This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Martie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Of the first three trainers I > contacted, none were willing to work with us. I finally went to a > women who trains mainly draft horses, but also some light breeds. She > worked with us, commenting on how 'drafty minded' Kilar was and what a > nice attitude he had for driving [...] > it seems like a lot of trainers just won't touch the Fjords. None of > the first folks I contacted would give me a reason - just 'I don't work > with Fjords or Halflingers. [...]'
Those of us who have longeared equines run into a similar problem---I had to be the one to train my donkey to drive, because there weren't any trainers around who would work with donkeys. I decided that some trainers just couldn't figure out how to work with an equine that was more intelligent than the trainer.... ;-) Seriously, Fjords (and donkeys) seem to have a different thought process than most light-horse breeds. A trainer that knows one and only one way to interact with equines isn't going to take kindly to having a pupil for which that method doesn't work well. IMHO, if a trainer tells you that he "doesn't do Fjords", you should thank him profusely for not wasting your time! Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon
