This is an "ask the expert" Forum provided exclusively by Lil Beginnings about the genetics of Dwarfism in the Miniature horse. It will be a time limited Forum, meaning the Q&A will only be available for a short time.
Please restrict your questions to this subject only. If you want to ask a general question, he will answer it via the forum within his
time frame for all to see.
If you ask John about your specific situation involving your horses on this public forum, please understand he will not respond to your question here. He will PM you or email you privately, and if need be even a phone call. His private answer will be confidential and will not be posted for others to read and learn. Unfortunately, this must be done in a forum like this. This is also how his research is done, as all of you can understand, due to the sensitivity of this matter for the future of the breed.
If John has answered a question already he will refer you to review the thread, this is to allow as many different types of questions to be asked and to decrease the repetitiveness that sometimes occurs with these types of threads.
This will allow everyone to learn as much as possible as quick as possible.
Each individual may start a NEW TOPIC by asking a question or questions. (just like on any other Forum on LB) IF YOU ARE NOT JOHN DO NOT RESPOND TO THE QUESTION. ONCE JOHN HAS ANSWERED A QUESTION/QUESTIONS THE THREAD WILL BE CLOSED. Anything inappropriate will be deleted. And please be UNDERSTANDING and PATIENT with this Forum, he is not sitting with baited breath 24/7 for your questions to immediately respond, but he totally understands some of you will be anxious for his answers.
Once this Forum closes the answers will be combined and saved on LB with the BEST OF OUR MINIATURE HORSE FORUM ARTICLES.
His answers will be his opinion based on his education, research, and experience
within the breed; unless he states known proven genetic facts, which will be
stated as such.
His credentials are as follows:
B.A. in Biology, minor in biochemistry
currently working on his M.S. and PhD in Equine Genetics (concurrently) at the
University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center
He is now concentrating on his thesis defense of "Dwarfism in the Miniature
Horse"
Owner of Arion Management Inc.
showing, breeding and managing Miniatures for over 28 yrs. with numerous World
and National titles.
Licensed AMHA judge and currently working on his AMHR and ASPC cards
Please restrict your questions to this subject only. If you want to ask a general question, he will answer it via the forum within his
time frame for all to see.
If you ask John about your specific situation involving your horses on this public forum, please understand he will not respond to your question here. He will PM you or email you privately, and if need be even a phone call. His private answer will be confidential and will not be posted for others to read and learn. Unfortunately, this must be done in a forum like this. This is also how his research is done, as all of you can understand, due to the sensitivity of this matter for the future of the breed.
If John has answered a question already he will refer you to review the thread, this is to allow as many different types of questions to be asked and to decrease the repetitiveness that sometimes occurs with these types of threads.
This will allow everyone to learn as much as possible as quick as possible.
Each individual may start a NEW TOPIC by asking a question or questions. (just like on any other Forum on LB) IF YOU ARE NOT JOHN DO NOT RESPOND TO THE QUESTION. ONCE JOHN HAS ANSWERED A QUESTION/QUESTIONS THE THREAD WILL BE CLOSED. Anything inappropriate will be deleted. And please be UNDERSTANDING and PATIENT with this Forum, he is not sitting with baited breath 24/7 for your questions to immediately respond, but he totally understands some of you will be anxious for his answers.
Once this Forum closes the answers will be combined and saved on LB with the BEST OF OUR MINIATURE HORSE FORUM ARTICLES.
His answers will be his opinion based on his education, research, and experience
within the breed; unless he states known proven genetic facts, which will be
stated as such.
His credentials are as follows:
B.A. in Biology, minor in biochemistry
currently working on his M.S. and PhD in Equine Genetics (concurrently) at the
University of Kentucky Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center
He is now concentrating on his thesis defense of "Dwarfism in the Miniature
Horse"
Owner of Arion Management Inc.
showing, breeding and managing Miniatures for over 28 yrs. with numerous World
and National titles.
Licensed AMHA judge and currently working on his AMHR and ASPC cards
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