Re: sarcoid

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Pamela, I remember that I had one fjord who developed a sarcoid. He was treated with two sets of injections of an immune system stimulant, I believe, and it went away never to return. Becky

Re: poop

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Denise, Our manure is picked up once or twice a year, depending on the number of horses we have, and spread on hay fields by a neighboring farmer. Becky

Re: Drains

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really don't know, Denise. We had a gravel base laid under the concrete and the drains filled with fairly large rocks, but the muddy muck that sluices off the floors when we wash them is very fine and packs in like mud and we have to end

Re: E-Z BOOTS

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I did try e-z boots and they are great for an emergency, but they were always a struggle to get on and could be thrown off with enough action. Becky

Re: Barns

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi list, About barns. We started our small breeding operation with a 10 stall barn built in a traditional VT style with a ?Dutch front ?hipped roof??. We have a roughened cement floor wide enough for BIG tractors and trucks to drive through

Re: Picture of Rosendalsborken

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike, There is a copy in Bob van Bon's book and that is available on the Dutch website Fjordstudbook.com, e mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Becky

Re: dressage, bucking

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Re dressage--I don't really see that Carol and Anne differ much. As for me I agree that some fjords are better suited than others, that many fjords do very well up to about third level, that it takes a very good horse of any breed (and rider

Re: Eating in the winter

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well Lisa, they do get less exercise and, following the schedules for feeding more hay as the temperature goes down below 30, they get more hay. They do need the hay to stay warm, but , according to them, they don't get half enough

Re: new laws re trailers

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: William Kelley [EMAIL PROTECTED] . A truck weigh station is for trucks registered over 10,000 lbs . So, ?? My truck and trailer do not have commercial plates. Do a big truck-- Chevy 250 and 2 horse trailer loaded

Re: new laws re trailers

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] So Mike, you say you have never had a problem, but not if you have gotten any special license or paid attention to any such laws?? Becky

Re: eating trees

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] During the winter our horses eat everything they can get their teeth on. We feed them as much as we can without being disowned by the vet for having them so tubby. They are primarily getting a medium grade of hay, so that they can eat more

Re: new laws re trailers

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] I recently read about all of the people from the Northeast Reining Horse Association who were stopped by the police in Maine and fined for not complying with the CVW commercial vehicle codes. Many of these were individuals trucking their own

Re: stallion facilities

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Our stallion was kept in a stall sometimes, mostly in a pen with a 6 foot fence and occasionally in the pasture. He sometimes had a gelding companion, but tended to wear them out chasing them. We had a run that came near, but not touching

Re: loss

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Having lost horses, and dogs, grandparents, a father, and a sister ( at Christmas)and having an old horse (23) and dog (14) I share the sad feelings of all of you who have lost loved one. I like this poem. The Power of the Dog by Rudyard

Re: rail horse

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks for the input. I record the points toward the NFHR Versatility Award and have been trying to figure out what to do about this one--does it or does it not qualify. I guess I'll consider it a valid Western Pleasure Class. Becky

Re: ski-joering

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] We used to put the breastplate of the harness on the horse with ropes added to the end of the tugs. Then we saddled the horse running the harness tugs under the riders legs and back to the skier. The skier just held on--letting go whenever

Re: rail horse

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Becky, I've never heard of that specific description. I don't think they have it in this area. In what area of the country are you? I'd be interested to know what it is when you find out. Susan So far I have not gotten any new

Re: Pecking order training

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: Pat [EMAIL PROTECTED] IF you took the boss mare and put her in a group where she wasn't the boss would her attitude toward the trainer change too? Same thing if you took the bottom of the line horse and put him

Re: Border collie

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: Dave McWethy [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Becky! Fourteen is ancient for a border collie, as I understand it. You've done well to have yours last that long Ancient is as ancient does--Missi thinks she's a puppy--still

Re: rail horse

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Becky -- my impression of a Rail Horse is one who works on the rail in an arena such as Western Pleasure, Western Horsemanship, English Pleasure, and English Equitation. Susan The show program said Western Discipline Rail Horse Open

Re: terminal cases

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike, What a wonderful story of Hannah. We have been working for 3 years to help our beloved Border Collie, Missi, survive thyroid cancer. We considered, but rejected chemo--too much pain with no evidence it works, radiation--too stressful

Re: rail horse

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Will someone tell me what a Rail Horse class is? Is it like English Pleasure? Becky

Re: Electric Fence and a driving tip

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] We use high tensile wire fencing around the entire farm perimeter. That way we can run horses in and out of the barn and from field to field without ever haltering them. Within fields we use the temporary orange or yellow tape fence to keep

Re: accidents, concussions, bailing out and training,kinda long

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a few comments from one who usually lurks: re accidents--No human can participate in sports without sometimes falling or having an accident, so why should horses be expected to be perfect. There is always a risk. re concussions--having

establishing blood types

This message is from: Rebecca Mayer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mike, I remember when I was president of the NFHR we were trying to establish a blood type for Grabb from his offspring. I think we succeeded. I just came back from Paris where they have just used offspring DNA to establish that, in fact