This message is from: "B. Hendricks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> What is the average price of a Fjord mare, or gelding broke to ride, and what is the average price for yearling? Bonnie Please visit my web sites: Commissioned Horse Portraits, Oil Paintings, Prints, Books http://www.hendricksgallery.com and http://members.xoom.com/BHendricks/Gallery1.html
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:51 AM Subject: bombproof geldings > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Ok List! Who is hoarding all the 5-12 year old, bombproof geldings > trained to ride and drive?! Someone must be, because I've been getting a > call or an e-mail about once-a-week week from people who just know there > is such a gelding out there just waiting for them to purchase him. Fess > up, step forward, open the gate and let some of those geldings loose so > there will be some for sale! : ) Seriously, especially if you are near > the Southeast, if you have a good gelding for sale, I know of several > people wanting one. Mike Cook - did you sell yours? Betsy B. - do you > have anything promising? (I am not on the internet and can't check your > website; We have e-mail only). I guess it really doesn't matter if you > are near the Southeast or not; Horses can travel. > > On a related note, has anyone else noticed how almost everyone today > wants something "bombproof"? Wish that word had never been used in > connection with a horse! It gives beginners the wrong impression. Yes > it's true that Fjords are more easy going in general than possibly any > other breed, but saying a horse is bombproof is like saying a car is > crashproof! True, your car may not be the cause of the accident, but if > you are right there when it happens you're going to be in it! Wonder if > people would be satisfied if we compared Fjords to big trucks - you may > be in an accident but you're less likely to get hurt. > On one hand I think this is a great opportunity for the Fjord breed; More > and more people are recognizing their worth. On the other hand it's a > little scary that there are so many people who are new to horses, and > instead of taking lessons for a few months to improve their skills, they > just want something that's "bombproof". The quick fix. Blame it on our > microwave society? (want everything in a minute or less). > So anyhow, speak up if you've got a good gelding for sale. > > Thanks, > > Brian Jacobsen, DVM > Norwegian Fjordhest Ranch > Salisbury, North Carolina > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
