Endurance blood-lines

["hn.heather" <hn.heather@wanadoo.fr>]

Hi Bette

I think you highlighted in your post the two fundamental reasons why halter continues to exist despite being a complete mockery.

a) there's big money involved

b) often the owners of these halter horses are not "horse people" & whilst often genuinely fond of their horses are not likely to enquire too closely as to how the results are achieved.

Perhaps, god forbid, they think the abuse is normal & necessary.

All breeds require some sort of "quality control" in order to fix breed characteristics & I guess this is where halter came from but finding the right formula is a problem.

I also believe that these halter trainers are fortunate, if one can use that term, in dealing with Arabians.  From what I hear from other breeders most TB or sport horse stallions wouldn't take this sort of abuse without fighting back.

Mind you, somebody once said to me they thought riding a horse for 100 miles was "abuse" so you can't please everyone can you?

Heather Hamper

Aquitaine Arabians

SW France