This message is from: Jon & Mary Ofjord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Lauren Sellars said:> >I beleave that the increasing height of fjords is due to better food and >care. I have several 14.3 hh horses coming out of breeding two 14 hh horses.>
Lauren-I have to argee with you here. I was just thinking the same thing only a few moments ago. I believe the horses are getting bigger quite possibly to better nutrition and also space. I'm not saying the Europeans didn't take care of their horses, but they didn't have the space in Norway, like we do here. We, as people, are generally taller than our counterparts a century ago too. Also, the same thing happens with fish. If you have a five gallon aquarium and say keep a goldfish in it - it will remain a certain size to fit that tank. If you move that fish to a 55 gallon tank - boom - the fish grows larger. Most of our Fjords are taller than their sires, by the way. I have a 14.3 mare that I have to really stretch to get on, but I can more readily mount my 14.HH mare. There's something to be said for riding shorter horses - I've learned that in my old age. Mary Ofjord North Coast Fjords (who is sitting home with pneumonia and catching up on all our emails - that's why I have so many posts today!)
