>>>> -yes ,perfectly well here we go,I will tell you all an awful sin. Picture a horse farmer that do breed meat meaning lots of mare´s breed to a stallion for foals that are 90% going to be meat. one day he sells a foal with beautiful color get more paid. Next year he get a stallion with beautiful color ,more colorful foals will be born and sold more profit. what happens with these horses ,yes we have to train them (great isn´t) yes we get hurt sometimes and mare´s put in breeding.
I understand that Malin. You've told us that before. And you've told us before that the horses who are kept for meat aren't usually registered, right? Which means that likely there are cases - or have been cases where the parentage of such foals is unknown? So, it's also possible - likely? - that some of these horses from the "meat herds" are inbred, in addition to what you call "poorly bred". You have to understand Malin, that the frustration I feel isn't with YOU really. It's with some Americans who insist that ANY horse imported from Iceland is better than ANY of our domestic breds. My frustration is with the naïve Americans who don't understand that many horses born in Iceland are NOT bred for gaits. My frustration is with the people - mostly Americans - who don't understand that "horse tradin'" happens. Do you know what I mean when I say "horse tradin'"? In the USA, "horse trader" is not a flattering term. It implies that a person is a liar or of questionable ethics. Of course not all people who buy and sell horses in the USA are unethical, but too many are. There are "horse traders" in Europe - in the bad sense. And I'm sure there are "horse traders" in Iceland. But you wouldn't believe the number of people - again mostly Americans - who lecture us for even implying there are dishonest people in Iceland. Of course there are - they are everywhere, just as in the situation you described with the colored foal from the meat herd. As always, I appreciate your honesty. Karen Thomas, NC -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.8/649 - Release Date: 1/23/2007 8:40 PM
