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
