Re: 100 day tests ? Nope.

[Northhorse]

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In a message dated 1/20/01 12:30:19 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
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> ? Never happen. This is America, where people here ( in every horse
> breed ) thinks that every cute piece of male fluff to hit their back
> yard is stallion quality. There are too many stallions now being
> kept intact, and most of them will never leave their
> 

Oh Lisa, don't get me started on this! I have a friend who I SWEAR
copies every last thing I do!!! When I bought my first horse, a very
nice Arab gelding, she went out and bought an Arab. Stallion. Now my
gelding was very nice, very correct, but didn't have the extra
something that a stallion should have. Her stallion was worse!
Extremely crooked legs, overbite, etc. But she wouldn't geld him. I
started taking archery, with a simple recurve bow, SHE started taking
archery with a compound bow. I should be flattered! Ten years ago I
moved to the Pacific Northwest, and yep. Guess where she's living now!
Chewelah Washington LOL. Right SMACK dab next to one of my
favorite stallions, Hostar (Misha is another one. I have to alternate
breeding Juniper between these two. I wish Juniper had a clone so I
could breed her to both stallions every year!). Anyway, it will be
interesting to see if she picks up a fjord! 

Pamela

100 day tests ? Nope.

[Pedfjords]

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In a message dated 1/20/01 11:30:11 AM Mountain Standard Time, 
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<< 
 > Maybe it's time for the Evaluation Committee and the NFHR to seriously
 > discuss 100 Day Testing for Fjord stallions, and requiring them to perform
 > in sporting events such as dressage, cutting, combined driving.
   ...
 > What do you think? 
  >>

  I think I dont get it.  I hauled my Stallion, 3 days to Mn. this 
summer, after working for 4 months getting him ready to perform well, both in 
conformation and riding tests. He did a great job, for never being exposed to 
much outside of his comfort zone, got a great evaluation with lots of very 
helpful comments from all evaluators. I can now work on training points, not 
approached before, and breed mares to him that work with both his wonderful 
traites and faults. I can advertise him as an evaluated Stallion, and provide 
his paperwork to any interested mare owners, to see what the experts thought.

   What would a 100 day test do for ME, that I cannot already provide ? 
Beautiful offspring, out winning and showing, one evaluation done and working 
on a driving test for the next time.   Sorry to report this bit of info. but 
in my experiences since getting Fjords in Utah, are that people want CHEAP, 
and are not too interested in his paperwork. Sad, but true. Of course, they 
also want broke ( bombproof ) to ride/ drive and big. You will have to 
convince me that the 100 day test means more to my potential customers, then 
the previously stated information.Lisa Pedersen   


PS :  Also, what does REQUIRED mean ?  You mean cull or at least geld the 
ones who dont do the 100 day test with passing marks ?  Never happen. This is 
America, where people here ( in every horse breed ) thinks that every cute 
piece of male fluff to hit their back yard is stallion quality. There are too 
many stallions now being kept intact, and most of them will never leave their 
back yards to do anything.just like 90 % of the registered Fjord 
Stallions out there.  Face it, the people who bring their breeding stallions 
out of their barns and do ANYTHING with them, are few, comparitivly. We do 
not live in the horse and buggy days anymore ( even in Utah  ) and working 
equines are nice in Amish country and movies. People here want pleasure 
horses for their own favorite disapline, and doing a draft test would not 
interest them.   LP   PSS : not saying I agree with that, just my 
observations from 25 years or horse owning.