>>> I do think the conformation part of the evaluation is helpful. It >>> helped me to see what is considered ideal in our great breed. I do not >>> agree that "correctness of legs" is not really important. Maybe I just >>> don't know enough to understand but being a physician I know that >>> incorrect joints/back etc. will effect development of arthritis in >>> humans.
I think you know plenty, Renee. We each approach things like this from the basis of our education and understanding. You understand that from a medical perspective. I see and at least partly understand it from a "laws of physics" viewpoint that an engineer like me would have. I see this the same way that I see ice tolts - that the laws of physics act equally on all objects, be they animal, vegetable or mineral. There isn't one set of laws that apply to all the universe, but conveniently another set of laws that only apply to Icelandic horses. One would have to be pretty naive to believe that... Karen Thomas, NC
