This message is from: jern...@mosquitonet.com I remember hearing, way back when, that Benny had some problems with Sander and another Fjord gelding he was training to drive, so maybe Sander never really had good training in the first place! It will be interesting to see how he turns out in the hands of a good trainer.
Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, where the clouds have moved out and the temperature is dropping...predicted to be -15 to -25 tonight (coldest in calm valleys) >> Welcome to the world of taking on ancient pasture puffs Gail ! Update on >> the 2 older Fjords that I bailed out of a WA. pasture a few weeks ago. >> Anvil's Sander, > (yellow dun gelding, 19 , Leidjo X Anvil's Stina ) had his nasty hoofs > trimmed up at the >> National Ability Center, where I have donated him to their program. Even >> though they had 4 trainer / helpers there, he had to be sedated by their >> vet to get it done without anyone getting killed. Jan from the NAC gave me a >> " heads up " because Sander WAS, at one time, trained to ride, pull >> equipment ect. My girl, Anvil's Stellalite, ( white dun mare, 17, Leidjo X >> Anvil's >> Stina ) had never been trained to do anything. Her feet were pretty bad >> and also showed me signs that she might have foundered not too long ago. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
