This message is from: John and Martie Bolinski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Just getting around to reading my 350 messages since Friday
morning. Guess everyone was busy writing while we were away.
Everyone said that once we bought one Fjord we would eventually end
up with more. So we spent our weekend driving 1200 miles and looking at
a horse we were pretty sure was NOT going to be what we wanted, based on
a photo that showed her standing next to a tall man (she looked about
the size of a shetland). We mentioned to Niel that maybe he should have
someone else hold the horse if he is trying to sell you on size. lol.
Good news is that she is exactly as advertised - a big girl with a
nice personality and similar enough in size/shape/personality to be a
good partner to Kilar. Since we did not think she would be big enough,
we took the height/weight tape with Kilar's measurements for
comparison. Surprizingly she is less and 1 inch shorter and about 50
pounds lighter. And such a beautiful DARK brown dun, especially her
face. And so feminine and nice mannered. Not quite so pushy as Kilar,
but still very interested in people.
Her name is MVF Frida and she has spent the past 5-6 years making
babies. She was imported from Norway in 1991, I think and was
originally used as a carriage/cart horse and ridden some. Her driving
skills need a lot of polishing up again. I got her to go forward and
backward nicely on the paved areas and in the grass, but turning is a
challenge. She doesn't know 'gee' or 'haw' like Kilar and when we got
to a turn-around point and I tried to get her to 'step haw' to come
around we almost rearranged the doorway to the barn. After several
attempts she finally just stood there and turned to look at me like
'alright, I've tried forward and back - what exactly is it you want from
me?' Had to have her headed and physically led back around to get
restarted but then we went on with some nice slow turns just to rein
pressure. I guess she just needs some more mileage and polish. At
least she was really calm and gracious in the face of confusion.
Her foal from this year was already sold, so we didn't get to see
him, but we looked at an older gelding, Anders (not sure of the whole
name) who is a nice big fellow at 2-3 who looks like he will be bigger
than either dam or sire (Torblakken).
Bottom line, we bought her and she will be delivered sometime after
Christmas (with a little more driving practice under her harness). We
can't wait!
Got her from Sorum Fjord Farm in Lebanon Ohio. Also saw their
newest stallion, Rams Lindeman. What a tall, straight fellow he is!
Not so much the drafty type I prefer, but a really nice looking horse -
and so friendly too.
Martie and Kilar in warm and foggy MD
