MN Expo - A Brief Report
This message is from: Patricia Pasqual tishpasq...@gmail.com What a great representation of our wonderful horses at the MN Expo this year! Our horses were groomed, well-behaved, and there was great variety for the public to enjoy (red dun, grey dun, brown dun, sporty models and drafy styles). And amazingly the weather cooperated for once - no rain, and pleasant spring temps really brought out the crowds. Kristin, June, Heike, Jessica and Rob rode English, with Kristin doing some lovely lateral work and turns on the haunches, Heike getting off her gelding to have him take a bow (a real crowd pleaser, she was applauded for that effort every time!), and June jumping. Jessica rode Heike's Angie and did a great job on a horse she had just met, and Rob showed great dressage form on his lovely gelding. We had the Lusty's driving the ever-reliable Marla, and Phil and Else with their pair of red boys hooked to a marathon vehicle, showing off some lovely bending and precision. Mary and Tess were in full buckaroo regalia, proudly representing the draftier style of our breed. When the group left the colliseum and turned down the street en masse, they really turned heads as a group. Every horse breed at the Expo is touted as the family horse, the versatile horse, the kind and well behaved; ours really are! Tish and Elph in Minneapolis Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] i have a bunch of photos we took at the minnesota horse expo, nothing fancy, but some nice images of what we looked like. i am the one in the teal and orange western shirt. as i look at these i noticed that oz still looks like a fuzzy mammoth compared to everyone else. i guess we live farther north. the foal was 10 days old, fathered by heike's stallion, thor, and mom is lillyhammer. cute shot of linda syverson-kerr with her son riding behind her.smiling gudkneckts, anne and deeann with loki lee, hannah boisen on oyer with the green saddle pad, anne lottie wearing blue on lena, kristin lee braiding yaeger's mane, the lustys with marlajust a great group :) here's the URL: http://livinginoz.smugmug.com/gallery/2801912#P-1-15 laurie, and oz ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
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This message is from: kate charboneau [EMAIL PROTECTED] MN Expo was Great! I made the voyage from 4+ hours north to be there Friday and Saturday just to see the Fjords. It was such a nice group of people showing a nice variety of Fjords (stout to svelt, all 3 genders, tiny baby to been-there-done-that) doing a wide variety of disciplines (trail riding, western pleasure, english, dressage, training cart, meadowbrook, team)! I was very warmly welcomed by the whole group of Fjord people, they all were genuinely lovely and welcoming to me, a virtual stranger. I was allowed to help out truly felt useful. I was awed by the nerves of steel of this group... I've attended many an Expo many a horse show... but never with the eyes of one moving horses through a mass of people like this! OMG! Every Last Nerve was Standing At Attention as I watched tried to contribute to moving these horses safely through baby strollers, toddlers, golf carts, rodeo cows, dollies full of metal chairs, other horses dancing away from people in flip-flops... My hat is off to the brave and steady souls who pulled this off with finesse, class, and nerves of absolute steel! You were amazing and your horses were out of this world! Hats off to you. Interest Rates NEAR 39yr LOWS! $430,000 Mortgage for $1,299/mo - Calculate new payment The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
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This message is from: kate charboneau [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota Expo is coming up in a few months. Anyone making plans to bring their Fjords? I've attended as a 4H Mom/shopper/audience member; what's it like to bring your horse? Kate Get in the mood for Valentine's Day. View photos, recipes and more on your Live.com page. The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
Lori's Update, and MN Expo
This message is from: Chris McMahon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I really enjoy reading your posts, thanks for updating us. The trip to Portugal sounded like a dream of a week. I am taking riding lessons from a really good instructor, and I watch her give my barn owner dressage lessons (me: I get basic equitation; that is my current speed . . .) and it amazes me to see the progression. Such little changes result in huge differences in performance. She said something yesterday that seemed to be in line with your comment about teaching young horses one way, and then having to teach them another way for dressage. It was about just lifting your body into the canter position, and then having the young, fairly green horse just rise up naturally to canter. No leg cue, no nothing. Very interesting, and it worked beautifully on the horse that the barn owner was riding. We made some good progress in my lesson yesterday, I am becoming a more confident rider, although I don't think I will ever feel as comfortable as I do when I'm driving! Linda, sign me up for Expo, and I'm pretty sure I can help out on Thursday. I'm between jobs right now, have three weeks off, happy camper. Tish and Elph in Minneapolis
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This message is from: Warren Stockwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] Congratulations To Linda and Kristen for your great showing of the Fjord breed, as well as Congratulations to All the others who took time from their days to show off the Fjordies in their different disciplines. You did a marvelous job!! Thanks For all Your Hard Work Roberta
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This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This message is from Linda Syverson Kerr [EMAIL PROTECTED] I wanted to say thank you to Linda and Kristin, for a wonderful job at the stall decorations and all the hard work at pulling us together and putting together a wonderful demo at the MN Expo. I enjoyed being part of the demo. and the friendships made. Everyone there did a excellant job at showing people what these wonderful animals are about. I look forward to seeing everyone at Blue Earth. Linda Syverson Kerr and Markus -- Linda Syverson Kerr
