So glad you posted Lewella! I was hoping you would.
The problem with these threads is they are all over the place.
Some want a true foundation division and some just want a division to exclude Shetlands. Two totally different things.
When I chatted with someone on the phone that started Foundation that is what they told me but maybe I confused it?Actually the group that broke off and formed their own registry had nothing to do with the formation of the Foundation division. I know personally the people who wrote the original Foundation proposal, I know who was on the Classic committee who had to sign off on it, and none of them are SPSNA people.
That is pretty much what I figured.In just a little quick research I have no problem finding ASPC/AMHR horses that have a full three and some even 4 generations that are completely AMHR registered. In fact, I have less problem finding them than I do finding AMHR horses that don't have an "unknown" or AMHA horse in the first 3 generations. Of course it might be just because I know which ASPC/AMHR lines to look for to find the 3 and 4 generation AMHR pedigrees and may not know the AMHR only ones to look at. That said, I've typed a whole lot of sale catalogs over the years and very rarely had to type out a complete 3 generation pedigree for catalog inclusion on AMHR only horses.
I think many look at mini pedigrees and do not "see" the Shetland since many are not familiar with Shetland lines.I was surprised when I looked at the papers of one of my BOB grandsons--do you all realize that BOB's dam was a full Shetland?? That is something I learned today!
The problem with these threads is they are all over the place.
Some want a true foundation division and some just want a division to exclude Shetlands. Two totally different things.