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One only has to look at the cover of this latest Fjord Herald to see the kind of relationship our Fjords have with our dog Skye. Skye has been with all our foals from their first day, and has even attended a birth or two and even helped "Mama" clean off the new foal. Our mares are perfectly comfortable with Skye around themselves and their babies. I hope my new puppy (Meg is just 7 weeks) will develop as good a relationship with the horses as Skye has. Our little boy Prins was weaned a bit earlier than normal this year so that his mom, Taffy could dry up before going to Libby this year. We took him off her at just a week over three months. We just moved Taffy out of the pasture and left Prins with his Aunt Emily. There was a little whinnying for the first day or two (honestly I think it was more Taffy & Emily missing each other!), then everything settled down. The early weaning sure didn't hurt Prins; he just continued to gobble grass and grow like a weed! Prins has now just gotten home from spending the month of October at a local "Pumpkin Patch", complete with a full petting/looking zoo. His room mate for the month was an older donkey named Mischief. Right next door was a huge sow with brand new pigs, a couple of llamas, mini horses & mini donkeys, goats, geese, calves, and a free roaming heard of turkeys. Not to mention hoards of humans of every description. In typical Fjord manner, Prins took it all in stride. It was a great way to expose him to all the strange things in life! Dad and I took Taffy & Emily out driving with our local driving club this last Saturday. It was a beautiful fall day with the temps in the 60's. The girls are doing great so far driving as a pair. After we got back to our trailers I took a friend and fellow Fjord owner (Maggie McLaughlin) for a short turn in our carriage. As I was cutting across a short connector road to turn around, Maggie asked if I could get through there. I thought she just meant the sharp turn...... No Problem! The girls hesitated slightly, I told them to go on. Suddenly there was a big bump and my right front wheel was sitting right atop a post about a foot high and 10 inches in diameter - the kind the Forest Service puts in to stop vehicles from cutting across! I stepped the girls ahead enough to drop the wheel back on the ground, and Maggie & got out to shift the rear of the carriage over to straddle the post. After sliding the carriage enough so that the axle would clear the post I asked the horse to step up, which they quietly did to get clear of the last post, and then we got back in the carriage and went on. I was so proud of how quiet the girls were thru the whole thing. I love my Fjords!!!! Amy Amy Evers Dun Lookin' Fjords Redmond, OR Fjord [EMAIL PROTECTED]
