On another note...So glad your FINALLY able to get your haffy! please post pictures and share with us how it went!
Jennifer in cali
--- In haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com, "Molly McD" <mollymcdonald@...> wrote:
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> Jennifer, I was not going to say anything because there's enough disputing going on right now on this list, but I was watching the video (which is wonderful, and thanks for posting it!). When the tall, thin light-colored Haflinger was presented, my jaw dropped! I assume this is the horse in question? All of the others could easily be identified as Haflingers, some taller, some shorter, but all Haflingers (that can of worms has already been opened and I'm not touching it with a ten-foot pole :-0). If I were to see this particular horse outside of this demo or a Haflinger breed show, I honestly wouldn't think it to be a Haflinger :-(.
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> I must run now to go to the barn and get my new girl settled in.....she'll be here TODAY!!! FINALLY!!!!!!
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> PS--Thanks to all who've volunteered name ideas, I'll put the list together and see what best fits her as soon as I get to know her a little better :-)!!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: wapirose
> To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:16 AM
> Subject: [haflingerfriends] What the haffy is supposed to be...
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> I had posted on another forum the haffy breed demo video and got a lot of this as responses,
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> "I am quite disappointed to see the modernized version of this breed:( Pretty Horses, though."
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> Another person wrote:
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> "It's a shame they have been bred to a refinement that does not speak to me. They remind me of my friends light, airy section A Welsh Cobs that look like little Arabs. "
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> so I did some research and found this:
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> Got this off the net: Haflinger.
> W-line. Founded by Willi. The W-line was threatened early in its history through crossbreeding, but maintains a strong presence in Holland, Canada and the US, with a smaller population in Austria.
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> Bolzano and Willi were great-great gransons of Folie, while the rest were great-great-great grandsons. Especially in the early years of the breed's history, some inbreeding was practiced, both by accident and design. This served to further reinforce the dominant characteristics of the breed
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> Haflingers were bred to be versatile enough for many under saddle disciplines, but still solid enough for draft and driving work. The Haflinger was originally developed to work in the mountainous regions of its native land, where it was used as a mountain pack horse and for forestry and agricultural work. In the late 1900s, Haflingers were used by the Indian Army in an attempt to breed pack animals for mountainous terrain, but the program was unsuccessful due to the Haflinger's inability to withstand the desert heat. Today the breed is used in many activities that include draft and pack work, light harness and combined driving.
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> This is what I agree with BUT....what do you all think? Thoughts?
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> Jennifer in cali
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