MARCH 28, 1901 TO APRIL 20, 1938
MARCH 28, 1901 TO APRIL 20, 1938
Albert and Froukje Dijkstra met when her bicycle had a flat tire and he offered to fix it. She said he was very handsome and he is, sitting tall and proud on his Frisian horse. He loved horses and loved to ride. This breed, one of the oldest in Europe, is mainly limited to the province of Friesland where it is bred in meadow districts and in sandy soil areas.
For more about Albert please read Zwaantje's (Sally's)Memoirs and to read about this beautiful animal please click here. And a little trivia while we are at it. The horse in Zorro was a Frisian and the official Color Guard of the 1999 Pasadena Tournament of Roses was the Royal Black Dancing Frisian Stallions. Watch for them, they are on tour throughout the United States!
