> I agree Eve! In fact, I dont think horses should be crossed at > all! > With one exception--- mules. But I feel any time you cross a > gaited > breed with non gaited you take an almost guaranteed risk of > producing > the worst of both,
Well if humans never crossed any horses we certainley would never have many of the good ole Southern gaited breeds that are wonderful. Most of the horses in the world would not exist. What about hybrid vigor? I am not advocating breeding willy nilly, however, so many of the horses in the world started off as a cross of this and that. Talk to many dressage people, they love their crosses. I know of an Azteca horse here on island, WOW! What an amazing animal, those hispanics really knew what they were doing when they created that breed. Eve started this post again with a statement I had said, not Karen, so I will gladly take the heat for it. Again that breeding was not on purpose. My Icelandic mare was on a 2000 acre ranch and was many pastures away from the arabian stallion who was behind quite a fence...she got herself bred without anyone knowing. I purchased her that way and she had been vet checked by a vet several months earlier. Skye Fire Island Eco-Treks-808-443-6085 Fire Island Professional Farrier Service-640-6080
