fjord manes

2009-10-29 Thread Debby
This message is from: "Debby" I just did my Langs mane. Love it! Standing tall and the white is white. I just think how wonderful to show off such a beautiful neck. When we have had other breeds, we've always kept short manes, probably because we've always ridden english, but I just LOVE a b

Re: Fjord Manes

2009-10-29 Thread Jane Brackett
This message is from: Jane Brackett Hi Sue, Both my Fjords have long manes. Osa's is thinner and falls very nicely. I have kept it long for the most part for 10 years now. On two occasions I trimmed it again in the traditional manner and it stood up just fine after a few days. No neck

Fjord Manes

2009-10-28 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: "Sue Harrison" Hi...I probably have a dumb question, but here goes.I am thinking of letting my Fjord geldings mane grow out and Randy (hubby) is telling me that his neck might roll with the weight of all that extra hair Is this possible? Do any of you let thei

RE: Fjord manes are DANGEROUS

2008-05-17 Thread fjords
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lisa - Try to have a good 17th of May even thought you are one handed for a while. Two words... cordless clippers... :-) Hugs! Catherine Lassesen Hestehaven - "The Horse Garden" & Hundehaven - "The Dog Heaven" www.hestehaven.com / [EMAIL PROTECTED] 1-

Fjord manes are DANGEROUS

2008-05-16 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi List. Ok, tonight was interesting to say the least, so I thought that I might as well warn others or give a good laugh anyway. After having a very nice day and taking a good friend to her Birthday lunch, I returned home and thought that I might wo

Scissors for Fjord Manes

2007-08-10 Thread June Wheeler
This message is from: "June Wheeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Cindy - This same list clued me into the best scissors I've ever used for trimming - got them at Lowe's in the wallpaper/interiors section. I don't have the name handy but they have sturdy purple plastic handle grips and are a whoppin

Re: Fjord manes

1998-05-22 Thread saskia
This message is from: saskia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> DeeAnna, thank you for the explanations about cutting the manes! I think it can't go wrong now and if it does, it's like you said, I'll try again in some months. As this is such useful information, would you mind if I added it to the website, so

Re: Fjord manes

1998-05-21 Thread coyote
. I use a large, heavy-bladed shears to cut Fjord manes. (For those in the USA, they are Fiskars "shop" scissors, which are much heavier than the Fiskars sewing shears or household scissors. I bought them in Menards, a building-supply store, for $10 - $15 US -- found them in the secti