This message is from: Jen Timm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi!
As a model horse collector and customizer, I can say something here... In
this
hobby, customizers and remakers strive for creativity in each piece we create.
That
involves research of the more obscure breeds that no one has ever heard of and
looking for variations in the breeds we know. I run a model horse club that is
devoted only to Scandinvian breeds for the purpose of promoting the lesser known
Norse breeds. Along the way, I found out about fjord colors and variations.
The
skjevet coloring is an oblique stripe that runs from the the neck diagonally
across
the shoulders and runs behind the horse's elbows. I have a scanned photograph
here:
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/3773/misc/Skjevet.jpg
I've used this photograph to paint my own skjevet fjords. Because most of the
fjords
in the model horse show ring are usually brown dun, I occasionally turn out
fjords in
red, silver, pale dun, and skjevet. They stand out from the others and in most
cases
do better because they are different.
As far as the coloring on real fjords, I've heard that this color has died
out in
Norway, but could possibly resurface at another time. Fjords that have white
ticking
in the coat may be an indication that they have the skjevet gene.
I would love to learn more about the harder-to-find colorations in fjords...if
anyone can help me with that! Thanks!
Jen Timm
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/Lab/3773/
Anneli Sundkvist wrote:
>
> This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Hi all!
>
> About a year and a half ago I answered to a message on the Int. Fjord-net
> bulletin board concerning "pinto fjord". The original question was wheter
> these "pinto fjords" aka "skevjet" (or something similar) existed or not
> and my answer was that they did not. Since I used to work in a pony camp
> with 80+ fjords I have seen some and all white markings I've ever come
> across has been situated on the heads of the horses: some stars (most of
> them very small), a few narrow blazes and 2-3 'real' blazes + a couple of
> horses with white spots on their muzzles. I once saw a PICTURE of a grey
> dun horse with a small white sock, but have never seen a white fjord-leg in
> real life. And I have certainly never seen any white markings on the body
> of a horse of pure breeding. All white markings are noted as undesireable
> in the Scandinavian countries, and I think (not sure) that stallions used
> for breeding are not allowed to have white markings anymore.
>
> Well, the other day I bumped in to a site about model horses by accident,
> and thought I would check for a model fjord. I found some, that was
> individually painted by a fjord-fan and 2 of them were....skevjets! They
> had a large white field over the neck and withers. So now I'm wondering -
> what IS this? Do these horses really exist? I mean, so far I've never seen
> a pic of a REAL horse with this pattern, but now I've heard about them from
> two different sources. And what kind of horses are these (if they exist)?
> Pure bred fjords or...? As far as I know the genes for white markings on
> the body do not exist in the fjord breed.
>
> BTW what is the attitude concerning white markings in the countries outside
> Scandinavia?
>
> Regards Anneli in Sweden
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