RE: [IceHorses] Iceland's Entire Family Tree is Online
its important to consider. I bet you never thought of that! Oh my gosh what a revelation Karen!! Your whole breeding program could just skyrocket now that I have told you this. Its a little secret apparently not many icelandic breeders ever thought of the way some people talk... sheesh. Oh my gosh! its astonishing! both parents contribute! This new breeding science is gonna shake the whole breeding world... You ain't right. ;) Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [IceHorses] Iceland's Entire Family Tree is Online
On 2/9/07, Karen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Has anyone else noticed that it's hard to find an Icelandic Horse who's NOT > related to one or more of the "famous" stallions? dont forget the mare is important too! You are a breeder so I think its important to consider. I bet you never thought of that! Oh my gosh what a revelation Karen!! Your whole breeding program could just skyrocket now that I have told you this. Its a little secret apparently not many icelandic breeders ever thought of the way some people talk... sheesh. Oh my gosh! its astonishing! both parents contribute! This new breeding science is gonna shake the whole breeding world... Janice-- yipie tie yie yo
RE: [IceHorses] Iceland's Entire Family Tree is Online
"Everyone in Iceland is related." Of course, this makes sense, since it's a small island. http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2007/02/icelands_entire.html That's pretty funny, but you're right, not too surprising. If the people are, then I think it's safe to assume that the horses are too. It really amazes me to talk about breeding certain "lines" of Icelandic's, as if some are royalty or something. (Meaning the horses, of course.) I still will actively refrain from breeding closely related horses - ones with common ancestors in the past few generations - but it just proves that there's a limit to how elite certain lines can be compared to others. There's still no justification for in-breeding to my way of thinking - even if you call it "line-breeding". Seems like we need to do whatever we can to keep what existing diversity we have in the gene pool stirred up. Has anyone else noticed that it's hard to find an Icelandic Horse who's NOT related to one or more of the "famous" stallions? Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
