SEPT Updates 2020 

 LaManchas: bucklings still available.

Registered Fjord horses: We are producing foals to sell annually & sometimes sell mares.  We focus on movement, temperment, versatility, color genetics when we can get it and staying close to European imports because of the rigorous testing and modern breeding programs they use to be approved translating into helping us meet our above goals!

2018 Colt by Jasmine & Skogheims Viljar sold
​2020 colt by Jasmine & Tsjalle sold 

June 27th, 2020 FILLY is on hold.  FANCY FANCY FANCY if you want ELITE dressage/ eventing.   She has been bred to take you to the TOP!   OFI Thorsten x OFI Tordis daughter  Marit

Alpacas- we are selling most of our alpaca herd to refocus on our horses.  Sires to many are National Champions in both Suri and Huacaya.  Some are bred for 2021.  Nice conformation and fancy fiber is what we are all about!

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Fir Meadow LaManchas started in 1999 as a home dairy project. Barely had I acquired my first ladies when Don and Judi Hoy fed my goat habit by taking me to a show (thank-you Don and Judi  and John for everything you have done over the years to improve our herd!).  The rest is history as they say.

Our herd is CAE/CL/JOHNES tested negative - most current test  is July 2019 for CAE through Washington State University (WADDL).  2/28/17 was our most current for CL/Johnes .  We have always had a negative herd for all three.





  

Fir Meadow Ranch PO Box 324, Carlsborg, WA 98324 near Sequim

Our Fjords bask under the beauty of the Olympic Mountains, Olympic National Park and enjoy their life in the Sequim-Dungeness Valley where we average only 17 inches of rain per year.   They have a nice barn, paddocks,  pastures, and even their own Fir Meadow naturally raised hay to enjoy  as well as herbs mixed into their daily mash.   We also have a full sized native dirt dressage arena and a round pen for their educational time.  We  live very close to a 200 acre county park that features equestrian trails and also 70  mile long Olympic Discovery Trail.   Just a  7 minute trail ride from us is Dungeness Recreation Area and Dungeness Spit.   We can get permit access for beach riding during non bird nesting times of the year.

  Our Main focus is now on our Norwegian Fjord Breeding program on our beautiful 16 acre mountain view farm.   We work with exquisite lines, often imports or very close to them from Germany, Norway and Holland to produce versatile, high quality movement, excellent temperment fjords for  dressage, jumping, trail, driving and more.  We also have our eye on producing color and color recessives when we can but never forsaking conformation, versatility or temperment to do so.  Katherine is considered to have a 'natural' eye for high quality livestock for use and for breeding and always strives to produce a better animal for the breed.  Jerry is great at the daily ground handling, leading them by their manes, giving them hugs and scratches and seeing to it that they have what they need as well as halter and leadrope  rides.   Katherine does the more 'serious' riding/training work gently but firm if/as needed. We sell most foals (occassionally we'll keep a replacement filly) and sometimes mares.    

Katherine has had mares since 1974 and has bred several over the years (Arabians, Paint stock, Fjords).   Jerry Married into the horses in 1988 and loves them.   Both of us have Norwegian heritage which eventually lead us to these wonderful, soulful, amazing small draft horses in 2009.   

We also have experience breeding high quality alpacas including producing a homebred Double National and Futurity champion Fir Meadow Sniper's MacGyver and currently still breed (but are also selling out of) our Alpacas.    

We bred LaMancha dairy goats for over 20 years and have produced countless top ten at National Show goats,  multitudes of  Best In Show wins (over all of the breeds) in Milkers, Doelings and Bucks in two breeds (including Toggenburg) and many Top Ten in the United States milk/butterfat/protein milkers.     Our breeding experience in producing exceptional quality in dairy goats and alpacas is a very handy background to continue to parlay into our horse program.

We trust you will enjoy our horse 'family' as much as we do!

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Milk Awards -Dairy Goats

Mulitple breedleaders in milk, fat and buttermilk with our all time high of two lactations over 4000# (20.2# milk day peak x 2 months both years) with SGCH Fir Meadow Mi Rosine 2*M LA 92EEEE

Fjord Versatility
Our fjords need to be husband safe (yes he jumps on them with just a halter and lead rope!)  Trail ride, drive, dressage lessons (for Katherine), have safe temperments for family use and great ground manners.   The all around horse that the Vikings had is still alive today at Fir Meadow Ranch!

Show Awards

Multiple multiple Best in Show awards with kids, bucks and milkers.  Multiple Best Udder in Show awards also.  Many Best in Show awards on Fir Meadow goats for customers as well!
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Our first homebred Alpaca Suri champion, Fir Meadow Snipers MacGyver Too has 14+ champions to date INCLUDING Futurity and Nationals - type and walking fiber classes.    He is proving his prepotency by producing extremely fancy progeny. Get one today!  Our 60% ownership of him is also available for sale.

Linear Appraisal

Appraised since 1999 - 17 times as of 2019.  The bulk majority of our kids score V or Ec with no glaring faults or codes.   Nearly all of our goats mature into the LA 90 to LA 92 range with mostly E mammaries.   

​Our mares have either been evaluated or frequently come from stock that has been in Europe or the US.

Management

Our horses, goats and alpacas are raised by author and Master of Herbology Katherine Drovdahl on a completely alternative & sustainable wellness program to help them reach their genetic potential with lots of love & attention too!