This message is from: Mary Thurman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > In a message dated 8/23/99 19:56:18 Pacific Daylight > Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes: > > << if we had someone who is a breeder of fjords > out there evaluating every > else's fjords even though they might have the > knowledge to do a great job > that they may be > a little partial to their friends or horse that > have their bloodlines in > them? >> > > Yes! This was my first and only thought on this > subject. Even it the person > was trying to be impartial and subjective, they > would have their emotions > tied in a bit too much to be objective. Actually, ANYONE who owns even one equine of the breed being evaluated could be perceived as "prejudiced toward a certain bloodline or style". We all have our preferences in what the horses we personally own look like. So WHERE are we going to find that "perfect", "non-subjective" evaluator? I suggest that such a person does not exist, unless that person has no tie whatsoever to the breed being evaluated. That puts us back to trying to train a QH, Paint, Morgan, etc., etc., judge to evaluate Fjords. Is that what we want? I think we need to be realistic here. The trick to becoming a good evaluator, it seems to me, is in both knowing the breed well(which usually requires more than just a "passing interest" in the breed), and then acquiring the necessary training to "know why you like certain animals" - this is indeed an eye opener! Sometimes you find out that what you thought was correct, or desirable, is really not. So, to be an evaluator one needs knowledge of/interest in the breed, education, and last(but by NO means least) experience. It looks like a long road to go, but if the person starting down that road already has an avid interest in the breed plus plenty of experience with the breed - as a breeder, trainer, owner, whatever - they have a start on the road. Where else are we going to find evaluators, or people willing to at least try training to be an evaluator, if they don't come from within the breed? We are all subjective to some extent, the trick is to LEARN enough objectivity to be an asset to the breed as an evaluator. Mary === Mary Thurman Raintree Farms [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
