This message is from: Don & Jane Brackett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As regards the "toughness" missing in today's horse that Carol mentioned, I do worry about this. And this is not just a problem with fjordhorses, but almost every horse on the face of the earth, 100 Day Tested or not.
Interesting article on this subject in either Equus or The Horse (Jan issues, I was at the library reading so can't remember which). The article was refering to racing horses in particular and the author felt that horses were weaker today due to undue "babying". Perfect footing on tracks etc, protecting the horses too much and not allowing flaws to show up until too late, and breeding for $ only. Certainly you have only to look at any horse catalog to see the most amazing assortment of supplements, blankets, pads, special shoes etc. to realize that there are a lot of unsound, and weak horses out there. Wonder how many of these are bred? Jane waiting for the parade to start to maybe get a glimpse of the girls riding the Fjords sidesaddle (do I remember this correctly?)
