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
