This message is from: "Olivia Farm, Inc." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello from Olivia Farm! I wanted to mention once again, that our web-site has a page devoted to the genetics of Fjord colors, if any-one is still having difficulties with it. Also, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us. For Jean and any-one else interested in doing more pedigree research in Norway and Denmark I'll try to give you some help. The link to the Norwegian on-line pedigree search is: http://ny.hestesenteret.no/. Just click on Fjordhest and type in the horse you are interested in - then you can get the scores and offspring and also find the pedigree by clicking on STAMTAVLE in the upper right hand corner. Unfortunately you can't look up by color, owner, etc. like we do with the pony-web, but you can follow pedigrees back and forwards. The scores in Norway are always in the following order: type, body, legs, movement, overall, temperament, get (the last two only on stallions). H stands for hingst (stallion), hp stands for hoppe (mare), v stands for "vallak" (gelding), u is "out of", and e is "by". On the Danish site, www.fjordhest.dk, you can look at the approved breeding stallions, their scores, and pedigrees. To do any more, you have to get a personal code, and speak a bit of Danish. By clicking on the British flag you can get a lot of information in English, or click on the Danish flag for the whole sight - then look for AVLSHINGSTE (breeding stallions). The scores are always in this order: type, head/neck, shoulder/wither, back/croup, fore legs, hind legs, walk, trot, canter, overall or GI. While we are on the subject of pedigrees and color, I would like to mention that I have put two greys on my "for-sale" page. Both are by Norwegian import stallions and very high quality. Evy is a two year old filly by Smedsmo Graen and Hans is a weanling colt by Prydarson. I also have an Erlend daughter for sale, who carries the grey-recessive gene from her father, she is out of a Norwegian import mare. If any-one is looking for top-notch breeding stock with color, please take a look at http://www.oliviafarm.com/page2.html. Have fun researching, and let me know if you need any translations! Solveig Watanabe Olivia Farm www.oliviafarm.com
