1dr Acres Farm

Back in 2007, I purchased Didrik as a 2 year old colt, for his temperament, structure and movement. We trained him to ride and retained his son 1dr Kjaman as a breeding stallion. We now have 2 granddaughters (1dr Koryn and 1dr Elinor), a great grandson (1dr Mathis), and a great granddaughter (1dr Stenetta) in our breeding herd.

We sold Didrik as a breeding stallion after we decided that his son Kjaman, out of our therapy mare, Brita, was breeding quality. Subsequent owners of Didrik gelded him and he is now an accomplished performance gelding in dressage and jumping.

Didrik’s pedigree is here

Didrik’s sale ad a few years later: “Shome Didrik is a 14 year old gelding with recent and extensive professional dressage training, winning multiple awards at National Pony Cup Partner shows and recognized shows with his amateur owner. He has a USDF lifetime permanent registration, a USEF permanent measurement card and is USDF All Breed Award eligible. He has considerable show experience and takes new locations in stride. He hacks out nicely on the farm. He jumps up to 2 1/2 feet. He is a gentleman. Not spooky, pushy or difficult. He has nice gaits and movement. Current owner is selling him due to a change in her job. that limits her time to ride. He is currently being ridden by a professional and is ready to go to dressage shows this spring. 14 hand tall. You don’t come across a Fjord with his training, show record and temperament in this price range. He can perform in the ring and be a pleasant riding horse at home. Video and photos available though Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y7ngnumtmi4c533/AAC-3D1uFWNZ3mqkv42Z6BN3a?dl=0 Eleven thousand. Located in Rixeyville, VA. I am the agent for his owner and the registration is clean to transfer, as are his USEF and USDF registrations. Current on shots, worming and floats.”

I’m not a show-type horse owner, and I select for drafty, calm-tempered Fjords, thus our personal herd of Fjords is not out there showing how good they are at performance-type activities. It’s due to my preferences, not any limitation on the abilities of the horses we produce.

Occasionally a buyer of our foals will show the horse, and they typically do very well. This is a nice example. 1dr Mason is safely allowing Maddie to excel in dressage and jumping as a special needs rider. 1dr Mason is a Didrik son, out of Jardis. We have lots of relatives in our herd and around the country. Jardis is a half sister to Amber, and 2 of Amber’s daughters (Bekke and Gylda) are broodmares in our herd currently. Didrik also produced a lot of high quality Fjords for us and others, including the stallion Kjaman. And plenty of other folks are enjoying other Kjaman offspring.

Whether any of these relatives of 1dr Mason get shown or not doesn’t matter to me. What matters is that the horses bring happiness to their owners and are good representatives of the Fjord breed. Maddie and her family are thrilled with 1dr Mason. Maddie has Williams Syndrome, and Maddie’s mom Karen says, “horses do so much for Maddie… and I’ve found the fjord temperament and athletic ability give her the ability to be successful and independent. I don’t know of any other kids/young adults with Williams Syndrome which is what Maddie has, or Downs Syndrome that are doing 2’ – 2’6” Jump courses, one day eventing competitions.. etc. Its pretty remarkable. She can be part of a team, she learns how to care for horses, she develops confidence and responsibility, it helps bridge and foster friendship. And in Pony Club the rider and horse have to be 100% independent of parent help. Truly independent… I know Fjord fans all love the fjord temperament. And Mason is an awesome combo of mellow fjord, easy going, a bit pushy on the ground but has had excellent ground manner training so he listens and really doesn’t become too much a space invader.. AND is forward and light off the leg and really loves to jump… he can get excited but isn’t stupid spooky- I’ve actually never seen him spook. But even when my 5 year old Fjord Mare is a bit spooky it’s just so much more mellow and contained. Mason is just fabulous I have to say… such a great forward good natured guy.. I’m super duper happy we have him ! “

1dr Mason, the horse, was named after Mason Allen Medlam, a beautiful autistic boy that I had the honor of knowing and loving. He tragically died at the age of 4, shortly before 1dr Mason was born. There was something about that foal that made me think of Mason, thus the colt was named after him. It warms my heart that this special foal is grown and now providing such a great experience for Maddie. More about Mason Allen Medlam and 1dr Mason is here: