This message is from: "Joe Glick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We were at the Horse Progress Days on Friday and Saturday. There were field demonstrations of modern horse drawn equipment all day, both days. Horses used for the demonstrations included Belgian, Brabant, Percheron, American Cream, Haflinger, Morgan, Suffolk, Shire, Clydesdale, Spotted Draft, Mules and Norwegian Fjords. There was even an oxen doing demos. Horses and mules hitched to wagons took people to and from the fields. Mini horses and donkeys hitched to mini wagons, loaded with ice cold drinks, where seen throughout the day.
Rich Hotovy (Michigan) and Mike Sadlon (Indiana) each had 2 Fjord gelding there that they used in the field demos. Walter Bittenbender (Pennsylvania) gave wagon rides with 2 Fjord mares. I was on trash detail. Going around emptying trashcans with a pair of Fjords and a wagon. It was an excellent opportunity to show the gentle disposition of the Fjord, driving through crowds of people all day long. Someone thought it was a shame, using such beautiful horses for trash detail. I said "Would you rather see an ugly pair of horses coming around every half hour?" Things went well till I got there Saturday morning and discovered someone else's horse had kicked my mare in the stifle during the night. It wasn't real serious, but I wasn't going to use her like that. Mike Sadlon was kind enough to let me use one of his geldings. So I continued my duties with Mike's gelding hitched with my gelding. A few people commented on how well my team matched and were surprised when I told them they were never hitched together before. We meet other Fjord owners and they were all as friendly as Fjords themselves. I even talked with a gentleman from Denmark. He said "We have lots of Fjords in Denmark." Joe Glick Glick Family Farm Gordonville, PA [EMAIL PROTECTED] "A Fjord will take you anywhere!"
