Ridecamp: [RC] Morabs, endurance and awards

When the issue of the Morab registries popped up I forwarded it to Ted in
the IMR. He gave me permission to forward this to ridecamp. I hope it helps
anybody who was confused as to what was said.
Jessica Spoone
Magick Morning Ranch
http://home.triad.rr.com/magickmorning/
----- Original Message -----
From: "tluedke" <tluedke@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <morabmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 1:04 PM
Subject: [Morabmail] Ridecamp messageJessica ...


> Jessica ...
> Thanks for sharing the comments from Linda Merims post on the Ride Camp
> list.  It has been a long time since I have heard that name.  I was on
> the original Morgan list put together by a college lad and Linda took
> over the list after he left.  I was also on Ride Camp back in 1996
> because I breed Morabs for distance.  Both were great lists but got to
> big so I removed myself from them.
>
> Some of what Linda Merims says is right on ... we did go through a lot
> of Copyright  and Trademark registration, for the very reasons one needs
> to have Copyrights and Trademarks.  You know more about the splinter
> groups and issues than she does so I will not get into that.  If anyone
> wants to; go to morab.com/teller.html  and click on, "Why 3 registries"
> for our summary.
>
> I don't quite understand it when she said;
>
> "Me?  I could care less about either "registry."
> If I want to breed a Morgan to an Arab, then,
> as far as I'm concerned, I've got "a Morab."
> And I don't need to pay money to either "registry"
> to endorse that fact."
> As with any registry, fulfilling the requirement makes your horse a
> registered what ever.   Today's well-bred Morabs have proven over six
> generations that they transmit their very special characteristics with a
> high degree of certainty to their progeny.   Check the breed history
> at,  morab.ocm/publishing/history.html . According to the United States
> Department of Agriculture, Handbook #394, "A breed of horse may be
> defined as a group of horses of common origin and possessing certain,
> well-defined, distinctive, uniformly transmitted characteristics that
> are not common to other horses ..."  The industry expects a horse called
> a Morgan to have a Morgan certification; same for Arabian, Quarter
> Horse, etc.  Likewise for a Morab.  Obviously people can choose not to
> registerany horse.
>
> This is the second year of our partnership with the AERC, sponsoring
> theMorab Breed Award.  The AERC has graciously accepted our offer to
> continuesupport of the Morab Breed Award in their award program.  We are
> very proudof Morabs competing in the endurance word and have several
> awards for thembesides sponsoring AERC's program;  check awards at ;
> morab.com/awards.html.  And after all, we are the oldest and we serve
> more Morabs, Owners andbreeders.
>
> If you want to, you may share my comments with the members of RideCamp.
>
> Ted Luedke
> boxlt@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:boxlt@xxxxxxxxx>
> Box  LT Morab Ranch
> Also registrar for IMR
>
>
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