This message is from: "Arthur Rivoire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia -
I really enjoyed hearing from Phillip Odden of "Norsk Wood Works", and would love to be able to own one of his exquisite carvings. Maybe someday. Is there a catalog? -- I agreed with most everything he said, except one thing, and that was . . . . > > > I think it is good and right that the NFHR is committed to preserving the > three styles of fjords as well as all the colors. There is strength in > diversity for a breed that is supposed to do so many things. Our membership > have diverse interests as well. As far as I know, there is no such thing as "three styles of Fjords" although people seem to think there are, often referring to three different types. -- Riding Type, Driving Type, Draft Type. -- Now, while I can understand a Riding Type and a Draft Type, I've never in all these years understood what a Driving Type was supposed to be. However, I continue to think the best explanation of "types" I've ever heard was from NFHR Evaluator, Wayne Hipsley. He said we should imagine the image of the old Norwegian stallion born in 1863, Rosendalsborken, as standing on the centerline of a highway. On his right, just off the centerline is a Fjord just a little heavier than Rosendalsborken. -- On the left, one that's a little lighter. And then so on off the edge of the road, they get heavier or lighter. -- Wayne schooled us to understand that horses way too far to the left, or to the right were outside of the breed standards, and not desirable. However, there was a lot of leeway left and right, and all those horses would be condered "real Fjordhorses" that fit the breed standard. Is there anybody else who was in Libby that time who might remember this better or different than I do? --- I thought it was an effective image. Regards, Carol Rivoire
