This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Do notice my comments are based on the handling of a non-fjord stallions. (Our two young fjord stallions have not bred yet and we are still evaluating to see if we will keep them stallions.) A stallion can and should have that "Look at Me" attitude. However, our stallions know when it is time to be "a boy" and when it is time to be "gentlemen". They have the head (mind) to know the difference. They have had the training! When it is time for them to be "a boy" we allow them to do just that. Stallions need to have their attitude. But when they are out for a ride, show, walk, to show off to customers, they know to be "gentlemen" and are told "Not to Talk". I believe there is a difference in a "Crazy, no brain" stallion and a stallion with "Spirit and a brain". All of you "old timers", know what I am talking about! (You cannot fool the "old timers". ) Brain does matter in behavior and can be passed on. But there is a difference between, being a stallion and being a "Crazy" stallion. Guess that is why in Norway, the stallions go for testing & evaluation for weeks at the school. They go without their "mommies & daddies" and have the professionals check their attitude and learning ability. If I had a mare that was so slow, soo docile and soooo puggish, I may consider breeding to a "crazy minded" stallion. But then again why? LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO HAVE AN IDIOT HORSE! My $1.00 worth take it or leave it. Been "playing" with horses since I was 3. Fjords... I am new at.(Our first was in 1995, so I am not an "old timer" when it comes to fjords.) But they are a horse. (I know them.) Catherine Lassesen aka Fjords on Ebay http://www.ebay.com HESTEHAVEN - The Horse Garden 256 May Creek Road Days Creek, OR 97429 USA http://www.thehorsegarden.com
