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If you read the sentence in #2 in it's totality, it is referring to the 
 business benefits of the AHA Data Source (they charge to use it), 
which, with the inclusion of the all the SA horses, now has over 70% of 
the world's Arabs.

Of course they had a choice...there is ALWAYS a choice. But I don't 
think the Arabian breed is in such a strong position that they can 
afford to drain the treasury to make to point. The breeders who want to 
keep purity above all will not utilize these bloodlines. As long as 
they are identified, then breeders can choice to shy away from them if 
they'd like to.  And if these bloodlines start proving popular and 
winning in the show ring even though they are subpar in terms of 
soundness, brain and athletic ability...oh, wait...isn't that already 
happening?

Oh yeah! They're called HALTER horses; and being purebred doesn't  make 
them any better for the breed....at least the Shagya are known as solid 
performance horses.

Katrina

On May 17, 2005, at 4:44 PM, <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > I didn't save the original, but that sure wasn't what I got out of 
> > > it.
> > >  He was extolling the good that this would do for breeders and for
> > > business.
>
> Diane said:
> > The only reference to the merits of the case is #4 below.  If that's 
> > the
> > most positive thing he could say about the SA breeders' case, I can 
> > only
> > assume he must have a great deal negative to say but can't due to his
> > position.
>
> I read #2 to be extolling the virtues of accepting the horses as well.
> One might argue that the "business benefits" would be the cessation of
> legal fees, I suppose--but it is "benefits" in the plural, and I read 
> that
> to mean increased business for the association and its members, 
> inferring
> trafficking in these horses.
>
> I also see #3 as assuming a whole heckuva lot--it doesn't "settle" any
> disagreements "between camps" as he puts it.  That's sure a good 
> glossing
> over.
>
> And while #7 lists the "milestone" as being the freedom of lawsuits, 
> the
> wording that this is a "successful" conclusion certainly leads one to
> believe that he was firmly in favor of it.
>
> Sorry, I stand by my assertion that this was not JUST a matter of 
> getting
> us out of a lawsuit, but was something that the current administration 
> was
> fully behind and wanted to have happen.  The former I would
> understand--the latter leaves me even more disgruntled with the merger 
> of
> AHR and IAHA.
>
> Heidi
>
> > ----------------------
> > Here are the 7 quotations I found that contained both reference to the
> > SA situation AND some sort of positive comment:
> >
> > #1
> > Today, I am pleased to tell you that our remaining lawsuit involving 
> > the
> > South American breeders who have sought recognition by the Arabian 
> > Horse
> > Registry, now AHA, has been settled.
> >
> > #2
> > I want to point out that this agreement contains certain business
> > benefits for our Association while enhancing the timely data we can 
> > make
> > available to all breeders.
> >
> > #3
> > The successful conclusion of this lawsuit is significant in that it
> > settles a long-standing dispute between two camps of members, both
> > passionately devoted to the good of the breed.
> >
> > #4
> > It recognizes the reality of both sides of the argument.
> >
> > #5
> > It took many hours of deliberation, discussion and soul searching to
> > make this agreement a reality.
> >
> > #6
> > By reaching this decision, we have eliminated the possibility of a 
> > court
> > dictating to us what we must do or not do.
> >
> > #7
> > As your president, I view this successful conclusion as a milestone in
> > our history. For the first time in many years, we have no lawsuits to
> > drain our time and energies, and most importantly, our financial
> > resources.
>
>
>
>
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