i wonder like, these are breeding evaluations right? for young ones.
So they should be looking for conformation analysis and temperament I
would think? Also descended testicles maybe or something? If they
could not be handled I dont see how they could judge temperament well.
if they gaited well that would make me believe they had good
conformation. What lift were they aiming for? You could have told
them the lift would come like it does for all the show horses, with
weighted bell boots and other devices, the tight noseband etc.
because if they are looking for lift without these devices then they
are not looking for natural gait, they are looking for a gait that
will look good when altered with devices. which is a mistake. This
is what they have done to the walking horse breed, systematically bred
the natural signature gait out of the breed by breeding for show gait.
Whoch has to be altered with devices. also apparently breeding for
horses with temperament that shows they will run around like a nut
when chased by strangers. That is a great breeding trait in the
icelandic horse i think, to be afraid of strangers. could prevent
being stolen or something? I am sorta saddened that our breed has
chosen this route... we should not even evaluate horses if there is
not a noble, head above the crowd, criteria.
Janice--
even good horses have bad days sometimes.
