Re: Senior Feed Question

2008-12-11 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo Hi, Jean. I may have missed this, if you guys have already talked about this... I am wondering why you like sunflower chips? Is it for the vegetable omega oils? Vic and ... a Fjord someday - Original Message From: Jean Ernest To: fjordhorse

Re: Bit Seats In Molars

2008-01-31 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you everyone, and Jerry, for your answers. I think my horse is lucky and does not need them. I also really like the "reining without reins" philosophy - however, I'm not quite there yet! Vic - Original Mes

Bit Seats In Molars

2008-01-30 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, everone. Do Fjords need bit seats filed into their first molars? I was just told about this by a horse trainer who specializes in reining and roping. But would a Fjord trail horse need it? My Fjord uses a Kimberwick cheek piece with

Re: The Unflappable Fjord: Exhibit A

2008-01-24 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gasp! I thought Fjords did not spook? Gulp. I guess I've been lucky so far. And I'm just a beginner on a green Fjord. Gulp again. I do use peacock stirups, though. Just in case. Vic and Einar Buuurr, Jean! It is only 7 d

Bit Seats

2008-01-24 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I loved the story about Monark and neck-riding! I haven't posted in quite awhile. I have a 6.5 yo Fjord gelding in Knik, Alaska (hi, Jean!), and I'm a first-time horse owner. I just found out about bit seats. Do Fjords need bi

Re: San diego Fires

2007-10-24 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sarah, I'm really hoping your horses will be okay. Are Maclom, Chili, and Nika the horses' names? Prayers, Vic - Original Message This message is from: Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ,,, Maybe Malcom, Nika

Re: off to the races

2007-10-24 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wouldn't load... omg. I'm sending prayers to all of the people and animals in the area. Lisa, thank you for these updates. Vic in Alaska - Original Message This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just heard180

Re: question for the list

2007-10-03 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just saw this question about diarrhea, and was hoping that Jean had helped out. The horse she is talking about is Einar, my 6yo Fjord gelding. And, yes, he had very similar symptoms to the horse you are asking about, Debby. He had vet

Re: Kimberwickes

2007-09-26 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks, Amy. Very encouraging news! Vic - This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm a big fan of the Kimberwicke bit, mostly because it is about the only bit I could find that is similar to a snaffle but has a solid low

Re: better bitting

2007-09-26 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you and Kaiser very much! This spring Einar was gaping alot, too, with his D-ring 5" Myler snaffle and was not turning well at all - thus the summer training. After working with him for a couple of weeks (3 times per week)

Re: 5.5" bits

2007-09-26 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks, Emily, for all of your replys. :-} Vic - Original Message From: Emily Wigley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 7:12:07 PM Subject: 5.5" bits This messa

5.5 Inch Bits

2007-09-25 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, everyone. How do you know whether your Fjord needs a 5-inch bit or a 5.5 inch bit? My gelding came with a 5-inch bit but when I ordered a new one, I thought the original bit was 5.5 inches. So now the new one is 5.5-inchs. Will t

Re: Przwalski horses

2007-09-07 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thank you, Vanessa! That site is awsome. I love the Przwalski horses. Victoria and Einar Knik, Alaska - Original Message From: Vanessa N. Weber I came across this link, http://www.treemail.nl/takh/index.htm, about a foundatio

Re: Stone Bruise

2007-07-20 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks, Jane in Maine and Debi. His surface at home is forest floor topsoil with logs and tree roots to navagate around. So it is soft, but interesting. His surface during the training period was hard and rocky in his paddock and the s

Stone Bruise

2007-07-19 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, everyone. It has been a busy summer for me, so I havne't been keeping up on all of the recent threads. So I hope this topic has not been mentioned recently. My 6 yo Fjord was just trained by a really good trainer here in the Al

Re: Moo

2007-06-05 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lisa, I know this site: safergrass.org. And it is an absolutely wonderful site. But, I know exactly what you mean. The Fjord picture on the main page is just awful!!! Vic --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL

Re: Reserved Fjord, part 2--announcing Monark!

2007-06-01 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Congratulations, Kris, on choosing a wonderful horse! I think you made the right decision. After reading your messages, and all of those that everyone else has written, I was really hoping you would keep him. He has learned so much in hi

Re: Sleeping Fjord

2007-05-29 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This video is so funny! And, Kate, your comment made me laugh, too. Sometimes I call Einar a Buckethead, not because his head is big, but because he is sometimes so funny. It is his nickname for affection. Vic in Knik, Alaska ---

Re: shear delight

2007-03-28 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wow, Jean. Braided reins. I asked Joanne and Walt for Einar's baby pictures, so if they can find them, maybe one will show that mane. I bet he was so cute as a baby. Thanks! Vic > Vic, Einar had a nice long mane whe

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2007 #73

2007-03-27 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks, Ronni. That's funny! When I see what Einar's mane looks like long, I just might cut it, because even though it won't be green and pink (lol), I do really love that black and white stripe! Vic > This messa

Re: the mane issue

2007-03-27 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, Jean! Thanks! I guess it is unanamous, then, from the replys I have received: it doesn't really matter. I am just so curoius to see what Einar's mane will look like long. So far, I think he might be one the the Fjords that w

Re: shear delight

2007-03-27 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, Lisa! Thanks for your information and insight. I just wasn't sure how adament successful Fjord breeders and drivers are about that particular standard. I'm so glad they are flexable. I have never had a Fjord before and am a

Re: the mane issue

2007-03-26 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, everyone. I have been wanting to show you all pictures of my Fjord, Einar, but he has a non-traditionl natural mane right now, and I know all of you are very careful about trimming your Fjords' manes. I fell in love with the Fjord

Re: guard dogs

2007-03-19 Thread Vic Faeo
This message is from: Vic Faeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> That's so interesting , Janet. Can you show us picture of your dogs? I had a Spanish Mastiff that was bred in BC Canada, but acquired at the local animal shelter at one year old. He didn't drool, either. He had a long nose, like a