Take care - Peg Knutsen
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From: "Kathy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Fjord Digest" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 10:50 AM
Subject: Subject: Re: other life...
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nt: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 11:52 AM
Subject: : Re: other life...
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Hello Everyone
It has been very interesting reading about what all of you guys do. I
was a
horse crazy girl from the age of 5. My parents were not so into it so,
I
end up going
This message is from: "Vanessa N. Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In my 'other life', I am also a licensed social worker, LMSW (NY). I'm
developing a specialty in working with families who have adopted foreign
children, after adopting two myself. I also breed and show dogs as a hobby;
mostly Cavalier K
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Other Life...
Rune is a merchant marine, aka ship's Captain. I manage the farm (breeding,
boarding, training and lesson facility), work as a clerk at the local feed
store, work as a book keeper for a local tire factory center and then do the
NFHR mailing
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Lauren,
I began getting very interested in working with horses when I read Linda
Kohanov's The Tao of Equus. That book really excited and ignited me! And
that is why I chose to get a fjord as my first horse. I figured their
stea
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Hi list members.
I don't post often but this topic was indeed interesting.
I live in Fl. with my hubby and animal crew. I have one fjord gelding, whom
I've just started under saddle. we're both animal trainers. Hubby trains
animals for the television
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i mentioned my job in my post, however, it might be of interest to know that
in addition to oz, i am "den mother" to a 30 year old rescued QH and his
pasture buddy, an almost 2 year old mini. we also have, on our 26 acres with
the
1885 farm house and 192
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A (GE Healthcare)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Oh, by the way, as I mentioned earlier, we might be willing to sell some
horses. I think we could even arrange breeding a couple mares and
selling the foals to you if any one would be willing to go that route.
I say this a
This message is from: "Skeels, Mark A (GE Healthcare)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
OK, my other life isn't that exciting, but it is a good job. Maybe I
wish I was house sitting a farm and doing some gardening like that other
lady and her husband, but it is good here.
I work for GE on Diagnostic Medical
This message is from: "kate charboneau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Re: other life to support the equine addiction. I'm an early childhood
literacy specialist on the Leech Lake Ojibwe Reservation in northern MN.
I'm part of a reservation wide screening process to find th
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I am currently spear-heading a family transition, which is a weird
way to say I am spending my time working on getting our house in Ann
Arbor, Michigan sold and looking for a house to buy in S.E.
Connecticut. After 20 years here, we are
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Hello Everyone
It has been very interesting reading about what all of you guys do. I was a
horse crazy girl from the age of 5. My parents were not so into it so, I
end up going to school for nursing graduated and decided that I would go after
my p
This message is from: "Kathy Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
what a great talented group of folks we arewhich is perfect...so we can
keep up with our s smart fjordies!!!
My current position is managing a satellite telecommunications company with
my husband. Our business is based from our far
This message is from: Tiffany Amschl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I think I've got everyone beat on the "geek factor" in my real life!:
Librarian...single (of "an age")...and my roommate is...GASP...my
mom! Can you say "STEREOTYPE?!" Stop laughing. Hey, with no husband
to help support the horsey habi
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Hi, In my other life I am an elementary teacher at a private Christian
school. I will be teaching third grade this year after a few years of gifted
and
art. I am doing the second 1/2 of my masters program this summer so will
have time only for enjoy
This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, it is intriguing to learn about the varied careers and interests of the
fjord list members! I am a pathologist. I read tissue samples and paps at
the microscope and make the diagnoses for the biopsies and cytologies
obtained at
This message is from: Jessica Katzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello everyone! This is a great subject. It is interesting to see what
everyone does outside the "Fjord" world. To support my Fjord habit, I am a
certified veterinary technician at a veterinary clinic in Janesville, WI. I
work with t
This message is from: "Cherie Mascis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I have lead a "weird" other life! Spent most of my life training exotic
animals at Busch Gardens, Magic Mountain, Marine World, etc. I worked with
animals like parrots, birds of prey, reptiles, big cats, wolves, killer
whales-you get
This message is from: "ben FELDMAN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Another elementary school teacher heard from. I'm an art teacher, looking
forward to retirement in another year or so. Our three fjords are one of my
several lives, as we also have a 400 acre tree farm here in Mass. I divide
my time between g
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> And it's true what all my retired friends told me...this retirement gig
> is OK!! Now that I'm into it, I really don't know how I found the time to
> hold down a full-time job!
I can relate to that! I fi
large pond goldfish and an ever increasing population of
house guppies and all the birds and squirrels I feed.
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 10:11:07 -0400> Subject:
Re: Other Life> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> > This message is from:
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Taffy,
Here at middleage spread we support our 2 Fjord habit with day jobs.
One USPS Letter Carrier and one Supervisory assistant something or
other at one of the local hospitals.
Barb Eagle Creek OR
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This message is from: "Willow's Edge Farm" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I loved Taffy's question & Peg's response - great question with a very
entertaining retort!
Personally, we have rental properties that help pay the bills and
hubby will be going back to work soon - after two years of finishing
his deg
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I manage technology for the legal department of a bank. How much geekier
can it get - computers AND lawyers!! My husband teaches BMW technology to
aspiring BMW mechanics (although we are not supposed to call them mechanics
anymore, they are technicia
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I'm a retired elementary school teacher so my pension and recently acquired
social security are what keep Braveheart and Bogie in grain, hay and Circus
Peanuts. And it's true what all my retired friends told me...this retirement
gig
is OK!! Now that I'
cial gift to those of us who find that place to exist with them
Linda Baker Lottie in WI
From: Summers Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Subject: Re: "Other Life"
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:51:24 -0600
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Well, I am a wildlife biologist who retired from the State of
Alaska... I was able to retire before 50, with an early retirement
incentive program and being in the Police & /fireman retirement plan(
20 years and out) retired after only 20 y
This message is from: Summers Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hopefully this link works, My name is summers moore and I have read
many of the posts . I am recently new to fjordship , purchasing my
boy after leasing him for 9 months. He has been a constant strength
as i lost my husband this janua
This message is from: "Philis B. Anderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi Listers,
My other life has been in professional music. I played principal oboe
(hence "oboephil") and English horn (that's a larger version of the
oboe.not a French horn) with the Duluth-Superior Symphony Orchestra for
18
This message is from: Robin Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
In my other life, I am a specialist in pediatric
infectious diseases. Supposedly, I have always worked
"part-time" but from 2003 when we moved here until
last September, I was the only peds ID doc from Tampa
to Miami so part-time meant I r
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Monday, June 25, 2007 3:05 pm
Subject: Re: "Other Life"
To: "fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com"
The PhD will probably DECREASE your horse budget but increase your lifespan.
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Taffy,
Interesting question...I was at a gathering of Fjord folks recently,
and I was struck at all of the "other" neato interests that people
had, besides the horse fix.
Anyway, I work as research scientist developing and testing new
technology for
This message is from: "Teressa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It is interesting to see what the "other" life is of all of my horse
friends. The careers and life styles vary widely but one thing is in common
- all have made changes in their lives to allow for horse stuff.
My husband and I own fishing boats
This message is from: "Tamarack Lamb & Wool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I raise sheep and beef, which are a good excuse to own a few Fjords ;-) I
do not have a tractor. Hubby is the 911 dispatcher for the county, thus
provides the medical insurance. we have two teenaged sons sprouting wings,
so I'
This message is from: "Lori Lemley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I'm a graphic artist and my husband is a database administrator. We
have two young sons and a farmette with two Fjord mares, a goat and
chickens.
Lori Lemley
Little Rock, AR
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>From Central California near Fresno
I am a stay at home mom. We have three children (1 newly adopted!) and do
foster care. We have one fjord, Hakon, and a couple of other horses as well as
sheep and dairy goats. My husband is an ER physician and thoug
This message is from: "Reena Giola" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Have to say I loved this message!! LOL... what a chuckle I had!!
h, my other life? Full time stay at home mom to three kids.. which
includes being the chauffer, house cleaner, and another job that crops up.
I have my great
This message is from: Cherrie Nolden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
We own a farm where we produce milo, wheat, wildilfe and Fjords. We manage a
rental house and barter holistic farm management information for organic
milk/eggs. Hubby is a full time agronomic consultant and I'm working full time
for the s
This message is from: Carol Makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
From WI. My husband and I are retired since spring of 98. We moved from
southern WI to NW WI and have 25 acres of mostly woods. I bought my
first Fjord and am a first time horse owner.
fjords wrote:
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This message is from: Sarah Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sarah, writing from southern California, is an aerospace engineer. I am
looking forward to the day when they support me... but not holding my breath.
Taffy asked:
What do you do in your
> "other life" to support your Fjord habit?
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Hi Taffy,
This is in response to your "What do you do?" question. I run a small horse
drawn carriage service in Visalia, CA. I don't have any employees and so I
do everything myself. The business is kind of for fun since I really don't
make much money.
This message is from: "Douglas Knutsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Taffy,
I support my Fjord habit/obsession by inflicting unsuspecting clients with
psychotherapy. Oddly, they don't usually seem to mind
Oh, I suppliment with occasional horse sex, compliments of my unassuming
stallion.
Peg Knu
This message is from: "Barbara Lynch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Taffy asked:
What do you do in your
"other life" to support your Fjord habit?
Now that Fred and I are retired, we can finally say that the Fjords are our
life! Everything we do seems to be for them or for us to care for them!
Barb Ly
This message is from: "jgayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"In my other life" I am a Licensed Social Worker.MSW,ACSW,DCSW. Also
involved in the community, bridge player, collector of ancient horse bits
and horse rosettes, traveler, (mostly Europe) and writing. My horse farm is
now occupied by one old
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