This message is from: Gail Russell <g...@zeliga.com>
> OK..I have a whole bunch of horses, several of whom have been trained to > levels that they would look great on a performance test. But, the real > proof in the pudding is that there are two horses whose temperaments stand > out, even if they are not being intensively trained. A Fjord gelding, and > a QH gelding, with the latter being much better than the former. When you > really see temperament, is when working with a horse in the stable, or with > a horse that has not been touched for months. When not touched for > months, the Fjord gelding is still the sweetest horse we have, loving > cuddles and hugs, and never (well, almost never) barging over his handler > or someone coming into a stall. However, that gelding will bolt...out of > the blue...even when you surprise him walking up onto him in a pasture. He > probably has vision problems of some kind. The QH gelding is good all the > time, no matter how long he has been left untouched. > Since we cannot have stallion stations, one could, I suppose, demand some kind of mini-performance or handling test be done after the horse has not been intensively trained for 30 days. Like starting out anew. I bet it would reveal a lot. > > Then arrived the discussion of how to combine the Conformation portion > with the Disposition portion? Soon became clear that each was separate but > equally important. Conformation became its own entity with its own American > score sheet. Still used today with some adaptations. Disposition was then > added into the Performance Tests of Riding, Driving, and Draft. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
