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I agree.  If most breeders were focused more on what makes a good  
working horse, there would be fewer horses produced that are  
temperamentally or conformationally unsuited to anything but being a  
broodmare, or whizzing around at the end of a halter lead looking  
psycho ...

For that matter, if the method of judging were different ....  Many  
breeders are focused on producing the kind of horse that gets results  
in the show ring.  After all, if the horse isn't successful, there  
are no ribbons, and no buyers ...


On Apr 2, 2008, at 10:44 AM, k s swigart wrote:

> I contend that the horse population in general would be much better  
> off
> if most breeders focused on producing top quality working horses and
> used occasional exceptional individuals for breeding when they come
> along.  You really DON'T need very many people focused on exclusively
> breeding breeding stock.
>
> kat
> Orange County, Calif.

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