This message is from: "truman matz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't even own a Fjord yet, but desire to do so as soon as possible. Fjords are purported to be the "do everything horse", and to be "the family horse". From what I've studied about the breed thus far, I find them to be a wonderful animal, and I surely wouldn't want to see them lose any of their fine qualities. I also don't know anything about the 100 Day Test, (or whatever it was), but have been reading in this listing that it would be VERY expensive. Does this mean that the Fjord horse would then ONLY be available to VERY RICH people? Not to burst anyone's bubble, but I think there's a lot more average families out there than there are rich families. Therefore, if we're going to keep the Fjord "the perfect family horse", I think a lot more planning needs to go into this idea. God bless those with the money. They can do all the things the little guy can't, which is wonderful for the breed. But we need the average families just as much, because they make up the bulk of the Fjord market. Sorry to be just rattling on here, but feel that there's got to be a solution that's to everyone's advantage, and mostly to the advantage of the Fjord. Judy -----Original Message----- From: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Date: Saturday, January 20, 2001 12:19 PM Subject: Re: Natural Selection of Stallions -
>This message is from: Lori Albrough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> << What do you think? >> >> >> I think that's marvelous idea, Carol. Of course most folks will reject it >> because they don't want to go through the trouble or their stallions wouldn't >> make it. > >Further to my earlier message on this subject, I wanted to clarify that I >think it is a good idea, but like someone mentioned, it would be >extraordinarily expensive (and difficult to just find the trainers and >riders who would be qualified enough to run the program) but at some point >down the road it may be cost effective. But first we have to create a market >for people who can get past the cute/fuzzy thing and consider a Fjord for >dressage/cutting/etc. > >Lori >
