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ya know, there is a plus and minus side to having a fjord horse coloring
book……..
there are only really 4 colors you can use on the horses. however, then you
don’t have to buy as many crayons….. ;)
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coloring books are no longer just for kids. i have several i purchased for both
enjoyment, relaxation and stress relief. the only thing that would make it
better is to have fjords to color.
well done, ladies!
laurie with and
Iduna Acres Laila, who reminds
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thank you to all who expressed the sympathy about my loss of skylar. i have
also heard from others who have experienced the same thing, and my heart goes
out to you. our big strong equines can be taken down be the smallest things.
skylar taught me a lot
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i lost Skylar last night to a sudden and very painful bout with colic. it came
on in the barn cross ties when i was brushing her, about 6:30 and by 8:30 at
the vet knew we could do nothing to help her. she had a ton of pain meds, but
nothing was relieving
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for some reason this didn’t show up, so if it’s a duplicate i apologize…..it
refers to the blue earth video of the 20th anniversary.
i should mention that this is a video that i did before we had digital cameras,
and isn’t professionally edited, however, i
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while cleaning house today, i came across a bunch of copies of the video from
the 2005 Blue Earth 20th Anniversary celebration. it starts with the Norwegian
wedding procession, and then all the demos of the fjord versatility. lot of
great old memories…….if
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that just made me smile! thanks for sharing….
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On May 13, 2015, at 2:59 AM, fjordhorse-digest
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Just have to share what my almost 25 yr. old Liten Loki did at our county's
first annual Festival of the Horse.
Impo
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speaking of hay nets……….i bought a nibble net (brand) for oz, and am now using
it since skylar goes in at night, for the time being. when using it, we just
stuffed it in, and she pulled it out in less than an hour, leaving it empty all
night.
when i moved
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here is what i selected before i replied to what steve said……….everything that
shows on my reply right now starts with this sentenece and ends with his
comment about mac fans. so much easier than scrolling through rows and rows of
repeat text.
by the way
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i miss this list, too. however, steve, can you explain one teensy little thing
again? how to clip your response so that we don’t end up scrolling through 3
days of previous responses. it gets so long, and sometimes i end up scrolling
past new stuff.
many
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yes, here in minnesota just west of minneapolis, we had some -20 stuff last
week. skylar just puffed up her coat. yesterday when it was about 25 and i
rode, i noticed she is starting to blow out those longer hairs. spring in
coming. eventually.
laurie with
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kay, kay, kay…..we don’t need to wish you luck. you come with your own luck,
and a lot of it.
i have seen your pix of the little diva, and i am glad the boys are learning
their proper status when a queen shares their pasture. with a flick of an ear,
she
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jim, i totally feel your pain. your description brought tears to my eyes. there
is no easy way to let them go, even when they tell you it’s ok. i am pretty
sure my beloved Oz met him at the bridge to teach him all his crazy tricks.
peace and hugs.
laurie
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congratulations! what a great job and a great pony. they are really making
their mark in the dressage arena lately, and while i don’t ride dressage, i
have a lot of friends who do. several here in minnesota are making fjords more
visible here as a horse that
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this was posted on our local training blog…..
The featured breed for the fall issue of the Cross Country magazine is the
Fjord. If you have a Fjord and compete in dressage and eventing and would
like it featured in the next issue, please contact Sarah Whiteley
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i am finding the discussion about fjords and dressage very interesting, but
from a different perspective. when i got Oz, i got started in dressage because
in many cases that’s the only type of boarding facility you can find in a
certain area. you have very
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i have a ton of fjord photos. anything in particular you need?
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his message is from: "Ardeth Obenauf"
I am looking for some recent photos of Fjords to ac
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thanks, fred, i caught the video you posted on Facebook. it’s nice to see our
mini-giants get some recognition. i still hope they don’t get too popular. i
kind of like the reaction most people have when the first see one. i moved
skylar to a new barn
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mary, this it too funny. i have seen this with both my fjords…….turn them out
in the indoor, let ‘em go. they give one squeal, one gallop to the far end, and
then stand there admiring themselves in the mirror. so i trudge all the way
down there, while they
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i think i should clarify my terms from yesterday’s post. up here (in da frozen
nortland tundra) we refer to stall board as coming in at night, but with
turnout during the day. she would be out during daylight, pastured with a
couple of other horses. sorry
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i have always kept skylar outside 24/7, and she thrives on it. someone saw her
napping the other day, lying down in the snow. silly girl. she has the typical
yak hair that they get in the winter.
the barn i am at changed hands last fall, and though we
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gayle, i am so sorry. i am sure she will be happy keeping oz in line. it’s
never an easy decision.
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Gayle...
I am so sorry to hear about Dustenai's passing. I
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i just downloaded it from Amazon. congratulations. i can’t wait to start
reading.
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So I hope "Riding Horseback in Purple" is a small gift back from Bocina and
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i am SO glad to hear the boys are on their way home. it’s hard when they don’t
feel good, and we get so worried.
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My boys are in my trailer and we are in our way home
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the last post is a hack. Beth Gerst, you might want to check your email.
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speaking of old things Fjord…….i recently found, on ebay, a Breyer booklet from
1995. It's volume #3 number 3, Just About Horses. the featured horse is the
Fjord, and on the back it announces the Breyer Fjord is coming soon. The photos
on the front and
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KAY, thanks. i totally agree with your statement on the right fjord is great
for those of us "mature" riders. though i started up nervously with Oz when i
got him, i have to say he was always super kind and forgiving of my mistakes.
the kids a
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> this is a test. i have sent a message to the list twice, and it hasn't shown
> up………..i am trying to see what the problem might be.
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i too am enjoying this discussion about the differences in horses within the
breed, especially in the light of having recently lost Oz and getting Skylar.
when i first got on her, aside from the difference in height and width, she
felt quite different than
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i have a funny Oz story about his great escape. it was several years ago at a
different barn than the one i board at now. i had ridden, and put him back in
his pasture in the evening. morning came, and when the barn workers showed up,
his gate was open and
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i would like to thank everyone who sent responded to me after having oz put
down. i truly appreciate the sentiments and comments. he was quite the special
horse and touched many lives. while i miss him terribly, i admit i feel as if a
heavy weight has been
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i posted this the other day, and like my last one, it didn't show up
.perhaps
i used the wrong email
.
with a heavy heart i must report that today Oz the great and powerful, as
nicknamed by Kay Van Natta, was humanely euthanized at noon, exactly 2 month
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hi, all. i know this is hard to believe, but my Duett Companion A/P saddle,
purchased for oz, does not fit skylar, so i am selling it.
it is 32 wide with an 18" seat. duett has a website, telling about their
saddles, and the companion is listed, ho
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pat, i did not think you intended to flame me, please accept my apology if
that's how it seemed.
thanks for the lineage information. i had looked at it briefly, to find she is
related to june wheeler's Bjorne, but haven't had a chance to
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On Dec 4, 2012, at 2:59 AM, fjordhorse-digest wrote:
> Ellen made the right call for "Oz" - retirement.
thanks for the post, pat.
with everything that has gone on, i have to consider the costs, since i am not
wealthy. my horse is m
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hi, all, i am just throwing this out to see what options might be out there….
as you may know, oz has ringbone in his pasterns. i have had him injected 3
times, the last one the day before thanksgiving, and he is still lame. i ride
him now bareback with a
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hi. i found the post about the cinch chic nets to be interesting and went to
their website. it almost looks like a better net for oz. has anyone had
experience with the extremely small openings? would that be a good option for
just putting an entire bale in
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thanks for all the input, everyone. mary, that link had a lot of encouraging
information. we have good days, and not so good. yesterday i rode him bareback
indoors, and he kept giving the evil eye to the arena door when it rattled in
the wind, but he didn&#
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is anyone familiar or had shockwave therapy on their horse? the vet who is
helping me with oz suggested that as one of the steps in trying to control his
pain. i have looked into it online, and it seems to be successful in pain
reductions in some cases. and
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trish, i have to say that Elph sounds like he has it made in the shade. i
notice he's on quiescence, as is oz. both are lucky boys.
oz has officially retired from the world of training barns and giving lessons.
i took him to the U of M vet last monday t
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On Jul 19, 2012, at 2:59 AM, fjordhorse-digest wrote:
> Do many Fjord owners have issues with IR or Cushings
> with their horses? I don't think my mare has any symptoms from what I recall
> of IR, I definitely don't think so for Cushings.
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the past couple of weeks oz has been mentally off as well as physically. he
wouldn't take gummy bears, he hung his head the minute he was in the cross ties
and fell asleep, he was walking slow, etc.
the last couple of weeks i have been very depressed
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interesting discussions. the vet's description of ringbone is pretty much what
my vet told me when i had oz X-rayed. i know this was starting a couple of
years back. i wonder if there could be a correlation between overweight and the
ringbone. i thi
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thanks, everyone. jean, i would have no problem with letting him walk with the
kids. but…..we are at a dressage barn, and i am not sure if she would go for
that. part of our agreement is that he is used for lessons for the kids and
beginners, but if he can&#
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thanks, kay. you give us all hope.
'course i will be 66 () this year and oz is 17. we have both had our
lameness issues, but right now both of us are semi-sound. his ringbone
injection really helped and he is quite active in the pasture, from what i
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i am very pleased to say that the injection that oz had in his pastern has made
a big difference in how he feels and moves. i would say he is at 95% of normal.
i let him rest for a week, and then tried him with some light riding with no
problems.
yesterday
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ok, one more question.
now that i finally have found a way to keep a muzzle on houdini, i have 3
options as to when he wears it, and would like input.
he is boarded. he was on inside board for a few months in exchange for being a
lesson horse for kids, so
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thank you, everyone, for your ideas and input.
i should clarify he has seen two vets for this process. one is a lameness
specialist who works at the U of M, who also does body and healing work. the
other is at anoka equine, our local vet, who have some good
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today i finally took oz to anoka equine vets. the lameness specialist
determined that he has something going on below the knee on the left front, and
that his feet are no longer sore. the losing weight has helped a lot.
however, what they found through
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first, I want to thank everyone for listening to our western dressage
presentation at the fjord forum. it's fun to see so much interest in this
developing new discipline. if you didn't get information, please check out our
website. in Minn
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hi, all. i am a board member of the western dressage association of minnesota,
an official affiliate of the national organization. sue plain has asked us to
do a demonstration and presentation of what western dressage is.
i had planned to use oz, but he has
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i haven't posted lately, mostly because on january 6th i had my second knee
replaced. i was kind of dreading having it done, since the one i had six years
ago still gives me pain, but i must say this has been a pretty remarkable
recovery. anyone who ha
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sue, i have used a string girth on oz and had good luck with it. the cinch
that i found hard on the horses are the neoprene. they seems to cause pain
more than any of the others. i assume you are riding a western saddle?
one thing that might help is a
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many thanks to everyone who answered on here and/or emailed me. just
to clarify, i'm in minnesota and we had a VERY wet spring/summer. oz
is outside boarded, which suits him fine, but he does get the effect
of a lot of wet ground.
what we would s
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thanks for the input on my knee and oz.
he had injections in both front feet today, the vet happened to be at
the barn and had some extra time to watch him trot and do some flexion
tests. sorry, i wish i could remember what he told me he used, but it
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after having my left knee replace in 2006, i have been living on
borrowed time for the right one. last tuesday it told me in no
uncertain terms that it needs to be done. it has been painful for
several months, and when i got off a very short ride on oz
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i am throwing this idea out to see if anyone has had any experience with lyme
disease in horses…..
i have been dealing with off and on problems with oz since spring. he's been
ouchie on occasion on his front feet, and other times just kind o
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well, the real heavy duty weather hit the fan today. i went out mid
morning to check oz, and he was really panting, as were most of the
horses. they were in the midst of bringing everyone inside, and even
outside board horses got to come in. i had
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i know you have all heard me comment on oz and his propensity for
removing his muzzle, halter, or anything on his head.
i purchased the new version of the best friend muzzle with an extra
strap in front and all sorts of adjustments, they call it houdini
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On Jun 12, 2011, at 8:42 AM, fjordhorse-digest wrote:
> My mare Gaven has very tender feet
boy, can we relate to the tender feet issue. my guy oz goes through
this every spring, and it was especially bad this year because here in
minnesota we ha
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we had a fantastic turnout of fjords, including some new participants
this year. as usual, the fjord aisle (yup, we have our own aisle) was
packed with visitors and kids who love to see the funny horses with
the mohawks.
and as usual, we did a stellar
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it's muzzle time. best friends has made a new muzzle with a change in
design and extra straps which they call houdini horse proof. oz has
proven you can't call it fjord-proof.
thursday after my ride he had it on. when my pasture partner came
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oh, that rhymes, doesn't it?
just a small brag about our western dressage clinic last weekend...we
had a great variety of breeds there, and it was interesting to see the
different ways they worked and carried themselves. oz was the only
fjord, a
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mary that gives a whole new twist to the old dancing on dad's shoes.
if anyone is interested, i posted a couple of new oz videos on
facebook under my name. i am having tremendous trouble with my still
painful after 5 years knee replacement, and t
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oh, mary, i also own one of those dappled fjords, who often times is
mistaken for the rare black fjord. everything runs downhill right into
their pasture, and ends up at the gate. the horses of course trample
it even worse when they come to the gate
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On Mar 25, 2011, at 9:24 AM, fjordhorse-digest wrote:
> Horse Fairs
please don't forget that april 29-may 1 is the minnesota horse expo.
the fjords have a large presence there, and do several demos. it's
always nice to have fjord owners com
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got oz re-shod again this week, and that helped with his ouchiness.
but, as with last year, he had gotten some major chips, so we had to
be sure they would stay on.
i got a lot of input, information and suggestions, and want to thank
everyone who
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hi, all. i know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and
over and expecting a different result. that's kind of what i feel like i am
doing.
i took oz's shoes off a few weeks ago, with the hope of working through the
ouchies so
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we had a master saddle fitter come to the barn the other day because
two of us have been having troubles fitting our horses. i got a
dressage saddle, a nice older albion, XW 19 inch that i thought might
fit both of us but wasn't sure. it doesn'
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linda, i am so with you on this one. winters like this i love the barn
staff where oz is. they are out every day in this constant snow and
now below zero, taking care of all the ponies. i can't handle it like
i used to, arthritis and all, bum knee,
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> i think i listed my new email incorrectly. the correct version is
> below my signature.
winteroz loves it, i hate it.
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