goodbye list

2015-12-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky <cmako...@sirentel.net> I've missed the list & was hopeful of it's comeback this last year. As a first time horse owner at 50+, I can't say how much I learned from the experts of horse care etc. I'll side with you, Steve to say I don't tweet

Re: Incredible LORENZO

2015-10-02 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky <cmako...@sirentel.net> Still here, but seems to have died again. On 10/2/15 3:59 PM, Gail Russell wrote: This message is from: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com> Loud and clear. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Mana

Down with Facdbook

2015-02-10 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I loved it Jerry. !0 or so years ago, I signed my hubby up for Facebook after being lured there by find your classmates or what ever it was. He still gets messages every day or so trying to lure him back to being active which he

Re: Down with Facdbook

2015-02-10 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net How do you get Facebook to go away? On 2/10/15 6:03 PM, Mary Ofjord wrote: This message is from: Mary Ofjord ma...@boreal.org I don't think I can endure another Facebook Group. Don't these folks have anything else to do? Mary

Re: White markings and Norco...

2015-02-01 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I never seem to win the lottery either. I suppose one has to buy a ticket first. On 2/1/15 12:15 PM, Kay Van Natta wrote: This message is from: Kay Van Natta jadeb...@aol.com I SO wish I could attend the CA meeting

poem needed

2015-01-31 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, A friend's granddaughter just lost her horse. I am in need of the Rainbow Bridge Poem to send her. Thought I had saved it, but it must have gone into cyber space when my new PC took over my life. I thank you in advance. -- God

Re: test/ carol M. in MI

2015-01-31 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I must correct you all. Put on your glasses next time. Carol M. in MI really lives in northern Wisconsin. You know. Home of Cheese Heads the Great Packer Football Team. LOL -- God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which

sat

2015-01-31 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Good Morning, Just a post to keep the List alive. We in northern WI are in for another cold snap, but so far, our winter is very mild compared to last year. I keep suggesting to my Fjord, Heidi, that she not be in such a hurry

hay nets

2015-01-26 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hello from N.WI where we are getting enough new snow to cover up all the yuck. I just ordered my 3rd set of slow feeder hay nets and they are the size to hold 2 generous flakes of hay. Long ago when I first owned Heidi, I was bound

OTC sand colic preventive

2015-01-22 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, I saved this from the List a few years ago since we too live in sand country. Try Orange Sugar Free Metamucil or the cheaper version Equate from Wally World. 1/4 cup twice per day mixed dry in his food and provide plenty of fresh

Re: bring it back

2015-01-22 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Good Morning List, Here's the big news from Hertel, WI. I just ordered two new small mesh slow feeder hay nets for Heidi. She greeted me with her usual nickers that I interrupt to mean, you are late with my food or I don't need new

Re: OTC sand colic preventive

2015-01-22 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net We are not that desperate yet. Fresh caught pan fish, but I have to omit we will pick up a fresh road killed deer on occasion if not too badly destroyed the right time of the year. On 1/22/15, 7:43 AM, Steve McIlree wrote

Re: Hoof boots

2015-01-20 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I started out with the basic easy boot, but did not like the clinches on each side to help hold onto the hoof wall they sucked off in mud. I have used the Simple boot it stays on that is my choice when needed. I tried the sock

Re: bring it back

2015-01-19 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Steve, Your Fjord story is too too funny. Maybe we should change the subject to FB revolt. I to am not interested in how many times some one blows their nose in an hour. I and many others, I think, sure are so happy you did

this is great

2015-01-19 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Keep it up. I've not kept the exact number, but am very happy to hear from many silent List members. -- God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses. R.B

bring it back

2015-01-19 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Good Morning all, Last chance to view some magnificent black horses in all their splendor, email me private. Let's bring the old List back if Steve will allow it even post small items not related. Here's my start. I'm loving our

Re: Spring?

2015-01-17 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Some of us make like bears hibernate while others drill a hole through 30 some inches of ice to catch our meals. On 1/17/15, 10:39 AM, me.kint wrote: This message is from: me.kintme.k...@yahoo.com Wow! -21. Unbelievable. Do all

Re: Spring

2015-01-14 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I have to agree with you. When people I talk to are in shock that I'm not on Facebook, my reply is, I don't tweet, twitter and you will never see my mug on Facebook either. Now to see how many former Fjord Listers are still tuning

Re: Spring?

2015-01-14 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Oh yes to the shedding going on where it is sometimes extreme way below zero ( *MINUS* 28 yesterday with a wind ) snow country here. The shedding starts very soon after our days begin to get longer, but we still have several months

Re: Turnout on wooded acreage

2014-04-03 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I believe it is the tanic acid that can build up over time and lead to kidney damage. One must not rule out colic if too many are eaten at a time. The only animals that can safely eat as many acorns as they can hold are pigs, wild

Re: Gentle Giants and the Rose Parade Fjords

2014-03-16 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Thank you for the reminder. It had slipped my feeble elderly mind. LOL On 3/16/14 1:39 PM, Frederick Pack wrote: This message is from: Frederick Packfriendlyfred2...@gmail.com A reminder that RFD TV is going to air a segment about

Re: Age appropriate horse books for grandkids?

2014-03-03 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Don't forget the My Friend Flicka series. On 3/3/14 11:30 AM, Mary Ofjord wrote: This message is from: Mary Ofjordma...@boreal.org When I was a kid, The Black Stallion (and that whole series) topped my WOW! Those were my

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2014 #21

2014-01-23 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net In the future, don't pass those things on to the list, but just mention it in the subject line. They could also contain a virus that would infect us all. As a rule, I don't open anything if I do not recognize the sender. On 1/23

Re: RFDTV gentle giants

2014-01-01 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I believe I heard her mention perhaps featuring the Fjords on Gentle Giants. I was somewhat disappointed that the coverage of the Fjords in the parade was considerably less than other horse units. C. M. I'm watching the Rose

Fjord escapes

2013-04-14 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net A few years ago, I would turn the electric fence off in the evening because it interfered with our TV reception. I left the fence off for a couple of weeks one winter and we had some rather deep snows that year. One morning I

Re: Driving without blinders -

2012-02-25 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I switched to no blinders a few years ago to see if she would shy less at monster looking objects ( pocket gophers mounds small logs) along the road and never have put them back on. That way I don't have to worry about her rubbing

Home needed

2011-08-17 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net A distant relative of mine needs to find a home for their 6 yr old Saint Bernard. Their son of 11 months has been diagnosed with Neutropenia, no infection fighting white blood cells. He has a gene mutation so he'll need a bone marrow

disappointing list

2011-08-03 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I hate to say it, but lately I have been quite disappointed with the list. I asked 2 questions that I considered honest and deserved some kind of answer, and have not heard squat. Now I know we are all busy with summer, but think

fly deterrent

2011-06-23 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I saw ear tags for cattle for fly/bug deterrent. My question is: Why can't these be used on horses, but, of course, attached to the halter? The List sure has been quiet these days hope it is that everyone is out doing things

longtime list

2011-04-20 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Well a sort of belated Happy Anniversary List and hats off to Steve for putting up with some of us for so many years. To make this Fjord related. Our weather has been so awful in my part of the woods, but I had little chance to take

Winona weekend

2011-03-15 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Janet McNally, Email me in private. We in WI MN had a wonderful fun and educational weekend winter meeting of the Midwest Fjord Horse Club. Stay tuned for the Blue Earth show that has been moved to Cedar Rapids, IA due to out

Re: Is this another virus attack on someone?

2011-03-14 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I keep getting this at least once a day. On 3/14/11 4:53 PM, kjmartin...@msn.com wrote: This message is from:kjmartin...@msn.com http://dyhuzice.110mb.com/xezekana.html So evkentually I qiut my jaob and wroked fyll time wnrkiog from

RE: new list lurker

2011-02-04 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Definition of a List lurker and is someone who reads belongs to the list, but seldom posts anything. The term is not meant to be derogatory and I would guess the majority of us are lurkers. I fall into that category and have gained

hay nets

2011-01-25 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I purchased two of the small mesh hay nets from Dover after all the discussion of slowing down the hay intake of our Fjords. So I must report that it took Heidi 4 to 5 hrs. of work to empty one small flake out of the new net

hay nets

2011-01-04 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net In regards to the small mesh hay nets. I'm very tempted to try one, but what about the horse eventually having problems from dust etc. because he/she is not eating in a natural head down position? The net hanging free to swing

It's official

2010-12-12 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I just want to make this official announcement. WI MN states have officially gone from the swat season to the shovel one as of yesterday. To make this Fjord related. We were to attend our MN Twins baptism today, but due

Re: Linkedln - sorry

2010-11-29 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I don't think it is cool at all what ever it is. Know, I know why I stay away from Facebook and all the others like it. Yep!!! And I'm not of the cell phone generation either, but have to confess to owning a TracFone

Re: Blanketing Fjords?

2010-11-12 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net The only time I put a blanket on her was one windy rainy cold time and she was soaked shivering. I locked her in the stall with a blanket on and hay to munch on to warm up. One other time I also had her blanket on for a long

Re: Fwd: Blanketing Fjords?

2010-11-12 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I would go by how cold it is and if they are soaked to the skin perhaps shivering. Maybe let or keep your Fjord in for the night to let them get dry. or use a wool or fleece type cooler to wick away the moisture keep changing

Trailer floor material

2010-10-27 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net That is good question. I'm still waiting for a reply to my inquiry about price etc. Guess I will have to give them a call. In this day age present economy situation, one would think a company would jump right on a potential

Need input for my trailer

2010-10-25 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi List, I have a 10 year old steel 16' stock trailer with the typical wood plank floor. The floor is in need of replacing in the next year or two for my Fjords safety. My question is: Has anyone come up with something other than

Re: Hello from Amy

2010-10-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net It's working. My thoughts are that we are all so busy getting ready for winter or recovering from WEG that there is little time to chit chat on the List. Since getting my one bionic knee and having the other shot up with cortisone

Re: Fat ponies

2010-10-08 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net OH LOL I was referring to what the handle should do. On 10/8/10 2:34 PM, Lauren Sellars wrote: This message is from: Lauren Sellars sn...@nethop.net Both leading and riding is great for fat ponies or not so fat. I pony fjordies

Re: Fat ponies

2010-10-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Would that be while leading or riding? On 10/7/10 4:13 PM, Tonja Acker-Richards wrote: This message is from: Tonja Acker-Richards tacke...@aol.com My advice for fat ponies... Trot! A lot! Tonja Acker-Richards Pond House Farm

Re: Fjord Feeding Now

2010-10-05 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I believe a general flake measurement is 4, but I know that varies all the time. I know some of my bales are heavier than others and I'm talking about small squares of mostly a good grass hay. My hay might have some very small

Re: Fjord Feeding Now

2010-10-04 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I feed 3 flakes a day with no pasture time two flakes day with up to 4hr of pasture time. One must take into consideration that my pasture is just the rather poor type lawn grass mostly weeds. She seems to thrive quite well

WEG opening

2010-09-25 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hello from N. WI were we are coming into our fall color season, Can anyone tell me if the opening ceremony of the WEG is going to be televised live tonight? And if so, what channel? Too bad there is hardly any mention

printer question

2010-09-11 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, I know this is off subject, but what better source of good information does one have but the Fjord list. I picked up a rather new canon printer, but come to find out the ink cartridges are rather pricey compared to my old Epson

tough times market

2010-09-02 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Cut way back on breeding or don't for a few years. -- God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses. R.B. Cunningham Graham Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N

joint supplement

2010-08-24 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, Before investing in another bucket of Glucosamine supplement for my 20 year old mare, I would like some opinions. Heidi has not had any problems at all for her age, but I am giving it a try before some show up. I do drive her

skeeter control

2010-07-28 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, I'm in need of something to kill the skeeter larva in my stock tank. Any suggestions will be welcome. -- God forbid that I should go to any heaven in which there are no horses. R.B

Cinderella Carriage Co.

2010-07-09 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Dave, That is such a fun story. Some of my best memories are of surprising friends with a carriage ride. I especially remember showing up at my neighbors house on a perfect snowy day to give her a sleigh ride. She even stopped

it's a small world

2010-07-09 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hey Dave, While visiting my brother in Arivaca, AZ this last April, I met a Karen Anderson, who is a fellow driver. She mentioned being a navigator for some guy with Fjords on the spur of the moment and though she had your name a bit

Re:

2010-07-06 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net H List, What's this all about? I've gotten two from the person now, but have not opened anything. Is this another virus or what? I need an expert here. LYN NEWMAN wrote: This message is from: LYN NEWMAN landmark...@msn.com http

Re: Parade Tragedy

2010-07-05 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I've used this for years on my Fjord and it is called a gullet strap just like on your halter. It was recommended by Hardy Zanke at a clinic I attended several years ago. I got mine from Camptown Harness and would not drive without

item for sale

2010-05-04 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I have a pair of kidney links for sale that I never used when owning my pair of Fjords. They are SS and 6-3/4 inches. I checked with a dealer and the retail price is $10 each. I'm asking $18 for the pair plus postage. Please

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2010 #35

2010-03-09 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Let's face the cold hard facts. No matter how safe one tries to make a situation, things happen for no rhyme or reason. I think they call them accidents. And they may be more likely to happen and be more serious when one is dealing

Re: speaking of lunging and leading....

2010-03-08 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net The only upset my Heidi has when stopped by a foot on her rope is that she can't reach more yummy grass. Now to add more fuel to the fire and another topic. Heidi is my only horse and has been for the last 12 years. She talks to us

Re: Dala horse fabric

2010-03-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Well isn't that something. Very pretty, but wish they were in the traditional colors. I recall a friend long ago, who had valances on some of her windows with dala horse print. But you have given me a great idea. I find fleece

Re: retractable lunge lines

2010-03-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net To me the typical lunge line was more of a hazard when my feet got tangled in it. I don't see how the retractable one could be any more kind of a hazard than that. Guess it depends upon the horse one is working with. Heidi is what

Re: Lunging/Circling ... etc. lines ... etc ...

2010-03-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net So what is the big deal if a horse learns that stepping on the thing attached to his head means stop or move it's foot off. I guess people are not interested in a rein getting broke. That I certainly understand. I leave a lead

Temple Grandin movie

2010-02-20 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net OT - but had to recommend the new HBO movie, portraying the life of Temple Grandin. I saw this a few years ago and was so fascinated by it. This documentary gets 10 stars from me for viewing. To make this Fjord related, I am going

Janet McNally

2010-02-19 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Janet, Can you please email me privately? I have a raising sheep question for you. To make this Fjord related, I'm going out to feed my Heidi in about an hr. and do enjoy our longer days so I can do horse chores in the daylight now

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2010 #26

2010-02-15 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Stockwell wrote: This message is from: Stockwell afjordableac...@bevcomm.net I saw Janet McNally of tamarack sheep on T.V. A local show Venture North--- That is way cool. I watch Venture North all the time, but they are older

trimming Fjord hair

2009-11-15 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net For the life of me, I can't see a reason to trim anything but the bridle path keep the mane trimmed in the Fjord style, if one is not showing or competing. I figure all that hair and those whiskers are there for a purpose

helmet subject

2009-10-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, I think we have beat that one to death now. Isn't there something more interesting to talk about. How about the member, who requested info about harness for showing? I for one now wear a helmet at all times when driving since my

mishaps

2009-10-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, Let's face it. At some age we don't bounce anymore, but tend to go splat. I shudder to think of some of the spills I've taken (not always from a horse) in my younger day and just got up dusted myself off continued on my way

mishaps take 2

2009-10-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net can I add in, crack crunch to your description? That fits and the knees do the crunch sound. I always told my kids (now in their 30s) that the injuries from early life would come back to bite them big time when older. Now they know

run aways

2009-10-12 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net the worst runaways that I have seen were with Fjords. Any runaway with any horse or mini is bad. People tend to think that the minis are safe, but you should see those little buggers go. Maybe the only worse part about one

Fjords in the house

2009-10-10 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi, I've been gone for the last week and am just now catching up on the List. Can anyone send me the original story of the below few lines, please? It really sounds funny ) and found the place was totally trashed, stuff everywhere

Carol Gjest

2009-09-23 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Can we please put this issue to rest once and for all? Surely someone is doing something more fun with their Fjords now that fall is here. -- We live in the land of the free, only because of the brave. Built Fjord Tough Carol M

please Steve

2009-09-23 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Steve, Please step in and put an end to this subject. It has really gotten out of hand and there is no good coming from it all by now. I'm hoping we do not loose many of the good people on this list. -- We live in the land

Re: love to be a member again. I've missed it.

2009-09-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net May I be the first to welcome you back to the List. Beaver Dam Farm wrote: This message is from: Beaver Dam Farm beave...@ns.sympatico.ca Steve, I understand that there is no connection between the List and the NFHR, nor any

time to shut it off

2009-09-20 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hey Steve, I think it is time to shut this issue off. Now Lisa is being attacked. Now don't get me wrong. It is your list, but I think we have much better things to talk about. And to make it Fjord related. I drove Heidi

Re: Gjest

2009-09-19 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Dear list, This is just mean-spirited and you should be ashamed. Well said Kathleen. I can't believe that anyone could rake Carol, Arthur Beaver Dam Farm over the coals during their time of such sorrow. Where is the compassion

training advice needed

2009-09-12 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi List, My Heidi is always leaning on the farrier when he works on her back feet. What simple training can I do to improve her behavior so she does not do this? -- Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin, Home

Re: attempting to e-mail the forumn

2009-07-29 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Welcome Sylvia. And your email was just fine. *I STILL WISH EVERYONE WOULD GIVE A HINT OF WHERE THEY LIVE * Sylvia wrote: This message is from: Sylvia smc...@ij.net Hope this e-mail is sent correctly. Important FjordHorse List

cart

2009-05-14 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net I am posting this for a friend. She is looking for a cart (2 wheel ) with flex shafts (not a meadowbrook) to fit a 13-2 hand pony. Should be somewhat of show quality and located in the midwest. This person has back problems needs

Pioneer forecart

2009-01-18 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Hi from snowy WI. Here is Pioneer Equipment Inc. address etc. 16875 Jericho Rd., Dalton, Ohio 44618. Phone 330-857-6340--Fax. 330-857-0296 You may contact them for a FREE catalog of their complete line of equipment. -- Built Fjord

BRRRRRRR

2009-01-16 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net OMG!! This is a first for me. I have never been exposed to 38 below in my life until this morning. I just yelled out to Heidi to get her own hay this morning. And my harness club, Northwoods Harness

Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #6

2009-01-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Am I so happy to not bite on that one. It stayed in my Spam filter, I deleted real quick. I'm so getting sick of all the ways of being attacked today I got two machine credit card calls trying to drum up business or whatever

Re: EQUESTFEST 2008 NOW, READ NOW !!!!!!

2008-12-28 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky cmako...@sirentel.net Already watching. Where are the Fjords? jerrell friz wrote: This message is from: jerrell friz jf...@com-pair.net Hi Folks, Just happened to tune to the RFDTV channel. Great horses, and stages, wagons. It's live Enjoy, Jerry

Re: Putting FJordhorse list into an online forum

2008-11-21 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] I too, agree, also. Please Please Keep it all as is. jerrell friz wrote: This message is from: jerrell friz [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree ! Please, NO to forums. Jerry Friz, Anderson,Ca. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription

Fjord sighting

2008-03-01 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I just finished watching a program on Travel channel on Direct TV. What to my surprise there was a brief shot of a park ranger leading a Fjord as a pack horse. How about that? Oh yes. The program was about Jasper National Park

T-post caps

2008-02-04 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have the caps on all of my posts and she has only taken one off of a post that is not part of the charged fence. Upon another members suggestion, I will put a wire to that one. I think she removes it while scratching. My older post

knee problems Fjords

2008-01-17 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, Fjords and knee problems do not go together. I think it is more knee problems age or what one did when younger that is the cause of knee problems. Another thought is that many of us are finally finding the time and have the money

camping /my Fjord

2007-11-20 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have camped overnight quite a few times with my Heidi and this is what I have done. She has spent the night tied in my stock trailer ( what a mess to clean) and one night tied to my stock trailer. She has also spent a night in my

fjords fence

2007-11-19 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] My saying is: Fjords electricity go very well together. I have used a portable charger ($40.00 cost) and the step in poles and electric wire that looks like a double strand of string twisted together for a temporary pen. Worked well

driving bits

2007-11-18 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do any of you drive with a Kimberwicke? I think my friend used one when he owned his Fjord. If it works well, then use it, I say. -- Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin The FjordHorse List archives can be found

pill crusher

2007-11-16 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I see that great minds run the same since we have all suggested the coffee bean grinder. LOL It is good for coffee beans too and flax seed. -- Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin The FjordHorse List archives can

Re: Electric Pill Crusher and Tahiatian Noni

2007-11-16 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] for pill crushing, I would try one of those small coffee bean grinders. Wal Mart has them and I am guessing they are under $20. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi - I need to crush 45 Doxy pills 2x/day

Re: bits for riding and driving Fjords

2007-11-07 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] I use a 5 -1/2 inch size bit and I like what Iowa Valley Carriage has to offer at reasonable prices. iowavalleycarriage.com Get back to me if you cannot access the catalog from this site. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from

recycling

2007-10-29 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey! My saying for twine is Don't leave home without it I always carry a plastic bag of it in my truck and it has come in handy more than once. I have to confess that I do toss most of it when the twine hook gets too full. -- Built

black walnut

2007-10-29 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey!! Don't knock the black walnut tree. That is the only wood my husband will use to make gun stocks out of. The feathering and patterns in the grain from the root area or crotch where a branch was can be breath taking once finished

in or out

2007-10-25 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] The only time I shut my Heidi in is if it is just above freezing with a nasty blowing rain. I had to blanket her once in the almost 10 years she has been here. It was one of those rains and she was actually shivering and wet to the skin

re foxhunting

2007-10-14 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Patti, Thank you for sharing your great experience with us and having a chance to show that the Fjords can do it all once again. What a once in a life time fun event and I am glad that it was a good time and no falls. -- Built Fjord

Re: bad farrier-good farrier

2007-10-04 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] I must remind myself to give my farrier a huge hug next time he is out to do shoes. I offered once that he could come and do her without me being there and he refused. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I

25th DVD

2007-09-18 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I can't believe that no one has hit the list with how awesome the DVD is. So I will be almost the first. It is spectacular and many thanks to all who worked so hard sorting and putting it together and so on. I won't mention names

Re: Dancing with Fjords DVD

2007-09-06 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Susan and everyone else involved with the long production of the DVD, I will be dancing by my mailbox awaiting it's arrival. I want to give thanks to all who put this together and think it was perhaps more complicated than expected

mane trimming

2007-08-12 Thread Carol Makosky
This message is from: Carol Makosky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I do not wet the mane, but spray it good with a detangler. That really helps with cutting for me. I also use one of the long hair picks to hold that part of the mane upright that I am trimming. -- Built Fjord Tough Carol M

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