This message is from: Phillip Odden <[email protected]>
This message is from Phil Odden in Northwestern Wisconsin.
It is fun to hear from the collective knowledge of Fjord owners and
trainers on this list. Fortunately or unfortunately if you have a
Fjord you are either a Fjord trainer or you are being trained by a
Fjord. That is the way it works. There are good people to help you
around the country several who offer clinics or private lessons on a
daily basis or in a weekend or week long format. I too offer
opportunities to learn my methods from me at my farm or I can come to
your place.
I am considering offering a pleasure driving and CDE clinic over the
memorial Day weekend at my farm. It would be open to all breeds. Let
me know if you are interested.
I am planning a trip that will take me to Colorado, Northern
California then Southern California and back home in the first half of
April. If need be I can pull my big horse trailer with lots of room
for horses and carriages. So if there are horses or carriages to be
hauled along that route I might be able to help.
My focus with horses is changing. For the past several years I have
worked hard to understand form and function and choose good athletic
trainable breeding stock. The NFHR evaluation program along with
competition in open ADS classes around the country have helped me in
that regard. I now have a talented group of young horses bred on my
farm, from breeding animals I have chosen, that I intend to train to
higher levels and compete with for the coming years. So I will be
selling my well trained veteran horses and some of the younger horses
that do not fit my criteria but are still very good horses. My oldest
horse is 16 so they all still have plenty of good years. I have about
20 Fjords and I want to cut back to around 8 or 10. Nearly all of them
both ride and drive. These animals have lived in small herds, are well
socialized, have very good ground manners and are nice and easy to
handle. They are exposed to lots of different places and situation.
The last announcement I have is regarding our 2012 Rural Life
Traditions Tour to Norway in August. Please check it out on our
website www.Norskwoodworks.com This is the third tour to Norway
that I have guided. Because of our personal contacts in Norway you
have an opportunity to visit places and meet people that would not be
possible on your own or with other tours. We will travel through the
Heart of Fjord Horse country and I will explain the rural culture of
Norway as we experience the magnificent scenery of this beautiful
country. You will tour several private farms and homes and eat
traditional Norwegian food ( but probably not Lutefisk ). We have a
limit of 28 people and just about half the seats are booked. My wife
Else is from Norway and we both speak the language fluently. Please
consider joining us.
Take care,
Phil Odden
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