Re: RC: x-factor/heart scores

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

I have heard Ti say that following a race it is not very surprising to
see the winner is of a certain sire or bloodline and he has discussed
the importance of natural ability, such as what we are discussing now
with x-factors. What I interpret Ti as saying, and as a stallion owner I
agree with 100% is that you can have all the natural ability of the
world and it does no good unless properly developed AND I cannot say my
stallion's offspring will be winners just because they have inherited
certain characteristics (much as I would like to do so). I know how
important it is for me to get them in the right hands in order to
potentiate (I think I just coined a new word, my spell-check tells me)
what they have. That is why I have sold many for less than it cost me to
feed them because I believed in the person who was purchasing them (a
case in point-- Red Shield Equestrian in conjunction with Donna
Snyder-Smith). I knew that my 2 Halynov sons would have the best
training available with that facility because I believed in Frank's and
Donna's programs. I made the same offer to Sergio and Lara in Italy for
that very same reason.
Champions are not BRED; they are MADE! I just happen to know that
Halynov's offspring are some of the finest "RAW MATERIALS" available. (I
may be a little biased in that opinion. <BG>) I don't really see a
dichotomy of the 2 opinions being expressed here; perhaps just a
difference in priorities and emphasis.
Bette
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!


CMKSAGEHIL@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 3/5/00 9:03:15 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tivers writes:
> 
> << Nawp. All comes down to the individual. Soothsayers can always find a
> reason why a superior individual fits into their profile after the fact. >>
> 
> Even your own writings attribute 40% to "natural ability"--and that didn't
> come from Mars, it came from his genetic makeup.
> 
> To a degree you have a point about not knowing the breeding as a trainer--at
> least if you don't have the self-discipline to be honest about the horse and
> not have preconceived notions.  But--good raw material is still part of the
> package.
> 
> You can screw up a good horse plenty by not providing the nutrition, the
> training, the competition savvy, etc.  But when you get to the top, most of
> the others are going to have the variables done as well as possible, too--and
> even if you come up with a new gimmick or discover some earthshattering new
> revelation about how to manipulate metabolism, your competition can learn to
> do it, too, so you don't have an "edge" for long.  At the bottom, it's
> certainly possible to spiff up something with very little ability and whip
> the pants off the folks with a better horse who haven't done their homework.
> But at the top, where a great many of them do everything as "right" as they
> can, you can't afford to not start with good material.  You can only do so
> much with magic potions...
> 
> Heidi
> 
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