Minimor
Well-Known Member
Carin - songcatcher is saying that because owners don't want to show their ASPC/AMHR horses as Shetlands they must be inferior...and if someone doesn't want to show their AMHR horse as a show pony then it must be inferior. My post above was in response to that.
I KNOW that the ASPC/AMHR horses can be competitive as Shetlands, or at least some of them can. I also know that some of them are not suitable for showing as Shetlands--just because some do well in Shetland classes doesn't mean they all do. I'm not saying those are inferior, they just don't fit into the type--they are essentially Miniatures and just don't do well as Shetlands. Their owners have tried showing them as Shetlands, and they don't do anything in that ring. That doesn't make them inferior, and I don't like seeing anyone refer to them as such.
I KNOW that the ASPC/AMHR horses can be competitive as Shetlands, or at least some of them can. I also know that some of them are not suitable for showing as Shetlands--just because some do well in Shetland classes doesn't mean they all do. I'm not saying those are inferior, they just don't fit into the type--they are essentially Miniatures and just don't do well as Shetlands. Their owners have tried showing them as Shetlands, and they don't do anything in that ring. That doesn't make them inferior, and I don't like seeing anyone refer to them as such.