Can someone tell me about the Friesian breed?

Here''s a brief history:

The breed originated in the Netherlands in a place called Friesland (thus their name). They were commonly used as war horses, to carry knights into battle. In later years they used for agricultural work, as well as pulling carts. In the 18th century they were even commonly found in trotting races, however this almost led them into extinction as breeders tried to breed them smaller, and crossbred them with other breeds to try and breed a faster horse. Luckily, during WWII the need for work horses brought them back into existence...

Nowadays they are commonly used for dressage.

Why don't you just look them up on google?

I had a Friesian called Black Magic, and they're lovely, they have the quiet temperment of a cob but a lot of go as well.

i found a few websites you might be interested it :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesian_horse

http://www.legacyfriesians.com/aboutfriesians.html

http://www.usfriesianreferral.com/bloodlines.htm

http://horsebreedslist.com/horse-breeds/128/friesi...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLYvWYu_lZw&feature...

You are so lucky! i would so love to have that opportunity! i'm sure you will learn heaps and have fun! :)

Hope i helped :)