the list could go on forever. My number is
#952-934-8787.
Talk soon! Susan Heyvaert, Eden Prairie, MN
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Hi Sue,
I have a 5-yr. old (just turned) Fjord and I feed him only 1 cup race horse
oats (super clean) along with a supplement for vitamins and minerals, twice a
day. He gets about 3-4 flakes of grass (mostly) hay throughout the day
because he is on a dr
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Lynn,
I've only taken Major in one halter class in an open show and that was when
Phil Callahan was the judge. I knew he liked Fjords and had judged the B lue
Earth sho;w one year.
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M, I like that idea! Do you think the judge would be offended??
Susan
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The comments on the muzzle hairs are interesting. Here lies my dilemma...
the WSCA (open show circuit here in Minnesota) judges barely know what a
Fjord is let alone how they are "preferred" to be clipped or unclipped. All
they know are quarter horses,
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Hi everyone! Well, I tried to take myself off the list but I guess I did it
the wrong way because, a week later, I'm still getting messages. So, after
enjoying all the comments on clipping -- what to and what not to -- I wanted
to share a few thoughts o
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Michele,
THank-you for the info! Another source of fat besides oil is rice bran. I
have a quarter horse who is hard to keep weight on. I feed him 3 cups of
rice bran on top of his oats twice a day. It seems to do the trick. IT is
expensive but much
jords" when she drives to her home but didn't know their
names. Does anyone know who has Fjords in Monument, CO. Are you on the
list? If so, E-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Susan Heyvaert in Eden Prairie, MN
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Catherine,
Where are you located? WHere will the Richard Schrake clinic be held?
Susan in MN
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Mary,
Please send me infor on the Youth Program. Whitney works more with her Arab
and Quarter Horse, but is starting to ride and drive Major more and even
competed in our Minnetonka Horsemen Fun SHow last fall with him. Thanks!!
Susan in Eden Prairie
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Hi all! Laura mentioned sleighing so I thought I'd tell you about last
weekend. Saturday, our family went to the Sleigh and Cutter Parade in Cannon
Falls, MN, about an hour from here. It was the first time we had gone to
this one. What a friendly grou
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Renee,
I haven't had a chance to go through Whitney's closet to see what fits yet
but will try to soon and let you know. How old are your kids?? Whitney will
be 13 in April and wears very slim sizes -- you know the age -- no hips and
the legs go on for
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Joni,
I keep an EZ boot on hand for the time when one of my horses throws a shoe
but have never used it for riding. I always thought if we went to the Black
Hills to trail ride (it is very rocky terrain) that I might try them. They
are awfully expensiv
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Patti,
Good idea but whoever does it better put a long opening at the top for the
mane. I'd hate to smash it down!
Susan
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We just built a barn 3 years ago and toured every barn of every friend and
boarding facility we could to get ideas.
My favorite features we incorporated when building our barn are:
Sliding screen doors that keep virtually all the pesty flies and
mosq
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Michele,
Our Fjord is 4 also and he used to buck when we were in a group and the group
got a little too far ahead of us. It really was more of a crow hop kind of
buck but a buck none the less. I corrected him by pulling his nose around to
my knee and m
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OK Ruthie and Steve! You guys are a stitch! First, marijuana, now smoking
the pet.
Ha Ha Ha !
Susan
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Jeri and Nicky,
Do you guys board or are your horses at home? The arena comment made it
sound like you board. Why do they close up the barn?
Susan
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Lori,
My sister has a Corgi in Montana. It is a one person dog -- in other words,
it has one person in the family it considers its master. It can be nippy
with kids and growls when someone trys to pet it that it doesn't like.
Personally, I'd go for a
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Ha Ha got a kick out of your message on beagles. My husband grew up with one
and everytime he would pet another dog or cat and the beagle smelled it on
him, he would go pee on Doug's pillow! Glad I wasn't his mom to clean up
that mess! Of course, I
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Brian,
Interesting story on the stick impaling a horse. My friend has a dog who was
retrieving stick and as he jumped on it, his paw hit one end as his mouth was
open for the other end and it jammed right down his throat and stuck there!
The owners we
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Bill,
Any Office Depot, Office Max, or even Target carries Fiskar scissors. The
work great!
Susan
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Lisa,
I hate to tell you, but I'm in Minnesota and have been for over 20 years, and
it would have to be an awfully long spring to have 7 mos. of mud! It is dry
as a bone here, probably a lot like Utah. We haven't had precip. in ages,
including any snow
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Becky,
I've never heard of that specific description. I don't think they have it in
this area. In what area of the country are you? I'd be interested to know
what it is when you find out.
Susan
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Hi Becky -- my impression of a Rail Horse is one who works "on the rail" in
an arena such as Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, English Pleasure,
and English Equitation.
Susan
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I kiss my sweeties every morning. They each have their own aroma and react
differently!! Some say, "Yea, yea, just get on with the feeding!" and
others just nuzzle right up to you. Hint: never kiss a horse with chapstick
on! That is a little icky!!
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You're getting daring in your "old" age
Susan
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Sue,
Our prayers our with you and Richard. You are lucky you live nearby
excellent hospitals. They do make a difference! Keep us all posted when you
can.
Best regards,
Susan & Doug Heyvaert, MN
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Mary,
Thanks for sharing your story. I wear my helmet everytime I drive and ride
outside the arena but I have to admit, I don't wear it in the arena where I
have a greater comfort level. All our accidents have been outside but the
best would be to wear
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Cynthia,
I'm interested. Sounds like fun!
Susan in MN
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Linda,
Sorry I cut you off this AM. Whitney was in tears, partly because her
teacher was a total jerk and said some mean things to her this AM and partly
because she still is recovering from a bad cold (she was home all day
yesterday). Her teacher told
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Speaking of cobwebs we just hired a guy to paint the exterior of our
home. Before he got started, he spent a day power washing it to get rid of
the cobwebs. That got us thinking, so we asked if he'd power wash the barn.
Wow! What a difference! It
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Pamela,
We always give rabies shots due to the wildlife roaming around. Better to be
safe than sorry.
Susan in MN
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Nancy,
Fun to hear your experiences in Brown County, Indiana. I was raised in
northern IN, but went to Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, right next to
that park. Unfortunately, with all the goings on of college, I never got to
enjoy Brown County b
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Lisa,
Couldn't help see that you're from Cedar City! We just took a whirlwind
vacation in Utah over MEA while the kids were out of school and drove through
Cedar City on the way back to L.Vegas for our flight. We went to Bryce and
Zion and hiked til ou
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I, too, have contemplated starting the seven games with Major, our Fjord, but
just due to time, have not. We have a very good friend who is working on
level ?3 and spent 3 weeks in Co this summer at his place. I will ask her
what she recommends for this
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Amy,
I'm a little behind on my E-mail but thought I'd respond to it anyway
regarding arena footing. I researched a lot of footing materials before we
built our 150 X 300 FT. outdoor arena 3 years ago. We looked at that stuff,
even got some samples in b
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Brigid,
I use "Horseman's One Step" to clean and freshen my saddles except those that
I want to keep a light color ( our show saddles that need to stay as light as
possible).
Some people say it degrades the stitching but I wonder if this is just a
rumor.
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Brigid,
I know I'm a week late checking messages and you have probably already heard
from others but here's my 2 cents worth on Fjords with small children. How
small, first of all?? Do they have any riding experience?
I think it all depends on the Fjor
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Denise,
Last summer, I started all 4 of my horses on the daily wormer thinking this
would work better. One of my horses -- the older one--- didn't do well with
it, so I took all of them off and went back to the pasteing. The vet told me
that the daily
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Gerry,
I, for one, enjoy the dog discussions almost more than the Fjord ones,
especially when everyone gets going on the evaluations, etc. Why not simply
read the "subject" section and the ones that state dog subjects, just DELETE
?? That's what I do e
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Casey,
Sounds like fun! Wish we were closer so we could help out. My daughter and
I clean up the horses for a show just about every weekend so I'll give you a
few tips. Of course, you already mentioned the mane trim which for a Fjord
is the most impor
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On the subject of "draft" horses .. . . . . . We were recently in Colorado
for a vacation and fell in love with the dry warm days. Doug & I even spent
some time looking at acreage, possibly for retirement, for us and our horses.
The realtor told us tha
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Steve,
Thanks for sending the info again on cutting out mail while on vacations.
I'll save you're message for future vacations. Just got back and had over
300 messages!! I'm now down to 84... slowly making progress.
I met you at Blue Earth and you had
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Pamela,
Not sure I agree I have 2 Quarter horses, 1 Fjord, and 1 very old Arab
(27). They have all been very healthy, especially the old Arab!! I never
even have to shoe him!
The only thing I contend with is an abcess about every other year -- pain
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Pat,
Two times in the last 2 years I have experienced lameness after shoeing. The
first time, I had my trusted farrier out to check for a "hot nail". That was
not it. The horse ended up with an abcess. I don't know if the shoeing
brought it to a head
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Steve,
Nice to hear someone else shares my same feelings. He still rallies for
dominance at times, but the young Fjord has taken over the lead position for
the long term.
Susan
ch! It must be tough for a horse getting old in the wild
Susan Heyvaert
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Ann,
Linda & I loved meeting you at the show. I felt so sorry for all of you and
the horses having to endure that heat and humidity. Too bad the show
couldn't be scheduled for a month in the fall. I'll bet you were as ecstatic
as we were when the stor
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Teressa,
The recommendation that was offered to me by Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam
Farms (where I purchased my Fjord) was to not ride them until around 3, at
the earliest. I believe their bones in their legs have not fully fused by
that age and the
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Ruthie,
What fun reading your comments on smell. After you brought it up, I pondered
this for only a few seconds and decided I have a definite preference for that
wonderful sweet horse smell and it's with my Quarter Horse. It's not that my
Fjord doesn'
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Candy,
We have a saddle made by a small saddle maker out of Spring Grove, MN. It's
called "About the Horse" or "Black Rhino". They are comfortable for the
rider but , more importantly, their trees are such that the horse's shoulders
are free for moveme
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Denise,
I don't think that it is a breed thing... but a specific horse thing. My
Fjord is only with one paddock mate and has been for the last 2 years. He
barely notices when we leave with the Arab and he has no problem leaving with
us on the cart for
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Debi,
I'm so glad you asked that! I wondered the same and asked a judge once that
I knew had judged at Blue Earth, Phil Callahan (he also judges a lot of WSCA,
local shows, around here). I asked him if you should square the Fjord up
like a QH and told
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Gayle,
I loved your comments on Arabs. We have a 27 yr. old Arab which my daughter
shows in all the game events at our local shows. He is awesome!!! Even
though he is totally on Senior Feed and alfalfa cubes (soaked in water) and a
supplement because
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Thanks Elaine for the detailed infor on insurance. We will check yours along
with some others recommended on this list and make a decision. It's
something we keep putting off. Our Fjord has been so healthy, as well as our
27 yr. old Arab!! It's the da
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Elaine,
We're thinking of insuring 2 of our 4 horses. Do you recommend anyone in
particular? Who do you use? What can you expect to pay for it??
Susan
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Lori,
I don't think our type will work behind a horse or small tractor. We have a
rotary harrow for our round pen and arena and it works exceptionally well.
Doug pulls it behind our New Holland mid-size (I'm no tractor expert!). It
rotates in a circle
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Lisa,
Sorry for the negativism on Mn summers lately but I'm not a hot weather
person so when it's 90 degrees and high high humidity, I melt. Even though
it's supposed to be 90's and humid this week, I'll bet the end is in sight
and it'll be nice by next
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Gail,
The vet recommended we check for wolf teeth on Major when we got him at the
age of 2 1/2. He's now 4 and no wolf teeth have appeared. I E-mailed Carol
Rivoire, who sold him to me, to ask if his wolf teeth had already been pulled
but she never rep
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Just looked up the name of the person I bought my Zilco harness from :
Country Carriages out of Columbus, NC. Their address is Rt. 2 Box 2942,
Phillips Rd.. Zip 28722, Tele # 828-863-4373. Claudette Robinson is the
owner and is very helpful. I was
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Steve,
The check for the T-shirt just went in the mail today, Wed. I couldn't find
it in my registry so I must have spaced it.
Thank-you! Susan Heyvaert
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Kari Ann,
Not sure I understand your question?? Are you reluctant to canter on a horse
or do you mean you don't think your Fjord can canter,
Are you referring to a fear and overcoming it? If that's the case, I can
tell you of my "past" fear of
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Laurie,
Thanks for telling me about the 2 strap now offered. I'm going to check into
it to see if I can get mine switched or order that new piece.
Susan
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My daughter had a blast yesterday swimming with Major in a deep creek behind
the
show grounds. He wasn't too excited about it at first but when all the other
horses went in, he couldn't resist! He pawed and splashed and kept sticking
his whole face in t
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Jane,
We have a Zilco harness because I like low maintenance. It is stronger than
leather I am told and is easy to clean. We just get the hose out and squirt
it down after every drive. We don't show much so I don't need a fancy
looking harness. The on
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Candace,
I have no idea what is the "right" answer to that question but I can tell you
what has worked for me. I feed Major mostly grass hay - 2 flakes in the AM,
1 flake at noon, and 2 at night. He is in a dry lot paddock with an Arab who
is 27 who ge
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I, too, was in a quandry on whether to shoe or not to shoe. I drive on ag
lime/fine gravel roads, in the parks which is mostly hard packed dirt and
grass, and the road occasionally (blacktop). Because the roads wore away his
hoof so quickly, I opted for
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I just have to put my 2 cents in on the clapping hands comment. I chuckle
when I read this because if I even walk anywhere near Major's paddock, he
trots right over for a scratch and hug. If I'm in a hurry somewhere and
don't stop, he puts his hoof thro
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Hi from Susan in Minnesota! Had to comment on your inquiries about the Fjord
and riding for pleasure. We have a Fjord (along with an Arab and 2 Quarter
horses). I can't comment on the hot humid weather for the long term but for
the short term, Major se
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Regarding the garlic. We tried it last summer on all 4 horses. My objective
was not having to spray that awful bug spray on them. We did not have
success with it. I still had to spray them which defeated the whole purpose
in our eyes. It's not cheap
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Jeri,
We trailered our new Fjord from Lexington, KY, to Minneapolis when he was 2
1/2. It was a 16 hour journey through many kinds of weather, since it was
November! Of course, it was warm in Lexington and sleeting in Wisconsin and
Minnesota. We stopp
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Linda, I love "Horseman's One Step". It comes in a small white container and
leaves the leather soft. I wouldn't recommend it for light color saddles that
need to be kept light.
Susan
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I am guessing there will be Fjords represented at the MN Expo. That's how we
were first exposed to the breed. Usually, 2 farms are represented, at least.
It will be fun, as always!
Susan from MN
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Linda,
It is Sat. and I haven't turned this thing on in a week I'm just now
getting your messages from 3/9!! AHHH! You can imagine my messages from the
Fjord list! Had a great time in Utah. The day we flew in it was raining in
SLCity and snowing to
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Mary,
Regarding shots. I also give my own and buy the combo variety. My vet says
they are tested for efficacy and are OK. I give Potomac because my vet says
there have been some reported cases in southern Minnesota last year -- also,
we do give Rabies, h
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Ceacy,
My trainer that I used last summer used similar methods in her quest to teach
my Fjord to round pen. Thinking through what she did and reading your
instructions several times, everything makes sense. I'm anxious to start
working on this. The padd
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Ceacy,
How would you train a middle aged horse to stand parallel to the back
wall. ? What steps do you take, exactly??
Susan in Minnesota
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Juliane,
Thanks for the useful comments on age and training. Everyone has had some
good ideas for us to work on -- now if the weather would warm to about 50 or
so to get my arenas unthawed. I shouldn't complain. We've had an
unbelievably mild winter, jus
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I have to share with you what I watched today with my QH mare and cat. I know
it's not a Fjord story but you'll like it anyway!
We recently sold my daughter's QH mare that was paddocked with my QH mare.
They had been together for over 3 years in the same p
t with my other horses to ride, the days slip away and sometimes it turns
into a 3X weekly training regime. What are your thoughts on this?? What,
specifically, is too much for a 3 or 4 yr. old??
Spring is almost here! Snowy but "warm" Minnesota---Susan Heyvaert
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Brian,
Thanks for the worming data. We always rotate between Strongid and Ivermectin
and our vet always recommends, in the fall, giving every horse 2 complete
tubes of Strongid to kill any tapeworms. I have done this the last 2 falls.
What is your opinion
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Mary,
I'm very behind on reading my mail so forgive me for just now getting around
to putting my 2 cents in on the tripping issue. I couldn't help but chuckle
when you made the comment about your "klutz" never tripping when hitched but
when he is just walk
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Lynda,
In answer to your question about salt blocks. My vet recommends always using
the plain salt blocks with no minerals added because the feed usually has the
proper balance of vitamins and minerals in it -- more is not necessarily
better -- in his opin
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Hi Linda,
Saw your question on Rice Bran. Karen Ford, who has trained for me, has a
horse that ties up. She swears by Rice Bran and this is his main diet, along
with a supplement of some kind. She could give you specifics on it @
#526-0843 (pager). When
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You guys sound awesome!! I got goosebumps reading your mail on the Stock
Show!! Great discriptions so we could really picture it! Sounds like
something we're going to put on the calendar for next year. Thanks.
Susan in snowy Minnesota
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Jean,
Keep the weather reports coming!! We enjoy your E-mail so much at this
Minnesota household Moose and bears and wolves, oh my!! Can you tell we
just went to see "The Wizard of Oz".
Susan in warm Minnesota
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Lynda,
We've only had our Fjord for a year and a half. Here's what we feed:
Alfalfa/grass hay mix - 2 flakes AM, 1 at lunchtime, and 2 flakes PM. He gets
about 1 cup "Race Horse Oats" (triple cleaned and clipped) AM and PM more or
less so he thinks he's g
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Teressa,
I don't have a mud problem because my paddocks are ag lime, however, the
manure stains are another situation! I use "Cowboy Magic Stain Remover" on
the manure stains. It works so well that I think it really is "magic"! I
should get a commission
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Jean of Aberdeen,
No, from Indiana originally, land of ice storms and no hills. Quite boring in
the winter. No hills for skiing and not enough snow to do anything. We love
it in MN, even though the winters tend to get long after a while. The cure is
a w
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Lisa,
Thanks so much for all the sound advice on flexing, light hands, pull and
release, etc. . I'm behind on checking my mail so just got around to reading
your message. I will concentrate on these things from now on! That was a
total bummer on Sunday w
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Jean Gayle,
Well, at least 3 people have suggested the Pam to keep the snowballs out of
the feet so it's on my next grocery list. Thanks! By the way, I wouldn't
know about dance floors! You couldn't catch me dead on a dance floor -- thank
God my husband
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Renee,
Thank-you for the advice. I will work on the circles.
Susan in MN
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Ingrid,
Major doesn't have shoes in the winter but in certain temps still gets
snowballs. I usually don't worry about it but the little Arab plays trainer
and round pens him every eve. in the rectangular paddock so I get a concerned
that he might slip. My
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Pamela,
Thanks for the suggestion on the Wolf teeth, however, I just had the vet out
for teeth floating and Coggins tests and he checked him for Wolf teeth and
either Carol had already had them removed or he doesn't have any.
Carol??? On the pain issu
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Paula,
Thanks for the suggestion of Pam to prevent snowballs. Sounds much easier
than Vaseline!! I try when the temps drop again. Right now we're enjoying
warm weather and we're trying to get out and enjoy it before the next cold
wave.
Susan in MN
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Jean,
Yes, we are getting your snow!! It hit mid 30's the last 2 days and melted a
lot of snow cover so , thankfully, we are getting 4" or so this eve.!! Yea!
Went out sleighing with Major 2 times in the last 3 days. It was so nice to
go when my hands did
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Hi all! I have a question for all of you. How do you help a Fjord who
constantly carries his head to the left a little when trotting and cantering?
When I'm driving, I am always keeping a tighter tension in the right rein to
straighten him out and same wit
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Mary O.
Hi Mary -- the chipping of snowballs in the hooves sounds familiar! I find it
very hard to do with a hoofpick. How do you do it? Also, a friend of mine
says to put Vaseline on the bottom of their hooves to keep the snowballs from
forming but I've
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Peg,
How do you like the Glucosamine?? My mare is on it for her arthritis and my
friend also swears by it for her arthritis. Do you just get it from a health
store??
Thanks, Susan in MN
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