you tell us how the diagnosis was arrived at, and whether

RE: Equine Metabolic Syndrome

2011-01-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The problem with Quiessence is that it is much more expensive than balancing your minerals and feeding feed store magnesium oxide. And it is not balanced to your hay. For best results, and possibly overall lower cost (the hay testing

RE: Equine Metabolic Syndrome

2011-01-01 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The yahoo equine cushings list can help, though, if she is not in the acute stages of founder, you might try EC horsekeeping instead.Google pasture paradise slow feeders and see if you can figure out how to use some of their slow feeding

RE: One more thing

2010-12-26 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I think this is dangerous to reply to. Do not reply to this e-mail address. Debbie? -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Ulrich Sent: Sunday

RE: One more thing

2010-12-26 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Looked back in my messages. It does look like this is OK after all. Sorry Debbie, your regular e-mail address looks a lot like virus address. Gail -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho

RE: roly poly pony revisited

2010-12-17 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Get a fishing scale from Amazon. There is one that has a tare weight function ($8, I think..digital) that allows you to subtract the bag. Load a bag with two flakes and weigh it. I think the Cushings/Insulin Resistant group says to feed 2

blanketing

2010-11-14 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com See this link http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/resources/livestock/horses/ag558-6.pdf. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

Nutrition re coat color

2010-11-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I have noticed rusting in the mane of my grey Fjord, and a dull coat that I attribute to sun damage. The following article is very informative. It is motivating me to take Eleanor Kellon's nutrition course and start testing my hay. http

RE: Need input for my trailer

2010-10-25 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Didn't the oil make things slick? I had a similar stock trailer for 20+ yrs. Every year I would replace boards, as necessary, with pressure-treated lumber and then would soak the entire floor with used motor oil. Seemed to work here in wet NW

RE: Feeding/Dry lots

2010-10-07 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com If a horse is unshod, Millers or Smith Bros Small Mesh Hay Nets (Google Small Mesh Hay Net) are an excellent way to keep a horse eating. Or, more user friendly, are the Nibble Netsget a large one. The Nibble Net holes are small enough

RE: Feeding/Dry lots

2010-10-07 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The Small Mesh Hay Nets have holes in them that are big enough for a horse to get the tail end of the shoe caught in them. Gail Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http

RE: Willi update

2010-09-30 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com My vet loves BioSponge. Congratulations on Willi's ongoing recovery. Gail Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

WEG TV

2010-09-25 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The reining is on TV Sunday, and the opening ceremonies...I think. http://www.discoverhorses.com/nbc-networks-unite-most-ever-live-us-tv-coverage-equestrian-sports.html http://www.alltechfeigames.com/uploadedFiles/News/Resources/US%20TV

RE: Prices

2010-09-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The problem is that the more athletic Fjords that are currently being bred are not necessarily child and husband safe. I know...I have one. Gail People outside of fjord world should be marketed to because child safe husband safe horses have

RE: socks

2010-09-22 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I love Smartwool socks, but have a predilection for ONLY the Smartwool Snowflake socks. They have a nicer (not so tight) top, and are cushioned just the way I like them. I do not think they make them anymore, and last time I looked I

RE: Willi update

2010-09-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com You might consider Soft Ride boots if he needs cushioning. Here is the amazon link to what they offer in the way of Elastikon...so you can look at pricing. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dapsfield-keywords

RE: tough times market

2010-09-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I think everyone has done that, including Karenwho has not bred any of her mares for at least two years. This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Cut way back on breeding or don't for a few years. Important FjordHorse

RE: Corinne's e-mail

2010-08-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Do not open this link. It may be a virus. -Original Message- From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [mailto:owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Corinne Logan Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 9:20 AM To: fjordhorse

Teff Hay In Boise Id area, and shipping west to Portland or WA

2010-08-13 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The message below is cross posted from the ECHorsekeeping list. This hay would be good for an insulin resistant Fjord. The woman who wrote it is trying to develop a good market for this hay so the growers will grow it. Gail Russell

RE: storms-turn out or stalls?

2010-07-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com My neighbor had two horses out of eight that went down shortly after getting West Nile, but NOT the one that was recalled. Gail Russell, Forestville and Cedarville CA Intervet Schering-Plough announces PreveNileR West Nile Virus vaccine

Two strange messages

2010-07-06 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I am not an expert, but I believe your surmise is correct. Do not open the links in those e-mails. This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net H List, What's this all about? I've gotten two from the person now, but have

RE: Shipper (Private Trip) Suggestions?

2010-06-28 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com There is a good shipper I have used on that route, as have many people on this list. Beth Beymer knows them. However, you will not get the custom trip it sounds like you want. Are you thinking of accompanying the truck and trailer

RE: FUGLY takes aim

2010-03-10 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com OoopsThey had the youtube video ON the site. I wonder if You tube went after them. Can someone post a link to this video? The Fugly Horse website says it's Account is Suspended when I try to go there. Important FjordHorse List Links

RE: FUGLY takes aim

2010-03-10 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Could it be a bandwidth problem? Amy, unfortunately, it looks like Fugly-owner Kathy has stirred the s$#! pot a little too hard and proably has had some legal repercussions taken against her; it's not the 1st time this has happened w/ her blog

RE: FUGLY takes aim

2010-03-10 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com That would explain why it seemed a bit disjointed in the dialogue. Not going to get into this one - but I have the originals Levels pack and I know where this clip came from and it has been skillfully edited to show 4+ minutes of continuous

RE: Parelli again

2010-03-10 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I just ordered Parent Effectiveness Training for my stepdaughter and son and daughter, to help with raising their two kids. The discussion about Parelli reminds me of the primary admonition made by Thomas Gordon (the author of Parent

Dangers in breeding for body features.

2010-03-09 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I am on a DogRead book that is discussing (with the author) a book called something like 101 Myths about Dogs. The author accessed all kinds of scientific studies (worldwide) about animals in order to write this book. One of her bigger

The 100 Silliest Things People Say About Dogs (Paperback)

2010-03-09 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The 100 Silliest Things People Say About Dogs (Paperback) Is the name of the book. By Alexandra Semyonova Ignore the bad review on Amazon. From what this woman has said on the e-mail list, she has reviewed lots of studies and is very

Interesting horse camping options in California

2010-03-09 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Hi all, I am trying to talk Jim into taking a road trip with me and two horses. I need to go to Santa Barbara on business, so figure I might as well take Jim and two horses on a business trip. I think there are nice places to ride

RE: Barn birds, lunging, games.

2010-03-08 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com One does not have to slam the horse around to play the game that is being talked about. If you watch heather's videos, that is clearly not what she has done. The do learn how to yield their hindquarters easily, and to step under themselves

RE: retractable lunge lines

2010-03-07 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I would be worried about the dog leash being a hazard if things got out of hand. I have a friend with a Corgi who will not even use the retractable leashes on a dog, due to getting hurt with it. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription

RE: Lunging/Circling ... etc. lines ... etc ...

2010-03-07 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I went to a John Lyons clinic a couple of years ago. He had with him (for sale) a John Lyons protégé-trained horse. He put a bridle on the horse, with reins and had him doing various things in the roundpen. While John was talking

RE: yet another Wyoming Craigslist Fjord

2010-02-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com This is the same horse that was advertised before. I wrote to the person and suggested they look into whether or not he has a microchip. I suspect he is a bolter, and his price is too high to be bought as a rehab candidate. I also told

Scientific study in France Favorably Comparing Positive to Negative Reinforcement

2010-02-21 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15813src=VW http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=15812 Using positive reinforcement to train young horses has the double advantage of creating effective, long-lasting results

RE: dressage news

2010-02-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com It does not come up. A little story to inspire those of us that got a late start on this riding thing. www.carsoncitydailyrecord.com/Top-story.asp?ID=12916 Barb Middleage spread

RE: Training

2010-01-17 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Congratulations on venturing into the world of clicker training. As you found out, mugging behavior can (and must) be trained away. IT is easy to get them to stop grabbing for treats, and is about the third thing you should teach

RE: Training

2010-01-16 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Clicker training is used to teach a critter to respond to cues with a particular behavior. However, once a behavior is trained, you do not need to click all the time. As Karen Pryor put it, the clicker is primarily for use in teaching

RE: blog from Arizona with Fjords

2010-01-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Would not load for me? www.daveontrail.blogger.com Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: Training your horse

2010-01-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Good quote! You need something else beyond breaking things down into baby steps. You need to tell the horse he is right in a way the horse can understand. Clinton, Parelli, and most other horse trainers use negative reinforcement (top doing

RE: Training

2010-01-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I was a little unclear in my wording. Clinton, Parelli, and most other clinicians use a release. A release is negative reinforcement in behavioral science. The pressure, when coupled with its removal, is the negative reinforcement

RE: Dressage Disgrace - not just in dressage

2009-12-11 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com For us Newbies.(or not-too bright Olbies like myself). How does one make sense of this Amazon review of the book that says there is another German way and that Phillipe Karle diverges from the classical as well? http://www.amazon.com/review

RE: rideability

2009-12-04 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com I believe there are some lines of the sweet, draft Fjords that are born to bolt. I have no idea why, but I think it may be true. I saw a video recently of a Fjord for sale. The horse had a look in his eye that led me to believe that he

Clicker traiining project.

2009-12-04 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com In about four hours, using clicker training, I trained my Corgi to run a complete agility course. A horse would be a little bit more difficult because they worry more about breaking a leg on bad footing or being eaten by something than does

RE: question

2009-11-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com If you can do it, 3/8 minus ROUND pea gravel. A friend just did it and loves it. From: owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com [owner-fjordho...@angus.mystery.com] On Behalf Of Stockwell [afjordableac

RE: question

2009-11-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Just talked to our farrier about this. Something that will pack makes a good base (odd sized pieces pack). Then he says to use 1/4 inch minus (not 3/8 minus) between 2 and 2.5 inches thick. He did his whole arena in it. He gets the pea

RE: Oops - Orthoflex Saddle

2009-11-19 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com How old is it? The values of the Orthoflex saddles vary depending upon the vintage. Gail To clarify, I have an Orthoflex Patriot saddle that I'm willing to part Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com

Jumping Draft Horse/Clicker/Disabled Trainer

2009-11-18 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com These are pretty neat videos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twrK4G_vzLINR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sQPpHsIMgQNR=1feature=fvwp There is also one of him jumping that you will see on the side. Important FjordHorse List Links

RE: Dry Hooves

2009-11-17 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com This could be a trimming issue? Is the farrier putting a mustang roll on them. Is he/she trimming them short enough and often enough. Usually, when my horses start chipping, they are overdue for a trim and there has been a small amount

RE: jiaogulen

2009-11-11 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com AAJiagolan is not a laminitis prevention or cure. It is a pain reliever that does not stop healing (particularly of laminitis caused abscesses) the way bute can. The preventative is to keep horses off grass, in grazing muzzles, or strictly

Rate at Marriot in Seattle for NFHR?

2009-01-11 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell plumg...@pon.net Hi all, I just made a reservation at $129 a night at the Seattle airport Marriot. That includes two beds, and breakfast for two adults. Does anyone know if the NFHR rate is significantly better? If so, I gather I have to go through

RE: Anniken

2008-09-20 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] It is great that you are doing well with her. A wonderful story to hear. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com

RE: Bitless Bridle?

2008-09-19 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw another horse who is normally ridden in a Dr. Cook's bitless bridle also act confused when ground driven in harness with the Dr. Cook's bridle by an experienced driver. He thought when the driver gave a release on the lines

RE: Treating abscesses

2008-09-17 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] If anyone finds this poltice bandage, let me know. I am thinking of stocking up for hoof bandaging. Gail -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gayle Ware Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008

RE: soaking boots

2008-09-15 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have the DAVIS. Get them WAY too bigand you will still hate them. Google soaking boot and substitute, or emergency. My vet uses heavy duty plastic bags, taped on. I saw, somewhere, a recommendation for making a soaking boot

1 1/2 year old Hungarian Kuvasz in Northeastern CA needs GOOD home

2008-09-09 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, Jim and I have been spending the summer in Cedarville CA at our new place on the edge of this tiny town. We have been going riding in the desert, mountains, or dry lake bed several times a week. One can ride for literally miles

RE: Kvit Fjords

2008-07-23 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just for perspective, a girlfriend called yesterday to say that, when she went to check on her OTT, she had to give him his ulcer meds. He also had a scrape down the inside of his leg due to (probably) an EasyBoot buckle because she had left

RE: coloring

2008-07-22 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I had a black bay Arabian that was bred to a cremello stallion. They thought they were going to get a buckskin or palomino, but got something that was sort of a grey/black looking thing as a baby. Smokey black? I have lost track of the horse

RE: More on colours

2008-07-21 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] So, if I'm understanding you, past Fjord breeders thought that a horse with a double dose of the Cream Dilution allele was an albino. It is commonly understood that albinos in many species have health problems. Could the aversion from this Kvit

RE: Ortho flex saddle for sale

2008-07-20 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oops...this was to have gone privately. I would have trimmed if I had meant it to be public. Apologies. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

RE: Ortho flex saddle for sale

2008-07-20 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Joyce, I have an orthoflex endurance saddle for sale for $500. It is just like this one, only in much better condition. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=120283111933ssPageName=A DME:B:WNA:US:1123 (This one just sold

RE: Is It Memorex ?

2008-07-14 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a Leidjo son...grey dun gelding out of an Anvil's (Lena x Regin) brown dun mare. At the time, Anita Unrau pointed out that the grey had to have come from a grand parent (I believe that is what she said) on either side. Gail

RE: Fjord coloring ?

2008-07-13 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Does he have the little dark question marks above his eyes? GAil grey than brown. How can I tell if he will be grey or if he is just a lovely brown? Thanks!! The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

RE: turnout

2008-07-03 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just put three Fjords on dry, dry grass. They immediately (within days) showed significant weight gain. I did keep feeding them some hay because I was afraid they would have impaction colic if they overate on the dry grass. Gail

RE: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

2008-07-03 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Was he trimmed regularly while barefoot? Sometimes people extend their trim intervals when they take a horse barefoot. Gail We had the opposite experience with our daughter's thoroughbred - when we got him they had been keeping him barefoot

RE: Moon Blindness in my Fjord

2008-07-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I had a friend whose horse had uveitis, caused by Lepto. On the west coast. They cured the Lepto and the uveitis never returned. I have a girlfriend who has uveitis. Hers is probably a genetic susceptibility as her mother has gut problems

Fodder for Barefoot advocates

2008-07-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just found this little mention in a story about Big Brown's bloodtests. Big Brown was pulled up by jockey Kent Desormeaux early in the stretch in the Belmont. So far Dutrow has not come up with a physical reason for the performance

RE: Fodder for Barefoot advocates

2008-07-02 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting. I would guess it is possible that his feet would improve with a long time barefoot, but it is a struggle. We are going through it with two of our QH that have been shod most of their lives. Since I posted, I saw pics of the shoe

RE: Shipping

2008-06-30 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the company I was talking about. I am pretty sure they are economical, and the vans are much more comfortable than a regular horsetrailer, especially in the heat. If you need help getting to Golden Gate Fields, I might be able to find

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