Hansje goes Western

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everybody I have something nice to tell about my Hansje, almost 14 years old mare. She had some trouble with her left behind leg, but is doing very well again. I always rode English dressage (I live in The Netherlands), but where she

nice

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] this I found on the site: site: http://www.slidinghorse.nl if If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can get going without pep pills, If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist

re hoof problems

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary wrote: . Lack of exercise on good ol' natural ground can lead to a myriad of hoof problems, not the least of which are slow hoof growth and decreased wall thickness. If you don't use it, you lose it maybe? That is very well said, Mary

re breeding

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] What do they do to control the quality of the breeding mares? It seems to me that at least 50%, (or more), of the genetics that make up a foal come from the mare. Yet I never hear anything about quality control of mares from any

re question

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] In Norway or Holland are all colts gelded that do not get a certain rating? in Holland, yes don't know about Norway greetings, Marion

re Iberian riding

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jean asked me about Iberian riding and I will try to explain as far as I can It is a kind of Western riding (Old Californian style, so I was told) Not cutting or Pleasure, but more a kind of show style that the old Spanish landowners did

trainingweekend

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi list I want to share with you an experience I had last weekend with my 13 year old Fjord mare Hansje I went on a 3 day trip with about 25 riders in a beautiful place in the woods. We are all members of an association of freetime riders

re site

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] After much fun and frustration I have finally redone our web site. Please check it out and let us know how the download goes in other parts of the world. www.fjordhorse.net Beautiful pictures, Lauren what a world of difference

ages

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Denise, you forgot to mention me I alraide mailed that I am 54 Marion Bijster, The Netherlands I saw the name Betsy Bister on the list I wonder whether you last name might originally have been Bijster ??? Do you know of that ?

trailriding

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everybody, Just wanted to share my happiness I had this weekend two wonderful rides, on saturday and today on sunday yesterday I went out riding with a girl on her big horse and, guess what, Hansje could trot faster than he could. . Today I

long distance

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] hello Tamara in the UK Here in the Netherlands Fjords do compete in longdistance they are of course not as fast as the Arabians, but they go on and on and on This summer at the Festival of the Dutch Studbook there was a 27 years old Fjord who

message

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] hi, sorry to use the list for this, but I cannot reach them otherwise: Nancy and Ernie Botte, we met on the Fjord show in Holland this summer. You mailed me afterwards, but I cannot answer your mail. Maybe you changed you emailaddress? Please

language

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read aloud for best results (and some semblance of comprehension). Be warned, you're going to find yourself talking funny for a while after reading this. It was nominated best email of 1997. The following is a telephone exchange between a hotel

Re: fjords and dressage...

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Marion, we have a leather fly bonnet with strips of leather but it hangs completely around the face. The one on yours there appears to be only on the front away from the eyes. Yes we have all kinds of fly halters, net, leather, plastic including

Re: fjords and dressage...

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] -, I too, wondered what that was. Hope you can satisfy our curiosity. Carol M. Jean Gayle wrote: This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] . What is that face piece of harness? Jean it is against flies around the eyes you

gypsy horses

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fiona, I agree with you completely !Marion But you dont have to be a gypsy to neglect your horse

moody?

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] There is that statement again wants a gelding only It has been my impression that Fjord mares are not as sensitive and moody during their cycles as say the thoroughbred, warm bloods, Arabs etc. wrote Jean, sorry Jean

RBent Branderup

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anneli, how lucky you are to be able to take lessons from Bent Branderup I read he was to be the royal Danish riding-teacher ? I send a picture of his book to Lori, so she can put it on the list It is wonderful and all about classical dressage

fast noving fjords

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] And the other thing I noticed. I've never seen Fjords MOVE SO FAST. I think I need to see a few more in motion,... When I ride my Hansje in the indoor riding school and it is feeding time, and she hears that the other horses get their food

picture

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sini, what a lovely picture of the filly above the mothers neck ! Marion , Holland

chiropractor

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] hello a horse that feels stiff, that can have many different causes 1. food : too rich may cause the muscsles to get sour. tho horse needs some time to become loose, even half an hour work 2. back problems a saddle that does not fit, a too

Re: Looking for contact information for Remmy Bron.

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Michele Bigelow [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aan: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Datum: woensdag-maart-2000 1:29 Onderwerp: Looking for contact information for Remmy Bron. This message

Re: V names

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Oorspronkelijk bericht- Van: Brian Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aan: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Datum: maandag-februari-2000 23:16 Onderwerp: Re: V names This message is from: Brian Thompson [EMAIL

dutch judges

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Karen McCarthy asked if Fjord judges in Holland are carded in other breeds As far as I know the judges here are specialised in their own breed Maybe some of them know about other breeds, but mr Van Bon here is the specialist on Fjords in our

pictures

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Loves the pictures of Stella and Bjorken Stella has a sweet look They look somewhat more elegant, not the draft type to me Bjoken has on the picture a long neck for a Fjord I love all the pictures people send in to show their Fjords ! Can't get

Re: List Pictures

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] hey, I really likedthe other pictures of the Fjords, the ones in the snow but also the portrait of Gunnar. It must be a hell of a job to cut his hair I have already trouble to keep Hansje's hair neat, Have to trim it at least every fortnight

Re: Pictures of Hansje

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] What a cutie! But it's the first time I've seen a fjord in a blanket! Love the picture though, the scenery, and the happy human, horse and dog. Pamela hello Pamela, I use a blanket on my Fjord because she loses her many hairs faster that way

Re: Dutch Kuering/ American Fjord?

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---hallo people all over the world who love Fjords I have followed some of the discussions about the Dutch Keuring (first e than u) and about setting standards for Fjords in Europe and in America. I live in Holland and had Fjords ten years

not found

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Peg Knutsen, I could not find you webpage on the address below Did I do something wrong ? Or is it not correct www.eburg.com/~kffjord20 greetings Marion By the way, Hansje is doing better everyday I feel more free on her back, every day

training

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Carol Rivoire Your letter on proper training and that a lot of people think too easy about it, is very good. I agree completely with it The solution does not lie in sharper mouthpieces, or heavier vehicles to pull, but in proper training before

ouch

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] yes, ouch I said AUWW when it happened Hansje stood on my toes with her full weight and now one of my toes (the third to be precisely) is blue and bruised and she does not even wear shoes . . . the funny thing is that it almost never has

Hansje

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey everyone, Hansje is doing fine ! I have ridden her already 2 times for a complete hour, even tried some gallop and she really is very sweet this is the real oldfashioned fjordhorse: does not make a fuss over something, is relaxes

address

This message is from: M.Bijster [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hallo iedereen Hello everybody Ik heb een nieuw email adres: I have a new email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] groeten, greetings, Marion