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OK, again in your collective opinion, what would be the sliding scale of 
acceptable faults in a breeding specimen - both mare and stallion?  We're 
talking here for endurance and / or general riding, not the show ring or other 
cosmetic reasons.

To get the ball rolling, let's say you start with 10 points, which on the 
sliding scale will work like this :
Long back -1
Thin legs -3
Good HQ +4
Pigeon toes -6
............ etc, kinda thing.  Because let's face it, no horse is perfect and 
you have to live with faults, but WHAT faults are acceptable?  Also, which 
acceptable fault should be the most important one to match to the mate?  For 
example : long back MUST be bred to short back, etc.

Also, I know genetics and breeding in general is a crap shoot, but if one can 
have an educated list of do's and don'ts then it would make life SO much easier 
;-)) ...... maybe ;-))

Kristene
South Africa

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