Re: fjordhorse-digest V98 #298
This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ---Joel a harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't keep mules because I'm not smart enough. I would offer a > suggestion on the trainer you choose for your fjord. Find one that has > trained mules. While not keeping mules I have been around them & fjords > remind me more of mules than they do horses. Joel, I agree totally with you on this. I also do not keep mules because 1)I am not smart enough to keep ahead of them and 2)they are a bit noisey for my liking. There were a lot of mules where I grew up in western Montana. Some 'useable' some not. We used a "Tennessee Walker mule" that we raised for trailrides. He was an orphan who was raised by my saddlebred mare. Nice riding mule, but sometimes too smart for his own good. I second your advice to find a trainer who has experience with mules. The one we work with has mule experience, owns a couple himself, and it didn't take him long to figure out that our Fjords thought more like a mule than a horse. He had success with them, where other methods either failed, or the horse came out with problems. Mary == Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: fjordhorse-digest V98 #298
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joel a harman) I don't consider myself a professional trainer although I have been associated with horses in general for 25 yr & fjords for 11 yr. Most people who want to log & farm are smart enough to use mechanized equipment to do these things. Those of us that choose to use horses for the above have various reasons to do this. I train my own horses because I know what I want them to do. I have tried several times in the past to take the "easy route" to a team of geldings to work. I bought some "green broke" fjords & some never worked. Big mistake! I no longer have any of these fjords. It has been an expensive & difficult learning experience. When a "novice" buyer is looking for a fjord to buy beware of the inexpensive horse fjord you purchase. What saves you money up front is going to cost you in the long run in medical bills on yourself or training fees to correct the faults of the "deal" you got. Bottom line - pay now or pay later. I don't keep mules because I'm not smart enough. I would offer a suggestion on the trainer you choose for your fjord. Find one that has trained mules. While not keeping mules I have been around them & fjords remind me more of mules than they do horses. Different subject for those of you that don't know under your reply settings there might be something that says " don't include text of message in reply". Check it out. Be prosperous in the new year. Joel Harman ___ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
