Tell me about Fjords

[Bay Mare]

I've fallen in love with YY on the Stubley Hollow website and though I have absolutely no chance of getting him I can dream.

So ... tell me about Fjords! I know that they're hardly little souls and good weight carriers but do they have 'paces' like, say, Icelandics?

A girl at the yard that I used to help out at has a Fjord and he's gorgeous but I never really learned much about them.

Any info greatly appreciated :)


Thanks x

[palmerlover52]

Just bumping this up, I'd love to have information too!

Some random pictures!
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/palmerlover52/draugen.jpg
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h166/palmerlover52/fjord.jpg

[Wally]

They are not gaited like Icelandics, they can be either cart horse type or lighter riding horse type. If you get the driving type you will never do well in a dressage test against other ridden ponies as they can be a bit downhill to say the least. You are best keeping driving types driving and riding and driving the riding types.
They can do very well in driven driving if you have a heavier type. One of our lasses who worked for us said Kina was just like riding a sofa, just as safe with the same steering! :D :D

They are very friendly, very into people, very kind, love you to bits and will go all day when fit.

Maybe not the cleverest pony, but dead honest.

I love them because they are so honest, no frills, no hidden agenda, rarely get into a flap.

[ShariN]

I have a Fjord mare.... quite goey but sweet. She is trained western, English and in cart. Would do well as a Dressage horse.

They come in all shapes and sizes, temperaments and so on...just like other breeds. Have seen the super sweet ones..and ones that would prefer to kill you. You just look for one that would suit you.


Here are some pictices of her.


Thought this was cute but my son doesn't.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/Bergere/Dusty%20Fjord%20mare/chrisgettingonefunnyoct06.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/Bergere/Dusty%20Fjord%20mare/dustyme3.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/Bergere/Dusty%20Fjord%20mare/Dustytrotingmeoct06.jpg

Here she is with my niece....first time next to a fjord and the only one on my place I would trust with.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/Bergere/brandyfjordsept06.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/Bergere/brandyridingsept06.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i51/Bergere/chrisdustygood2may06.jpg

And here is what she looks like when she isn't fuzzy and over weight.
http://hometown.aol.com/autumnhaus/images/dustenaiwalkingoffsidejuly05.jpg

[Bay Mare]

Thanks guys :)

Gaits ... that's the word I was looking for :rolleyes:


This is little YY. I don't know why I've fallen for him but I have ... from the picture anyway!

http://freespace.virgin.net/patsy.stubley/img217.jpg http://freespace.virgin.net/patsy.stubley/img218.jpg

He's a real cutey and though Fjords are the only horses that I like to see hogged he HAS got a really funky mane :)

[Pink's lady]

Definitly cute but if he's that bum high in the picture AND already standing on an upwards slope (look at the ground line) god knows what he must be like in real life:eek:

[Zer0]

I've met a lot of fjords....all the ones I met were all very nice but very cheeky :D They're really all-around horses as well.

[ShariN]

He does have a kind looking eye...but I did notice the down hill conformation.
I hope he is young and still growing. If not I would pass him by just for that.
Having ridden down hill horses in the past.. I would never personally own one.
They are really hard to keep a saddle from sliding forward and you always feel the need to lean back.
Am sure there are other Fjords for sale in your area.;)

[Frances]

Definitly cute but if he's that bum high in the picture AND already standing on an upwards slope (look at the ground line) god knows what he must be like in real life:eek:

I think that is a bit harsh!

Abit rough and ready, but he has an honest face and I like him.

I have just spent 1/2 an hour in our field with 18 ponies and our Fjord mare was snuffling me the whole time. Huge nose like a wuffly seal and so kind.

Best of luck.

[neen]

I think he's just a baby, so the rest of him might catch up with his bum -- not that I've been fantasy horse shopping or anything...

Oh go on, Bay Mare, get him... if I can't have him myself, can he at least be a New Rider horse?

[Pink's lady]

I think that is a bit harsh!

Not quite what I meant. I meant that if he already looks that downhill and that's WITH some creative photgraphy, he must be really downhill in real life. Although if he's a Stubley horse he'll only be 4yrs old so will have some growing to do. He is an otherwise lovely looking pony and the few fjords I've met have all been sweethearts. If only they were 3hands bigger or I was a lot smaller:o

[Bay Mare]

Sorry, yes, he's only 4 so we can excuse the bum high :)

Unfortunately it's only fantasy shopping for me too unless I win the lottery! I don't know what's wrong with me, I don't usually go for that type of horse ... my next (additional to Saffy) is SUPPOSED to be a Luso. There's something about him, though, that just tugs on the old heart strings. I love that he's not primped and shaved to within an inch of his life :)

When I went to collect Saffy there wasn't anyone around so I wandered round to the wash room. They were horrified that I saw her looking less than perfect but as I pointed out to them I didn't buy her because she had a pulled mane and shiny toes and that I'd be seeing her covered in mud soon enough so it really didn't matter what she looked like! Apparently, though, a lot of people are VERY fussy about that kind of thing! I can understand you wanting to see a nice, well groomed photo when you're looking through the ads but once the deal has been done I'm not worried if there's a hair or too out of place.

[Libbyo]

I wish Shefield wasnt so far. Still hoping to get up there to see YY next week. Just got to stay down South for my step daughters baby to come ( shes nearly a week overdue now!) Every one please keep looking for me as well. Someone must know of one in the South.

Thanks

Libbyo :)

[Wally]

Why does a Fjord have to be 3 hands bigger?, the 6 foot 4 Norwegians I have met ride them quite happily. Are you over 6 foot 4? Beleive me, you don't want a Fjord any bigger than 13.3-14hh at the most.

If I was going to buy a Fjord, I'd go to a specialist breeder, dealer, there is a lot of unreg. dross coming in to the country atm, in the guise of Haflinger and Fjord. Or go to Denmark, Sweden Norway and buy one. It's not expensive to bring them back from an EU country. You can get failed stallions off the sausage factory lorry for very little. When I say failed Stallions they take 500 of the best colts and bring them on in a central farm, and discard them as they go. Until only the very, very best remain. A failed 3 year old stallion will be excellent, but just not good enough to be a stallion in Norway.

[Peace]

Look at those ears! I want to eat them!:D

My next horse is going to be a Fjord. I promised myself the minute I saw my first one in the flesh. Luckily they seem to be my kind of horse - short, wide, and not afraid of a snuggle.:)

[Libbyo]

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If I was going to buy a Fjord, I'd go to a specialist breeder, dealer[/QUOTE]

Wally
Have you got any internet links. Im not adversed to buying abroad, just want to know Im getting a nice fjord.

Thanks

Libbyo :)

[Bay Mare]

Thanks Wally

Unfortunately I'm just window shopping at the moment but one day I hope to own one of those beautiful beasties :)

For anyone seriously interested in YY (the Fjord on the Stubley Website) he is registered.

What sort of weight will they carry? I know that they are weight carriers but what kind of weight are we talking for them to carry comfortably? I'm 5'4" so that's not an issue, it's my mahoosive bee-hind that's the issue (though it will hopefully be much less mahoosive by the time I can get one .....). I worry with them only being wee :) I don't want to get all interested and then find out that I need to get a gastric bypass before I can even consider getting one :)

Ta

[ShariN]

I am 5' 6 1/2 inches tall....and right now..up to 145lbs. My 13.3 hand Fjord had no problems at all carrying me. She would also have no problems with my hubby who is 200lbs.

Remember, tall does not mean an equine can carry more weight. A short back, stout horse/pony with good solid legs can carry more weight than a taller, longer backed...more narrow equine.

As for being wee... My Fjord mare needs an oversized horse halter to barely fit...and she is 1100lbs.
Nothing wee about her.... she most looks like a tank. <VBG>

[Bay Mare]

LOL, thanks :) I guess that wee was the wrong word, I was thinking in height terms even though I know that they're weight carriers. I'm super sensitive about being too heavy to ride some neddifers, wouldn't want to squish the poor things :)

Oh well ... all I need now is a lottery win :)