This message is from: Annette Günnemann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello, I am Annette from Germany, not really involved in the Fjordhorse
business, but my 15 year old daughter owns one.
Two weeks ago we have been to the big fjordhorse event in Germany for 2004, it
was the 30 years jubilee of the German Fjordhorse association. We have seen
several hundred fjords and the message was clear: the aim is a fjordhorse with
good riding qualities. They became much more refinded through the last decades.
Longer necks, not so heavy, better motion. The other point of view: I think (in
Germany) only very little people with dressage ambitions do buy a fjordhorse.
Driving with fjords and the breeding achievements looked great, but the
dressage trials were quite poor. Fjordowners in Germany are mostly what we call
"spare time riders", having some fun riding through the woods, and that's all.
If you go to riding tournaments with a fjordhorse, the people say, that they
look sweet, but have in mind, that they are no "real" horses, at least in
dressage competitions.
So now we have fjordhorses, that do have dressage qualities but only few
equivalent riders for them. I would be interested to know if the situation in
the USA is similar?
Greetings to all
Annette
