This message is from: Steve McIlree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Catherine--
Saturday, January 11, 2003, 4:40:21 PM, you wrote: > QUESTIONS: What if Norway told you that if you Fjord stallion did > not make 80 points or higher, it would have to be gelded? Would you > geld your 79 point stallion? Under the current North American Evaluation system I would hesitate, however if the horse had a chance to be evaluated in a real 60 or 100 day test I would feel comfortable in gelding him. > What if your mares were considered not desirable... would you spay > them? I would definitely not breed them, but I would not have them spayed. Unless the procedure has changed a lot recently I believe that spaying a mare is much more risky and expensive than gelding a stallion. > What if there were an International agreement with Norway and the > rest of the countries that have Fjord Registries to follow Norwegian > standards of breeding and judging? Would you agree and follow them? Yes. Before getting Tank, we were involved with the American Trakehner Association because we own a registered part-Trakehner mare. At that time I became convinced that the European approach to breeding horses was far superior to the free=wheeling North American way. -- Steve McIlree -- Las Cruces, NM/Omaha, NE, USA It's never the horse, it's always the rider. --Old Cavalry Adage
