This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> While I agree it is great to get a young horse and train it yourself, but IF you don't know what you're doing you WILL ruin an otherwise well-bred animal. I happen to know of the horse Nancy Hotovy is talking about. This guy apparently has been left unsupervised and untrained for a quite awhile. People who had him before (I believe this will be his third owner and he is coming three)did not apply the proper training methods to this young horse. He has become pushy and sometimes dangerous to be around. I don't believe this horse is "bad", but just afraid and doesn't know what is expected of him. The lady who now owns him wants to train him herself, but I don't believe she has the knowledge to do so, even though she has been to many clinics and spent a couple thousand going to John Lyons training sessions. It has been suggested to her that maybe she should send this horse to a good trainer to get him started on the right path. She doesn't want to do it. I, like Nancy, hope this doesn't give the Fjords a bad name. This poor young horse is already coming with baggage, but as the woman who bought him said: "I got him at a real good price". I hope this young horse gets a chance in life and doesn't get passed from home to home. I will encourage the woman who now owns him to seek professional help, whether she listens or not is another issue.
We always hear about all the "good" horses on this list, we tend to forget about the ones who need help. We don't want to talk about those. Whether we like it or not, they are out there. If I could buy this horse and help him, I would. Mary Ofjord North Coast Fjords
