After an exhaustive search, with enough research material to fill a four inch binder, I found the mare I was looking for at Lori Albrough's Bluebird Lane Farm. Pjoska was exactly as represented and was the highest quality Fjord mare with the best foundation and training available anywhere.

As an experienced horseman, but new Fjord owner, I appreciated Lori's expertise and professionalism. I purchased Pjoska sight-unseen based on photos, a comprehensive video and Lori's honest evaluation of the mare. I was delighted to find Pjoska just as represented when I arrived in Canada to pick her up.

I recommend Lori's ability to find the right horse for the right owner. It certainly worked for me. After many Fjord purchases and the development of a quality little Fjord herd, Pjoska remains my favorite mare and consistent riding companion.

Janice Lee
Little Farm Fjords
Valley, NE

Great work with your Fjord!! Nice to see a non-traditional warmblood winning and achieving such terrific scores!

Sheila Burwell
Dressage Canada National Awards Administrator

He is absolutely wonderful! He is perfect, exactly what I wanted. I am just absolutely thrilled. The trainer loves him, loves his conformation, loves his legs. We got him trotting just a little bit in the indoor and we watched his WONDERFUL movement. He is going to do great! I am so happy! His temperament is wonderful. His head is fabulous, and his eyes are just beautiful. I am just thrilled! Thank you so much.

....The trainer loves him and calls him "Little Man." He describes Jaeger as curious, gentle, confident and willing to learn! He is a hit at the barn and everyone thinks he is darling...especially his head. The trainer told me that he really likes everything about Jaeger...conformation, movement, attitude, eyes... He said I couldn't have picked out anything better!!!

....Jaeger is curious but not spooky at ALL. The trainer said he could tell Jaeger was handled very well as a baby since he's so respectful and polite.

....Hi Lori, I'm sitting at home having a quiet moment and I started thinking about my lesson this morning with Jaeger, and I just got a huge smile on my face!! He is doing sooooo well. The trainer just continues to praise him. He loves his temperament and says Jaeger is by far the nicest Fjord he has ever worked with (and he has had several in training over the past few years!!). Jaeger doesn't have a mean bone in his body, wants to please and is such a "people horse". I am, of course, just thrilled with Jaeger. You are certainly doing something right up there in Canada!!!

Kristin Lee
Mound, MN

I have been working with Lori and her Fjords for a number of years, and I really enjoy it! They are amazing to work with because of their great easy-going temperaments, and when we start them under saddle they are always so eager to please. They are very smart and very quick learners.

The quality of Lori's Fjords are the best that I have seen in North America! It is a real pleasure to work with these willing animals and I always look forward to the up-and-coming horses!

Tina Irwin
Grand Prix rider/competitor/trainer

I had been searching for a Fjord mare for some time, and I was beginning to feel as if my expectations/goals for my dream mare were just too high. I had visited some lovely farms, looked at quality Fjords, and talked to some well-educated breeders, but still I just couldn't seem to find the "right" combination in any horse.

That's when I was referred to Lori Albrough, and her Bluebird Lane Fjords. After looking at her website, talking with her, and looking at her horses' pedigrees, I decided to persuade my husband that I needed to travel to Ontario, Canada to find a horse. This was not an easy feat, as he is as non-horsey as you can get, and he doesn't have my love for the animals.

Upon arrival things were wonderful. Lori and her husband Stefan were very welcoming, and the farm and animals were obviously very well cared for. Lori showed us two mares that she had for sale at the time. We discussed the temperament of each animal, and how they might fit into my expectations and goals. Each mare had an excellent pedigree, and both were very different, both physically and mentally. They were at different places in their training but they were both wonderfully mannered and handled beautifully under saddle.

Lori is a very good listener and she knows her horses very well. I valued her opinion in terms of which horse would work the best for me in terms of my different goals. She definitely wants the best for her horses and the people who purchase them. She wants to make sure that it's a "fit". Lori puts much time and effort into the starting and working of her Fjords and it shows in their ground manners, their performance under saddle, and their overall behavior. They were happy in mind and very willing to please.

As our visit came to an end and my husband and I prepared to leave he turned to me (and I was beaming from ear to ear from the wonderful experience of riding two well-trained Fjords) and he said "Wat'cha gonna do?" I, not wanting to push him, said "What do you think I should do?" To my complete amazement he replied, "You'd be an idiot not to take both." I not only had to pick my jaw off the floor, but my whole body off the gravel driveway. But you see, he had made several trips with me in my search for a mare, and he had watched me with the horses, so he was able to see the clear difference in the combination that was represented in Lori's horses.

Lori combines quality horses with quality training. Who could ask for more? My search was done, and I soon had two lovely mares in my barn.

I would definitely refer anyone (in any equine discipline) to Lori and Bluebird Lane Fjords. They most certainly will find happy minded, well- mannered, trained Fjords there, and their search may well end like mine -- with a big YIPPEE!

Peggy Peregrine Spear
Falcon Point Farm
Marshall, WI