This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I think your babies look great. Can you explain the four black socks on Stella? Maybe your mud is blacker than here? :) When I said I was slightly intimidated by the fifteen handers and up it was the first two I ever saw at Libby and they were "restless". Jean
Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores -----Original Message----- From: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Date: Thursday, February 24, 2000 9:26 AM Subject: Pictures of Stella II and Bjorken >This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Lori Albroughj has put picture of two of my fjords on her website. >(Thanks, Lori!) > >My mare Stella (Stella II) was imported by the Unraus from Norway along >with her dam Line in l981. Her sire is Butind N1697. >Stella was born in l977, the picture was taken in l989. She is 14-3 hh. >She is lighter boned than Line, has very good hooves. I think her hind >leg is a bit too straight, However all of her offspring have very good >hindquarters. She was approved for breeding in Norway. > >Stella has two sons who are 15-2hh, Anvil's Solvaktig (White dun?..no >stripe) and Bjorken, light brown dun. She also has a son by Rusten, Anvil's >Borgen, who is not as tall and is a breeding stallion owned by Allison >Bakken. She has three daughers, one still in Norwayas well as Anvil's >Stina, an ulsdun owned by the Unraus and Two Rivers Bjelke (somehwere in >California or the Northwest) >http://www.capable.on.ca/clinic/Stella.jpg >http://www.capable.on.ca/clinic/Stellahead.jpg > >My big gelding Bjorken was born in l987. His sire is Anvil's Rikolv owned >by George Weaver. Bjorken is 15-2hh and has good withers (which >probably add 2" to his height.) He is rather light boned for his size and I >would guess would be marked down at an evaluation for that as well as for >"breed type" as I don't consider him real "typey" . I never considered >keeping him as a stallion. He is a wonderful riding horse with a great >personality and very gentle and I love his size as I am pretty tall. > >http://www.capable.on.ca/clinic/Bjorken1.jpg >http://www.capable.on.ca/clinic/Bjorken2.jpg > >I have posted these picture to show how some traits are passed on as well >as to show off my favorite fjords! > >Be gentle with your comments! LOL > >Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska where it is clear and cool, (-8) but will be >sunny and gorgeous later. Perfect for ice carving and dogsledding! > > >************************************************************ >Jean Ernest >Fairbanks, Alaska >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
