This message is from: S Sexton <ssext...@hotmail.com>
Hi, My name is Stephanie, I'm in Kansas and I just joined the list. I have had horses for 20+ years and have been breeding Arabians off and on for the last 10yrs. I have decided to disperse my Arabians and instead to focus on riding and breeding one or two horses every few years. I've become attracted to the Fjord for their size, ability and all I hear about their wonderful temperament. I'm not set in stone yet on the Fjord, but am slowly getting there I think! I'd love to hear from any of you as to why you chose the Fjord, what keeps you coming back to Fjords each year and any advice you might have for someone just starting out in a new breed. Feel free to private message me if you prefer to keep any information off list, I'm available at ssext...@hotmail.com or sextonstab...@hotmail.com I've been riding for years, nothing fancy or competitive, just for enjoyment and to (hopefully) continually improve my riding abilities. I've ridden Western (pleasure, trail and working) and English (hunt seat, hunter over fences, dressage, all around) and have taken a shine to learning Eventing! It seems to have the best of all the worlds I enjoy- dressage for foundations, jumping for fun and jumping on trail (cross country) - what more could there be? I may have been in contact with some of you already in my search for the perfect starter Fjord to teach me Eventing - oh, and a breeding quality mares she should be. Yes, I want it all :) and have a few solid prospects. For those of you I haven't met yet, I'd love to hear about any quality mares you might have for sale or lease that fit this bill too - I do prefer something that's already finished under saddle and the more experience she has with dressage and jumping the better. I'm trying to keep from making mistakes I was supposed to have learned from before when buying green horses or horses not quite suited to my direction or expectations. LOL If anyone would steer me clear of Fjords, please let me know that as well. I'd love any breed suggestions you might have instead then, please keep in mind I'm looking for something more pony sized and just all around wonderful to work with as well. Sorry, no Welshies as that was my first pony and I'm still scarred for life! She was an amazing pony and the only horse or pony I have ever met where we could tie her out on a line and let her graze in the yard - she was so smart, if she tangled, she'd just back herself out of it or stay there and eat, but mostly she got herself untangled and never panicked or got injured. I'd love to know how they trained her to do that! I'm in the Wichita, Kansas area, almost the smack dab middle of the continental USA here. I transferred here for work from Chicago last year and just love it. Wonderful people and the climate is spectacular! Okay, there's the wind to get used to, but the winters are laughable for someone who grew up in Northwestern Iowa and spent time in South Dakota. Those of you in WI and MN and such would think it spring or fall instead of winter :) I have 5 Arabians currently, though I am working to find appropriate homes for them, preferably selling but a few might be placed with special breeding programs or on leases. The Arabian market has tanked and seemed to be rebounding a bit last year but is just stale and dreadful so far this spring. This has slowed down my dispersal unfortunately. I hope I haven't bored you all to tears at this point, I'm glad to have found this list and hope to spend more time gleaning what information I can from the archives and all willing list members. Thanks for reading, Stephanie Kansas Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
