About Us - Bluebird Lane Norwegian Fjord Horses for Dressage

About Us

We are Lori Albrough and Stefan Vorkoetter, owners of Bluebird Lane Fjords.


Lori and the foal Bluebird Lane Kestrel April 2000

Lori is the farm manager, and looks after the care and training of all the horses. Lori has successfully shown her Fjords up to Third Level dressage, and has earned Dressage Canada's Silver and Bronze Medal Achievement Awards. All of our Fjordhorses are started under saddle by Lori, with a focus on developing a solid foundation of correct dressage riding which will serve them well whatever their future specialty may be.

Stefan is very involved in the daily operation and management of the farm, acts as groom, photographer, and videographer at horse shows, and is responsible for our Fjordhorses' beautiful hair cuts.


	Lori and the mare Bluebird Lane Kestrel February 2005

Lori's horse experience started early - she began riding at the age of eleven, joined the Pony Club at age thirteen and got her first horse soon after. In Pony Club she learned horse care and horsemanship, achieved her C-2 Level, and actively trained and competed in eventing (dressage, cross-country, and stadium jumping).


Lori and Prisco

Lori now devotes her training efforts to dressage riding. In the year 2000, Lori began riding with Ute Busse, the Canadian Grand Prix competitor, certified coach, and certified dressage judge. This was Lori's first opportunity to take lessons from a coach of this calibre, and Lori soon became hooked on the sport and art of dressage. She has been in training with Ute, and Ute's daughter Tina Irwin (a Canadian Dressage Team Listed Grand Prix rider) ever since.


	Lori and Stefan with Prisco

Stefan is also a long-time horseperson, who started riding at age thirteen and got his first horse, a thoroughbred saddlebred cross, a year later.


Down the Road at Bluebird Lane

Stefan enjoys the non-competitive aspects of riding and caring for the horses, and loves going for long hacks and drives in the cart. We are lucky at Bluebird Lane to have access to a variety of fields, trails and quiet country roads to be able to enjoy these activities while exposing our Fjords to many sights, sounds, and new experiences.

The establishment of Bluebird Lane Fjords as a high-quality breeding centre producing beautiful and well-trained Fjordhorses is Lori and Stefan's life-long dream come true! We have been living our dream for over ten years now, and look forward to a lifetime of pleasure and involvement with these wonderful horses.

Contact Us

Bluebird Lane Fjords
R.R.#3
Moorefield, Ontario
Canada N0G 2K0
phone: (519) 638-5598
fax: (519) 638-2812
email: lori@bluebirdlane.com

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Why the Name Bluebird Lane?

Shortly after moving to our farm we were inspired by a local bird-enthusiast, Barrie Hopkins, who wrote an article in our local paper about the plight of the Eastern Bluebird.

The species had lost up to 90% of its population through a combination of loss of habitat, wide-spread pesticide use, and competition with non-native starlings and house sparrows.

That year, following Barrie's published plan, we made and put up four bluebird houses. Each year since then we have added more houses, and now our half mile laneway and all our horse pastures are lined with bluebird houses.

There are definite advantages to providing habitat for the bluebird, as, in addition to its beauty and happy song, its diet consists almost exclusively of insects and grubs during the summer - a boon for gardeners and farmers.

Long a symbol of love and happiness in poetry and song, the Eastern Bluebird now symbolizes hope as well. The species is reappearing in regions where it hasn't been seen in years. This recovery is due to grassroots efforts to supply nesting boxes throughout its range. We named our Fjordhorse farm to honour this beautiful and happy bird.

A Good Foundation

Lori credits her years in the Canadian Pony Club for providing an excellent foundation for her future horse-related activities.

As Sophie Pirie Clifton, Stanford Law Professor and Pony Club graduate, was quoted as saying in the April 2000 issue of Practical Horseman:

"You can go anywhere in the world and people will trust you with their horses. A C-level Pony Club member is welcome anywhere."

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