Re: RC: RE: Re. Sac. sale, "bred for endurance"?

["Becky Huffman" <tos@htcomp.net>]

I was excited to read about the Sport Horse in Hand class, but it doesn't
seem to be being offered at the shows in my area.  Are other regions
promoting this?

Becky Huffman
Huffman's Arabians ~ The Original Series ~
http://www.htcomp.net/Huffman/
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want to know if you can sit with pain, mine or your own, without moving to
hide it or fade it or fix it. I want to know if you can be alone with
yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.


----- Original Message -----
From: <SandyDSA@aol.com>
To: <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>; <tos@htcomp.net>; <ridecamp@endurance.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: RC: RE: Re. Sac. sale, "bred for endurance"?


> In a message dated 10/11/00 7:52:36 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> kathy_mayeda@atce.com writes:
>
> << To a certain extent, all Arabians have
>  the genetic potential to compete in endurance.
>   >>
> However, due to really crappy breeding priorities - halter, EP, etc., not
all
> Arabians DO truly have the conformation suitability or even the ability to
do
> so anymore. Years ago - I won't say how MANY lest I be dated - Arabian
halter
> classes were Model/Breeding classes, and posing was never even considered
let
> alone trained. They were stood in such a way that the judge could easily
see
> clean throatlatches, smooth conformation, quiet temperament, clean legs,
and
> lovely but not freaky type. There as no such thing as whipping, since
> over-animation was not done. I would perish the idea of trying to cover
even
> 25 miles on many of today's 'champions'. Conversely, these 'breeders' and
> trainers want no part of our classic athletic and well-built Arabians.
> s