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Marehaven Britta
(Short Creek's Earl x Short Creek's Wedding Belle)

Norwegian Fjord mare 2005-2010

I've raised a number of babies, but Britta is the first one I wanted to keep all the way through adulthood! She's so easy to work with and has her mother's intelligent and easygoing personality. She's had her baby moments, but for a youngster who doesn't get much handling and only waers a halter when the farrier comes, she's a star. Definitely a keeper!

Update August 2007: Britta has now had a month of training for everything up to being ridden. She's too young to be started under saddle, but the traine sat on her a few times in the arena, without any issues. Mostly she ponied Britta on trails and taught her a bunch of ground work that I kept meaning to do, but never got around to. Not much bothers Britta, and in fact she's perhaps a little too friendly! So we're working on the concept of "personal space." I look forward to seeing what she's like to ride in a few years.

I finally gave her a "Fjord mohawk" the other day, although it's not pretty given that her mane had always been long up until that point. Before I cut her mane, people kept asking where I got that "long haired Fjord"!

Update April 2010: Sad news. I lost Britta to severe colic. It was quite a shock to lose her so suddenly, and I will miss her very much.