This message is from: Cynthia Madden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am back from the New Mexico marathon 1900+ miles later and it was great to visit Fjord people in Albuquerque, Las Cruces and Gallup. This list has really improved the quality of my travel and it is great to visit and meet people who love Fjords wherever I go . Sue, Gail and Josie were very hospitable. I missed seeing Sue get her new horse by one day as I had to leave early to avoid the weather. She was very excited and still didn't know if he was going to hers. Duke couldn't be going to a nicer home.
Annelli, I am also blessed enough to have an instructor in dressage with Brent's attitude, though not quite up to his credentials. You are very lucky. Sheila, I agree with those who recommend you give your guy a little more time to grow and mature and take his training at this point very slowly. My instructors have always told me that a horse knows what to do by the way he is tacked and they have no trouble adapting to changes. Fjords, who are especially intelligent as a rule, should really have no trouble changing roles as needed. When Steve returns from the evaluation seminar I will have him tell you about watching Taffy in Guffy, CO demonstrate her FJord mare in western, hunter, and dressage mode without even changing tack, but by just changing her rein and seat. I would also recommend that you look into Linda Tellington-Jones techniques to help your horse gain confidence in himself and you. I think her techniques are particularly good for a fearful horse. I am going out to clean up Tank some more and drive this afternoon to refresh his memory before he introduces people to driving at our club's clinic next week. It will be nice to go down the road at less than 70 miles an hour after the last week. Cynthia Madden mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Omaha, Nebraska USA
