This message is from: "Birgit" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It has been mentioned - in connection with the Moses Lake show - that 'the Danes were coming'. Now we are back in Denmark after some wonderful weeks in Canada and USA. My first visit in USA was in 2006, where I went to Winona and that was great. I decided that I wanted to go back, however it took me close to 2 years before it happened - far too long..
I think I met Ursula and Brian in Norway some years ago, and as far as I remember, we have spent the last three stallion evaluation weeks in Norway together in the cabins in Lote, which 'the Danes' have booked for as long as we want to go there. Last year Ursula and Brian visited Denmark twice and the idea about us visiting Canada and a horse show in the states was born. In August 2008 it finally happened. Ursula fetched us in Calgary and showed us the Canadian Rockies (Kananaskis, Banff and Lake Louise (which we could hardly see for tourists from all over the world)). Considering that the highest mountain in Denmark are below 200 meters (yes, that is true), it was an impressive tour. After a quiet day in Trinity Valley we continued our trip to Moses Lake, where we attended the show. It was great to see how you do a show 'over there', different from Denmark/Europe, but very interesting. After the show Ursula guided us through some very beautiful parts of Washington and Oregon and back to Washington before we crossed the border to Canada. Here we had more wonderful days in Trinity valley before Brian took us to Calgary, from where we left September, 2nd. What we do remember and appreciate - apart from the show and the nature - are the great hospitality and friendliness we met, wherever we came. In the US Elisabeth (or maybe her husband .) Anne and Teressa (again maybe the husband ..) prepared fantastic diners for us, so did Ursula in Canada and her friends there: Julie and Carol. But also during the show-days we got new friends - all thanks to the common interest we share ... the Norwegian fjord horse. If any of you visit Denmark let us now and we will do our best to make you enjoy your stay. Back in Denmark everything is busy. This weekend we have a very big riding and driving event with close to 200 participating fjord horses. It is partly the Danish championship for fjord horses in dressage, show jumping and driving (single and pairs) and the championship for the allround horse and partly an ordinary show with the same disciplines. Unfortunately the weather has been awful the last days with a lot of rain. Next weekend we have our stallion evaluation (only licensed stallions are allowed to breed here), as usual at Vilhelmsborg (www.vilhelmsborg.dk), where we celebrated our 65 year studbook jubilee in 2006. 47 stallions have been entered but the number of participating stallions will probably be a little less because some entries are always cancelled. So much for now - and once again thank you so much. Hope to meet all our northamerican friends (old ones as well as new ones) somewhere sometime in the future. Birgit www.fjordhest.dk Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
