This message is from: "Nancy Hotovy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello all -
Just have to brag a little - we just got back from a trip to Tennessee trail riding and had a great time. I took a new horse, TUF Voss. We had sold him as a weanling and because family circumstances changed, I bought him back this summer as an 8 year old. He had mostly just been ridden in their pasture, nowhere else. Anyway, I've been putting time on him this past month and took him as my trail horse. There were 3 types of trails with the most difficult being marked for experienced horses/experienced riders. That's the ones that we took. There were 2,000 drops from the bluffs, river crossings, rocky & steep climbs and a lot of mud. We did 30 miles the last day and I was so impressed that Voss took all of the above in stride - - calmly working his way up or down the trails, sometimes jumping 3 foot up onto the next flat rock and not even minding leaving his other fjord friends in the barn (they did the easier trails). He didn't even spook when we ran onto a herd of wild pigs - scared me! I think we need more fjords in Tennessee, most of the people didn't even know what a fjord was! Rode a couple weeks ago with some endurance friends. We walked the horses for awhile than they asked me if I was ready to trot awhile. I agreed and off they went! I forgot they really get into this very extended trot. I had really been working on my horse's "Western Pleasure trot and lope" and he got real confused - couldn't keep up. Fjords are great - - - didn't take very long and he was learning to extend and cover more ground and kept up very well. As we ended our 3 hour ride and were cooling them down, Voss outwalked the others and seemed very fresh still. This gelding is for sale, is 14 3 hands tall and obviously a great trail horse. His old neighbors like to target practice so guns, 4th of July fireworks, etc. don't bother him at all. He does however, know when you take red licorice out of your saddlebags for a snack and insists on sharing it with you! You can check him out on our new website www.upperforty.com. Nancy Hotovy The Upper Forty
