The
Versatile Nunavik GF
Submitted by Mae Yoder In the spring of 2009 our friend Theo Hug, of Grison Haflinger Farm in Quebec, Canada, approached my father about possibly purchasing a yearling stallion prospect from him, one that he thought quite highly of. We had owned Wise Investor NTF for quite a few years but had decided to slow down on the breeding side of things, therefore we sold him and just had a few broodmares that we would ride and drive on occasion, so it had been a good 10 years since we had a stallion on our farm. Finally, Dad told me, “if you want him, I'll buy him.” You're probably thinking wow, that's what every horse lover dreams of hearing! I grew up with horses and handled them my whole life but I had very little experience handling a stallion, much less training one, so I was very hesitant, but decided here's my chance. I had always dreamed of working with a stallion, but never really thought I would be capable of the task. But many times I would hear people say, “there is nothing quite like riding or driving a well-trained stallion.” I came to notice that most “performance superstar” horses, no matter the sport, discipline or breed, were in most cases stallions. A few months later Nunavik GF was on his way to his new home in Ohio. For the first four years we had him we mostly just let him grow up. He was handled daily, but he sure wasn't much to look at. He was one of those horses that took quite a few years to fully grow into himself to the eye, but he has always had the disposition well beyond his age, and that is what we saw that kept us hopeful that he could be a wonderful stallion
