MOVING

2000-07-28 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We're moving down to just east Of Redding, CA. So we're gonna be off-line until we get there. Please remove my e-mail address from the list. I'll send you our new one when we get one. Lori Puster MoonWise Farm (soon to be) Belle Vista, CA.

Re: I'm Back

2000-07-18 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vivian, [As Carol pointed out women and mares who live together often cycle together it is due to their pheramones (sp?)] You mean I'm gonna start cycling with my horse? Lori P.

Re: No bugs, few snakes, tiny winter

2000-07-10 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Now Gail, I did live a bit north of y'all, but in my seven years in NM, I saw more than a few snows (melted by noon), quite a few snakes (bullsnakes mostly), centipeds 8" long, mosquitos all summer, and cucarachas everytime

Re: Cruizer, Glistening Gold.

2000-06-21 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lauren, I am so, so sorry. He will live on in his many beautiful offspring, including his delightful daughter Mojave and grandaughter Freyja. I'm going home to give them both hugs. And a hug to you as well. Lori Puster Mo

Re: Barn Swallows

2000-06-14 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Swallows eat their weight in mosquitos and flys on a regular basis. Would that I had more of them. Lori P.

Re: It's a BOY!!

2000-05-31 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for the invite. I'm not sure when we'll be by but it would be in the afternoon/early evening hours. We'll call before we come. Lori P. At 12:25 PM 5/31/00 -0400, you wrote: >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: It's a BOY!!

2000-05-31 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Congratulations! Now go post some pictures. Lori P. p.s. We'll be in your area tomorrow, would it be OK to stop by? At 11:27 AM 5/31/00 -0400, you wrote: >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >At about 9:30 last n

Re: Fjord heighth

2000-05-30 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean, A THIRD!!???. Good lord, Freyja's only 5 weeks old (4 weeks in the picture) and she's probably over half her mother's height already. That can't be right. Maybe you were thinking--weight? http://darkw

Re: Backbelts...

2000-05-26 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have a backbelt, don't know the brand, that I got at Home Depot. It helps some, but it's no cure all. However, and it's a big however, when wearing a backbelt, the compression around your trunk causes your BLOOD PRESSU

Re: woodticks

2000-05-23 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At the recommendation of my old vet, I use Adams Flea and Tick on the horses, the dog and even to kill lice on the goats. It seems to work well to kill or deter most insect, including ticks (boy, were they a problem in New Mexic

Re: Fjord colors

2000-05-16 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Misha, Great suggestion on the colors, much more descriptive than the current color names. There's not much "brown" on my Brown Dun horse, except the some of the markings on her legs and the sun bleached hairs in her t

Re: Biting

2000-05-12 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OK, I admit it; I've been spoiling her. As I said, she's my first foal, and I think I just figured out she's not a puppy. Having raised dogs, who are still just provisional beings at two weeks of age, I don't t

Re: Biting

2000-05-12 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. I'll probably try the "explosive" correction first, before resorting to a soft bat or some other physical correction. She's my first foal and I'm sure I'

Re: Biting

2000-05-11 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for the suggestions. I don't think she interprets the lip holds as play, mostly I just pinch her upper lip until she pulls her head back, but you are right, sometimes you accidentally encourage the behavior you are trying

Biting

2000-05-11 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since it came up under the "Smooching" post, just how common is it for foals to bite? Freyja, at about a week old, started biting me everytime I'm not looking directly at her. And I do mean constantly, even when she&

Markmann and others

2000-05-08 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Catherine, We are fortunate. We live in a culture where almost every parent can expect their children to outlive them. And yet, most of us bring animals into our lives knowing we'll out live them. For some people, the inev

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #130

2000-05-04 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Caitlin, Check out this page for names. http://todd.reimer.com/norse/myth.html Lori P.

Re: Fly Masks

2000-05-02 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The fly mask I just started using is made by Absorbine. It covers both the face and ears and is really full around the cheek area. I bought it mail order from Jeffers (call 1-800-JEFFERS for a free catalog). Of course the first time

Re: escape artist

2000-04-28 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue, >To start with, is it normal for them to be so smart? It appears so. Mojave has a stall in my neighbor's barn that she can access from our pasture. It took her about two weeks to figure out how to open all of the latch

It's a filly!(pictures)

2000-04-24 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Our as yet unnamed filly. These were taken about 3-4 hours after she was born. Mom and foal were both still a messy from the birth then. http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~lpuster/filly_front_sm.jpg http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~l

It's a filly!

2000-04-24 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Our mare, Snowy's Mojave had her first foal, a filly who we haven't named just yet, Saturday morning. She's a ruddy oatmeal color with a white muzzle and a grey stipe in her mane. We're guessing that she'

Libby/asbestos

2000-04-13 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Teresa, Thank you for the "first hand" account. I didn't want to come off as alarmist in my post, but I wanted people to know why Libby is in the national news. Some people on this list might even want to cons

Re: libby

2000-04-12 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Libby Montana has actually been in the national news--CNN, NPR, etc.--recently because of the whole town being contaminated with asbestos from the mining operations. At issue is legislation, lobbied for by the parent companies of t

Canadian dollars.

2000-04-12 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just a "by the way" for those interested in converting currencys. There is currency converter at: http://www.ljsp.com/currency.htm, which you can use directly *or* add to your web page FOR FREE. Lori P. MoonWise Farm Veneta OR

Gestation

2000-03-29 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My mare is most likely about 315 day into her pregnancy. I have been reading that gestation periods of 320 to 370 days are normal. I have also read that the average foaling period is either 330 days and 345 days from breeding. W

Expo in Albany Oregon this weekend!

2000-03-24 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The schedule for the Greater Northwest Equine Expo is available at http://www.showmasters.com/GNEE%20Schedule.htm. Just a reminder, Fjords will be on display at the following times and locations: Fri. March 24, 12:30 - 1:00, Sundowner

Mules (Fjules)

2000-03-23 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks to Linda for the "Fjule" designation. :) Several people have now chimed in, publicly and privately, on the side of mules being allowed. Am I reading the rule NFHR wrong? Because it seems to sanction mule breeding

Re: cross breeding

2000-03-23 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From the sheer number and sometimes hyperbolic tone of the posts, the issue of crossbreeding has struck a nerve. As to my comment on the possibility that many Fjord owners like the attention their horses uniqueness garners, it was

Crossbreeding

2000-03-22 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Even before the recent post on crossbreeding, I was uncomfortable with the NFHR stance on the subject. I can however see two reasons for the exclusion: With so few Fjords in North America, any breeding should result in a purebred f

Ground stakes for electric fences.

2000-03-21 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The best indicator of minimum rod depth: how far down you have to dig in the Summer to find moist earth? If you are not sure, use a shovel or post hole digger to find out. Grounding rods should be sunk at least 3 feet past that depth

Re: orthoflex saddles

2000-03-17 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I contacted a woman in Southern Oregon a couple of weeks ago who is selling a used Ortho Flex *Express Lite* saddle for about $1200.00. I can forward her e-mail address and a picture of the saddle to anyone who is interested. I tal

Re: Fjord schedule, Albany Expo

2000-03-07 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I think Saturday would be a great day for me to go! Does anybody have the >Schedule for Dr. Ritter? If the Fjords are in the Ride! Magazine Arena at 6:00pm on Saturday, I will plan on being there at 5:30pm (5:30-6:00pm w

Re: Fjord schedule, Albany Expo

2000-03-07 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd like to suggest that those of us going to the Albany Expo meet up some time as a group. I was thinking that we could plan on being a little early for the Ride! Saturday or Sunday in the Magazine Arena. If anyone is interested

Breeding vs. eugenics

2000-02-18 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Admittedly, I'm new to horses, but I grew up in a kennel (that explains a lot actually), and I've bred dogs and Angora goats for years now. So I do know a bit about breeding. First, I think people should always breed wit

Re: Wow, found this today (sold)

2000-02-17 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just called on this guy and he's already sold. At 04:36 PM 2/17/00 -0600, you wrote: >This message is from: Mike and Casey Rogillio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >My work has a location for classified ads. I happened to

Re: Site with old brasses

2000-02-16 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh, and by the way, I'm a trained silversmith, so if any one needs custom silver, brass, or bronze ornamentation, or an existing piece copied, let me know and we'll see what we can work out. Lori Puster MoonWise Farm

Re: Site with old brasses

2000-02-16 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Fun site with antique horse brasses, etc.: > >http://www.antiquehorse.com/index.html If anyone is interested in buying horse brasses, there are a lot of them listed at EBay for not too much money. http://www.ebay.com/ Se

Re: Evaluation discussion. & clinic offer

2000-02-15 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Joel, >Is there any interest out for a short course on horse logging? I would >be glad to put one on (for a small fee to be determined at a later date) >if there is any interest. Don't need an arena for this. >Tha

Re: bug spray

2000-02-15 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> One thing that has worked for me, and that I have yet to see mentioned, is LAVENDAR OIL. A small amount, cut with white vinegar, repels mosquitos. You can spray or wipe it on. I used this when I lived in NM, right across the Rio

Aussie saddles & EasyBoots

2000-02-14 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone ever tried EasyBoots on their Fjord,and if so what did you think? Also, I've been trying to find a real Australian stock saddle to fit a Fjord, preferably a used one as the new prices are prohibative. Does anyone else

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #50

2000-02-13 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Denise, I get most of my supplies, including blades and combs for my oster shearmaster from Jeffers. To get their catalog, call them a 1-800-Jeffers. I've had very good luck with them as a mail order supplier. Lori P does anyo

Re: Stock protection

2000-02-13 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'd like to second Lauren's appeal to using a guard dog instead of a gun. I know that people who have guns very often feel strongly about them and their necessity as a means of protection. But my dogs--three Great Py

Fjords

2000-02-11 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, My name is Lori and I'm new to the list. >From your description of where you live, I'd put you in Los Lunas. I used to live in Bosque Farms, but I live in Oregon now. My partner taught special ed in Los Lunas and Be

Re: Grey Fjords - Brown Coloring?

2000-02-09 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was wondering about the "cut off" between grey dun and brown dun myself. Snowy's Cosmo, who is listed as a dark grey dun looks very brown to me: http://www.fjordhorse.net/cosmobarn.jpg Whereas Snowy's Comet (Cos

Re: BREYER HORSE

2000-02-09 Thread Lori Puster
This message is from: Lori Puster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all. New to this list, and a new Fjord owner--have just purchaced Snowy's Mojave from Snowy Mountain Fjords. I left a message to Breyer at http://www.breyerhorses.com/breyer/contact.asp. Lori Puster MoonWise Farm AAGBA Angora Goats