stormy
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"The answer is because American Shetlands are a breed! They are not a height registry like the miniatures."
ANY PONY BREED IS A HEIGHT REGISTRY. you must be under a certian height to be a pony just like you must be under a certian height to be a miniature. (Any horse breed is also as you must be OVER a certian height to be a horse!)
"As much as everyone wants it right now miniature horses are not a breed. "
So make it a breed, close the registry!
The whole and only point is the miniature horse diverged from the shetland just as the thoroughbred diverged from the arabian. They are differant. The registry should recognize and appreciate that, not turn them back into a shetland.
At the same time as the Shetland declined in this area by 50%, (that is by numbers given by shetland breeders, no registry designation indicated) the numbers of miniature horses increased as is reflected in the registry numbers themselves. Obviously there is a differance or the registries would grow at a similar rate.
Why I even try, I don't know. The registry is controlled by the pony breeders. Just waiting for the day when the full membership can vote.
ANY PONY BREED IS A HEIGHT REGISTRY. you must be under a certian height to be a pony just like you must be under a certian height to be a miniature. (Any horse breed is also as you must be OVER a certian height to be a horse!)
"As much as everyone wants it right now miniature horses are not a breed. "
So make it a breed, close the registry!
The whole and only point is the miniature horse diverged from the shetland just as the thoroughbred diverged from the arabian. They are differant. The registry should recognize and appreciate that, not turn them back into a shetland.
At the same time as the Shetland declined in this area by 50%, (that is by numbers given by shetland breeders, no registry designation indicated) the numbers of miniature horses increased as is reflected in the registry numbers themselves. Obviously there is a differance or the registries would grow at a similar rate.
Why I even try, I don't know. The registry is controlled by the pony breeders. Just waiting for the day when the full membership can vote.