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RE: [RC] Arabian Bloodlines - heidi

Well said, Frank.
 
Heidi


In a message dated 8/18/2006 9:59:40 AM Mountain Standard Time, heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Unfortunately, the term has been picked up by people who only "preserve" names on paper.  If you haven't brought the traits along with the names, you haven't preserved a thing.
 
That's what I've seen.
 
Heidi, your statement "If you haven't brought the traits along with the name, you haven't preserved a thing," is telling for some programs who, once producing very usable, sometimes great, horses now perserve nothing but the name.
 
I've seen incredible endurance horses changed in an effort to pretty up a head...usually with the thought that "we'll get the "endurance, legs, correct angles, etc." back next generation", which, sometimes, doesn't happen, irrespective of whether it's carried in the DNA or not.
 
I believe every horse added to the genetical pool brings something to the genetic mix.  Prudence in exposing quality mares to pretty boys is not something, I believe, Americans do very well.  <snip>
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