This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] i spent most of the day with the fjordie people at the horse expo yesterday. you should have told me that when a person buys a fjord, you get an entire extended family to go with it! when i got there, half the people i met already knew my name and who i was. i guess linda lottie was spreading the news. i met her daughter, kristen lee and her daughter, the lustys from minnesota, mark mcginley from nfhr, linda severson-kerr and her horse named markus, deeann who tells me she lurks on here.... plus others. what fun.
the fjord group did the breed proud in the demos. i watched all of them, and in several breeds there were problems that were pretty scary to watch. i am sure some was due to nerves on the part of the rider, and others horses that weren't prepared for the noise and lights. one man riding saddleseat (can't remember the breed) went off his horse, a rather oversized woman on what i think was an arab was having trouble with him, got off balance and they both went down. she kept hold of the reins, but came close to getting stepped on. others got all jiggy when they saw the gate opening to leave, someone fell down with her stallion in hand and almost got stepped on. but all the fjords came in calmly and did what they were told and looked great. linda's daughter was riding english, as was kirsten, the other linda rode western, and she was awesome. she rode markus onto a board balanced across a log (like a teeter totter) and he just stood there shifting back and forth. then she rode over and got him to stand all 4 feet up on a box. they were quite the hit. 3 people were driving, including lusty's, who had their 3 month old filly trotting alongside mom as she pulled the cart. what a crowd pleaser. so, i await Oz......... laurie with central minnesota
