Re: Horse History

["Linnea Skoglund" <skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu>]

Marilyn,

I would be concerned that the horse you bought is NOT this Zhara 
horse.  The new Equus has a great aarticle about buying/selling 
horses.  Your case sounds like some of their examples.  Dealers are 
know to use false Coggins papers.  Is this the only "paper" you have 
on this horse?  If she turns out to be a good horse, I guess papers 
won't matter.

In reading that Equus article, my thoughts were, thank goodness my 
breed association is using blood typing.  So whenever I buy another 
Paso Fino, I can blood type her and have a fairly good idea I have 
the right horse.  

In a breed like Arabs, where there are 90% grays <G>, how is this 
dealt with, Ridecampers?  

Linnea & Pesadilla

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Linnea G. Skoglund, Ph.D.
Dept. Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins, CO 80523
phone: 970-491-6950 
fax:   970-491-3862
skoglund@lamar.colostate.edu
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