This message is from: "Teressa Kandianis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I've mentioned in passing how , well, slow , Merit is in comparison to his little sister Nina. However, we have to change our tune about the big guy now. After our training weekend at the Jensen's, we worked on our harness and our cart getting it fitted correctly - had to have a few email consultations with Brian and Ursula (you didn't know they offered free lifetime customer service after a weekend, did you?) - This past weekend, Mark shortened the shafts and rewelded the hooks on the shafts, fitted the new bit and felt he had the set up right. He hitched up Merit and off they went. Merit was forward, not stumbly, happy to be pulling weight and responsive to the bit - even going by our neighbor's quarterhorses and other neighbors huskies with barely a sideways glance. And completely ignoring sister Nina's bleating as she watched him drive off down the road. I was shocked. Then I had my chance - up and down the road and the driveway. (One funny little thing - I didn't think Merit ever learned the "back" command but when I tried out the "gee back" to make a tight turn, he heard the gee and went right and heard the back and backed up.) The biggest surprise is how eager Merit was to go. And how well he stopped on a whoa. His walk was right - head bobbing and butt moving. He trotted right up. Turns out my boy isn't dumb or lazy - just patiently waiting for us to direct him properly while still being the sweetest boy in town - I guess we were the dumb ones. Let that be a lesson to us all! Yours in fjording, Mark and Teressa in downtown Custer, WA ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 10:57 PM Subject: Re: PMU Fjord-cross foals for adoption This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have had this discussion before, I must have missed it. Sorry!
