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Denise Delgado wrote: > > This message is from: "Denise Delgado" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > hello everyone on the list, i have a question about fjords in particular. > are they more herd bound than other horses? i have two geldings. one, > knute, we got first from lisa p. he is 8. then we got the fever and > decided knute needed a partner in crime. so about 6 weeks ago quinn > arrived from canada and bo-fjords. he is just 2. immediately they took to > one another and if they could, they would hug eachother. they epitomize > the word, "PALS. " when we take one out to ride or to work on some part of > their training, patterns, wash, whatever, the other one goes bonkers! > knute does this more than quinny, but both of them really put up quite a > fuss. i've not seen regular horses make such a big deal over being > separated. these two guys whinny back and forth for 30 minutes or more! we > still take them out together too and they are both gentlemen. but i refuse > to take both of them out together if i am riding alone, as ponying the > second one would be a real hassle. anyone have similar stories about this > breed? denise delgado and the boys, knute and quinn. Hi Denise, Your NOT alone - All the horses I have ever had do the same thing. When I leave one behind they yell for hours, but I go anyway, they don't call me "Mercyless Carol" for nothing! (that's anickname my kids gave me behind my back). I do feel sorry for the folks who stay back at horse camp while we ride - no nap time for them!
