This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mike wrote:
>>I never could understand the European system of sending the stallions that don't pass muster at the evaluations to someone's dinner table.>> WHAT 'European system'? We have a lot of geldings in Sweden (a part of Europe), I've seen lots of Fjord geldings when I spent time in Denmark (another part of Europe). I don't know if there are countries or areas in Europe where the stallions that don't pass the muster are sent to the butcher's, but this is certainly not happening in the whole of Europe, and should therefore not be referred to as 'the European system'. Here in Sweden, most Fjords you meet at competitions, riding schools, pony camps etc are - geldings. I belive that we use and love our geldings pretty much the same way as you do in North America. Regards from Anneli (owner of a gelding that didn't pass the stallion-evaluation but never was close to anyone's dinner table).
