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This message struck a chord in me.  For starters, some of the best dogs, for 
example, are hybrids or just mutts, so I would hate to see all dog breeding, 
mainly accidents, ceased and only purebreds allowed to reproduce.  Try as I 
will to name one, there are very few purebred breeds that I would want to 
own.  Those that I would like may be purebreds but are working stock dog 
breeds.
So, about horses...one of the best horses I've ever ridden was, reportedly, 
Arab X QH.  He was small, about 14.3 and just a lovely horse who took me 
through Tevis twice.  My husband's best horse was a completely accidental 
cross between a Morgan stallion and a Percheron (of the lighter type) mare. 
He was a phenomenal endurance horse.  So sometimes the accidental breedings 
are exceptional...hybrid vigor if you will, but not all purebreds are great 
just because they are purebreds from some noted parentage.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "k s swigart" <katswig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ridecamp" <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 9:47 AM
Subject: [RC] Breeding Hybrids (was: Spanish Mustangs)


> I wish there were more "breeders" who focused on producing quality
> working stock, which probably means producing quite a few hybrids.
>
> You can trust me on this: a horse that was produced with the breeding
> decision, before it was made, to produce a good working horse is almost
> guaranteed to be a better working horse than one for whom the breeding
> decision was a plan to produce future breeding stock, and it didn't come
> out as good for breeding as hoped.
>
> There aren't enough breeders out there producing good hybrids.  Which
> makes it so average horse owners, if they want one will have to produce
> it themselves in their back yard.
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.
>
>
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