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>   I agree that horses should be sound, and able to work.  I was just 
> wondering what everyone else thought. I like the way Fresians are 
> done.  They are judged on their type, and ability to do.

The Fresisian genepool is incredibly small, and they also have some weird 
rules--like  yanking the breeding license of any stallion bred to a 
non-Fresian mare.  I can do without that sort of micro-management, 
thankyouverymuch.



>  I'm not saying you couldn't register all Arabs, just that perhaps by 
> having stallions, and even mares (since I am a firm believer in the 
> foundation MARE) judge approved for breeding that it could help prevent 
> bad breeding.

Won't prevent bad breeding--even two approved individuals can produce 
godawful progeny if they are not a suitable match. And once more, I think I 
am a better judge of the strengths and weaknesses of the lines in which I 
have an interest than some random judge chosen by geographic location.


> I know that many people out there know when to breed certain horses, and 
> when not to. But there are also those who just breed if they have the papers!


So? While it may be a stupid move, I don't feel that I have any inherent 
right to regulate that. Some people ought not to have children. Are you 
going after them next?


> Perhaps I should restate myself. I don't think that only certain horses 
> should be ALLOWED to breed, only that certain stock should be APPROVED to 
> breed.  If the horse doesn't meet standards, fine go ahead and breed it if 
> you want.  I just think that having horses judged to the standard, and 
> soundness (I think that is the best way, abitity seems so pin-pointed) 
> would help people to determine when to breed better.


That was the original intent behind breeding classes at horse shows, and 
look what damage *those* have done to various breeds.   BTW, there are many 
many crippled warmbloods out there out of approved parents.


> Again, I don't mean to make people all pissed off. I was just trying to 
> test the waters, and I think I blew in a hurrican!


No; you just IMHO haven't looked deeply enough into the whole 
thing.  Unintended consequences, and all.  I am against narrowing the gene 
pool for specious reasons.  Think about  what a mess might have been made 
if approval of certain stock had been made before SCID was understood. We 
might have a far higher incidence in the breed than we do.

                                --CMNewell, DVM




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