Re: Endurance Bloodlines

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

Our boy is only 86% Egyptian and I think we have the best of several
things... his history is fascinating (love to look at Judith Forbis' books
with all the pictures of his ancestors and "see" them in Malik).  I don't
profess to know that much about Straight Egyptians (hardly know anything!)
but I tend to think that with breeding any critters, an occasional outcross
to strengthen any weaknesses is desirable.  We line breed our mini lops
(rabbits!!) to fix certain traits but try to find a good outside line
periodically because although we may fix certain desirable traits, we can
also perpetuate some that aren't so great... we feel that whatever breed,
we need to take each horse as an individual and look at the whole picture,
not just his bloodlines, not just his history, not just his breed and go
from there.  We have so many in our area who are "prejudiced" against Arabs
or Appies or Palominos or whatever breed they may have heard bad things
about or had a bad experience with.  We invite them all over to meet our
"wild" Arab stallion and even ride him.  We go right into the pasture and
he comes to greet them like a gentleman and they can't believe how
tractable he is.  No flames here unless you need some to warm up by....then
consider it friendly fire!!  haha  Have a merry Christmas!  


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
McBain, Michigan
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske


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