This message is from: "Arthur Rivoire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello Everybody, from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia --
Why did so many people get hung up because I used the word "perfect" -- What I said was that a stallion needed to be "as close to perfect as possible". But, as all horsepeople know . . . "There's no such thing as a perfect horse." But, that never kept good breeders from trying to create a perfect horse. -- Please bear in mind that this search for perfection is not just on the "exterior" (outside) as they say in Europe. It means the whole horse - comprising his conformation, beauty, type, movement, soundness, health, strength, temperament, and willingness to work (attitude). - All this is what we're talking about when we speak of the Fjordhorse. Lori said it very well when she talked about the old Norwegian farmers "breeding programs" . . . but as important and basic as this is, there is more. The Fjord has to be beautiful as well. \ "The outside of a horse is good for the inside of man." - Winston Churchill "A good horse isn't always a pretty horse, but a good horse is always a beautiful horse." - old French saying Kind Regards, Carol Rivoire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Indeed! IMHO, I like the old Norwegian farmer "breeding program": if a horse > didn't work, was hard to handle, unsound or unthrifty, it went into the > freezer. Not that I'm suggesting we eat horse meat, but "perfect" was not a > goal. "Practical" was, and it made a truly great breed. > > Respectfully, > Lori ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
