Sky Lee wrote>>>> > >>>> I can totally see why that cross is nice....for some they just can not make the leap to a short fuzzy little thing....but with that cross, and arabs are very popular, that cross worked very well.
> Karen Thomas Wrote>>>> > One baby does NOT prove the cross is good, so please don't be so quick to draw conclusions. I was just speaking to the people who could not see what merits the cross would have. And only speaking about the cross I had at my farm. She was beautiful! And since mabye I am the only one on the list who has seen this cross in person...not just in person but raised the foal myself (of course with the help of Faxa!) it seems that I might have a more in depth understanding of why people would want it. We have had other people wanting us to cross one of our mares with an arabian again, but we have said no each time. Arabs are crossed all the time and have proven themselves to be a good cross in general. The arabian assciations promote cross breeding heavily. There are Quarabs, Morabs, Arabian paints, arab warmbloods and the list goes on and on. Of course not all crosses work out as hoped, neither do perfectly planned full blooded breedings either, as some of you have pointed out on this list many many times. I was not trying to prove anything...if I was I would have do actually start breeding the crosses and document them and raise them and train them....something I am not invested in doing. > >>>> There are so many horses out there needing homes... And was said earlier in my post it was an accidental breeding...the mare was breed before I purchased her, and was owned by someone who believes Icelandics should never be crossed. She was not very happy about it, neither was I as I purchased a riding horse... And yes there are many horses out there who need homes.....we need to breed and train horses that people hold value in....and that can be tricky, especially in this economy. Sally is in NC right now and has the unfortunate oppertunity to watch TV at her moms house. She was watching the animal planet where they were picking up abused/underfed horses in I believe Texas....anyway all the horses were taken away from poor families...and taken to wealthy ones....there was a definate race difference in the 2 groups of people. That made her really sad, as people who want horses are no longer able to feed and afford them...... I think about that as a breeder, a small one, but we breed every year......and yes they all have homes...we do not even sell our babies anymore because of my worry of which trainer will get their hands on them and ruin them...so we train them ourselves now. I even bought back a filly that I had sold because of my worry....the woman was taking lessons from a trainer that would take my little filly and make her a nervous obedient wreck....so I bought her back. We are fortunate enough here to have a huge 2000 acre pasture for our brood mares and all the babies to live until we want to bring them home, so we can raise and feed them well out on this big pasture....we visit all the time....but yes many horses need homes. If we lose access to that pasture Sally and I would stop breeding....I want to have the luxury and not having to place horses because of a feed bill...to be able to find the good match for both horse and rider. I know of 2 horse sanctuarys here on island, both are owned by wealthy reclusive people who want to help animals in some way...it nice to have that available. Skye Fire Island Eco-Treks-808-443-6085 Fire Island Professional Farrier Service-640-6080
