LaCrosse Evaluation
This message is from: "Dave and Patti Walter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just got home from the LaCrosse Evaluation and as usual, it was a wonderful time. ALWAYS great being around Fjord Horses and their owners. I brought Rokida's Berit, owned by Bryan and Sharon Simonson. I started her this year for the Simonson's. I took her in conformation, where she received a 79, oh so close to that blue ribbon! (She still is a blue in my book.) Nice comments from the judges and I think our evaluation system is a wonderful educational tool. This will help the Simonson's when they go to look for a stallion to breed Berit to. Or if they ever wish to sell her, it will help them in that way too and the next buyer. Then I took her in intro. english and intro western. Receiving a red ribbon in both of these. Berit is young and green and a few more months would have helped us, but we did our best and she had some very nice components to her tests. She was rough in some other spots butas with all horses, there are always things to work on. I appreciated the positive comments on her score sheet. Even if the marks were lower, getting positive , constructive remarks is helpful. I knew what her areas of strength and weaknesses are, but knowing that the judges could see that she is a training level horse and saying things like "is athletic", or "good intro test/start". Helps a lot. Oh, sure I"d love to get 10's but with a horse with only several months of riding under her belt, well.it doesn't really happen that way. Personally, I like to see young / green horses do the introduce tests. Would rather see that , then waiting till the horse has been ridden for years and years before taking them in for the tests. I would like to see LOTS more do the performance tests and hopefully with positive feedback from the judges , more will come and do the performance tests then wait till their horse is completely finished in their training. It is a great tool and very happy our association provides it to our members. I'm thankful to the Simonson's who wanted me to bring their mare , even though waiting until next year probably would have brought in higher scores. They wanted to give her the experience. They will be back, hopefully with them riding the tests next time, and she will improve on the scores I'm sure! That is what it's all about, working on our skills and the horses, and we have to start somewhere! AND, as I said, I'm very thankful to the association for seeing the need for these evaluation in our breed and ALL the people who helped organize and run it. It went VERY smoothly and they all worked very hard. Your efforts did not go unnoticed! Also the judges, who had a VERY HOT and HUMID weekend, but kept their cool among the heat. Thanks to Joni Griffin, for coming along and because of her, I had a GREAT place to stay -her sister, Rosie's place. Felt like a princess in that bed!!!hehehehe Patti Jo Walter www.franciscreekfjords.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
RE: New Website pages
This message is from: "Kelly Hoem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> WOW what a great web site. Everyone should check it out. It is a pleasure to look at. Great Job Beth & Sandy Kelly & Susan Hoem [EMAIL PROTECTED] The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Re: Did some of you ride endurance with Fjord horses ?
This message is from: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for remembering Modellen, Marcy. He was a great horse. We did two three day 100 Competitive Trail Drives, and a 50. He was the first stallion to do the 100, as well as the first Fjord. We didn't win, but we did complete both years. On another occasion, a woman named Kim Keller, who lived at our farm at the time, and who weighed way too much but was elegantly graceful on a horse, borrowed Modellen for a 25 mile ride, competing with many veterans. Kim had never done the event before, and relied on some prior coaching from me. Despite any disadvantage, she came in second of 47. Modellen was an awesome horse, and very fit at that time. I may have told this story before I guess I am still impressed. Dave The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
California Aug. 2008 Eval.
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello Everyone Again I just got back from the Vestlandshest Fjord Club meeting. We need to know how many horses are planning to come to the California-Aug. 2008 Evaluation. We have not talked to the NFHR yet on this because we need to have at least 25 horses. It will be held in Fallbrook, Calif. Not far from Disneyland, Knottsberry Farm and Seaworld. Please let us know as soon as possible so we can start planning and get the Okay from the NFHR. Thank you Katherine Kramer West Coast Fjords Katherine Kramer 23355 Modoc Ct. Perris, CA 92705 phone (951) 657-2505 cell (951) 316-6616 ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
New Website pages
This message is from: Starfire Farm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Everyone, I hope things are going well at the LaCrosse evaluation! It's HOT here again. We've been spending our day off, inside, working on some new website pages (Sandy is also working on the Record Book III). We've been having some fun here at Starfire Farm, now that our evaluation is over. Although our old format is still in place, we have a new Home Page;-) check it out! There is a page from the Eval with some photos (more pages to follow) and a couple more pages showing the fun we've been having..you'll just have to take a look! ;-) ;-) ;-) Take care and enjoy, Beth -- Starfire Farm Beth Beymer and Sandy North http://www.starfirefarm.com The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
mane trimming
This message is from: Carol Makosky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I do not wet the mane, but spray it good with a detangler. That really helps with cutting for me. I also use one of the long hair picks to hold that part of the mane upright that I am trimming. -- Built Fjord Tough Carol M. On Golden Pond N. Wisconsin The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
transport needed MT to TN
This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Does anyone know of a horse transport possibility from western Montana to Tennessee? Please write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ruthie, nw mt US The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
The Fourth Fjord Gait
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eike, I always love it when someone else mentions this "gait", because I try to describe it all the time. We call it the flying trot. When I first rode it, I immediately thought it was its own gait, although everyone assures me it is not. But like Odin, Joe kicks it in when he is serious, and even the big Warmblood we ride with has to canter to keep up. Joe does it, Della does not (but generally speaking, Della is not a serious fast moving Fjord!!) Kate and Joe (the flying Fjord) and Della (the strolling Fjord) * He was a four gaited horse, he had a special "serious movement" trot which kicked in when he knew we really wanted to get somewhere. The bigger horses were cantering along! ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Virginia NFHR Evaluation
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The tentative schedule for the upcoming NFHR Evaluation in Herndon, VA is available on my website, http://www.ironwood-farm.com.? We hope to see many Fjord owners and fans at the Evaluation.? There will be a companion event, the Virginia Fjord Fjestival which features sales horses (see my website for a sales catalog that includes 17 Fjords), daily harness demonstrations by Barbara Corson, daily carriage demos by Al Smith, gift items from Martie Bolinski, and custom?embroidery by Marsha Korose.?? It will be fun and for now, the temperature is projected to be only in the mid-80's. Margaret Bogie Ironwood Farm Rixeyville, VA? The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
