This message is from: Patricia Holland <pathollan...@gmail.com>
Yea! Marcy... I was hoping you'd chime in - I saw who owned Hertel and Danser and thought about all you and Susan have done over the years for the breed. I'd love to share a story about Marcy & Susan and our first meeting. When I first became involved with the Fjords I was sent to the New England area, because at that time the majority of Fjords were there - I landed at Lindsay Sweeney's (when Solar was still alive). Marcy and Susan came down and the four of us took off into the wilds of Vermont, traversing the old logging trails - Susan was in cart - Marcy, Lindsay and I were astride. Everyone knows I consider a trail ride to be when my arena has a low spot that gathers water. To 'trail' ride with these people was somewhat close to what you saw on the Tevis Cup video....but the funny part is we were having a good time and day light slowly turned to dusk and then totally 100% blackout. These ladies took it all in stride - like they always took their horses out riding at 2:00 AM in the pitch black. .... me I just remember big rocks, lots of big trees, up hills, down hills, bits of conversation like "are you sure we go this way" and wondering how in the h___ we made it back. THAT was my first introduction to the Fjord world. And I still love the fact I was introduced to such wonderful people with no egos, no agendas, and just pure pride in the animals they trained and raised. Thanks for the memories Marcy Pat Holland Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
