This message is from: "Ron & Sherrie Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi all, The incident that Warren mentioned where the lady represented her "cross breed" as pure breed is one of the basic reasons that I've always been against cross breeding. For the most part the people that sell cross breeds are dishonest and try and represent them as pure bred Fjords. When the horse acts less then "Fjordly" it gives us all a black eye. We have to fight enough of an uphill battle making the public at large understand that these horses are more then cute little draft horses with a Mohawk. I believe that cross breeding between two different breeds should only be done to improve the two breeds being brought together. I have yet to see an "improvement" on your basic Fjord. I actually had a guy ask if we could recommend a Fjord stallion so he could breed his Paso mare to a Fjord! Why on earth would any one want to cross a Paso with a Fjord is beyond me. I've seen Fjord crossed with Arabs, Quarter horses, Welsh's, Shetlands, Percherons and Fjord mules. None of them were an improvement on either breed. The sale where this incident took place is Private Treaty which I think translates to BUYER BEWARE! I have a question for Mike or someone else from the Registry, has any horse had their papers pulled for cross breeding? We all know that it's being done, which means that there are stallions and or mares that are being bred outside. Have any papers been pulled? Respectfully, Sherrie Sunwood Fjords
