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I'm reminded that all the recent hype about who has the "best" stallion is
the reason the NFHR has an effective Evaluation Program. This Program is to
determine a horse's comparison to the breed standard. The NFHR Record Book
lists in detail the reasons WHY a Fjord is given a mathematical reading of "X"
and then that Fjord can be compared to the breed standard in all details. If
an owner is looking for specific qualities of a Fjord then the NFHR Evaluation
shows what they need to know. To say a stallion, or gelding, or mare is "the
best" or "the fastest" or "has the best legs or hocks" is generally a
subjective statement. Show me these result in
a NFHR Evaluation where the horse is pitted against the breed standard
and I can then believe or disbelieve the claim.
A Horse Show pits one horse against the others showing only in that
class and the class may have only 2 horses. An Evaluation pits the horse
against the breed standard. These "objective" results are what I want to see.
In North America we have done a masterful job of developing a gene pool
of quality Fjords in a few recent years. This has been accomplished by
importing and breeding quality horses from several countries and the current
quality of North American Fjords compares very favorably to many European
countries. Without naming several top quality stallions in North America (or
their
owners). I can assure you that F H I (Fjord Horse International) is very
respectful of the current quality of the Fjord Horse in North America and it
will
continue to improve as we expand our NFHR Evaluation Program.
Respectfully,
Alan Merrill
