My big question is this (and I am pretty ignorant about breeding and such):
Why have a standard? Isn't the intent of a standard to protect the breed from morphing into something very different than it's ancestors? This begs the question: Why have a standard if it's going to keep changing? That makes a standard NOT STANDARD, by default, doesn't it?
Molly in Ohio
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From: stacy knight
To: haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 12:06 AM
Subject: RE: [haflingerfriends] World Haflinger Federation breed standard minimum height raised
Emily, I am with you 100%. Where will this end, when we have TB haffies? I don't understand the constant changes in the standard. And I believe I read in a post last month that they don't want to let us import their "new" elite horses. So lets kick em to the curb:-). I am going to have to go out into the night now and tell Moyra she is no longer a haflinger. I hope she takes it well. lol.
Stacey
The air of Heaven is that which blows between a horses ears. (Arab proverb)
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> From: briarcroft@clearwire.net
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:21:48 -0800
> Subject: [haflingerfriends] World Haflinger Federation breed standard minimum height raised
>
> 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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