FairytailGlennMinis
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Minis are a HEIGHT breed...heck, I could take an Arab, Clydesdale or Fox Trotter in if they are the right height--because it isn't about where the blood came from. What is winning in the ring now is winning because it is better--plain and simple. I am not sorry to see the beautiful and balanced horses/ponies winning in the ring over the short legged, no necked long bodies minis of the past. Our breeding has become more selective and is getting better for it in my opinion. If people don't want "ponies" then go buy something over 14hh. If so many of our "foundation" bloodlines in minis were really shetlands...then the only difference now is that they are getting better. We are getting longer necks that are built to flex, deeper hips, better shoulders which allow a more fluid stride, shorter backs and more beautiful heads. Where exactly is the problem? The argument about the breeding of shetlands into minis is completely nullified by the fact that ONLY thing different is the quality being produced. Nothing else has changed that I can see. People are breeding better balanced equine that are under 38" tall--and the better ones are going to win.Frankie said:Why can't they be seperated out????? As I heard many MANY say this weekend, if I wanted a Pony, I'd buy a pony. My choice is to raise miniatures, so why if my choice is to show it has to be done against a Pony.
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-Amy