This message is from: Curt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Everyone,
Another month has past, so another expo has just finished. LFF Ulend, Bayshore Simen, Sophia I, Hog Solvar, Chapman Valley's Halnas, and OH Raoul represented Norwegian Fjord Horses at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo in Harrisburg, PA, on Feb 25 - 27, 2005. LFF Ulend (MVF Erlend and MVF Viola) is a 6 year old grey stallion owned by Marsha Korose and Curt Pierce. Bayshore Simen (Gingard and FC Lakita) is a yearling white dun colt owned by Frank Baylis. Sophia I (Bayshore Laurel and Bayshore Ikea) is a 3 year old white dun filly owned by Joe and Lea Glick. All three of these Fjords were in stalls in the expo hall for visitors to see and touch. Hog Solvar (Viljar Brim and Solvi), a 7 year old white dun gelding owned by Marsha Korose and Curt Pierce, was also in the stall with Simen on Saturday and Sunday. Simen didn't need him, but Solvar was lonely in the barn by himself. Ulend and Solvar were driven by Marsha Korose as a pair to a Tidaholm marathon carriage in the br! eed demos. Also in the breed demos, Chapman Valley's Halnas (Hejmar and Saga), owned and driven by Joe Glick, pulled a work sled, and OH Raoul (MVF Erlend and MVF Ramsi) owned by Mary Smith, was ridden. Ulend was also ridden in the stallion presentation by Kelsey Coggiola. Kelsey did an excellent job riding a stallion full of "presence." Watching her ride, it is hard to image that Kelsey is only 17. Simen also made appearances during the stallion presentations. We had many visitors at the booth, but unlike the Maryland expo last month, the crowds were very large. I estimate that there were at least 70,000 visitors, and all of them got to pet the Fjords. We met a lot of current Fjord owners including Mary Ellen Franklin, who came all the way from Vermont. This year we had a total of 3 stalls on the expo floor. There were 2 stalls and a booth on Stallion Avenue, and 1 stall and a booth on Breed Row. Our next expo is in Richmond, VA. We will be at the Virginia Equine Extravaganza on Apr 22 - 24. Again, we will have a booth with 2 stalls on stallion row. We will aslo have a Fjord mare with foal and a gelding in the breed pavilion. If you are in the area, you should plan to attend this great expo. I want to especially thank Martie Bolinski, John Bolinski, Deb Coggiola, Kelsey Coggiola, John Herr, Diane Singley, Al Smith, Mary Smith, Moses Blank, and Joe Glick for their help with the two Fjord booths and demonstrations at the Pennsylvania Horse World Expo! Regards, Curt Pierce and Marsha Korose Bristow, VA & Mathias, WV PS. We hope to see some of you at the New England Driving Forum this weekend.
