This message is from: Starfire Farm <starfiref...@usa.net>
pedfjo...@aol.com wrote:
Anita Unrau was just talking to me a few days
ago about their fear that along with the drafty Fjords being bred to be more
sport type Fjords, that they feel some of the great temperment is also being
lost to more forward thinking ponies.
I had an interesting conversation with some Halflinger breeders while we
were at our Expo recently. They had the longest legged Halflingers I
have ever seen. They were so tall and their hindquarter conformation was
such that I thought they were Belgian crosses, but no, they were
purebreds. The breeder told me that the market is turning towards
taller, leggier, sportier models and they have noticed that, along with
those "sportier" horses, have come hotter temperaments.
BUT a hotter temperament doesn't have to mean that the horse doesn't
have a good brain.
My belief is that there will always be those out there who are
interested in breeding Fjords that are more geared towards a "family"
type of horse that is lower-key and useful for plowing the garden and
ferrying folks around, in addition to having some sportier types.
Susan F. - be careful how you categorize loving homes where Fjords (or
other horses for that matter) are "pasture ornaments." Just because a
horse is out on pasture, or is pastured at a boarding operation, does
not mean it is neglected!
Beth
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