This message is from: "Vanessa N Weber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Yes, Lipizzans have the same problems. I used to own several and my first one, now retired, is full sister to one of the top stallions in the country. To make a long story short, her breedable babies are all outcrosses (Lip/Arabian), (Lip/TB). I've kept this last one, Salem. She's the only horse I have left from that era. I'm hoping to bring her up here sometime soon. She's in Florida in training at the moment. Vanessa -------Original Message------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 08/11/05 12:20:26 To: [email protected] Subject: Gene Pool This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gayle wrote: """Yes, I guess you did miss the point I was trying to make, but I think Amy answered for me. Thanks, Amy. Once again, this was a long time ago before most folks in the Fjord world were even thinking about the big picture - the fact that the Fjord population was relatively small as was our gene pool. As I said earlier, it had to start somewhere and that was my feeble attempt of ONE to protect the future of our Fjords in this country.""" I was a bit confused also, but somebody else asked the question and the answers were very good, clear and helped me understand. And I commend you on what you are doing, as the owner of a young Dusty gelding, for your forward thinking. Your point struck close to home as I was reading the Lippizan list this morning (I would love to own a Lip one day along with my fjords). There are some horses in dire straits in Merced Ca. It's a pretty ugly situation and confusing. BUT one of the ladies spoke up about the stallions (who haven't been outside of their stalls in three years, can you imagine?) when somebody recommended gelding them. They're from a relatively rare stallion line and she thinks they shouldn't be cut for many reasons, the main one being that the other stallion lines have pretty much saturated the Lipizzans in the U.S. and the gene pool is limited. The stallions who need rescue can make a contribution to their breed. Pamela Northern Holiday Horses Welcome Polaris [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type Image/jpeg which had a name of faint_grain.jpg]
