Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-26 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good luck Jan and stop by again some time Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-26 Thread Janice Gault
This message is from: "Janice Gault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Kate, ***This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In my experience the fjord neck is too thick to allow for mane training. The hair develops a part down the middle. In order to braid for show you would have to braid on both sides. Besid

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-26 Thread Janice Gault
This message is from: "Janice Gault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Karen, ***This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Too bad you have been exposed to a horse that became overweight while at the same time having an untrimmed mane. I have a gorgeous mare, Jorunn, dam of many fine get,in

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-26 Thread FJORDING
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As Lar's mane grows across a three-inch-wide root the length of his neck, I would think it would be QUITE heavy if allowed to grow long. I see another Fjord when he does the October Fair at Old Bethpage Resoration, and it's mane does not look like it is

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-26 Thread WhipsNSpur
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 8/26/99 7:39:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I don't know if that's > possible with the coarseness of the Fjord's mane but I'd sure give it a try. In my experience the fjord neck is too thick to allow for mane

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-26 Thread Janice Gault
This message is from: "Janice Gault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Suzan, ***This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a picture of a fjord with a long mane. It looked terrible. Very unruly and messy looking and very unfjordlike. There is a reason the fjords have their manes trimmed. If you leave t

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-25 Thread Heithingi
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello everyone, We bought a Fjord with a VERY long, VERY thick mane. It was actually below the neck, and as Suzan said, very unruly and unkept looking, at least in our opinion. We have since roached it and are trimming the mane regularly and have notic

Re: Fjord with long mane

1999-08-25 Thread Karen McCarthy
This message is from: "Karen McCarthy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a picture of a fjord with a long mane. It looked terrible. Very unruly and messy looking and very unfjordlike... If you leave them long, they tip over the neck and break down the crest... I think they a

Fjord with long mane

1999-08-25 Thread SSlotness
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I saw a picture of a fjord with a long mane. It looked terrible. Very unruly and messy looking and very unfjordlike. There is a reason the fjords have their manes trimmed. If you leave them long, they tip over the neck and break down the crest. I think th