This message is from: "Ron & Sherrie Dayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hi List, I have several questions/comments in regards to some of the posts in the last week or so. Kathy Rollins posting about the run-away at Libby 2 years ago was a very good description of what happened. It would have been a disaster to "just let them run". Something else that was left out of the first post was that one of the 2 horses that were hitched together was blind in one eye and that fact was not disclosed to Howard until after the accident. It took Lois Berge several weeks to mend. Lauren Sellers was "Right On" in her posting and comments, there are a lot of wonderful Fjord horses out there that never see a show ring. That dosn't make them any less a horse then the ones that are out there being showed and evaluated. It is expensive to show and very time consuming, and it can really get pricey when you come down from Canada. I've always been very grateful to our Canadian participants that come to the Libby show. They really make the show, especially when you figure what it costs them to come. Her point on the BOD's is also right on. These are all volunteer positions and these people all have very busy lives and don't have the time to read every little posting on the digest. I think its very unfair to "chew" on them in any way shape or form. As to the "Dutch Keuring" being done here in the U.S. I personnaly feel its a huge slap in the face to our American Evaluation Committee/Team and to our Registry. We need to support the Evaluation system that our Registry has put together for our horses here in the U.S. The Evaluation Committee has spent a lot of time and work on putting together an Evaluation system here in the US based on how we use and breed our horses here while maintaining the Purity and Integrity of these horses. We still need to learn from the Norwegians and Dutch systems but feel we should honor the system that has been devised for our horses here in this country. Just my opinion. Finally, is there anyone from the North Idaho/Spokane/Libby area going to the Expo in Albany? Maybe we could ride together, share a room. I still need to see if I can get the time off work, but it might be fun to go. Talk to ya all soon, Sherrie Dayton
