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The horse Jurjen is riding is not a Fjord or a Norwegian horse it's a Crossbreed part Haflinger.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fjord_horse
The horse you think is a crossbreed is actually a purebreed Haflinger:roll:

A nordic horse is an ancestor from the shetland and the exmoor pony so nothing like a Fjord.
http://www.stablemade.com/horsecare/hors...nordic.htm
The nordic horses are more than one breed....just like here we have European horses.
http://www.nordicway.com/sweden_horses.ht


So the next time you take your time to read wikipedia......
And please don't call a Fjord a pony, it's a horse.

Ofcourse is Authenticity very important and being picky is always good but please have your facts right..

Ohw and if you can tell me the name of the web shop where they sell real original or replica roman horses please let me know.

I am not sure that I like the tone of your post and I think you seemed to have assumed that I am critising your horses - I am not. I queried the "Nordic/Fjord" pony, not the Haflinger ( indeed I said full or part bred to AVOID upsetting anyone FGS!). If the HORSE Jurjen is riding is not a Fjord then I apologise...So thank you for clarifying but I think you need to calm down. I asked Jurjen to clarify the Haflinger which you have kindly done.

May I ask what the horse Jurjen is riding is crossed with? When was the Haflinger recognised as a breed?

Surprisingly I don't use wikipedia (and if you are critising me for doing so why do you use their links in your post?) - okay, I said pony instead of horse in reference to the Nordic/Fjord as they WERE smaller than the standard 15hh to count as a horse (bit like polo "ponies" I suppose).

I am sorry if I "insulted" the horse Jurjen is riding as it looked like this to me

http://www.equine-world.co.uk/about_hors..._horse.htm

Unlike arms and armour there is no place to buy authentic horses so people should try and be as authentic as they can - that was my point.

I am quite happy to be corrected - if I am wrong. Perhaps you should change the manner in which you address people. Did I bite heads off when apaloosas and coloured horses were/are used? No; because I have assumed that it is the best horse with the temperament for the purposes of re-enactment where the emphasis is currently on the authenticity of equipment not horses.