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
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