This message is from: Arthur and Carol Rivoire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in beautiful, sunny Nova Scotia where the grass is still green, although today it's covered with a light snow -
I agree with Sophie Fieldler of Green Valley Farm that it's fun and educational to research pedigrees. Pedigrees are the foundation of the breed, and every serious breeder should have a fascination with them. However, as far as obtaining registration certificates that are complete to the 5th generation, not everybody has such an interest, or even knows where to go to get the information. How many people know the fax # of the Dutch or Norwegian Studbooks? My point is I think it's in the best interest of the breed and the owners to have completed registration certificates, especially since the NFHR certificate is a 5 generation one. Perhaps I'm wrong, but I thought the best and easiest way to get this information on the certificates would be to have the Registrar make the inquiries, if in the course of doing a certificate, he finds he doesn't have all the antecedents in his computer. Someone asked if the European STudbooks have this information in their data bases. I don't know about Norway, Denmark, Germany . . . but I'm fairly certain that Holland's data base is up-to-date. They became computerized years ago. It's a good thing that the NFHR has a 5 gen. cert., and I guess the reasoning is that as the system matures, eventually all the pedigree information will become part of the Registry's data base, and then we'll all get complete 5 generation registration certificates. I'm just wondering if the process can be speeded up somehow . . . I know if the Registrar did what I'd like to see done, it would be extra work, but how much? If he has to repeatedly fax the European Studbooks to get answers, that would be discouraging. But, maybe something like a formal letter would smarten them up a bit. - And would it be too much extra work if all he had to do was fax the Dutch or Norwegians and ask once, and be fairly certain of a timely reply? It is in the interest of all Fjord registries to have a reliable reciprocity in all matters related to Fjordhorses. Just some thoughts I think worth considering. Regards, Carol Rivoire Carol and Arthur Rivoire Beaver Dam Farm Fjords II R.R. 7 Pomquet Antigonish County Nova Scotia B2G 2L4 902 386 2304 http://www.beaverdamfarm.com
