This message is from: Joel Harman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Why not talk about "the rest of the story" if we are going to start in on this bit of history?
NFHR started after some line bred horses were accepted for registry in NAFA while others weren't. Why line bred? Small # of horses available in N America. Breeder B (no names here folks) gets mad & takes their marbles elsewhere & starts NFHR. Someone decides bloodtyping is best thing since sliced bread. Rumor has it it tells one who it isn't -not who it is. Breeder B sells horses that don't bloodtype so no NFHR registry for those horses. Major headaches. Breeder B takes marbles & starts FBA-no bloodtype requirement. NFHR decides to go to DNA typing. Good thing. Even though DNA shows correct parentage some of breeder B's horses some still encounter problems with getting horses registered because they were mis-identified upon leaving breeder B's care. Sound familiar folks? This is like that branch of your uncle's family that doesn't get talked about much. Joel Harman
