This message is from: Tamara Rousso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sher - Congratulations on your new boy. Loki sounds like a doll. Keep
us posted how it goes once you get him home.
Tamara
Mom of Harrison Fjord since January
On Monday, May 17, 2004, at 07:51 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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For those on the list that know me, I signed on about 3 years or so
ago, to
learn all I could about Fjords.
I've had a couple setbacks in my savings the last two years - and had
to put
off getting my own fjord in favor of taking care of priorties (like
replacing
my business rig, so that the business could keep working, LOL!)
Well, yesterday we drove 4 hours north for an appointment to see a
pair of
Fjords. The 14.1 hand, 16 yr old gelding Loki (aka Buddy) is all I
could ask
for! Handsome, well mannered, and gorgeous! (Of course, I speak with
a
prejudiced eye! ;-)
We shook hands on it, and on June 8th (when the gentleman returns from
an out
of state trip) then I go to pick Loki up and bring him home. It's an
out of
state trip, so of course the usual Coggins & Health Certif. (plus brand
inspection) have to be done, but when he & his wife get back (it's
their son's Iron
Man event.)
Next question - saddle fit?
Loki is about 100 lbs or so overweight (oink! spring grass - LOL) To
put it
bluntly, he aaaaaah has no withers - or maybe he does have some under
the
"extra luggage" (grin) ! He is well broke to cart but possibly not
saddle - Ken
McNabb up in Cody, WY taught him harness work. The seller said he's
driven
him (showed me many photos, he handled well while we were there) but
not ridden
him - said that Ken told him he'd been ridden a bit. So, I'll send
Loki to a
trainer for a "refresher" course, to help out -- I'll just be riding
him most
of the time as a mountain trail horse. *Might* invest in a cart &
harness
later on, but undecided on that - right now, saddle is the main focus.
So - what sort of saddle tree do you folks use for these little round
barreled, miniscule to zip withered boys? It's pretty clear that a
semi quarter
horse tree western saddle is NOT going to fit over my little chunky
monkey's
broad back! LOL
I know this is a many times asked question - but I appreciate any
tips. Am
thinking before he can go to a trainer, he's going to need a properly
fitting
saddle (LOL!) to say the least!
Sher in Aurora, CO
