This message is from: Kathleen Spiegel <spiek...@isu.edu>
my mule is nothing if not a long eared fjord. Self preservation, a certain need to be convinced rather than coerced and a love of food. both are extremely lovable and probably closer to the wild type of horse than the domesticated form, although they have been domesticated for ages. I recently sold one of my best fillies, who of all of my fjords showed the most pormise as a laid back kids horse. The purchaser returned her after three months. Although he cited helath reasons, in talking to him, I found out she had developed a habit of kicking when cornered, chasing his cows and his dogs, testing his fences and wanting to eat everything. all very mulelike. Of note, this was his only horse on the place. The mule is herd protector, taking on any thing that is not in her herd, whether coyote, dog or moose. He returned her as a suspicious high strung filly, but she is calming down. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Me Kint <me.k...@yahoo.com> wrote: > This message is from: Me Kint <me.k...@yahoo.com> > > > A while back someone mentioned that fjords can have a little mule in their > behavior or something like that. Not being familiar with mules, would > someone explain? I have observed that my few fjords are different from the > variety of horses I have had....maybe I just know more now but seems that I > have to work more with the fjord mind. Anybody have mules & fjords? What > similarities do you observe? > > From Mary's iPad > > PLEASE REMOVE ALL E-MAIL ADDRESSES BEFORE SENDING OR FORWARDING THIS > EMAIL. > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
