This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Lately I have noticed some older Fjords (like 19) going for high prices. What > is the general age span for a Fjord? How long can they be bred or lightly > ridden?
My old Nansy mare was 17 when I bought her. I got 2 good years out of her trail riding in the steeply mountainous area where we lived, then her ringbone started to slow her down. I trail rode her for two more years, then bought myself a younger Fjord gelding for trail work. We continued to ride Nansy, bareback, to and from pasture until she was about 30 years old. On her good days, she had a lot of get-up-and-go, and was really fun to ride; on her bad days, I got off and led her. She lived to be 32, and was the oldest NFHR Fjord for at least 2 years. Nansy's mother, Skade, lived to be 34. My understanding was that she was bred and used as a pack horse well into her 20's. Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
