This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Alison, In response to your question of how Fj should be dressed for dressage. His appearance should adher to breed standard. In Fjords, my understanding is that feathers should be left, forelock should be natural, and the tail free flowing with an option to bang it if you wish, but kept at full length. Their muzzle hairs are left untrimmed, their ears can be trimmed, but in general they should be left au natural. Their hooves should be clean and buffed, but not polished or blackened. This is what a Fjord looks like and it should be good enough in my opinion.
However, you will face predjudice (maybe not so much in pony compeitions where you do not have those big elegant warmbloods) because Fjords are unusual and many people (including judges) are not familiar with the breed standard. So some people when showing in open competition do trim the feathers, muzzle and ears. They blacken the hooves.They do not braid them in any way. Tank has a heavy forelock also and sometimes I just tuck in through his bridle out of his face. Agan, this is my understanding and I have asked this question myself. If I am incorrect in any way, please anyone on the list, correct me. (am I worried about this not happening?) Cynthia Madden, Coordinator Office of Sponsored Programs & Research University of Nebraska at Omaha E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
