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Just wondering if anyone owns one or has had much experience with them? As they seem to be so rare in this country & i have always loved them! :)
Was looking on the Friesians Scotland website and now I reaaaaaally want one but they are soo expensive, even for a youngster that hasn't had much done with it!
Anyway pointless post really, I'm just smitten & doing some wishful thinking ...
 
My friend's dad owns a carriage driving business, and uses all Friesians for it, and they pull the Harrods cart! Never driven one of them, but did get to ride one! My old riding stables also has a Friesian who also used to drive! They're lovely horses, very friendly and make wonderful ride and drive horses! :D xx
 
This is my friends boy, he is 5 now and such a lovely kind fella. Wish I was closer to ride him more for her as he is coming along nicely

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In the last one you can see his crooked ear from when he was kicked by Mum as a foal, I think it adds to his adorable character!
 
TBH they have never really done it for me. I do like the finer sorts. I do have a Friesian x tb though, (by chance) and he is cobby and not my normal sort but I have to admit to liking him. (see post Friesian x). I always intended to sell him and have had him since a weanling but something keeps stopping me!
 
hello i have a gelding who will be 5 at the end of this month. i love him to bits he is certainly not an easy ride :D but he is kind and when he sees me he always neighs and i would never sell him as he is my baby :D
 
Thanks for the link Minxie - he is a lovely type, I just gave the for sale section on the site a little browse too ... Lol.
Cavblacks your friends boy is gorgeous, he looks like a big sweetie & I love his little crooked ear - aww :)
Brilliant now I really want one! Lol.

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I have two one a 16hh 2yr gelding and a 15.2 8 yr mare

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my gelding the only problem with friesians they bleach easy
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and my mare who does have severe sweetitch 4 months after a brought her
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I can vouch for ibots friesian, Paddy. He is gorgeous and boy does he know it :rolleyes: :p He is very gentle with the kids and seems to know he is so much bigger than them and is careful







Just need to make arrangements to have him whisked away from her yard and delivered to mine :D I shall of course deny all knowledge :cool:
 
Wessel is owned by a forum member. He is truly stunning, a real fresian, baroque type. There are swan necked, leggy things all over the driving websites. Ridiculously over priced too. The dutch are as shrewd as the irish, they don't let the good ones out.

As a breed they tend to be sensative and, well there are more than a few messed up ones about who have been bought by novices saying "oooo isn't he pretty, like out of a fairytale" and then they can't cope.

A team of real friesians going well is a sight though even if they aren't really carriage horses! :p
 
if you are refereing to mine my mare i rescued from a dealer who was put infoal to a top stallion called doaitsen420
and the end result
doaitsen ACE , there are cheap ones out there but all either have problems metal, or confo ways or are england breed which in that case are not granted papers
english friesian stallions are not granted papers so foals cant be registered ,so if you wanted one with papers you have to get from abroad .the reason for this is to keep all good friesian stallion over inabroad
http://www.fhana.com/display/images/000564_doaitsenw.jpg my youngster daddy
 
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Ischa, I love your gelding! He is gorgeous!

I have never ridden a Friesian but one of the girls at my yard has one. She competes him at advanced level in dressage and is doing extraordinarily well - I believe she is the only person competing a Friesian at such a high level in Germany.

He is totally gorgeous and a total pleasure to watch.

This is her website:
http://www.jessica-suess.de/
 
Aw i see, god I didn't realise the english stallions weren't given papers!
If anyone has any time if you could pop onto the Friesians Scotland website and let me know what you think as they are very expensive and I don't know enough to know if the expensive prices match up.
http://www.friesiansscotland.com
Also if anyone knows of any other helpful websites or studs :)
Thanks!
 
thanku !!! trust me he knows it !!! just dont tell him he grow even a bigger head then he already has !!! your friends is georgeous ,
 
I have only seen Zorro in the flesh, I have never seen the others (in fact I don't think the other Friesian is hers, I think she only has Zorro and a young warmblood).

When she came to our yard with this horse, I had no idea who she was/what level she was working at and, the first day I saw them, I saw them practise a PSG test, absolutely mistake-free and mind-blowing, and my jaw dropped - it is not an euphemism. They are amazing (she is an incredibly talented rider too, I must add). Now Zorro is not with us (she has moved him to another yard, just comes to ours to work), but trust me - you could easily spend hours, every single day, just admiring the two of them train.
 
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Aw i see, god I didn't realise the english stallions weren't given papers!
If anyone has any time if you could pop onto the Friesians Scotland website and let me know what you think as they are very expensive and I don't know enough to know if the expensive prices match up.
http://www.friesiansscotland.com
Also if anyone knows of any other helpful websites or studs :)
Thanks!
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yer i found this out when i looked into it i wanted to keep my entire due to bloodlines ,confo etc but because i found out that they where not given breeding certificate to uk stallions you could not register the offspring for papers ,i think only passports here this would problem explain it better then me http://www.fhagbi.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=21&Itemid=27
 
Be very wary of one or two dealers in England / Scotland. By all means go and have a look, but if you are tempted, make sure that you SEE both the passport (will either be purple with the FPS logo on the front, or striped yellow if an older horse), AND the registration papers, and get the details verified by FHAGBI or the FPS. There are some unscrupulous dealers out there who sell poor quality horses with somewhat suspect papers. Also, and this is MOST important, make sure you get the horse vetted by an INDEPENDENT vet, and NOT one recommended by the vendor.

The Dutch do actually sell some extremely good horses to foreign parts, so it is a fallacy to say that they never let a good horse out of the country. The studs are there to make money, so of course they sell decent stock out of Holland! The best Friesian mare in the UK at the moment (the only UK mare to be awarded Model status) was sold out of Holland to the UK.

Also, please be aware that there are currently no FPS approved stallions standing in the UK. This does NOT mean that Friesians bred in the UK cannot be registered, as there are a few breeders over here who breed quality animals using imported semen from approved FPS stallions. However, cross breds are viewed very unfavourably by the FPS, and they also take a very dim view of people who use Friesian stallions to cross breed. Do not be fooled by people who claim to own the best Friesian stallion in the UK, as they certainly won;t be aproved stallions.

The best advice is BUYER BEWARE, and please make sure that you do as much research as possible before getting carried away with the fairy tale looks and the promise of flashy horse that's suitable for a beginner. A young Friesian, generally, is definitely NOT a good horse for a beginner, as they can be sharp and spooky. That said, they do, on the whole, have remarkable temperaments and are a joy to handle and own. Once you make a bond with a Friesian, they will go to the ends of the earth for you.
 
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I love them!!

I tried to buy a foal last year out of a coloured tb x cob mare by a friesian. He himself was dark bay with 4 white socks and a flash of white down each shoulder, and his trot was to die for!!! Unfortunately the breeders wouldn't come down enough for me! And my hubby told me straight that I couldn't up my budget as I'd already spent my money producing my homebred dressage colt!!!!! boohoo!!
 
I absolutely love friesians, always have done, not sure I would ever buy one as they are too big for my liking and quite hot headed I hear(obviously not all the same), but I think they are one of the most stunning looking breeds ever
 
Thanks everyone for all the info :)
I won't be rushing into it, will defo research alot more, take someone experienced with me etc etc thif I decide to go ahead with it but for now all you ladies with your beautiful friesians feel free to send them to me if you ever need a wee break just don't complain when I steal them :P
 
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Be very wary of one or two dealers in England / Scotland. By all means go and have a look, but if you are tempted, make sure that you SEE both the passport (will either be purple with the FPS logo on the front, or striped yellow if an older horse), AND the registration papers, and get the details verified by FHAGBI or the FPS. There are some unscrupulous dealers out there who sell poor quality horses with somewhat suspect papers. Also, and this is MOST important, make sure you get the horse vetted by an INDEPENDENT vet, and NOT one recommended by the vendor.

The Dutch do actually sell some extremely good horses to foreign parts, so it is a fallacy to say that they never let a good horse out of the country. The studs are there to make money, so of course they sell decent stock out of Holland! The best Friesian mare in the UK at the moment (the only UK mare to be awarded Model status) was sold out of Holland to the UK.

Also, please be aware that there are currently no FPS approved stallions standing in the UK. This does NOT mean that Friesians bred in the UK cannot be registered, as there are a few breeders over here who breed quality animals using imported semen from approved FPS stallions. However, cross breds are viewed very unfavourably by the FPS, and they also take a very dim view of people who use Friesian stallions to cross breed. Do not be fooled by people who claim to own the best Friesian stallion in the UK, as they certainly won;t be aproved stallions.

The best advice is BUYER BEWARE, and please make sure that you do as much research as possible before getting carried away with the fairy tale looks and the promise of flashy horse that's suitable for a beginner. A young Friesian, generally, is definitely NOT a good horse for a beginner, as they can be sharp and spooky. That said, they do, on the whole, have remarkable temperaments and are a joy to handle and own. Once you make a bond with a Friesian, they will go to the ends of the earth for you.
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Very helpful, informative post :)



I have a beautiful friesian mare who is absolutely perfect. I personally take offence to the comments about the modern type friesians as if they are incorrect. The FPS is trying to improve the friesian lines by making them slightly less heavy, and therefore more versatile for the many, many different disciplines we can compete our horses in. It doesnt mean that the baroque OR the modern type are more correct than the other, purely that there are different types depending on what you aim to do with the horse. I personally like the lighter built horses - still with substance mind, but i like them to have a decent length of leg and not to be too overdone. Im very pleased with my mare, she has developed exactly as i'd hoped. Her sire has produced the highest number of top level dressage horses of any friesian stallion, according to the person commenting during my mares grading! Incidentally, he is also the sire of the dressage friesian in Germany!

I can certainly agree that it is a real minefield buying a friesian. There are some real dodgy breeders/sellers in the UK and many will outright lie to you lol. I viewed several different horses before buying my mare (unseen based on her breeding in the end!!) and the quality was, um... varying! lol Also, there are certain lines that i was warned about, stallions with bad temperments or who produce foals with less than desirable characteristics... Its definately worth getting advice from FHAGBI and other friesian owners and breeders before jumping in and buying one!

I have been very lucky with my mare. I just started backing her in December (the first time i've ever backed a horse, so maybe im one of those silly novices lol) and I can honestly say i did not have one single issue with her. She didnt even flinch the first time i got on her, has never once bucked (or threatened to!) or made any objection to anything i've done with her... except when i asked her to walk along a flooded road. Madam does not like water! We got there eventually though lol. She is completely bombproof on the roads which is not bad going for a 4 year old!! On a hack about a month ago there was a crash feet behind us (a car ran into the back of the one behind me waiting to pass so it was VERY close behind!!) and I swear i thought it was a bomb going off or something, it was SO loud! Una didnt even flinch, just flicked an ear back! Thats pretty amazing for any horse, let alone a just backed baby. She may never compete at a top level in dressage like the gorgeous boy in Germany, but her temperment is just perfect and she will be a lovely allrounder for me :)

And now that i've talked her up i better show her off lol

She's rather hairy and unkempt, but trust me, theres a beautiful fairytale horse under there somewhere!!

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There it is:

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