>So there is little difference in the
"performance horse" industry and the show horse industry in the respect of
overbreeding.
The difference is that performance with a more or
less "set" yardstick does not go in and out of fashion, so last year's fashion
doesn't end up in the kill pen simply due to being out of style. And with
the possible exception of racing, where disposition is too frequently not a
factor, most of the truly "performance" disciplines breed horses in a direction
that those who are perhaps not the top in their field nonetheless have the
attributes to be good riding horses. And the good riding horses are far
more apt to find good homes than are the cast-offs of a fad
program.
