Re: Re[2]: A very, very, very big fjord?
This message is from: "Mike May, Registrar NFHR" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 12:43 AM 10/6/2002 +0200, you wrote: This message is from: "Anne Berit Nyland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That would be Solveig who I believe is 16.1hh. She is a really > beautiful horse to see in action. Do you breed on horses that big? They are not a typical fjord at all actually, not with that size. The horses this big are way outside of the NFHR breed standard Anne. Our Breed Standard says this: "The Fjords generally range in size at maturity from 13.2 to14.2 hands (54 to 58 inches) and weigh about 900 to 1200 pounds with a few individuals ranging outside these measurements." 54 inches is approx. 137.2 cm, 58 inches is approx. 147.3 cm. Mike === Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry Mike May, Executive Director & Registrar PO Box 685 Webster, NY 14580-0685 Voice 585-872-4114 FAX 585-787-0497 http://www.nfhr.com mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[2]: A very, very, very big fjord?
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> My friends here have a half brother to Solveig that is 15-1 but very big boned with a tremendously long hip. He has a big head also, and is rather coarse, but boy can he move! Jumps, has a tremendous stride. This gelding, Riktor and Solvieg were both bred by Ron and Robin Pearson who were seeking to produce large Fjords. Thay are not typey, but Some folks here do want large Fjords. My gelding Bjorken, (Stella II X Anvil's Rikolv) is 15-2, but lighter boned than Riktor with a more refined head. No, he doesn't look like the typical Fjords, much slimmer and taller, but I love him and he suits me. He is gelded for a reason...He is not breeding material. 16 hands would be too tall for me, tho, I like Bjorken's height and smaller. Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, a beautiful sunny day after a hard freeze. 40 degrees. Winter is coming! >> That would be Solveig who I believe is 16.1hh. She is a really >> beautiful horse to see in action. > >Do you breed on horses that big? They are not a typical fjord at all actually, not with that size. > >Anne Berit - Norway > > > Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re[2]: A very, very, very big fjord?
This message is from: "Anne Berit Nyland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > That would be Solveig who I believe is 16.1hh. She is a really > beautiful horse to see in action. Do you breed on horses that big? They are not a typical fjord at all actually, not with that size. Anne Berit - Norway
Re[2]: A very, very, very big fjord?
This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Karen-- Friday, October 04, 2002, you wrote: > I haven't seen it, but someone told me of a 16hh mare in the > Colorado Springs area, I think being used in dressage. Anyone know > this horse? That would be Solveig who I believe is 16.1hh. She is a really beautiful horse to see in action. I watched one day as Taffy, her owner, worked her through a really demanding routine of third to fourth level dressage with a double bridle. The mare looked superb, doing awesome extended trots and tempe lead changes. When they were done Taffy rode over to where I was standing and said, "Now we'll do Western Pleasure." She dropped the snaffle rein and started the horse forward, and she immediately dropped into a great Western Pleasure frame. After they had work neck reining at real nice jogs and lopes, Taffy announced they would now do hunter. With that she dropped the curb rein, picked her up on the snaffle and proceeded to ride her through a series of patterns at a nice forward hunter pace. -- Steve McIlree -- Pferd & Skipper -- Omaha, NE/Las Cruces, NM, USA He that would venture nothing must not get on horseback. --Spanish proverb
