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Welcome to Bluebird Lane Fjords! We are a
Norwegian Fjord Horse farm located in Southern
Ontario, Canada.
Situated on a scenic 50 acres,
Bluebird Lane is run by the
husband and wife team of life-long horse people,
Lori Albrough and Stefan Vorkoetter.
Fjords are our passion, and we are proud of
our breeding and training programs.
Our breeding stock are European imported and evaluated, and
we raise and train their offspring
to be your next performance partner and best friend.
And we are doing dressage with our Fjord Horses!
Lori is an active dressage rider,
having successfully shown her Fjords up to Third Level.
We train with our horses all year round, and compete at both the local
and the national level in dressage.
Our Fjords are earning good scores,
nice comments from the judges, and numerous championships and awards.
In addition to training and showing our Fjords in dressage,
we enjoy hacking and pleasure drives
on the backroads, trails, and around the nearby lake.
In the past decade-plus, we have had the pleasure of working with
quite a few different Fjordhorses. Each one of them has been an
individual, with their own strengths, weaknesses, and personality.
Lori enjoys the opportunity to develop each horse as an individual,
and training them in such a way that the horse can express him or herself
through their work. Lori's goal is a horse that wants to work with the rider,
a partnership based on mutual understanding.
Here are some pictures of just a few of the equine "super-stars" we have
enjoyed partnerships with.
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Prisco
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Vili
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Sparrow
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Bocina
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Kestrel
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Valebu
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As seen in the pages of "Dressage Today" magazine!
The picture at left of Lori and Prisco warming up for the
National Dressage Show at Eastwood appeared in
Dressage Today magazine - along with an informative
article "Fjords do Dressage" by Reina Abelshauser.
We were thrilled to have the word spread about
Fjords in dressage.
Thanks DT!
At Bluebird Lane our breeding program is based on our outstanding mares.
We are in agreement with those experienced horsepeople who believe that 60%
of the foal comes from the mare. Our experience has certainly borne
out the importance of the mare's contribution to the offspring!
Accordingly, each of our mares was chosen for her exceptional qualities in
conformation, movement, breed type, temperament, performance, and pedigree.
We only breed the type of quality Fjord mare that we ourselves love to ride,
drive, show, and enjoy!
Our mare band includes imported daughters of such top European
stallions as Myrstein, Halstor, and Ostar, all with champion predicate
dam lines.
We believe in the value of proven pedigrees, and you will see
this in the quality of Fjordhorse we produce.
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We breed for an athletic Fjord Horse, well suited to a variety of
disciplines. As participants in the sport and art of dressage,
athletic ability and movement
matter a great deal to us. At the same time, as breeders,
breed type and character
remains our first guiding principle.
This means that the horses we breed are, first and foremost,
Fjordhorses. They retain the character, the conformation, and
the hardy, sure-footed, easy-keeping nature of their Norwegian
ancestors which date back thousands of years.
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The Fjordhorse must be true to type.
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Its conformation must be functional and its use versatile.
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It must have a good temperament and be hardy and sound.
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We must keep the Fjordhorse purebred...
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Preserve the original colours of the breed and the primitive
markings, and...
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Avoid white markings which are not typical for the breed.
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Contact Us
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Bluebird Lane Fjords
R.R.#3
Moorefield, Ontario
Canada N0G 2K0
phone: (519) 638-5598
fax: (519) 638-2812
email: lori@bluebirdlane.com
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We Have A New "Grand-Foal"!
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Bluebird Lane Sparrow, our first foal, has just given birth to her
second foal! A big welcome to FPF Logn Falkspyd, another beautiful filly and full
sister to Andi Falkspyd, sired by Fair Acres Ole.
Congratulations to Logn's breeder, Peggy Spear!
Peggy does a great job raising her foals, so Logn will have a great
start and her manners should be as nice as her pedigree.
By the way, Logn is for sale.
E-mail Lori for more info.
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Mogly is Here!
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Bluebird Lane in co-operation with Kervan Farm Fjords
is pleased to announce the import of top Fjord stallion Mogly
from Belgium in 2007. Mogly was bred in Germany and stood in Belgium for
six years. Mogly has achieved the rankings of Ster and prestatie stallion.
Mogly is in dressage training with Lori, and is available for breeding live-cover
to registered Fjord mares. Check out
Mogly's Website.
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New on the Bookshelf
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Lori's Library is getting a makeover! Now with more categories,
new colours, and Amazon.ca links for Canadian readers.
Pop over and check out all my latest horse book reviews at
Lori's Library - A Collection of Book Reviews on All Things Equine.
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Quotable Quote
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"Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby,
to be picked up and laid down like a
game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Norway
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What a spectacularly beautiful country Norway is!
We fell in love with the country on our visits to the Fjord region
of Norway to attend the stallion and youngstock evaluations.
In 1999, Lori took part in the International Judges Conferences
in Nordfjordeid and
received a Diploma in Fjordhorse Judging from the Norges Fjordhestlag.
Click here for
thoughts and images from our trips.
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Born Broke?
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The Fjordhorse in general has a calm temperament, is intelligent,
tractable, and very very trainable.
But, born broke? Simply not true!
The Fjordhorse is still a horse, and all
horses need training. To let anyone tell you different is not safe and
it's just not fair to the animal.
At Bluebird Lane all of our horses are trained by Lori.
Training begins at birth
and continues with age-appropriate training for all.
Our horses are handled daily, and taught to be mannerly,
attentive, and responsive.
Click here to read more about our
training program.
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