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OK...
Beth.....cross a QH with an Andalusian and you have an AZTECA!!!!!
OK, so they had to start their own registry so they could have registered
horses!!!!
Cross a Fjord with a TB=Fjordoughbred. QH x
Fjord=Quarjord Horse.
Paint x QH=Fjaint Horse. Fjord x Friesian=
The possibilities are endless!!!!
Seriously, I love the breed, (as Beth well knows), and I hold her opinions,
thoughts, and ideas in high esteem. The Fjords are extremely identifiable by
their uniqueness, which comes from their history of selective breeding to be
just what they are, it is their history, their heritage, and it is
grand....somebody got it right somewhere along the way!!! I believe that
people will purchase a crossbred that is unregisterable because they are less
expensive, (fulfilling a life-long dream), or there is something about one
(or both) of the parent's breed that suits their purposes. Otherwise, enough
of the same crosses and everybody gets together to create a new breed
registry, and then start charging more for they are now registered horses!!!!
Steve.......you speak of your convictions regarding the European
breeding programs in the past tense.......well???? What thinks you now????
The curious want to know!!
Performance.....well, cowponies perform on the range, that kid's horse
sure has to perform around the countryside with its enthusiastic little
owner. I think Performance means different things to different people....it
would be easier to split the horses' Performance into three differently and
easily distinguished groups.
One.......APAAAAC (All Physical Activity Avoided At All Costs)
Two........MPFR (Moderate Physical Fitness Required)
Three......SABALI (Serious Athlete, Buff, And Loving It)
Dressage.......Fjords......hmmmm....mules, similar type, similar neck
ratios. Well, I sure am going to give it a shot on my little typey (8.5 at
the evaluation!!!) Fjord!!! Even if we don't look like the elegant TB's, the
spectacular Warmbloods .... wait a minute!!!! I DID catch that amazing LONG
strided extended trot on Nattmann (he was holding out on me).....can I ever
SIT it is the question!!!! Dressage is a tool for getting the most out of
your animal's performance, at any discipline, for any endeavor. It will turn
into decent/respectable scores in the dressage arena simply by having a
steady rhythm of the gaits, good geometry, clean transitions, square halts,
etc, etc. Can you tell I just came back from the California Dressage
Society's Annual Meeting that featured rides of all the new USAEq dressage
tests, with running commentary by Janet Brown and Hilda Gurney, both "S"
(international/FEI-C) judges.....it was phenomenal!!!! No, didn't have any
Fjord demo horses...darn.
Yes, I am in good humor......I have a Fjord, and that is humor
enough for me!!!!
Carole Sweet Modesto, CA
