This message is from: Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
After importing our first group of weanlings from Holland in 1997 and finding
the
empty blanks in some of the pedigrees, I tried to get information from Holland
and
never received it. So I, through much research from studbooks, Dutch Fjord
Magazine and Bob van Bon's Book, was able to provide Mike May with information
to
fill in the blanks found not only on our papers, but once the information was
fed
into the computer it filled in the holes for horses Carol and others have
imported. I personally found the pedigree search fascinating and have hugh
charts
with lines drawn to - connecting bloodlines - to me it was like a puzzle -
always
looking for the missing piece. This taught me a great deal about bloodlines and
crosses that seem to work better than others. Let me add that Mike May didn't
just take my word for these "fill-ins" I had to provide him with all the facts,
copies and so forth for him to accept it - and rightfully so.
It's funny how things work out, when we first had this problem I guess I could
have insisted that someone make it right. But by doing the research myself I
received a good education on Fjord pedigrees - of which in the end has made us
better educated breeders with the ability to make better informed mating
decisions.
Perhaps Carol with her Honorary Award from Holland could be the liason to not
only
get pedigree updates but updates on the "ster" and "elite' status of the
various
imports.
Sophie Fiedler - Green Valley Farm
