Re: Horses for Kids

2002-08-11 Thread BaileysFjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Les and Margaret, Our thoughts are with you. Sounds like you have been a wonderful friend to your Appy throughout his life, what a beautiful story. We know this is a very hard time for you, but all will be well and you will always have your

Horses for Kids

2002-08-11 Thread Les D
This message is from: Les D [EMAIL PROTECTED] For over twenty five years I have owned and ran a Commercial Carriage Company and for part of it a pony ride. So I have been asked if I should get my child a horse/pony? My answer has always been to first get your child lessons and then let the

Re: horses (and kids) playing with sticks

1999-12-16 Thread wcoli
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Boy, kids really do stupid things. I am closely acquainted with a (now reportedly adult) kid who, at age 3, was riding his tricycle with a jagged stick in his mouth that he had picked up in the gutter outside his home in Providence, RI. As he peddled,

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-06 Thread Mary Thurman
This message is from: Mary Thurman [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hogfuel---hemlock---I have Hemlock trees and the horses chew on the bark etc. Don't you mean another tree or shrub? We also have hemlock

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-05 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hogfuel---hemlock---I have Hemlock trees and the horses chew on the bark etc. Don't you mean another tree or shrub? Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of The Colonel's Daughter Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ]

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-05 Thread Heyvaert
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brigid, I know I'm a week late checking messages and you have probably already heard from others but here's my 2 cents worth on Fjords with small children. How small, first of all?? Do they have any riding experience? I think it all depends on the

Re Horses for kids

1999-10-04 Thread Don Jane Brackett
This message is from: Don Jane Brackett [EMAIL PROTECTED] I do think the Fjords are too large and too strong for the younger ones and I may get shot down for that but so be it. My Hohmer horse is a I agree Ruthie, I love our Fjords and my kids (6 and 8) do ride them in a corral on a lead line

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-04 Thread Bushnell's
Brigid Verry # Hi Brigid, this is just my personal opinion but I thought I'd comment as when it comes to kids riding horses you can't be too cautious! We always start kiddies riding in a round corral, then a larger corral, etc. and I always encourage the use of helmets now (we didn't have them

re: horses for kids

1999-10-04 Thread Bushnell's
This message is from: Bushnell's [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi! thinking about my earlier posting today.. why didn't I just say.. of course it depends on the individual horse and the individual child. the Fjord horse/pony is THE BEST of all breeds but I'm always concerned that our glowing promotion of

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-01 Thread Carl and Sarah Nagel
This message is from: Carl and Sarah Nagel [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/1/99 7:29:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: IMHO these guys are great with kids, but somehow got the reputation for being infallable. They are a

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-01 Thread MyNorseHorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/1/99 7:29:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Are the Fjords too strong for small children? I use mine as a school horse and he can get quite strong at times. He forces them to be a thinking rider. If they try

Re: Horses for kids

1999-10-01 Thread mary marquis
much depends on our Fjords for teaching our kids about horses. This was one of the reasons we selected Fjords as a breed. We had a 25 year old mare with perfect manners and who was able to stand patiently and move carefully and gently around the kids (5 and 7). At the same time, you must

Horses for kids

1999-10-01 Thread Brigid Verry
This message is from: Brigid Verry [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Everyone, I have just joined the mailing list and would like some help. I live in New Zealand, where there are 4 Fjord horses, 2 mare 2 fillies. But I like what I have read about the breed in my search for a breed of horse/pony that is