RE: Re: Trimming whiskers on Fjords

2009-11-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I am assuming that the whiskers help in an area in which the horse would otherwise be blind? I have actually wondered how they even take things out of my hand. Gail Russell Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http

Vitamin E for Neurological Damage

2009-11-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net See this link. http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=12025 Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: nerve damage

2009-11-14 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Can you describe a bit more? --- Original Message --- From: Cheryl[mailto:che...@finefjords.com] Sent: 11/14/2009 2:14:28 PM To : fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Cc : Subject : RE: nerve damage This message

RE: Re: Another genetic topic

2009-10-29 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I have recently had occasion to learn to appreciate those hairy legs and body. an Arab/Qh cross mare who is gorgeous and athletic...and also a P.I.T.A. in various ways. Flighty, and all she has to do is touch the pipe panels and she

RE: White Dun's with White Markings

2009-10-24 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net You should definitely fill out the survey on Silas. That is the way the answer to your question can be found. Gail Russell Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http

RE: quot;not right, white?quot;

2009-10-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net So...what does white have to do with temperament...anecdotally or scientifically proven? What about the crazy paint phrase I have heard more than once? What about the story (from Jean Ernest, I think) about foxes being bred for more

RE: Re: Parelli Clinic

2009-10-19 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net You are correct! Maybe that remark will be the catalyst to all of us to think about expanding our helmet use even further. One problem is the shade. Here is a Troxel Western hat that looks better than ones I have seen previously. http

RE: Helmets, adjustments...rt

2009-10-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I was sort of hoping that the scalp must move rule could be avoided if one had a helmet that came down over the back of the neck...like the Tipperary. My theory is the more encompassing shape of the Tipperary means the helmet stays in place

RE: hmmmm, that dead elephant again

2009-10-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Lisa...go to the website where the form is. There is a chart there that shows the trait is dominant...and only takes one parent. However, it is an incomplete dominant (they used another name, which is undoubtedly more correct

RE: Re: fjordhorse-digest V2009 #198

2009-10-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Sohow does a little white beget a lot of white??? Or maybe it doesn't??? That would be something to learn from the study. Like...how big can that star get before you should not even breed that mare with the white star. Etc. oh yes

Child's saddle

2009-10-17 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I have four up and coming grandchildren ranging from 2 to 5 years old. I need a saddle of some kind. Here is a Wintec leadline saddle I found on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Weatherbeeta-Wintec-Kids-Saddle/dp/B0007WBDE8/ref=pd_sb s_sg_1

RE: Re: helmets - trying to push them on people who don't use them.

2009-10-16 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net HmmmI wonder what that instructor would say after being sued for the cost of caring for an invalid for the rest of their life. A contingency-only lawyer would love that set of facts. Someone on another list wrote to the Parellli

RE: Re:Helmets

2009-10-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net It really is worth it to try different helmets. I now have a Tipperary (not sure what kind). I had a Troxel before. I thought it fit, but it gave me nasty headaches. Not that you would really notice at first, but when you take it off

RE: beach ride.

2009-10-10 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi laura, You might try the leap frog trail exercise, where you take turns going ahead. It sounds like you are asking for more than she can give and still feel safe. I would take it back several notches until you get to where she

RE: Re: hang on

2009-10-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I cannot figure out why a horse would want to go down in a shallow creek with rocks all over the streambed. Seems like they should know it would hurt their backs? Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http

RE: Horses rolling

2009-10-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Yes..but...I was sitting on a big QH last week in a stream full of volcanic rocks and he was splashing like crazy...like he was going to go down. I could not understand why he would act like that if he did intend to go downbut it would

OT - trying to reach Karen McCarthy at hotmail address/Karen Keith infected?

2009-10-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi all, Is anyone else having messages sent to hotmail customers rejected because they supposedly look like spam or are coming from a known rogue ISP. My ISP is a small local one that I doubt has been taken over by spammers. I have tried

Realities of digging a burial hole in advance

2009-09-24 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Janet, of ja...@tamaracksheepfarm.com sent me the following explanation. She can read the list, but is unable to post. Her message clarified for me the real problem with trying to dig a hole in advance of winter. She also pointed out

RE: Re: My reasons for posting about Gjest

2009-09-23 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I have killed two dogs. In both cases, I did it too late, after the animals were suffering (which I was only able to admit after the fact). I have also walked a colicking horse until she fell down and died. A beautiful, gorgeous, young

Fijador

2009-09-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi Karen, I thought a fijador was the knot you tied in the reins that are attached to the bosalwhich I would not confuse with a throat latch. Am I not getting it? (Jim is starting to use a bosal on some of his horses and would love

RE: Foundered Fjord

2009-07-30 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net The place to go is the Equine Cushings list on Yahoo. They will want you to get blood work done, but, if you do not want to launch into that, I would look at their Emergency Diet (in their files area) and start supplementing as directed

RE: Re: Foundered Fjord

2009-07-30 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Or get magnesium by itself from Horsetech. Or get Remission, which is supposed to be cheaper than Quiessence. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw

RE: Dunks?

2009-07-25 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Just use feeder goldfish or mosquito fish. Gail Forestville Ca Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: Re: Memo to the President (horse-related/cute)

2009-07-23 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Jean, There was no message. GAil Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: ANyone recognize how this harness works?

2009-07-22 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Here it is...copied and pasted from my e-mail into tinyurl. http://tinyurl.com/mm5mjv Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http

RE: Managing weight

2009-07-12 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi Debbie and Ivar, I will intersperse your post with some suggestions. Ivar is a 5 yr. old gelding. He is 14.3 hh. For the first time, he has too much weight on him. He currently gets 1/2 scoop of oats twice a day with supplement and hay

RE: Gooseneck Lock Recommendations?

2009-07-01 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net HI Karen, How do you want me to pay? I can send you a check from my bank's bill pay. Once you get it cannot bounce (unless you hold it for three months, at which time the bank automatically stops the payment). Or I can use paypal if you

RE: OT-Ariat Iceberg Tall H20 riding boots

2009-06-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Here are two people who like them. I would like to know if they fit a wide foot with a high instep. http://reviews.smartpakequine.com/7493/4911/reviews.htm --- Original Message --- From: Debby[mailto:miss.am...@earthlink.net

RE: Eve foot injury

2009-06-20 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Do you have any idea how she did it? If you have trouble at the end getting the skin to completely close, try Aluma Spray. We found it worked miracles at the point where it was time to take the bandage off (because the bandage caused too

RE: My herd is complete

2009-06-20 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Where did you get that pedestal? Is it aluminum? Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: Gooseneck Lock Recommendations?

2009-06-19 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Correctiion...our old trailer would cost $28K to purchase new. He did say it would be worth more than we paid for it. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com

RE: Re: Gooseneck Lock Recommendations?

2009-06-19 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Does it look like this one? http://www.guardianhitch.com/g56.htm I have a gooseneck lock that my friend sold me when she got out of horses. It is easy to use but I don't know where she got it. I can ask her. Robin Important FjordHorse

RE: dressage saddle

2009-06-16 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi Laurie, I have a dressage saddle that you would love...except it would not fit you. If you can find a wide tree Rembrandt OS dressage saddle with the wide knee blocks, I believe you would absolutely love it. I do not believe

RE: dressage saddle

2009-06-16 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net First off...apologies for not trimming last time. I have since discovered that OS in the Rembrandt OS stands for ONE SIZE. So..in theory, mine should fit you if it does not work out for the person who is trying it. However, it may not fit

Wide Tree Black Rembrandt OS Dressage Saddle, 16

2009-06-08 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I am looking to sell a black Rembrandt OS Wide Tree Dressage Saddle. By my measurement, it is a 16 inch. Fits me quite well at 5 foot 3, 135 pounds. This one is in excellent condition. I have another one just like it that is much more

RE: Vet Manners Thank You

2009-05-20 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net With clicker trainingalways break things down into teensy, teensy steps ...and endeavor NEVER to get a flinch or scared look as you up the anty each time. Take it really slow. Usually, things go fast with clicker training anyway, so

RE: Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-08 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Robin, All, It helps a lot to know that heart rate does go up when someone rides a horse. All the documentation on this front I can find is helpful. I see what you mean about managing the doctor. I just feel like I need to find

Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi all, Well, Jim just got a pacemaker for bradycardia. (Slow heart rate). The good news is that his skin color is about four shades pinker (red, really). He appears to be getting a LOT more oxygen to his tissues. Even his demeanor

Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi all, Well, Jim just got a pacemaker for bradycardia. (Slow heart rate). The good news is that his skin color is about four shades pinker (red, really). He appears to be getting a LOT more oxygen to his tissues. Even his demeanor

Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi all, Well, Jim just got a pacemaker for bradycardia. (Slow heart rate). The good news is that his skin color is about four shades pinker (red, really). He appears to be getting a LOT more oxygen to his tissues. Even his demeanor

Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi all, Well, Jim just got a pacemaker for bradycardia. (Slow heart rate). The good news is that his skin color is about four shades pinker (red, really). He appears to be getting a LOT more oxygen to his tissues. Even his demeanor

Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi all, Well, Jim just got a pacemaker for bradycardia. (Slow heart rate). The good news is that his skin color is about four shades pinker (red, really). He appears to be getting a LOT more oxygen to his tissues. Even his demeanor

OOPs...and article

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net My Internet Explorer does not tell me when something is SENT. It looks like it has not gone out...so I kept resending. Big apologies. Here is info on his pacemaker. http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:-57_tT0h1BsJ:www.cardion.cz/Data

RE: Re: gone beyond the grazing muzzle

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Hi Valerie, Join this group. They will do everything they can to help you. ech...@yahoogroups.com It may also pay to ask there where to join to get info on supplements...things to do to help. I feel so bad that this happened

RE: Anybody out there a pacemaker genius....NOT OT

2009-05-07 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I bought a 1990 article from Wiley that indicates someone was able to ride at a walk trot canter. If there really is a pacemaker genius on the Fjord list, I can forward the article. It was clearly a different type of pacemaker. The term

OT: Very well bred QH mare in N. California in trouble

2009-05-03 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net HI all, I will try to be brief, but it is a long sad story. A friend of a close friend who runs a boarding barn across the street from our home (and who takes care of our horses when we are away) bought a well bred, well trained sorrel

RE: grazing muzzles

2009-05-01 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net They recommend you feed them treats through the muzzle hole by hand. You could try that. (I know..all the treats have too much sugar. Something like a Cheerio is at least small. Or, even better, feed her hay through the hole, so she gets

RE: snake oil

2009-04-25 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net You laugh...but have you ever actually lOOked at some of the clinicians? I think their success is often related to something other than their skill with horses. Gail you needed to jump on that snake ( with no bridle of course ) ride him

RE: Guineas ...

2009-04-23 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Can you spin or otherwise use their coats? Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: From the List Admin: READ THIS (or else)

2009-04-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net One thing that might help is to have folks try subscribing to the digest for a while. When they do, they will realize how it makes the list almost impossible to read if people do not trim posts. I had to give up on digests because

RE: Re: From the List Admin: READ THIS (or else)

2009-04-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Not to mention the fact that replying to the digest and not trimming means duplicating every single post in that digest...including the ones that were already not trimmed. There must be some kind of exponential duplication that happens when

RE: From the List Admin: READ THIS (or else)

2009-04-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net What e-mail program do you use? Basically, you hit reply, then go in and delete the text from the old message before you write your own. I think it is best form to put your message above any text you leave from the old message. The only

RE: Trimming Posts

2009-04-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I had not thought of this before, but if I set Outlook to delete the whole previous message when I can reply, I can then copy any part of the previous message I want to preserve, and then hit Reply, and then paste the saved portion

RE: Off Topic

2009-04-04 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net HOrse slaughter discussion...or the wandering to vegetarian topics? Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: Trimming your Replies

2009-04-03 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Steve, your message ended up in my spam filterso maybe it went to others' as well. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http

Plans for animals after death

2009-04-03 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net In California it is now possible to leave a trust fund for an animal. Not all states allow it. Before one had to leave the funds to an individual and hope they did not just ditch the animal. I am not certain how well that is working out

RE: Carrots, onion, bay leaf ,S+P

2009-04-02 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net When we lived on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia our mailman was close to 90 before he quit delivering mail. He had delivered mail with a horse and buggy. I asked him (knowing pretty much what the answer would be) what he did

RE: Re: Aggressive Horses/Behavioral Conference in Texas

2009-04-02 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net The people who clicker train may just be a bit quieter about it, but I think it is growing rather than diminishing. Anyone can inadvertently shape an undesirable behavior. In fact, it is probably easier to do it by the normal or even

Aggressive Horses/Behavioral Conference in Texas

2009-04-01 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net You all may remember that I was going to a behavior training conference at the University of North Texas last month which featured, among other speakers, Alexandra Kurland who does clicker training in horses. I came away with a couple

Fjord Heralds - Free except for shipping

2009-03-30 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I have a bunch of Heralds. Not sure yet what all years, but 2000-2004 at least, and probably many more. I am hanging on to the really recent ones, but getting rid of the others. If you have a particular issue you are looking for, let me

RE: tail rubbing

2009-03-25 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net WE had a horse with lice and were not able to find them, even though it was obvious he had them. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified

RE: Fjord Rescue Subject

2009-03-24 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net In our area, it is about $500 when all is said and done. I have heard of rescues offering free euthanasia. Gail It is not terribly expensive to have a horse put down. I called three facilities (all equine vets) and all charge #250.00

RE: AIR FERNS

2009-03-23 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net The irony is that a Fjord dying of overfeeding/grass grazing-caused laminitis may potentially suffer even more than one that has been starved to death. And for some Fjords, it does not take a lot of grass. And yet we do not judge

RE: Mr. Stewart's story

2009-03-23 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net What would happen if people from other countries wrote to the newspapers and expressed horror at what happened, and what he was allowed to get away with. Sort of like...you Scottish Barbarians!!! International embarrasment, perhaps

RE: Re: re 7 fjords died in Scotland

2009-03-23 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net IN the US there are conspiracy laws. I have forgotten exactly what is involved in US conspiracy laws, but I think you do not have to prove an act. Just more than one person, and something that was done in violation of the law, if I remember

RE: foot problems

2009-02-19 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net The Cushings list talks about a substitute for bute because bute has adverse consequences for Cushings or pre-Cushings horses. Is anyone currently familiar with the protocol? I think it was jiagolon??? Gail Important FjordHorse List

RE: knee and foot problems

2009-02-17 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net There is a situation with horses that are preCushings where they develop foot soreness/laminitis in the fall. Their ACTH numbers go upif I remember correctly. Can anyone else remember the other details. I got this info from

RE: Re: Fjord mare in Windsor

2009-02-12 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net HOw was the eye cyst diagnosed? We have a Fjord that we have retired after I went off of him several times because he seems to suddenly see things that are not there, on his right side. He will suddenly start running in terror while

RE: Re: muzzles, weaning and as seen on tv

2009-02-12 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Why not use a muzzle for weaning? (with breakaway, of course) Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f

RE: Joe vs. The Grazing Muzzle

2009-02-10 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net There is a very simple orange bucket muzzle. They are harder to get off and chafe less, I am told. Has anyone every tried one on a Fjord (I suspect they may not be big enough). Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription

RE: Weaning...quot; The NATURAL WAY quot;

2009-02-10 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I like the part about the passionate caregiver. Gail Most often the caregiver is reluctant to start the weaning process because of the undesirable symptoms that occur using the abrupt seperation method. The heart wrenching whinneying

Story of our escaped horses in local paper

2009-01-31 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net This was written by the fire chief who put the horses back in our neighbor's field. See the right hand of the page. http://www.westcountygazette.com/editions/wcg200901_029.pdf Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management

Training Conference in Texas March 20th

2009-01-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net This is a conference sponsored by the Orca Training Center at the Northern University of Texase. I have just registered to go on March 20th. It is probably appropriate for folks who do positive reinforcement training, or for folks who

RE: Lost in Seattle

2009-01-19 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Did any one reply|? I am still here and could start asking? I saw them in the room all right. You could try calling Howard and Sophie's cell phone if you have it. They are heading to the airport. Gail --- Original Message

RE: Re: Farriery

2009-01-18 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Take care in cutting down the heel. My somewhat dim understanding is that the heels will start to take care of themselves if you take care of the toe. We had our vet (who had also been to a horse shoeing school) trim two of our horses

RE: Farriery

2009-01-17 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net The key is the toes. Removing the shoes is likely to help if you keep the toes back, either by wear or more frequent trimming. You can buy the DVD by the American presenter. www.missionfarrierschool.com --- Original Message

RE: coffee, toast and jam

2009-01-13 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I will throw a few crumbs your way LIsa...not to worry. Also...I do have an extra bedwith that breakfast ...if someone wants to split the room fee with me? Gail --- Original Message --- From: pedfjo...@aol.com

Room share available at NFHR meeting

2009-01-13 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I do have an extra double bed in my room if anyone would like to share the room cost of $129, (plus whatever stupid fees and taxes go on top of that). INcludes breakfast...not sure how good. Alaska has really, really good rates right now

RE: Handicapped Driving

2009-01-12 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net If someone has balance problems, I highly recommend getting a western saddle with professionally turned stirrups. The ones where there is a piece of leather wrapped around the stirrup flap, and then tied in place. I recently bought

RE: Jean G.

2009-01-04 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I cannot find the e-mail this is referring to...about Jean moving off her farm and finding Gunnar a new home. --- Original Message --- From: Linda Lehnert[mailto:lindalehn...@hotmail.com] Important FjordHorse List Links

RE: Re: Jensen's Remember When/ Njal

2008-12-29 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net The lighter weight Fjords are not just lighterthey have long legs. Given that FJords were designed as FJORD horses, to work on steep mountain sides, I would think it would be better for them to be a little on the short legged side. My

RE: Re: gut sounds in Fjords

2008-12-22 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Jean...how close are you to the Rogue Valley? Our beloved vet, Mitch Benson, moved there several years ago. He is an abolutely wonderful person. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH

RE: Re: gut sounds in Fjords

2008-12-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net My Fjord had gut sounds, and had very bad treatment from a cattle vet. It was a blockage and she died a horrible death, without much help from the vet. Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com

RE: Re: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-17 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Found out that the deputy that I have to see about the theft is not on duty until this coming Saturday. We are finding more and more evidence of what she did. If she rode a horse, she may have done it with some heavy chains we had

RE: Re: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-17 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Peppermint Pattie is, in fact, a pretty delicate flower right now...though maybe I am just being softened up. She is 18 lbs at seven months, whereas Corgis are supposed to be between 24 and 26 pounds. The breeder bought her to breed (two

RE: dressage saddle for short backed fjords

2008-12-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I have a beautiful Rembrandt OS Dressage saddle. It has a wide tree and the shoulders are flared a bit so it does not interfere with the shoulders. It is not the Integra (which is adjustable). Has beautiful leather with cushioned knee

RE: Re: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I need to get Jon Ofjord's plans to insulate the water tanks in Cedarville. We installed locks on most of the gates last night, but there are still places this woman can get gates open. We found that she opened another gate (trying

RE: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Ah yes. Jim has enough fire power to get us all in really big trouble. However, he has not used it in years, and we have both gone soft in our old age about killing anything...even the Christmas turkey. Problem with the driveway alarm

RE: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net Ah yes. Jim has enough fire power to get us all in really big trouble. However, he has not used it in years, and we have both gone soft in our old age about killing anything...even the Christmas turkey. Problem with the driveway alarm

RE: Re: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net OK...I looked up the Sonoma County event log. It says that there was a security check/complete at 3:30 AM near Appian Way. I also checked the arrest records. No one was arrested. It appears they have no plans to do anything about

RE: Re: cold ? and crazy horse thieves

2008-12-15 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net We are stuck with the easement. I think we are going to have to perimeter fence, and probably put gates on our driveway and the easement. Unfortunate, because it works much better not to fence the perimeter. I am not even sure I

Truly Crazy Horse Theft

2008-12-14 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I have to leave, so cannot go into this much...and do not know all. At 6 AM, neighbors stopped to say we had a horse out. I went out to catch the horse, and three widely spaced horse pens on our property had the gates open and the horses

RE: Truly Crazy Horse Theft

2008-12-14 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net If we did not have such a nice house (cozy radiant heat!!!) and such nice neighbors, we would move out of here. Kookville is right! When found the woman was wearing a spiked dog collar, and a bunch of chains. When asked what she

RE: Re: pulling shoes

2008-12-13 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I do pretty well with Rom. Round type gravel is no problem. Gunthar has flat feet. He is draftier, and maybe would have flatter feet anyway. He tends to be tender. I have two three QH that also do pretty well, though all gimp on roads

RE: Re: pulling shoes

2008-12-13 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I do pretty well with Rom. Round type gravel is no problem. Gunthar has flat feet. He is draftier, and maybe would have flatter feet anyway. He tends to be tender. I have two three QH that also do pretty well, though all gimp on roads

RE: Re: pulling shoes

2008-12-13 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: plumg...@pon.net plumg...@pon.net I would encourage folks not to get too worried about chipping up. My horses are trimmed every five weeks. If they go over that, they are clearly getting long (at least most times of the year) and start chipping worse than

RE: Rain Rot

2008-11-30 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] I suspect she has some kind of metabolic issue. At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I would join the Cushings list on Yahoo (or ask her owners to do so). She sounds like the horse of a friend of mine that ended up with

RE: Rain Rot

2008-11-30 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is an interesting link on rain rot by a vet. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2007/Dec/07/persistence-key-to-treating-rain-rot/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives:

Introduction

2008-11-21 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome back Roberta. I also remember you. :) we've been gone a while due to computer issues and changing servers. Some of you might know me still but here it goes. welcome back, roberta. i remember you!! laurie,and oz the very

Putting FJordhorse list into an online forum

2008-11-20 Thread plumg...@pon.net
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would be sad if this happened. I do not know if it is because I am just too lazy to learn a different format...but I absolutely hate forums, and love lists. I have found that getting things in digest form is not a help because I end up

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