What to do with new clippers and too much time on my hands???

[IcarusSomnio]

It's official. My next horse will DEFINITELY be a Fjord!

Two Foxtrotters, one TWH x Belgian, and one Quarter Horse currently. No cool mohawks for me

 

[Tala]

how do you prounounced "Fjord" ???

 

[thefishery]

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I'm going to guess and say just like Ford. I think 'J' is pronounced like 'H'.

 

[Jamie_Dog_Trainer]

It is pronounced "FEE-ord"

 

[Knock Kneed Hen]

What a great horse! You did a super job with the mane. He must be a patience guy.

 

[canada-goose]

That's a cool hairstyle! If I were a horse, I'd want my mane cut like that!

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Oh good! I've been saying it right all these years!

 

[burquechick]

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So it's not just me...

 

[Brindlebtch]

Too cool!

 

[Kelly G]

Hey, you guys!!! Thanks for all the nice comments!

I've always had Saddlebreds and Morgans...and I was ready for a "lower octane" ride at this point in my life (but I still have an E.P. Saddlebred that I love. I've ALWAYS loved draft horses, and I have a friend who breeds Clydesdales. I was SO close to getting one, but I also wanted a drafty that I could teach lessons on. I started looking at the smaller drafts: Fjords, Halflingers, and the like. They are capable of carrying a full-sized adult, but not intimidating to my lesson kids.

I have found my breed for this next chapter of my life

It's the chapter that's a little less frantic and closer to the ground

I love this breed - totally!!!

They are patient, quiet, and tolerant, but not dull or slow. They have a great work ethic (but can be lazy if allowed to be) and a strong desire to please. They are all extremely gregarious. They tend to be a lot like a thousand-pound Golden Retriever...and are genuinely interested in what you're doing and if you need help! When my husband and I were building the round-pen and couldn't find the hammer, we had to look all over the pasture for it because he'd run off with it!

Silly pony.

And one wasn't enough....so we have:

Ole'

As for the small ears...it's probably an adaptation to their being developed in a very cold environment.

If you don't trim their mane, it will eventually fall over a little bit like a regular mane, but it is so thick it will fall on both sides of their neck...another adaptation to the cold...most Fjord owners trim it in the traditional arch. It looks tidy and the horses don't need the added warmth (certainly not here in Florida!). It's kind of their signature look.

And - like most draft horses, they get the feathers on their legs (though not as much as some draft horses). Here in Florida, most of us trim the feathers unless you have time to care for all that hair. It can retain moisture and, consequently, become a breeding ground for bacteria.

 

[Kelly G]

Just for fun - any guesses about how tall they are? Don't cheat and look up....

I'm just curious how tall they look to people who don't know the breed...