This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Pam, I think you are right about genetics playing a part in the quality of feet: I looked up your fjords on the CFHA pedigree links and see thay have the same bloodline as mine, Rudaren, Leidjo and back to Ola Gik through Modellen and Line. It would be interesting to do a survey of hoof quality and compare it to bloodlines! Anybody that wants to participate, send me a private e-mail telling me your horses registered name (NFHR or CFHA) and the quality of their feet. I will look up the bloodlines and compile a little list, keeping you and your horses' names private if you wish. (unless you want to brag about their feet!) e-mail me: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Come-on! Let's do the hoof survey! Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, where we had a little 4.3 earthquake last night that woke me up with the shaking. No damage anywhere > My mare, imported from Canada, and her foal, now 22 months old, both >have incredible feet. They are big, round, strong and self-levelling. My >farrier swears he would have to find another source of income if all he had >to work on were fjord hooves. I really thought such feet were a breed >standard. Shows what I know. > Anyway, IMHO, poor feet come from genetics most of the time with diet >being a rare and extreme situation. ************************************************************ Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
