This message is from: Mike May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> At 06:06 AM 11/26/98 -0500, you wrote: >This message is from: "Werner, Kristine" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Ursula is right about the "checks and balances". >In Germany, the competition amongst the various breeders is fierce. >That is probably the reason why they "blind" judge the young foals - >that is, not knowing breeder or stallion.
And this is just one reason not to use breeders to evaluate our horses. It is also a reason why we need more evaluators that are rotated more frequently so they do not become so familiar with certain breeders. There needs to be a certain amount of distance between the evaluators and the owners/breeders I think. I for one think it would present a very uncomfortable situation to be having my horse evaluated by a close friend or by a unfriendly competitor of mine. My opinion - NOT the NFHR's.
