Re: Various, secret purchases

2001-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> carol j makosky wrote: > He thinks all I need is a two horse one, > but little does he know I am going for something bigger to hold my cart too. > By > the way, I picked out my new truck 1st and the

Re: FAMOUS FJORD FERTILITY

2001-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > If any of these conditions were > violated, the LFG wouldn't be honored. But if all the proper > procedures were followed, we'd be able to breed the mare back. S

Re: Stallion management

2001-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> carol j makosky wrote: > It's a good thing you do not have to do to horses like dogs. I think with > dogs you hold them on their back for awhile to make sure the little wigglers > have a better ch

Re: FAMOUS FJORD FERTILITY

2001-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> judy matz wrote: > In regard to the Fjord breed, (and I know I'll be trampled for this one), > I'd be quite happy to see the registry take control of the breeding > stallions, as does (is it Norw

Re: Stallion management

2001-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey Peg, Very detailed and very thorough post about stallion management. Hope the seminar pays off with Ereland, and good luck with freezing. When my vet works with frozen semen, he ultrasounds every two hours.

Re: FAMOUS FJORD FERTILITY

2001-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol Rivoire wrote: > The NFHR could require all stallions to be tested; thereby saving a lot of > mare > owners a lot of grief and lost money. You could have a stallion with great fertility and still

Re: Responsibility toward breed type, etc..

2001-02-06 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mary Ofjord wrote: > I don't know how many times I heard the judges and > evaluators comment about how they liked the "refinement" of this or that > horse. I don't want to see these

Re: Questions about evaluations and vaccines

2001-02-05 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi Everyone, now that we are on to other topics, (yippee) > I posted a while back about the advantages of taking a mainly broodmare to an > evaluation, Since she won't be do

Re: little brags

2001-02-05 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > They're referred to as "the little potato girls," because of their size > and color. How cute! Never seen a potatoe with a stripe though

Re: Stallions and tests

2001-01-31 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> lassesen wrote: > Tom Hans is one. He said he would geld his stallion if it did not receive a > Blue Conformation placing at the Blue Earth Evaluation. His stallion did get > a Blue. But I believe Tom wo

Re: Lengthening stride / Eval results

2001-01-31 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > OK Lauren I'll try ... here's what I've done. When training the lengthenings > my instructor says at first just "think fast", ie give the aids to GO and he > will figure it out

Re: Promotion of the Fjord Horse

2001-01-30 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Patti Jo Walter wrote: > > The club pays > for the stalls, which includes the cost of entry. WE have to pay for the > hotel/gas/food/bedding for the horse/ etc and this is a 3 day event which > me

Re: Macho Mares ; /

2001-01-26 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > # 7- Mares and stallions should be vet checked for teeth and testicles > before they begin breeding, say at age two. > >> > > O M G. My entire herd o

Re: Stallions and the American evaluation book(very long)

2001-01-22 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vivian Creigh wrote: > A breeders aim should always be to breed better animals than the > ones he started with and as far as I'm concerned since it costs the same > amount of money to care for an AVERA

National Western Stock Show and stuff

2001-01-20 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello everyone, Sorry I dropped the ball on a few past subjects (including being "volunteered by PAT.) I'll have to get back to them. We were busy preparing for, and performing in, the National Western Sto

Secret Santa Karen Kuthka (sp?)

2001-01-20 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen, Your Secret Santa gift arrived. Thank you so very much! A beautiful hand painted Fjord on a stone welcome sign (painted by you!) and a wooden clock, also with a hand painted Fjord, surrounded by Norwegian flo

Re: " Speaking words of wisdom, its not free...."

2001-01-10 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry, Lisa, I just couldn't leave this one alone! ;-) > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ive taken courses from 2 out of 4. One, according to people who know him > well, and live by

Re: blue buckets

2001-01-01 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Knutsen Fjord Farm wrote: > Sometimes I call one or another of mine "grey dunce", but that's another > story. I think the NFHR site might consider changing to that label as well for > clarit

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #332

2000-12-26 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen McCarthy wrote: > This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >At 3 I would not teach any horse to canter. I usually wait till 4 and > > >even then the

Re: Heavy Heart - long

2000-12-26 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Brenda, I am so very sorry to hear of the loss of Burt. So many things can happen unexpectedly with horses, even when they are receiving the best of care. We had a similar occurrence with a yearling TB cross f

Re: To all who have lost horses

2000-12-24 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Gayle wrote: > Lisa, Lisa, Lisa, you have done a wondrous work. Typing through my tears I > just wish it could be true for that one last hug, the one last view. How > truly beautiful!! Jean Me to

Re: Secret Santa.

2000-12-22 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > << Your Secret Santa is currently shopping in the great, frozen country > North of your home. Brrr! > >> > and I thought this meant my Secret Santa was in C

Re: avacados ?

2000-12-22 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen McCarthy wrote: > My other favorite recipe is: jump in a pool, have someone hand you a half of > avocado (spoon optional), a few lime wedges & a salt shaker, and a nice cold > one,(Corona, Tecat

Re: Reindeer...names

2000-12-21 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Patryjak wrote: > Now, DASHER! now, DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN! > On, GROMMET! on CUPID! on, DONDER and BLITZEN! Very, very cute. Where's Wallace? Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North

Re: Phantoms and good news

2000-12-21 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Keep up the good work, Julie. Our best wishes to you. Unfortunately, quite a few of our friends are undergoing chemptherapy right now. Everyone is holding up well and getting good news re: the results. All the be

Re: Various

2000-12-21 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wesley and I have been trying to think up a suitable "bimboish" name > for the phantom. Anyone on the list have any good ideas? ;-) My vet named his after his mother-

Re: Riding buffalo vs. Fjords

2000-12-19 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean, About the "Tactical Tupperware," yes. I dislike plastic guns,don't like their looks, and was "donning the flame suit" in case I offended anyone about their beloved Glock. About you a

Re: Riding buffalo vs. Fjords

2000-12-18 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Gayle wrote: > For heaven sakes Merek what is a Glock? It's a hand gun made mostly of plastic which is also fondly referred to as "Tactical Tupperware." > I have mausers and, shoot,

Re: Bjorn-Knutson!

2000-12-14 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Dear Bud and Tillie, We are so very sorry to hear of Bjorn-Knutson's death. He looked like a great stallion with a wonderful personality. Sincerely, Beth and Sandy -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfi

Re: value of time, doing windows

2000-12-13 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Gayle wrote: > Har har etc. Beth re vacuuming. Mine does windows but leaves a lot of > smudge. Jean Yea, I have those same smudges on my mirrors in my "indoor." You know how those Fjordies

Re: value of time

2000-12-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pat wrote: > This message is from: Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > We offer horses for sale that are mannered, lead well, stop when you do, pay > attention, pick up their feet, clip, bath & vacuum

Re: Arena Dust (Too Much)

2000-12-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mark, I have the same problem in the winter re: indoor arena dust. Ours is round pen sized and is in need of new footing. My problem is that I need to fix the leaks in the roof before doing something about th

Re: handling babies

2000-12-09 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen McCarthy wrote: > "Gee, will she need any more > training after I buy her?" > When I reply to questions like this, I repeat my little mantra over and over > in my head : "e-d-u-c-a-t

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #313

2000-12-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Here I was struggling > > with loading one of my mares and he sits in a lawn chair and loads his > > quarterhorse (far fetched). Definately not so far fetched! I watched Buck Brannaman wo

Re: evaluation attendance

2000-11-29 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > << I encourage anyone wanting to know more about EVALUATIONS and CONFORMATION > of the FJORD to attend the seminars that are given. > Catherine Lassesen >> > Catherine, ever heard of hor

Riding fun

2000-11-27 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi list, Here's a short one to counter balance my lastst longer posts. ;-) Brigid and Jack, I've enjoyed reading about your trail ride adventures. Everyone else, also. Sorry I can't mention everyone

Re: Flat Croup Conformation, Drawings, etc.

2000-11-27 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol Rivoire wrote: > Beth, I agree that discussion on such matters should be encouraged. > > Regarding the drawing in the Breed Standards that illustrates (according to > the NFHR) the "correctly r

Re: Conformation of the Croup

2000-11-24 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol Rivoire wrote: > Last summer after the Blue Earth Evaluation, I talked to some of the people > who'd been there either as exhibitors or spectators. I heard about a horse > of our breeding who su

Re: Zooming home

2000-11-17 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks, Brigid, for telling the rest of the story. It sounds like you and Jack are definately on the right track. Good for you both. Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com

Re: Zoooming home...

2000-11-16 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I agree with Karen, Pamela, Gayle and Gail on this one. "The quarter running out" is a great analogy, Gayle. As far as the quarter is concerned, who, of those experienced out there, hasn't ridden the h

Re: Office Closed

2000-11-15 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am now on Maui in a nice Condo just > >north of Lihana right on the ocean. It is a beautiful night, the door is > >open on the ocean front and I can hear the surf. It is about 75 deg or so >

Performance Evaluation Seminar

2000-11-14 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was one of the attendees at the latest NFHR Evaluator Training Seminar and would like to thank the NFHR Board of Directors, Wayne Hipsley, the members of the Evaluation Committee, as well as the NFHR membership, for

Re: RWI

2000-11-13 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting, Mike The article you posted looks like a case where the trooper used inappropriate application of the law, however, we do have a statute in Colorado that prohibits people from riding or driving hors

Re: settled dust - National Show

2000-10-25 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I've been lurking during all of the talk about keurings and evaluations. Lots of stimulating conversation. Thanks, everyone, for being willing to discuss it. Sorry I didn't have the time to respond. It&#

Re: American vs. European Evaluations

2000-10-14 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" wrote: > >Hi Mike, > > > > > I am sure that could be arranged Saskia. When is the next > > > studbook-birthday-evaluation? Hopefully not another 25

Re: more on white markings

2000-10-02 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Ernest wrote: > This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > My Friends here who have three brown dun geldings rode them with Wintec > English saddles the summer before last

Re: friendly one

2000-10-02 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean Gayle wrote: > Glory be, we are friends after one and a half > years. Who knows I might ride tomorrow. Jean Congratulations, Jean. The best prize in the world. You deserve a gold medal for hangin

Re: Snaffle Bit Futurity - youth and wisdom

2000-10-02 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Well, it's off to bed I go...zoomed home from Lodi after the marathon today > so I could see the Snaffle Bit Futuriy finals in Reno tomorrow. > Whadda ya say Gayle, got anything coming along

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #251

2000-09-28 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pat wrote: > when Sophie took Grand mare over the mare I was showing It took five > Marines and a fire hose to get me off her! : ) !? I thought it was a halter class for horses!? Beth -- Beth Beymer &

Re: Myopia CDE ASHA Pony Ch. Brag....

2000-09-25 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Congratulations, Vivian! Way to go! What an amazing dressage score. Would love to have seen your goes. Go Marnix! And, Way to Go all of you fjordies at the Harvest Moon Carriage Classic. Go Fjords! Beth -- Bet

Re: Fjord preparedness

2000-09-24 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Our horses started losing their summer coats and growing in new ones during the end of July. This seemed crazy to me, as the temperatures were in the high 80's and 90's. When we went to Libby, I was glad

Re: Pat Malloy update

2000-09-24 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good thoughts to the Malloys. We were able to spend some time talking with Pat and Shawe at Llibby. Pat is so energetic and matter of fact about dealing with his tumor. Didn't let it slow him down in the lea

Re: Competing with advance drivers/riders

2000-09-22 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Carol, I think that competing in classes with people who really know what they > are doing is a learning experience. I try to watch what they do and I al

Re: Dorsal stripes?

2000-09-21 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Sher, Come visit our farm and you'll see lots of dorsal stripes, in various sizes and colors, live and in person. Our stallion, BDF Obelisk, has a particularly thick, dark, dorsal stripe. Our friend'

Re: Great Pictures Fred - more about Libby

2000-09-20 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Add me to the list, Fred, of those who are thanking you for the wonderful photos that you took. What fun. There are some really great photos there! A lot of stuff I didn't get to see because I was so busy.

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #243 (Libby halter)

2000-09-20 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I can give a few of the results of the halter classes at Libby. FSF Gra (Rikida's Knute x Gina 1) took 1st place 2 year old fillies (she's a gray) Sellie (Arin x Dirna) took first place in a large 3 yea

Re: Since you asked....about the Libby Show

2000-09-16 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ursula Jensen wrote: > This message is from: "Ursula Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Lauriesince you asked about Libby let me tell you that you were sorely > missed...whenever I was

Re: Prayers and good thoughts needed

2000-08-23 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Julie, You have ours! Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com

Re: Centered Riding

2000-08-23 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > One of the most incredible trainers, Dressage, who died last summer is > Klimke. If you can read any of his books or watch any of

Re: canter question, and trail success

2000-08-21 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > It's amazing how people can swarm around our Fjords and they > LOVE it. In fact, they get annoyed if we pass several people without stopping > for a pet. Such hams! We'

Re: Swedish Vallhunds:

2000-08-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here's a link to a page about the history of Swedish Vallhunds: http://personal.inet.fi/koti/oili.helenius/page10.html Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com

Re: rain! and new website

2000-08-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Great photos, Ruthie! Didn't know that you guys had (and built) that wonderful stagecoach in Libby. Would you mind sending some rain our way? Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfi

Re: Scratches (Herd guarding, Corgies and Vallhunds)

2000-08-10 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Jean - sorry to hear that you had to give up on your Corgie rescue. Thanks for the whole story. Knew there was more to it. I was given a rescue Cardigan Corgie last year, who ended up being a perfect companion fo

Re: Midwest Evaluation & show.

2000-08-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi all, This is the first time I've been able to read the list after attending the Blue Earth evaluation and horse show. Sandy and I had a wonderful time meeting new friends and connecting with old ones. It

Re: White Line

2000-07-17 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David Kernahan wrote: > Re White line problems and wormers etc. I assume that Zimerctrin is a trade > name, I do not think that we have it in the UK. does any one know what its > chemical ingredient is?

Re: New Horse and Question

2000-07-13 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Katy, Congratulations on your new horse. Can't answer your question about jumping, maybe someone else can? Just make sure you take your time. About your horse's mane, some are thin and some are very

Re: BDF STALLIONS - living with geldings, stallion training, etc.

2000-07-13 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol Rivoire wrote: > ...what I'd like to point out is that we sold BDF Kanada King > as a six month old to a woman without a lot of horse experience. He was a > perfectly nice baby when he left here

New photos

2000-06-18 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone, We finally updated our website with new photographs on a new page titled Y2K Images. If you go there for a visit, enjoy! http://www.starfirefarm.com Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfi

Re: Libby

2000-05-09 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dressed to kill in driving of course, still > cant fit my fat butt into anything nearing chaps. Jeans are getting tough > en

Gelding for sale

2000-05-09 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone, Nancy and Mark Carman, of Casper, Wyoming, are selling their fjord gelding, Knute. His is a very nice, green, gelding. They like him very much, but are "green" themselves and would like a

Re: The Libby Show, dress, pedigree, etc.

2000-05-05 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have once again been lurking for some time, but had to jump in on the Libby / presentation / pedigree conversation. I have to agree with Carol, Karen McCarthy and whoever else believes that a clean, well g

Re: adios for now

2000-03-22 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> So long, Brian. We'll miss your wonderful, thoughtful posts. We'll be looking forward to when you can rejoin us. What Brian forgot to tell you was that he was going to make a stop at the Betty Fjord Cli

Re: dressage/reining - versatility

2000-02-27 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone, I'm sorry I haven't had much time for the list lately. I was finally able to sit down an read, and have missed some very interesting posts re: evaluations, Western vs. Dressage, etc.

Re: sale horses on Digital Camera

2000-02-07 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, we have a digital camera, but it's an Olympus C2000Z. We decided that we needed higher resoultion, as we take our own pictures for our ads. Graphics quality photos need to be taken at a very high resoluti

Re: web site with new pictures of our foal

2000-01-31 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "Frederick J. (Fred) Pack" wrote: > Just uploaded two pictures of the new foal. They can be seen at : > http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/3158/OurFamilyPho.html > How totally cute! Lov

Re: New German Fjord site

2000-01-31 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Meredith Sessoms wrote: > Check out the photos, well worth the wait and the pop-up ads: > http://www.get.to/nordvind Great site! What beautiful photos. Thanks, Meredith. -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North

Re: mini's

2000-01-31 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> William Kelley wrote: > This message is from: William Kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sini > I have 4 mini horses know a little about them. They are just small horses > in every respect.

Re: Greys - David Klove

2000-01-31 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Dear Peg, > > How you like to harp, harry, heckle and harangue! How can you hazard the > highly hopeful hypothesis that the information harking from the > hinterlands wo

Re: mules

2000-01-29 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well! Thanks, Sini, for posting the URLs for the Zorse site. I had heard that there was a woman in the Fort Collins area breeding these animals. I had also heard that one went through one of our local auctions a cou

Re: Experience w/ Electro-Braid

2000-01-26 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> GAIL RUSSELL wrote: > In the meantime, my supposedy "dead broke" QH was freaking out with the ocean > breezes at Bodega. Great place to ride though - all sand dunes and soft > landings. Hey,

Re: new baby pictures

2000-01-25 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ursula Jensen wrote: > This message is from: "Ursula Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > check out the baby pictures on the front page as well as under 'stock for > sale' and >

Re: the best?

2000-01-11 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pat wrote: > This message is from: Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I'm new to this and was wondering what stallion > made the most impact on the Fjord breed in the U.S. > GOOD GOLLY I thought

Re: Oops, tripping, etc.

2000-01-10 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Alison Barr wrote: > Do we really need to breed for riding? It seems to me > that they are already there! We have several sizes and shapes of fjords at our farm at the moment. A few are built "uphi

Website

1999-12-06 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We have finally updated our website, for anyone interested. New photos from the Libby show! A lot of photos of us (courtesy of Carol Rivoire thanks, Carol) of course, but not all! Stop by and have fun. ;-)

Re: D-rings

1999-12-06 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Meredith Sessoms wrote: > I thought I was finally going to get a used dressage or all-purpose saddle, > now I have to re-think my stratagy. We often trail ride in our dressage saddles (often surprising those

Re: WALK 100 MILES BEHIND YOUR HORSE

1999-12-03 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lynn Mohr wrote: > most of the > problems are with show and road horses, does anyone have experiences with > horses actually doing farm work? > Yes! I attended a driving clinic two years ago, given b

Re: Lindemann

1999-12-03 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi everyone, Thanks, Dave, for posting about Lindemann. We purchased a filly by him this year from Marcy Baer and Susan Cook. She is a beauty, and it sounds like she has a lot of her dad's characteristics!

Re: BDF KANADA KING (GJEST X STINE)

1999-11-04 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lindsay&Jim Sweeney wrote: > Breeder Penny Stuckey has a photo of her SOLAR mare, Villrose, on page 35. > This mare is a Blue Ribbon Conformation winner in the NFHR Eval system with > a rating for pe

Re: NFHR Stallion Owners

1999-11-04 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Mike, Did you receive our report for Obelisk? Sent it a couple of months ago (very modest, to say the least, report.) If not, I'll send another. Beth -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO www.starfirefarm.com

Re: (no subject)

1999-11-02 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Gayle and everyone, Our incredible week of 70 degrees is going down the tubes. Winter is on the way - sigh. Our Stock Show performance dates are Wednesday and Thursday, January 19th and 20th. It's a

Re: King Harald, and first Fjords

1999-10-29 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen McCarthy wrote: > (Hint: wealthy folks in the SF Bay Area adore living in remote areas with > nightmare access, yet want the "Full Monty" as far as their landscaping goes!) All right, Kare

Re: Rhythm

1999-10-29 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> misha nogha wrote: > Any one else have some cadence tips for us? Yea, ride to Michael Martin Murphy and the Rio Grande Band -- LIVE! Really! The fjords are going to Stock Show 2000, with MMM and the band ag

Re: Off the wall

1999-10-28 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> misha nogha wrote: > NH techniques are very helpful for people who are not pro > trainers and have not had a lot of experience and need some good ideas to > get good results from their horses. A lot of

Re: Coyotes riding

1999-10-17 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Knutsen Fjord Farm wrote: > We'll be adding diamond > mesh or "no climb" to the panels for the babies and for Clark, the goat > formerly known as Prince, to stay in with Erlend. They sti

Re: Introduction

1999-10-17 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Danny, Welcome to the list. There are a number of fjords out there who are accomplished jumpers! Check them out on the NFHR website at http://www.nfhr.com -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfi

Re: help with trailers and travel

1999-10-17 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Laura, Sounds like you had a great time at Gladstone. Just to be there would be awesome! Sounds like you and Craig need to do the draft horse/fresian/warmblood thing and get a semieighteen

Re: Life doesn't get much better than this

1999-10-17 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > About an hour's drive from our ranch, there is a state funded park on the > beach that is for horses only, nice graveled parking area large enough to > accomodate s

Re: Brag Alert - Tank goes to KC!

1999-10-06 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Way to go Cynthia and Tank! Have fun in Iowa. -- Beth Beymer & Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO www.starfirefarm.com

Re: Hooves on bridges and fallen leaves .

1999-10-03 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cheryl, It sounds like you have a lovely horse, and what a beautiful location for driving! Would make it hard to pay attention to the horse! Must be absoulutely gorgeous in the fall. Beth -- Beth Beymer &

Re: Fjord Praises

1999-09-26 Thread Starfire Farm, LLC
This message is from: "Starfire Farm, LLC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We, also, had a wonderful experience with one or our fjords on the "trail." Sandy and I met up with some friends in Parker, just south of Denver, to drive John Arthur in an equestrian park which was set up

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