I do intend to tell you the names and breeding of the mares in the last post but I ran across something of interest first. I feel that to a great extent it echoes my recent thoughts.
Deb Bennett PhD writes (emphasis is mine) :
More peple than ever own horses , but few of them grew up with large livestock. The diversity of equestrian activities has continued to increase, sometimes without accompanying knowledge of how to select a good horse or properly prepare him for what is expected of him. Fads for color, massiveness or extremes of refinement or muscularity now dominate some sectors of the industry in a way that they could never have done in a day when the main expectations for a horse were honest hard work and continuing soundness.
Yet, when it comes right down to it, having a sound, happy, long-lived horse that performs reliably and well is still what most horse owners want. It's time, we think, to bring back the conformation column.
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