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Kristine
A horse isn't a collection of parts, like a car, that you can find 
things wrong independently and rate each part separately. A horse is a 
gestalt and something too long or short might be compensated but another 
portion of the horse and simply, how he is put together as a whole. I 
would recommend you have someone in your area who is a true horseman, 
and it doesn't have to be in the area of one breed or another, because, 
as Heidi has said, good conformation is good conformation, and analyze 
your horse for you--- not only on appearance which often times is 
misleading-- but more importantly on MOVEMENT and athletic ability.
Look at Seattle Slew and Seabiscuit---- whoever in their right mind 
would have looked at either one and said--- "Now there's a winner!"
Bette

Kristene Smuts wrote:

> OK, again in your collective opinion, what would be the sliding scale of acceptable faults in a breeding specimen - both mare and stallion?  We're talking here for endurance and / or general riding, not the show ring or other cosmetic reasons.
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> To get the ball rolling, let's say you start with 10 points, which on the 
> sliding scale will work like this :
> Long back -1
> Thin legs -3
> Good HQ +4
> Pigeon toes -6
> ............ etc, kinda thing.  Because let's face it, no horse is perfect and 
> you have to live with faults, but WHAT faults are acceptable?  Also, which 
> acceptable fault should be the most important one to match to the mate?  For 
> example : long back MUST be bred to short back, etc.
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> Also, I know genetics and breeding in general is a crap shoot, but if one can have an educated list of do's and don'ts then it would make life SO much easier ;-)) ...... maybe ;-))
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> Kristene
> South Africa
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians
Home of Bunny and 16.2h TLA Halynov
who lives on through his legacy Hal's Riverdance!
http://www.arabiansporthorse.com

Always remember: "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." (George Carlin)



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