Smarter and More Stubborn

2009-02-18 Thread KateSeidel
This message is from: katesei...@aol.com Caroline, just wanted to echo your thoughts. Some horses are just that way. Joe does not "do what he do" out of maliciousness or fear or pain, he wants to make sure who is going to be the boss, and also he has a strong playful streak. He often fail

Re: stubborn

2007-05-25 Thread Douglas Knutsen
This message is from: "Douglas Knutsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ellen, I prefer the terms "determined" and "self-confident." Peg Knutsen - Original Message - From: "Ellen Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 9:15

RE: STUBBORN ?

2005-03-10 Thread Laura Kranzusch
This message is from: "Laura Kranzusch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: "Catherine lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Laura and all, Next time someone mentions that our very smart Fjords are stubborn, tell them it is not stubbornness, but intelligence that make them

Stubborn Fjordies? Nope....

2005-03-06 Thread Jeanne Zuker
s but decided that the Fjord was the correct breed for me. I read everything I could find on "breed characteristics" from magazines, books, on the internet, and from talking to people. Many people said that the Fjord was "stubborn" but what I learned was that they are extremely

Stubborn

2005-03-05 Thread Janne
This message is from: "Janne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, ALL good norwegians are stubborn. We tend to really want to totally know what you want us to do, like really give a good intelllegent reason, before we commit to doing it, but if we think it makes sense, we'll do it, st

Re: STUBBORN ?

2005-03-05 Thread Marsha Jo Hannah
This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > "Catherine lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Next time someone mentions that our very smart Fjords are stubborn, tell > them it is not stubbornness, but intelligence that make them ask the > q

STUBBORN ?

2005-03-05 Thread Catherine lassesen
This message is from: "Catherine lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Laura and all, Next time someone mentions that our very smart Fjords are stubborn, tell them it is not stubbornness, but intelligence that make them ask the questions "Do you really want me to do this?, and Why

Re: advertising, sponsorship, stubborn

2003-11-07 Thread Nancy Newport
nd all of us Fjord owners have benefited also. I wish our Fjord community had a really top notch advertising person available to help Vivian. Wouldn't it be cool to have Vivian sponsored by Ford Trucks. Think of the great ads they could make! I have also heard from people that Fjords are stu

Re: Stubborn and also funny!

2001-07-24 Thread Sue Harrison
This message is from: "Sue Harrison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >My Riba is definitely a little stubborn. But between a >horse that gets >terrified and goes ballistic and one that stands still and >refuses to move >until she understands what's going on, guess which I

Re: stubborn

2001-07-22 Thread GailDorine
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] My Riba is definitely a little stubborn. But between a horse that gets terrified and goes ballistic and one that stands still and refuses to move until she understands what's going on, guess which I choose. Gail in Tucson (I've been called stubborn, too)

Re: stubborn

2001-03-13 Thread GailDorine
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I was warned against fjords because they were stubborn and my girls are stubborn at times. I don't mind. There's worse things. If you wait and let them think, they'll cooperate. People who train warmbloods like the girls. I think SOME

Re: training/stubborn/crossbreeding

2000-06-11 Thread GailDorine
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I love my new trainer who laughs at them because they have minds of their own, as opposed to the old one who said, "They're stubborn," in her own disapproving, stiff way. You need a sense of humor to work with animals. I loved Sin

Re: FJORD MYTH - Stubborn

1999-03-27 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 3/27/99 7:55:47 Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << To me, this falls into the same category as the Fjords that can't canter. The answer to both problems is Teach Them While They're Young! >> Yes. This was the on

Re: FJORD MYTH - Stubborn

1999-03-27 Thread Arthur Rivoire
x27;ve realized that Fjords do, indeed, have a different character than other breeds, and have many times heard this difference described as "stubborn", which always surprises me . . . and ticked me off. Fjordhorses have strong characters, strong personalities . . . a very good thing b

Stubborn and foal IgG

1999-03-25 Thread misha nogha
This message is from: misha nogha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> When I had the time to study dressage, I was riding Appaloosas. Everyone said they were stubborn too. In fact, my Swedish instructor, pulled his chin, looked at my horse and said, "It's not that he is stubborn, but very smar

Not Stubborn

1999-03-25 Thread Catherine Lassesen
This message is from: "Catherine Lassesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hey, they are not stubborn... they are Norwegian