This message is from: "Susanne Grönqvist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Apr 23 10:23:54 1998 >Received: from localhost ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by mailing-list.net (8.8.5) id LAA28091; Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:20:47 -0600 (MDT) >Received: by mailing-list.net (bulk_mailer v1.9); Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:20:47 -0600 >Received: ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) by mailing-list.net (8.8.5) id LAA28022; Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:20:41 -0600 (MDT) >Received: from wilma1.suth.com (wilma1.suth.com [207.127.128.4]) by mailing-list.net (8.8.5) id LAA27951; Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:20:34 -0600 (MDT) >Received: by wilma1 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) > id <2TX35PB0>; Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:19:24 -0400 >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >From: Marge Littleboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: FJORDS - Breed thoughts, clipping and showing. >Date: Thu, 23 Apr 1998 13:20:42 -0400 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.1960.3) >Content-Type: text/plain >Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >This message is from: Marge Littleboy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Hi Folks, > >I have been lurking for a time, and have been enjoying all o the >discussion that has been going on. Though I would put in my two cents >and the lessons I learned from Gene Bauer, from whom I got my start with >the Fjords. > >One of the things I remember Gene telling me is how he got his start >with this great breed, (the wife of a very close friend had one, the >wife died and the friend asked if Gene would keep the mare for him until >she died, the mare was buried at Hestdalen - living well into her >twenties). Gene fell in love with this pony - yes he always referred to >them as ponies- and he went to Norway to by the best stock. On his >search he was told that the best were already exported and were located >in Canada, so Gene went to Canada and bought is stock. He also told me >that Norway will only export to North American the cream of the crop, >(and this next part will probably upset some of you), and the standards >were not as strict to neighboring countries in Europe. We have to >remember that when Gene got into these ponies it was about 30 years ago >- he passed away in 1996. Truthfully I do not know what the standards >are today, but I do know that many of the ponies/horses we are seeing in >North America can trace bloodlines to stock from Denmark. > >I am not looking to get into a debate, I know we all love our critters. >I bought from Gene because I liked what I saw, I spent one week each >summer for five years helping him and Susan Engelking Keating - his >trainer and employee for 20 years (she started with him when she was 13, >and stayed with the ponies after his death, helping his family with the >dispersal of the herd (there were over 50 on the farm at his death.). >this was while they competed at the Walnut Hill Farm Pleasure Driving >Competition. I saw other Fjords, but was sold on the stock from >Hestdalen. (Susan now has a farm of her own with her husband/daughter >and a 2nd on the way. She was given the option of keeping the >Hestadalen name alive and accepted that option.) So although Gene is >gone the standards that he and Susan set are continuing. > >I have two NFANA registered mares (mother - 13 yrs. and daughter -9 >yrs.). On the mane I trim by following the crest of the neck, with the >black and the white being even. I usually have a height of about 3 >inches. My understanding for the geldings and stallions is that the >black is about 1/2 to 3/4 inches longer than the white. The >practicality of this is that you can tell the sex without having to look >for parts! > >On both of our ponies I clip the legs completely, just as Gene did, and >Susan does. > >What is the Norwegian Standard for this? > >Well I am sure I stirred up a hornets nest or two, although not the >intention. Hope to hear from you on your thoughts. > >Bye for now, > >Marge Littleboy > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
