Breed TYPE

This message is from: Jean Ernest [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here is an excerpt from a discussion on the Equine Studies Institute Forum on type. While it is discussing the Spanish horse, I think it describes what we are thinking of when we talk about TYPE For the Fjord horse also: ***

Re: Responsibility toward breed type, etc..

This message is from: Starfire Farm, LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mary Ofjord wrote: I don't know how many times I heard the judges and evaluators comment about how they liked the refinement of this or that horse. I don't want to see these horses refined down to look like Arabs or QH's and I saw

Re: responsibility towards breed type, etc.

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/5/01 7:31:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: .. Judges..look at the QH and Paints, etc..you know, those breeds that have abilities and bone and feet bred out of them. The judges at shows are

Re: Responsibility toward breed type, etc..

that are not typical for the breed. A small star is acceptable. * This stripe is totally against breed standard. Are the shows more lax about breed type? Thanks, Lynda Bailey's Norwegian Fjord Horse Farm White Cloud, MI 231.689.9902 http://hometown.aol.com/heithingi/BaileysNorwegianFjords.html

responsibility towards breed type, etc.

This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just a quick note. Thought..many Americans are breeding European Warmbloods, inspections and all. Those that don't go through the inspections..tend to go towards the generic breed associationsAmerican Warmblood, etc,

Breed Type

difficult to articulate, but that is Breed Type and I believe that's what the discussion is about. Breed Type basically says nothing about the different uses of the horse, or indeed about lighter or drafty or sporty or whatever body-styles. But if our goal was to breed dun-coloured dressage