Re: RC: Re: breeder ethics

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In a message dated 2/4/00 8:39:24 AM Pacific Standard Time, DVeritas writes:

<<  Crabbet, Maynesboro and Kellogg "type" arabian horses are among my 
favorite, but I KNOW that there have been other arabian breeders who have 
positively "unaffected" the breed,i.e., haven't tried "improving" the arabian 
horse God gave us too much (with a bit of help from a few thousand years of 
natural selection.)
     And I DON'T mean "state" studs.  
     I believe there are individuals out there who, when looking at their 
arabian stud and arabian mare ATTEMPT to breed the best HORSE they can.
     I believe there are individuals out there who wish arabian mares could 
have litters so they could sell 'em all for five hundred dollars and if the 
gestation period could be shorter they could sell more.
     The Arabian Horse may not the world's most perfect horse breed, just 
maybe the most beautiful, and the less we try to "help" it, be it for height 
or type or color, the longer it will remain so.   >>

You're right, Frank--I didn't mean that to be an exclusive list--just some 
examples of folks who did exactly what you are saying.  There are a lot of 
lesser known folks out there who strive in exactly the same way.

Heidi