RE: Elise- more from her owner

2010-09-10 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com thank you Amy for your input. I was told by someone else that she had at one time been used on a dude ranch. Was just being honest with the information I have been given. it explains why she is not barn sour- and very willing to go

RE: Fillies for sale

2010-09-09 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com hello, i haven't been on the forum for quite a while because of a divorce. I own a mare named Elise and I might need ( probably) to sell her. I would like to get her a home where people know the breed. Please let me know if anyone

into the wall

2009-10-30 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hey Everyone! Well I just want to say that the training is going very well with Elise and I. She made her first lovely trot to canter transition in the round pen, one side slightly rougher that the other. She is responsive with our

RE: Environment

2009-10-21 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Dear DeeAnna, I can understand that. My ex was first a civil ( schools and jails mostly),engineer, and then a chemical engineer where he had his own lab to dabble in. He did hazardous waste management, toxic waste clean up using

RE: Replacing helmets

2009-10-20 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Deanna, How do you know all of this stuff? (seriously) I am impressed and you have convinced me to replace my helmet. ( I am cheap)...(and lazy)...I took a bad fall a couple years ago and I know it saved me. On the ground I wear

RE: ground movement

2009-10-15 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hi Heather- I tried the moving around the haunches- nose and shoulder and it worked! thank you so much! ...why have i not been able to get trainers to show me? I have wanted to do this for years, and even the temporary slug

RE: ground movement

2009-10-14 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com thank you Heather! I looked at your blog, too- besides printing out your answer to me. I will try it tomorrow. It will be interesting to see if Elise is a left brain or right brain thinker! I like your blog very much and what you

RE: Elise YUP

2009-10-14 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Really she is SO funny sometimes.. and endearing! thanks for the info! Laura :) Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 07:04:46 -0700 From: sarahmagdalencla...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: Elise To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com

RE: helmet AMEN

2009-10-14 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I,too, have been saved by my helmet. Got thrown flat back on the road -hit the back of my skull on the ground... I lay there for a minute or so contemplating the likely fact that I would have been dead or a vegetable if I hadn't had

RE: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #195 ground movement

2009-10-13 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I try to check out how my horse is feeling and develop flexibility while on the ground, but I have never been able to get a horse to REALLY move one front foot over another while the hind foot pivots, in fact, I get the two

Elise

2009-10-13 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com This is the second day Elise has had her very own stall next to the other horses. We fianally got a stall empty of another neighbors' horse so Elise was rigged up in the arena--but now she is SOOhappy! Today we had out first

laura and elise :) thank you!

2009-10-11 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Today my husband and I went to a trail that is hardly ever used. As you know, I had trouble with Elise on the trail. After reading all of the wonderful contributions, I followed everyones' advice. ( I think) As we started out I just

beach ride.

2009-10-10 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com This is Laura from Oregon with Elisie. Well, we went on our second beach ride. what I really I really like about the terrain is that the sand is relatively deep and the sides of the trail are relatively low. I have owned Elisie

RE: fjord digest- welcome Julie!

2009-10-09 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Welcome Julie! I am new to the forum also! You should be expecting many kind people to contact you into the group! New Zealand? I live in Oregon. A friend told me New Zealand resembles Oregon, (and vice versa) USA, where I live

gaming horses

2009-10-09 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Is there anything wrong by teaching a horse to game? Does it reduce their chances of being trained for other disciplines'? Do people pay high prices for them ? (better home, maybe

RE: fjord digest- welcome Julie! Lola

2009-10-09 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hi Lola- I live on the coast in a town called North Bend. Actually they mushed the two towns ( Coos Bay)together and call it Coos bay/ North Bend. The coast is beautiful here even with the old mills sprawled along the river, dead

RE: hang on- thanks DeeAnna

2009-10-07 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Dear DeeAnna, Thank you for helping me the other day with saddle wither padding problems. I think I am on the way to solving it. About the conversation on rolling horses and unwanted baths: I also had the unfortunate experience

RE: hang on

2009-10-07 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com ...we were crossing a wide stream on a hot day- and my friends swore- no kidding- that my horse just wanted to cool off... he just had that look of it. The moment he remembered I was on his back he scrambled to his feet

RE: hang on

2009-10-07 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I had a horse that would itch his face on its knees- and then go down. I was told to always watch out for the itch and lift the reins and kick him forward immediately Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:14:20 -0500 From: coy...@acrec.com

RE: Laura: another question

2009-10-07 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com ...It took a few days...( I like to reread my stuff) but once I thought about it you are right- she is unbalanced. I have seen so much improvement in her but I have a tendency to expect too much too quickly. When I think about her

new email address for Laura

2009-10-06 Thread Laura Fisher
This message is from: Laura Fisher fisher.lau...@gmail.com Hi everyone, I am hoping this puts me back on the forum. Please let me know if this new email number does the job. Thanks, Laura Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http

laura: 7/8 rigging

2009-10-04 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hey there- I am looking at flex lite circle-y s' and they have some saddles that have 7/8 rigging--can anyone explain that to me and also give me the benefits compared to a regular saddle? I also own a circle y that has two

Laura: another question

2009-10-04 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hi! :) Is it possible to put a photo on the forum of a regular tree saddle on my hosre verses a fqhb saddle for forum input, so I know what to buy? Also, considering the regular bar saddle fits ,can a wedge be put in front

breeding

2009-10-04 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I have Elisies' conformation scores in front of me...how do I interpret them? Where do I go to find out whether her sire and dam were any good? and her ancestors? Will this help me with choosing how I should train her and what I

RE: laura: 7/8 rigging

2009-10-04 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hi Shawna, I understand a little about the rigging together from the tiny print on the circl y s' web page.you said it keeps the cinch from rubbing the horse...does that also keep the saddle over the cinch and is there a balance

RE: Laura: another question

2009-10-04 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Dear DeeAnna, Thank you for your response. I did not know there were that many trees. Considering the breadth of them I am afraid I would have to travel the entire United States, with my horse in tow, to find a saddle that would

RE: Amy from Laura

2009-10-01 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Amy... How do I bypass the forum and talk directly to you? Also, did you mean I highlight in blue what I want to DELETE or do I want to Highlight what I DON'T want to delete? ...Inquiring minds want to know :) Laura ps

where is everyone?

2009-10-01 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hi- this is Laura. Where is everyone? _ Insert movie times and more without leaving HotmailĀ®. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/QuickAdd?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutoria

RE:has someone?

2009-09-29 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Has some one done something about this? I have a barn full of horses and stress up to my ears , but- my gosh- Myrtle point is just down the ROAD.!!! Gow much do they want? Laura From: pedfjo...@aol.com Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19

RE: Laura selling saddles

2009-09-27 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com ...I know how wonderful this saddle is. I tried many dressage saddles and after a half hour or so riding dressage they would become torture devices. (To anyone out there who knows me I lived in NJ for a few years and was lucky enough

RE: Laura on tail rubbing

2009-09-27 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com ny Hi there- When my husband ended up in ICU for five weeks and other people had to feed out horses, we left them in the pasture day and night. My husband happened to become ill on the very day we were to move into this farm

Laura and Here's my (sort of) happy topic ...poultry

2009-09-26 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hi- my husband bought two Muscovey ducks last winter. This is our first farm. Its not a farm, really just a house and some stalls and an indoor arena. (plus 53 acres) Anyway, his first big deal was to buy two Muscovey ducks. I

selling saddles

2009-09-26 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hello out there- I own an Albion Original Comfort dressage saddle that I want to sell. I have looked on the internet and have seen that it has actually held its' price, even a little more, but when I check some dressage used saddle

Laura asks-where do they go?

2009-09-26 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I have written a couple other monologues that I was quite proud of and I have noticed that they never saw the light of day- here on the forumdo we get butted out sometimes? Are there technical difficulties with the forum or do I

RE: did I ever send this?

2009-09-24 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I am sorry I made that mistake. I am sure it will happen again but I will make an effort to correct myself and get help frome one of my sixteen year old twins (step) . It is amazing what they can do. Have a good day/night Laura

RE: Happy Topic?

2009-09-24 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com All For It! Laura From: jhalst7...@aol.com Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:22:19 -0400 Subject: Happy Topic? To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com This message is from: jhalst7...@aol.com Please can we get back to talking about

RE: Harness

2009-09-24 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Dear Tonja, Good to meet you. I would love a list of appropriate saddles. I am needing one soon. Sincerely, Laura From: tacke...@aol.com To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Subject: Harness Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:36:38

RE: did I ever send this?

2009-09-23 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hello Beth, I think I will take your advice to heart. when I get home I will take her back into the arena and try a walk and then a trot on the lunge line. I think that will go fine. I willl ride her in big/small/traveling circles all

a good day

2009-09-22 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hello everyone, I have reading everyones' contribution and I can feel my fjord brain cells growing. .. Today's training went very well with Elise ,thanks to another member filling me in on my mares' past training. Once I learned

RE: hello again

2009-09-20 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com Hello Beth, I think I will take your advice to heart. when I get home I will take her back into the arena and try a walk and then a trot on the lunge line. I think that will go fine. I willl ride her in big/small/traveling circles all

hello again

2009-09-19 Thread laura fisher
This message is from: laura fisher laura_fishe...@hotmail.com I have had a problem lunging my fjord, Elise. I bought her from a woman that let her children ride her on trails. As a result, Elise learned that she does not have to canter. I thought starting on a 60 foot lunge line would remedy