This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes, Mike, I'm still on the list and, yes, BDF Jason was the fox hunting fjord - since we have lived in Maine and there is no foxhunting here, I am using the past tense.
Checked with Mel and Jason and they don't remember riding with an Andalusian (warmbloods, thoroughbreds, a few Tennessee Walkers, an Arabian, ) so there must be another fox hunting Fjord out there. According to the "fearless duo" a Fjord can make a great fox hunting horse providing he has the stamina and physical makeup of a "Jason" and the rider has the love of "pushing the limit". They hunted with the Plum Run Hunt out of Gettysburg, PA - would love to hear from this other fox hunting Fjord and compare "notes" on the acceptance by the macho "I have to have the biggest, craziest horse in the Hunt" mentality." On a different subject - we attended, as spectators, the Keuring in VT - what an education!! We were so impressed on how much emphasis was put on performance and how well the 3 stallions performed in all phases. The evaluators pointed out the pluses and minuses of each Fjord in such a positive manner that no one could take offense. As for being a waste of time to take geldings ,if we can figure out how to get Jason micro chipped we will definitely be at the next closest one - Mel says he hopes each and every one of you has as close a bond with his/her Fjord as he enjoys with Jason in whatever discipline you have chosen. As a Mainer would say "a Fjord is some kind of HOSS". Joanne, Mel and BDF Jason in Gray, Maine
