This message is from: Linda Lottie User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kate.....my daughter and I took our gelding and our mare and foal to an open show to "get experience" for the fjord show. Like you mentioned....we were with about 20 quarterhorses in a halter class.....and nice ones at that!
The judge wandered through the quarterhorses....then, over to us and said what a nice group of fjords we had. We stuck out like sore thumbs and enjoyed every minute of it - haha!! Linda in WI On 2/28/07 8:46 PM, "kate charboneau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from: "kate charboneau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > You guys are really great. :) > > 15 hands is what my "magic string test" tells me. I take a piece of > baling twine and stretch it from the point of his elbow to the point of > his pastern, uh, fetlock, uh, that pointy point above his, you know, > ankle... (yes I feel dumb) then that length of baling twine goes from his > elbow up into the air above his wither & that's what I measure with my > stick. The magic string says he's going to be in the ballpark of 15H. > That's 6 inches taller than Mama, and 3 inches taller that Dad. This was > not supposed to happen. > > 3 days, 3 months, and 3rd birthday. Okay, this is timely. Fred will > turn 3 on March 23, I'll drag hubby out there with a video camera. Then > I'll pour over video of movement and structure until I can't see > straight. I am eager to see him next to a bunch of his age mates at > Blue Earth. > > We have our first show on March 25, the gal I've been taking showmanship > lessons from says it's too soon for showmanship, but we'll be in halter > class. It'll be us and a bunch of AQHA's; think the judge will notice > us? Or should I wear an outfit with lots of bling-bling in order to be > noticed? :) At our first showmanship lesson I was prepared to work on > the fancy stuff, like how do you get him to pivot?? The lesson gal said, > "actually we need to work on leading". Verrry Humbling. So in a couple > of weeks my growthy, gangley, wobbly, very sweet boy and I will be in a > halter class at an open show for the first time. I think this will > qualify as a *good experience* for us both! :) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Find what you need at prices you‚ll love. Compare products and save at > MSN® Shopping. > > The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: > http://tinyurl.com/rcepw The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
