Mominis
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You guys all know I'm new here and new to minis in general, so please understand that I'm not trying in any way to be insulting by this post, I'm trying to learn.
Recently, there was a big to-do about how minis were becoming little moderns and what a problem that is. I just was looking at the recent AMHA World link and I've been reading my Journals as well. Here's my question...so many people make a big thing about how their horses look like mini Arabians. The tack is Arabian show horse-like, the presentation is Arabian-ish and the horses seem to be bred that way. Why is it preferred that a mini look like an Arabian, but it is a no-no if they look "mini moderns" (which, to my uneducated eye, look like little Saddlebreds). Why isn't it okay to breed for a different type, like the Saddlebred or modern Morgan look and have it not be as accepted or encouraged as breeding for an Arabian type?
Again, not trying to start anything here, just trying to understand the market.
Recently, there was a big to-do about how minis were becoming little moderns and what a problem that is. I just was looking at the recent AMHA World link and I've been reading my Journals as well. Here's my question...so many people make a big thing about how their horses look like mini Arabians. The tack is Arabian show horse-like, the presentation is Arabian-ish and the horses seem to be bred that way. Why is it preferred that a mini look like an Arabian, but it is a no-no if they look "mini moderns" (which, to my uneducated eye, look like little Saddlebreds). Why isn't it okay to breed for a different type, like the Saddlebred or modern Morgan look and have it not be as accepted or encouraged as breeding for an Arabian type?
Again, not trying to start anything here, just trying to understand the market.