This message is from: bolinsj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Laura,
I never found any prejudice with the riding folks. Of course, we
trail ride. Comments were made that the Fjord is a great trail horse;
very sturdy and sure footed. It would be different around here at the
hunter-jumper stables. The main prejudice we found was with driving of
all things. A lot of the driving people around here have blinders on
with regard to 'suitable' driving breeds. The prejudice extends to
drafts, mules and 'horses of color' (paints, palominos, appys). The
driving club we belong to now has no such problem and we are really
enjoying the difference.
Martie in MD - waiting for a thaw
Laura Kranzusch wrote:
This message is from: "Laura Kranzusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On a side note, I forgot to mention that at the barn I board at, there
is a HUGH prejudice against Fjords. So, yesterday when I lunged my
boy, there was a Lippizan being lunged at the same time. The girl
lunging the Lippazan made many remarks about how stubborn Fjords are,
and how she had never seen one lunged before. Thankfully Bjorn was on
his best behaviour and showd her that YES, Fjords CAN be lunged!!
Also a couple of weeks ago, I was riding with some other people on
"regular" horses as they call them. Well, I cantered Bjorn, and they
were all shocked that he had such a nice collected canter. They
didn't think Fjords could canter! He was a lesson horse before I
bought him, and didn't have to canter on a dailly basis. I also have
been doing bending exercises to work on his headset. Anyway, I was
turning pretty tight circles with him, and I was told that Fjords
can't turn that tight! In my experience, a horse will turn as tight
as he wants to turn.
Do any of you get the prejudice that I get for having a Fjord? It is
completely ridicoulus!
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Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Subject: lunging Fjords
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:51:54 -0800
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I have had some trouble lunging my new Fjord I bought in August.
She was very rusty in her ground manners and the first couple of times
lunging her I was nearly run over, as she turned into me quickly and
seriously. Again I turned to our trainer for some tips, as she is
younger
and faster. Also smarter, because she figured out very quickly that the
trouble came at the walk. When you asked Kristi to walk, she assumed she
was done and turned in and stopped, no matter what gesticulations you
were making with your body and whip!
When the trainer kept her at a trot, Kristi, for the most part,
stayed on her circle and trotted. Problem kind of solved, though I still
feel odd asking a horse to trot right out without walking a bit first.
Valerie
Columbia, CT
Laura Kranzusch
http://www.marykay.com/lkranzusch