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Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com <fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com> Date: Saturday, February 19, 2000 7:45 AM Subject: Re: Dutch Kuering/ American Fjord? >This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >First, how can we, as a group, tell the Dutch that we are not going to >recognize their judgements on the horse that originated from that region of >the world and has only become somewhat popular in this country in the last >20-30 years? We as a group , my opinion of course, should welcome the Dutch >Second, the talk of the "American Fjord" scares the dickens out of a >person who truly believes in doing whatever it takes to keep this breed as >pure as we can. What comes to my mind, and we all know about these, what has >happened to the Morgan, Quarter and now the Halflinger breeds. This horse is >a Norwegian Fjord Horse. If a person breeds a Tennesee Walker in >Pennsylvania, they don't call it a Pennsylvania Walker, it's still a Tennesee >Walking horse. , I will never call my horse >anything but a Norwegian Fjord Horse > > > Best Regards, > Mike Cook > West Church Fjords >Very well spoken Mike and kindly without malice. We seem to have a tendency to want to change things "for the best" and right there is often our downfall. Who decides what is "best" Jean
