This message is from: "Debby Stai" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I appreciate the information. I guess my concern, and primarily among Fjord owners, is this is a small populated breed, especially where I am located and though I agree stallion owners need to be responsible breeders as do mare owners, I'm concerned that the smallest "tweek" will prevent a mare owner from being able to breed to their stallion of choice. I'm in Missouri, if I want to breed my mare, I either have to send her off for 30days, not an option I'm comfortable with, or I have to do AI, a definite added expense which could bring the total for breeding her well over $2,000. Not alot of money to some, alot to me. I'm not a breeder, I wouldn't breed year after year to resell so therefore compensating myself for the expense of getting the one "pefect" foal. We are pleasure riders, my daughter is wonderful with dressage and I hope to use her in the future for a Fjord from Amber. My concern is the difficulty in not only finding the perfect stallion for her but then the crossroad of proving to the stallion owner that Amber is a good candidate for not only her stallion but for Fjords in general, an opinion that is different from one Fjord owner to another. Oh well, as my mom use to say, "to each, his own". Thanks. Debby ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2001 10:14 PM Subject: Re: vet check
> This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Debby, > > > Are you saying that you don't think an "injured" mare that can't be > > ridden/driven anymore cannot/should not be used for breeding > > No. Please note the message to which I was replying. That mare had a > condition of the navicular bone that is highly heritable. I therefore > would not want to breed her. Injuries are a totally different story. > > Steve > > Steve and Amy White > Prairieholm Farm > Waterloo, Nebraska
