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I would suggest you read the whole Letter, Lynn. It includes a 
recommendation that more funds be spent on promotions of distance and 
trail riding and elimination of the politics in the show ring. Lastly, 
if one's premise is that there are no or very few Arabians of nice 
family oriented temperament, then his/her position of not wishing to 
have AHA promote the Arabian as a family horse would make sense. I am 
saddened by the view that this is the case, hence the boycott of the 
Letter to AHA. A great many of us still have contact with, own, breed 
and see an incredible number of calm and loving Arabians who would be an 
asset to any family, more so than the "flighty crazy" ones, most of whom 
I believe to have become that way through human error and not genetics. 
People's right to breed a particular line of Arabians (flighty or not) 
is not legislated by the AHA or any other organization that I am aware 
of  for that matter. I don't know of anyone or any agency in the US who 
has a say in who should breed and who should not and what types of 
horses should be bred.
This whole issue started with people being unhappy over the portrayal of 
the Arabian by AHA and the politics in the show ring and the lack of 
support for distance and trail riding. This petition deals with those 
issues. EVEN IF one is unhappy over the quality of Arabians being bred, 
I see no conflict with attempting to address some issues in which the 
AHA can implement change while continuing to breed the very best you 
can-- that is certainly what I and many others are doing. And if the 
majority of your contacts with Arabians is only with the crazy ones-- 
than I would suggest you re-read the story of Bunny who I believe is the 
rule of the Arabian heart, and NOT the exception!
Bette

Lynne Glazer wrote:

> I'm in agreement with Heidi on this one.  It ain't just marketing, 
> hence I won't sign the petition.
>
> Lynne
> two ridecamp posts in one day <ding!>  limit reached
>
> On Jul 13, 2004, at 12:01 PM, <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > > There were only 47 people from ridecamp who signed it--- ironic as the
> > > majority of the signatures has come from non-endurance riders (even
> > > though the most of the issues that went into the letter addressed
> > > concerns of endurance folk).
> > > Interesting....... if you have feedback re: this you can email me
> > > privately so as not to clutter up ridecamp with peripheral matters,
> > > although this letter started out as a means to make the wishes of many
> > > ridecampers known.
>
> <snip>
>
> > > And thanks to the knowledge and support of an increasingly educated 
> > > riding
> >
> > public, those breeders who ARE producing such a product are once again
> > gaining ground, from what I have observed.  I recently received a post
> > from another breeder of good,solid athletic horses who does not
> > particularly happen to market to endurance, but she had made a statement
> > to AHA to the effect that she was seeing a MUCH higher education level
> > among buyers looking for sport horses in general, who have finally
> > realized that they CANNOT find what they want in the show barns.  
> > THAT is
> > the message that AHA needs to hear--the fact that the people who want to
> > actually ride Arabian horses have to struggle to FIND horses worth 
> > riding,
> > in the aftermath of the breeding practices of the past few decades.
> >
> > So, that is why MY signature is not on the petition.  Bette's
> > protestations notwithstanding, it has nothing to do with personalities,
> > bloodlines, or any such thing.  The letter simply does not say what I 
> > feel
> > needs to be said--both from the perspective as a rider and from the
> > perspective of a breeder trying to breed horses that possess the 
> > qualities
> > necessary to be safely and pleasantly ridden, as well as those qualities
> > that will enable them to get around an endurance course with ease.
> >
> > Heidi
>
>
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

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