This message is from: Barbara Kellison [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I really need to speak up in Patty's defense. I own a purebred Fjord that I
got from a stunt rider in Canada. She had a less than dignified beginning
and I've spent countless hours trying to undo the damage done to this
beautiful creature. She is not conformationally perfect, but she is my
pride and joy and the object of much admiration. My point here is that
neither Patty nor I own a Fjord that would compare to one that we could
purchase for say $12,000 or $8,000 or even $4,000. But we love the breed and
everything about it. By adopting a PMU foal, we are not condoning the PMU
industry. We are trying to undo some of the damage done by this horrendous
industry but giving wonderful homes to great little horses who are frowned
at by people who have no use for anything less than perfect. We, like you,
grit our teeth at the practice of mixing Fjord blood with any breed that
makes a bigger Fjord.( Biigger Fjords mean more meat.) The PMU industry is
going away, slowly but surely. It is all through the efforts of people like
Patty and SOS Rescue, that's right, Rescue, and not through the efforts of
people who condemn the innocent product of the industry to certain death. We
joined the board to share our love of the breed with other Fjord lovers, but
instead have been insulted and chastised.
It is true that rescues are being phased out and are being given the
opportunity to become brokers for PMU farmers. But as people become
educated about hormone replacement therapy and the practice of PMU farming,
this too shall pass. These so called imitation Fjords aren't doing any
damage to the Fjord industry. The only people adopting or buying Cross bred
Fjords are people who can't afford the purebred prices.
From: Ruth Bushnell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
To: fjordhorse@angus.mystery.com
Subject: Re: cheap Fjord foals
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 05:38:14 -0700
This message is from: Ruth Bushnell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
this is a fjord line Only ... Bo Fjords
are we only allowed to talk about pure bred fjords on this line ...Sue
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Having just inadvertently sent a frame with nothing in it, I guess the
element of surprise is gone = (apologies)
Talking about cross breds and ADVERTISING them are two different things
entirely! The Quilter post which had the website advertising cross breds,
was at the very least in poor taste, (on a Fjord List) and I didn't like it
either! If a lot of you breeders out there would speak up, you'd admit you
didn't appreciate it much. The horse market in general is bad and the last
thing we need right now is offers of cheap imitations... which are a hazard
to the purebred Fjord industry.
That particular post was an advertisment for an unprincipled breeder that
had probably supplied the PMU industry and is now left holding a surplus
because of current restrictions. There are now hundreds of unwanted cross
breds! By promoting their despicable practice in this manner, the lady that
posted their site is adding to the problem of cross breed proliferation and
unethical breeding practices.
There is already an e-mail List for Fjord rescues and that would have been
a
better choice to post these kinds of notices. I hated to comment on this as
I know this subject has caused controversary in the past but all it takes
for wrong to succeed is silence.
When I think of the many Fjord owners who throughout the years have spent
thousands and thousands of dollars and spared no efforts in improving and
preserving the wonderful Norwegian Fjord horse, only to have their major
investments and self sacrifice diluted and cheapened by unprincipled
pirates, it makes me sick!
You can talk all you want about the cross bred being a darling horse and
their life worth as much as a purebred, (but certainly not their net worth)
and I can agree with that, but when you start promoting the practice of
cross breeding I see red!
Ruthie, nw mt
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