This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] we understand your frustration, but this can be done! even with the drafty-est Fjord! We have found that doing a lot of transition work is the key, as well as lunge work...we ride at a large lesson/boarding barn, altho we have our boys BHF Bjorn & BHF Olaf at home here with us...(these guys love to canter in a free lunge too), we are the odd Fjord owners among TB's, Arabains, Andulusians, la de dah, But just getting them into one step of a canter, then praise-praise-praise, let them come down to a nice working trot, and then try it again, I think that the circle aids are the key, once they know that they are safe in consistant circling - bending- they build confidence. They have such a thick, strong neck, ...once they learn that they can still be balanced while bending, wow, it opens up a whole new world. And they will work from the rear then too. They seem to want to pull from the front, rather than have impulsion from the rear, altho that may be true of any young horse, ! they ne ed to learn this behavior, and a great coach doesn't hurt!!! We live in the Northeast, and do a lot of showing, we are always the only Fjords represented at the shows, one of the last 2-phase shows we were at, up near Boston, I overheard a middle aged rider with her coach, standing behind my son Paddy & I as he was waiting to go in for the stadium jumping portion (already got a first in Training level, Bjorn does a sweet 20 meter canter circle!) and the coaches student said 'maybe I won't get that Quarter horse, I really like the looks of that Fjord'...and the coach said ' Oh, you don't want a Fjord, they are too stubborn' - and I turned around and said, ' Yep, maybe they are stubborn, but when you, as a rider, get something out of a Fjord, then you know that you are a really great rider' ...nuff said....gotta love this breed, they are awesome and bring out the best in us as riders!! best to you, Denise -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "lgp33" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This message is from: "lgp33" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > As a new Fjord owner this is my first posting on this site. I have a > comment and a question. > > I am a mule owner (I ride and pack my mules) and until I got my Fjord I > would have argued the superiority of mules over any horse! For me, the > Fjord is the first horse I've encountered that matches up to my mules' > abilities, strength, sure-footedness and intelligence - sorry if this > offends the Fjord purists!. So, I was interested to see the debate > following the Horse Illustrated article. > > My question is, how DO I get my Fjord to canter? Bror is nine years old and > will only trot at very high speed (he hadn't been ridden much before I got > him). I've tried round-penning him and tried riding him into a canter but > with very limited success - I'm working at it every day. Will he get it > eventually? Any suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Linda Patorni > > _____________________________ > > Linda Patorni > High Mesa Ranch > 794 Ojo de la Vaca > Santa Fe, NM 87508 > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
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