Re: [RC] [RC] big butts on endurance horses - Beth Walker
I've always thought that halter and show ring exhibitions are backwards. ?They showcase the babies, or 'show' winners. ?If the rules were changed so that the halter shows were for proven performance horses only, they might fulfill their original purpose of rewarding good conformation. ?Same for dogs -- require all the dogs to have a Utility Dog title, etc. ?
Now, beef cattle ... that's a bit different. ?Really hard to show a good-eating steak at halter. ?:)
On Jun 19, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Barbara McCrary wrote:
Not only horses, but dogs and cattle (to a lesser extent, perhaps.)? Forty some-odd years ago, beef cattle were being bred to a style admired in the show-ring, short-legged and blocky; before too long, these animals were throwing dwarf calves.? (Been there and was a victim of a breeder who was off-loading some of his bad bloodlines.)
