This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 10/1/99 7:29:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Are the Fjords too strong for small children? I use mine as a school horse and he can get quite strong at times. He forces them to be a thinking rider. If they try to be a passenger on him he will drag them back to the barn. My 5 yr old son can ride him in the indoor, but in the outdoor (unfenced) I keep him on a lunge line. He is very good with them, though not totally bombproof. He lost a kid yesterday spooking at a boogyman. IMHO these guys are great with kids, but somehow got the reputation for being infallable. They are a horse, and at times have the same reactions as a horse. They do seem to need a rider that they can trust...in that situation they are more confident and really develope that "can do" fjord attitude. Kate
