This message is from: Debby Stai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'm confused here and have to ask. Is everyone in agreement exactly what a Norwegian Fjord is? I'm sorry. I don't understand. Given, I'm new to Fjords, only having Amber since September, knowing nothing about Fjords except my husbands family being from Minnesota and family in Norway, I thought "a Fjord from Norway?, what are they? and after seeing pictures, wanting one." It was by pure accident and luck that Amber and I are together and I happen to think she's the perfect "Fjord". Why? She's not too heavy, not too light, carries herself upright in front, like I would want a dressage horse to do. Thats what I intend to do with her. She can drive and I hope to do CDE's with her. When I watch her move, I look at her like I do my daughters TB, my husbands QH and my soon to be retired Arab. I want horses that can do dressage. Is there anything wrong with that. I don't care if she can't pull a dozen logs, thats not what I do. And if I want to and can, which by what I've heard on this list may be very difficult, breed her to another Fjord which will compliment what I see in her and hopefully "fix" what isn't ideal, I don't see what the problem is. How can you hope to expose this breed to all possibilities of riding/driving if you're so evasive to breeding. I agree, responsible breeding, but not impossible. How can this breed hope to be affordable if there are so few breeding stallions? Who are these evaluations for? The breeding farms? The potential buyers? I'm not a breeder, what I get, I keep. How many Fjords are there in Texas? I'm moving to Missouri this year. How many are there? a handful? I believe in responsible breeding but if so much emphasis is put on these evaluations, how can the small breeder keep up with the breeders that have access to these evaluations. I'm not rich, I can't travel to Europe just to go to an evaluation done by the Dutch, much less go to one of only a few places here in the states. If I don't do this, am I penalized because this will not show up on my papers. If my Fjord wasn't evaluated and "pass" does that mean I have a low quality Fjord? I don't understand the emphasis put on these evaluations. I'm sorry for my ignorance, I know most of you have had Fjords in your lifes for a long time and have your ideal Fjord in mind. I'd just like to know what that is! Thanks. Debby in TX p.s. I'd emailed a list member several months ago inquiring about a stallion for my Amber. I was referred to someone else who proceeded to question me about Amber and "her breeding", saying wouldn't I be happier to just buy a youngster and not worry about the breeding process. I was questioned about her ancestry, her lineage, which I did not give. I understand some of that questioning, you want to insure the stallion is not being bred to a mare that should not be bred. But the questioning was intimidating, implying I was not an expert, and this person was. I'd hate to think that the Fjords are going to be only accessible to "the rich", that there are people that want it that way. I'm sorry, I don't mean to offend. This is just how a newbie sees it. The post making fun of the $1500. Fjord advertised in Washington or Oregon and implying something must be wrong with it... are the Fjords the rich mans pony?
Jean Gayle wrote: > This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> > Date: Saturday, February 19, 2000 7:45 AM > Subject: Re: Dutch Kuering/ American Fjord? > > >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >First, how can we, as a group, tell the Dutch that we are not going to > >recognize their judgements on the horse that originated from that region of > >the world and has only become somewhat popular in this country in the last > >20-30 years? We as a group , my opinion of course, should welcome the Dutch > > >Second, the talk of the "American Fjord" scares the dickens out of a > >person who truly believes in doing whatever it takes to keep this breed as > >pure as we can. What comes to my mind, and we all know about these, what > has > >happened to the Morgan, Quarter and now the Halflinger breeds. This horse > is > >a Norwegian Fjord Horse. If a person breeds a Tennesee Walker in > >Pennsylvania, they don't call it a Pennsylvania Walker, it's still a > Tennesee > >Walking horse. , I will never call my horse > >anything but a Norwegian Fjord Horse > > > > Best Regards, > > Mike Cook > > West Church Fjords > > >Very well spoken Mike and kindly without malice. We seem to have a > tendency to want to change things "for the best" and right there is often > our downfall. Who decides what is "best" Jean
