I am new to this forum and just bought my first 2 Haflingers can someone enlighten me about this "fad" horse that you speak of...that is being sold as a Haflinger. I am curious about it. I know what I bought and I did my homework first. Some people will and some people won't.
Cate in MN
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From: haflingerlover17 <spyro8788@aol.com>
To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, February 18, 2010 7:37:17 PM
Subject: [haflingerfriends] Re: World Haflinger Federation breed standard minimum height raised
I am not active in the AHR because any time you try to do something or suggest something you get shot down just becuase its not what the board wants to hear and i have no political connections. There has been many suggestions to them and i know for a fact there was information provided to them to stop this whole "fad horse" without even taking legal action. But they don't want to even do anything about it. I have a major problem with these horses because there are people from various areas that are trying to promote these horses as such and they are getting them out there. People are believeing it and they have now invited the world to jump on the bandwagon. Yes the AHR does have it on their website but its not enough. Most people don't check it out. Those people are told that these horses are haflingers, why not believe it? Sure they should look it up but they don't. They come with papers, so why wouldn't they believe it? I know a man personally that
has now decided to stop with haflingers and the AHR simply because it's nothing but a hassle. Any time he tries to get anything done with the AHR the board just brushes it off or comes up with some excusse. Why spend the $65 to get nothing?
As for the trademark, you are a branch off of the Austrian association that holds the trademark, which allows for you to persue avenues against someone who has taken the name wrongfully. you don't necessarly to own the trademark to have an upperhand. Plus trademark infringement suites bring in a lot of money. Its a serious situation and judges don't usually take lightly to it.
Besides the haflinger was bred to be short in WWII for packanimals. there is no need for pack horses anymore(at least majorably). So therefore they want taller horses for the pleasure aspects. Like dressage. I am not saying that a short haflinger is not valuable in its own sense but the US doesn't have any stipulations against them. How many people sell to eurpoeans anyway? How does really impact the majority of the US haflinger owners? I have a short haflinger myself. I love him to death and he's super sweet, but i also have two taller ones and they are just as sweet as my short guy. They are all willing to work, and learn and they love me just as i love them. Just because the other two are a bit taller doesn't make them any less a haflinger.
Kay
From: a place with too much snow!
--- In haflingerfriends@ yahoogroups. com, Emily Gibson <briarcroft@ ...> wrote:
>
> Were any of you aware that there was a unanimous decision among the nine WHF
> delegates present at a WHF meeting in Ebbs, Austria in September 2009 to
> raise the minimum height in the breed standard from 138 cm to 140 cm.?
> Failure to reach the minimum height results in exclusion of the Haflinger
> from breeding in the countries with mandatory classification.
>
> The new rule is under "Type" in the Breed Standards, downloadable from
> http://www.haflinger-tirol.com/en/world_federation/
>
> The required size is from 140 cm to 150 cm. The minimum size must be
> achieved, non-achievement leads to exclusion. The maximum size can be
> exceeded in the case of a good exterior evaluation.
>
> This makes me spitting mad. Not only is it excluding a large number of very
> fine representatives of the breed (who automatically become sausage in most
> countries when not approved for breeding), it continues to give permission
> for the breed to bred "up" with no upper limit. I'm so disgusted at the
> leaders in our breed, especially at a time when Haflingers and Haflinger
> breeders need support, not a slap in the face (or muzzle as the case may
> be).
>
> It is beyond time to consider an alternative Haflinger breed standard
> organization outside of the World Haflinger Federation (who ultimately
> control all the inspections of Haflingers world wide). They don't have a
> clue what people who love Haflingers feel is critical to preserve the
> character of the breed.
>
> Emily
>
>
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>
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