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Blue Raven Farm is owned and operated by Inge & Guenter Burr. Both take an active role in the day-to-day operation of a functioning horse farm, while pursuing other interests at the same time. Each is bilingual in German and English. Guenter is an artist and his striking and provocative art work is
internationally known. Inge still owns a gallery in Germany and is
working in the international art business.
Nova Scotia belongs to the Maritime
Provinces of
Canada (Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island) and is
well known for it's beautiful "Indian Summer", the Cabot Trail,
lobsters, scallops, cold water shrimp and so on. The very
end of the Bay of Fundy, the Minas Basin, has the world highest recorded
tides. The tidal measure point is Our Fjord Experiences: We've been living together with Fjords since 1981. We had foals in the past, but no stallion of our own in Germany. With the eventual addition of our stud Orka we started breeding in Canada. As of January 2006, we have eleven Fjords, including our stud and five mares. Fjord Horses are the most smart, calm and human kindly horses we discovered. They are also the most willing and working horses but they will ask you "why". Just explain and they will do it all for you! For the best result we start with healthy growing... Situated on the Bay of Fundy, our pastures reach out to the shore line. Our horses are more used to walking on stony than sandy ground at the seaside when the tide is out. This makes them very sure footed. The pastures are not lush, but they have a lot of special healthy herbs, which makes our horses healthy and sturdy. Our winter is cold with high winds and lots of snow - but no real challenge for the Fjords. They actually like to play in the snow! Handle at the best from the very beginning... Teaching the little ones to give the
hoofs, haltering them, leading them
and always make them feel comfortable. We mentioned that we start our youngsters
from the very beginning. We have them together with the mares for at
least six months and when we wean them, we start slowly. First we
separate them for a few hours, then for the night, and then they are no
longer allowed to nurse. We have them still in the same barn, they can
see each other, are even able to touch each We train the foals as well as possible at
this stage of age. Halter them, lead them, bring them out of the pasture At the age of two, we introduce them to saddle and bridle, but only like playing. They watch the adults and are eager to do the same. Tied side by side we saddle the mare or the stallion, then lay the saddle softly on the back of the youngster and remove it. We do the same with the bridle. Later we lead them by the bridle a few steps, so they gradually get familiar with the tack. Then we give them to professional trainers. Very important to us is the free breeding in the pasture...
The barn door is always open so our horses can go out and in at will, like they want to do. The stallion is together with the mares None of our horses kick or bite. They are trained to respect us. Our veterinarian, in the middle of a dozen free running horses inside the barn, stallion, mares and foals all mixed up, once commented "Inge, you have the best mannered horses in the area!" All our horses from the very beginning are respectful and confident and feel comfortable with humans, and so they will do what you ask for.
We sell all our offspring exclusively to Beaver Dam Farm in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. It is acknowledged in the Fjord Horse business in the United States as well as in Canada that Beaver Dam Farm requires and offers the highest quality standards in the breed. We are proud that our horses meet these stringent standards. So if you are interested in buying, please click here (or in our Links section below) to contact Beaver Dam Farm.
Some of our mares and their foals...
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