This message is from: Reinbowend <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Julie, Carol, Dave This is great ... Having this forum to air our opinions is so important and really using the net the way it can be most productive. So many lists steer away from anything that might be perceived as inflammatory.
As for your letters, my thoughts. Obviously I think performance is very important. Not only because doing so succesfully is really the best form of promotion for the breed but because a horse that is in performance condition has reached his peak and you can readily see what he or she looks like when well muscled and bloomy. As for stallions behavior... A horse misbehaving at a breed show isn't fun to watch, but it isn't often the best indication of his character. Also the fitter a horse is the more inclined he is to misbehave. A good number of the Advanced horses at Ocala misbehaved terribly at the vet check, and none of them could use testicles as an excuse, they just felt really good and these were large warm-bloods which when they act up is very impressive Both my mares and Marnix go through a temperment change when they are really fit. Partly due to the increased intake of food and just because they feel so good. They dance about and are alot spookier to sounds and scary things flapping about. Then ofcourse there are the horses who have been allowed to run rough shod over everyone and think it's perfectly exceptable. With a stallion this would be a really unfortunate situation, but we all know it happens. Anyway what I'm trying to say is that if you see a stallion acting up I wouldn't necessarily rule him out as a breeding prospect. I could probably go on at great lengths, but won't bore you. Please lets keep up the dialogue, and is Pat Wolfe on this list? Vivian in Vermont
