This message is from: Tamara Rousso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I would like to expand on this subject just a bit. The horse I saw yesterday and didn't buy was not a bad horse at all. Very sweet and according to the owner good "most of the time" on lead, but every once in a while "will go for grass" and for that reason needed to be led with a stud chain. She hated having anything in her mouth which meant worming her required trickery. And when it was time to *back* the horse into her tie-down area she was quite resistant and took a good deal of persistance on the part of her owner and my husband. Is this typical Fjord behavior? I was told by a trainer last night that I should expect any Fjord to be "pushy" on the ground because of their strength and heavy neck muscles, but that it wouldn't transfer to being in the saddle. I would like to know from those with a lot of experience whether they have found that to be true or not.
Tamara --- Sofia jagbrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "Sofia jagbrant" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > It sounds like a good ideé. Good luck! > > Regards Sofia > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tamara Rousso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 11:21 PM > Subject: 17 year old mare > > > > This message is from: Tamara Rousso > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Thank you Sophia. I ended up not getting the > horse. > > She is very sweet, but her ground manners would > > required a higher skill level than I have. I > decided > > I would rather keep saving and wait until I can > buy a > > horse that has been trained well enough for me to > > handle. > > > > Tamara > > > > --- Sofia jagbrant <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > This message is from: "Sofia jagbrant" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > In Swedish ears it sound to be much money for a > 17 > > > old year old horse, who, > > > what I understand, has not very fantastic > pedigree, > > > give exellent foals, or > > > is a star on riding or driving. In Sweden could > you > > > got a young horse, with > > > good pedigree, and who is good at riding and > driving > > > for that price. But you > > > live don't in Sweden, there we have had low > > > fjordprices in 10-20 years > > > (because fjords was born). But now is the price > for > > > our wonderful fjords, > > > going up. Many people understand what a nice > horse > > > they are and because it > > > is not born so many fjords wítch it does on the > > > 1980, our price and demand > > > for fjords goes up. It is great, but many people > who > > > compete want not buy a > > > fjord, only because they are a fjord. My friend > has > > > a great fjordjumper (136 > > > cm high) witch have won a 110 cm compete with > > > sportponnies on a high level, > > > and he is even a good drivinghorse, > disablehorse. If > > > this pony would be a > > > brown maybe the owner would got 7000 $, if she > would > > > to sell him. But now > > > she did'nt only because he have the "wrong" > colur. > > > This is a shame. > > > > > > My point, is that even if I think it is much > money > > > for the horse in my ears, > > > maybe it it not that there you live. Becouse it > gets > > > not so many fjords > > > there. > > > > > > Sorry for my English today, but I hope you > > > understand my point. > > > > > > Regards// Sofia > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tamara Rousso" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> > > > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 6:40 PM > > > Subject: value question > > > > > > > > > > This message is from: Tamara Rousso > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > This seems like a reasonable price to me for > this > > > > mare, but I would like input from breeders. > We > > > are > > > > unable to purchase a younger horse because > $3500 > > > is > > > > the max I can go. We are not interested in > > > breeding > > > > this mare - only in a confidence building > horse > > > for > > > > my 11 year old and a horse for me when I learn > to > > > > ride. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.dreamhorse.com/show_horse.php?form_horse_id=370921 > > > > > > > > For those not wanting to take time to go to > the > > > ad: > > > > She is 17 years old and has been used by all > level > > > of > > > > riders. I have not been to see her yet, but > the > > > owner > > > > says her back is strong. She has had 10 > foals. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Tamara > > > > > > > > ===== > > > > > > > > > > ***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^*** > > > > If you would be a real seeker after truth, it > is > > > necessary that at least > > > > once in your life you doubt, as far as > possible, > > > all things. Rene Descart > > > > ===== > > > ***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^*** > > If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is > necessary that at least > > once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, > all things. Rene Descart ===== ***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^***^^*** If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things. Rene Descart
