RE: RC: Bloodlines

["Kathy Mayeda" <Kathy_Mayeda@atce.com>]

Title: RE: RC: Bloodlines

Muscat is great grand sire of two of my horses.  But my question is:  what is “type?”
I probably have a different definition than anyone else.  My horses have been accused
of not being pure Arab because they are so big and have long legs. I think they are
gorgeous and I love Russian breeding, too.  But they are certainly not the model
of the Bedouin war mare (actually I think they are much better built!).

K.

-----Original Message-----
From:   Bette Lamore [mailto:woa@stormnet.com]
Sent:   Wednesday, July 25, 2001 7:27 PM
To:     Kathy Mayeda
Cc:     ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject:        Re: RC:  Bloodlines

Hi Kathy
Look at the pics of Hal and his get on my web site and then tell me they
don't have type. There are those individuals in ANY of the breeding
programs who don't have type-- please, please don't generalize. And
let's not forget that the majority of Russians brought over by Howie
Kale in the first importation of them were all shown at Halter--- Muscat
ring a bell? :-) Want to talk type?
Bette who LOVES her Russian Arabians and cried when she saw Muscat in
person at Scottsdale
Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of 16.2hh TLA Halynov   
(Yes, really 16.2!)
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com




> Kathy Mayeda wrote:
>
> Okay – I believe you should breed for correctness 1st, beauty 2nd, and
> type 3rd.  Yes I believe they can come in the same package.  And
> remember, it is sometimes as much who is showing the horse than the
> horse itself!  I bet a horse that is shown by a top name trainer will
> place a lot higher than he would with a relative unknown unless the
> horse is absolutely spectacularly showy.
>
> Doesn’t matter what “strain” it is – just breed the best to the best –
> and breed to complement each others strengths and try not to double up
> on weaknesses.
>
> A lot of today’s show ring horses are a blend of several strains and
> almost becoming a strain itself (read “giraffe”).  I don’t think that
> you find too many straight CMK, Spanish or Egyptian Arabians
> consistently winning in the show ring, although fads do come and go.
> And it seems that breeders go for breeding big.  (Being that I’m short
> and have tall halter bred horses – I do have a problem with this!)
>
> The Russian breeding program seems to produce athletically tested and
> beautiful horses, but seem to get away from Arabian type.  And I’m
> sure that a lot of people would take exception to breeding away from
> type.
>
> K.
>
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