> i can think of two reasons: one, the haflingers are > a little bigger
Standard for Haflingers says: Between 138 cm. ( 13-2 hands) and 150 cm. (14-3). For Fjords: "The original Norwegian Fjord varied in color and averaged 12.1 hands in size. Selection has increased the height to 13 to 14.1 hands and the breed is one of the few modern breeds exhibiting only the primitive or dun coloration. Stallions stand 14 to 14-2 1/2 hands while the mares are 13-1 to 13-3 hands. This pony was used by the Vikings for war mounts and they were also thought to be the first western Europeans to use horses for farming and the horses they used were the versatile Fjord pony. It is thought that all present-day draft breeds in western Europe are descended in part from the Norwegian Fjord." Fjord have less of a history in the US than Icelandics or Haflingers, with only about 25 years here, but the numbers are around 10,000. Quite a bit of difference again. The Icelandic Horse lags behind. Judy
