Re: Geldings and evaluations
This message is from: Warren Stockwell [EMAIL PROTECTED] YEAH!!! From the Markus fan club in Minnesota Go Linda!! Roberta - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 9:15 PM Subject: Re: Geldings and evaluations This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi; Just to let you know they did an evaluation in West Salem Wisconsin 08/06-08/07 and Linda Syverson-Kerr had her gelding evaluated Spruce Hill Markus and he received seven blues along with a silver medallion and a gold medallion and this was done in this lone evaluation. I can't explain how proud I was that day being she is my wife and Markus is like one of the family. Proud Husband
Re: Geldings and evaluations - Congrats!!!
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WOW!!! Linda and Markus did amazing work at the evaluation! I'll bet your whole clan is proud and Markus has probably earned carrots for life! Although, since you guys already loved him, I'm sure he had the carrot guarantee sewn up anyway! YEA Geldings!! Kay Van Natta and Braveheart, another carrot recipient and Clementine, who thinks he's overpaid
Re: Geldings and evaluations
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi; Just to let you know they did an evaluation in West Salem Wisconsin 08/06-08/07 and Linda Syverson-Kerr had her gelding evaluated Spruce Hill Markus and he received seven blues along with a silver medallion and a gold medallion and this was done in this lone evaluation. I can't explain how proud I was that day being she is my wife and Markus is like one of the family. Proud Husband
Geldings and evaluations
This message is from: M Korose [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes You can take geldings and be in an evaluation. I would think that an owner would want to do this because: 1) they have fun showing the horse in various disciplines and he is good at it 2) they wish to stay involved and active in Fjord events 3) a good score for a gelding assists the record for a good sire/dam I would suggest that the owner attend an evaluation or two and see just what is involved (costs, equipment, level of experience involved, atmosphere of the event, etc. I am not sure, but I believe a horse must have a conformation evaluation in order to be eligble for a medallion with the performance tests, I think that one could enter the performance tests only and get scores, but a medallion also includes a conformation test. Anyway, go find an evaluation (in your half of the country!) and test drive the situation before. Marsha Owner of Caribu the wonder Fjord, blue ribbon gelding with a silver medallion in Intro performance. NE Versatility champ also. Now earning his oats at Morven Park Equestrian center with a 68 year old driver/rider career number 3? or4? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: Score sheets, geldings and evaluations
This message is from: Starfire Farm, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Catherine Lassesen writes: Yes, there are numbers involved and rewards. But it is the comments on the score sheets that are important. I encourage everyone to go and have their stock evaluated. Educate yourself. Well said, Catherine. Now I also understand that equine photography is tricky, but some of the decisions really puzzle me. I said all that to ask this question,... is there anywhere on the web, (or anyplace), that one can view the score sheets on specific horses? I'm sure that the score sheet would answer any question as to specific scores on the various parts of the anatomy as shown in the Record Book. Thanks, Judy Yes, unfortunately, the photographs alone don't give you a good enough picture of the real quality of the horse. For some of the horses, the photographs were not taken the same year as the horse was evaluated. Some of the photographs were snapshots, but at least there was something to put into the inaugural book. Hopefully, this will be remedied from now on by requiring a conformation photograph be taken at the evaluation (which has become part of the evaluation fee) at the time the horse was evaluated. Also, even the slightest angle in the photograph can distort the horse's real proportions in a sideways (conformation shot) view. Also in the photographs you are not able to see how the horse travels. That is where you might see an apparently well built horse's score go down because the horse might not be using himself well enough, or have difficulty during presentation, or have leg conformation problems such as winging, toeing out, rope walking or wobbly hocks. Some of the horses might even display lameness due to an injury, which would also bring the movement score down. Like Mike said, each owner receives a copy of the each judge's score sheet, including the comments. I find the comments very useful in helping to explain the numbers. If I were looking for a stallion to breed to my mare, or looking at a horse to purchase, if the horse was evaluated, I would ask to see a complete copy of those documents. As far as geldings are concerned, I think that having the horse evaluated might be useful to someone who might need to sell their gelding in the future. If you're not interested in selling your horse, or you're not curious about how your horse would score, then an evaluation might not be for you. The benefit to the breeder is obvious. I, like Catherine, also feel that it benefits the breed, as a whole, to have those geldings evaluated, as one is able to see what conformation plusses and minuses go along with which bloodlines. This also goes for temperament, if the horses were evaluated in the performance tests. I, also, think that there are a lot of nice geldings out there that might have been good stallions. Not all have been gelded because they're poor quality. As far as there being too many stallions, this is a big continent and not everyone has access to, or cares to use, transported semen (whether cooled or frozen.) What I would like to see is that people take advantage of the evaluation system to analyze the quality of the stallions available, as well as the quality of their mares, and be more descriminate about breeding. Hope everyone is enjoying spring (which lasted about two days here, it's been in the upper 80's consistently for the past couple of weeks.) Much too hot here for spring. No bugs, yet, though. Beth -- Beth Beymer Sandy North Starfire Farm, Berthoud CO http://www.starfirefarm.com
Geldings and Evaluations
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] For those of you that own geldings and wonder if it is good to evaluate your gelding. Yes! It is a reflection of the mare and stallion that produced your gelding. The mare and stallion of the gelding are able to be rewarded for having good off spring. The only way to find out and be rewarded is by having all Fjords go through the program. It will add value to your horse and you can find out important information for future training. Form to Function is what the Evaluator Trainees have been taught. Your gelding may not be able to do some function of riding if he is not built for it. The evaluation should help you assess you gelding's structure and help you with his future potential. Catherine Lassesen Back from Norway!
