This message is from: "Reena G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Carol
You have very good points in your arguement for perfection, and I don't think what Don was suggesting was what your hypothetical picture included. I personally have had horses that were NOT perfect...legs not completely 'straight' etc., who may not win a confirmation class but were just awesome in the open show ring and had the bestest temperament. These types of horse can not be excluded from a perfect category, because for me, they WERE perfect. I am by no means a breeder or can call myself an expert on confirmation. Case in point also: My friend has a stallion who has a great temperament and excellent confirmation, yet he was injured young and is basically useless as a riding horse, but as a stallion has many worthy babies on the ground who have won many QH titles...... I think what you and Arthur do for the Fjord breed is outstanding!! One day hoping I can make it out to your place to see yours. But what you have described below about nature and breeding is just that: nature. What we have with horses is really not 'nature' as it is all predetermined by us humans who they are mating with, wouldn't you agree? it's not as if you're showing a portfolio to Gjest and asking him who he'd like to spend his time with. So yes, in nature, what Arthur has suggested is very true...the best is meant to survive. But we have literally taken the horse out of the nature/wild setting. Reena and her two cents. Dear Fjord Friends - from Carol Rivoire at Beaver Dam Farm in Nova Scotia ~~~~ Thanks for a good belly laugh, Don. Just what's needed first thing in > the morning. He then painted a hilarious picture of a > bucktoothed, swaybacked, lop-eared, knock-kneed stallion with one testicle > being swarmed by the fillies because he had such a good personality ----- > stallion to mare: "Hey, let's be democratic. Give me a chance - I'm > available" > Then he got a bit serious for 7 am in the morning and told me what he'd > learned on the many nature shows he loves to watch. He told me how the > females of various bird and mammal species seek out the male that's the > biggest and best and has the most "presence", and that's the one they want > to mate. It's nature's way of carrying on the best qualities in a > pecies. -- > Regards, Carol Rivoire > > This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I do know that in my own mind a horse's personality is it's number one > asset > > - - it may not be the fastest, the most beautiful, have the best neck or > > perfect mane but if it has all of these and a bad personality it is not a > > valuable horse in my opinion. If we continue the drive to only allow the > > "perfect" ones to breed I hate to think of what the Norwegian Fjord will > > become. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
