Re: Goodbye FjordHorse List

This message is from: Jane Brackett <donj...@fairpoint.net> Thank you Steve. I've enjoyed the list for a lot of years, Osa was 4, Geilo 5 and now they are 21 and 22!!! I have no idea where all that time went. Jane in an oddly warm Maine but we are saving on hay. > > It'

Re: Pergolide

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net Thank you all for your responses. Geilo has been on the compounded pergolide for 2 1/2 years, started at 1 mg and was increased to 1 1/2 after the first 6 months. He has a very long hair coat which sheds out somewhat in the summer

Prascend vs. Compounded pergolide

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net Cushings question. Geilo, our 21 yr old Fjord has had cushings for a few years. We've used a locally compounded pergolide, however his last blood test showed the highest ATCH levels yet (437). We have a new vet since our old one has

Re: cushings

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net On Jul 3, 2012, at 5:33 PM, Jim Barnhart wrote: This message is from: Jim Barnhart jb...@sleepyeyetel.net Jane, make sure you get a good vet to look at your horse. Hi Jim, Yes, we have a great vet. He is primarily an equine vet

Re: Ringbone, again + again. . .

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net So, according to my vet, if it is not in the joint, it's probably inherited. Folks, I truly think this is an issue with this breed. Would be interesting to see. My mare Osa is related to Idelle (both King Harald and Gjestar

Re: Fjord stands out in the rain and snow.

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net Yup, they love standing outside in the rain and snow. They come in much more in the summer to avoid heat and bugs, and they don't like the wind much but rain and snow are great. We have a very thin coated appaloosa that thinks he's

Re: Equine Metabolic Syndrome

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net I have been using quiescence for the last 5 months and have found it to have made a difference. Both fjords were a bit overweight and while sound both showed some alarming hoof changes (small spots of blood in the laminae

Re: Need input for my trailer

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net Hi Carol I used to have a trailer with rumber flooring. I liked it, I sold because it was a 4 horse and we downsized. Jane http://www.rumber.com/boards/horselivestocktrailer.html Lori Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription

Renegade hoof boots

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net I know some of you were using these boot a couple of years ago. Do you still like them now that they've been in use for a time? They seem to have a much better shape (rounder) than any of the easy boots for the Fjords. Comments

quiessence

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net I seem to remember a discussion on this a while back. I am considering adding Quiessence supplement to my Fjord's diets. Is anyone using it with their Fjords? Do you think it's worth the $25 per horse per month? Changes

Re: The WORST thing?

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net Hi Melinda, My 4 are out 24-7 with run ins. I used to put them in during lightening storms until a friend told me that her barn had been struck by lightening and caught fire. Her animals would have died if they'd been in. So, unless

Re: Fjord Manes

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net Hi Sue, Both my Fjords have long manes. Osa's is thinner and falls very nicely. I have kept it long for the most part for 10 years now. On two occasions I trimmed it again in the traditional manner and it stood up just fine after

Re: thanks for welcome

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net OMG S very funny!!! You gave us a great laugh here in Maine. I can just picture our two Fjords and their side kicks (paint and Appy) doing something similar. Still laughing! Thank you so much for sharing! Jane, in Maine, long

Tucker Saddle for sale

This message is from: Jane Brackett donj...@fairpoint.net My son is selling his tucker high plains to help raise money for college. It's listed on the Maine craig's list if anyone is interested. Medium tree so it would only fit those lighter built Fjords. 16.5 seat, looks almost new

Re: slobber question

This message is from: Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, my mare slobbers allot too. The vet was completely disgusted once when he was here and trying to check her teeth, couldn't see anything but spit! I'm pretty sure that with her it's a pavlovian thing. She slobbers when she's led

Re: Bucking/canter

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sometimes when they buck going into a canter, they aren't misbehaving, they are trying to get their balance. Yup, my mare sometimes picks up the wrong lead with her hind legs (not matching the front) and gives a little buck to untwist

Re: YOKE alert ! Crabby people need not read.....

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hehehehehehehehe Backyard rider can be found wearing (in summer) shorts and bra, Much to the distress of her teenage daughter, a friend of mine made a find at walmart. A dark blue bra. almost looks like a halter top so much more

supplements and height

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blue Seal is the distributor for Tiz Wiz. We feed a pound (about 12 oz) of the Tiz wiz broodmare supplement to each of our Fjords. Do you feed any other grain at all with this? Is this 12 oz. to be fed just once daily? Hi Sue No we

Supplements

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sue - Blue Seal is the distributor for Tiz Wiz. We feed a pound (about 12 oz) of the Tiz wiz broodmare supplement to each of our Fjords. It is very close to the TDI 10 that Steve mentioned, but we couldn't find the TDI here in Maine

Re: HM and our trip to Norway

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] We plan to take old runners to wear out and then just leave them there and upon return to wash all clothing in 1:1 vinegarthat's a heck of alot of vinegar for a machine load. It is worrysome but hopefully everyone will be careful

Re: Dog stuff. off topic

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our old black lab enjoys eating all the dog stuff outside in the winter. MOST DISGUSTING. HaHaHa, too doggy. But seriously, I don't think there is anything you can feed or do to change his/her mind that it's yummy stuff. It's just

Re: rider size

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the summer 2000 issue of Gated horses they have a wonderful article about heavier riders and horses and what they can carry. Wow, I know my math is not my strong point, but it seems as if that's not much weight. Our gelding

heigth and pair

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** Diana... I have a 13.1 mare for sale that does not get any action on the sales list. But the Fjords I had listed at 15 hand had about 10 to 20 calls a piece. I think they are making them big because the market is wanting them big

Re: Breeding requirements - NFHR

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] These horses represent the Fjord as much as the registered, and/or well breed Fjords to the general public. (I myself own an unregistered but well bred Fjord) Ok now that you said that I have to ask why? What is keeping you from

Breeding requirements - NFHR

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi List- I can see where a vet. certificate could be a very important part to qualify a stallion, or mare for that matter, to breed. There are many faults that should cause a responsible breeder to geld a colt or not use a mare

Re: Overweight Fjord

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Mary Ann, Bailey sounds like my mare, Osa when I got her 2 years ago! I kept her at about 12 lbs of good grass hay with a vit/min supplement, with lots of walking. I started ground driving, working up slowly to 3-4 miles, then trail

Re: Charlie

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm Glad that Charlie is feeling better Jean. Must have been very worrying. Give him an extra carrot for us. Jane Maine

Re: Natural Selection of Stallions -

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] As regards the toughness missing in today's horse that Carol mentioned, I do worry about this. And this is not just a problem with fjordhorses, but almost every horse on the face of the earth, 100 Day Tested or not. Interesting

Re: rolling while riding

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks all for your responses. Pamala, I hadn't thought about colic, scary thought and I've watched her like a hawk. She's fine. I think it must have just looked like a good rolling spot and I wasn't being fully alert! I got

rolling while riding

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a question for all of you more experienced horse people. While riding today, Osa decided to roll. She's never done so before, and was working well, listening and seeming to be having as much fun as I was. She stopped and I just

Re: clicker training

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Other times I've spotted flocks ahead and put him into a trot to blast thru them like a bowling ball thru ten pins. Pferd loves his turkey chases. HaHa I can see it now. Too funny. Osa did the same with the sheep when we first got

Re: clicker training

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for the clicker training info. Brigid and Gail. I'll give it a try. Just have to figure out how to make those wild turkeys hold still long enough for Osa to touch them!! VBG Maybe I can find a pet one that I could borrow. We

winter riding/ driving/ good book

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is it the snow, or is it the riding? Will I love riding in the Spring mud? How about black fly season? Deer flies? Isn't winter riding the funnest thing that you can imagine!! I had a perfect ride this morning. 20 degrees

Re: Leading problem

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Sue, Sounds as if you have your hands full. How about sending him off to school with someone who's experienced with raising young Fjords? You don't want to get hurt. I like the Linda T. Jones leading method too. Her book Improve

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #339

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] We obviously can't keep those two together. What a dilema...wonder if keeping Storm is worth the bother. Hi Sue, He's awfully young, he'll grow up someday. As far as his pushyness, make it an everyday habit to keep him minding you

Phantom

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phantom name Minnie Rouse HaHa Jean How about Conchita (spanish nickname for Conception) :)

Re: avacados ?

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yummy, lucky Carol to have so many avacados! That omelette sounds wonderful Pamela. My grandmother used to serve a half with grapefruit pieces on top for a summer desert. Also I remember a cold soup We now have an inch of ice

Re: Saddles and heat bumps and colic

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ortho flex saddles. Yes they do fit the Fjords well if the trees are made by ortho flex. I found that some of the english saddles (UK series) do not fit like the others. I have an endurance ortho flex that fits alot like the western

Re: sleigh

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Alison, I am inept at computers so don't really know how to send a picture. But it's very simple. Just two snowmobile skiis, with a wooden platform bolted on top (made out of a metal frame, L shaped steel and two by sixes

Re: Maine

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think your locals MURDERING a young mother and walking away free because the deceased was an outsider is obscenely unacceptable. I would agree, that if that is what happened, it is horrendous. That is not my point. My point

Re: sleigh

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have seen one cart that the wheels came off and a pair of skies off a smowmoblie were bolted on. Neat idea, we have some snowmobile skiis that have been made into a small sled (almost square in shape) that we use as a base for hauling

Maine

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think your personal attacks of myself and other list members from Maine are unacceptable. Jane Brackett Maine

sleigh

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Happy Thanksgiving everyone! While driving over the river and thru the woods to grandmother's house today, we saw a neighbor with his teem of belgians hitched to a beautiful sleigh. They were a spectacular sight and reminded my son

ortho flex saddle for sale

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello list, Good to see so many new messages to read today. Wish I could have gotten away to see the Fjords perform last weekend in Ma. Glad you got such a nice new horse Dave! I bought a really nice, almost new ortho-flex swain ct

Re: measuring the cannon bone

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Ruthie, I think you do measure at the narrowest part, between the knee and fetlock. Geilo measures 8 and Osa 8.5, to give you an idea. Geilo is a average looking Fjord, not drafty or light and Osa is definately heavier/draftier

moose

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Lisa P. There was a 6 month old moose on the news this am. The Utah fish and wildlife are looking for a pet home for her. She was abandoned as a newborn. Need a replacement for the pig you had to leave in Calif??? :) Jane

water crossing

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Heidi is a real trooper in the woods except for going across any little water and she most definitely will not stick her feet in any soft Hi Carol, Don's gelding used to hate water or mud and Don would turn around or find another way

Re: couple of ideas

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I think those are great ideas Ruthie. We had 4 inches of wet snow last night. Fjords, dogs and kids were playing in the snow all day! Jane Maine

Re: Maple Leaves, Acorns and Everything Else?

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Horses have died in Maine from eating red maples. Years ago when I worked for our vet, I remember several cases. Usually when someone cut a tree in the pasture or cut limbs and fed them as treats. Horses like red maples

Re: Breed standard

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Also the fees the Dutch studbook charges for DNA and microchips is about half or less of what we charge in the NFHR. I was talking with a friend who breeds Dartmoor ponies down south and she told me that it costs them $17 to DNA

Re: kids western saddles

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Michele, It sounds as if we'll need to buy a full size saddle with full quarter horse tree, for our boys and then refit it with custom(shorter) stirrup leathers. The barrel racing saddles come in as small as 14 seats. Also, I just

Re: kids western saddles

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I just looked on line at different saddle sites and I guess you were talking about a english saddle Teresa? Or do the western ones come in various tree sizes? I do have an aussie saddle but never occured to me to change the stirrups

Re: kids western saddles/helmets

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you Mary and Teresa for the saddle tips. The kids are having lots of fun looking at all the catalogs :) The light weight of the wintec sounds very appealing to me. I keep telling my husband that buying tack and other stuff

kids western saddles

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi All, My kids want their own saddle for my wide Osa. They are tired of slipping around on my saddle and also want a cowboy saddle! I know nothing about western saddles, and the smaller seat size saddles in our local tack store

Re: Tyr is SO slow.

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] My mare is pooky too for SOME riders. With my instructor she is anything but pooky, with mehum. I'm trying to learn. Take a look at Mary Wanless tapes if you have a chance. When you push too much, either leaning forward, or shoving

Re: Togetherness

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our two Fjords are very close pals, Gail. Geilo will go off on a trail ride quite happily alone, Osa goes on the trail alone but with dragging feet and a happy prance on the way home! :) When Osa leaves, Geilo is distraught, calling

fungus, fires, dogs and chickens

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you all for all the treatment recipes. A wealth of knowledge here. I keep printing info like this off for future reference. Ruthie, how are you and others from out west doing with the horrendous fires? I hope all are OK

Re: salt replacement

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our gelding, Geilo uses the salt block once a day. He waits until I've scrubbed out the water tank and filled it with clean water. Then he gets a big mouthful of water, spits it over the block, licks and smears until his mouth is full

Re: A Great Pony Club Fjord

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silly old trainer, thinking fjords need muscling Certainly with Osa if you push, she pushes back harder and can't think. Quiet requests and she gives anything. Karen spoke of the high you get when your horse does well, I am still

Re: frightening your horse

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] ...but now whenever something frightens me, I work on calming me down not making the horse deal with it It occurred to me that it was the woman who was causing ALL of her problems by yelling, sitting stiff, and jerking the reins

stall mats

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, We have a clay floor in our stalls. It was there from previous owners and we have been told that it is a good floor for horses. However, we are finding that the shavings get dirty and dusty very quickly. The dust doesn't seem

nosebands

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catherine, I’m so glad that Markham is home. Here’s hoping for a full recovery. Congratulation’s to the young people on the list too for your successes. Jean, I'm glad that Gunner is becoming more friendly! I think that time is so

synergist saddle

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry to send this to the list but I can't remember who it was that wanted info on the synergist saddle. Here is a web site: http://www.synergistsaddles.com/saddlesavailable.html

ortho flex

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nice looking black endurance cutback, 16 1/2 on ebay. Starting at $500. Too small for me :(. http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=288217281 Jane

Knees

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gail, was it you that mentioned that with your new Ortho flex saddle your knee problem was solved I ride a narrowish morgan cross mare at the stable for my lesson on a too small (for me) wintec all purpose. Knees are fine

Re: Green vs. Green, booking fees

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have an overwhelming desire the 'do it yourself,' I would highly recommend finding a professional trainer that is willing to take you by the hand and guide you as you go. I bought a green mare a year ago and as a green person

Re: lost and Let's Ride

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hummm I never knew horses could have ear mites. She's not ear shy at all and she never rubs her ears against the barn etc, no discharge but they sure are fuzzy so maybe way down in there?? I'll check it out as well as her eyes

lost and Let's Ride

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] My @#@@#@*(#@ computer froze and lost all my mail since I posted last night, so if anyone responded to the head toss question would you mind sending it again privately? Thanks. I bought myself the book Let's Ride by Linda Tellington

head tossing

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello All, I spent a hysterical time this afternoon trying to look closely at Osa and Geilo with L. T.-Jones book. After thoroughly lipping the book, each page, and requesting for all the best scratch places they went back to the all

Re: Hansje

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I always prepare a bag of carrot pieces and have my pockets full of them when the farrier comes. My farrier calls my mare a stubborn little horse. She lets him have each foot for a certain length of time and when the time is up she

Re: Fw: Dun looking for names?

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Actually Kristin Lavransdatter is still in print and available at amazon.com. I got it for Christmas and have not yet read it. Jane

Re: aussie saddles

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] We just got a sale flyer from Libertyville Saddle, (they have a web site somewhere) and they had some of the more expensive aussie saddles at 50% off, sale price around $500. Don't know if they are good ones or not. Jane in Maine where

Re: saddles...again!!!!!!

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Denise - My husband bought an Aussie saddle this spring and loves it. He says it's impossible to fall out of! :) But his is heavy, around 30 - 32 lbs. After trying to make my old all purpose work on my wide mare, I started shopping

Re: Triple Crown Lite

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pat and others - How exactly do you handle a buck to get the point across that it is not aceptable? My mare will occassionally buck if startled or in a really exuberent mood. They are small shrugs and I just push her forward and growl

Re: goats and sheep

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pat spinning llama is nice but I like sheep wool and Alpaca better. The alpaca is like llama but much softer. Neither have the stretch or bounce of wool. Jane

Re: goats and sheep

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] HI All- Great to hear of more spinners! It is wonderful therapy, you can spin a supper tight yarn when waiting for the vet to call back! :) We have a sheep farm in Maine that we raise primarily for spinning fleeces both white

Re: pine trees and pigmy goats

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have to stick up for sheep - they will only over graze a pasture if there is not enough pasture! Not a sheep problem but a human one. I have had sheep for close to 30 years and they make the pastures beautiful if managed correctly

Re: List must move

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree Jeri! Jane in Maine Steve, by the time I got to the list read you had already covered this year's costs. However, I like both suggestions of paying you back and saving some for a list member's or fjord owner's rainy day. I want

Re: List must move (READ and RESPOND!)

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Adds are Ok Steve.

sand colic

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List, I noticed a list member from NM (was is Gail?) mentioned that one of her horses had recently had sand colic. We are having one of the muddiest falls that I can remember and the Fjords are determined to find any blade

Re: team of drafty fjords wanted

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Jean, Mark and Felder were for sale in Maine. We went to look at them in June. I will see the owner in a few weeks as we are delivering some sheep to her. I'll ask her then where they went. Jane

Re Horses for kids

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do think the Fjords are too large and too strong for the younger ones and I may get shot down for that but so be it. My Hohmer horse is a I agree Ruthie, I love our Fjords and my kids (6 and 8) do ride them in a corral on a lead line

saying goodbye

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] OH Sarah, Amy and Carl, I'm so sorry. I'm sure June brought alot to your lives. Jane

crupper question

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello List - I've hitched my mare 4 times now!! So much fun and she seems to enjoy it as much as I do. I am hoping to work up to a fair number of miles to help her to shed some weight. So the crupper is somewhat wedged into a roll

The strength of stallions

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've digressed, as usual, but my point is to ask all of you the question How are we going to maintain the strength of the Fjord breed in North America? Any ideas? List - As a Sheep breeder as well as a Fjord owner, I can respond

Re: another question for you all

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Denise, Our two Fjords are real buddies too (a 5 yr. old mare, Osa and 6 yr. old gelding, Geilo). But, as they became more familiar with home (we just got Geilo about 6 weeks ago too), they became more relaxed with being left at home

supplements

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Now that the food value is decreasing in the pastures and my mare is on a diet (limited grazing, no hay, no grain), I want to make sure that she is receiving all the vitamins and minerals that she requires - WITHOUT calories! The horses

harness and cart

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, A few driving equipment questions. I have been ground driving my mare, Osa and having a BLAST!! And now am looking at harnesses and carts. SO anyone want to throw in a few words on brakes or no brakes, bicycle tires

OOOPS

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sorry - mixed private e-mail with the list. Guess I need to be more aware of which button I push. Jane

Re: HORSES FOR SALE

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Carol, I enjoyed talking to you the other day. I saw your notice in the Fjord mailing-list of horses for sale. We are looking for another Fjord, primarily for my husband. He is a novice, just beginning to learn. He is also

BUGS !

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fly season is almost here, and in Maine hords of black flies too. Are there any good natural fly repellants that work well for horses? I use a great one made for people that has eucalyptus and rosemary in it but am hesitant to use any

saddle slip

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello list - I have a new mare that is a little over weight - her last owner loved to feed his horses. To slim her down and get her into shape we have been going on long rides - walking, about 2-3 miles a day. I bought an older saddle

introduction

This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Fjordhorse list subscribers- I've just subscribed and wanted to intoduce myself. I have recently purchased a wonderful mare! The whole family is enjoying her so much. Of course now we are looking for another Fjord so that I