Judy and her family are having a much deserved wonderful time with this little spitfire! You can not take the smiles off of their faces! Why would anyone want to take that away from them!!! Judy is a well respected breeder whom has been at this for over 20 years and spent a small fortune (IMO) purchasing her beloved herd sire!
Wether you think the little guy is correct or not, why don't you just wait and see, he's only days old for goodness sakes! If I were just now toying with the idea of getting into Mini's and came to this site and read this thread, I just might change my mind. Isn't owning a Mini supposed to be fun!!?? This thread doesn't sound like very fun people. Why are we trying to take away the fun? I would LOVE to have news crews knocking on my doors at all hours just to get a shot at my precious baby!! How exciting!!
If your only problem about the story is the talk about breeding him, well I can guarantee you that if there is ANYTHING out of place with this guy, the breeder would never allow him to be bred!!! IMO I think she is just allowing the new owner to have some fun with the media. Judy is not one to sit and coach the new owner in what to say and what not to say, she is just letting a very excited new owner have the time of her life!! She is not the least bit worried about what people think.
Judy took me in after she was horrified at how I was deceitfully sold a minimal dwarf 5 yrs ago! She has shown me how it is to work with an honest, careing breeder whom is just an email or phonecall away day or night to answer all of my sometimes stupid questions!
Why don't we just give this tiny guy some time to grow a little and see how it all works out! In the meantime, let them have a blast with him!! I for one can't wait to hug him again!!!
Thank you for posting this. I don't know these nice folks so it's great to hear that they are educated and know what they have. And having minis SHOULD be about fun! That should be first and foremost for all of us. But there is also responsibility and when the media is invited in I personally believe along with that comes increased responsibility. And to offer up a colt as a breeding prospect - which has absolutely been done with this adorable little guy, interview after interview - then you are opening yourself up to public comment. And as one who has personally experienced what having a carrier of one or more of the dwarf genes means to a breeding program, well, I'm heartbroken when thinking of the possibilities.
I wish all involved the best and I hope for everyone's sake, including this precious little guy, that the best decisions are made. And it sounds like the breeders are knowledgable, caring folks, so it will all work out I'm sure.
I look forward to the day when someone's drop dead gorgeous World Champion quality miniature is plastered all over the front page of every news outlet. It will be nice for non-mini, non-horsey folks to see what the breed is really about. But that's not "news" is it?
Ok, I just cant stop. I'm sorry but I feel so strongly about this.
There is a forum member who I admire SO much and I would love to mention her by name but she isn't offering herself up to the media for scrutiny so I won't. But she owns, and shows, a drop dead GORGEOUS gelding that has gone all the way to World Reserve GRAND Champion in halter. He's STUNNING. And he has an incredibly sought after pedigree. When I first saw him in person at a regional show I asked her "why in the world did you geld him?" And she told me. And at that moment I gained so much respect for her. I won't go into details, but she bred him once and the foal wasn't up to her standards. We'll leave it at that. No, the baby wasn't a dwarf, but also wasn't as close to perfect as she'd hoped. In my opinion, that is what I wished we all were talking about - stories like that that are about people who are working their butts off to improve the breed. Quietly tweaking their herd, spending their very hard earned money buying, breeding and showing only the best they can.
If she wishes to "out" herself, then great. But if not, that's her perogotive. But that's the real story folks. Too bad that's not news worthy.