Remember my Fjord cross?

2004-09-28 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bonnie is doing so good! We found a farrier that works with her rapid hoof growth, due to founder. She's getting trimmed every 5 weeks. The first time JW trimmed her, she was lame for about 3-4 days after (which it has been a min of 10 days) and then the

Re: How sad-does anyone know more?

2004-09-24 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.draftresource.com/chat/messages/4448.html A friend sent this to me this morning, it's the other details.

Buckskin / fjords / drafts

2004-08-14 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.americanbuckskin.org/abra/reg.asp#colors Acceptable Type Conformation: The Buckskin is found in all types of horses and for this reason all types are eligible for registration. ABRA registers light (not draft) horses. For the purpose of this

Bonnie's Progress

2004-08-14 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] OK here goes... Bonnie's fat rolls as I had called them swelled up so she looked really fat, she had liquid edema. Then over the next few days it seeped thru her skin, drained out, and then her skin shrinked. That all happend in about a weeks time. The

Re: outcrosses

2004-08-14 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I own a Fjord-cross. Thanks to the nice folks on this list who helped me determine she is not purebred. I love her the same as I will not be breeding or showing. I think she was crossed with QH. She might have been a PMU mare or foal in her early days.

Re: mycotoxins?

2004-07-07 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh yes, forgot to add that she's eating normally, seems her old lazy self. But she's so lazy that I don't know if I KNOW her enough to KNOW if she's down? But I didn't ride her today. But I did yesterday afternoon, and she seemed spunkier than normal,

Re: mycotoxins?

2004-07-06 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm waiting for more news, I guess a lady here in MI had this with every horse on her farm last year? Something with molds in the feed? I have not yet had the vet out. I just noticed them today, I was going to bath her, and grabbed the camera to capture

mycotoxins?

2004-07-06 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] anybody hear of this? Know what it is? The MHL board told me that's what my horse has. http://fjordbonnie.tripod.com/fat_rolls.htm go to the link to see pictures of what is happening to my horse. Is this what they say it is? This mycotoxin? Anything I

Re: Trail riding/camping

2004-06-30 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Its not NY, but Michigan has a shore to shore trail. From Lake Huron to Lake Michigan? I've never done it, but I want to someday. Just need to get in shape for it. I think the website is www.mtha.com to get more info on it. You have to be a member

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2004 #134

2004-06-15 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cougars (like cats) prefer ledges or other things up high in tree's. They wait for their prey to walk near, then they jump down on top of the horses back and bite into the neck, withers. Try to get them to fall down. Wolves group up, and chase the horse,

Re: Fjord Ham Operators?

2004-06-10 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Fred. That is cool that you take your radio with you when you ride. I have an HT, but I need a new charger for it. Just waiting for the next hamfest to come to town. Our house looks like a porkypine with all the antennas on it. Have a small beam

Fjord Ham Operators?

2004-06-10 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Nice to meet you Fred. I'm a new Fjord owner here and have had my ticket for almost 2 years. Jennie KC8UUD http://fjordbonnie.tripod.com [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type image/jpeg which had a name of Winter .jpg]

IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED: BONNIE HOOF PICTURES

2004-06-08 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello I read some of the article on foundered horses treatment, the one on a site that one of you recommended. I am looking into Magnesium for Bonnie. I guess it will help with her cresty neck AND encourage circulation in her feet? Is that right?

Horse Boots

2004-06-08 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] There are tons of brands of these boots. And I know that more you pay for them the better. But as a temporary thing, can I get away with buying the cheaper ones? Has anyone used the Easyboot? Or the Davis Boot? I don't really know that I have the extra

Re: Jennie and Bonnie

2004-06-06 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Jeanne Yes, I think we are pretty close. I live just south of Jackson. In Napoleon. Out in the sticks of MI... very small town. but 3 times a year this lil community becomes big during race weekends. The little town next door swells to engulf the

Founder, Rotation, and shoes

2004-06-05 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello. I watched that Horse Shoeing Time on RFDTV last nite. Just so happened to have a foundered pony on there. And the farrier was saying how you can see if a foundered horse has rotation by just looking at the white line and the width of another

Re: New Fjord Owner Here

2004-06-03 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Answer some Questions you have: One, she appears to be a cross breed, probably with Quarter Horse. This is a common cross at PMU farms -- is that where you got her? ~NO. I got her from horse camp. They purchased her with a foal at her side, then

New Fjord Owner Here

2004-06-03 Thread LLStara117
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello. My name is Jennie. I live in South Central Michigan. And I am a new member of this group. I have owned my first Fjord since Saturday, May 29, 2004. I have surfed some of the internet and have learned that Fjords as a breed are different than