re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-25 Thread Janet
This message is from: Janet ja...@tamaracksheep.com when I was talking about quality, I was thinking of a local breeder who was breeding some very straight stifled mares, to an unproven stallion. The stallion, structurally, was quite acceptable although we really know nothing about his

Re: [Bulk] re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com The term quality can mean different things to different people. Perhaps we're overdue to redefine exactly what it does mean.. in the scope of long term breed survival; being certain that we're not inbred painting ourselves into a genetic

Re: [Bulk] re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread ruth bushnell
This message is from: ruth bushnell fjo...@frontiernet.net Ruthie, one can still be choosy about quality and maintain genetic diversity. Janet Yes, one could do that. But more than likely it doesn't deliberately

re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread Janet
This message is from: Janet ja...@tamaracksheep.com Ruthie, one can still be choosy about quality and maintain genetic diversity. Janet Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts:

Re: [Bulk] re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-24 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree st...@carriagehorse.com On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 10:51 AM, Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com wrote: Gail (who clicked her three little dots dutifully, and thought, just for a moment, that she saw flash by the words, click here so Steve will draw and quarter you,

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-23 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree st...@carriagehorse.com I am not at all sure why Google has chosen to refer to trimmed content in the tool tip for the three little dots. It would have been better to have it say Click here to show what's going to be included along with your reply that

re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread Janet
This message is from: Janet ja...@tamaracksheep.com This message is from: Ursula Jensen ursu...@gmail.com With the economic decline and the passage of time the number of Fjords being foaled each year is down. big snip Just an observation-food for thought. Brian Jensen As a

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread Steve McIlree
This message is from: Steve McIlree st...@carriagehorse.com ​WRONG!!! -- Steve It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.-- Aristotle 384-322 BC On Thu, Jan 22, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com wrote: Am trying this WITHOUT

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com gen·o·type ˈjenəˌtīp,ˈjēnəˌtīp/ *noun* BIOLOGY 1. *1*. the genetic constitution of an individual organism. *verb* 1. *1*. investigate the genetic constitution of (an individual organism). the person appointed will be

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread ruth bushnell
This message is from: ruth bushnell fjo...@frontiernet.net ..Ruthie, how do we follow the path you are talking about having huge numbers of horses that are physical or temperament disasters? Seems like the best idea would be to bring back the sausage factory down the street, as they have

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread ruth bushnell
This message is from: ruth bushnell fjo...@frontiernet.net This message is from: Mary Ofjord ma...@boreal.org The article stresses 'Quality is better' and you can do so much with two or three good quality mares, bred to the best studs. This article was written by Lynn Weishaar, who is a

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com Ah, yes. I assume there is the same problem with Pembroke Welsh Corgis as they begin to select carrier and DM gene free dogs. (Degenerative Myopathy, I think). Ruthie, how do we follow the path you are talking about having huge numbers of

RE: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread Mary Ofjord
This message is from: Mary Ofjord ma...@boreal.org While the Fjord number may be reclining, a recent article in Western Horseman tends to say differently Sales prices are up right now because people are looking for a quality horse and not just anything to ride. The article goes on to say that

Re: decline in Fjord foaling numbers

2015-01-22 Thread Gail Russell
This message is from: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com So...you got the so-called trimmed content as a repeat of the previous message? I was unable to see the offending non-trimmed content, but I gather you could. In which case, one has to go to the trouble of deleting it, even if it is labelled

Re: Decline in Fjord Foaling numbers

2015-01-21 Thread Kathleen Spiegel
This message is from: Kathleen Spiegel spiek...@isu.edu The downturn hit all horse breeders I think. I do the Coggins testing for many of the vets in SE Idaho. Over the last three years, it seems a large portion of the horses were marked for export to the Canadian Meat Packing plants ( Idaho

Decline in Fjord Foaling numbers

2015-01-21 Thread Ursula Jensen
This message is from: Ursula Jensen ursu...@gmail.com With the economic decline and the passage of time the number of Fjords being foaled each year is down. Europe has been experiencing similar declines in their foaling rates. A noted Western trainer mentioned to me that a lot of good Western