Re: Fwd: Database importable!

2001-01-02 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" wrote: > > > But if you put a link and then upload a picture of your horse like you > suggested others do then the picture would show up too! ;-) > > Mike > I kno

Re: Database importable!

2000-12-28 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mary, No it's green. Lori Alborough wrote to me and said that she looked at the html and it says green for the color but on my computer the html says blue. I'll figure it out. We registered Asa as a red dun b

Re: Database importable!

2000-12-28 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary Thurman wrote: > Also - please send > me the website address again, as my AOL program > deletes my stuff on a regular basis and I'm always > losing the things I wanted to keep. > > Mary Sorry http://www.mariposafarm.com

Re: Database importable!

2000-12-27 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm working on the colors... it shows up green even though it says blue?? Mark Mary Thurman wrote: > This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PRO

Database importable!

2000-12-27 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm not sure how I did it but it worked. I added the hypothetical breeding pedigree generator "html" from the NFHR site to my web site and I now have the "clickable" pedigree right on my for sale pag

Re: alpacas and fjords

2000-12-21 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We have alpacas and fjords (and sheep and goats) in the same pasture and they all get along just fine. The only problem we have had is a broken leg on a lamb once from being stepped on. Which I set for 30 days and the la

Re: Llama spooks ( and others )

2000-12-20 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ...not to avoid, but to cram llamas into your life ( and your horses > ) so as to get totally bored with them !I would go borrow a few of those > llamas from those people to share a

Re: A Long Sad Winter...

2000-12-04 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry List I thought I cancelled my mistake in time! Forgot to edit out original message I was replying to. Mark

Re: Christmas Songs

2000-11-27 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > 26. Within the span of a single earth orbit, this > > > specific passage of time > > > is pre-eminent in it's splendor. How about "The most wonderful day of the year" I am

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #306

2000-11-27 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sue Harrison wrote: > but how to heat the > outside tub...that is a problem...since it is artesian and flows in > erattically I am not sure how a heater would work...by heater do you guys > mean a coil? I hav

Re: Dave McWethy stories, barefoot horses

2000-11-20 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary Thurman wrote: > And the one horse that also never needed shoes - you > guessed it, Line's daughter. Same large, round, heavy > soled, thick walled feet. > > > Mary Thurman > Raintree Fa

Re: defosting the tank

2000-11-20 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Lauren, I have thought about trying this method, especially now with six tanks going (6 thousand watts, ouch!) But I do live in a pretty cold area. How cold does it get by you? How often do you need to change the

Theraputic riding programs

2000-10-24 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Fjord Folks, I'm interested in learning all I can about therapeutic riding programs for people with disabilities, etc. I have no experience in this but the need for quality recreation in our area is great. I hav

Re: THE DUTCH KEURINGS -

2000-10-12 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My reason for not going was for #5 (below). I participated in the Blue Earth show this year and learned a lot. Actually I had roughly the same experience at the NFHR evaluation as Carol described regarding the Dutch Keuri

Re: Ankle Biters ?

2000-10-12 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Dont worry, Merek. Im sure that the pig only thought your ankles were a > food source. Sausage ? Pizza Roll-ups ? Rump roasts ? ; ) > Lisa Uh Oh

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #228

2000-08-31 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unfortunately it was Minnesota. Mark @ Mariposa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 8/31/00 1:45:32 AM Mountain Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: &

Re: Mariposa Farm is moving!!

2000-08-30 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >It's funny but I think we have boxes from when we moved here that still aren't >unpacked! > >Mark GAIL RUSSELL wrote: > Whatever you do, don't open them! Throw them away NOW! > Gail Russ

Re: Mariposa Farm is moving!!

2000-08-30 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Gayle wrote: > Mark the whole thing sounds overwhelming but fun, I hope. Quite a job to > take on. Best of luck Jean > Hi Jean, Everyone has been telling us that we are nuts and that we will be working

Re: Mariposa Farm is moving!!

2000-08-30 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> carol j makosky wrote: > Hi, > Boy! You sound as excited about your new place as I was when we found our > dream home in the Siren area. So tell me, exactly where is the new place > located? You sound like it

Re: Mariposa Farm is moving!!

2000-08-29 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Congratulations! It sounds like a splendid new place. Have fun, after the > moving, packing and unpacking is done! > > Pamela Thanks Pamela! It's funny but I think we have b

Mariposa Farm is moving!!

2000-08-29 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We'll it's official. Mariposa Farm will be moving to their new location late this fall. We closed today at the bank and are the proud owners of a horse boarding and riding center. The farm consists of 37 acres w

Re: Panic snaps & other stuff

2000-08-03 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mary, When I'm in one of the stalls or in an inclosed space I hook the panic snap to the tie spot and the bull snap to the halter. Someone pointed out to me that if there was a "panic" situation it would be

Cows and Fjords

2000-06-01 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, Last night I had the opportunity to try out a little cattle work with my newest fjord Katya. We had a great time once she got over those "ugly big dogs". The first time she saw the herd she took off down

Re: Grey eel?+creme-colours

2000-05-18 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" wrote: > > > They are not as high a resolution as the one I have. Don't get me wrong, > they are great for pictures to be put up on the web and stuff like > that.

Re: Grey eel?+creme-colours

2000-05-17 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary Thurman wrote: > The only 'film' camera we own these days is Fred's > Bronica, which he uses for his black and white > pictures - which he develops and prints himself. He > got some good p

Re: New baby in Grand Marais

2000-05-10 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Congratulations Philis! Mark and Lisa McGinley Philis Anderson wrote: > This message is from: "Philis Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Happy to report (after several restless nights) that Gran

Re: driving problems

2000-04-26 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Cynthia, Your point is well taken. Especially the part about backing up at the wrong time. I can see how the whip would be THE tool in this case. We'll start working on the whip right away. Mark

Re: Video cameras?

2000-04-25 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I purchased a 499.00 Sony model last year at Blue Earth and it seems to work great. It comes with Lithium Ion batteries which are "smart" so you get a reading in minutes of how much battery life is left. I picked u

Re: Driving problem

2000-04-25 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great Site Jean, Thanks, Mark Jean Ernest wrote: > This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > You might also check out the articles in Nori Lamphere's Axwood Farm Libray > web site.

Re: Driving problem

2000-04-25 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for your help Lori, Lori Albrough wrote: > > Basically I needed to keep better contact with the bit (firm, elastic > contact - always) and more impulsion. When you say "impulsion" what do you

Re: Driving problem

2000-04-25 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've got a similar problem with one of mine. When driving, she "weaves" all over the road and ending up in the center seems to the most comfortable for her. Even riding she seems to like to "sight-see&qu

Re: Newcomer in your midst.

2000-04-21 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Is she leaking at the teat yet? Has she been standing around in one place kind of zombie eyed? This is what our mare did 12 hours before she went into a quick labor and had an easy birth. I think you could relaxe a little

Re: Stall bedding

2000-04-21 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Knutsen Fjord Farm wrote: > Two caveats: 1] I imagine some horses might be allergic to it, > as they might to any bedding; Are the pellets made from hardwoods? I'm not sure about this but always thought that so

Trip West

2000-03-31 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just got back from Montana picking up Raintree's Katya, a 7 year old mare I purchased from Phil Petty. She's great. Myself and two friends drove out to western Montana to meet Phil at a friends farm in Polson, M

Re: NFHR 3/8/00 BOD Minutes, Breed standard and Eval stuff

2000-03-23 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks Mike, I'm heading out tomorrow to western Montana to pick up three Fjords from Phil Petty (I only get to keep one!) and I printed out both the Evaluation info and the Breed Standard for some casual reading w

Re: orthoflex

2000-03-16 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Denise, I bought my wife Lisa the Caliente model for a Christmas present last year. I think the quality and workmanship is real nice. One of the features I like is that you can get "Booties" to go over the p

Re: Trip West

2000-03-03 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kim Gibson-Rogstad wrote: > Hello Mark > > I don't know what part of Montana your run'en to, your if you have been that > way before but if can run interstate 94 verses hwy 2 you'd find it would

Re:pulling wolf teeth

2000-02-16 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please read "philly" as "filly" in my post... must have been lunch time! Mark

Pulling Wolf teeth

2000-02-16 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Apparently our philly Asa has been reading the fjord list over my shoulder and decided to do a little dentistry on her mom. A couple of days ago we noticed that Alida (Mom) had a swollen right side of her face. When I looked

Goofy fjord names

2000-02-15 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was talking to a friend about my upcoming trip to Montana to pick up our new fjord (Raintree's Katya) and he mentioned that we should meet up in Medora, North Dakota and do some riding as he had spent quite some time

Traveling thru North Dakota

2000-02-08 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'll be driving thru North Dakota on Hwy 2 in mid to late March (after I pick up our new fjord out in Montana!) and am wondering if anyone up there knows of any motel / stable operations near Minot, ND that I could o

Re: St. Paul Winter Carnival Sleigh Rally

2000-02-07 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol wrote: > I'm Carol Makosky and I live in northern WI. Hi Carol, Welcome to the list. Where in northern Wisc. are you. I live in Washburn (in between Bayfield and Ashland) near lake Superior Mark McGinley Mariposa Farm

Re:Digital Cameras

2000-02-07 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I don't like the Sony cameras. Nothing wrong with the quality, just too > much bother swapping those discs. You are better wi

Transportation Available

2000-02-03 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm heading out to Western Montana (Polson) sometime in middle to late March to pick up a fjord and am offering an empty 16' stock trailer going out there and only one horse in it coming back to northern Wisconsin

Re: I can't believe this!

2000-01-31 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I went to this site and entered your name Mike 'cause I wanted to see a picture of you (always curious to SEE who's on the list). What an attractive guy! I also entered a few other lister's names... I'

Re: Pedigree question

2000-01-12 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for the link Mike. Someone else sent it to me too but they must have left part of it out. Yours works fine. Thanks Mark

Re: the best?

2000-01-11 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was having a crappy day at work until I read Brians post. Thanks Brian, Mark @ Mariposa

Re: goats and sheep

2000-01-06 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Marsha Jo Hannah wrote: > If you get into sheep, have > enough of them that you don't become attached to any one animal---they > don't last long. > I found that I had to get a new ram about every 2

Re: goats and sheep

2000-01-06 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary Thurman wrote: > I remember him commenting that a sheep > was "a four-legged accident looking for a place to > happen." We got sheep before horses and the first time I heard this saying was in re

Re: Goats may be a Baaaaaaaad idea.....; )

2000-01-05 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Lisa, I'm going to print your "Goat advice" out and post it in my barn. I will look at it each time someone says "You need to get some goats now, especially those little cute ones" I'll

Cart / wagon plans

1999-11-22 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone know of a place I can get plans for building a meadowlark or a buckboard style wagon? I have a place I can order all the hardware / wheels / etc. but would like to look at some plans. Thanks, Mark McGinley Mariposa

Re: GRABB offspring

1999-11-12 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We are using solar hot wire and solar stock > tank heater, with grand results so far. Will let you know after winter hits, > now its mid-70's during the day, and we are all en

shredded office paper

1999-11-03 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone ever tried shredded office paper for stall bedding? There are two banks in town that pile up bags and bags of the stuff for the taking. I'm curious if anyone has experience using this stuff? Thanks Mark @Mariposa

Re: Record Book

1999-08-26 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here are some more ideas on the record book but I need to state up front that I'm not in the publishing business at all and that it's very possible that I have no idea what I'm talking about! How's that

Re: The Record Book

1999-08-24 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Has anyone mentioned publishing the information on the NFHR website instead of printing a ton of books. It seems that if the information needs to be updated often that the web site would work best. There could be color pi

Re: Breeding for Color.

1999-08-02 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" wrote: > How about it has any one that owns a Red Dun had any big problems > with their hooves? Our red dun is only 1 1/2 years old but there has been no hoof problems. In fac

Re: responding to a post

1999-08-02 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > What I do (and did for this reply) is highlight just a snippet of the > message, so the reader will know what the heck I'm responding to, THEN hit > reply. > Pamela That'

Re: Blue Earth

1999-07-27 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> More "Live From Blue Earth" It's still hot!! Rokida's Niklaus won both classes "Stallion's over 4 years" and "Grand Stallion" He was shown by Kit Davis There are probably nea

Re: grain?

1999-07-09 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Hi! > Does everyone feed their Fjords grain? We feed our adult Fjord just a little (1/3 cup) so she doesn't feel left out when we f

Re: oops!!/white duns in North America

1999-05-24 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "B. Hendricks" wrote: > > > This also occurs in other animals (lethal white) and quite often in > Australian Shepherd dogs, where if the white pups do survive, they are > either blind or deaf or bo

Superior, WI horse show

1999-05-07 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jon and Mary, Are you two going to the horse show in Superior this weekend? I talked to Kit Davis @ Rokida's about bringing Alida over for breeding to Niklaus this weekend (Since we will be in Superior anyway) and sh

Re: Equiflex saddles

1998-12-03 Thread Mark and Lisa McGinley
This message is from: Mark and Lisa McGinley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks I'll give them a call Mark