This message is from: "ruth bushnell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hmmm, food for thought. Suppose it IS true that the Fjord temperament > isn't "dominant" in the crosses. That might argue that the Fjord > temperament is on a recessive gene---which means that having a Fjord > with a good temperament requires that BOTH parents have good > temperaments. > > Marsha Jo =======================
We've been very fortunate to have nothing but "good temperaments" in all the Fjords we've handled. It's therefore hard for me to imagine a Fjord without a "good temperament," never having met one to date... be it good "fortune" or the general rule, I don't know. I would imagine that some markers are predominent-- just as the crossbred product is ALWAYS stamped with the Fjord appearance, so might it be predisposed to assume the lesser temperament of the light horse? Supposition I know. The realm of genetics is yet a virtually unexplored "galaxy." Fascinating. Ruthie
