This message is from: Heather Baskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am very new to this list and to Fjord ownership, but Jerrell's post makes sense to me! My Fjord gelding lives 23/7 in the pasture (born on the pasture, raised in the pasture, you get the idea). He is only 2, but his movement is beautiful when he is out there with the Paints, Quarterhorses, etc. (he is the only Fjord where I board). He comes in for a very short time every evening for "supper" (a light vitamin/mineral supplement) which is a reward for standing in a stall for one hour a day. The only reason he comes in, is to teach him barn manners for grooming, etc., or "perish the thought" an unfortunate incident where he might need stall rest. Anyhow - aside from that - he is running in the pastures (trotting or cantering - it varies from day to day) - but he does do it "naturally" and quite often, "in tandem" with one of the mares in the herd. The latter being a very beautiful sight to behold. Looking forward to the day where we will do it together!!! Heather ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW HORSES LEARN WITH OTHER HORSES. If you ever get a chance to see the IMAX movie, on White Horses, [I can't remember the exact name] you will see how the Europeans have for many, many years raised their horses. They simply turn their young horses out with others in a large herd, with plenty of room to run and play. Now, if one could turn a young Fjord horse out with these Lipizzaners for about 3 years, you would have a horse that moved like the herd, working off the rear end, lots of front action, rounded, all muscled out, not fat,,, etc., etc. Or, turn your Fjord horse out with a herd of Mustangs in Nevada, come back in 3 years, you can bet your cute, little Fordie will canter, and canter all day. I hope this makes sense to the folks that don't understand cantering. Regards, Jerry Friz, Anderson, Ca. __________________________________________________________________ Connect with friends from any web browser - no download required. Try the new Yahoo! Canada Messenger for the Web BETA at http://ca.messenger.yahoo.com/webmessengerpromo.php The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
