This message is from: Phillip Odden <n...@norskwoodworks.com>
Hello Jan and Jim Robbins,
It was fun to meet you and Jim at Iron Horse. The Combined Driving
Events are challenging and loads of fun but the real fun part of the
experience is meeting all the wonderful people and the talented horses
that participate. Of course Iron Horse is an incredible venue with
very gracious hosts. We had the opportunity to experience what we and
our horses could accomplish in a special setting.
That is kind of what this sleigh and cutter driving opportunity is all
about. There will be lots of different horses put to a wide variety of
cutters and sleighs. Driving at these sleigh events is not all that
challenging. They don't expect you to do much other than to parade
around the grounds, smile to the cameras and look nice. It is about
participating and being there. My Fjords are calm and experienced and
very easy to drive. They always have a lunch or dinner after these
events so people can get together and socialize.
The offer to drive at the CAA winter conference has been taken but the
Manes and Tails Sleigh Festival has just been announced for February
5th. So I can offer Driving packages for the days around January 8
for the Ashland Sleigh rally and February 5th near Stillwater,
Minnesota at this time. I get more pleasure from sharing my ponies
with others at these events than driving them myself. Its kind of like
catching fish. I love to fish but these days I get a bigger kick out
of helping others catch a nice fish than catching them myself.
I am sure there will be sleigh and cutter rallies next year as well.
It would be fun for me to share our ponies with you and Jim next year.
Hope to see you at a CDE next summer as well. The more we get our good
performance Fjords out and about the better off all of us are. And you
and your Fjord certainly did well at Iron Horse. Keep up the good work.
Phil
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