This message is from: "Arthur Rivoire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Good Morning from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -
I was really ticked to read that very long diatribe against France. That sort of thing has no place on the Digest, and I think Steve should have stopped it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BDF TITAN - (Gjest x Stine) - Some of you will remember me posting about our 2002 colt, BDF Titan's incredible birth size and weight. I said we'd never seen such height and bone in a newborn. I believe I also told how Titan was born with an attitude, and how we made sure that he was well-handled and taught from Day 1 to be a nice boy - Well, BDF TITAN is still huge (13.2 hands at 10 months), and one of the nicest colts we've ever had at Beaver Dam Farm. His attitude and temperament could be described as "sweet" and willing to please. A very good thing considering his size and most probably destiny. BDF KANADA KING - Born and bred at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia, and now owned by Penny Stuckey in North Carolina was the "Cover Boy" on the latest Fjord Herald magazine. We're very proud of this stallion, and want everyone to know that although he's usually called just KING, and sometimes KANADA KING, his real name is BDF KANADA KING. He is a result of the magical pairing of our wonderful old, imported stallion, GJEST, and the Norwegian imported mare, STINE. -- This is the good cross that's also produced Beth Beymer's gorgeous and talented stallion, BDF OBELISK, and also Nancy Roemer's exquisite stallion, BDF MALCOLM LOCKE, and of course, the potential star stallion, BDF TITAN. --- GJEST and STINE have also produced the lovely mare, BDF LIZA, who recently foaled an outstanding colt, sired (I believe) by FERNANDO, the Danish stallion imported by Green Valley Farm. ---- BDF JENNIFER ANN is another daughter from the GJEST and STINE cross who has also produced some very special Fjordhorses. Horses like the impressive gelding, BRENNING, sired by the imported Dutch stallion, MARNIX, and now owned by Nancy Schulz. -- For me, as a breeder, Brenning was fascinating as you could see all his family personified in one body. The color of Marnix, the body, presence, and head of Stine, and the bone, movement, and athletic ability of Gjest. -- We once did a ridden Pas de Deux with Brenning and his granddam, Stine, and they were remarkably alike. The heads were almost identical, even the same long, and full forelock. Two talented young riders from Germany rode them, and it was quite beautiful. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hope we can confine our discussions to Fjordhorses, and leave the rest to private discussion or some other more suitable forum. Sincerely, Carol Rivoire . http://www.beaverdamfarm.com Beaver Dam Farm Fjords II R.R. 7 Pomquet, Nova Scotia B2G 2L4 Tel:(902) 386-2304 Fax:(902) 386-2149 Carole Rivoire, author of THE FJORDHORSE HANDBOOK, only book in English on the Fjord breed, available from Beaver Dam Farm, $36.95 US includes P&H http://www.beaverdamfarm.com/book.htm
