Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #170 Re: feeding grain

2000-06-19 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Didn't mean to imply that you can't feed them grain. It's just that Strategy would be my preference. Less chance of digestive upset, founder, tying up, etc. This would go for my fjord or my thoroughbred. Thanks Steve: I just called our

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #167

2000-06-17 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't compare this with grain. Grain has mostly carbohydrate as the energy source. Strategy uses fat with less carbohydrate. That is why the lbs./body weight is higher. If I were to put one of the fjords in heavy training I would prefer

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #164

2000-06-12 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Well I have done it I believe...totally spoiled my colt. Storm has now been gelded for 3 weeks and tonight we undertook to lead him to see if he was any quieter. He was so bullheaded at the vet clinic where he was gelded that they compared

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #159

2000-06-06 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] . What brand of supplements (vitamins minerals) work best for Fjords. Our grass hay in Florida is not nearly as nutritious as that up north and I feel the need to feed a tiny amount of grain with supplemental vitamins. I too asked about

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2000-05-27 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Good Morning everyone: Since I am new to owning a Fjord how much grain does one feed a yearling, two year old and so on. I was feeding 8 cups of sweet feed morning and night and cut him back to 4 cups in the morning and night

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #148 Strong minded colt

2000-05-23 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello again everyone: Well, I had my yearling colt gelded last week. I took him to the vet lab to have it done and they likened his disposition to that of a Brahma Bull. Apparently he was bullheaded and strong to handle. (course they were

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #141

2000-05-15 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone from Sue in N.B., Canada. First, I wish to thank all who offered advise on my nipping Fjord colt. I haven't had a chance to try out anything...he has quit nipping! Loves to have his nose and tongue rubbed. Comes running

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #137

2000-05-11 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello from Sue in N.B. Canada. Can anyone tell me if gelding will stop my Fjord yearling stud colt from nipping. When he is being fed grain, he will make a grab for you. Has never really bitten but threatens. We swat him, but still don't

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #134

2000-05-08 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dear Catherine: I feel so bad for you. I am still mourning the loss of my 2 and 1/2 year old Fjord gelding Bergen Sinclair that crawled under his fence last July and was struck by a tractor trailor, early one morning. We had to have

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2000 #125

2000-04-30 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello again: I was wondering, in most instances, who is responsible for microchipping and registering a Fjord colt...the breeder or the owner . I bought my colt when he was a few months old and now am told he was not microchipped. The breeder

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2000-04-28 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi again everyone. I thought I would share the latest antics of my yearling Fjord colt. To start with, is it normal for them to be so smart? This little guy undid his snap off his halter wrapped the chain around his ankle and refastened

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2000-04-06 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone. I am unable to find Fiskars scissors locally and am wondering if they are available in Canada. I used my fabric scissors on Desert Storm the last time I clipped his mane and I sure would like a pair of scissors that clip

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2000-03-30 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: Sue Harrison [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everyone: I own a yearling Fjord brown dun colt. He is presently at the breeders getting some lessons in ground driving. Fjords are so strong that the guy I bought him from prefers to break them a bit while they are not so difficult

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