The Pedersens and the Ariz CDE
This message is from: oe Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Greetings Just talked to Jeff and Lisa Pedersen. They are on their way home from the Arizona CDE. What an experience. The weather was horrendous (sp). During the dressage portion, Jeff and the Fjords were in the middle of competing when the winds really started blowing. The dust devils were picking up everything that wasn't tied down and even the judges were in their cars. Of course the horses stood their ground and completed their task and came in third (I think that is what Lisa said) The next day in the marathon, it rained in torrents with the rain sleeting down. The fjords did their thing with a minimum of nervousness. Thank heaven's for fjords. The team finished and Jeff and his help along with the Fjords came through frozen but in the top 5. The cones were done with 4 of water on the ground. All in all they finished 3rd along with two other competitors with Fjord singles who finished in the top 3 with their Fjords. Pretty good showing an done so well with these wonderful horses. I always contend that there is nothing like a Fjord. Ours prove daily what a wonderful breed they are. They put up with our foibles and just keep going. Lisa said she would email the list with more information but she wanted everyone to know how it went. Pat Wilson
Re: The Pedersens
This message is from: Pat Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is very interesting. My grandmother hailed from Denmark. Her last name was Dahlgren and she married a Hansen. This kind of name changing sure makes it interesting if you are in to genealogy. pat wilson ttfn Birgit Mortensen wrote: This message is from: Birgit Mortensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello list! Early Friday (danish time) I wrote to the list about the danish family names, but obviously it never reached its destination. I try again in case you are still interested: Just to confirm that Pedersen is a very common family name in Denmark. When the inhabitants in Denmark were counted about a month ago the total number was 5.363.718. And yes, Denmark is a very small country, we know it. The most common family name in Denmark is Jensen. When this year started the name was used by 312.396 persons living in Denmark. Number 2 on the list was Nielsen, number 3 Hansen and number 4 was Pedersen (used by 191.144 persons). So in Denmark you dont have to spell it and though! We have a very similar family name, Petersen, number 11 on the list and used by 95.232 persons. So now and then the question with a d or a t is asked! In Denmark a lot of things is counted, but if you ask me the question how many fjords do you have in Denmark I must admit, that I dont know. When we celebrated our 50 years studbook jubilee 10 years ago we estimated that the number was 10.000. At this years jubilee we havent been talking about numbers of fjords, but we still have many. And speaking of jubilee: we had three wonderful days with visitors from most fjord-countries in Europe (and 4 persons from the US too hope to see you again). 338 persons attended our jubilee dinner and I think everybody had great fun. More than 100 fjordhorses were evaluated (our neighbour countries Sweden and Germany had brought horses too) and in a show other close to 100 fjordhorses showed all the things a fjordhorse can do. We must get some pictures at our website, when they are there, I will send a new message. Many greetings from Denmark Birgit (Family name Mortensen number 20 at the Top-20 list) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. I could add that the reason we have so many family names ending upon 'sen' is that till about 150 years ago it was a tradition especially among the farmers to convert a first name to a family name in the next generation. E.g.: a farmer had the name Jens Pedersen. His sons got the family name Jensen (you can translate it 'son of Jens'). The sons first names could be Lars (his sons would have the family name Larsen) or Anders (his sons would have the family name Andersen) and so on. If the children were girls they had a family name telling that they were daughters of . E.g.: Jens Pedersens daughter got the family name Jensdatter (datter is danish for daughter) and so on. However this way of making names was forbidden by a dabusg law in 1856. _ The simple way to read all your emails at ThatWeb http://www.thatweb.com
Re: The Pedersens
This message is from: Jean Gayle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Birgit! Thanks for the lesson in Danish lore. Very interesting and it sounds as though your country is quite crowded. Nice to hear about your fjords and the interest in them. Jean Jean Walters Gayle [Authoress of The Colonel's Daughter Occupied Germany 1946 To 1949 ] http://users.techline.com/jgayle Send $20 PO Box 104 Montesano, Wa 98563
The Pedersens
This message is from: Birgit Mortensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hello list! Early Friday (danish time) I wrote to the list about the danish family names, but obviously it never reached its destination. I try again in case you are still interested: Just to confirm that Pedersen is a very common family name in Denmark. When the inhabitants in Denmark were counted about a month ago the total number was 5.363.718. And yes, Denmark is a very small country, we know it. The most common family name in Denmark is Jensen. When this year started the name was used by 312.396 persons living in Denmark. Number 2 on the list was Nielsen, number 3 Hansen and number 4 was Pedersen (used by 191.144 persons). So in Denmark you dont have to spell it and though! We have a very similar family name, Petersen, number 11 on the list and used by 95.232 persons. So now and then the question with a d or a t is asked! In Denmark a lot of things is counted, but if you ask me the question how many fjords do you have in Denmark I must admit, that I dont know. When we celebrated our 50 years studbook jubilee 10 years ago we estimated that the number was 10.000. At this years jubilee we havent been talking about numbers of fjords, but we still have many. And speaking of jubilee: we had three wonderful days with visitors from most fjord-countries in Europe (and 4 persons from the US too hope to see you again). 338 persons attended our jubilee dinner and I think everybody had great fun. More than 100 fjordhorses were evaluated (our neighbour countries Sweden and Germany had brought horses too) and in a show other close to 100 fjordhorses showed all the things a fjordhorse can do. We must get some pictures at our website, when they are there, I will send a new message. Many greetings from Denmark Birgit (Family name Mortensen number 20 at the Top-20 list) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. I could add that the reason we have so many family names ending upon 'sen' is that till about 150 years ago it was a tradition especially among the farmers to convert a first name to a family name in the next generation. E.g.: a farmer had the name Jens Pedersen. His sons got the family name Jensen (you can translate it 'son of Jens'). The sons first names could be Lars (his sons would have the family name Larsen) or Anders (his sons would have the family name Andersen) and so on. If the children were girls they had a family name telling that they were daughters of . E.g.: Jens Pedersens daughter got the family name Jensdatter (datter is danish for daughter) and so on. However this way of making names was forbidden by a dabusg law in 1856. _ The simple way to read all your emails at ThatWeb http://www.thatweb.com
the Pedersens
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hej Lisa - yes, Danish! My husband is Danish (was, US citizen now) - Henning Pedersen. When we looked at the phone book in Denmark, there were tons of them! Not many here though and I DO get tired of spelling it. I am not Danish, all American mutt, but have learned a lot about the Danes. My mother in law spells her first name Lise, with an E. Are you Danish?
