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StarRidgeAcres
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Maybe I'm just having a bad day. I don't know. But I've really had it with visiting websites where people are OBVIOUSLY breeding tiny horses JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE TINY with NO regard for conformation!
Folks, did you ever wonder why the tiny horses get a bad rap??? I personally am trying to IMPROVE the impression of the tiny miniture but there sure are a TON of folks working against me!
Am I perfect? Heck no! Are my horses perfect? Heck no! But open your eyes people!
Here are a few questions to ask yourself:
Is the neck of your 27" mare thicker than her hip is deep? If the answer is yes, she shouldn't be used for making more thick necked, weak hipped minis!
Is the back of your 29" stallion 10" longer than the length of his legs? If the answer is yes, stop using him for breeding!
Is the neck of your horse shorter than 5"? If the answer is yes, stop using that horse for making more 5" necked horses! (Hint: When the horse's neck is thicker than it is long, there is a problem!)
Does your horse have an undershot jaw and knobby knees? If the answer is yes, don't breed more of them!
I get so tired of hearing about how poorly conformed the tiny horses are. But then I go looking at sites where people tout their horses tiny HEIGHT and I see why people think the way they do. It's not just about height folks, everything else needs to be tiny as well or your just breeding...yes, I'm going to say it...dwarves and dwarfy characteristics.
I can NOT express enough how important it is to open your eyes and look around at other breeders and what they are producing. And go read the Dwarfism Forum; there is a TON of info there including pictures. If your breeding stock resembles the examples on that forum, STOP breeding them!
OK. Putting my flame suit on.
And I realize that many of the people I'm complaining about aren't even reading this forum.
And lastly, I'm also sick of the excuses like "it's a free country and they are my horses I can breed what I want." True. Doesn't make it right.
OK, one more lastly.
I know there are poorly conformed minis of all heights, but goodness, there sure is an abundance of them in the under 30" category. Geesh
Here are a few questions to ask yourself:
Is the neck of your 27" mare thicker than her hip is deep? If the answer is yes, she shouldn't be used for making more thick necked, weak hipped minis!
Is the back of your 29" stallion 10" longer than the length of his legs? If the answer is yes, stop using him for breeding!
Is the neck of your horse shorter than 5"? If the answer is yes, stop using that horse for making more 5" necked horses! (Hint: When the horse's neck is thicker than it is long, there is a problem!)
Does your horse have an undershot jaw and knobby knees? If the answer is yes, don't breed more of them!
I get so tired of hearing about how poorly conformed the tiny horses are. But then I go looking at sites where people tout their horses tiny HEIGHT and I see why people think the way they do. It's not just about height folks, everything else needs to be tiny as well or your just breeding...yes, I'm going to say it...dwarves and dwarfy characteristics.
I can NOT express enough how important it is to open your eyes and look around at other breeders and what they are producing. And go read the Dwarfism Forum; there is a TON of info there including pictures. If your breeding stock resembles the examples on that forum, STOP breeding them!
OK. Putting my flame suit on.
And lastly, I'm also sick of the excuses like "it's a free country and they are my horses I can breed what I want." True. Doesn't make it right.
OK, one more lastly.