Re: Results of the PA Horse Expo escapade
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just wanted to say I have a lot of friends who went to the PA Expo and all had a good comment on the Fjords and their exhibit. The best ones are how well mannered the Stallion was and gentle. I wanted to go but that was Auction weekend. So good work by all and yes as a frequent exhibitor I know it was work. Robyn in MD where only God knows what the weather is doing.
Results of the PA Horse Expo escapade
This message is from: M Korose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List Just an update on the PA Horse Expo - Harrisburg PA, that we were a part of last weekend. Curt, the ever patient, was there early Thurs, set up the booth, washed all 3 Fjords (I said, don't let them take off their blankets in public till they get clean!) and did everything. We had a successful Fri/Sat/Sun, crowds were large, completely filling all the aisles alot on Sat. He did a 3 min riding demo with Ulend (4 year old stallion) each day with appropriate script and music. i did a 10 min driving demo on Sat and Sun with the pair of geldings (5 yr old Solvar and 5 yr old Tobyn). We had SUPER help from Fjord friends (old and new) Joe Glick from Denver, PA, Debi Williams from Waterford PA, Martie and John Bolinski from Northeast MD, John Herr and Diane Singley from Catawissa PA, and Debbie and Charles Todd from Jackson NJ. WHat a great time we all had, the booth was more of a Fjord promotion booth vs a single farm effort as we did not think many breedings would result from this outing. Ulend was great, he was very at home with his public from the minute he got to the stall on the floor, Curt had the door open almost all the time with lots of folks (especially kids) invited in to touch and pat. What a great rep he was, he did get tired tho, and we substituted Solvar twice at the ends of the day, which worked out well. We used up all the flyers and cards we had, running out daily, seems kids collect cards in that area, hopefully their parents will read them, too! We had quite a few serious inquiries, maybe this will move some folks toward some Fjords. Anyway, we still have the trailer to clean out and could use some warmer weather here. I am tired. Marsha in VA (where the Fjords left at home were disappointed!) Side note: The only driving for the whole weekend was a chariot with 2 Friesians and a 6-up of leopard Appys with a stage coach. Both of these were ONLY in the nite show. There was NO other driving (but me) for 3 days. I was suprised. Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/
PA Horse Expo
This message is from: M Korose <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi List We have also received only one reply to a request for flyers to distribute. We have no stock currently saleable, and people do ask. We give out old Digests, when we have them, we keep a notebook with the current NFHR phone list, and we let folks copy down addresses in their area, we have them contact the NFHR website (we always have a special framed copy of the website on our picture board) and we try like crazy to lead them to folks we know are breeding Fjords in their general vicinity. But if you had flyers, they would be welcome. Even just word listings: age/experience/size/color/name/price These could be emailed to us, Curt has helped folks put together photos and words, it doesn't have to be as hard as people think. And we can get anywhere from 5-8 cents a copy here if we shop around. But I guess we will again be just trying to interest people in the Fjord breed, only to not be able to answer the big question: Where can I get one??? Our breeding program is young, we will be better off in a few years, but for those folks with an older (and trained!) Fjord that is looking for a sale, these expos get a lot of folks. We have some super folks volunteered to help at our booth, which is not NFHR sponsored, but will be a tribute to Fjords, none the less. Also, we do use videos, any we have gathered, Beth and Sandy graciously provided us a homemade one two years ago, it is the favorite of all. We keep a video on ALL THE TIME the booth is open. We have old Equitana KY footage, a Norwegian video (in Norwegian!), and we have even been known to put on the old mane cutting video. Off my Whine fest for now. We will have a great time, if you are a Fjord person in Harrisburg PA for the expo on 28-29 Feb or 1 March, come by and see us!!! Marsha in VA Where we just dug out of 24 or so inches of snow. The Alaska Fjord and the Norway Fjord are scoffing at the other light weights! Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com
