This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We are thrilled to have a new Fjord neighbor!
Reena, from this list, and her delightful (human) family visited us this
morning...we have been in touch since she posted to the list some time ago,
looking for help moving from C
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thank you for the heads up on the Horse Classic Calendar, Carol...Hmm, I
wonder how many of our friends will be getting THAT calendar for Christmas
this year with Mira's picture...
Sounds like a good Fjord promo piece!
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Karen,
Sorry to hear of your loss of Tise. Good luck with the foal. Losing a horse
is so tough, especially the special ones.
Betsy Patryjak
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Sue,
Thank you for sharing the rest of the story ...you sure need a break!
I smiled with relief when I read of your decision to keep your horses.
And it sounds like some of the joy is already returning.
I hope your daughter c
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This message is from: "Dagrun Aarsten"
>From what I see in the US, there is a difference, I see horses for sale as
>jumping or dressage prospects when they're around ten!! ... In Norway, a
ten-year old >
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all,
The Metamora CDE was a wonderful event and blessed with perfect weather.
There were 50 entries total in Training and Prelim. Penny Freeman (Stucky)
came from Southern Pines to compete with her mare Rosie, and while th
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Great news Tillie and Dun Lookin' family!
Congratulations on Olga!
Maybe that height (40") is keeping her from figuring out how to lie down...
Lidamir did quite a bit of upright sleeping till she figured out ho
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Hi all
>This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Lori I think there may be a difference in "allowing---inviting" than
The "difference" Jean mentions may simply be i
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>This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Hi all, I am a lurker come out from the shadows, I had been looking for a
>gelding reasonably priced .
Welcome Sam, glad you came out! Congrats on your new herd addition!
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Carol,
Not Boring!
Please continue sharing Irmgard experiences!
Hope someone is taking videos of all this to share!
Would love to see Toril learning Piaffe! What a girl!
Betsy
in Michigan
http://foxfirefjords.homestead.com/
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear Jord,
I'm really enjoying hearing your stories. My mom doesn't know about mowing
hay. We get to go for walks around the fields and property together with
our bipeds. I can go on the leading thing now, but they d
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Tillie and list,
Thank you for the great review! Glad to hear you are enjoying the
story...having fun doing it, I imagine Lidamir having a conversation with
Jord while writing...
Now, about this "years" stuff
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hiyall,
We are getting Minnesotan weather a day or so later...The weather "guys"
said last night that since May 1st we have had two days of sunshine. The sun
came out for about 10 minutes on Monday...and the deer flie
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
After reading Marti's heartwrenching message about their foal and Frida, it
just seems like there are not adequate words of consolation. What a sad
ordeal for you to be going through. We send our best to you and F
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To all of you with experience foaling fjords, can you help with this
question?
When the vet examined Mira's placenta, her commments were "Beautiful
placenta, perfect, mom did a great job carrying this baby. Hmm... th
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Congratulations Brigid and others on the Oregon Gold Show...
Brigid, I loved reading your detailed report! Very inspiring and sounds like
you had a great 1st show.
It also sounds like Jack wants his turn!
Betsy, in Michiga
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all!
Mira surprised us with a filly yesterday morning at 11:30 AM. Of course we
were not ready! She wasn't due til 5/28...and I spent between 6 and 7 am
reading the about the 18 days of camping out in the barn th
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello all!
Steve,
Not much to say,beautiful weather, horses shedding, being moved around
to get them slowly onto rich spring grass, starting to work them, lots of
clean-up after a hard winter!...and my e-mail service h
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Congratulations to all the new babies and their families...have looked at
your pictures and each time go, "A..."
Mira is not due until end of May, and as each one of you tells about your
foaling experience, w
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Well, Saskia, I guess that makes you the youngest member of this list!
I have not been able to locate the Movie/Video the 13th Warrior in the local
video stores...keep asking, they just look at me like..."what? Sorry, never
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>This message is from: carol j makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Carol M...
>...Where does one run when the roof starts to go?
Outside to the barn!...then to your insurance agent's!
Our insurance Co. is red
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello Saskia,
Welcome to the list.
Good for you for seeing more in Little Ben than what the wrangler said. A
lot of folks here have talked about the 13th Warrior, but I have not been
able to find it. I think your Little Ben ma
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gail,
That is an evil grin, I can tell. Please send your 113 to Michigan.
Averaged with today and tonight's forecast that would give us a tolerable 55
degrees. At least we have daffs doing their thing...on the dining room
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SorryForgot to include URL...here it is for all you curious!
http://fjord.hypermart.net/mail/index2.htm
Betsy
http://foxfirefjords.homestead.com/
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all,
Was browsing around this morning with coffee and discovered this (ancient, I
think) link on someone's fjord links...
(Lori P...please update your links ;o) Minkhollow...gone)
At some time, there actually appears t
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>But I am still in hell here, trying to hook up more horses than I can count
>to my cart.
>Misha
Need help hooking up all those horses? Go here:
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-69744/35Dutch.html
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
http://thehorsegarden.com/baby.html
Catherine,
I know you posted birth announcement, but if you already posted this, I
missed it.
Congratulations! He looks like he's already the "bouncing" baby boy.
Betsy
http://foxfirefjords.homestead.com/
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This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Thanks for the merging of the two subject's, 'T.V.'s 'Survivor' and the
A.I.
>discussion..I'd like to &qu
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Mary,
>or have someone else who spins make the yarn for you...
Mary when you spin... don't you get dizzy? (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
I wondered about spinning fjord fluff..thought it might not be long enought
fibe
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mike,
Thank you for your encouraging reply.
>Yes all of these things are found in all horses. Question were these
>things found in mostly young stock or mature horses?
Some in young, and some in mature. More in young, w
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
P.S. I forgot to mention one important thing...I must say that every
breeder/seller who responded to my inquiries was very forthright in
answering questions about suitability in relation to what I was looking for.
Many said s
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Curt Pierce wrote:
"What we need to encourage is educating the inexperienced breeders and/or
buyers on what to look for.
I agree that this is an important topic and I thank you for bringing it up.
More education
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Karen,
Thank you for info, this is something I have been concerned about in regard
to Mira, who is due late May. I haven't checked out those sites yet, but
will asap. I have been aware of tall fescue and inherent problems,
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Kate: Did you find out what caused the drooling? Did it stop on it's own?
Just curious.
Betsy in Michigan
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This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Kate,
How is Baldur this am? I have had one incidence of a drooling horse, sounds
similar to what you see. Turned out another horse had bit the end of my
horses' tongue! Long funny story...took place at a boarding farm
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Okay KIDS!
Is there some whiz kid mathematician in this bunch who can figure out how
many years of life experience this adds up to? (not me...too right brained)
Next, maybe we should see how many total years of horse experie
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Brigid,Anneli and Carol,
Thank you for sharing your pictures! It's always fun looking at the horses
and people we are reading about...kinda like having a visual members
profile! Guessing ages while looking at pics...Heh!
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Jane wrote:
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>The "old man", Gjest, is 24 years old now. He's still a marvelous athlete.
>A thrilling horse to watch in motion, and to drive. All the List
>subscribers who've been to our Beginner Driving Vaca
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For those of you in the Midwest, (or not):
Metamora Combined Driving Event,
at Win-a-Gin Farm and Walk-About-Farm
Oxford, Michigan
Training & Preliminary
June 15-17, 2000
Put on by
Metamora Carriage and Driving Associa
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Welcome Dawn, Tyler and critters!
Glad to hear there are more new Fjord owners in the Midwest. (Look out you
coasters, we're catchin' up.)
How far are you from Galena? There's a meeting there, end of Februar
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
That's S-a-s-k-i-a.
Just realized I misspelled your name in the other message!
My humble apologies...I must stop drooling on my keyboard!
The chocolate really makes the keys sticky.
Betsy
in warmer and melting Michigan
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Hello Saskia,
What a lovely surprise in the mail I found
It made me jump and dance around!
Perfect fit, the driving gloves,
Dr. Miller's Book, I just loves!
Miss Mira, she says thank you, too
When her foal comes, we
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sue,
Just re-read my post...don't mean to sound preachy...and forgot to include
BE SAFE!
Please do not endanger yourself. Maybe a two year old is not the best choice
for you.
Betsy in Michigan
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Sue,
How often do you work with Storm?
It sounds like you need help, if not to work with Storm, then to teach you.
If you don't have a good helper, trainer, knowledgeable horseperson,
advanced level pony clubber around fo
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Have been reading feeding info with interest.
I am currently feeding Tomas and Mira a lot of hay, no grain. They each get
1 1/2 flakes of second cutting grass, (no alfalfa), plus 2 flakes, each,
first cutting (Total 3 1/2 flake
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This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I was down at the tack store yesterday and bought a whole herd of little
>horses!Does this passion for horses ever go away?
No, Jean...we are hopeless
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Brigid & Jack,
Enjoying live reports from you immensely. Feel like we're there for the
original scene!
Probably was a fjord there! Disguised as a donkey!
Merry Christmas to all!
B-B-B-Betsy P-p-p-p. in Michigan...frozen like everyone else
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Patryjak wrote:
> Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
> On, GROMMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN!
Very, very cute.
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While the discussion of reindeer was last week's news, I thought there might
be a few of you who would enjoy hearing the new list of reindeer names,
courtesy of our 2 year old grandaughter, Maraena, when she is read "
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thanks Jean...I think I found my sense of humor again...lost it under a snow
bank!
Fell down twice today...in deep snow, so now just stay there making snow
angels and trying to decide which room in the house to move fj
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Swimming here will make you cold,
You must be so very Bold...
Have to figure out who/what's a Pongo,
Are you coming from the Congo?
What water route will you take?
Must you simply cross a lake?
Are you coming from
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This message is from: Nancy Hotovy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Michigan for the past 20 years = Only got snowed in a couple times,
>never for more than a day. Snow doesn't last too long before we get a
>&qu
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Hello Brigid,
I must be losing it...I went to the Morrigan's Pet sitting site...is that
where your fjord pictures are? Or is the site that Tillie mentioned
something else?
(NBCi kept telling me the pet sitter's site
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>This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>(Pat) I am pleased to hear about your program at Green Valley Farm.
Interesting discussionbut, where's the message from Pat?
Bet
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http://foxfirefjords.homestead.com/
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Good job Mean Jean! Wish I'd thought of that!
There are some really cruel people on this list who insist on rubbing our
noses in the snow whenever they jet off to some place warm...like Hawaii,
Mexico, Florida...
I would
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Hi Janne,
My vet has been breeding Clydesdales for years, just loves them. She
competed her 5 year old gelding very successfully in CDE this year. We were
surprised at his results! He's huge! She rides and drives them and
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Hi List,
I am not receiving doubles, am having trouble sending. Somehow two
different addresses for list have appeared in my address book. Don't know
which one works. Neither at times? My Internet service was bought o
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Great stories, Reporter Dave. Camptown sounds like the "Perfect Horse". I
would love to have seen the twinkle lights drive. But being a John Lyons
fan, I particularly enjoyed the dressage queen story. Just a
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Hello list,
Ruthie,
I think your "aimless musing:...I happened to think of how wonderful it
would be
if a conformation/evaluation educational video could be made for the overall
general Fjord public..." is a ter
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Hi all,
I've been threatening, and now we've done it! In order to share photos of
our Fjords with friends and relatives who have been asking, we have a new
little website for Foxfire Farm...at least a start of one...
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Carole,
Welcome and congratulations on your wonderful prize! Sounds like he'll have
great fun with you and the gang...kids, horses, mule...
Enjoyed your intro.
A question for you...you wrote
"then, after college
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Gail...
Neighbors have had great success with Irish Spring soap shavings around drip
lines...borders of vegetable garden, hanging from shrubs.
People pee works too...I've asked Jer to add this item to his nightly walks
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thank you, Pamela and Catherine, for information.
Have forwarded it to daughter in Portland.
Appreciate your help.
Betsy,
in gray cold wet Michigan,
where the rain is taking down the fall colors
and the fjord are mudballs!
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all...again,
I have noticed a large number of listers in Oregon, and need your
help.
I have a 3 1/2 year old granddaughter in Portland, OR. Zoe is a very
special special needs child. This morning my daughter told me tha
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello list,
Have been lurking about just listening for a bit to all the advice so
willingly shared by you guys...and anxiously awaiting and preparing for
the arrival of our newest Fjord from Nova Scotia! We are now the very
h
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thank you Jean for the websites CD-L, archives, and axwood farm! By
following links from here, I found a really great article by Heike Bean on
bits. In it she discusses curb bits vs. snaffle bits with excellent
descriptions of
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello list,
Oh! Aaaah! Are we awake yet? From the wonderful dream we had in August?
Still trying to get my feet on the ground after spending an absolutely
fabulous time in Fjord Heaven, Nova Scotia, a.k.a. Beaver Dam Farm
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Jean...sorry to hear about your Corgi...we have mutts, but have friends
with Corgi's...always at the horseshows with them, very friendly, very cute.
Won't weigh in on the puppy...you'll do what's best for y
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Hi all,
I trimmed Tomas' mane for the first time yesterday. I was very slow, but he
was very patient with me and my milk crate.(I am vertically
challengedonly 15hh high) It took all afternoon, but we took lots of hay
b
This message is from: "Patryjak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello fellow fjord folks!
This is Betsy from Michigan...where the weather has been very
pleasant70's daytime.
I'm new to the list and a new first time fjord owner. Our first fjord
arrived about a month ago after m
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