RE: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Eike and others, You might be interested in reading Dr. Deb Bennett's papers on the origin of horse breeds: http://www.equinestudies.org/mammalian_species_2008/mammalian_species_equus_c aballus_pdf1.pdf and her very informative book Conqueror

RE: Re: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interesting. The only Haflinger I know personally is a very reactive horse, though big muscled and largish feet. He is quite jumpy, but has powerful floating movement. Gail Russell Intentionally I did not mention the Haflinger, as

Re: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: "Melinda Schumacher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh! Tell us the story of the Haflinger too! LOL I love reading your informative posts. Melinda cool and rainy central Ohio On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Eike Schoen-Petersen < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This message is from

Re: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: "Eike Schoen-Petersen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Some of them can get quite hot! - Never mind, what I wanted to say is that this classification does not apply to the Fjord Horse. The origin of the so called warmbloods is a long (>= 1000 years) history of mixing lighter breeds

RE: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: "Curtis Pierce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, My mother used to say that subjects like this, she would not touch with a ten foot pole. Well, I could not resist! If you are to believe the theory that the Fjord Horse is related to the Tarpan horse, then what is the classification

RE: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: Cherrie Nolden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> IMHO, certain breeders appear to be selecting for "hotter" temperaments for enhanced performance. The genetic base of the breed definitely has the variability necessary to create both ends of the spectrum, and I would argue that we are seein

RE: cold vs warm blood

This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> As far as I am concerned, it depends on the bloodlines. Some Fjords are hotter blooded than others. Here is an interesting question: Are Fjords considered cold or warm bloods? I've seen research to consider them both, but am curious