This message is from: "Dagrun Aarsten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Patti Jo,
very interesting indeed. Up until just one or two years ago, you could still get a registered foal as long as you were using your own stallion. Now the rules have changed. I was quite surprised to hear what you said. For the people in Briksdalen, the tourist business is inherited along with the farm and is extremely lucrative. So they need to have a safe driving horse that looks like a fjord, but they don't need papers. That might be a reason. Maybe this happens much more than I know about? Most breeders breed to sell the one foal they produce every year, so it is not in their interest to produce unregistered foals. So glad to hear the "problem boy" is doing better! Dagrun, San Jose, Ca > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dave & Patti Jo > Walter > Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 3:31 PM > To: fjord horse > Subject: breeders in Norway > > > This message is from: "Dave & Patti Jo Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Just had to throw in our observation when my husband and I were in Norway > acouple of years ago. All very small farms indeed and Dagrun was > very correct > about almost everything, but what I found out shocked me. NOT > every mare is > bred to an approved stallion! There are stallions out there that > have one) > either not qualified and the owner left them in tact or two) > never brought it > to an evaluation. > > We were taking a carriage ride up the Briksdalen(probably spelt it wrong) > glacier. Only Fjord horses are used with the carriages. It was > a really neat > experience. Anyway our driver said she had a Fjord mare that was > due to foal. > We asked what the name of the stallion was, we asked what score > he recieved in > his evaluation and also the mares. She said neither were > evaluated. I asked > if a lot of people do this, or do most only use approved stallions? Her > response, just like any other person across the world, "if you > don't want to > pay a high stud fee, you will use your friends or neighbors." > She said there > were quite a few stallions unapproved around. I was shocked as I thought > EVERYONE followed the guidelines, but people are people no matter > where they > live, they will do what they want, and they will find the > loopholes. Sorry to > bust anyones bubble of Norway. It was just when I read Dagrun's > post I felt to > clarify and speak what I learned to be the truth over there. They have, > perhaps a smaller portion of the same problem we have here. You know the > funniest thing, their stud fees are dirt cheap. > > Patti Jo Walter > Francis Creek Fjords > > PS an update on the gelding I had in for training that was > totally unsafe. He > is doing great! He is pretty much back to his old self, there are a few > things I wouldn't want to do with him yet, but he's been totally > willing and > cooperative and steady for a couple months now. I'm very happy > for him!! God > answered prayers. :-)
