This message is from: Walter Monheim <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone have any pictures of Uredd, I know its probably an impossible to wish for but then if you don't ask you never know.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Several people were interested in info on the stallion Uredd, son of > Grabb. Uredd was born May 1, 1982 on our ranch in Colorado. When he was > born he was so bold we named him Uredd, which means "unafraid" in > Norwegian. Uredd remained on our ranch until he was three years old, at > which time he was transported, along with 8 other colts (from 2 years to > 4 years old) and the stallion Grabb, to Pecos, New Mexico, and the ranch > of Cliff Baltzley who had purchased them. > > As I mentioned in a previous post, never was even a single colt gelded at > our ranch in Colorado, and there were quite a few of them born; This is a > dubious distinction to be sure. At the time, though, Fjord stallions of > distinct bloodlines (sufficiently different than what was already in the > US) were in very short supply and my grandfather Harold thought it was > the best thing to do. The colts' names were Arne, Gunnar, King Haakon, > Knut, Lyder, Magne, Uredd, Vidar, and Yngve. These colts represented > five totally different bloodlines; In fact, three of them had had been > imported in utero by Harold and were by the Norwegian stallions > Eiker-Graen N1861, Ljosen N1848, and Dragfinn N1735. I believe Cliff had > all but four of the colts gelded, including two of the imported ones, > which horrified Harold. > > Uredd was one who made the cut, or should I say, didn't get cut. He was > sired by Grabb N1651 1.pr - 1.avk.pr, and his dam was Gulldua N13969 > 2.pr. Gulldua means "golden dove", and she really was, having been rated > a second prize at only 3 years old in Norway. Gulldua's parents were > Felder N1707 1.pr (sire) and Gullborg N13173 2.pr. (dam). > > In New Mexico, Cliff Baltzley mated Uredd with another mare we had > imported named Laila N13716. Laila's parents were Jordbu N1718 2.pr, > and Sylvia N13388 2.pr., and Laila was a champion trotter in Norway > before we brought her to the US. The resulting colt was named Lukas. > > (Laila was responsible for another good breeding stallion who is in the > US. At the time she was imported, Laila was in foal to the famous > Norwegian stallion Apollo, and the result was "Ring", Bill and Norma > Coli's stallion in Massachusetts (see the Spring 99 Herald #50, page > 41)). > > Lukas C-795 BXB-B-692-S was purchased from Cliff Baltzley by Bryon and > Gatha O'Reilly of Alberta, Canada. The O'Reillys also purchased four > Dragtind daughters from Cliff, and produced some very nice foals over the > years with Lukas as the sire. Lukas is a short-coupled and sturdy > stallion, and the foals by these mares were drafty as well, usually > maturing in the range of 14.2 - 15.0 hands and weighing 1,200 - 1,300 > pounds. We have owned three of these Fjords, and Harlan and Jane Sawyer > who are friends and breeders in the Asheville, North Carolina area, have > owned five. Without exception they have been attractive Fjords with > friendly and warm personalities. Another one of these Fjords is the dam > of the stallion Lower Forty Bodil who was just mentioned on the List and > who is owned by the Monheims in Eagle River, Wisconsin (see the Spring 99 > Herald #50, page 40). > > Lukas is apparently now owned by the folks at Leader Lane Fjords in > Ontario, Canada, as they just mentioned on the List. > > Postscript - > One of the other of those original 9 colts, Gunnar, who was Uredd's full > brother, was gelded and now, years later, is owned by List member Jean > Gayle. > > Another of the original 9 is the stallion Knut who is alive and well in > Murietta, California and is owned by Henry (Jack) Johnson. As Amy Evers > just mentioned, Knut is the sire of their beautiful grey stallion > Bjorn-Knutson. > > I am not sure what became of Uredd after being at Cliff Baltzley's ranch > in New Mexico. Anyone know? > > Brian Jacobsen, DVM > Norwegian Fjordhest Ranch > Salisbury, North Carolina
