We will exceed your expectations!

Carol, thank you for all the tremendously hard work you have done for us in selling the horses to great homes and at prices exceeding our expectations. I really admire your work in promoting the breed, and finding each horse the right buyer. -- You have been a wonderful help to us over the past couple of years, finding ideal placements for 8 of our Fjordhorses! Thank you does not even begin to express our appreciation."

- Linda Voerhoeve Fjords of Narnia, British Columbia

This owner sent us eight consignment horses over a three year period. The owner felt so strongly about our ability to market her horses that she sent these eight horses across the whole continent to Beaver Dam Farm. From British Columbia to Nova Scotia.

For twenty-five years, Beaver Dam Farm has accepted high quality Fjords to sell under our name.(consignment sale) Our standards are very high, but since we’re dealing with an animal and not something made out of nuts and bolts where you can measure tolerances, etc., we know there are considerations in evaluating a horse. It’s not all “the exterior” of a horse as the Europeans say. -- A wonderful horse can be less than gorgeous, but can rate a “10” in areas such as performance, endurance, reliability, intelligence, willingness, safety. -- We will not accept a horse with health problems or major, long-standing behavior problems. -- Small things we can correct quickly. -- Major behavior problems take a long time to correct, and in many cases can’t be fixed.

When we agree to take a horse on consignment, our responsibility is to both the horse’s owner (seller) and the eventual buyer. -- We also have a responsibility to the horse to place him with suitable owners. We work hard for all 3 parties. The horses we get on consignment sale are very good horses. Horses that have been loved and well-cared for. The owner might have to sell his horse, but he cares very much that his old friend goes to a suitable home. -- If the horse is with the wrong person, then nobody is happy. -- We’re not happy, the horse is unhappy, and both the new and old owners are unhappy.

TO THE SELLER

We pledge to put your horse in top condition and training. Your horse will be trained six days a week. Often, more than once a day. Training consists of riding and/or driving training in the ring and on the trail. All training is based on classic dressage principles (The German Training Scale). Ring work is interspersed with cross country trail riding and driving.

Your horse will be thoroughly groomed at least once per day. He’ll be clipped when necessary, and his distinctive Fjordhorse mane will be kept properly cut. In other words, your horse will always be ready to “show himself” to an interested buyer.

Your horse will live in Horse Heaven . . . . When not working, he’ll live in huge pastures, and be turned out with small groups of agreeable horses. All pastures have run-in sheds or trees for shelter. All pastures have 24/7 water – checked, cleaned, & filled daily.

We pledge to use all our resources to find your horse a suitable new owner. Beaver Dam Farm’s resources are extensive - We advertise all over North America in riding and driving publications. Our popular website is professionally managed, and always near the top of Search Engines. Sale horses get excellent coverage on the website, and we have a high visibility page called Feature of the Week. Our Nova Scotia Riding & Driving guests often come to Beaver Dam Farm to purchase a horse. -- Beaver Dam Farm has a huge client list of proven buyers and prospective buyers.

Prospective buyers who come to Beaver Dam Farm know our reputation. They know the quality of horses we sell. They know we’ve been in business since 1979, and our First Class Reputation has been built on honesty, dedication, and hard work. We’re most famous for our ability to match horses and people. Interested buyers have heard of Beaver Dam Farm. They know our reputation for quality and good training. Most of these people have done their homework, and they realize that high quality horses without problems, and with good training do not come cheap.

	Do You Have A Horse To Sell?  If you have a nice horse that you wish to sell, or need to sell, please call or email us. -- We have various plans for our Consignment Horse Program. -- What interests us most is representing your good horse, and we’ll do everything we can to make it easy for you. Please ask about the possibilities. Call Jaimie Benoit, Manager & Trainer or Carol Rivoire for more information. Call 902-386-2304 or email beaverdf@ns.sympatico.ca

TO THE BUYER

We pledge to do everything possible to find you a suitable horse. -- The fact that we only take high quality horses on consignment is very much to your advantage. It means that we have a much larger choice of horses, from which to choose one for you. -- A horse that will be suitable for you. -- We are not limited to only the horses owned by us.

We usually have about 25 Fjords on the farm owned by Beaver Dam Farm. This number includes our stallion, our senior citizens, our broodmares, and youngsters of various ages. -- Once in a while, we’ll have an adult horse to offer for sale. -- More often, we’ll have an excellent choice of consignment horses, every one of which has been personally chosen by Carol and Jaimie. -- As we said above . . . We are exceedingly careful about the horses we accept on consignment.

Although we’re often asked, we consistently refuse to represent any horse that isn’t sent to our farm. We refuse these “deals” because we can’t in good conscience sell a horse that we don’t know personally, and the only way to really know him is to have him here, and to live with him and work with him. We need to spend time with the horse, work with him, and assess his character, abilities, and training. There is no other way to do this except to have the horse on the farm, and spend the necessary time to get to know him completely. --- There are people on the Internet who broker horses. -- To us, it’s dangerous, and the height of foolhardiness to buy a horse off the Internet from a broker. -- Please think about this -- The broker doesn’t know this horse at all. He’s simply passing on information given to him by the owner who wishes to sell that horse.

We know our horses!
And in order to match up our horses to buyers, we need to know you. In fact, the more information you can give us, the better job we’ll be able to do for you. We want to know . . . . .

your age?, . . . your size? . . . your horse experience?. . . familiar with Fjord breed? . . . your ambition? . . . your priorities? . . . marital status?. . . . children? . . . . what ages are they? . . . . Do you ride/drive? . . . .

And anything and everything else you can think of that would help us to suggest a suitable horse for your particular situation.

"You have been a wonderful help to us over the past couple of years, finding ideal placements for 8 of our Fjord horses!! Thank-you does not even begin to express our appreciation." -Quote from Lynda