Re: Friends made

2015-12-26 Thread Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" <starfiref...@usa.net> Yes, good friends too! But the Rose Parade sans Fjords? Not the same...Lol. Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 04:47 PM MST, 12/24/2015 From: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com>

Re: Goodbye FjordHorse List

2015-12-21 Thread Beth &amp; Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: "Beth & Sandy - Starfire Farm" <starfiref...@usa.net> Farewell to the List. Thank you Steve, it was a great ride! Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 08:26 AM MST, 12/21/2015 From: Steve McIlree <st...@carriagehorse.com> To: FH-L <

Re: FW: Flight instinct Saves Fjords and People

2015-08-20 Thread Beth Sandy @ Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy @ Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Hi Brian, I was out of the country when I read this...I'm glad to hear that you are all okay. Sounded like a horrific event. Hope the horses are still okay too. Love how the town has come out to help you all out as well

Re: FW: driving at the Kentucky Derby

2015-04-27 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Have a wonderful and safe time Lindy and all. Hoping for great weather for you. Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 05:50 AM MDT, 04/27/2015 From: lindy hild bah...@comcast.net To: fjordhorse-dig

Re: Fjord Digest--white markings

2015-01-25 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net It seems that some discussion of the NFHR Breed Standard might be helpful. Here is the language regarding Coat Color and Marking: Traditionally, the most common and desirable markings found on Fjords are:1. Primitive

Re: Re: Fjord Digest--white markings

2015-01-25 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Yes, I agree with Lori about not throwing out the baby with the bath water. Perhaps the Canadian registry policy was decided before the advent of DNA testing. More and more is being ldiscovered about color genetics

Re: need help with a foundering mare

2014-09-28 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Founder can be a very serious, life threatening problem! If your horse is severely lame as you describe, especially if she is showing lameness in all four feet, I would call the vet immediately to determine the extent

RE: Fjord in Dressage Today

2014-07-04 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Hello All, This message is from: Mary Ofjord ma...@boreal.org -I believe Anne Appleby's horse Wez was shown at Grand Prix level and possibly Starfire Farm's stallion BDF Obelisk. (Beth can you help me here?) (Anne?) Anne

RE: Rose Parade - horse shoes and other details

2014-01-12 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net But seriously, did anyone have to have their arm twisted to participate? No? (I didn't think so ;-) Not this time...but in the future someone had better twist...hard, really hard! ;-) Beth Important FjordHorse List Links

Re: A couple of questions

2014-01-11 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Hi Gayle, This message is from: Gayle ware fofdfjo...@clearwire.net I have a couple of questions. In the photo of 5 abreast in the Rose parade, are those all 5 of the Fjord colors? No, left to right they are brown dun

Re: Rose Bowl Parade

2014-01-11 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net This message is from: Bonnie Morris morrisshado...@aol.com This question is for all the parade participants. Would you do it again? I consider it a once in a lifetime event. Having said that, if circumstances were right, I

Re: Rose Parade photos

2014-01-11 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Hello Caroline, Point your driving trainer to the videos on YouTube. All she has to do is search Rose Parade Fjords and the videos will come up. All of these horses were well prepared, had confident riders and drivers

Re: Rose Bowl Parade

2014-01-11 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net This question is for all the parade participants. Would you do it again? BTW, we will have been home for a week tomorrow and I am still exhausted! Beth Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http

RE: Rose Parade drugs?

2014-01-10 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Honestly, I would have preferred the marching bands... Teressa, you wicked person you for putting that tune back into my head! AGGG! ;-) Beth -- Original Message -- Received: 05:25 PM MST, 01/09/2014 From

RE: Rose Parade Roses

2014-01-10 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net As Teressa said, we were not required to sign a waiver, nor were we required to tranquilize our horses or carry tranquilizers (I think the DEA might have something to say about that...;-). However, we did have a contact

RE: Rose Parade

2014-01-10 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Despite the security, there were people getting out into the street - including a kid dressed in a tux walking down the middle of the street toward the rear of the parade. That was strange. OMG, that little kid. He must have

RE: Rose Parade drugs?

2014-01-10 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Ohhh, Teressa, now I know you are truly evil;-) We should have had Holly's kicker in my carriage playing Whip It. Beth Ditto on that Beth. Too bad we didn't have advance notice of the float's music choice so

RE: Rose Parade hoopla

2014-01-10 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net This message is from: Karen McCarthy weeg...@hotmail.com ..as Teressa said, nothing can prepare you for that kind of experience, except being in it! This is so true Beth, and it really is one of the biggest 'stress tests

Re: Rose Parade

2014-01-10 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net This message is from: Me Kint me.k...@yahoo.com Question how did you know to have these extra people there as a safety net? Parades with horse knowledge/experience require a certain number of out-walkers per a certain

Re: Rose Parade photos

2014-01-09 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net It looks like I messed up when I setup the SmugMug account. The albums were not supposed to be for sale. Only prints and low-rez versions for download. Hope you bought a lottery ticket today -- seems like this is your lucky

Re: Rose Bowl Parade.(minus the e)

2013-12-02 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Nice idea, but I am afraid that being part of the performance and the parade come with having to pay attention to copyright laws, as they have hefty copyrights already in place...therefore we more than likely

Re: Rabies

2013-10-14 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net In Finlay's case the horse had been given a West Nile vaccination 2 days prior to displaying signs of illness, so there was a question as to whether it was a reaction to the vaccination or if it was rabies. He was transported

Re: Rabies vaccine?

2013-10-13 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net First of all, Beth M., thank you for vaccinating your mare! I can't believe, after all of the rabies exposure we had on the Front Range in Colorado this spring that your barn-mates have not had their horses vaccinated! Shari

Fjord Herald

2013-07-31 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net The summer issue of the Fjord Herald should be winging its way to you any day now. The submission deadline for the fall issue is tomorrow, August 1st. The fall issue is your opportunity to show us your 2014 foals, as well

Re: Holding Interest of the Crowd

2013-07-29 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net I'll be interested to see if this reply makes it to the list... You could do a driving/jumping routine like we did for Stock Show and our Expo. Make a jump on wheels, attach it to the back of a carriage and do a routine

RE: Trucks

2013-06-29 Thread Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm
This message is from: Beth Sandy - Starfire Farm starfiref...@usa.net Here, here -- keep the trucks on the list! We're having to consider a new 'hauler' as well!!! Sandy -- Original Message -- Received: 02:16 PM MDT, 06/29/2013 From: Gail Russell g...@zeliga.com To: fjordhorse